By the time Jing Rong returned to the Rong Estate, the sky was already dark.
As soon as he entered, he asked impatiently, "Where's Miss Ji?"
"Miss Ji just returned from the Ministry of Justice. She brought some documents to the study."
Jing Rong hurried over.
One day apart felt like three years!
Originally, the Ministry of Revenue had already chosen a new residence for Ji Yunshu. It was right next to Prince Rong's estate, just around the corner. However, Jing Rong refused to allow her to live there and forced her to stay in Prince Rong's estate.
His reason was – You're already my woman, why do you still want to separate us?
Ji Yunshu couldn't refute him. In the study, Ji Yunshu was having a headache over a case. It was a charred corpse case from Qingzhou. The local yamen had already closed the case six years ago. The deceased was a forty-year-old woman, and the murderer was her elder brother. Now, the case was overturned. It was said that a merchant passing by Qingzhou had suddenly disappeared.
According to the description of the man who saw the murderer on the night he left six years ago, he was not the deceased's elder brother. However, the local yamen refused to accept the case, so the case was appealed to the capital.
In fact, it wasn't a difficult matter. All they had to do was reopen the court.
However, the crime scene had been burned down, leaving nothing behind. What was more troublesome was that according to the merchant's description, the real murderer had died a month ago. There was no way to verify it.
This was probably the most vexing case Ji Yunshu had handled in the past six months.
The person who was called the murderer was indeed vexed. The deceased's elder brother did not kill anyone. When the deceased died, someone witnessed it and said that the woman's hands had no calluses.
When Jing Rong entered, he saw her frowning and rubbing her temples.
Thus, he snatched the document in front of her and closed it.
Huh?
Ji Yunshu suddenly raised her head.
She met his stern gaze.
"Not only should business be done, but it should also be done during work hours. It's already late, you should rest."
She said, "I'm not doing business. I'm just thinking about a problem."
"Think about it tomorrow."
"…"
Helpless.
She could only let her brain rest.
"I've been too busy these days. I haven't visited Wei Yi in a long time. How is he?"
Jing Rong became jealous when he heard her question.
"Ai!" He let out a heavy sigh.
"What is it?" Ji Yunshu asked.
He played with the unstained brush on the table, like a little pitiful child, he said, "When I entered the Palace, he asked me how you were, as soon as I left the Palace, you asked me how he was. These days I have been busy with the Chamber of Commerce, I have been working hard, but the two of you only cared about each other, you did not even ask me."
Puchi!
Ji Yunshu couldn't hold back her laughter. She walked around the table in front of her and walked to his side. She giggled and asked, "Then … how about some people coming today?"
"You remember me now?"
"I've never forgotten you." She had been with Jing Rong for so many years that she had learned a few sweet nothings.
Obviously, Jing Rong's words were very effective. His heart was blooming with joy, but on the surface, he pretended to be 'seeking comfort'.
It was comparable to Lord Qi's baby!
Ji Yunshu didn't want to expose him, so she gently hooked the corner of his robe and twirled it around. She continued, "You're always by my side. Whether it's good or bad, I can see it and feel it. Why bother asking?"
Jing Rong's heart melted, and a smile appeared on his face.
He was very satisfied!
He still lost to this woman.
Thereupon —
He picked her up, and with a wicked expression, he said, "Why don't you … use your body to feel it?"
"Scoundrel!"
Ji Yunshu wanted to struggle, but it was already too late.
She had already been carried out of the study and thrown onto the bed in the bedroom.
Hehehe!
… …
It was time to refresh one's brain.
Early the next morning.
The two of them got out of bed, exhausted. They had just put on their clothes when Lang Po's voice came from outside the door. "Your Highness, Miss Ji."
Jing Rong opened the door and asked, "What's the matter?"
"The Capital Governor is here. He said … something happened."
'Huh?
That guy always comes back with bad news. '
Jing Rong and Ji Yunshu looked at each other.
At this moment, the Capital Governor was pacing back and forth in the living room. He was very anxious, and his palms were sweating. When he saw Ji Yunshu and Jing Rong, he quickly went to greet them with a solemn expression. "Your Highness, Lord Ji."
"What happened?"
"A … a murder case."
As expected!
A quarter of an hour later, the group arrived at the Long Manor Inn.
Although the inn's doors were closed, there were still many commoners gathered outside. They were pointing and gossiping, trying to guess what had happened inside the inn.
The Capital Governor said softly, "The news has been sealed to prevent people from panicking."
Ji Yunshu nodded, agreeing with his decision.
However, when the commoners saw that not only the Capital Governor but also Ji Yunshu had come, they knew that it was not a good thing. It caused a heated discussion, thinking that someone must have died inside. Otherwise, why would the Ministry of Justice's Punishment Supervisor, Lord Ji, come?
Not only her, but Prince Rong also came.
It was obvious that it was a serious matter.
After entering the inn, the Capital Governor ordered people to stand guard outside, not allowing any unauthorized people to enter.
Inside the inn, all the innkeepers, waiters, chefs, and guests were present.
Everyone gathered in the lobby. The timid ones huddled together, while the brave ones kept looking upstairs.
"Your Highness, Teacher Ji, the victim … is upstairs." The Capital Governor stretched out his finger and pointed upstairs.
"Let's go up and take a look first." Just as they were about to go up, the innkeeper walked over with a hunched back, trembling with fear. He said, "Officers, even though the person died here, but … it has absolutely nothing to do with our inn. If this matter were to spread out, this lowly one's inn would most likely not be able to open again. So, I'll have to trouble all of you to show some mercy.
Therefore, I would like to ask you to please do me a favor and seal the news. "
He pleaded.
The Capital Governor could not make the decision, so he looked at Jing Rong for his opinion.
Jing Rong said, "After the case is solved, your inn will not be affected."
"Many thanks, Your Highness. Many thanks …" The innkeeper bowed again and again, feeling relieved. As the group went upstairs, the Capital Governor said, "The victim is a perfume merchant who just arrived in the capital yesterday. This morning, her waiter went to knock on her door, but there was no response. So he barged in and found the victim lying inside. After confirming that the victim was dead, this lowly official immediately went to find you.
I really did not dare to destroy the crime scene, so I did not send people to search the room. I only ordered people to surround the inn and the murder scene and wait for your instructions. "
Ji Yunshu hummed in agreement.
The corridor was filled with the Capital Governor's men, guarding outside an open guest room. Their expressions were extremely solemn, presumably, the situation inside the room was also very 'complicated'.
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