Mu Siyu sat in front of the dressing table and looked at her face in the mirror.
"The wounds on my face seem to be mocking me."
Lu Yi held her shoulders and stood behind her and looked at her in the mirror: "The injuries on your face are saying, 'Why is my master so kind? You must protect yourself in the future.'"
"Master Lu, are you comforting me?" Mu Siyu grabbed his hand on her shoulder, "How is the investigation of the fraud case going? Let's leave after you finish it!"
"We caught the fish that surfaced, and some that were hidden in the water, but that big fish is too cunning and won't surface in a short time. We have to close the net first."
"That's it?"
"I will send people to keep an eye on this place. If something like this happens again, he will be caught."
“I will also arrange for people from the chamber of commerce to publicize some anti-fraud techniques to let everyone know the most common methods used by scammers, and to be as ‘preventive as possible’.”
"Madam..." Lu Yi lowered his head and kissed her forehead, "In a few months, I will send someone to take you to the capital, and we will never be separated again."
Lu Yi was about to close the net and leave, but a new case emerged. This time it was a murder case, and the person who died was none other than the old housekeeper of Prince Li's Mansion.
This old housekeeper had worked in Prince Li's Mansion for fifteen years and just retired and returned home last month. This time he died on the way back to Licheng. His body was delivered to the door of Prince Li's Mansion. How could it not arouse suspicion?
Dali Temple manages various cases. As an official of Dali Temple, it is his duty to solve various mysterious and unsolved cases for the people, so he can only stay and continue to investigate.
"The rain is getting heavier and heavier." Zi Su walked in with a fruit plate in one hand and an umbrella in the other.
As soon as he entered the door, he first handed the umbrella to Ziyuan who came over, then put the fruit plate on the table, and then wiped the water stains on his body.
"It's raining so heavily, and I'm still leading people outside to investigate the case. Even if there are any clues, I'm afraid they will be lost in the rain." Ziyuan stuffed a towel into Zisu's hand.
"We have good food and drink here, what's there to complain about? If you feel free, go to Prince Li's Mansion to help. If anyone is too busy, go and take a shot." Mu Siyu applied medicine to the wound.
"We are not going to get into trouble with this!" Zi Su said, "Madam, you don't know, the Li Prince's Mansion looks at everyone smiling and welcoming, but in fact, it is always wary of us."
"Yes." Ziyuan reached a consensus with Zisu for the first time.
Mu Siyu didn't go out for several days, so she didn't know what happened.
She applied the medicine and looked back at the two girls: "What happened that I don't know about?"
"Actually, it's nothing. Yesterday, the slave girl and Zi Su took the laundry for Madam. When they passed a courtyard, they heard crying inside, and wondered if something had happened. The door of the courtyard happened to be open, so we thought about going in.
Look, before we even entered the door, a servant suddenly ran over from behind, and the man drove us away with a fierce look."
"If it weren't for the fact that the courtyard looked quite desolate and didn't look like someone was living there, we thought something had happened there, so we went to take a look. Who would want to wander around?"
"It seems that Prince Li's Mansion hides many secrets!"
After a few days, the wounds on Mu Siyu's face finally formed scars.
The rain stopped, and the world seemed to have been cleaned up, and everything looked full of life.
"Sister Mu," Fan Shiyou came over with her maid Bilu. "Is your injury better? I brought Bingyan ointment. If you apply it several times a day, there will be no scars."
"Thank you, Princess." Mu Siyu stood up and saluted.
Fan Shiyou supported her: "Sister Mu, can I have a few words with you alone?"
Mu Siyu raised a faint smile: "Of course."
The girls retreated and closed the door before leaving.
"Sister Mu, are you angry?" Fan Shiyou held her hand, "You are so smart, you must have discovered something, right?"
"Princess, I don't understand what you mean." Mu Siyu looked at her, "Should I find anything?"
"Are you...are you blaming me?" Fan Shiyou said sadly, "I really like you, and I never thought of harming you, I just..."
"Princess, it was an accident when you fell off the cliff. Fortunately, I caught you in time. It's lucky to say the least. If it were someone else, I'm afraid I wouldn't have the strength to hold the princess."
Fan Shiyou saw Mu Siyu say this and looked at her expression. She really couldn't tell whether she really didn't know or pretended not to know.
She has been very entangled in the past few days. At one time, she wanted to come to her for a showdown and test her reaction. If she could help her keep a secret, that would be the best. If not, she had to find a way to get out of the predicament; at the other time, she felt that she should
I don’t know anything. Since I don’t know, then just pretend that nothing happened, which is good for everyone. She really likes her and doesn’t want to lose such a friend.
However, when she came to see her, she was a little disappointed when she looked like she didn't know anything.
In fact, she wants someone to help her make suggestions and tell her what to do. She is so smart, if she can help her as a 'strategist', she might be able to get her wish soon.
"I still have something to do, so I'll leave first. Remember to apply that... medicine." Fan Shiyou stood up.
"Okay, thank you, Princess."
After this conversation, Fan Shiyou continued to play with Mu Siyu as if nothing had happened, but Mu Siyu deliberately avoided her and did not want to have a close relationship with her.
The investigation of the case was always endless, and Mu Siyu became impatient and began to look for business opportunities around Licheng.
"Sister Mu." A carriage stopped, and the people in the carriage opened the curtains and looked at Mu Siyu outside.
When Mu Siyu saw this person, her eyes were full of surprise: "Mrs. You."
Ye Yingge.
Ye Yingge got out of the carriage and said to the driver: "You go back first, I will go back by myself later."
"yes."
The coachman drove the carriage away.
Ye Yingge smiled and said: "Sister Mu, why are you in Licheng?"
"We have something to do here." Mu Siyu looked at her, "Why are you here?"
"I have an aunt here who is about to celebrate her 60th birthday. I came here specially to wish her a happy birthday." Ye Yingge said with a smile, "It's lunch time now, let me treat you to a meal!"
"Then there's no need to be so polite." Mu Siyu said, "You call me sister, and I'll treat you to food!"
Mu Siyu and Ye Yingge met by chance. After having a meal, Ye Yingge sent an invitation to Mu Siyu, inviting her to attend her 'aunt's' birthday party.
When returning to the palace, Mu Siyu threw the invitation casually on the dressing table.
Lu Yi came back, saw the invitation on the dressing table, and said, "Where did this come from?"
"Hmm? I met Mrs. You today, that is Ye Yingge, and she gave it to me." Mu Siyu said the reason, "Is there any problem?"
"It's nothing, I also received an invitation today." Lu Yi said, "This Mrs. Zhao is the princess's sister. This banquet is being held, and the prince invited me and my family to attend."