"Su Juren is indeed my classmate, but he is arrogant and disdains getting along with rich young men, so we are just acquaintances, not really related to each other."
After Zhao Zimo finished speaking, he said goodbye again, saying that he was going to visit his frightened cousin Fan Shiyou.
Lu Yi watched Zhao Zimo disappear.
Steward Wang said cautiously from the side: "Young Master is an excellent person. Over the years, he still remembers us old slaves, and will think of us if he has anything delicious or useful."
This means that even if everyone in the world is a bad person, this gentleman Mo cannot be a bad person.
Lu Yi ignored Butler Wang's words and turned around to go to another place.
After Mu Siyu disappeared, he tried his best to suppress himself and prevent himself from collapse, just to calmly analyze various situations.
Fan Yuanxi was right, the man was so short of money that he even faked his death in exchange for her, which meant that he had no intention of harming her for the time being, otherwise it would not be a fake corpse.
He still has time to find her.
In the yamen, Lu Yi posted the collected information on the wall, and then looked at the information in front of him and thought.
Lu Zhiqian walked in: "Sir, we found out about Su Tingzheng."
"explain."
"Su Tingzheng stopped writing poems two years ago and rarely participated in literary gatherings. His subordinates searched his house and found that all his poems and paintings were from two years ago, including those he gave to the county.
The painting of the princess was also made two years ago, and Su Tingzheng also got to know the princess two years ago."
"My subordinates went to Su Tingzheng's hometown and asked his neighbors. They said that Su Tingzheng was well-educated and polite before, but he changed two years ago. He stopped saying hello to his neighbors and looked arrogant.
Later, he moved to Licheng, and people in the village had little contact with him. However, during this period, a distant relative came to see him, probably because the family could not survive, and wanted to borrow some money from him. Su Tingzheng not only did not borrow, but also
I scolded that relative for a while, and this incident caused quite a big fuss, and many people saw it with their own eyes."
"There is another strange thing. Su Tingzheng had asthma, but he suddenly got better. The doctor who had been treating him before said that he had not come to get medicine for two years. I have never heard that asthma can be eradicated!"
"Go and find out if Su Tingzheng has any brothers." Lu Yi said calmly.
"Your Excellency is saying..." Lu Zhiqian was surprised, "I will go immediately."
Lu Yi wrote the words "Su Tingzheng" on the wall and drew a symbol, which meant that this person was suspicious.
The men who were sent to the academy to inquire about the news also came back and reported on the situation of Zhao Zimo and Su Tingzheng.
"Su Tingzheng has no contact with Zhao Zimo. However, two years ago, Su Tingzheng stopped going to the academy to study. Now his master and classmates don't know much about him. However, a second generation ancestor who did everything from eating, drinking and having fun mentioned a piece of news. He
He said that he had met Su Tingzheng in Qionglou, and that Su Tingzheng had a close relationship with a girl from Qionglou, but it was just secretly that no one noticed."
"On the one hand, he is confused with the princess, and on the other hand, he is confused with the woman in Qionglou. This Su Tingzheng is very different from the person in the rumors."
Su Tingzheng, Zhao Zimo, Qionglou...
They may seem unrelated, but they are connected.
"Are there any servants who followed Zhao Zimo before and then left him?"
"I'll look for you."
"Send someone to keep an eye on Zhao Zimo, be careful not to be discovered by him."
"yes."
Lu Yi found Fan Shiyou again.
Fan Shiyou lay in front of the window and sighed.
Her lover died, and her heart was empty. What she couldn't accept the most was that he actually wanted to commit suicide with her. Should she hate him? No! He loved her so much that he would commit such a stupidity.
However, even though she was moved by his affection, she still complained about what he did. She was living well, so why should she die? If she died, only bones would be left in the end. What's the use of it?
What a fool!
"Princess, I have a few more words to ask you."
Fan Shiyou was a little worried about Lu Yi.
Although she was the princess, Lu Yi should show weakness in front of her, but when he heard him say 'my official', he felt a chill all over his body.
She sat up and said seriously: "Master Lu, please speak."
"What kind of person was Su Ting when you met Su Tingzheng?"
"This..." Fan Shiyou tried hard to remember, "We met at Qishan Temple. I was depressed at the time and went for a walk in the back mountain to relax. Unexpectedly, I encountered a heavy rain and was trapped in the mountain..."
Fan Shiyou told their story.
Su Tingzheng in the story is gentle and elegant. Although he is a little aloof, he is a scholar and is quite talented. These are normal.
"He was very shy. When I talked to him, he always avoided looking. He helped me, and I wanted to thank him, so I sent someone to send gifts, and he returned them all. At that time, he was like a frightened rabbit.
As if I were a big bad wolf and wanted to eat him..."
"What happened after that?" Lu Yi asked, "Didn't you notice any changes in him? When did he stop being shy and willing to accept your gifts and even say nice things to you?"
"This..." Fan Shiyou hesitated, "I fell in love with him, and after a long time, I will definitely not see each other like that again. Isn't it normal for him to accept something when I give it to him?"
"Is it normal?" Lu Yi asked, "Based on your understanding of him, should he accept your gifts and say those sweet words to you?"
Fan Shiyou thought back to the Su Tingzheng she met for the first time, and then thought about the Su Tingzheng she had met in the past two years.
"Do you give him gifts every time you meet him?"
"Yes, but they are just small things." Fan Shiyou said, "Although I am a princess, I cannot have a lot of money, but my mother loves me. If I like some gold and silver jewelry, she will buy it for me. I think
I want to improve his life and don’t want him to suffer, so I occasionally give him some jewelry and let him pawn it to live.”
"Does this look familiar?" Lu Yi showed her a golden walking wave.
"This..." Fan Shiyou said, "It's mine. Three months ago, I wore this golden walking stick to see him. He seemed to like it very much, so I gave it to him as a memorial."
"Do you know whose head this golden step rocker was worn for three months?"
"Did he sell it? But he said that this Jinbu Yao is very suitable for me and will remind me of me when I see it, so I want to keep it by my side. His life now should not be that difficult."
"This golden walking stick was worn on the head of one of the top names in Qionglou, Mo Lan, for three months. According to Mo Lan, it was a gift from a benefactor. I asked the people in Qionglou again
, they said that Su Juren was Mo Lan’s long-term guest. Princess, the sweetheart you talked about was spending time with you one moment, and the next moment he entered the Qiong Tower and put the jewelry he got from you on his sweetheart.
