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Chu Huanyan raised her eyebrows slightly and met Xiao Jinzhi's gaze.

"Your Highness, I don't have any sweethearts that I need to elope with, and I don't need your Highness to be helpful."

There are many tourists in Luoying Lake. I don't know how much discussion I will get when traveling with Xiao Jinzhi.

Even if Shen Chi was really sent by Xiao Jinzhi in the previous life, at most it was just that Xiao Jinzhi still had some conscience and thought about making amends.

And she was just here for a formality today, so there was no need to get involved.

Xiao Jinzhi was stunned for a moment, then smiled again: "I suddenly forgot about my reputation."

As soon as these words came out, the joy in Xiao Jinzhi's heart suddenly faded a bit.

For the first time, he felt that the reputation he had worked so hard to build didn't seem to be that good.

Realizing that what she just said was too much, Chu Huanyan stood up and felt relieved.

"Your Highness has misunderstood. It's just that I still have things to do these two days. I don't have much time to do, and I really have no intention of visiting the lake."

Xiao Jinzhi looked at her, and after a moment his expression returned to normal, still smiling lazily.

"It doesn't matter. In this case, I can only go alone."

After sitting for a while, guessing that the time was almost up, Chu Huanyan left the Prince's Mansion.

"Your Highness, you seem to care about Miss Chu's thoughts." Qin Li said curiously.

"Is there any?" Xiao Jinzhi looked at his subordinates.

"Of course, when you explained so much just now, weren't you just worried that Miss Chu would misunderstand the relationship between you and Li Qingyao?" Qin Li paused for a moment, then suddenly realized, "Your Highness, you are not..."

"You're thinking too much. You don't care about Chu Huanyan alone..."

"Do you want to use Miss Chu to continue to ruin your reputation?"

Xiao Jin choked.

"Your Highness, did you guess correctly?" Qin Li said excitedly.

Looking at him silently, Xiao Jinzhi sighed, "The cup of tea that Shen Chi had just now should not have been taken away."

"Why?" Qin Li was puzzled.

"I should let you drink more to refresh yourself."

Qin Li: "..." What did he do wrong?

the other side.

Chu Huanyan returned to the Hou Mansion with thoughts in her mind.

What she has to do now is wait for Dali Temple to make a decision on the case of Chu Ziyuan's injury.

It is naturally impossible for Chu Ziyuan to stay in prison, but as long as the case is successfully concluded, it will be difficult for Chu Ziyuan to enter the court after being charged with assaulting a court official.

"Miss!" Seeing Chu Huanyan's return, Xian Yue immediately hurried up to greet her.

"Is your foot okay?" Chu Huanyan motioned for her to slow down.

But Xianyue didn't care to answer, and hurriedly reported: "Miss, Pearl is dead!"

"What?" Chu Huanyan was stunned, "What's going on?"

Xianyue quickly explained the cause and effect of the matter.

It turned out that not long after Chu Huanyan and Yun Chen left, Xian Yue felt that her feet no longer hurt. She was bored staying in the house, so she thought of going out to buy some pastries that Chu Huanyan liked to eat.

Because the owner of the shop where she often shopped was sick and closed, she wandered a little further and happened to see Zhou Xiuwen taking a few official officials to Liangshui Lane.

She followed curiously, only to find that the official had carried Zhu'er's body out from Zhou's house.

"It was said that he accidentally fell into the well and drowned. Zhou Xiuwen went to the Yamen to find an official and fished the person out. Now the body has been taken away and disposed of." Xianyue said with a frown, remembering Zhu'er being taken away. body, and my heart still felt a little chilly.

"It's too sudden." Chu Huanyan thought, "Is it really just an accident?"

"Miss, you mean that Zhu'er was killed by them?" Xianyue looked nervous.

"There's no evidence, so it's hard to say." Chu Huanyan shook her head, "However, it's really a bit strange."

Chu Huanyan looked at Yun Chen, "Go to Zhou's house now and observe in secret to see their attitude and listen to what they said."

"Okay." Yun Chen nodded immediately and left the Hou Mansion.

Chu Huanyan looked at Xian Yue, whose face turned pale, and held her hand, "Don't be afraid."

"Miss, I'm fine. I was just a little frightened when I bumped into Zhu'er's body." Xian Yue took a deep breath and tried to calm down her emotions.

After she calmed down a bit, Xian Yue spoke again.

"Miss, please tell me, could it be that the third lady discovered that Pearl had tipped us off, so she got angry and pushed her into the well?"

Chu Huanyan thought for a while, "It's unlikely. According to Chu Wanyan's temper, if he really knew it, he would have rushed to the Hou Mansion to come to us to argue. Also, if it was just a tip-off, it should be It’s not enough to make Chu Wanyan murderous.”

"Could it be that an accident occurred during the quarrel and pushing, and he accidentally fell?"

"I have seen the Zhou family's well. The wellhead is not big, and it is surrounded by bricks and stones. Even if there is an accident during the pushing, it is probably just a collision and it should not fall." Chu Huanyan said again Shake his head.

Pearl's death is definitely not that simple.

In particular, Zhou Xiuwen went to the Yamen specifically and asked someone to retrieve the body. No matter how you look at it, it feels like he is deliberately leaving it out.

"Xianyue, send someone to the Yamen quietly to inquire about it and see what the Yamen who went to Zhou's house have to say about this matter."

It is impossible for people in the government to fail to see that the possibility of slipping and falling into the Zhou family's well is very small.

Either there is some irrefutable evidence that proves that Zhu'er fell into the well accidentally, or the people in the yamen are not at all dedicated and are too lazy to cause trouble.

Of course, it's also possible that... Zhou Xiuwen used money behind his back!

About an hour later, the person who went to the Yamen to inquire about the news came back first.

According to what he said, although the government officials also thought this incident was a bit strange, the fact that all three members of the Zhou family bit someone to death was because they fell by themselves. Moreover, Zhuer had no father or mother, so no one investigated the matter, and she was a slave. , so the Yamen didn't bother to spend any more energy on interrogating him, so they picked him up and sent him to Yizhuang, and the matter was settled.

"Miss, this is too irresponsible. Just because you are a slave, can you treat her so casually?" Xian Yue said with a bit of indignation in her tone.

If possible, who would be willing to be a slave? Because his family was poor and had no way of living, he sold himself into slavery, so even if he was killed, in the eyes of those government officials, it was just a trivial matter, and they didn't even bother to investigate.

Chu Huanyan comforted Xian Yue, and then spoke to the boy in front of her who was inquiring about the news: "You go down first, and don't mention this matter to anyone."

"Yes, miss." The boy retreated.

After about half an hour, Yun Chen finally came back, but found nothing.

The atmosphere in the Zhou family was gloomy, and few people spoke. Chu Wanyan stayed in her room, closed the door tightly, and said nothing.

"Miss, I think it happened not long ago, and it's daytime again, so they are still a little wary. When night falls, my subordinates will go check it out again," Yun Chen said.

"If they really killed someone, I'm afraid they wouldn't dare to discuss it at home as usual." Chu Huanyan's face slightly condensed, and after a moment of pause, he spoke to Yun Chen again.

"Tonight, you accompany me to Yizhuang."