Chapter 300 It’s no use even if you commit suicide
Luo Qinghan looked at the two strange things on the lantern and thought for a long time before asking.
"You drew... a fried egg?"
Xiao Xixi said angrily: "It's a rabbit!"
Luo Qinghan really couldn't understand it. Wasn't this just a small circle inside a big circle?
How did it become a rabbit?
He looked at her with eyes that showed care for a mentally retarded child: "As long as you are happy."
Xiao Xixi felt that her painting skills were humiliated.
She said angrily, "If I had known this would happen, I would not have shown you the lantern."
Luo Qinghan sighed.
He took the lantern, picked up the brush beside it, and casually added a few strokes on the lantern.
In the blink of an eye, the two circles turned into a cute little pig.
Xiao Xixi was not convinced: "This is obviously a rabbit, why did you change it to a pig?"
Luo Qinghan put down his pen, returned the lantern to her, and said seriously, "Because an object resembles its owner."
Xiao Xixi: “…”
She felt she was being implicated.
Luo Qinghan asked someone to bring some warm water, washed his hands, and said slowly, "I asked you to come here because I need your help with something."
Xiao Xixi: "What's the matter?"
Luo Qinghan glanced at Zhao Xian.
Zhao Xian understood. He stood at the door and greeted the outsiders.
"Bring the people in."
Soon, Yulin Guards came in carrying two people.
Xiao Xixi looked over and found that one of the young eunuchs was the one who tried to push her into the river last night.
She had never seen the other man and didn't know him.
Zhao Xian explained, "This man is from the Imperial Guards, his name is Lu Yun. He broke into the dressing room of Bi Gui Pavilion last night and disturbed Duan Liang Di. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ordered me to find out his background."
Xiao Xixi immediately understood what the prince meant.
The prince wants her to help investigate the case!
Xiao Xixi walked up to Lu Yun holding a lantern and looked at his face carefully.
Lu Yun was still wearing yesterday’s wrinkled clothes, and his hands were tied behind his back.
Because he was too anxious, he didn't sleep the whole night and looked very haggard.
He looked to be in his early twenties and quite handsome. However, Xiao Xixi was accustomed to the prince's stunning beauty, so she had higher standards for appearance. She didn't think the man in front of her was that good-looking.
Xiao Xixi looked at it for a moment and had a rough idea in her mind.
She didn't beat around the bush and asked, "Do you have a younger sister?"
When Lu Yun heard this, his face changed immediately.
He denied it without even thinking: "No! I have been an orphan since I was a child. I have no other relatives at home."
Xiao Xixi: "But judging from your face, you are destined to have a younger sister who is only eighteen years old."
Lu Yun said anxiously, "I really don't have a sister! If you don't believe me, you can ask someone to check."
Zhao Xian spoke at this time.
"I have checked Lu Yun's information. He is indeed an orphan. He has no parents or sisters. I did not find any keepsakes such as family letters in his residence."
Lu Yun felt relieved after hearing this.
At this time he heard the prince say coldly.
"Go check the records of him entering and leaving the palace over the years to see where he went after leaving the palace?"
Zhao Xian accepted the order and said, "I will have someone investigate right away."
He turned and strode out.
Lu Yun's face had turned pale and his eyes were full of panic.
Xiao Xixi looked at his anxious expression, fearing that he would become as depressed as that little eunuch, so she reminded him.
"It's useless even if you commit suicide. Don't forget that you still have a sister. Without you to protect her, she will definitely not have a good life."
These words were like a bucket of cold water, extinguishing Lu Yun's idea of ending the matter by committing suicide.
He slumped to the ground, his face full of despair and pain.
Luo Qinghan said calmly: "If you tell the truth now, I might be able to spare your life."
Lu Yun kept his lips tightly shut and said nothing.
Xiao Xixi sighed.
The Yulin Guards were very efficient and soon found out Lu Yun's records of leaving the palace during this period, and also discovered that he had bought a house in the city.
The house is located in a remote area and is relatively small, so it looks inconspicuous.
Zhao Xian answered truthfully, "No one lives in that house now, but according to the testimony of the neighbors, a young girl used to live in that house. Every time Lu Yun left the palace, he would stay in that house for two days. The girl's name was Lu Lin, and she was Lu Yun's brother. A month ago, Lu Lin was spotted by a noble family in the city and was taken in as a concubine. Since then, Lu Lin has never appeared again."
Every time he spoke, Lu Yun's face became uglier.
By the time Zhao Xian finished speaking, Lu Yun's expression had become unbearable to look at.
Luo Qinghan asked: "Whose concubine did Lu Lin become?"
Zhao Xian lowered his voice and said, "Qin Kang, he is the illegitimate son of the second branch of the Qin family."
Luo Qinghan's gaze towards Lu Yun became sharp.
"Are you from the Qin family?"
Lu Yun still kept his mouth shut, and judging from his expression, he was determined to fight to the end.
Luo Qinghan glanced at Zhao Xian.
Zhao Xian understood what was going on and immediately had Lu Yun dragged away and tortured him severely.
Now that we have a suspect, it will be easier to interrogate him.
Lu Yun left, and so did a little eunuch.
The young eunuch's tongue was injured and he could not speak, but his mind was clear. He was kneeling on the ground, his face as pale as paper, his body shaking constantly, and he looked extremely scared.
Xiao Xixi looked at him, then said to the prince.
"There's nothing unusual about this man's appearance. He just has an ordinary eunuch face."
Luo Qinghan said calmly, "I have asked someone to check with the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He is working in the imperial kitchen of the Eastern Palace. I heard from the people in the imperial kitchen that he and Caiyun, who is beside Concubine Li, are from the same hometown and they are very close."
Xiao Xixi was quite surprised: "He is Concubine Li's man?"
Luo Qinghan: "On the surface, that's what it is."
"What about from the inside?"
"have no idea."
Xiao Xixi thought very simply: "Since he might be Concubine Li's man, then call Concubine Li over to ask him."
Luo Qinghan called Eunuch Chang in.
"Send someone to the Golden Wind Palace and call Concubine Li over."
"Yes."
Concubine Li was copying Buddhist scriptures in the Jinfeng Palace, copying so much that she was living a life worse than death.
When she heard that the prince wanted to see her, she was delighted. She quickly threw away the pen in her hand, dressed up simply, and hurried to Minguang Palace.
When she walked into Minguang Palace and saw that in addition to the crown prince, there was also a concubine named Xiao in the room, her joy immediately disappeared by half.
Concubine Li stepped forward and saluted: "I pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Luo Qinghan has never liked to chat with others, and this time was no exception. He didn't say a word and went straight to the point.
"Look at this little eunuch, do you know him?"
Concubine Li followed his gaze and discovered a little eunuch kneeling on the ground.
(End of this chapter)
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