Xie Shizi's shameless daily life

Xie Jin clenched his fist and coughed: "Zhang Yining is missing, why don't you go and comfort the old lady?"

Zhao Shu slowed down her chewing and lowered her eyes, saying, "Grandmother will be taken care of by my uncle and his family, so I won't cause any trouble."

"I found something interesting," he said, glancing at Zhao Shu, "Zhang Yining, an unmarried girl, is actually pregnant. Isn't that funny?"

"What!" Zhao Shu looked at Xie Jin in surprise, quickly glanced to both sides, and lowered her voice: "Don't talk nonsense!"

Xie Jin glanced at her, picked up the teacup and took a sip nonchalantly: "I'm just stating a fact."

Zhao Shu was completely stunned this time. There was no need for Xie Jin to lie to her. Besides, the Duke of Xian's family was very powerful, so there would be no way he couldn't find out anything he wanted to find out. She was just surprised that Zhang Yining was so bold as to dare to do such a secret affair!
If this matter is not handled properly, the three girls in the Zhang family will be dragged into the mud and harmed.

Hiding his shock, he turned to look at Xie Jin and asked doubtfully, "Why are you telling me if you don't tell your uncle and the others about this?"

"Don't you want to know whether Zhang Yining's disappearance is related to this incident?" Xie Jin looked at Zhao Shu steadily.

"As the saying goes, curiosity kills the cat. I'm not an official who solves cases, so I don't have that much curiosity." Zhao Shu looked back at Xie Jin and said.

Xie Jin listened to her evasive words and said helplessly: "Try to stay in the house during this time and don't go out."

Zhao Shu's eyelashes trembled, and she responded softly, "Yeah."

After she finished speaking, silence fell between the two of them. No one spoke anymore. They just sat opposite each other and drank tea quietly.

Zhao Shu picked up the teacup and poured herself another glass of water, but she couldn't get a drop of water out. She had to put the teacup down, and after a moment of silence, she finally said to Xie Jin: "Sir, it's getting late, you..."

Although Zhao Shu only said half of her words, Xie Jin still understood what she meant. Haha, she was trying to drive him away.

I looked up at the sky. Well, it was indeed a little late. I stood up reluctantly and said awkwardly, "Then, I'm leaving?"

Zhao Shu looked at him strangely. Just go if you want to. Why show such an awkward look to anyone?

Suppressing her impatience, Zhao Shu stood up and smiled: "Take care!"

"Oh." Xie Jin lowered her eyes to hide the slight disappointment in them. She really didn't try to keep him. It's okay, he can come next time. Her mind was quickly calculating the time of his next visit.

An idea suddenly came to his mind, and he looked at Zhao Shu with a smile on his face: "Cousin Shu, please stay. I will come to see you another day." Well, he will come tomorrow!

He walked out of the yard in a good mood and carefully closed the door for her.

Zhao Shu stared blankly at the gate. Will he come another day?

Zhao Shu sat back on the stone bench, thinking about what Xie Jin had just said to her. She felt a little twisted in her heart. It wouldn't be a bad thing if Zhang Yining continued to disappear. She shook her head to get rid of the idea. No, she had to go to Zhang Yining's yard.

After making the decision, he turned to Ah Ling and said, "Ah Ling, accompany me to Zhang Yining's yard later."

The girl was confused as to where she was going at this time, but she still replied, "Yes."

"A Ling, are you sure this is the way to Zhang Yining's yard?" Zhao Shu looked at her suspiciously.

"Is that so?" Ah Ling scratched her head, "The maid said she was going this way."

"Miss Shu'er?"

Zhao Shu turned around when she heard the voice and saw that it was cousin Yi Jing's maid.

"Miss Shu'er, what are you doing?"

Zhao Shu smiled and said, "I heard that sister Yining has planted a lot of oleanders outside the yard, which are very beautiful. I am bored staying in the yard, so I want to go and take a look."

The maid smiled at Zhao Shu and said, "Let me take you there. It's not easy to find that place."

Zhao Shu smiled: "Okay."

The maid led them through many winding paths, and finally stopped in front of a courtyard. She pointed to the grove of trees on the side and said, "Miss Shu'er, those are all oleanders planted by the third lady."

Then she bowed to Zhao Shu and said, "Miss Shu'er, I still have work to do, so I will leave now."

"Yeah." Zhao Shu nodded.

After the others had gone far away, Zhao Shu led A Ling to the gate of the courtyard.

Zhao Shu put her hands on the door and exerted a little force, and the door was pushed open. Looking at the fallen leaves in the yard, she wondered in her heart, even if Zhang Yining is missing now, this place shouldn't be like this?
Put it this way, the scene before my eyes is so desolate, there’s a sense of sadness as if people have left and the tea has been left cold.

