The Earl was a very gentlemanly middle-aged man, "Guests who have come from afar, you must be hungry, right?"
The Earl clapped his hands, and the maid brought up plates of delicious food.
Little Taotie was eager to eat; she looked at the pitch-black camera lens, covered her small mouth, and held back!
The director felt that tricking children into opening their mouths was too difficult.
The table was laden with food, all of which the director had someone purchase from the best restaurant nearby.
But Little Taotie was not giving any face at all.
However, the other actors just happened to be hungry, so they started to eat.
Ji Guang casually asked, "This place is quite secluded, isn’t it?"
The Earl, "The King allotted me a castle which is quite far from the main city."
Ji Guang, "Then aren’t you planning to hire some guards?"
The Earl looked troubled, "I have a title but, financially, I am..."
Ji Guang and the other guests exchanged glances, each making their own calculations in their minds.
After the Earl excused himself, while they were resting in their rooms, the maid stood at the door.
"Guests, is there anything you need?"
The door opened, and the maid asked gently.
Ji Guang and others shook their heads and closed the door.
Ji Guang whispered, "She’s by the door, we need to be careful with our words."
"Now our suspects are the maid and the gardener; the maid standing by the door reduces her suspicion, let’s have someone keep an eye on the gardener."
"If it’s neither the maid nor the gardener, then who could it be?"
"It’s just the Earl, the maid, and the gardener here, the Earl implied he’s tight on funds, which is why he only has two servants."
"Doesn’t he have any family here?"
"His family members are imperial relatives and noble families, besides his wife and children, who else would live with him in such a secluded castle, which is not just a little far from the main city."
As they reached a stalemate in their discussion, Ji Guang suggested, "I will go check on this gardener."
He squatted down to eye level with Little Taotie, "I’m going to plant flowers in the garden, do you want to come with me, or would you rather stay here and rest?"
Little Taotie grabbed his hand, silently answering.
"Do you want to come plant flowers?"
"Mhm." She nodded her little head.
Ji Guang led Little Taotie by the hand and went outside, the maid asked with concern, "Is there anything you need, esteemed guests?"
"We are going to take a walk in the courtyard, is it in that direction?" Ji Guang pointed in the direction where the gardener was, far away, the gardener looked very tiny.
The maid, "Yes, right there."
Little Taotie ran through the sea of tulips, laughing joyfully, "giggle, giggle".
Ji Guang joked, "You laugh like a little hen."
Little Taotie covered her mouth, laughing, her voice buzzing even more like a hen that just laid eggs.
Little Taotie was annoyed, but helpless, she could only turn her back and ignore Ji Guang.
Ji Guang took the opportunity to start a conversation with the gardener, and they picked up on the difficulty of growing roses.
Ji Guang didn’t know many flowers, but he happened to know this one, as his elder at home liked to plant them.
The gardener became very enthusiastic about his expertise.
As they talked, evening fell.
The maid ran up, panting, saw the gardener, wanted to say something, but her eyes fell on Ji Guang and Little Taotie, and she silenced herself.
It was as if she had fitted a silencer on her mouth, her voice just disappeared.
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Little Taotie returned to the lounge with a bunch of flowers, the adults sat in a row lost in thought, clearly troubled by the impending darkness.
When darkness fell, the Earl would be murdered, and they would be caught to accompany in his death.
"Do you have any leads?" someone asked.
Ji Guang shook his head.
Little Taotie held the tulips close and took a deep breath, she didn’t speak, continuing her role as the little mute.