late at night
Su Man lay on her back on the bed, silently calculating the time in her mind.
Although Fang Junyi hasn't been here for two days, she was sure that he would come today.
Sure enough, after a while she heard a rustling sound. She lifted the bed curtain and saw Fang Junyi crouching over and touching her.
"Luo Ran."
"Second Young Master, you are here."
Fang Junyi didn't bother with her today. He got straight to the point and asked, "Master Xia is here today, right? What did you guys talk about? Why are people saying we're getting married?"
There was no trace of joy in Fang Junyi's tone, and if you listened carefully, you could even hear some annoyance.
It wasn’t because he was going to marry Su Man, but because no one had told him about such a big thing.
He was already extremely sensitive because Fang Qingshan had isolated him, and now he had arranged his marriage without a word. How could he not be angry?
In the blink of an eye, Su Man understood what he was thinking and deliberately said, "Ah? Didn't Madam Fang and Master Fang tell you?"
"Young Master, Fang Junye? Is he there too?"
"Yeah, I was wondering, it's obviously your wedding, why is it the eldest son who went."
Fang Junyi's face instantly darkened. Other things would be fine, but did he have to ask Fang Junye to arrange his marriage for him?
Su Man, who had "noticed" his anger, said gently, "Okay, Second Young Master, didn't we agree that we wouldn't argue with them until you prove yourself? Don't be angry."
She then asked, "Second Young Master, didn't you say before that you had a connection with Master Zhou? How is it going?"
Fang Junyi was still angry about being looked down upon, but he also knew that for him now, no matter how angry he was, he could do nothing about it.
He gathered his emotions, took a deep breath, and forced himself to ignore the anger in his chest. "Well, by chance, my friend Ayang is from Pingchuan County. He has an aunt who married a servant who worked for Master Zhou, a man who was in charge of some things. Ayang went back, treated the man to a few drinks, and actually got some information out of him."
"What?"
"Those who work for Master Zhou say that every autumn, he'd be away for half a month, claiming to be visiting relatives. How could he, a Grand Canal Governor from the capital, have relatives here and visit them every year? There's probably something fishy going on."
Su Man's heart moved, "Then where did he go?"
"That person doesn't know either. Every time Master Zhou goes there, he only brings a few trusted aides. All we know is that he's heading north to Pingchuan County."
Su Man thought for a moment. It would take half a month to go back and forth. With the round trip and the errands to attend to, she probably couldn't go very far. She was probably somewhere near Qingyun City...
"Luo Ran?"
Su Man was lost in thought, and Fang Junyi called her several times before she came back to her senses. Fang Junyi pressed her, "How is it going? Have you made any progress?"
The investigation has reached the limit of Fang Junyi's ability. Fang Junyi was deprived of power by Fang Qingshan, and there are few useful people around him. A large-scale search in the surrounding area is definitely not possible. If the movement is too big, it will be easily discovered.
Su Man didn't express her guess after thinking about this, but said, "In that case, the Second Young Master should hold his ground for now. When Mr. Zhou goes out again in the fall, we can send someone to follow him secretly. That way, we can find out what he is up to."
"Autumn? That'll be at least a month from now."
"I know the Second Young Master is anxious to relieve Lord Fang of his worries, but the more critical this juncture is, the more he should not be impulsive. In just one month, you can find out everything about Mr. Zhou. Wouldn't it be better to present it to Lord Fang at that time?"
After a long while, Fang Junyi relaxed and said, "Well, then, let's do as you say."
Then he laughed at himself and said, "I've endured it for so long, one month won't make any difference."
Su Man gently advised him a few more times, and only after Fang Junyi left did she have time to think about it all.
Since Fang Junyi is unable to continue the investigation, it would be better to let Ao Xi take over.
Former Grand Canal Governor, Prefect, Water Transport, Treasures from the Western Regions...
Su Man had a premonition that there must be a shocking event hidden behind this.
If it can be used well, Ao Xi and Black Wind Village might be able to embark on the right path.
But how to pass the message to Ao Xi...
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In the next few days, life seemed to return to its former normal state.
Apart from eating and sleeping, Su Man would go to the South Garden for some fresh air. She had asked to go out at night to see the night view, but Chunyu said that there was heavy frost and dew at night and only allowed her to go out during the day.
Su Man was afraid of being suspected, so she didn't insist and instead set the time for going out to be after lunch.
According to Su Man's observation, the masters of each house were taking a nap at this time, and the servants could take the opportunity to rest. Apart from the patrolling guards, there were almost no people around.
On this day, Su Man chose to go out in the afternoon as usual. The sunlight today was neither too bright nor too weak, and it was so warm that people wanted to sleep. Even Chunyu's eyes were not as bright as usual.
After strolling around for these days, Su Man is extremely familiar with the terrain of this small garden. After walking around the rockery in front of her, there is a small pond behind it.
However, when passing the rockery, Suman noticed that there was a small white flower among the orchid bushes below.
Su Man's eyes lit up. She had been observing every plant and tree in the South Garden these days, and there was absolutely no such white flower before.
On the contrary, when she was in Black Wind Village, this kind of flowers were everywhere.
It seems that Ao Xi is here.
Su Man looked around but didn't see Ao Xi.
"Ouch"
Su Man squatted down on the spot, holding her stomach. "My stomach hurts."
Chunyu was startled, "What's wrong with you, girl?"
"My stomach hurts so much. I'm afraid I ate something wrong."
"Then let's go back quickly."
Dong Yu reached out to help Su Man, but was pushed away by Su Man. "It's too late to go back. There's no one here. I'll just go to the bathroom here."
Chun Yu was horrified when he heard this and waved his hands frantically to refuse, "No, no, no! No, not here!"
"What should I do? I can't help it."
Chunyu and Dongyu looked at each other and went to help Suman together.
"Girl, come back with us."
Su Man had anticipated this. The moment they pulled her, she stepped back and fell to the ground with Chunyu and Dongyu.
"ah!"
With a scream, Chunyu and Dongyu, who were caught off guard, fell on their backs.
Taking advantage of this critical moment, Su Man stretched out her arm and groped around the white flower for a few times, and sure enough, she touched the inconspicuous paper roll underneath.
She quickly received her cuffs and was then helped up by Chunyu and Dongyu.
Su Man patted the dust off her body and complained, "What are you doing? If you don't want to go to the bathroom, just say no. Why are you using force? Look at my arm, I can't even move it after the fall. What do you think we should do?"
Spring rain???
It seems a bit like extortion, not sure, let's wait and see.
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