Chapter 208 Beauty's Schemes (11) - Prince Rui Lets Her Go
Ning Shu didn't move, but instead looked at Prince Rui.
With only three people present, it's a good opportunity to test each other's roles.
She raised her right hand, brought it to her lips, and whispered to Prince Rui, "Odd changes, even remains the same."
Prince Rui frowned at her... rather impolite gesture: "What chicken? And lotus root?"
Ning Shu thought, "Doesn't he understand this joke?" No problem, let's try another one: "How are you?"
Prince Rui: "..."
Wow, he's so short! He's still short?
He was eight feet tall, a height most men didn't have. And she, so short, dared to complain about his height? [1]
Seeing the unfriendly expression on Prince Rui's face, Ning Shu finally realized—he was character A, no doubt about it!
After getting the answer she wanted, Ning Shu naturally wanted to get lost as soon as possible; she was even more worried about getting into trouble than they were.
After the steward and the others left, they observed Prince Rui's expression and asked in a low voice, "Your Highness, are we just going to let this girl go like this?"
That girl's words were full of holes and completely contradictory.
Although there is no conclusive evidence, for a high-ranking person like a prince, it is not necessary to have any clear evidence to kill someone.
If there is any suspicion, in order to eliminate any future trouble, one can completely get rid of the other party, especially since the other party is just a helpless and vulnerable woman.
Prince Rui naturally understood the steward's meaning, but subconsciously he didn't want to do it: "Keep her, have someone keep a close eye on her, and see what she's up to."
The steward was surprised that Prince Rui would do something so unusual and keep the girl, so he could only nod in agreement.
Ning Shu hesitated. Today's incident had drawn the attention of the people in the Prince's Mansion. Should she still go out to see Tuya?
"Let's go," she explained, adding that her previous actions were because she liked graffiti, not because she was plotting.
The correct approach would be to continue visiting the graffiti.
Not going would only make them think she was lying, thus increasing the suspicion that she was a spy.
Having figured this out, Ning Shu left the palace through the back door without any burden, followed by two guards disguised as palace staff.
Ning Shu checked the time and realized it was quite late for the time she had agreed to meet Tuya. She decided to go to Dali Temple to find him first, and if she couldn't find him there, she would go to the inn where he was staying.
She rushed straight to Dali Temple, where she indeed found the graffiti.
Approaching the graffiti, he asked, "How's the situation? Have you heard anything?"
She hoped for news of Cui Zeyu's progress, and Tuya nodded in agreement: "It seems they found someone who had a grudge against Yin Xinyue's uncle and brought them back for questioning."
Ning remembered that Cui Zeyu had said that Uncle Wu didn't seem to have any real enemies; they were just having minor squabbles.
"And the result?" That's what she wanted!
After a moment's hesitation, the graffiti writer replied truthfully, "It seems the murderer hasn't been found."
Ning Shu thought this was impossible, and suggested she go see Cui Zeyu instead.
She greeted the security guard, who surprisingly remembered her and let her through.
Ning Shu thought that Cui Zeyu was reliable, since he had been giving her access all along.
An official led the way for her, and soon she arrived at Cui Zeyu's office.
After the official went in to report, she went inside.
Cui Zeyu didn't seem curious about what she did during her disappearance, but simply asked her, "Miss Ruyi, is there any new clue that you've come here for this time?"
Ning Shu noticed that Cui Zeyu's complexion was not good, and her eyes seemed to be bloodshot. She answered Cui Zeyu's question first:
"No, I came here to see if you have any new leads, sir." He paused for a moment, then continued, "You don't seem to be in good spirits, are you ill?"
Cui Zeyu: "No, it's just from staying up late these past few days, it's not a big problem."
stay up?
Ning Shu probed, "Has there been any progress in the case?"
She still hoped the graffiti news was wrong.
Cui Zeyu shook his head: "Everyone who had a dispute with Uncle Yin Xinyue has been invited back by this official and questioned."
There were eight people in total, five of whom were not suspects.
While the remaining three individuals lacked witnesses to confirm their location at the time of the incident, they had virtually no contact with the deceased's family, making them unlikely candidates.
This means that he investigated everyone who had ever had a conflict with the Wu family, and as a result, he mistakenly arrested three strangers who had only met the Wu family once.
It has to be said that, in this respect, Cui Zeyu is quite something; he almost approaches cases with the mindset of "better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free."
Ning Shu asked again, "What about Yin Xinyue's fellow villagers? Have you found out about her family's situation back in their hometown?"
Cui Zeyu coughed twice: "The people sent out to her hometown haven't returned yet. The journey is long, and it will take some more time."
Of her fellow villagers, apart from Brother Da Niu who was a suspect, the others all went about their own business after arriving in Beijing and none of them became suspects.
After saying that, he continued coughing.
Ning Shu was a little nervous, but she naturally stepped forward and patted him on the back.
They had only patted each other twice when they both froze...
It seemed like they couldn't have this kind of relationship right now, so Ning Shu quickly stopped and took two steps back.
Cui Zeyu's ears turned slightly red, somewhat puzzled by the thoughts of the beautiful young lady from the Prince Rui's mansion.
He knew that she hadn't appeared before because Prince Rui was preparing for his birthday banquet. Her immediate appearance after the banquet made him wonder if Prince Rui was impatient to know the progress of the case.
But her intimacy with me just now didn't seem to be a simple matter of serving the Prince's mansion.
Ning Shu's inner self was frantically slapping himself.
Is she stupid? Has she forgotten that we're in a dungeon now?
The person opposite isn't Cheng Chuan, it's an NPC. Be professional, okay? Be professional!
She coughed lightly twice to cover up her earlier behavior: "My lord, you are very busy with important matters every day, you must take care of your health."
After saying that, she thought of the other person's relationship with Yin Xinyue and asked again tentatively, "What does the master think of Yin Xinyue?"
Cui Zeyu found it strange that she was so fixated on this question. Was his opinion of Yin Xinyue really that important? Was she afraid he would interfere with the investigation?
Cui Zeyu: "How I see it will not affect the judgment, young lady, please rest assured." And please rest assured, your master behind you.
Little did he know that the more he said this, the more distressed Ning Shu became.
Did he actually like Yin Xinyue?
Does the task require them to like each other to be considered complete?
Ning Shu thought for a moment. Under normal circumstances, she could arrange some extravagant dates for them to enhance their relationship.
But now that one is in prison and the other is investigating a case, how can they be romantic?
If Cui Zeyu were in prison, she could use Yin Xinyue's name to send him food and drinks, thus winning Cui Zeyu's favor.
The current situation is that Yin Xinyue clearly has feelings for Cui Zeyu, but Cui Zeyu's attitude towards Yin Xinyue is unclear.
Did the system make a mistake? Did it think Cui Zeyu had fallen in love, but he hadn't?
Ning Shu finally used the name of Prince Rui's Mansion to urge Cui Zeyu to find the murderer as soon as possible, and then left.
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