Although Lian Rui was a concubine's daughter, how could the Lian family simply ignore this matter?
The old scoundrel of the Lian family was an out - and - out old fox. As a member of the Lian family, even though Lian Rui was just a concubine's daughter, unless she did something that damaged the Lian family, this old scoundrel would never easily give up this pawn.
Whether it was an accident or man - made, he had to investigate carefully.
Liu Rumei paused slightly and said indifferently, "I'm only interested in this case. It has nothing to do with Bai Hanfei."
However, if Bai Hanfei didn't want her to continue the investigation, she wouldn't force it. She was just a coroner. She had only agreed to Ning Yan'er's request out of helplessness. This case was originally under Xue Zhan's jurisdiction. Her current actions were overstepping her bounds. Since the other party didn't want her involved, she was too lazy to court trouble.
A hint of a smile flashed in Mo Liandi's eyes. This was good. That Ning Yan'er had never had good intentions. And Bai Hanfei and Zhang Lanfeng also harbored hatred towards Liu Liu. He was naturally happy that Liu Liu didn't get involved in this mess.
"This is good. Bai Hanfei probably won't look for Liu Liu anymore. If Liu Liu wants to know the cause of Lian Rui's death, I'll just have someone find the body for you."
The matters of the Bai family were too complicated. It was better for her not to get involved.
Hearing this, Liu Rumei frowned slightly. For some reason, she always had an inexplicable premonition in her heart. Since Ning Yan'er had gone to so much trouble to involve her, she wouldn't let her get away so easily.
Seeing Liu Rumei fall into silence, Mo Liandi frowned and quietly stepped forward. His eyes were full of curiosity. He leaned close to her ear and whispered, "What is Liu Liu thinking about?"
The sudden voice startled Liu Rumei. The warm breath in her ear also made her flustered. She subconsciously moved a bit to the side and pursed her lips, saying, "Nothing."
Looking at the faint blush on Liu Rumei's calm face, the smile on Mo Liandi's face deepened. His eyes were full of soft light, which made Liu Rumei almost want to flee.
Liu Rumei had a "nerve - wracking" meal. She almost instantly put down her chopsticks and hurriedly fled to her room.
Seeing Liu Rumei's hasty actions, Mo Liandi didn't know whether to laugh or cry for a moment. How could his Liu Liu be so cute?
Si Xi, who was guarding the courtyard, was also stunned on the spot when he saw Liu Rumei's quick actions. Was Miss Liu bullied by the prince?
Thinking of this, he hesitated for a moment and then stepped forward. He came to the outside of Liu Rumei's room and knocked on the door. "Miss Liu, are you okay?"
At the same time, Mo Liandi's voice also rang out, "Ye Zhe!"
Ye Zhe glanced at Si Xi standing at the door and immediately flashed into the room. He said respectfully, "Your Highness!"
Mo Liandi said indifferently. There was a hint of a smile in his slightly cold voice. "Withdraw."
"Yes."
At this time, Liu Rumei was leaning against the door. Her eyes were full of complex emotions. She couldn't help but let out a long sigh. Sure enough, beauty could be a distraction!
Thinking of what Mo Liandi had said in the courtyard just now, she frowned. He was still under house arrest. The three - month period was not over yet. How could he leave the prince's mansion?
Or did he want her to stay with him in the prince's mansion?
Thinking of this, Liu Rumei felt a splitting headache!
The next day.
As the setting sun was just beginning to color the sky, Ning Yan'er's carriage appeared in front of the Youyuan Inn. Having learned her lesson from yesterday, Ning Yan'er didn't get off the carriage. She sent A Bi into the inn.
As soon as A Bi stepped into the inn, she didn't see a single person. She frowned slightly and called out, "Is anyone there?"
Where had everyone gone?
After waiting for a long time without a response, she raised her voice and called out again, "Is anyone there? Miss Liu!"
Heng Niang, who was sleeping in the room, felt extremely annoyed. She immediately replied rudely, "What are you howling about? I'm sleeping. We're not taking customers today!"
Hearing this voice, A Bi frowned. A hint of contempt flashed in her eyes. She really was a vulgar woman from the streets. "Our princess is here to look for Miss Liu. I wonder if Miss Liu is here?"
Heng Niang gritted her teeth angrily. Why was this woman so annoying? She immediately grabbed the quilt and covered her head, pretending not to hear.
Since there was no response, a look of annoyance flashed in A Bi's eyes. Following the memory of where Liu Rumei had come out, she wanted to go upstairs. Since no one was answering, she had to find her on her own!
Unexpectedly, as soon as she stepped on the stairs, a sharp pain shot through her foot. She fell flat on her back to the ground. The intense pain immediately hit her. Just as she was about to scream, something was suddenly stuffed into her mouth, blocking the scream that was about to come out of her throat.
A Nan didn't know when he had appeared behind her. He said with a look of regret on his face, "Why are you so careless? You've dirtied the floor that I just mopped early this morning. How do you think we should settle this?"
A Bi looked at A Nan who suddenly appeared beside her. She took out the thing in her mouth and said angrily, "How dare you treat me like this! Do you know who I am..."
"Kid knows who you are. You've already said it last time. You're just a maid," A Nan said impatiently. "Fifty taels of silver. Kid's cleaning fee!"
A Bi said angrily, "Where is the floor dirty? I fell down. I haven't even settled the score with you yet!"
Moreover, he even dared to stuff a rag into her mouth. He was simply audacious!
Hearing this, A Nan frowned slightly. "From the moment you walked in, you've polluted the air in the inn. Now you've even thrown your filthy body on the ground. Kid will have to spend a lot of time cleaning up!"
A Bi was extremely angry. "You..."
"Bring out the silver, or kid won't show any mercy!" Disturbing people's dreams early in the morning was really detestable!
Anger welled up in A Bi's heart. She was so angry that her whole body was shaking. She took a deep breath and gritted her teeth. "I'm here to look for Miss Liu! Where is Miss Liu now?"
A Nan yawned lazily. "One thing is one thing. You settle my cleaning fee first."
"You're a scoundrel!" This was simply a black - hearted inn. They were really a nest of snakes and rats. That Liu Rumei was not a good person either. She must have colluded with them to extort their silver!
She didn't believe that with such a commotion, Liu Rumei wouldn't know about it!
A cold look flashed in A Nan's eyes. "If you say one more word, it'll be an extra ten taels of silver, or kid will throw you out!"
A Bi pursed her lips. Looking at the coldness in his eyes, she knew that this person would definitely do it. If she was thrown out, it would be a small matter for her own face, but if she lost the face of the Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion, she would surely be in big trouble!
She gritted her teeth and took out fifty taels of silver from her sleeve and handed it over. "Now can you please call Miss Liu out?"