Chapter 5 – A person, a lantern and a sandalwood box (2/2)
Unfortunately, his return to the capital has to be delayed once again!
“Lang Po, instruct your men to deliver the corpses to the coroner for autopsy, and once you have the results, notify me immediately.”
“Yes.”
The burly man called Lang Po immediately ordered some men to carry away the corpses.
Jing Rong turned to Ji Yunshu and looked at her. “How should I address this young master?”
Ji Yunshu displayed an indifferent expression and reserved attitude. But to be polite, she still wore a careful smile.
“I am a simple painter not worthy of a name. The time is already late. This humble one would like to return home to take care of my father who has been bedridden for a long time. Goodbye.”
‘Bedridden father?’
The so-called bedridden father, Ji Shuhan, was standing there. The corner of his eye twitched when she mentioned her father.
At this moment, Ji Yunshu had already taken a lantern and sandwiched the sandalwood box under her arm. She walked to the county magistrate and whispered, “Today, I was called to work twice. In addition to six hours of work, I wet two pairs of shoes and wasted two pairs of white gloves. Add at least 10 taels more to next month’s salary.”
This kind of planning and calculation, truly meticulous!
The magistrate clutched his fingers behind him and rolled his eyes. Forget it. The Zhou family had given them 40 taels of silver as a bonus; the court allocated 70 taels, and the murder case of East Suburbs could fetch 20 taels. His monthly salary was 45 taels. Even including his salary and other miscellaneous expenses, there were still 60 taels left.
‘Ohoh! It was more than enough!’
This certainly was a meticulous calculation!
“I’ll add 15 taels. The weather is getting cold; you should buy a flask of hot drink.” Magistrate Liu was beaming with smiles and waited on this indifferent ancestor of his.
Ji Yunshu’s expression stayed cold. She didn’t take the effort to reply, simply striding deeper into the black curtain of the night. Her lantern flickered in the darkness, the only sign of her passage.
A person, a lantern, and a sandalwood box created a rather picturesque sight.
Jing Rong, who was left behind, displayed an expression of deep contemplation. ‘Although that scholar’s frame was slender, he didn’t appear to possess the aura of a weak scholar.’
Since time immemorial, a talented person hidden in a city would definitely not be simple at all!
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