Before the end of Chapter 334—The Benefactor in Xiao Jingchen's Life
The butler, who was waiting on the side, was a little unaccustomed to his master's sudden enthusiasm.
But after overhearing their master's conversation with Lin Luoxi, they learned that Lin Luoxi was the one who saved their master's life.
He also knew that Lin Luoxi was the girl his master had been thinking about ever since he returned, so he couldn't help but glance at Lin Luoxi a few more times.
Lin Luoxi is indeed very beautiful, unrestrained and flamboyant, giving people a feeling of being full of energy and easy to get along with. No wonder their master likes her.
Even he, as an observer, liked this polite, tactful, and respectful Miss Lin.
To truly become the mistress of this royal palace would be a great joy.
Sitting to the side, Xie Hanchuan saw Xiao Jingchen fawning over Lin Luoxi by putting food on her plate. He was filled with jealousy, picked up his chopsticks, and also put some of Lin Luoxi's favorite dishes into her bowl.
"Alright, alright, stop adding food for me, you guys need to eat too." Seeing the rice bowls piled up like a small mountain, Lin Luoxi quickly called for a halt.
“Here, this piece of squirrel fish is the best. I remember it’s your favorite.” Xiao Jingchen seemed to be going against Xie Hanchuan, picking up a piece of squirrel fish and trying to feed it to Lin Luoxi himself.
Seeing Xiao Jingchen's arrogant demeanor, Xie Hanchuan was so angry that he almost broke the chopsticks in his hand.
He stared intently at Lin Luoxi. If Lin Luoxi dared to eat the fish on Xiao Jingchen's chopsticks like that, he would definitely kiss her in public to declare his ownership.
"This, this..." Lin Luoxi looked at the squirrel fish that was already being fed to her mouth, and felt Xie Hanchuan's jealousy on the other side, and looked embarrassed.
If she didn't eat the right thing, it would be disrespectful to this prince. They were on his turf now, and she couldn't be as disrespectful as she was in Wutong Village.
Just as she was in a dilemma, she saw the spoon in front of her, quickly picked it up, and used her chopsticks to quickly transfer the squirrel fish that Xiao Jingchen had picked up into the spoon, then ate it in one bite.
"Mmm, it's delicious. You guys eat quickly. After you finish, I have something to tell you." The last part of the sentence was addressed to Xiao Jingchen.
"Oh, what is Luo Xi planning to say to me?" Lin Luo Xi's half-sentence made him overlook Lin Luo Xi's little action just now.
"Yes, it's about a recent tragic case in your capital where an entire family of court officials was wiped out." Lin Ruoxi didn't want Xiao Jingchen to misunderstand, so she directly stated the purpose of their trip.
"The case of the massacre of our capital's officials and their entire families hasn't been made public yet. How did you find out about it?"
Upon hearing Lin Luoxi's words, Xiao Jingchen immediately became serious, looking at Lin Luoxi with a puzzled expression, his previous glibness gone.
The massacre of the Dali Temple Minister's entire family is unknown to the general public in the capital, except to the court officials.
Quanshan County is so remote, so far from the capital, how did even Lin Luoxi know about it?
Although many clues now point to Lin Lingtian, the prince from a different surname who just left Beijing, he doesn't believe that Lin Lingtian would really do something that would not benefit him at all.
"You can want to know, but let's talk about it after we finish this meal."
Seeing Xiao Jingchen's serious expression, one could tell that the person responsible for the massacre of the Dali Temple Minister's entire family was a serious problem, and even Xiao Jingchen probably didn't have any leads on them.
Lin Luoxi quickly ate the food in front of her. She had been traveling for several days and was now hungry, so she decided to eat first.
"Alright, I'm full, you can talk now..." Lin Luoxi said, clutching her slightly uncomfortable stomach.
This was the first time she had eaten so quickly, and her stomach inevitably started to feel uncomfortable.
"Let's talk in my study!"
The walls have ears; the tragic case of the massacre of the entire Li family, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, remains unsolved, with no clues found by the entire court.
Now that Lin Luoxi has suddenly arrived, she might actually have some evidence, and Xiao Jingchen doesn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble.
"Yes, that's fine too." Seeing the servants coming and going from the Ninth Prince's residence, Lin Luoxi knew the seriousness of the matter, nodded, and went with Xiao Jingchen to the study of the residence.
"Xiao Jingchen, Li Muqing, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, was being chased to Quanshan County, and we just happened to rescue her."
Upon entering the study, Lin Luoxi didn't waste any words and went straight to the point.
"What? Li Muqing escaped to your Quanshan County and was rescued by you."
Xiao Jingchen thought he was hallucinating and asked incredulously.
Not to mention Xiao Jingchen was shocked, even Ji Feng and Old Man Li, who followed in, looked at Lin Luoxi with shocked expressions.
Minister Li of the Court of Judicial Review is the Ninth Prince's mole. Minister Li's entire family was brutally murdered, and the person who most wants to avenge Minister Li and is looking for clues is Xiao Jingchen.
They searched for all the clues, but someone sabotaged them and destroyed them all. Just when they were worried about not being able to find any other clues, Lin Luoxi appeared.
Xiao Jingchen discovered that Lin Luoxi was his benefactor. Not only did she save his life, but she also provided them with clues at such a crucial moment. She was truly his benefactor!
"Yes, we had just rescued her when another group of assassins took the opportunity to chase after us, intending to kill her again to silence her."
"As a result, we took down those assassins and also captured a man named Lu Shenyan."
When Lin Luoxi saw Xiao Jingchen and Ji Feng looking at her in shock, she wondered if Xiao Jingchen couldn't find any clues at all.
He immediately recounted to Xiao Jingchen how he rescued Li Muqing and captured a man named Lu Shenyan.
She also told Xiao Jingchen all the things Li Muqing said to Lu Shenyan, and how many times they were attacked by assassins after rescuing Li Muqing.
"Xiao Jingchen, the first thing I did upon arriving in the capital was to find you. It's because I believe in your abilities and that you would not protect those corrupt officials who do evil in the court."
As Lin Luoxi finished speaking, she looked at Xiao Jingchen with a serious expression, hoping that Xiao Jingchen would be a good prince who rid the people of evil.
If the assassination attempt on Li Muqing doesn't come to a conclusion, Wutong Village will have to live in constant fear, which is not the outcome Lin Luoxi wants.
"Don't worry, since you trust me so much, I will certainly not let you down."
"On the contrary, I should thank you. We have been working hard these past few days to find clues about Lord Li's matter."
But the clues seemed to have been severed and destroyed by an invisible hand, leaving us with no way to proceed. If you hadn't come today, we really wouldn't have found any flaws.
Xiao Jingchen solemnly assured Lin Luoxi that he would immediately begin sending people to investigate Lu Jieshi, the Vice Minister of War.
When Xie Hanchuan saw that Xiao Jingchen had actually sent people to investigate, his eyes lowered slightly, and it was unclear what he was thinking.
Seeing that Xiao Jingchen had really started to get busy, Lin Luoxi greeted him and pulled Xie Hanchuan out of the mansion.
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