Holding a thin account book in her hand, she quickly turned to the page and murmured silently in her heart: "Fifteen, fifteen..."
The page that was torn out was the fifteenth page. She kept this number in mind and looked down. Sure enough, there were fourteen, sixteen, but not fifteen!
Her heart relaxed instantly, and just as she was about to close the ledger and stuff it back into its original position, her hand suddenly froze.
She seemed to have torn off another piece of the edge that wasn't completely torn off.
Before she could lower her head in panic to confirm, a bright light suddenly lit up behind her!
The warm yellow light illuminated a huge area. The Xingyue Pavilion, which was invisible just a moment ago, suddenly became as bright as day.
The bright light from all directions caused cold sweat to break out on Mrs. Zhao's back, and she did not dare to move.
At this moment, the small kerosene lamp in her hand seemed so insignificant in the bright light around her.
"I really didn't expect that Xingyue Pavilion would be temporarily closed and it would attract thieves!"
The clear voice belonging to Ling Yutong is like a shooting star shining through the dark night, making people shiver.
Mrs. Zhao was horrified and panicked.
"Look back."
The account book held tightly in his hands fell to the ground.
She brainstormed, and countless explanations flashed through her mind in an instant. In the end, she turned around with a forced smile, her expression filled with false surprise.
"Why... why are you here so late?"
"And Mr. Qi?"
She wanted to act.
But the surprised expression on his face completely disappeared when he saw Wu Xuan.
Wu Xuan has completely lost the demeanor that he used to compete with her when he was at home. Now he is shrunken like a quail, without any grace or aura at all.
"..."
Ling Yutong pulled her lips and smiled slightly, with natural surprise on her face.
"Oh? I'm still curious."
"It's midnight, if you're not sleeping at home, why did you sneak up here?"
"You are so considerate. You feel sorry for me because I have no choice but to close Xingyue Pavilion and feel frustrated, so you take the initiative to give me a... and get the stolen goods?"
She took a step forward and directly took the scrap of paper still held in Mrs. Zhao's hand, with a half-smile on her face.
"The account book is so thin, how did Mrs. Zhao know that the tenth page was torn out?"
Wu Xuan widened his eyes and raised his forehead: "..."
The smile on Ling Yutong's lips deepened.
"Oh, it turns out to be page 15. Mrs. Zhao remembers it very clearly. Why don't you tell me how you know it?"
Mrs. Zhao froze and said nothing.
She gritted her teeth angrily, and then realized that she had been deceived by the girl in front of her!
Then Mr. Ni Cangzhu brought the account book over. Shopkeeper Liu looked at it like a treasure. When Ling Yutong came back, he showed it to her first. How could she know who had torn out which page?
Damn it, she didn't react!
"What do you mean by not speaking?"
Ling Yutong let out a low cry, covered her mouth, and looked at Mrs. Zhao up and down with her beautiful eyes.
"No... this account book was lost and found again. Was it your hand that tore out the page?"
As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Zhao immediately exploded.
"You're talking nonsense!"
"I didn't, it was obviously..."
Her words came to an abrupt end under Wu Xuan's almost furious eyes.
Ling Yutong said "tsk" regretfully, shrugged and said nothing.
Qi Yan tilted his head and glanced at Wu Xuan sharply.
That look made Wu Xuan feel like he had fallen into an ice cellar.
They, along with their account books, were "gently" invited out. Outside the door of Xingyue Pavilion, the light was like daylight. Ni Cangshu and Shi Mu led a team of people and smiled when they saw people coming out.
In Mrs. Zhao's eyes, it was the prison waving at them.
She trembled violently, and the trembling didn't stop after that.
Wu Xuan was holding his breath and still yelling.
"There is a night ban in the city. You can't wander around in the street in the middle of the night. You will be patrolled by soldiers..."
Ling Yutong glanced at Wu Xuan like a fool.
Ni Cangzhu smiled and said nothing.
Where is Dali Temple? Do their people need to care about the night ban when handling cases?
Of course I have to be cautious, but as an important official of the imperial court, I still have some privileges.
"Originally, I don't care about ordinary theft, but who knew that this was involved in the case of the new official Yu Nanxun being buried in the sea of fire, so let's take a trip."
Seeing that Ni Cangshu was about to raise his hand and order his men to take them away, Mrs. Zhao panicked and hurriedly said: "I don't want to go to jail!"
The sound is so shrill that it is terrifying to hear.
Mrs. Zhao was filled with confusion and fear.
She knew that Yu Nanxun was so miserable.
But what does this have to do with her taking the Xingyue Pavilion's account books! If this unjust accusation is laid out, she will be very unlucky, and she must not do it!
Ling Yutong kindly helped her clear up her doubts.
"Mrs. Zhao doesn't know yet, right? It is said that Mr. Yu died alone, and all the other family members were fine. It was because they were drugged and fell into a deep sleep and were dragged away."
"What a coincidence. Not only did my little girl understand some medical science, she was suspected by the adults. Although it has been confirmed that I am not suspected, the account books in our pavilion were strangely missing..."
"I made a few guesses to your Excellency, and unexpectedly, they all came out right. So, who stole this account book, and why did that page be torn off? This involves... wanting to marry Mr. Yu to death.
The fault lies with the people behind this."
"Your family has a connection with my grandmother. I should have interceded for you, but this matter has really affected me greatly..."
"If you knew something inside and told it, you would be able to live."
The word "living" was bitten by her very lightly, like a mirage in front of her eyes. It looked real, but in fact, it was far away.
It's like a bubble, it seems to dissipate with a light poke.
Mrs. Zhao's teeth were chattering.
After suddenly receiving so much information, her brain was suddenly shocked, and she subconsciously went to see Wu Xuan to ask him for an idea.
Wu Xuan was also confused and stupid on the spot.
Who knew there was a case involved behind the huge sum of money!
You know, how dare they be greedy for this money! Their son Wu Liuguang still has to take part in the imperial examination this year!
Ling Yutong looked at the expressions of the two people and smiled slightly.
She knew that it was a sign of losing her mind.
It's almost done.
It was more exposed, autumn had just entered, and the night was chilly.
Ling Yutong just felt a little cold and wanted to give Mrs. Zhao another dose of strong medicine. They were so shocked that they hurriedly tried it, but there was a sudden weight on their shoulders.
The warm fluff touched her cheek when she turned her head, and the cold wind suddenly left her.
So warm.
Qi Yan stroked the hem of his robe and sat down in the wheelchair naturally.
"Is your leg healed?"
Qi Yan raised his eyes, and the night cast a sharp handsome shadow on his face.
Looking into her confused eyes, he pulled her closer and said helplessly: "Well, it's just that you are too busy to pay more attention to me."
Ling Yutong:???
How could there be... that the other party was aggrieved by her neglect? Illusion?