There is something wrong with Butler Lu, and Zhou Chen has already discovered it from the first time he met him.
It's just that there hasn't been much movement from Butler Lu, and he hasn't been at home much recently, so he hasn't bothered to take care of Butler Lu.
But Gong Yu discovered something strange about Butler Lu, and Butler Lu was also aware of Gong Yu's following, which made him even more interested.
He was really confused as to which force this Butler Lu was from?
After he came to Jinling City, he didn't do anything. Who noticed him and sent an experienced spy to lurk next to him.
Being able to know his relationship with Gong Yu, being able to accurately grasp the time when Gong Yu bought a house, and even allowing Gong Yu to choose him, in addition to his own abilities, must also be due to the planning of the forces behind him.
In the next few days, Zhou Chen did not go out, but stayed in the yard. But what puzzled him was that there was no movement at all from Butler Lu in the past few days, and it was quite quiet.
Butler Lu hasn't found anything yet, but Gong Yu has brought him some news.
"Sir, we have received news that the sect master was assassinated last night."
Zhou Chen paused and asked, "I understand."
Gong Yu asked in confusion: "Master, aren't you worried?"
Zhou Chen smiled and said: "It's unnecessary to worry. I even know who is going to assassinate him. What's more, besides Fei Liu, there are also Li Gang and Zhen Ping secretly around him. Even Zhuo Dingfeng from Tianquan Villa personally
Even if you take action, you can't do anything to him."
Gong Yu was shocked: "Have Master Li and the others arrived in the capital? It was Tianquan Villa who assassinated the sect leader last night?"
Although she is also under important spies, Miaoyinfang is in the hands of Mr. Thirteen. She is not as high-ranking as Mr. Thirteen, so he needs to tell her a lot of information.
"Well, Xiao Shu was assassinated, so it seems that the corpse hiding case in the dry well in Lanyuan has been exposed."
Gong Yu said: "Young master's guess is correct. The case of the corpse hidden in the dry well in Lanyuan was only exposed yesterday. It has already spread today. It is estimated that it will spread throughout the capital in a few days."
Zhou Chen nodded silently. Mei Changsu's way of revenge was different from his. Maybe it was due to physical reasons. Mei Changsu's tactics now focused on attacking the heart and calculating every step.
These steps after coming to the capital were all closely linked. Mei Changsu had basically simulated them countless times in his mind, so he was not particularly worried.
"Not only has Butler Lu been quiet these past few days, but he has been doing his best. If I hadn't noticed something was wrong with him, I would have thought he was a diligent butler."
Zhou Chen was also really surprised, because according to his observation, Butler Lu was very concerned about the affairs in the house, and he also looked at him with respect in his eyes.
So he was a little confused. He didn't know whether Butler Lu was hiding too deeply or for some other reason.
Gong Yu suggested: "Master, why don't we take him down directly? There is a person with ulterior motives around me, and I am very worried about your safety."
Zhou Chen smiled and said: "With my strength, do I need to worry? What I am more worried about is you. In this way, if he still doesn't move after a few days, I will capture him and interrogate him."
In just a few days, the case of the corpse hidden in the dry well in Lanyuan became a hot topic in the capital, causing countless people to discuss it.
The reason why this case spread so quickly and so widely is because it is the largest murder case that has occurred in the capital in recent years. There are more than a dozen female corpses, and it happened in the inner city. Thinking about it is terrifying.
In fact, murder cases like this are not really uncommon in the huge capital, but those similar murder cases were either not discovered by anyone, or were discovered by others and did not take them seriously.
Take the corpse hiding case in the dry well of Lanyuan. If it weren't for the fact that the people discovered were Xiao Jingrui and Yan Yujin, it would never have caused such a big fuss. Instead, it would have been quickly suppressed.
Yin Gaosheng of Jingzhao Prefecture is having a big headache right now, because this case is a big deal, but he has not found any useful clues. Even His Majesty knows about it and asked him to solve the case as soon as possible, so he is under great pressure.
Mei Changsu was well prepared, and it didn't take long before Sun Jun, a witness involved in the case, took the initiative to find King Yu and ran to surrender.
Gao Sheng, who was already under great pressure, was given an order by the prince who wanted to save the Minister of Household Affairs, Lou Zhijing. This made Gao Sheng, who did not seek merit but seek no fault, so anxious that his hair turned white.
Although he is the governor of Jingzhao Prefecture, compared with the minister of household affairs and the prince, he is nothing. He dare not offend anyone, so he can only delay it again and again.
Zhou Chen, who had been waiting for a long time, finally heard the news from Butler Lu. He followed Butler Lu and visited several places, and finally came to a cloth shop in the west of the city.
Zhou Chen didn't wait long. Butler Lu quickly came out of the cloth shop and left in a leisurely manner.
