Chapter Twenty-One: Not a Clue

  Su Qingyun sent Su Mu Jin back to Jin Garden and hurriedly left. The big thing that happened in the mansion really made people feel uneasy! After Su Mu Jin returned to Jin Garden, he was still a little restless, thinking about those two poisonous flying darts, his mood was still very heavy!

  Who is it that wants to help Liu and harm her at the same time?

  The Su family is a big household, but in the backyard, there are only some old, weak women and children. Who has the ability to subdue a person with high martial arts skills?

  But this matter is no longer something she can intervene in!

  "Miss..."

  Su Mojin was leaning on the soft couch in deep thought, and it wasn't until Qin Se called out to her that she came back to herself. Looking at Qin Se's guilty and regretful expression, she let out a faint sigh in her heart.

  Qin Se wasn't stupid, but she wasn't clever either. She thought back to the window that hadn't been closed properly last night and finally remembered something was off. She looked at Su Mu Jin's deep and mysterious eyes, and gently knelt on the ground. "It's all my fault, I saw the window open yesterday but didn't investigate further. If it weren't for Miss having made preparations beforehand, I would be to blame for today's events!"

  If Green Bamboo wasn't sure what was drawn on the paper, how could she dare to hand it over to Old Lady's hands? Suddenly remembering that today the girl washed and handed over the pen, ink, paper and inkstone after washing, the painting in Green Bamboo's hand must have been painted by the girl later. Today, Old Lady's attitude is so obvious, even through the curtain, she can feel that Old Lady wants to punish the girl.

  If evidence of the girl's disobedience and unfilial behavior were truly discovered, it's likely that even if the old master tried to protect her, he wouldn't be able to.

  Qin Se's eyes turned red as she thought about it more and more, "Miss, please punish me! I'm stupid and not as calm and clever as Sheng Xiao sister, I couldn't help you with anything! This time you want to replace the maid in Jin Garden, I'll be replaced too, let's get a clever and agile person to serve by your side, so I can rest assured."

  Su Mojin let out another sigh, pulled Qin Se from the ground and sat her down on the embroidered stool. "After today's events, I'm sure no one in the household will dare to disrespect me again. With my father's favoritism, how many slaves can't I have? Foolish and loyal, clever and ruthless! But you're different from Sheng Xiao, you've grown up with me since childhood, sharing joys and hardships together. This bond is something others can't compare to!" Looking at Qin Se as she gradually stopped crying, Su Mojin spoke softly again, "I didn't tell you about today's events because I wanted you to learn a lesson. The Su household may be our home, but not everyone is worthy of trust. You're too naive, if you don't have some guard against outsiders, it's easy for people to take advantage of you!"

  Qin Se's eyes turned red, she didn't expect that until now the young lady would still say such heartfelt words to her. She wiped away her tears with a handkerchief, "I understand!"

  At this time, Mrs. Liu lifted the curtain and entered the house from outside.

  Su Mojin's face turned solemn, "What happened?"

  Liu's face was heavy with a shake of her head, "The Jingzhao official and the coroner just went to Chunhui Garden, and both flying darts were investigated for a long time. However, those flying darts are very ordinary, even the poison on the flying darts can be found in ordinary pharmacies, it's really impossible to find out what's going on! No one can come and go without a trace in the Su family's large mansion, so Master investigated some of the slaves in the mansion. Each person had someone with them, everyone had an alibi, and for a while, they were indeed at a loss."

  Su Mochen nodded slightly, she and her father were of the same mind. The Su family had over two hundred people from top to bottom, each with their own duties, it was impossible for an assassin to have entered the manor without anyone knowing. Therefore, there was only one possibility: someone within the manor was behind the disturbance.

  Who in the imperial court has such ability, and there is actually a master hidden beside him!

  Her eyes gradually deepened, as if every master had suspicions! Just now she was protected by her father and covered her head, otherwise she could observe the reactions of the masters in the house!

  "What about Sheng Xiao?" Su Mochen threw away his doubts and asked instead.

  She mentioned this and Yu's aunt still had some lingering fear, her eyes reddened, "After being frightened, she was settled down to rest. The old slave servant sent the second-class maid from the garden to attend to her. Today, the masters of Chunhui Garden were all frightened, and the guest officials in the mansion might be busy, so the old slave thought that it would be better to ask a doctor to come and take a look at Qinger later, lest she fall ill."

  "It should be!" Su Mu Jin thought about the moment when Qian Jun was in a hurry, and Shuang Xiao rushed up without hesitation. She felt a slight pain in her heart and looked at Qin Se with a sideways glance. "Nowadays, the maids in the garden can't be used anymore. Qin Se, you go take care of Shuang Xiao personally. With you by her side, I feel more at ease."

  "That girl over here..."

  "There's Granny Liu here, don't worry!" Su Mu Jin smiled lightly, "You and Sheng Xiao are close friends, you should go take a look. She's sleeping now, when she wakes up, come notify me and I'll go see her."

  Just as Qin Se had just stepped out of the door, a slightly panicked voice came from outside the curtain.

  "Miss, Director Su from the front yard has arrived!"

  At this time?!!

  Su Mochen and Liu Yanyan exchanged a glance, then Liu Yanyan raised her voice to ask the little maid outside, "Did she say what it was about?!"

  "The slave and servant girl don't know, but they saw General Su bring in Old Lady Li!"

  Su Mojin suddenly understood in her heart.

  Li Baozi was a well-known matchmaker and slave trader in Kyoto. Many wealthy households in Kyoto would buy maids from her every year, and Li Baozi was quite reliable in her business. The slaves she sold had all been trained, and very few of them ever caused any trouble.

  Liu's aunt quickly helped Su Mochen get dressed, and Su Zongguan was the old master's most trusted confidant. Not only Liu's aunt but also Su Mochen couldn't be careless.

  "The old master's favorite is indeed the young lady, and at this moment he must be worried that the young lady has been frightened and there is no one to attend to her, so he called for Su Da-zongguan to bring Li Pozi over."

  Su Mu Jin didn't think so, Father must be worried that the assassin in her garden would harm her later, so he wanted to take this opportunity to make a big change for the people in her garden!

  She quickly put on her clothes, tied the belt of her cloak and went out. She had always understood that a big family was not just one master, but also slaves. Choosing slaves seemed like a trivial matter, but sometimes it was precisely because there were one or two fewer kind-hearted people by your side, and one or two more people with ulterior motives, that things took on a different flavor.

  "Mother has seen a lot and knows much, come take a look with me too."

  Digression

  This chapter is a transitional chapter, hmm... Flash people~