"Thank you, Miss." The seven-year-old boy finally smiled with relief, his expression innocent and adorable.
"By the way," Feng Guang asked, "I saw you leave the manor and go home a few days ago. Was something wrong?"
Wu Qi paused for a moment before replying, "The steward said that I would be living in the Xia residence from now on, so I went back and brought my clothes over. Miss, I didn't slack off."
"I didn't mean you were slacking off." Seeing the fear on his face, Feng Guang couldn't bear it and quickly comforted him, "I was just concerned, after all... you don't have any relatives right now."
"Don't worry, Miss, I'm fine." Wu Qi's youthful face only showed a reassuring smile.
Feng Guang nodded. "That's good... By the way, aren't you going to save this spider lily? You should go now."
"Yes, Wuqi takes his leave." He bowed slightly, turned, and left.
“Miss…” Lianzi, standing behind Fengguang, said awkwardly, “Aren’t you being a little too concerned about this boy?”
"What makes you think I care too much about him?"
"It's just a feeling."
"Then you're mistaken," Feng Guang said calmly. "I care about him just as much as I care about you. Look, his mother just died, and he doesn't have any other relatives. What if he can't think straight and something happens to him?"
"But I think he's a good person..."
"Since you seem to be doing well, does that mean I can stop paying attention to you from now on?"
"That won't do!" Lianzi said painfully, "I'll be very upset if Miss ignores me!"
Feng Guang shrugged. "That settles it then."
Lianzi felt wronged for a while, then she remembered something and whispered, "Miss, I heard that the murderer who killed Liu Shi has not been caught yet."
"Hmm, and then what?"
"Then, recently the rumors about a white-haired ghost killing people have been getting bigger and bigger. I heard that just a few days ago, that white-haired ghost even appeared openly on the street."
Feng Guang immediately thought of Shu Feng, and she snorted coldly, "What white-haired ghost could there be? It's all just a bunch of people spreading rumors!"
"Miss, it's true. Everyone says he's very handsome, but he has white hair. He uses his appearance to lure prey and then kills them in one fell swoop..."
Feng Guang slammed his hand on the table. "Nonsense! He's not that kind of person!"
Lianzi blinked, not understanding why her young lady was suddenly so agitated.
"Anything else?" Feng Guang glared at her. "Tell me what other news you have."
"Yes, I also heard that the yamen officials are going to question the owner of Linglong Manor today, because the owner of Linglong Manor has white hair... Hey, Miss, where are you going!?" Seeing Fengguang suddenly run out, Lianzi hurriedly followed behind her and shouted.
Without turning his head, Feng Guang said, "To Linglong Manor!"
Linglong Manor is quite lively today.
In the hall, besides Shu Feng, Qi Yuan, and Uncle Fu, there were three more people. These three were from the yamen. Two of them were yamen runners, and the remaining young man was the newly appointed county magistrate, Shu Qiu.
Shu Qiu is only over twenty years old this year, but he has become the county magistrate. Although his official position is small, he is an official personally sent down by His Majesty in the capital. In Tong County, he is the most respected person. Despite his appearance as a weak scholar, he is honest and upright in his official duties and never puts on airs. In recent years, he has done a lot for the people.
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