Xin Zizhao was slightly stunned, then gave a doting smile. "Of course. If it's you asking me for help, I'll surely agree."
"That's good."
Looking at Wei Shuxuan's smug look, Xin Zizhao's eyes were filled with deep affection.
Wei Shuxuan went to the Wind - Rain Hall and fetched the record book hanging outside the main gate. There was only one page of records in it, and the time and weather were all recorded in great detail. It was even clearer than the diary she had written when she was a child.
"June 16th, sunny. Cleaned the mirror and swept the main hall. June 18th, cloudy. Swept the main hall..." By recognizing the handwriting, Wei Shuxuan could tell that it was the work of three people. She still remembered that after the first maid died of a stroke, she had transferred the second victim to manage the Wind - Rain Hall two days later.
"June 20th, sunny. Cleaned the mirror. June 22nd, sunny. Swept the main hall..." The records stopped again here. It seemed that they came to do the cleaning every other day. However, since few people came to the Wind - Rain Hall, there was actually no need to clean it so often.
As for the second victim, although Wei Shuxuan had suspected something at that time, Xin Zizhao thought it was just a coincidence. Moreover, she couldn't find any suspicious points at that time, so she had to let it go. This time, she also transferred a young maid to manage the Wind - Rain Hall two days later.
"June 25th, sunny. Cleaned the mirror and swept the main hall. June 27th, light rain. Cleaned the weeds outside the hall..." Similarly, the records were only for two days. All three victims had cleaned the Phoenix Feather Mirror on the first day they were transferred there. And there was an interesting feature: the days they cleaned the mirror were all sunny days by coincidence.
"All three of them died of a stroke within three days after cleaning the mirror on the first day. Could it be that sunny days actually affect the mirror?" Wei Shuxuan was quite puzzled. What on a sunny day could affect the Phoenix Feather Mirror?
Wei Shuxuan held the record book but had no clue at all. Could that mirror be like the magic mirror in the fairy tale that the step - mother of Snow White had? Would one be killed by the mirror just by looking into it? If so, it would be a real killer mirror. It was really terrifying.
She felt a bit scared and suddenly felt glad that this hadn't happened to Xin Zizhao. It wasn't that she was heartless, but... if something happened to Xin Zizhao, she didn't know what would become of herself. All those who had looked into the mirror died of the same cause. Their illness came on suddenly and quickly, and there was no time to rescue them. They lost their lives, which was even more terrifying than being poisoned.
However, she was still a bit worried. No, she had to ask Xin Zizhao if he had seen that mirror after he came back.
By the time Xin Zizhao finished his work in the Imperial Study and returned to the Wind - Harmony Hall, it was already evening. The pattering light rain gradually seeped into the deep night. As soon as Wei Shuxuan saw Xin Zizhao walking towards her in the rain, she rushed over without even taking an umbrella. Xin Zizhao scolded her, "Why did you come without an umbrella? What if you catch a cold?"
"No, I won't. My body is not as fragile as you think."
Although Wei Shuxuan said so, Xin Zizhao still considerately put the cloak on his own body over Wei Shuxuan to prevent her from getting wet. But Wei Shuxuan didn't care about getting wet. She just wanted to ask Xin Zizhao a question.
Seeing Wei Shuxuan's expression, Xin Zizhao knew she had something to say. He pulled her quickly into the room and told the maids inside to fetch towels. Xin Zizhao wiped Wei Shuxuan's hair with the cloak. "What's wrong with you again?"
"Xin Zizhao, I'm asking you. Have you ever lifted the red cloth and looked at that Phoenix Feather Mirror?" Wei Shuxuan looked at Xin Zizhao with a heart in her mouth.
"Of course I have. Why do you ask this?"
"Do you feel any discomfort?" Wei Shuxuan was almost nervous to death when she heard his affirmative answer.
"No. I'll know if I feel uncomfortable."
"Don't you know the saying that a doctor can't treat himself?"
"I haven't heard of that," Xin Zizhao shook his head. From Wei Shuxuan's anxious expression, he suddenly thought of the three victims. "Are you worried that I'll die like those three maids after looking at the mirror?"
Wei Shuxuan nodded. But then she suddenly remembered that she had just made an assumption that the victims all died within three days. Now more than three days had passed...
Seeing Wei Shuxuan's expression change in an instant, Xin Zizhao smiled helplessly. "Did you make a mistake?"
"I'm just worried about you..." Wei Shuxuan looked at Xin Zizhao unhappily.
"You're really overthinking..." Xin Zizhao hugged Wei Shuxuan.
"By the way, what was the weather like when you received the Phoenix Feather Mirror that day? Where did you meet that envoy?" Wei Shuxuan looked up at Xin Zizhao.
"In the Full - Moon Pavilion. It seemed to be a cloudy day that day. But since there are no windows in the Full - Moon Pavilion, I'm not very sure. Did you find any clues?"
"It was a cloudy day... So it's really related to sunny days!"
"What does sunny and cloudy weather have to do with the Phoenix Feather Mirror?" Xin Zizhao looked at Wei Shuxuan puzzledly.
"That is, it may be the sunny weather that makes the mirror kill people. It has nothing to do with cloudy days. Forget it. I'll see if it's a sunny day tomorrow. I'm going to the Wind - Rain Hall to do an experiment."
Wei Shuxuan asked Wei Wei to catch two fat mice for her. Wei Wei walked over carrying a cage. "Miss, what do you need the mice for? They're very dirty."
"Come on, I know. That's why I asked you to catch them. I'm just going to use them for an experiment."
"Miss, that's very dangerous. Let this subordinate do it for you."
"No! You don't know how to do it. What if you lose your life?" Wei Shuxuan refused flatly.
"But if you lose your life, this subordinate... this subordinate won't be able to explain it to the master and the mistress!" Wei Wei insisted, but Wei Shuxuan didn't back down.
"I said no is no. Do you still regard me as your miss? Alright, I'll be fine. Don't say any more."
Wei Wei wanted to say something else, but seeing Wei Shuxuan's expression, she just pursed her lips and said nothing. She left Wei Shuxuan's room silently.
Although it had been cloudy for the past few days, a sunny day soon came. Seeing the fine weather today, Wei Shuxuan carried the mice and went to the Wind - Rain Hall.