mtl008 Chapter 791 Is it good for eating?
Chapter 791 Is it good for eating?
Each got what they wanted, and Lu Yangyang didn't stand on ceremony any longer.
Xue Wanyue leaned against the headboard, refusing the spoon the maid offered her. She took the still-warm porridge from the maid's hand, ate a couple of mouthfuls, and stared intently at Lu Yangyang and Hongyu, who were enjoying their meal at the round table, a smile playing on her lips.
Even if Lu Yangyang was slow to notice, she could sense the gazes that kept falling on her. Halfway through her meal, she turned around and met Xue Wanyue's somewhat guilty look. "Is this something to eat?"
Xue Wanyue chuckled softly.
She blinked gently. "Thinking about some past scenes does make my mouth water."
Lu Yangyang roughly knew when she was referring to.
When the two were still living in the same room at the academy, she had only been at the Duke of Sheng's mansion for a short time. Thanks to her elder brother's generous subsidies, she could eat and drink to her heart's content at the academy. However, she was always too busy to eat properly, so when she did eat in her dormitory, she inevitably became less particular and ate more. The first time Xue Wanyue caught her doing this, Xue Wanyue was so startled that she cautiously asked her afterwards if she had taken any digestive pills. She was only relieved to learn that she had simply overeaten.
Later, Xue Wanyue would occasionally leave some snacks for her in the dormitory. Lu Yangyang was not picky about food and could eat anything with relish. Every time Xue Wanyue watched her eat, she would eat an extra half bowl of rice.
Although the two didn't interact much back then, it was still a unique kind of friendship between classmates.
Thinking of all this, Lu Yangyang couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips into a smile.
At that time, neither of them had yet been tainted by the complexities of power struggles, and even though they were busy, it was a simple and carefree period of time.
After Lu Yangyang and Hongyu finished their meal, Xue Wanyue, who had also eaten something, regained some energy. It wasn't even midnight yet, but the rain outside had stopped sometime earlier.
Xue Wanyue's meeting with Lu Yangyang was a coincidence, and the hasty decision made under such circumstances left them with little time.
Therefore, Xue Wanyue forced herself to get up, called for someone to help her into the carriage, and headed straight for Ying Xun's residence with Lu Yangyang and Hongyu.
Ying Xun was still in his study reviewing case files at that time.
The case of the Tenth Prince's sudden death has many suspicious points and even more obstacles.
Moreover, after so many days, most of the traces that had been revealed had been covered up. No matter how much they investigated, the palace servants they could find were either dead or dead, and the relevant clues were always broken down.
It's clear that this matter involves more than one group of people, and none of them want him to find out the truth.
Yingxun sighed, feeling that he had lost a lot of hair these days.
Seeing that he still had no clue, he pinched his swollen brow and prepared to get up and go back to rest.
Before he could even get up, a servant came to report that someone was requesting an audience.
Ying Xun was surprised. Who would come to see him so close to midnight?
"Who is it?" Ying Xun asked.
A servant handed a handkerchief to Ying Xun, saying, "He was in the carriage and doesn't know anything, so I'm just handing him this handkerchief to say that you'll understand once you see it, sir."
Handkerchief?
Ying Xun's brows furrowed even deeper. He took the handkerchief with suspicion, looked at the pattern on it, and his eyelids twitched violently, almost causing him to fall off the chair.
He looked at the handkerchief with suspicion, thought about getting up, but then felt it was inappropriate, and ordered, "Go and invite the person in."
Just as the servant turned to leave, Ying Xun stood up again, clutching his handkerchief, and said, "I'll go with you!"
The servant glanced at his master with some curiosity, but dared not say anything. He led Yingxun to the side gate, which was open. By the light, they could see the carriage parked in the narrow alley.
Yingxun tightened his grip on the handkerchief.
He brushed aside the guards at the gate, strode to the carriage window, lowered his eyes, and asked the person inside in a low voice, "What are your orders?"
Xue Wanyue's voice came from inside, "I have sent a coroner to you, sir. I hope you will seize the opportunity and find out the truth as soon as possible."
Unauthorized work?
Ying Xun looked towards the window, puzzled, but the curtain remained closed. He had no idea what the other party was up to. Just as he was pondering this, the carriage door was pushed open, and a man jumped out. He was dressed as a man, with his head down. The light was dim, and he couldn't see the man's face clearly. However, a girl who had been sitting by the carriage earlier also jumped down and stood behind the man.
Xue Wanyue's voice came again: "The person has been delivered. Please take care of him, sir."
Without waiting for Yingxun's response, the carriage drove away towards the alley entrance.
Ying Xun quickly glanced towards the alley entrance and hurriedly said to Lu Yangyang, "Come in with me first!"
At this critical juncture, it was hard to guarantee that no one was watching him, so Ying Xun didn't dare to linger outside and quickly invited Lu Yangyang and Hongyu inside.
Lu Yangyang kept her head down and didn't speak. Ying Xun led her to the small reception hall, dismissed the servants, and then turned to ask Lu Yangyang, "Are you a coroner?"
Lu Yangyang raised her head, met Ying Xun's eyes, and smiled slightly: "Lord Ying, it's been a long time."
Lu Yangyang was to meet Ying Xun as a coroner, so she changed into men's clothing before leaving home and slightly concealed her face. If someone unfamiliar with her saw her for the first time, they wouldn't recognize her. Although her eyebrows and eyes had matured a bit compared to two years ago, they hadn't changed much. Ying Xun stared at her, momentarily stunned, but quickly realized, "You, you are, Miss Lu?"
Ying Xun never dreamed that he would see Lu Yangyang, who had disappeared for more than two years, in his own residence.
He had dealt with Lu Yangyang twice. The first time Lu Yangyang examined Miss Feng's body, her reasoning amazed him. Later, the two met again in the case of Qinglian Temple. He rarely admired anyone, but Lu Yangyang was definitely one of them.
Later, when the court was in turmoil, the crown prince was deposed, and Lu Yangyang was also implicated and exiled. He was very sorry and wondered if he would ever have the chance to meet her again in this life. Unexpectedly, when he was in a state of great distress over the case of the tenth prince, he met her so unexpectedly.
Lu Yangyang nodded: "Yes."
After a brief moment of shock, Ying Xun was overjoyed, and his voice became light and cheerful. "Miss Lu, please, please sit down. How have you been these past two years? I never expected that we would meet under these circumstances. To be honest, if it hadn't been so inappropriate, I would have invited you to the Dali Temple."
Ying Xun faces major cases that are difficult to handle in the court every day. He wishes he could use ten brains to see if he could find any useful clues. When he first met Lu Yangyang, he felt that she was a good candidate for solving cases. It was just a pity that her identity was so out of place. He had regretted it countless times in private.