The Killer's Cleansing Manual

So much explanation?

Lin Shanjuan thought quickly - he obviously cared, but he had to say so many words to show that he didn't mind.

In fact, you must still mind it.

What do you mind?

After denying several guesses, she tentatively approached Qi Zhaomian and asked, "Princess, are you angry because I'm not at home with you?"

Qi Zhaomian was told that he was unaware of his inner thoughts and wanted to struggle:

"Your Highness thinks too highly of yourself, my Lord, but I really need you to accompany me, don't you?"

Calling me the Prince Consort, was I wrong?

Xiao'er was standing opposite her, and seeing this, she quickly nodded slightly to remind her.

Lin Shanjuan received the hint and immediately felt confident. He dragged his chair closer.

"I did walk a little far today. Next time I have a day off, I'll stay home with you all day, okay?"

As for intimacy in front of others, I understand!

Qi Zhaomian swallowed, unmoved by her approach and show of weakness: "I said it's not because of this."

Lin Shanjuan inexplicably heard a hint of "a dead duck talking stubbornly" in this sentence. She couldn't help but laugh, but when she met Qi Zhaomian's glare, she quickly restrained herself.

"Okay, okay, no matter what the reason is, it's all my fault. Your Highness, please be magnanimous and forgive me this time. I will definitely come back earlier next time, okay?"

Her attitude of admitting her mistake was acceptable. Qi Zhaomian glanced at her and said with relief: "There's no point in talking any more. Let's eat."

Lin Shanjuan breathed a sigh of relief, finally getting through this hurdle, and hurriedly and attentively picked up some food for her.

Qi Zhaomian didn't move: "I'm done eating."

She said she was done eating, but she didn't explicitly refuse. Lin Shanjuan continued to pick up food with a smile: "Then eat some more with me. This looks delicious. Let me give you a try."

Qi Zhaomian looked at her busily serving food to him, and thought that she probably wanted to eat it, otherwise she wouldn't have been staring at the food.

Although this person doesn't know the rules, fortunately he is not a wooden man and will show weakness.

After all, I was just helping to copy books, so it didn't seem like a big sin.

She finally picked up her chopsticks and ate in small bites. The usually quiet Chaoxi Hall began to become different from usual.

"This is really delicious! The dish of my dreams!"

"Try this too, wow——"

"Don't talk while eating, don't sleep..."

"This is simply unacceptable, you should try it now!"

"It's okay."

"You're being too subtle. Your comment is really too subtle. I don't believe you can eat this!"

"...You're a bit noisy."

"I won't make any noise, you eat..."

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Lin Shanjuan's official position did not require him to attend the morning court every day, but he still had to go to the Qingzhengsi every day.

In the past, she would drag herself to get up for morning exercises when she could no longer delay, and then grab a bun and leave. But today, when she hurried to the kitchen and passed by Chaoxi Hall, Qi Zhaomian was also up and preparing to eat.

Xiao'er knew His Highness's thoughts very well and greeted him with a smile: "Your Highness specially asked the chef to make your favorite snacks."

Qi Zhaomian paused, but did not correct himself.

Lin Shanjuan nodded and greeted Qi Zhaomian inside: "Good morning, Princess!"

Before Qi Zhaomian could smile, she turned to look at Xiao'er: "Okay, I'll take it with me later. Time is running out, I'm leaving now! You guys eat!"

After she finished speaking, she grabbed the lunch box on the table, slung it over her arm and ran away. She was so fast that Xiao'er didn't even call her.

Ruined.

She looked at Qi Zhaomian cautiously. As expected, he stood up, his expression gloomy: "Let's retreat."

Xiaoer:...Oh, I'd better go and wake up the prince consort early tomorrow.

Lin Shanjuan hurried and hurried and finally stepped into the Qingzhengsi, deliberately avoiding Lu Feng who kept chasing her and talking about her every day.

Lu Feng was a good person in every way except that he was too pedantic and rigid. Every day, Lu Feng would tell her dozens of times, "Minister Lin's reputation is the reputation of His Highness. Please pay attention to your manners." So much so that she now thought Lu Feng looked a bit like Nanny Chen.

"Boss Lin," Bai Shu came forward. "Here are all the documents submitted today."

Lin Shanjuan sat down, glanced at the table full of documents, and read while eating.

General Li's concubine's cat went missing.

The Duke's wife's servant stole a sapling.

The case of the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo fighting with her concubine.

……

When she turned to the tenth book, she finally couldn't stand it anymore and looked up and asked Qi Zhen.

"In such a huge capital, are the cases submitted to the Qingzhengsi every day really just the trivial matters between mistresses and concubines?"

Bai Shu was helpless: "After all, this is the capital, there's no such thing as a major case."

Lin Shanjuan put it aside with boredom and opened another one.

"The madam of Quexian Tower allowed five high-ranking officials to murder... the Minister of Rites?"

Lin Shanjuan looked up in confusion: "What is Quexian Tower? What is a red card?"

There's a madam, could it be a brothel? Five brothel girls plotting to murder an imperial official? Isn't that too bold?

Qi Zhen: "Quexianlou is the most famous brothel in the capital, and this red card is a brothel girl who sells both her art and her body."

Bai Shu stretched his neck to take a look, thinking she was interested, and reminded her:

"Inspector, we both know about this. Do you want me to explain it to you in detail?"

Lin Shanjuan got a headache just looking at those small characters crowded together. This madam was too frugal. How could she save on straw paper when submitting a petition?

She put it down directly: "Just say it, these words make me dizzy."

Bai Shu nodded and said, "Lord Du's wife died a long time ago, and he never remarried. He only had one favorite concubine. Because he didn't return home for several days, this concubine took the servants to look for him everywhere. Finally, they found him in Quexian Tower, the largest brothel in the capital. But by then, he was already... dead in his bed."

Lin Shanjuan: ...

"Doesn't he know what it means to do things within one's ability?"

Qi Zhen: "Puff!"

Bai Shu sighed, "Actually, this is all his own fault. The madam advised him several times that day, but he refused to listen. As a result... because of this incident, the girl who served him at Quexianlou that day hasn't received any customers for two days."

Lin Shanjuan sensed something was wrong and glanced at him, "You know quite a lot?"

Bai Shu blushed, "I... understand the case."

Lin Shanjuan remained silent and glanced at the pile of documents on the table. There were really no interesting cases. Most of them were disputes that could be resolved by the aunties from the neighborhood committee, so they could be handed over to Lu Feng.

"Let's go to Quexian Tower."

The three men changed their clothes and rode to Quexian Tower on horseback. When the people at the door saw the eagle-embroidered robes, they knew that they were people from the Qingzhengsi. They did not dare to neglect them and called the madam to come out to greet them.

Not long after the servant went in, a middle-aged woman came out with a sweet smile.

"Oh! It turns out to be the gentlemen from the Ministry of Justice! I came out late and made you wait for so long!"

Lin Shanjuan was choked by the smell of rouge and couldn't help but sneeze.

Everyone fell silent, and Bai Shu awkwardly explained, "Our Lin Si is...allergic to rouge."