Chapter 21
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Two Mulberry Flowers
The two of them arrived at Miss Zhou's courtyard one after the other. There was no one standing guard outside, and aside from the lights in the corner of the courtyard, the whole place looked very gloomy.
After all, Miss Zhou had just died, and her body hadn't been buried yet. No one dared to come here.
"Clang!"
A sound came from inside the room. The candlelight was still shining, and a faint silhouette could be seen walking inside.
Ji Yunshu and Jing Rong looked at each other, then they pushed the door open and entered. The person inside was probably frightened, as she suddenly turned around, and the handkerchief in her hand fell to the ground. Her body trembled slightly, and she was stunned.
She saw that the woman's body was thin, and she looked like a skeleton. Her shoulders drooped down weakly, and she looked lifeless. Even her face was deathly pale.
But how could a sixteen or seventeen year old look so sickly?
"You are … Suyun?" Ji Yunshu instinctively asked.
The woman's eyes were empty, and she nodded woodenly.
"Why are you here?"
Suyun trembled as her body trembled. She lowered her head and said in a soft voice, "Young Miss said that she doesn't like the darkness in the room and that she needs to light a lamp. That's why I came to light the room."
The candlestick inlaid with crystal was lit!
Ji Yunshu nodded, and no longer questioned her. She revealed her identity.
"Miss Suyun, my surname is Ji. I came here to investigate the cause of your Miss's death."
"I know. Qiaoxin already told me." Suyun's voice was weary and powerless.
"That's good."
As Ji Yunshu spoke, she saw the handkerchief that slipped from Suyun's hand lying flat on the ground. She stepped forward and picked it up.
The white handkerchief was embroidered with two very beautiful mulberry flowers. One was red, and the other was blue. One corner of the red mulberry flower had a broken thread.
Ji Yunshu's eyes narrowed. "This flower is very beautiful. Did you embroider it yourself?"
"Yes."
"Your hands are very skillful."
"Thank … thank you."
"Come, hold it properly. Don't throw it away again. It won't look good if it gets dirty."
She returned the handkerchief to Suyun. When her slender fingers touched Ji Yunshu's hand, she grabbed the handkerchief and immediately pulled it back. From beginning to end, she didn't dare to raise her head. Instead, she lowered her head even more.
"Then I won't disturb Mister's business any longer." Suyun saluted and prepared to leave.
Unfortunately, Ji Yunshu stretched out her leg and tripped her, causing Suyun to fall forward. Fortunately, Jing Rong quickly caught her from behind.
The hero saves the damsel in distress!
After Suyun regained her balance, Jing Rong released her and retreated a few steps. He fiercely glared at Ji Yunshu, concealing his anger.
Suyun clutched her chest. It was just a false alarm. She raised her eyes and cautiously glanced at Jing Rong.
"Thank you, Young Master."
Jing Rong did not answer.
Suyun also bit her pale lips and left in a hurry!
Jing Rong's face darkened from anger. He rebuked her, "Ridiculous! Even if you want to give me a woman, shouldn't you consider my opinion first?"
She disagreed, "I don't understand what your highness is talking about."
"This Prince clearly saw that you deliberately tripped her."
"Yes, I deliberately tripped her just now. So what?" Ji Yunshu said lightly. Her words were neither light nor heavy.
However, there was a hidden meaning behind it.
Jing Rong didn't understand. He was about to ask something when he saw that Ji Yunshu had already started to search the room for something.
"What are you looking for?"
Ji Yunshu rummaged through the drawers and cabinets. She replied, "Something that can scare those maidservants."
"Something that can scare those maidservants?"
Ji Yunshu didn't have time to pay attention to his suspicion. She carefully searched the room and finally found Miss Zhou's bed.
She couldn't find any clues from the layers of bedding. Ji Yunshu stretched out her hand and pulled the neatly arranged bedding apart. She didn't stop until she found a small and exquisite box at the bottom.
She picked up the box and opened it. When she saw what was inside, all the doubts in her heart disappeared.
Ji Yunshu closed the box with a dignified expression. She turned around and walked to Jing Rong's side.
"Your Highness, we will solve this case at dawn tomorrow."
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