Chapter 163 What kind of case is this?
"Goodbye." Xu Chuchu said goodbye immediately, without any hesitation. She wished Xiao Yu would leave right now.
Hearing the footsteps outside gradually fading away, she immediately stuck her head out from the side room and took this opportunity to get a feel for her surroundings.
She was glad that this was not modern times and there were no cameras, otherwise Xiao Yu would definitely have set up ten or eight of them in the room to monitor what she was doing every day.
She searched the room from east to west and found that the guy had indeed surrounded the room with iron fences engraved with carvings on all sides.
Although it seems to have been rushed, the construction gaps of the fence and the carvings are handled impeccably.
Xu Chuchu searched for a long time but couldn't find a slightly weak breakthrough. He only saw a heavy lock in front of the door, which should be the only entrance and exit of this large prison.
She searched the tables, cabinets, and under the bed thoroughly. All the miscellaneous items in the room had been cleared away before she was locked up. Now, she could not find anything except daily necessities, let alone anything related to fortune tellers.
If she were given pen, ink and Taoist talismans now, she could still find a way to draw the talisman to unlock the door, but Xiao Yu didn't even leave her a piece of paper.
The most direct and feasible way at the moment is to get the key from Xiao Yu.
The key could open the shackles and the cage, so it could definitely unlock the door. Perhaps she could sneak in and escape at some point. As long as she left the room, even just a body away, Xiao Yu wouldn't be able to stop her.
But Xiao Yu has always been a thoughtful person. Could it be that he couldn't think of a way to defend against the countermeasures she could think of?
Xu Chuchu felt that things might not be as simple as they seemed.
But it doesn't matter. Even if she fails to steal the key, she still has a trump card.
She turned around to look at the cage where she had been imprisoned, and she almost couldn't breathe when she took a look.
Xiao Yu actually redecorated the cage while she was in the toilet.
There was a layer of fluffy cushion at the bottom, pink ribbons wrapped around the iron bars, and a layer of tulle of the same color covering the top of the cage.
Xu Chuchu really didn't want to complain about this eye-catching straight male aesthetic... And did he think that if he decorated the cage beautifully, she would like living in it? In the end, he would be the one who was satisfied.
She sat on the chair and cursed Xiao Yu's ancestors in her heart.
Perhaps because he was afraid that she would be bored, Xiao Yu's bookshelf not only had serious classics, history, and collections of books, but also some illustrated storybooks.
Xu Chuchu flipped through two books and found that they were both for children.
She sat there from dawn to dusk, but Xiao Yu never showed up.
When he left, he said Shao Mingjie had come to see him. He was coming at this time, so it was probably about the Queen's case in the palace, right? He didn't know how it was progressing.
Xiao Yu didn't come back. Could he have been arrested as a suspect?
This thought came to Xu Chuchu, and she couldn't help but get nervous. She also found that she was still worried about Xiao Yu subconsciously...
Reason told her that if Xiao Yu was really caught, it would be a good thing for her, as it would make it easier for her to escape.
But deep down in her heart she still had deep feelings and sympathy for him.
If possible, she hoped they could stay in the sweet days of the past and not come to this point today.
Unfortunately, there is no if.
Xiao Yu came back late at night, covered in cold and dew.
If it were not long ago, Xu Chuchu would probably rush up to hug him and use her body temperature to dispel the chill of deep winter for him, but she would not do that now.
"Brother Shao, you are looking for you about the case, right? How is the investigation going now?" When Xu Chuchu saw him, she asked about the business right away.
She hoped that talking more about realistic things could pull Xiao Yu back from this chaotic state.
At least the atmosphere can't be so lewd every day.
Xiao Yu stretched out his hand, waiting for her to come over and untie his outer robe like many other young wives, but when Xu Chuchu didn't respond, he put his hand down.
"Case closed." He took off his clothes and tossed them onto a chair. "The queen was upset by trivial matters and drowned herself in a fit of turmoil."
"What?" Xu Chuchu frowned. "How can this be considered a closure? The Queen didn't commit suicide. The Crown Prince and I both found out that she had problems before she jumped into the water."
"I know." Xiao Yu said nonchalantly, "So what? The emperor won't delve into it."
Xu Chuchu was incredulous for a moment: "If the emperor doesn't want to investigate, then you won't investigate?"
"Why are you investigating?" Xiao Yu took a sip of tea. "Originally, this case has nothing to do with us."
"But we came across this incident while tracking down Yuchan's clues. There is no way the Queen's affairs are unrelated to Yuchan." Xu Chuchu said hurriedly.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Yu continued, "That Yuchan has nothing to do with us, right? We were just checking it out. Investigating it would be a favor, but not investigating it would be our duty. We've already done everything, so why do we need the Dali Temple?"
"...Aren't you going to take care of these things anymore? We've worked hard together for so long." Xu Chuchu looked at him sadly.
Not only was she worried about the truth of the case being covered up, she also discovered that Xiao Yu had completely given up on her from the inside out.
He gave up both his control over his inner desires and his pursuit of justice and truth.
The thing that once shone the brightest and attracted her the most to him was gone.
"Of course I won't completely ignore it. Some people have been meddling here and there, hiding behind their backs and acting smug. It's time they were taught a lesson." Xiao Yu curled her lips. "But you don't have to worry about these things. Just stay with me and I'll tell you any progress."
Xu Chuchu knew that the person he was talking about was Shen Zhaozhi, so she didn't respond.
Now that he thought about it carefully, Chen Zhaozhi had confessed his love to her time and again, even spending a fortune to win her smile. His purpose was probably not for her, but to provoke Xiao Yu.
Stimulate him... to become what he is now?
When this thought came to mind, Xu Chuchu was shocked herself.
Could it be that Chen Zhaozhi and the others knew that Xiao Yu would lose control of herself sooner or later, so they kept provoking her... and this was also part of their plan?
"Don't think about it. The life and death of outsiders has nothing to do with us." Xiao Yu came closer and hugged her waist from behind. "I'll ask someone to boil some hot water. We'll take a bath together later. I'll help you wash."
Xu Chuchu gently broke free from his embrace and said sternly, "Are you really happy like this, Xiao Yu? Do you think I will be nice to you if you lock me up for so many years? Are you willing to face a woman who hates and despises you every day?"
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