156, Awakening (1 more
Someone took the two of them away to wash up and prepare breakfast.
The County Magistrate was already frightened out of his wits, and he found someone to ask if there had been any special incidents these past few days. Learning that a member of the Yuan Family had been locked up in the dungeon yesterday, he broke out in a cold sweat.
“What on earth is going on?”
Right now, he was afraid, afraid that Xie Zhinuan had come because of the two brothers in the prison.
“My lord, it was the secretary’s orders!”
“Good for nothing in success but all too useful in causing trouble. Who exactly is the lord of this Governor’s Office?” the County Magistrate roared angrily.
Hurry and wait for Xie Zhinuan.
When the food was served, Xie Zhinuan saw that Li Hengyi didn’t even pick up his chopsticks while she was eating.
“…” Xie Zhinuan was surprised, “Aren’t you going to eat?”
“Not hungry!” Li Hengyi replied, taking a sip of tea from his cup gently.
He frowned slightly due to the strange taste of the water.
“…” Xie Zhinuan was slightly taken aback.
Considering Li Hengyi’s anorexia, she was even more taken aback.
After all, he had eaten quite a bit at her house the night before.
“Shall I cook some porridge for you later?” Xie Zhinuan asked quietly.
“Let’s talk about that after you have dealt with your matters!”
Xie Zhinuan looked at Li Hengyi, uttered an “oh,” and lowered her head to quickly finish her breakfast.
This breakfast tasted quite good.
Once Xie Zhinuan had finished eating, the dishes were quickly cleared away, and the County Magistrate approached her.
Xie Zhinuan then said, “My lord…”
“Miss Xie, you have come because of the Yuan Family matter, haven’t you?”
Xie Zhinuan nodded, “I don’t know what exactly has happened. If you are aware, my lord, please tell me!”
The County Magistrate didn’t dare to conceal anything and quickly recounted the events.
After listening, Xie Zhinuan’s brows drew together slightly.
“You’re saying it was the secretary’s orders?”
“Yes!”
Xie Zhinuan looked towards Li Hengyi.
With a grave voice, Li Hengyi asked, “Where is the secretary?”
His imposing manner was enough to frighten the County Magistrate out of his wits; with a trembling body, he ordered someone to bring in the secretary.
When the secretary came in, he knelt down with a thud and confessed everything, “It was Young Master Lu who ordered me to arrest the two young masters of the Yuan Family as soon as someone reported the case and lock them up in the dungeon. He also said that if someone from the Yuan Family came asking, to leak some information to tempt Miss Xie into saving them…”
Why, out of the blue, was she being dragged into this?
Xie Zhinuan and Li Hengyi both sensed the conspiracy within.
“Look into it!” Li Hengyi’s voice was heavy with command.
Immediately, men in black silently retreated to carry out the order.
Li Hengyi looked at Xie Zhinuan, “Do you want to root out the mastermind behind this?”
Xie Zhinuan nodded in agreement.
“Then let’s wait a bit longer!” Li Hengyi said.
He too was curious about who had the audacity to target Xie Zhinuan.
Or rather, how Xie Zhinuan’s reputation had spread so far?
“Alright!”
Xie Zhinuan thought it over, planning to stay far away from the Yuan Family once the matter was resolved and to never get involved with them again.
Whether they lived or died had nothing to do with her.
It was because of her that they had been implicated…
Xie Zhinuan exhaled softly.
“Young Master Li!”
“Hmm?”
“If the matter is resolved after the investigation, that’s good enough. Don’t tell the Yuan Family that I helped!” Xie Zhinuan said softly.
Li Hengyi looked at Xie Zhinuan, “Not tell them?”
Xie Zhinuan shook her head and rose to leave.
Yuanbao immediately followed, calling out with worry, “Miss!”
“…”
Xie Zhinuan didn’t speak but walked to a tree and sat on a stone stool underneath it, touching her own face.
“Miss?” Yuanbao sat beside Xie Zhinuan.
Xie Zhinuan responded indifferently.
As she touched her face, she said, “Yuanbao mentioned, ‘Beauty is a sin.’ I didn’t believe it at first, but now, as calamity falls from the sky, I realize it’s true!”
Chapter 158