The two of them walked into the courtyard, and Zhao Shu turned around and closed the gate. They couldn't let anyone see them coming here, otherwise they wouldn't be able to explain themselves.

Zhao Shu's footsteps fell on the fallen leaves again and again, making crisp sounds that were particularly clear in this empty courtyard.

"Girl, why don't we go back? It's scary here." Ah Ling said, shrinking her neck.

“Don’t scare yourself”

"Bang!" The door of Zhang Yining's bedroom suddenly opened.

"Ahhh girl..." Ah Ling was so scared that she hid behind Zhao Shu and hugged Zhao Shu's arms tightly.

Looking at the door that was open to them, Zhao Shu swallowed her saliva, stared straight at the room, stroked the back of Ah Ling's hand and said, "Don't, don't be afraid."

Ah Ling closed her eyes and said, "Girl, why don't we go back?"

Zhao Shu dragged Ah Ling towards the room in small steps. When she heard this, she was moved, but only for a moment. She quickly gritted her teeth and said, "No!"

Then she lowered her head to look at Ah Ling who had her head buried in her waist: "If you are really scared, you can go back first. It will be the same if I go in alone."

Ah Ling hugged Zhao Shu's arm tightly: "No, I want to accompany the girl!"

The two came into the house, and a gust of wind blew
"squeak"

"squeak"

The open window in the house was blown back and forth.

Zhao Shu looked around. There was nothing special about Zhang Yining's room except for the faint smell of medicine. Although she was not familiar with medicine, when she thought about what Xie Jin had told her before, she knew that the medicine was most likely used on pregnant women.

Zhao Shu walked to the bed and looked around. Seeing that there was nothing on it, she reached out and lifted the pillow. Seeing that there was nothing under the pillow, Zhao Shu put the pillow back to its place and continued to look around.

Ah Ling followed behind Zhao Shu: "Miss, what are you looking for?"

"Tell me and I'll help you find it."

Zhao Shu pursed her lips without raising her head: "I'm looking for something that doesn't belong here."

"Ah?" Ah Ling didn't understand.

Zhao Shu came to the dressing table and searched through the cabinets, jewelry boxes, etc., but found nothing.

She stood up with the help of her dressing box. The moment she stood up, a strong smell of medicine rushed into her nose, which was even stronger than when she entered the room. Zhao Shu was stunned for a moment, and followed the smell to look at the potted plant in front of the window. She put her nose in that direction and murmured, "It shouldn't be like this."

Ah Ling looked at her daughter: "What?"

"This pot of plants shouldn't have such a strong medicinal smell." Zhao Shu murmured.

When people take medicine, the smell of the medicine will spread evenly in the air around the person taking the medicine. People who take medicine for a long time will also have a faint smell of medicine on their bodies and in the house, and that is only people who take medicine for a long time who will have it.

But she just smelled the plant in the pot, and the smell of medicine was very strong. It was definitely not just because of the smell in the house. There was no medicine residue in it, which meant that the person who drank the medicine did not pour the residue in it. There was only one possibility, that is, the medicine was poured in it, but why did she pour the medicine in?
Zhao Shu took out the handkerchief, opened it, put some dirt into the handkerchief with her hands, bent down to smell it, then carefully folded the handkerchief and put it back in her arms.

Walked to Ah Ling and said, "Let's go."

"Leaving now?" Ah Ling was a little surprised.

Zhao Shu turned around and looked at her with a half-smile: "Why, do you still want to live here?"

Zhao Shu continued to tease: "It's not impossible."

Ah Ling shook her head vigorously. She didn't want to live here. "Let's go, let's go."

Seeing that Ah Ling looked frightened, Zhao Shu stopped teasing her, opened the door and walked out, with Ah Ling following closely behind her.

The two of them had just left Zhang Yining's yard, and before Zhao Shu could close the door, it was blown shut by a gust of wind.

Zhao Shu was startled and took a step back. She carefully turned her head to look on both sides, but saw nothing. She quickly closed her eyes and closed the half-open door tightly.

He ran without stopping, leading Ah Ling.

When they ran to Zhao Shu's yard, they stopped panting. Zhao Shu took a breath and pushed open the door.

Zhao Shu poured a glass of water and drank it in one breath. When her heartbeat became more stable, she took out the handkerchief from her bosom and said to Ah Ling beside her: "Take this and find a doctor outside the palace to take a look and see if he can identify what kind of medicine is in it?"

Ah Ling took the handkerchief: "Yes."

(End of this chapter)