Chapter 203 The Last Lesson
That day, upon returning to the Six Doors, Li Jin gave Bai Yu a few instructions.
Jin Shu stood at the door, watching his back, then turned to look at Zhou Zheng.
She couldn't help but become curious about Su Wanying, and asked in a low voice, "Lord Zhou, why is the Prince avoiding Miss Su?"
Zhou Zheng frowned and raised his hand to clear his throat.
Seeing that Li Jin was focused on talking to Bai Yu and hadn't noticed him at all, he leaned slightly to the side and whispered, "This Miss Su has some connection with the Prince."
"Mutual affection?" Jin Shu asked.
A look of surprise flashed across Zhou's face: "Who said that?" He rolled up his sleeves. "Nonsense!"
"Not mutual affection?" Jin Shu was now confused.
Yesterday it was said to be her favorite, but today it's changed?
"The second young lady of the Su family, she..."
"Zhou Zheng." At this crucial moment, Li Jin turned around and glanced at him. "You go with Lord Bai. There are many people and eyes at the Grand Tutor's residence. Go and lend him a hand."
After saying that, he tossed him a mask of a hawk or hound.
Zhou Zhenggang had just started talking when he abruptly shut the floodgates shut.
It's too abrupt, and it's so awkward!
He pursed his lips, glanced at Jin Shu, and said, "We'll talk again when we get back!" Then, he turned and walked out with Bai Yu.
In the courtyard, only Li Jin and Jin Shu remained, facing each other.
“Sir, is there anything else you would like to ask? Please ask me.” Li Jin looked around. “Everyone is busy, but I have some free time and can satisfy your gossipy nature a little.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Wen, who was about to walk towards him, paused for a moment and turned around to walk in the opposite direction.
Inside the Six Doors, behind the screen wall, Li Jin stood with his hands behind his back in the center of the spacious courtyard, the fan behind him twirling back and forth between his fingertips, creating a series of patterns.
Feeling a chill run down her spine under his gaze, Jin Shu gave an awkward laugh: "No, no..."
She waved her hand: "I have other important matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave now."
She bowed deeply to Li Jin with her hands clasped in a solemn gesture, then turned and disappeared.
Seeing her run away, Li Jin chuckled softly, a slight smile playing on his lips, and walked towards the inner courtyard.
The autumn rain fell like silk threads, the sky was gray, and accompanied by gusts of cold wind, creating a picturesque scene of drizzling rain.
Jin Shu raised her hand to shield herself from the autumn rain, jogged all the way, turned into the coroner's room, hid under the eaves, shook her hands, and patted her slightly damp black robe.
With the case stalled, she found herself with nothing to do.
Recalling the palace secrets Yan Zhao had told her a few days ago, she looked at the water droplets falling from the eaves and felt that it was reasonable for Li Jin to be cautious and proceed step by step because of this case.
The Grand Tutor was originally Li Mu's teacher, but because he knew that Li Mu was too weak and indecisive, he turned to support the Second Prince Li Jing.
Such considerations are not wrong in themselves. Therefore, it is only natural that he became a staunch supporter of Li Jing.
Now, the Crown Prince's position is threatened by Li Jin, and such a case has occurred in the Grand Tutor's residence. If I were the Grand Tutor, I would also choose to avoid suspicion.
The best-case scenario is to avoid helping if possible; even if they try to trip him up at every turn, Li Jin has no choice but to endure it.
Jin Shu pushed open the door, stepped over the threshold, and her eyes suddenly fell on a bag of snacks on her table.
She stepped forward, picked it up and looked at it; it was a cake that Yan Zhao often brought from the imperial kitchen.
"Recently, the palace has been preparing for the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, and the imperial kitchen has made an unusually large amount of desserts."
Behind him, Yan Zhao appeared out of nowhere and stood at the door, saying, "Knowing you like it, I mentioned some things."
Upon hearing this, Jin Shu turned around and grinned, "Thank you, Master."
Master...
Yan Zhao's eyes darkened slightly.
“You’ve completed your apprenticeship,” he said. “I have nothing more to teach you.”
Jin Shu was taken aback and put down the pastry in her hand: "How could that be? Jin Shu has only been here for a little over half a year. There is still a lot to learn."
She looked at Yan Zhao's face in surprise, noticing that he was unusually serious today. Her previously relaxed smile gradually froze on her face: "Master, you don't mean to send me away, do you?"
The rain gradually intensified, and water droplets dripped from the eaves, pattering against the stone slabs beneath.
The wind brushed past Yan Zhao and poured into the small house.
He had his hands behind his back, and his graying hair was slightly disheveled by the wind.
The hem of his black robe fluttered in the wind, suddenly giving him a touch of the style of a celestial warrior.
After a moment of silence, Yan Zhao let out a cold laugh: "Leave? You haven't even finished your apprenticeship, where do you think you're going?"
Hearing his usual cold and sarcastic remarks, Jin Shu immediately felt relieved.
She frowned and complained, "You really scared me just now."
Yan Zhao smirked, "But it'll be soon. The only lesson I can teach you is this one last big one." He paused, "I'll find some time to teach you at the end of the year."
Jin Shu chuckled: "The end of next year, or the end of the year after, is fine!"
She pointed to the books that Yan Zhao had brought last time: "My little apprentice is not very bright. He has only read half of these books. He is not able to keep up with learning new ones."
Yan Zhao snorted coldly, turned around and left, leaving behind the words "slick talker," before rushing into the room with the bleak wind.
He stopped in front of the main hall, glanced back at her, and watched her eat her snacks. His face was as cold as a deep pool.
If she can be considered naturally stupid, then half of the people in this world are nothing but ants.
Yan Zhao returned to the main hall and closed the door behind him.
The next day, as soon as Jin Shu arrived, she was summoned to Li Jin's courtyard.
I stepped through the door and froze.
The main courtyard was littered with shovels.
Big and small, long and short, Li Jin stood there at a loss. Zhou Zheng and Shen Wen sat beside him, panting. Only Yun Fei held one in each hand and compared them.
“That room was full of shovels!” Shen Wen said helplessly. “It was too dark at night, and slippery after the rain. We had no other choice but to bring them all.”
He clicked his tongue: "Why would a young lady need so many shovels!"
Upon hearing this, Jin Shu understood that the twenty-odd swords of various sizes in front of her were all found in her cousin's room.
"It wasn't her. She only had that one in her room; the rest belonged to the Second Miss, Su Wanying." Shen Wen sneered. "She's deliberately going against the Prince. She failed to..."
At this point, Li Jin slowly turned around, casting a cold glare at Shen Wen, who immediately fell silent.
The yard was littered with shovels, and even Yunfei frowned. He looked at Jin Shu, nodded, and said, "Sir, you said that the victim's head might have been fractured by a shovel, is that right?"
Jin Shu nodded: "Exactly."
Yunfei hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward carrying two weapons: "Sir, could you please demonstrate?"
He said, "In your opinion, how did you manage to strike the back of the victim's head?"
As he spoke, he handed one of them to Jin Shu.
"Based on the condition of the body, my deduction is this..." Jin Shu took the shovel, held it in his hand, and made a motion from back to front like casting a fishing line, "It may have been accompanied by a sprint of a few meters."
The posture, the movements, and even the arc drawn by the shovel in his hand formed a fragment of the crime scene in Yunfei's eyes.
But after hesitating for a long time, he shook his head: "No."
He said, "That's not how it is, it can't be like that."
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