Wei Shuxuan never expected that someone would come to pay a visit at this moment. Was it to see Xin Zizhao? No, that couldn't be right. In that case, the guard should have gone to find Xin Zizhao instead of coming to her!
"Who is this person here to see?" Wei Shuxuan raised her voice and asked the guard outside.
"To see you, Young Master Wei."
"To see me?" Wei Shuxuan was utterly perplexed. How could there be someone who wanted to see her? As far as she remembered, she didn't know anyone here!
"... Well, ask him to wait for me in the pavilion outside. I'll come out after I tidy up a bit."
"Yes, Young Master Wei!" As she listened to the guard's footsteps gradually fade away, Wei Shuxuan then said to Wei Wei, "Wei Wei, you hide aside first. You can tell me later."
"I understand, my lady. I'll take my leave first."
In the blink of an eye, Wei Wei, who had just been right in front of Wei Shuxuan, disappeared without a trace. Wei Shuxuan couldn't help but want to applaud him. How could Wei Wei's light - footed kung fu be so amazing? She must ask him to teach her a few moves some other day.
Wei Shuxuan tidied up her clothes and walked towards the pavilion outside. Before she even reached it, from afar, she saw a tall and muscular man standing there. He was dressed in a black robe, with a bright red beaded belt around his waist and a silver - white jade headpiece on his head. He must be a good - looking man.
She quickened her steps and walked over. First, she bowed to the man and said, "Sorry to keep you waiting. May I ask who you are?"
When Ge Zian saw the person in front of him, he couldn't help but widen his eyes. "You... Aren't you the young master I met in the market that day? Don't you remember me?"
Wei Shuxuan studied him for a while before she remembered who he was. "Aren't you that... General Long An?"
Ge Zian gave a helpless smile. "No, General Long An is my father. I'm his son. My name is Ge Zian. I accidentally bumped into you last time. Are you okay?"
"I'm fine. I'm not that fragile. Just a little bump. I've been fine for a long time. By the way, what's the matter with you coming to see me this time?" Wei Shuxuan quickly got to the point.
Hearing Wei Shuxuan's words, Ge Zian was stunned for a moment. "You're Wei Luo?"
"Yes, I am. Is there any problem?" After getting a definite answer from Wei Shuxuan, Ge Zian's expression changed a bit.
"... It's nothing. It's just that His Majesty asked me to come and assist you in investigating the case. What do you need me to do now?" Ge Zian decided not to tell Wei Shuxuan his doubts for the time being. Maybe it was just a coincidence.
"Well... But I haven't started the investigation yet. How about this? If I need your help, I'll let you know. Is that okay?" Wei Shuxuan thought for a while.
"Of course. You can send someone to the General's Mansion to inform me."
"Thank you then."
Since Ge Zian said that he still had some military affairs to finish and had to go back to the military camp, he bid farewell to Wei Shuxuan. Wei Shuxuan saw him off outside the Fenghe Hall. She smiled and said, "See you next time then."
"Okay."
This scene happened to be seen by Xin Zizhao who had just returned. The smile on Wei Shuxuan's face was extremely annoying to Xin Zizhao because she was smiling at another man instead of him.
He just took a brief look and then turned around and left. No one knew where he was going.
After seeing Ge Zian off, Wei Shuxuan looked in the direction where Xin Zizhao had left. Why did she feel that Xin Zizhao had just come back? But when she looked again, she didn't see anyone. It must have been just an illusion.
When she returned to her room again, Wei Wei had been waiting for her there. Wei Shuxuan asked him, "Have you been here all the time?"
"No..." Wei Wei looked hesitant.
"Just say what you want to say."
Wei Shuxuan saw through Wei Wei's hesitation. Wei Wei lowered his voice and said, "That Ge Zian just now is your childhood sweetheart, my lady."
"What?" Wei Shuxuan stared at him in shock.
"He's also your fiancé, my lady."
At this moment, the cup in Wei Shuxuan's hand dropped onto the table unsteadily, spilling water all over the place. "When did this happen?"
"The engagement was arranged by Master and General Ge a long time ago..."
"This is really troublesome..." Wei Shuxuan murmured to herself.
It wasn't that Wei Shuxuan didn't like Ge Zian. It was just that suddenly being told that a man was her fiancé made her feel... unable to react.
The shock only lasted for a while. She still had things to do. After adjusting her mindset, Wei Shuxuan thought it was time for her to get to work and go to the crime scenes to take a look.
Since Xin Zizhao wasn't around, Wei Shuxuan was too lazy to look for him to accompany her. Anyway, she still had Wei Wei by her side.
The crime scenes from before were still preserved. No one dared to go there. Wei Shuxuan was really glad that someone had protected all the crime scenes.
Wei Shuxuan visited each crime scene. Some of them had happened a long time ago, and the clues should have been destroyed. In some places, there were still a few traces of blood left. She heard from the head of the imperial guards that the emblems of the Wei Family found at the scenes had been locked up in the evidence room, and the corpses were also placed in the morgue.
As for the most recent murder case, Wei Shuxuan was also present. She was the one who picked up the iron badge. At that time, she didn't find any suspicious clues around, so she gave up.
After that, Wei Shuxuan went to the evidence room. All she saw were a bunch of iron badges engraved with the character "Wei". There were no other pieces of evidence.
Since she couldn't find any suspicious clues from the crime scenes or the evidence, Wei Shuxuan thought she could only start with the corpses. But it was already dark outside. She thought she'd better go to the morgue tomorrow.
When she returned to the Fenghe Hall, Wei Shuxuan found that Xin Zizhao's room was still pitch - black. It seemed that he hadn't come back yet. She asked Chief Li, but Chief Li told her that the Fifth Prince hadn't been back to the Fenghe Hall.
"I have to have dinner alone. I don't know where Xin Zizhao has gone."
Wei Shuxuan poked at the food in her bowl with her chopsticks and couldn't help but complain. Recently, she had been having meals with Xin Zizhao. Suddenly having one less person made her feel a bit... bored.
Xin Zizhao didn't come back until late at night. He had gone to the library to read books. Now he wanted to sort out his feelings for Wei Shuxuan.
When he returned to the Fenghe Hall, he found that Wei Shuxuan had already gone to bed, so he didn't disturb her and went straight back to his room to rest.
Early in the morning, Xin Zizhao summoned Chief Li. "Who was the man who came to visit Young Master Wei yesterday?"
"Reporting to the Fifth Prince, it was General Ge Zian."
Zian? Was he the one sent by the Emperor to assist?