Ling Chu murmured in his heart, how could this person know that she was in the gambling house.
He came here specifically to look for her. Could it be that he ransacked her house and couldn't find any money, so he came to use her again.
Ning Chuyi stopped and said softly, "I was out doing business. I happened to hear that you were in Changlefang, so I stopped by to take a look."
Wei Feng on the side couldn't help but cursed in his heart when he heard this.
Your Excellency was obviously doing business at the Jinyiwei Yamen. When I heard Jinyiwei coming out to do something, he accidentally mentioned that he seemed to have seen Miss Ling entering Changlefang, so he hurried over.
When the adults heard that Miss Ling had gone to the gambling house, their expressions changed.
This is a strange thing, they adults have always been people who don't change their expressions even if the mountain collapses.
If he hadn't known that the emperor was interested in Miss Ling's ability and told his lords to pay more attention to Miss Ling's safety, he would have almost suspected that their lords were attracted to Miss Ling, which was why he was so nervous.
Ning Chuyi didn't know that Wei Feng was slandering him, so he turned around and asked Ling Chu, "Why would Miss Ling go to a place like Changlefang where everyone is mixed up?"
"My maid was taken to the gambling house by Hu Batian. I couldn't let anything happen to her, so I came to Changlefang to ask for her help."
Ning Chuyi didn't expect that she was here to find a maid. The feeling that Miss Ling gave him was that it wouldn't be unusual for her to come to Changlefang to gamble.
Ning Chuyi didn't know why he had this idea. He was silent and then said, "What happened to Manager Tao's injury?"
Although Tao Cheng said he was injured by a fall, Ning Chuyi didn't believe it.
When mentioning this matter, Ling Chu looked gloating, "Steward Tao met an unlucky man. The Prince of Ping County and the eldest son of the Minister of War were fighting in a gambling house. He went to break up the fight, but was accidentally injured."
Ling Chu had no sympathy for Tao Cheng at all.
The peace talisman she gave was actually a scrap of talisman paper she drew. Although it can ensure safety, the effect is mediocre and can only last for two days at most.
Two days later, the talisman was just a piece of waste paper.
Ning Chuyi was speechless.
On the way here, he happened to meet Prince Pingjun and the eldest young master of the Ministry of War who were leaving Changlefang. There were no injuries on either of them.
Unexpectedly, Tao Cheng was beaten so badly when he tried to break up the fight.
It seems really unlucky.
Ning Chuyi and Wei Feng didn't think much about Ling Chu's words, and they had no idea that Tao Cheng was really entangled by the unlucky puppet.
Since Master Ning didn't come to her to help find money, Ling Chu planned to go back with the two maids.
Ning Chuyi said, "We found some clues about Lu Chengliu."
Remembering that Yu Xiuyue's matter had not yet been resolved, Ling Chu's words of farewell came to his lips and he quickly swallowed them back.
"What did you find?"
Ning Chuyi said, "If Miss Ling is not busy, why not sit in the teahouse?"
They are still standing in front of the gate of Changlefang. There are so many people coming and going here that it is really not suitable for talking.
The affairs after Ge's death were not finished yet. Ling Chu sent Liu Xiangju and Xia Zhi back to continue with the funeral arrangements. Then he turned around and got into the carriage, intending to go to the teahouse to hear what Master Ning had found out.
Ning Chuyi took Ling Chu to Qingyun Street, a teahouse called Mingxue Pavilion.
The decoration of this teahouse was elegant. After following Ning Chuyi to the private room on the second floor and sitting down by the window, Ling Chu discovered that there was an academy not far away opposite.
After the waiter served tea, Ling Chu looked away from the window and asked Ning Chuyi, "What was found about Lu Chengliu?"
Ning Chuyi took a sip of tea, put down the tea cup, and began to talk about the situation discovered by his Jin Yiwei.
According to the investigation, Lu Chengliu was a student from a small county town in Dengzhou Prefecture. He had only a widowed mother in his family. He went to Beijing to study alone six months ago. Although his family is not rich, he is a very hard-working and diligent student.
His academic performance is pretty good, and his temperament is gentle. In the academy, both his master and his classmates spoke well of him.
However, the Jin Yiwei who investigated the case did not find out that there was a girl named Yu Xiuyue around Lu Chengliu, but they found out that Lu Chengliu seemed to be dating the sister of a well-off classmate.
Originally, the classmate's family was interested in getting engaged to Lu Chengliu, but they heard that Lu Chengliu accidentally fell and injured his head, so the engagement was shelved for the time being.
His classmates planned to wait until he recovered from his injuries before proposing an engagement.
Ning Chuyi took a scroll from Wei Feng, opened it and laid it on the table.
"This is the Lu Chengliu."
Ling Chu glanced at the portrait and twitched his lips.
Although this painting is fairly clear, it would be difficult to match it with a real person.
Ning Chuyi also knew that the painting was disliked. His imperial guards were good at investigating the case, but the painting was just average.
"Miss Ling is good at painting. When you have the opportunity, could you please give me some advice on the painter of our yamen?"
In order to track down the wanted criminals, the yamen hired a painter to draw portraits of the wanted criminals. But compared to Miss Ling, the artist's painting skills were far behind.
It’s not difficult to give advice on painting skills. Ling Chu couldn’t refuse, so he could only nod in agreement.
"Lu Chengliu is studying at Changfeng Academy. It's almost time for school to end, so we should see him come out."
Ling Chu glanced at Changfeng Academy not far away. No wonder Lord Ning brought her to the teahouse near the academy. It turned out that he wanted her to match the real person with the portrait.
The entrance to the academy was quiet at this time, and no one was seen. Those students should still be attending classes inside.
…
Changfeng Academy, bamboo repair class.
A gentleman with a gray beard was dividing a stack of papers in his hand.
This is the paper that was just tested yesterday. The master has finished marking it. The students whose names are called will go up to the stage to receive their papers.
The master glanced down at the paper in his hand with the second grade written in red pen, raised his head and called out, "Lu Chengliu."
Lu Chengliu, who was wearing a blue-gray student uniform, responded and walked respectfully to the Master.
The master handed over the paper with a pity look in his eyes.
Lu Chengliu noticed his gaze, and his heart tightened. He lowered his head and reached out to take the paper as if nothing had happened.
The master looked at his back as he walked back, feeling regretful.
Lu Chengliu used to be very good at school. He used to get first-class grades in most of his subjects, but since he broke his brain after a fall, his grades have been far worse than before.
Even my hand was injured, and the handwriting was not as good as before. It was a pity.
Lu Chengliu took the paper and walked to his seat. Although the master didn't say anything, the look in his eyes made him feel uncomfortable.
The classmate next to him accidentally glanced at his hands holding the paper and frowned.
Sensing the strange look in his eyes, Lu Chengliu looked down and realized that the paper had been torn by his hands due to too much force.
His heart skipped a beat, and Lu Chengliu quickly smoothed the paper.
When his classmates saw the words "B" on his paper, their doubts were relieved. No wonder the papers were all torn, it turned out that he didn't do well in the exam.
Lu Chengliu tried his best to calm down and finally stayed until school was over. He hurriedly packed up his books and prepared to go back.
"That's Lu Chengliu." Ning Chuyi suddenly pointed at a man at the entrance of the academy and said.
Ling Chu looked along his fingers and suddenly let out a sigh, "This person's face is wrong..."
Lingchu: Do you want to read fortune tellers?
No coins required, just tickets.
