Ye Haoxuan nodded.
Two days later, subordinates who went out to investigate returned.
"Master, thereâs new information!"
Ye Haoxuan nodded.
At such a moment, Li Luru naturally found it inappropriate to listen in, so she left the room, only to find that Lian Xueâer had arrived.
"The prince has important matters; if you want to ask about your parents, letâs talk about that later."
"Miss Li, I actually came to find you." Lian Xueâer slightly bowed.
Li Luru glanced behind her, nodded, and walked some distance away with Lian Xueâer.
"What do you need me for?"
"Miss Li, I heard you are the maid who serves the prince." After a pause, she hurriedly continued, "Miss Li, donât get me wrong; I didnât mean anything else. I just wanted to ask what color the prince likes. The prince has worked hard for my parentsâ matters; Iâm from a farming family and donât have much to offer, so I can only do some sewing to thank the prince."
"..." Li Luru expressed that she didnât know what color he liked.
"Please tell me, miss!" She thought Li Luru was unwilling to speak, and even wanted to kneel.
Li Luru quickly pulled her up, and after thinking, she decided that saying she didnât know might not be believable.
Then she said, "Green!"
"Green?"
"Yes, itâs green." Li Luru nodded confidently, "Our masterâs favorite thing is a green crown."
Lian Xueâer gave a suspicious look at Li Luru, but seeing her sincere expression, she didnât seem to be lying, so she nodded and left.
Li Luruâs mouth slightly curled; she thought, Ye Haoxuan, Iâll make sure you get upset for threatening me!
Inside the room, Ye Haoxuan was listening to reports from his subordinates.
"Master, the subordinates found the people of the Lian family."
"Brought them back?"
"Brought them back." The subordinate said, "But not all of the Lian family, just eight people, only a sister and brother are left; the rest are all dead. And the subordinates discovered that the remaining siblings, the sister, is also named Lian Xueâer."
"Also named Lian Xueâer?" Ye Haoxuan laughed, thinking there was something odd about this Lian Xueâer, and indeed there was a problem.
"Exactly, first impersonating Lian Xueâer, and then pretending to be Yueyue, quite bold."
"Master, what do we do now?"
"Did County Magistrate Zhong kill the Lian family?"
"Yes."
"Very well." Ye Haoxuan said, "Interrogate these two first; after interrogation, call the prefect of Funan here."
"Yes."
After a pause, he continued, "Make sure to have him arrange matters at the governmental office discreetly, and come quietly without leaking any information."
The subordinates of Ye Haoxuan were quick in action, and by that evening, they had already captured this Lian Xueâer and Zhong Yongqian.
"Tsk, tsk!" Li Luru regretted hearing the news.
Ye Haoxuan touched his forehead, "You regret it? If you feel sorry, you can join her; after all, you are also guilty."
"No, please donât." Li Luru quickly waved her hands.
"If you donât want to, what do you regret?"
"She came to ask me this afternoon what color you like, intending to make something for you, and by night she was captured."
Ye Haoxuan looked over, "How did you respond?"
She shrugged her hands, "I said I didnât know."
"Hmph!"
Ye Haoxuan stopped questioning further.
"Have you confessed?" After one hour, those who went to interrogate came out.
"Prince, Zhong Yongqian confessed, but that Lian Xueâer refuses to speak, and she wants to see the prince."
"What did Zhong Yongqian say?"
"He killed the Lian family, and although he didnât report to Situ Residence, he often received letters from them, suspecting they knew everything he was doing."