jdhmnovel Chapter 186 Investigate Xu Jingyun
Chapter 186 Investigate Xu Jingyun
The setting sun, like blood, slanted down, casting dappled light and shadow that swayed like sprites, as if the entire capital city were draped in an orange-yellow veil.
At the entrance of the Xu residence.
A carriage slowly came to a stop, and Lin Shu, dressed in official robes, stepped down gracefully from the carriage. Her beautiful eyes swept around and she immediately noticed two unfamiliar faces standing at the entrance of the Xu residence.
Clearly, the gatekeeper of the Xu residence has been replaced.
Lin Shu didn't think much of it. She stepped forward and asked the gatekeeper to go in and announce, "Please inform them that Lin Shu has come to visit!"
Upon hearing this, the two gatekeepers exchanged glances, neither of them moving to enter the mansion. Instead, they looked Lin Shu up and down.
Lin Shu keenly noticed the gaze fixed on her, and couldn't help but feel displeased, her brows furrowing slightly.
Seeing this, and noticing Lin Shu's extraordinary bearing and official attire, one of the gatekeepers stepped forward with a hint of apology, bowed respectfully, and said:
"My lord, it's not that I'm unwilling to report, it's just that there's no master in this manor right now, only the two of us in the entire Xu household..."
"Where is your young lady?" For some reason, Lin Shu's heart suddenly tightened. When she thought about Xu Jingyun delivering the letter overnight, an ominous premonition welled up in her heart.
Although Lin Shu's expression remained unchanged, the aura emanating from her was as sharp as ice, sending chills down one's spine. The gatekeeper involuntarily took a step back and shook his head repeatedly.
“We…we don’t know either. We were just bought this morning and haven’t even seen our master yet…The person who bought us said that our master went back to his hometown and left us here to guard the gate…”
The doorman's voice was barely audible, and he could tell that the man in front of him was not someone to be trifled with. He was afraid that the man would anger him and cause him trouble, making him an innocent victim.
Lin Shu naturally wouldn't make things difficult for these two henchmen without reason. Besides, she already had a plan in mind, so she took a deep breath and said in a low voice:
"If the master of the manor returns, please inform him that Lin Shu has visited."
After saying that, Lin Shu didn't wait for the gatekeeper to say anything more, and turned to walk towards the carriage at the gate.
As he was getting into the car, he turned back to look at the two familiar characters "Xu Mansion," muttering under his breath with a hint of displeasure (actually, gritted teeth):
"Ella Hui! You're doing great!"
Having said that, he spun around and got into the carriage, coldly instructing the coachman: "Go."
The carriage began to clatter along the bluestone slabs again, heading towards the Lin residence.
Seemingly sensing the unusual atmosphere inside the carriage behind them, the coachman cracked his whip even faster, and the carriage sped up considerably, arriving in no time.
After returning to his residence, Lin Shu went straight to his study.
He picked up the crumpled letter on the table, now dried, and began to read it. Unfortunately, the ink stains from the water were impossible to see.
After a long while, Lin Shu finally put down the letter in her hand and called Zi Yi over:
"Investigate Xu Jingyun."
"Yes, Master." Zi Yi replied. Lin Shu did not specify which aspect to investigate, but it must be a matter of great importance.
After the person left, Lin Shu leaned back in her chair, closed her eyes wearily, and thought to herself with resentment: Playing hide-and-seek? Playing tricks on me again? Ha! You better not let me find you!
……
The days that followed passed especially quickly, and nearly half a month went by in the blink of an eye.
During this time, news about Xu Jingyun was naturally uncovered, but it seems that someone was deliberately covering it up, and not much was found.
I heard that the Xu family, the prefect of Mengzhou Prefecture, suddenly held a funeral a few days ago.
It is said that Xu Jingyun, the daughter of Prefect Xu, was killed by the largest bandit gang in Mengzhou Prefecture on her way back from the capital. Her face was disfigured when she died...
Prefect Xu was devastated. Then, just two days later, the bandits suddenly vanished, and their stronghold was burned to the ground...
Many people suspected that Prefect Xu had subdued the bandits to avenge his daughter; others believed that the bandits knew they were in deep trouble and fled beforehand…
In short, there are different opinions.
Lin Shu just smiled and let it go after hearing this. It was hard to believe they could come up with such a clumsy excuse. She just wondered what Xu Jingyun was up to!
However, Lin Shu quickly ran out of time to think about it, because—
Song Yun is about to give birth!
On this day, Lin Shu was on her day off, so as usual, she watched Song Yun and Feng Yu practice calligraphy.
study.
Although it's a day off, it doesn't mean there's no official business; it just means you don't have to go to the government office to work!
At this moment, after assigning calligraphy practice tasks to Song Yun and the chubby boy, Lin Shu focused intently on handling official business at her desk.
In front of Lin Shu's desk were two small desks, with Song Yun and the chubby boy sitting opposite each other on one side, their faces showing distress.
The chubby boy, in particular, practically lay sprawled on the desk, chewing on the brush tip, his face and hands covered in ink smudges, his little bottom wiggling as if needles were pricking him from the stool…
Song Yun, on the other hand, was unusually well-behaved, sitting upright with a brush in his hand, neatly placed on the Xuan paper in front of him!
However, if you look closely, you can see that his eyes are not open at all, and his little head is moving like a chick pecking at rice, little by little. Even the Xuan paper on his desk is covered with ink stains from the brush...
Lin Shu had almost finished what she was doing when she looked up and her forehead twitched. Neither of them was easy to deal with.
So she gently put down her work, stood up, and walked towards the chubby boy on her right-hand desk, whose left cheek was resting on the desk and whose back was turned to her...
Upon approaching, Lin Shu lifted the chubby boy's face, pulled out the Xuan paper, and her lips twitched even more violently!
Not only was the entire sheet of Xuan paper a mess of scribbles, but even the hand Lin Shu was using to support the chubby boy's face was covered in ink stains. Upon closer inspection, the chubby boy's left cheek was covered with large black characters imprinted on it...
Feng Yu was startled by Lin Shu's actions, and jumped to her feet. She then reached out her chubby, dirty little hand and tugged at Lin Shu's sleeve, grinning ingratiatingly.
"Lin Shu! Hehe..."
Lin Shu ignored her expressionlessly, letting the ink from his dirty little hands stain her sleeves. Then she raised her hand, pinched the chubby boy's cheek, and said in a deliberately serious tone:
"Practice an extra 500 large characters today."
"Ah...? No...!"
"Huh...? What?..."
Besides Feng Yu's mournful voice, Song Yun, who had been woken up by Lin Shu and the other two, also said in disbelief.
Lin Shu glanced back at Song Yun's still slightly sleepy eyes, as if she had just noticed him, and added seriously, "Ah Yun too."
Song Yun: "...". I should have kept quiet...
"Lin Shu~, can I..."
"No." Just as the chubby boy was about to whine, Lin Shu ruthlessly refused, then expressionlessly looked away, silencing his unspoken words.
"Hmph! Fine, I'll write it! You bad Lin Shu, you stinky Lin Shu..." The chubby boy pouted and muttered to himself in a huff, which made Lin Shu laugh.
Just then, Song Yun behind him suddenly clutched his stomach and cried out incessantly:
"Ouch! My stomach hurts so much..."
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