Chapter 22 – The Ugly Housekeeper (1/2)

Chapter 22 – The Ugly Housekeeper

On their way back to East Park, Ji Yunshu was taciturn, not speaking a word. Her expression was also tense, which left Jing Rong at a loss as to what was going on in her head.

Yet, he followed after her into the guest house. When he saw that she was holding onto a box but didn’t place it down, he inquired, “What’s inside the box that could make you frown with worry?”

“I’m not frowning from worry. It’s just…” She shook her head. “Let’s stop here. Tomorrow, I’ll explain everything.”

“If you know who the murderer is, why are you waiting until tomorrow to act?”

“Your Highness, did you forget what I said before? There is a high probability that the murderer is actually two people. If I start something right now, it will be like beating the grass and scaring away the snake.”

“So, you already know who the murderers are among them?”

She hesitated half a second before nodding. “It should be them.”

Jing Rong smiled. With both hands clasped behind his back, he strode into the room on the right side. Without turning back, he said, “Then, I’ll wait for the good show tomorrow.”

Creak~ Bam!

The door closed firmly behind him.

Unexpectedly, he didn’t show further interest in who the murderers were. In the reception hall, Ji Yunshu took a seat, lightly tapping her slender fingers on the box found in Miss Zhou’s bedroom. As she nonchalantly tapped, the small chain on the box jingled in a lulling melody.

Not long after, she got up and left; her destination was the mourning hall where the corpse of Miss Zhou rested.

Several maidservants were guarding the place when they noticed Ji Yunshu’s arrival. They lifted their eyes and went to greet her. Then, they tactfully went out to guard the exterior.

Inside, the coffin was placed in the middle of the room. A black cloth gracefully covered the closed coffin lid. On top of the black cloth sat a block of green jade. In ancient times, there was a superstition related to green jade about how it warded away evil spirits.

At this moment, the old housekeeper with the crooked waist from earlier came in. In one hand he held a lantern, while the other was pressed on his abdomen. He slowly walked until he was in front of Ji Yunshu and asked, “Teacher Ji, coming here at such a late time, is there anything you want to order us to do?”

Ji Yunshu faintly shook her head. “No. I merely wanted to come here to take a look.”