Black Lotus Concubine's Case-solving Notes

"Dad, Mom, Uncle, Fourth Uncle, Rong'er knows she was wrong."

Xie Changrong knelt on the ground.

"I'm glad you're back." Xie Qian said.

Xie Li moved his lips as if he wanted to say something, but he held back.

Tan Shi from the fourth room was probably infected by Jiang Shi's crying, and she also wiped the tears from her eyes with a handkerchief, but she was not sparing: "Where on earth have you been, you damn child? You didn't come home for so many days, do you know how worried we are!"

Xie Changrong's face was expressionless, her eyes were a little sluggish, and she said like a puppet, "Rong'er was disobedient, so she ran away secretly. Because she was in a bad mood, she went to the outskirts of Beijing to relax. She just returned to the city this morning and met the guards of the Xie Mansion on the road. Then I knew that my parents had been looking for me."

She knocked her head on the ground: "Rong'er is too ignorant. Rong'er will never do that again."

Tan was about to say something else, but at this moment the old lady knocked the ground with her cane and said, "Alright, Fourth Wife, Rong'er has been tired these past few days, let her go back home and rest first."

Since the old lady had spoken, everyone stopped asking questions. Xie Changrong was supported by Chunmei out of the yard. When she reached the gate, she suddenly looked back.

And Feng Jia was also looking at her.

Their eyes met, but Xie Changrong was the first to look away.

Feng Jia returned to the apricot garden and lay on a bench in the yard reading a book. Soon Cui Chai came over with a fruit plate. Her face was full of smiles and her head was held high. Ever since Madam Liu received the punishment she deserved, she had become much more confident and seemed to no longer care about the scar on her face.

"Miss, are you looking at the sword manual?" Cui Chai was very surprised.

Feng Jia hummed lightly.

The time when the assassin entered her room, although she managed to win by chance, that was because the other party didn't know she knew martial arts and lost his guard. Besides, the guards said that the thief finally ran away, and there was no guarantee that he would come again next time, which was indeed a hidden danger.

Feng Jia realized that in addition to a self-defense wrist guard, it was more important to improve his martial arts.

Although she had learned martial arts from her brother in her previous life, she only learned the basics. At that time, she was opportunistic and always chose to learn the most powerful moves in every sword and knife manual. She understood a little, but her moves were disorganized.

Now that I was reborn and had some free time, I asked someone to buy a few sword manuals from the bookstall and brought them back to read.

Feng Jia pinched her arm, and there was no flesh on it. She was really weak now, as if she would fall down with a gust of wind. She thought she would start practicing from the basics later.

"I saw you walking back and forth in front of me today, sometimes giving me fruits, sometimes peeling peanuts for me. Tell me, what do you want to tell me?" Feng Jia said.

Cui Chai stopped pretending and sat beside Feng Jia and said, "Young lady, you are really good at predicting things. I do have a question that I would like to ask you."

"What's your question?" Feng Jia rubbed the skin of the peeled peanuts and put them into her mouth.

Cui Chai showed a trace of uncertainty on her face: "It was this morning. When I saw the Tenth Lady in the morning, I felt that the Tenth Lady lied to us."

Feng Jia said calmly: "How is it fake?"

Cui Chai analyzed them one by one: "First, the Tenth Miss said that she went to the suburbs these days and just came back this morning. This doesn't make sense. Because the capital has a curfew, and the gates open at 15:00 every day. But when the Tenth Miss came back, it was not yet 15:00, and the city gates were not open. How could she enter the city? The Tenth Miss lied on this point."

Feng Jia smiled but said nothing.

Cui Chai continued, "Secondly, when the Tenth Lady passed by me just now, she glanced at me. I was frightened, so I immediately lowered my head and happened to see the Tenth Lady's wrist."

"The Tenth Miss concealed it very well. I couldn't have noticed it at first. But a gust of wind happened to lift up the Tenth Miss's sleeves. Then I saw that there were obvious scars on her wrists! Some looked like they had been whipped, and some were blue and purple as if someone had pinched them hard. To me, those marks look a bit like... marks of abuse and humiliation!" Cui Chai's voice became smaller and smaller, and in the end she almost whispered into Feng Jia's ear.

"You've been quite observant recently." Feng Jia said slowly.

Cui Chai scratched her head shyly: "I dare not hide it from you, young lady. I know that you are so smart, you must have discovered it earlier than me!"

"I am just confused. Even a stupid person like me can figure it out, but why do these masters seem to know nothing about it?"

"Of course I know," Feng Jia looked at the swaying willows in the distance and said slowly, "I was just pretending to be confused."

"Why?" Cui Chai asked.

"Of course it's because everyone knows the abuser, but no one dares to speak up for the tenth sister," Feng Jia smiled, "Okay, you asked too many questions today, how is the matter I asked you to find out?"

Cui Chai immediately bowed and said, "My lady, I have inquired about it, and it is just as you expected. The Prime Minister did not punish Xiao Jun. He did not even beat him with a stick. He just had him tied up in the firewood room in the West Garden!"

"Because of this, the Madam was so angry that she smashed all her most cherished jewelry and demanded that the Prime Minister kill Xiao Jun. However, the Prime Minister preferred to hide in the study and refused to agree! The Prime Minister even told the servants that the matter was over and no one was allowed to mention it again!"

"I am even more confused, young lady. The master loves the Sixth Young Master the most. How come the Sixth Young Master has such a big problem, but Xiao Jun is still safe and sound?"

Feng Jia shook her head. This was also what puzzled her. According to common sense, Xie Qian was an extremely cold-blooded person. He could send even the old lady Liu Ma to the prison without blinking an eye. Why was Xiao Jun, who had just been here for two years, different?

Why not kill him?

Or is Xie Qian afraid of something?

"I think only the Prime Minister and Xiao Jun know the answer," Feng Jia closed the sword manual, stood up and said, "Instead of looking for the answer here, why not ask the person involved."

Cui Chai looked confused, but still followed Feng Jia out of the yard and headed straight for the firewood room in the West Garden.

"Miss, the Prime Minister has ordered that no one is allowed to approach here!"

There were several guards guarding the woodshed. When they saw Feng Jia and the other man coming, they stretched out their hands to stop them.

"You dog slave! You even dare to stop my young lady!" Cui Chai said sternly.

The guards looked at each other in bewilderment. Ever since Madam Liu's death, everyone in the mansion had been somewhat afraid of this Ninth Young Lady. However, since the Prime Minister had given the order, they dared not disobey and could only bow their heads and say, "Young Lady, please don't embarrass me!"

There was a crisp sound of "pop".

The guard covered his left face in disbelief. When he looked up, he saw the Ninth Girl looking at him angrily with her hand raised.