The concubine is soft and delicate, making her the treacherous minister's white moonlight

Chapter 71 Don’t do stupid things
The door closed, and she slowly stood up, ignoring Guo Yinli, walked slowly to the mirror, and adjusted her hair and clothes.

Guo Yinli also tactfully turned his eyes away, walked to a table nearby and sat down waiting. Not long after, she came out leisurely and sat opposite him.

Guo Yinli did not waste time with her and said directly, "The anonymous letter reporting Zhou Shiran that was sent to the government office yesterday was sent by you, right?"

Lin Mowan sat there, just looking at him indifferently, with an innocent expression, as if denying it, but she said jokingly: "How can you put such a big hat on my head, Master Guo, this is not appropriate."

This time, it was Guo Yinli who remained silent. He was of course certain in his heart that the letter must have been sent by Lin Mowan, but she denied it and he could not produce any evidence. Just like Jiang Youxi's case, it was hastily closed as an accident.

Originally, Gongshu Tingyue was dissatisfied and even went to the palace in person and knelt outside the emperor's bedroom, reporting the matter to the emperor. The emperor personally investigated the case and did not find any suspicious points, so he personally agreed to close the case.

And this time, his appearance here was not a coincidence. It was the letter delivered yesterday, and even the room number was clearly written in the letter.

Originally he didn't want to come, always feeling that it was someone's prank, but after thinking about it carefully for a night, he realized that Zhou Shiran was also an official of high rank, although he came from a poor family and didn't have any powerful blood ties to back him up.

But he is now, after all, Qu Xiangru's disciple and Shen Weiyuan's junior brother. Even for the sake of the two great Buddhas, no one dares to be so rampant and spread slanderous rumors.

Therefore, he guessed that perhaps this matter was really unusual, so he decided to give it a try and brought two followers to the restaurant. Unexpectedly, he actually encountered it.

But now, Lin Mowan refused to say it, and Guo Yinli did not force her, but changed the question: "So, do you have a grudge against him?"

If there was no hatred or grudge between them, they probably wouldn't use such a vicious method to deal with him.

Qu Xiangru's disciples all attach great importance to reputation, and Lin Mowan must have noticed this as well.

But who would have thought that Lin Mowan would smile upon hearing this, somewhat self-deprecatingly and somewhat helplessly, and she said: "Of course not, can't the lord see? I like him."

"..."

Guo Yinli remained silent. It was not that he did not believe it this time, but he was a little skeptical. He wondered if it was because of her experience in the past few years since she disappeared that made her look so abnormal.

It was as if, beneath the gentle and calm surface, she was actually ferocious and brutal inside. He couldn't imagine what she really looked like and only felt a chill down his spine.

He lowered his eyes, sighed softly, and said, "If you don't tell the truth, it will be difficult for me to help you." He didn't say this to trick her, but he really wanted to help her, as a way to make up for her mother's case.

Seeing this, Lin Mowan hesitated for a few moments, as if she had thought of something, and then she slowly leaned towards him, with a serious and sincere look on her face. Just when Guo Yinli thought she would tell him some useful information to deal with Zhou Shiran, she just said, "Then do you have a way to make Luo Qiaoniang and Zhou Shiran separate?"

After hearing this, Guo Yinli, who had been serious about his work, lost his temper again. He finally understood that Lin Mowan had no intention of telling him any useful information. He could vaguely feel that she wanted to solve the problem in her own way.

However, if she was not careful, she would be stuck in the mud and unable to extricate herself. He felt powerless and had no other way to convince the person in front of him.

He could understand Lin Mowan's distrust of him. He was indeed powerless in that case. Even though he knew who the murderer was, he still let the murderer go at large. This was also the only case that he felt reluctant about in more than ten years.

He knew that they couldn't continue chatting today, so he stood up and prepared to leave. At the end, he still nodded and said, "Don't do anything stupid."

Without giving Lin Mowan a chance to answer, he turned around and left. Looking at the wide-open door, the smile on Lin Mowan's face gradually faded. As she relaxed her whole body, she suddenly felt a little tired.

At this time, Yuzhi, who had been waiting outside the door, came in and asked, "Miss, are we going back?" Lin Mowan just shook her head and said, "Let's rest here for one night."

Yuzhi accepted the order and turned around to leave...

The next morning.

After breakfast, Lin Mowan decided to go back. She sat in the carriage and asked the driver to take a detour and pass by the entrance of Qiao Ji.

As she expected, Qiao Ji did not open the door today, probably because of the matter between Zhou Shiran and Luo Qiao Niang.

She silently lowered the curtain of the carriage. Her heart was in turmoil, and she couldn't help but worry about Luo Qiao Niang. She must be very sad at the moment, but her life would probably not be in danger, after all, Sun Xiaoyue was there.

When I returned to Zither Garden, it was not too late. As soon as I walked into the yard, I saw several servants standing outside the hall who were not from Zither Garden. One of them was Nanny Cen's.

There was no doubt that the person waiting in the hall must be Gongshu Tingyue. Lin Mowan was still a little dissatisfied with her for entering her yard without permission, but she only paused for a moment and there was no anger on her face.

When she walked into the hall, as expected, Gongshu Tingyue was sitting in the main seat, acting like a hostess. Lin Mowan had already walked into the room, but she acted as if she didn't see anyone. She lowered her eyes and continued to observe the teacup in her hand.

Lin Mowan was not angry, but just smiled objectively as usual: "Good morning, Madam, why didn't you tell me in advance that you were coming? Look, I haven't prepared anything."

After hearing this, Gongshu Tingyue moved her gaze away from the cup and looked at Lin Mowan. She slowly raised her lips, but there was indifference in her eyes.

Looking at the person in front of her who wanted to hurt her child, Gongshu Tingyue was so disgusted that she wanted to pounce on him and tear him to pieces on the spot, but she also knew that this would not solve anything, but would instead put herself in the spotlight.

While thinking, she calmed down a lot, and even her expression became a little gentler. She said calmly: "You don't have to prepare anything, I just came to see you."

Lin Mowan knew that she had no good intentions, but she still smiled and agreed: "Madam, you are so thoughtful that you even bothered to come here in person." As she said that, she turned around and called out: "Yuzhi, bring another pot of new tea."

Yuzhi took the order and turned away. The atmosphere between the two of them suddenly became a little subtle. Although they seemed so harmonious on the surface, they seemed to be full of murderous intentions behind the scenes.

When everyone in the hall left and only Lin Mowan and Gongshu Tingyue were left in the room, Gongshu Tingyue's originally smiling face instantly disappeared, and he suddenly said: "Axue will not lie to me."

Listening to his words, the smile on Lin Mowan's face gradually faded. She certainly knew what Gongshu Tingyue was referring to, but how could Lin Mowan admit it at this moment?

She chuckled and raised her eyelids to meet the oppressive gaze of Gongshu Tingyue. She was not afraid at all, but just raised her eyebrows playfully, pretending not to understand, and said half sarcastically and half teasingly: "Then sister is really a good child."

If you don't lie to your mother, you are a good child.

After saying that, looking at Gongshu Tingyue's increasingly ugly expression, Lin Mowan didn't care, but just waited calmly for her to say it herself.

As expected, Gongshu Tingyue, who had never suffered such a loss, certainly did not understand what gradual progress meant. In her opinion, it was an honor for Lin Mowan that she could condescend to come to see Lin Mowan in person.

This time, she completely put away the last bit of her good expression and went straight to the point: "What Ah Xue said about you wanting to kill her in the theater is true, right? Why did you do that?"

(End of this chapter)