Just as this matter was decided, a towering dark figure hurriedly entered from outside.
From the imposing presence and stature, everyone understood the arrival was none other than Shen Du.
“Grand…”
As the crowd began to bow to Shen Du, and Ji Fangming was about to explain everything, a cold glare from Shen Du silenced him.
Shen Du exuded an icy aura, making everyone present shiver and not dare to utter a word.
His eyes glared fiercely at Zhu Yan, who was completely bewildered. Had she done something wrong again?
Why was this man angry once more?
Zhu Yan was confused, but Shen Du did not explain. He simply grabbed her wrist and led her away.
Everyone was shocked, yet they seemed to realize something, getting goosebumps all over.
“This…” Lu Chuichui didn’t know what to say, while Wu Taiming beside him was shocked, “This should be him seeking his wife, right?”
“Is it seeking a wife?” Ji Fangming was somewhat astonished, “From the looks of it, it seems more like seeking revenge.”
Standing on the other side, Xu Xiangren shook his head and chuckled lightly, “What seeking revenge or wife? This is a concern. You people really can’t see through it.”
With that, Xu Xiangren strode away, but his words left everyone present once again shocked.
They originally thought Shen Du was angry when he took Zhu Yan away, but now it seemed they were simply showing affection in public!
Such a shock truly made everyone present envious and red-eyed.
Jiang Langxing suddenly thought of something and walked to Lu Chuichui’s side, whispering, “Do you also like such domineering men?”
Lu Chuichui remained silent, just staring at the doorway, lost in thought.
Jiang Langxing coughed lightly and asked again, “Actually, if you’re willing, you could also have a beautiful love like the Chancellor’s wife.”
This time, Lu Chuichui heard Jiang Langxing’s words and suddenly turned his head, staring at him in confusion, “What did you say?”
Seeing Lu Chuichui’s inquiry, Jiang Langxing hurriedly adjusted his hat and said, “I mean, if you just pay attention to those around you, you’ll find that some people worry about you just like the Grand Chancellor worries about his wife.”
“…” Lu Chuichui was even more confused. Hearing this, he couldn’t help but twitch his lips and roll his eyes at Jiang Langxing, “Why are you speaking so indirectly? What do you mean?”
Jiang Langxing was momentarily at a loss for how to explain. He had already spoken so clearly, yet Lu Chuichui still couldn’t understand…
Jiang Langxing was speechless, not knowing how to explain the meaning to Lu Chuichui.
Lu Chuichui also lost patience, once again pursing his lips in displeasure and uttering two words, “Boring.”
He turned and left.
Jiang Langxing laughed self-mockingly. Was his affection for someone so hard to notice?
It shouldn’t be difficult, right? Both Madam Shen and Senior Xu had noticed, so why couldn’t the person involved realize it?
Back at the Shen residence, Zhu Yan still didn’t know what she had done wrong.
While pushing away Shen Du’s hand, she questioned, “What are you doing? You’re hurting me.”
Hearing this, Shen Du immediately loosened his grip, his demeanor still cold, “Don’t you have any sense of propriety?”
Zhu Yan was bewildered, “What propriety? What did I do wrong?”
“You still don’t understand where you went wrong?” Shen Du retorted. How had this woman become so foolish?
Zhu Yan was full of doubt. After quick consideration, she still had no clue, “If you have something to say, just say it directly. No need to beat around the bush.”
Hearing this, Shen Du was thoroughly exasperated and said in a low voice, “When I left yesterday, didn’t you notice I was unhappy?”
Mentioning this, Zhu Yan also recalled Shen Du’s expression yesterday and nodded repeatedly, “I saw it, but…”
“Then after you returned, didn’t you think to explain yourself to me?”
Zhu Yan’s lips twitched. Put that way, it did seem like she was in the wrong…
“You said not to disturb you,” Zhu Yan explained, her expression somewhat tearful.
“You!” Shen Du was annoyed. This woman before him was so intelligent, yet so foolish in this matter.
It truly made him helpless.
“Alright, alright.” With a wave of his sleeve, Shen Du simply stopped talking, “What did you all discuss at the Ministry of Justice?”
Zhu Yan scratched her head and told Shen Du everything that had been decided at the Ministry of Justice.
Hearing this, Shen Du furrowed his brow.
He hadn’t wanted her to get involved in this case, but fate seemed to have drawn her in again.
“Then be extra careful,” Shen Du said, then left quickly with a gloomy face.
Zhu Yan didn’t understand the meaning behind Shen Du’s words, only feeling that his behavior was truly pointless.
Just for these few simple sentences, was it necessary to drag her from the Ministry of Justice to the Shen residence?
Another day passed. As Zhu Yan was studying the case at the Ministry of Justice, Lu Chuichui came running in excitedly, “Sixth Sister, I just got some new information. Guess what it is?”
Zhu Yan was bewildered, but from Lu Chuichui’s expression, she knew it must be some significant news.
“What’s got you so excited?” Zhu Yan inquired, then returned her gaze to the case files.
“Don’t look at that now, listen to me.” Lu Chuichui grabbed Zhu Yan’s hand and said mysteriously, “In the case from back then, one of the victims had a different identity. Guess who she was related to?”
Hearing Lu Chuichui ask again, Zhu Yan wanted to knock her on the head with a walnut.
Such an important matter about the case, and she was turning it into a guessing game. It truly frustrated Zhu Yan.
Seeing Zhu Yan not responding, Lu Chuichui also looked a bit embarrassed. She composed herself and continued, “It was a distant niece of Official Zhang Baohua. She died at Chen Huoe’s hands that year. The Empress is particularly concerned about this matter and has specially dispatched Shen Du to investigate.”
“What?” Zhu Yan was shocked, realizing she had been deceived by Shen Du.
So Shen Du was investigating this case by imperial decree, yet on the surface, he acted so uninvolved. It truly angered Zhu Yan.
No, she must get to the bottom of this.
If Shen Du had been investigating in secret all along, he might already have some clues in hand.
This would be beneficial for the case’s development, saving her from taking unnecessary detours.
Without much thought, Zhu Yan quickly returned to the Shen residence, only to learn from Shen Du that he hadn’t made much progress. She couldn’t help but feel disappointed.
Zhu Yan sat to the side, lightly biting her fingernail in thought. Could he be deceiving her again?
Looking at the current situation, even if he was lying, further questioning would yield no results.
Zhu Yan shook her head. She might as well give up. He wasn’t a criminal after all. If she asked too much, it might arouse his suspicion.
“What are you thinking about?”
Seeing Zhu Yan nodding one moment and shaking her head the next, Shen Du found it puzzling and asked.