Xin He said calmly, "But why did she only speak to you?"
Shulan then realized something was wrong, and hurriedly said, "She, she probably thought that because I serve close to the Miss and Miss has a marriage contract with Mu Xiang, this incident that implicates Mu Xiang, Miss should know..."
"Should know? What should I do with this knowledge? Caught in a dilemma? Lord Marquis did not mention this to me, why does a Wei Popo have such a good intention as to tell me this through you?"
The color on Shulan’s face drained: "This servant...I don’t know."
Just then, Li Saner entered, "Wishing Miss good health."
"You go first. Do not bring up this matter anymore." Xin He ordered Shulan.
"Yes."
After Shulan left, Xin He finally asked Li Saner, "What happened? What does that man do?"
Li Saner answered hurriedly, "I kept an eye on him. He was originally in the courtyard of Lady, then out from the courtyard, dressed as a servant. No one saw him on the way, he moved around freely in the mansion, then went straight to the Master’s study!"
Xin He’s eyes narrowed slightly: "What was he doing in Lord Marquis’s study? Did Lord Marquis return to the mansion?"
"Lord Marquis had already returned to the mansion long ago, the first thing he did after returning was to visit the study, then he went to the front hall to meet guests. The man seized the opportunity to enter the study as soon as Lord Marquis left."
"There are guards at the entrance of Lord Marquis’s study, how could he enter so easily?"
"He waited for a while, as if a woman came to speak to the two door guards and gave them some orders. When the two guards left, he took advantage of their absence and slipped in."
Xiaoyu’s face darkened slightly, "I’m afraid it’s Wei Popo."
Xin He sneered, "So they were really preparing a trap for me? Where did the man go?"
"He just left the study a moment ago, and I knocked him out right away. I found this on him!" Li Saner quickly passed a fold of documents to Xin He.
Xin He opened it up and her expression became icy, tossing the document onto the table: "It’s some evidence to impeach Mu Houchu."
"What, what does it mean?"
With a cold expression, Xin He said, "What does it mean? Father now completely despises Mu Houchu, even finding all sorts of evidence against him, getting ready to report him to the Emperor. But the evidence was stolen that night, and this evidence carelessly turned up in my courtyard... Can you imagine what Father would think?"
Miss might be joining forces with Mu Xiang to deal with Lord Marquis, and I’m afraid Lord Marquis would be heartbroken." Xiaoyu said.
Xin He chuckled coldly: "I can guess that, do you remember what I said about Li Junyao?"
"This servant remembers. Surely, Lady Sun has manipulated Li Junyao and Lord Marquis against each other numerous times, so even though Lord Marquis felt guilty towards Li Junyao due to Lady Wu’s death and were lenient with her in every way, he did not trust her deep down."
"Now that Lady Sun has pulled this move, she wants to isolate me completely from Father."
Was Lady Sun so afraid of her gaining some verbal influence on Lord Marquis that she would hasten to take her down?
If she let Lady Sun succeed today, she might never earn a shred of Father’s trust again. Instead, the gap between them would quickly widen. With no shred of trust left in the Marquis’s heart for her, it would be the perfect chance for Lady Sun to punish her.
Xin He’s eyes turned cold. She stood up and said, "Li Saner."
"Yes!"
Xin He threw the document into his arms: "Take this document, along with that man, and sneak them into the courtyard of Lady Hou for me."
Li Saner hesitated, "Into Lady Marquis’s courtyard? How can I just run in there?"
"Have faith, nobody will be looking in that direction today. Not even Lady Marquis herself will check her own courtyard. Everybody’s attention will be drawn to the study. Wait for my command to seize the opportunity. Are we clear?" Xin He coldly ordered.
"Yes, I understand."
Xin He, having spoken her piece, walked straight out.
"Where’s Jinxiu?" As Xin He strode briskly, she asked on the way.
Shulan was stunned, "Jinxiu? I saw her just now, where is she now?"
The expression on Xin He’s face deepened, but she did not say anything, only continuing to walk towards the front yard.
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At this time, Lady Sun was in a state of extreme haste as well.
"Why has his man disappeared?" Lady Sun asked in annoyance.
"This servant doesn’t know either, he clearly saw him go into the study. How did he disappear in the blink of an eye after coming out? This... Oh, he’s really a pain!" Wei Popo exclaimed.
"Lord Marquis is about to return to the study soon, and we can’t find this man, and don’t know whether the task has been completed. The evidence is still with him!"
If this document is not placed in Xin He’s room, then this will only be a simple theft. How can they pull Xin He into the mire?
Lady Sun’s eyes darkened, "It won’t do! There’s no time left. Call Jinxiu in!"
"Yes."
At Wei Popo’s command, Jinxiu entered, "Paying respect to the madam."
Lady Sun said coldly, "Now go and lure Ji Xin He to the study immediately!"
Jinxiu’s eyes widened. "How could this servant be capable of doing such a thing?"
"Others may not have the ability to do so, but you do, as Xin He must have already suspected you. Any irregularities in your behavior will attract her attention. You just need to sneak to the study suspiciously, and she’ll inevitably follow you!" Lady Sun snapped.
Hearing this, Jinxiu fell pale, "If this servant is suspected, wouldn’t my future be fraught with danger?"
Lady Sun spoke coldly, "If you complete the task for me today, I will give you a way to live, a good way. But if you can’t complete it, Xin He wants you dead, and I won’t allow you to live!"
Jinxiu shivered in fright, answering consecutively: "This servant will definitely follow the madam’s orders!"
"Why aren’t you on your way out already?"
"Yes." Jinxiu turned around and rushed out.
Lady Sun released a long breath, even though the man had no clue where he went, she hoped this was a case of better late than never. If they could lead Xin He to the study that had been thoroughly searched, with Lord immediately apprehending her, they stood a good chance of winning.
As she thought about this, a cold glint emerged in Lady Sun’s eyes.
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As Xin He was heading towards the front yard, Jinxiu tried her best to find out her location, and then hid quietly among the fake mountain bushes. As Xin He entered from one side of the bushes, she immediately flashed out, only revealing her back, and then scampered forward.
Shulan immediately recognized that the person who had flashed past just now was Jinxiu, and hurriedly said to Xin He, "Miss, that seemed to be Jinxiu, sneaking around suspiciously. Shall I go and stop her?"
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