Don't think he didn't know what Mo Liandi was up to. He wanted to bring someone to the Bai Mansion under the pretext of investigating a case. Dream on!
After seeing the person to the door, Bai Haoyu bowed to Liu Rumei again. "Miss Liu, after Concubine Lian's death, Father was in a bad mood. It was unintentional. Please don't take it to heart."
Liu Rumei nodded indifferently. "It's okay."
This was completely within her expectation, so she wasn't surprised.
"Take your time, Miss Liu!"
"Farewell."
After Liu Rumei left, a maid rushed to the courtyard where Bai Jinmian was. Looking at Bai Jinmian and Ning Yan'er chatting happily in the room, there was a look of embarrassment in her eyes.
Bai Jinmian frowned when she saw the maid hesitating. "Just say what you want to say. Don't be so hesitant."
The maid trembled and looked at Ning Yan'er nervously. She closed her eyes and gritted her teeth. "Master ordered me to escort Princess Anning out of the mansion."
Hearing this, both of their faces changed. Bai Jinmian's voice rose a few notes. "What did you say?"
Wasn't this just driving people away?
The maid immediately knelt on the ground and said with a look of determination. "Master ordered me to escort Princess Anning out of the mansion."
If anyone was to blame, it was Princess Anning for meddling. She knew that Liu Rumei was pretending to be a ghost and had scared Miss Pingting crazy, yet she still brought her to the mansion.
Wasn't this just asking for trouble?
Moreover, what did the affairs of the Bai Mansion have to do with the Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion?
Ning Yan'er's face was also extremely embarrassed. Obviously, she hadn't expected that her good intentions would be treated like this.
She took a deep breath to calm her anger, grabbed Bai Jinmian who was about to fly into a rage, and said softly, "Jinmian, I'll come to see you another day."
Although she had her own selfish motives for bringing Liu Rumei to the Bai Mansion, she hadn't expected that old fool to be so ungrateful.
Bai Jinmian frowned tightly, and there was a look of apology in her eyes as she looked at Ning Yan'er. "Yan'er, you..."
Ning Yan'er forced a smile. "It's okay. I'll leave first. Don't conflict with Uncle anymore. Think more about Auntie in everything."
Bai Jinmian nodded with pursed lips. "Yan'er, don't think too much. It must be that Liu Rumei did something, which made Father take out his anger on you."
That woman must have said something to Father. Otherwise, why would Father act like this?
Ning Yan'er forced a smile, and in her heart, she also agreed with Bai Jinmian's words. She couldn't help gritting her teeth. This woman was really not simple. She had already set a trap for her. How hateful!
After leaving the Bai Mansion and getting into the carriage, Ning Yan'er's face instantly turned gloomy. "Have you found out anything?"
A Bi's eyes were full of disgust. " Qingzhu from the Qinglan Courtyard is dead. That Liu Rumei went into Concubine Lian's room. No one knows what she did."
Ning Yan'er pursed her lips, and a look of cruelty flashed in her eyes. "She must have touched something she shouldn't have."
A Bi thought so too. "She was so incompetent and even implicated the princess. This woman is really hateful!"
Ning Yan'er rubbed her aching temples, and her eyes were full of coldness. She had underestimated her.
"Princess, after today's incident, I'm afraid Lord Bai won't let Liu Rumei investigate the case easily anymore." In that case, wouldn't the princess's plan be in vain?
A cold smile curled up on Ning Yan'er's lips, and her eyes were full of coldness. "Since she has agreed, I won't let her back out easily."
She had to investigate this case whether she wanted to or not.
...
Liu Rumei went straight back to the coroner's office. She was alone in the room, studying the body that had been soaked white in the pond.
There were only the blue and purple marks left when the servants of the Bai Mansion pulled the body up. There were no other injuries, and it was indeed a case of drowning. However, it was just too much of a coincidence...
She studied the body carefully inside and out, but still found no clues.
When she stood up, she noticed that the sun was about to set. She suddenly remembered that she had to go to the Guo'an Prince's Mansion to pick up the Yunxi brothers. So she had to stand up, wash her hands, and head towards the Guo'an Prince's Mansion.
Uncle Zhang already knew that Liu Rumei would return today. There was a big smile on his face as he said respectfully, "Princess, you're finally back!"
These days, the temperature around the prince had dropped a few degrees. No one dared to get close to him easily.
Many people had complained in his ear. His ears were almost getting calloused.
Now that the princess was finally back, he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
When Liu Rumei saw this, a look of embarrassment flashed in her eyes. "Uncle Zhang, Mo Liandi and I..."
However, before she could finish her sentence, Uncle Zhang interrupted her. "Princess, the prince is waiting for you in the West Garden. Hurry up and go there."
After saying that, he didn't forget to wink at the young servant beside him.
Liu Rumei didn't notice Uncle Zhang's actions. She immediately followed the route in her memory and walked towards the back.
Behind her, Uncle Zhang whispered to the young servant beside him. "Hurry up and close the door!"
"Yes!"
When she arrived at the West Garden, Liu Rumei saw Mo Liandi standing with his hands behind his back. The setting sun shone on his extremely handsome face, making it even more attractive.
Liu Rumei almost couldn't take her eyes off him.
"Liu Liu, welcome back."
Liu Rumei pursed her lips and scanned the West Garden with her eyes. "Where are Yunxi and Yunli? Please ask the prince to bring them out. I'll leave now."
For some reason, Liu Rumei felt that Mo Liandi was exuding a dangerous aura today. She subconsciously wanted to leave. She felt that coming back today was a wrong decision.
A smile flashed in Mo Liandi's eyes. He said to Liu Rumei leisurely, "I sent someone to pick them up, but they didn't want to come back."
Liu Rumei pursed her lips. "In that case, I won't bother the prince anymore. Farewell!"
A look of displeasure flashed in Mo Liandi's eyes. He immediately blocked her way. "Did you suffer any grievances when you went to the Bai Mansion today?"
Liu Rumei said indifferently, "No."
Seeing that her way was blocked by Mo Liandi, she said indifferently, "Please step aside, Your Highness!"
By now, if she couldn't see what Mo Liandi was up to, she would really be a fool.
"Liu Liu has been busy all day today. Have you had dinner? I've sent someone to buy some food from the Baiweizhai. They're all new dishes recently."
Seeing that he didn't move at all, Liu Rumei was filled with annoyance. She didn't want to say more and was about to walk past him.
Unexpectedly, she was blocked again the next moment.
Looking at the man blocking her way, Liu Rumei felt extremely irritated. She looked up at Mo Liandi in front of her and said coldly, "What on earth do you want to do, Your Highness!"