Chapter 213 Beauty's Schemes (16) - Cui Zeyu's Test
Ning Shu understood what he meant: the murderer didn't necessarily have to go to the pharmacy to buy arsenic himself, but could simply use what the Wu family already had.
This is even more troublesome. The clues have completely gone cold. Wait, there's still one more.
Ning Shu suddenly remembered something: "Yin Xinyue said she fainted after eating. Was there any other medicine in the food?"
Cui Zeyu nodded: "That's right, it's a sleeping potion."
He seemed to have already guessed what Ning Shu was about to ask, and said directly:
"I have already ordered an investigation into who bought the sleeping potion. There are many suspects, and we are currently ruling them out."
Ning Shu also remembered something: "Yin Xinyue said that the yamen runners broke down the door shortly after she woke up."
This means that the constable received news of the Wu family's misfortune before she woke up. How did this constable know?
Cui Zeyu has already investigated this issue: "I heard that someone reported the case, but the other party did not show up. They gave a little beggar money to go to the yamen to report the incident."
The little beggar was also questioned, and he said he couldn't see the other person's face clearly.
The other person was wearing a straw hat and deliberately kept their head down, but they had a strong fishy smell about them.
I have ordered an investigation, and the suspect will be brought back for the little beggar to identify.
Ning Shu hadn't expected Cui Zeyu to have done so much recently, and probed again: "Since you've gone to such lengths to investigate, you must believe that Yin Xinyue is innocent, right?"
Cui Zeyu was curious as to why she cared so much about this: "Is this very important to you, girl?"
Ning Shu nodded readily. Of course it was important; it was crucial to whether she could pass the level.
Well… Ning Shu didn’t know how to answer that. Was she supposed to say she wanted him to break off the engagement and then be with a prisoner and live happily ever after?
She dared to say it, but he didn't dare to believe it!
Ning Shu thought for a moment, could the person who reported the case be the murderer?
It's hard to say for sure; some murderers are rather perverted and like to stage their own elaborate schemes.
Ning Shu suggested going to see Yin Xinyue again, and asked the graffiti to accompany her.
This time, Cui Zeyu did not lead them himself, but instead had his subordinates do it for him.
Ning Shu and Tuya followed behind the guide, this time observing very carefully.
She discovered that Yin Xinyue was still being held in solitary confinement, and the place where she was being held seemed to be much cleaner than before.
She slipped some silver to the jailer and began to inquire, "Brother, has Yin Xinyue been kept in solitary confinement since she came in?"
The jailer knew she was brought by Lord Cui and had now received money, so he naturally told her everything: "No, she was only put in solitary confinement after seeing Lord Cui."
Ning Shu: "Do you know why?"
Jailer: "After Lord Cui interrogated her, he told us that her case was very special and that he was worried that something might go wrong, so he asked us to put her in solitary confinement."
They even made us take care of their food, and a while ago they even made us clean their cell.
Such special treatment speaks volumes, doesn't it? So, Cui Zeyu fell in love with Yin Xinyue at first sight?
Goodness, she had to give a 6.
Ning Shu didn't interrogate Yin Xinyue; he just walked around the cell and left with the graffiti.
"Did you notice anything?" Ning Shu wanted to know if she had discovered the graffiti.
The graffiti writer wasn't sure if what he said counted as a discovery: "Yin Xinyue's treatment is so much better than that of the other prisoners."
I overheard other prisoners whispering that they didn't know who Yin Xinyue was.
Besides receiving special treatment from Lord Cui, and the fact that we visit her frequently, they are extremely envious.
Ning Shu had anticipated this.
She was envious, not to mention the other prisoners. When would Cheng Chuan ever treat her so well?
They had just reached the entrance of Dali Temple when they saw that Cui Zeyu was also preparing to go out, which was quite rare.
Ning Shu naturally stepped forward and asked, "Is Your Excellency going out?"
Cui Zeyu nodded: "Yes, I need to go out... for a walk."
He suddenly remembered Ning Shu's identity and realized there was no need to explain everything to her, so he stopped halfway through his sentence.
Ning Shu guessed that he probably realized there were some things he shouldn't tell her. She didn't care; it was just a casual question.
The three of them left together, and Ning Shu assumed that he would part ways with them after leaving the house.
Unexpectedly, Cui Zeyu asked them where they were going.
Ning Shu thought it was still early, so she decided to have a meal first and then go back to the mansion to see how the date arrangements were going.
"Graffiti and I are planning to have dinner at Cuifenglou Restaurant. Where are the adults?"
Cui Feng Lou was a place that even the imperial concubine loved to eat at, so the food must be delicious.
She figured she couldn't have come all this way for nothing, so she should at least get something good to eat.
Graffiti felt a little smug when he heard that they were going to eat at such a high-end place, after all, he was poor, but Ning Shu was rich.
Cui Zeyu was surprised that Ning Shu would go to such an expensive place to eat. Were all the maids in the Prince Rui's mansion so... rich?
Seeing the other person staring at him so intently, Cui Zeyu said somewhat embarrassedly, "I also need to pass by over there."
Ning Shu responded with an "oh," and kept stealing glances at Cui Zeyu along the way.
She found that Cheng Chuan was quite handsome in period costume; good-looking people look good no matter what they wear.
At this moment, the image of another person unexpectedly appeared in her mind. She had to admit that Si Zhong was quite handsome, and he looked incredibly good in period costume.
In contrast, when she enters a dungeon, she's only given the role of a maid.
Is she unworthy of being a noble lady? I'm a little angry!
Cui Zeyu and Ning Shu walked side by side, with Tuya following behind them like a little follower.
Cui Zeyu saw the decorations on a carriage approaching from not far away and knew that it was a carriage from the Prince Rui's residence. Moreover, judging from its design, it should be the Prince Rui's own carriage.
He recalled that when he had someone investigate Ruyi, he discovered that she was a maidservant of the Dowager Consort and a distant relative of her.
He suddenly wanted to test whether Ruyi's behavior these days was actually at the behest of Prince Rui.
If so, Prince Rui wouldn't be surprised to see them all together.
If not, then Prince Rui would definitely investigate secretly after Ruyi returned to her residence.
If Prince Rui were to have someone investigate, he would be able to detect something, and then he could use the process of elimination.
So, as the carriage approached, he pretended to be worried that Ning Shu would be hit by it, reached out and put his arm around Ning Shu's shoulder, and pushed her into the road.
Ning Shu was startled by his action and looked at him in disbelief.
Are they that close? Or is he just being a gentleman?
Cui Zeyu's gaze fell on the carriage, as if he was worried that the carriage might bump into them, but his mind was actually on whether there was anyone inside.
Seeing what appeared to be a tall figure behind the carriage curtain, he felt relieved. He waited until the carriage had passed before lowering his hand and apologizing to Ning Shu.
Ning Shu naturally wouldn't blame him, after all, he was just concerned about her safety.
The graffiti artist, seeing this scene from behind, felt a strange sense of...harmony.
Actually, Ning Shu and Cheng Chuan are quite a good match.
Oh dear, what is he thinking? How could he be so unnecessarily matchmaking?
The graffiti artist felt she had lost her mind; how could she have even dared to have such a thought?
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