Seeing Butler Lu leave, Zhou Chen did not leave, but stayed there and waited for a while until he saw a figure walking out of the cloth shop.
Seeing this figure, Zhou Chen was immediately relieved.
"I see."
The person he saw was no stranger, it was his wet nurse, his mother, Princess Pingyang's eldest maid, Jin Yu.
He didn't believe this was a coincidence, so there was only one result: Housekeeper Lu was his mother's wife, Princess Pingyang, or he was an old man from the Zhou Mansion in the past, but he had never seen him before.
No wonder Butler Lu has never done anything against him recently. If he was sent by his mother, it can be explained clearly.
Obviously, his mother suspected his identity but was not sure of it, so she sent someone to investigate.
In this case, he doesn't have to worry about Butler Lu's identity. He believes that his mother has most likely confirmed his identity. The reason why he didn't come in person may be because of Mei Changsu's warning.
"fair enough."
Zhou Chen disappeared quickly. Even though Princess Pingyang had already suspected him and sent someone to come, he was not ready to go over and recognize him immediately because he hadn't seen him for more than ten years. For a while, he really didn't know how to deal with it.
Because Mei Changsu is in charge of affairs, Zhou Chen, the second in charge, is very comfortable. He just practices martial arts, goes around the capital, and talks about life with Gong Yu in the evening. His life is very comfortable.
He was not a gentleman to begin with, and Gong Yu was willing to do so, so after they moved to their own yard, they got together naturally.
These days, he only loves Gong Yu and rarely goes out.
But when he doesn't go out, someone comes to his door, just like now.
Yan Yujin smiled and pulled Xiao Jingrui over to visit, and also added Mu Qing.
"Yujin, you don't have to give me things all the time. Since I moved here, you have given me so many things."
Zhou Chen first asked the maid to accept the gift brought by Yan Yujin, and then said to Yan Yujin helplessly.
Yan Yujin waved his hand: "Brother Yu, you saved my life, I just gave you some things. Is it possible that in your eyes, my life is not as good as these things?"
Zhou Chen said: "Rescue is out of the question. That assassin probably came for me that day, and I should be the one who got you involved."
"Then I don't care. Anyway, I know that if you hadn't been there that day, Brother Yu, I would definitely have died."
Yan Yujin was also a smart man, but he later thought about the reason. However, he was an open and enthusiastic person, but Zhou Chen saved him that day. For this reason alone, he was very grateful.
Xiao Jingrui smiled on the side and said: "Brother Yu, if he wants to send it to you, let him send it to you. Don't be polite to him. The more polite you are to him, the more he will talk."
"Hey, Jingrui, you really don't have back pain when you stand and talk."
Mu Qing saw the two of them arguing and immediately interrupted, then asked Zhou Chen: "Brother Yu, your injury should be almost healed, right?"
"It's almost recovered."
"Then let's go out and have fun at night?"
As soon as Mu Qing said these words, Zhou Chen and the other three people immediately attracted shocked looks.
Yan Yujin looked at Mu Qing in surprise: "Little prince, do you still want to go? Have you forgotten Sister Nihuang's warning to you?"
"That's why I came to see Brother Yu. If Brother Yu takes me there, even if my sister finds out, I still have an excuse." Mu Qing said matter-of-factly.
This shameless look almost made Zhou Chen slap him in the face.
"Leave far away."
Mu Qing was not angry, but just sighed: "I'm just too bored to go there, so where else can we go to play?"
Zhou Chen agreed very much with this. In ancient times, there was really little entertainment, especially for people like him who had experienced the information explosion in later generations.
However, he has lived in this world for more than ten years and has gradually adapted to it.
"If you are really bored, I have a way to entertain you."
As soon as Zhou Chen said this, Mu Qing and the others' eyes brightened.
"Brother Yu, I know you have a lot of clever ideas. Tell me, what's so fun?"
Xiao Jingrui and Yan Yujin also looked forward to it.
Zhou Chen has many ways to entertain his time in his mind, but he used to spend most of his time practicing martial arts. Now that he has perfected his internal martial arts, if he wants to improve it, the difficulty will increase exponentially.
Moreover, in this chaotic capital, it is basically impossible to calm down and understand the subsequent internal skills and mental methods, because he will not be given so much time.
"It's a chess and card game called Mahjong. It happens to be played by four people, but it takes time to make. So, come over tomorrow and I'll teach you how to play."
"Mahjong?"
Although Mu Qing and the other three were confused, they all looked forward to it. They were young, had no government affairs to do, and had too much free time. If they could have a game to pass their time, of course they would be willing to learn it.
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"Then let's come back tomorrow."
The three of them sat here with Zhou Chen for a while before saying goodbye and leaving.
To be continued...