Plotting with You: The Forensic Scientist in Ancient Times!-Chapter 303 - 302: A Chance Encounter

Zhu Yu indeed had a belly full of doubts to clarify with Lu Qing, and with Lu Zhang being sent to Li Garden to recuperate, she felt equally uneasy.

Zhu Cheng didn’t know Lu Zhang’s true identity, so he naturally didn’t think much about it, but Zhu Yu knew very well.

Inside that Li Garden, there’s still Yan Shu residing!

Fortunately, this pair of "resentful couple" had not seen each other’s face before due to various reasons and mishaps, and now Lu Zhang was staying there under the guise of "General Yi". Otherwise, the commotion would have been quite significant!

After parting with Zhu Cheng, Zhu Yu urged Lu Qing to walk quickly towards Li Garden. Halfway there, they saw Lu Zhang, who should have already been settled, standing in the middle of the road, flanked by two personal soldiers with troubled expressions.

Seeing Zhu Yu and the others approaching, the two personal soldiers seemed to see their saviors and hurriedly came forward: "Second Miss, Young Master, this General Yi refuses to go with us to settle down and insists on waiting here for you..."

It was clear that the two personal soldiers were indeed a bit panicked, as this "General Yi" was the prince’s savior and a guest of honor in the Prince Mansion.

If a guest of honor insists on waiting in the middle of the road, it’s hard not to allow it, but letting a guest wait here also seemed somewhat discourteous.

They were worried about neglecting the guest and were also afraid that the prince would find them inefficient. They breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Zhu Yu and the others arrive.

Zhu Yu waved them off, indicating they could leave. The two personal soldiers, as if granted amnesty, quickly returned to report to Zhu Cheng.

"Brother, Sister-in-law..." Lu Zhang stepped forward to greet the two.

Though he addressed both, his gaze was almost entirely on Zhu Yu.

He couldn’t help it; the fact utterly shocked him.

He had always believed that Lu Qing was like him, dissatisfied with the arranged marriage and hence continued frequenting Yunyin Pavilion after marriage and never took his new wife to any socially significant gatherings.

However, today this steadfast conviction was suddenly overturned—Lu Qing not only had no dissatisfaction, but the one accompanying him to Yunyin Pavilion and attending General Cao’s birthday banquet was always this arranged marriage Princess Xiaoyao?!

But it truly wasn’t Lu Zhang’s lack of perception; which good family prince would let his wife accompany him to Yunyin Pavilion to listen to music?

When Lu Qing got involved in that issue with General Cao’s nephew, everyone witnessed how "Chief Historian Yu" saw through the "illusion." Who would believe that Princess Xiaoyao had such courage and skills!

Zhu Yu felt a bit uneasy under his scrutiny, not yet understanding the situation, and being examined in such a vague context always made her feel uneasy.

She preferred to know the enemy and herself, rather than being the one known inside out.

Lu Qing raised his hand signaling, "There’s no rush to speak now.

You are injured and indeed need more rest, and your sister-in-law has also been worrying about matters inside and outside Prince Shuo Mansion these days and is very tired.

We may as well rest up first and discuss things later."

Without waiting for Lu Zhang’s response, he turned to Yan Daoxin by his side, "Is there still any of the previously prepared medicine for body nourishment? If there is, ask the rune to prepare a dose to send over later."

Yan Daoxin, initially standing beside with an expression of disinterest towards Lu Zhang, had his eyes flicker at Lu Qing’s words, his attitude became much more agreeable: "Sure, I have two packs left, I’ll ask the rune to prepare them later, and everyone can have a bowl.

With how hectic these days have been, even an iron man would get rusty without some nourishment."

Lu Zhang, seeing this, didn’t feel it was appropriate to say more, on one hand because Lu Qing clearly didn’t want to speak now, and on the other, he was indeed exhausted from the past few days of hassle.

So, he nodded and followed Zhu Yu and Lu Qing towards Li Garden.

The Li Garden wasn’t particularly close to the main courtyard, so what happened there was only faintly heard here, and they didn’t know what really occurred.

The earlier commotion was suppressed, and no one was rushing over to report to this side, so Yan Shu and Miao Family in Li Garden knew nothing. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

They were just a bit nervous, having heard some noise from the main courtyard earlier, unsure of what happened. Now, upon hearing the chaotic footsteps outside Li Garden, they were extremely wary.

Yan Shu let Miao Family hide alone in the house while she grabbed a long whip and came out, shouting loudly, "Who is it?!"

Her legs had recovered by now, she walked without the slightest limp, and with her hair tied up, wearing a narrow-sleeved short jacket, holding a whip and exuding a killing aura, her tall stature combined with vigorous movements and that imposing momentum made her look like a dashing heroine, leaving Zhu Yu stunned.

Lu Zhang was equally stunned.

The women he’d seen in the Capital before were either high-born ladies with so-called noble or talented airs, always maintaining a reserved posture, speaking in affected tones, putting on airs incessantly.

Or they were petite and delicate girls who aimed solely at winning over the powerful, speaking softly, eyes subtly shifting, seemingly gentle yet in truth pretentious, their affected tones when speaking only made one feel indescribably sickened.

But the woman before him today was swift and efficient, exuding a natural heroism between her eyebrows, startling him to his core, forgetting to look away.

Yan Shu, looking closely now, seeing Zhu Yu and Lu Qing returned together, everyone safe and sound, exhaled a sigh of relief, the slight frown also relaxed, turning happily: "Aunt, no need to worry! It’s Zhu Yu and the others, they’ve all returned safely!"

Miao Family, hearing this, hurried out to meet them, and seeing Lu Qing back safe, quickly stepped forward, holding him and Yan Daoxin and inquiring with concern.

Only then did Yan Shu feel there was a gaze seemingly following her all along. She looked up to meet the person’s eyes.

The young man in the gray robe, caught off guard, looked awkward, hastily attempted to clasp his hands in salute, only to remember his one arm was in a sling, inconvenient to move, so he awkwardly nodded instead.

Yan Shu, having grown up in Jie Country, was inherently carefree and also curiously looked him over. Seeing him getting more embarrassed under her gaze, looking away after feeling awkward enough being stared at, found it all the more amusing.