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She pulled Yun Jiaorong closer to her and sat on the chair: "What business do you have with me?"

Perhaps, Yun Jiaorong had been in her room for a long time, and was not as natural and generous as Liu Ruoqing.

"Esteemed wangfei, I've come to ask you to accompany me for a walk in the streets."

Liu Ruoqing was surprised by Yun Jiaorong's request.

Seeing her so silent, she thought she was being stubborn. She didn't expect the little girl to actually be so obedient, telling her not to linger in the palace for a walk and actually come out.

This gave her a chance to get to know him better.

"Of course there's no problem. I also want to go out for a stroll."

Liu Ruoqing agreed and went down, after changing his clothes inside the house, he followed Yun Jiaorong out onto the street.

Yun Jiaorong seemed to have some sort of destination on his mind. Once he left the Prince Jing's Mansion, he would head in some direction, and from the looks of it, he did not look like he was going shopping.

"Jiao Lian, where do you want to go?"

After following them for some time, Liu Ruoqing finally could not help but ask. He saw Yun Jiaorong point at a very stylish looking shop in front of him and said: "Over there."

"The Confucius Temple?"

Just from the name, one could tell that it was a place where people were educated. As expected of the daughter of the Tutor Yun, even her hobbies had such connotations.

Following Yun Jiaorong into the store, indeed, the things that were hung inside the shop were some top-notch calligraphy and paintings.

Liu Ruoqing specialized in robbing tombs, and was naturally knowledgeable about calligraphy and paintings. Just by looking at the things that were hanging on the wall, one could tell that the creator had deep knowledge of them, and many were even famous masters.

Not to mention those that were placed on top of the cabinet and stored in exquisite boxes, they were definitely top-notch.

"Miss Yun."

The shopkeeper recognized Yun Jiaorong with a single glance and immediately came forward to welcome him. The news about the Taifu Residence's fire had spread throughout the entire capital, so the shopkeeper was naturally aware of it.

He was wondering why Miss Yun would still have the mood to admire calligraphy and paintings after such a huge incident.

"Manager Liu, do you remember when my father came to the shop the day Taifu Residence caught fire?"

Yun Jiaorong looked at Shopkeeper Liu and asked.

"That day?"

There was a bit of confusion in Shopkeeper Liu's eyes. "The honored tutor didn't come that day."

"This... How is that possible? "

Yun Jiaorong was in disbelief. "That day, the shop assistant at your shop even said that my father had left and told me to sit there and wait."

She pointed to one of the chairs and said to Manager Liu.

Liu Ruoqing, who had been quiet at the side and was only admiring the paintings in front of him, finally understood something from Yun Jiaorong's tone.

She knew why this girl suddenly took the initiative to go shopping. It seemed like she was doing it for the Taifu Residence.

But then again, Yun Jiaorong's surprise and Shopkeeper Liu's confusion, as well as the shop assistant that Yun Jiaorong mentioned, made this case even more complicated and confusing.

Withdrawing his gaze from the calligraphy and painting, Liu Ruoqing returned to Yun Jiaorong's side and took over the conversation for Yun Jiaorong. "Shopkeeper Liu, are you sure the honored tutor didn't come over that day?"

He'd long since expected that the honored tutor wouldn't appear here that day, and because of that, that fellow had become the biggest suspect in the case.

Yes, young lady, this humble one was sure that the honored tutor did not come that day, and was very surprised when I saw Miss Yun enter the shop with her subordinate. Normally, Miss Yun would follow the honored tutor, but on that day, I sat there by myself and did not even look at any paintings or calligraphy, and after sitting for less than an incense's time, I fell asleep. At that time, this humble one was busy greeting guests, so I did not disturb the Miss Yun.

Shopkeeper Liu said it so clearly. It seems that he clearly remembered what happened that day, but when he saw Yun Jiaorong's expression, he was still filled with doubts.

Shopkeeper Liu continued to speak: "The Confucius Temple always opened very late, and not long after the Hai hour, this little one was about to close up when I saw a big fire in the distance. Only the next day did I know that the Taifu Residence was on fire, and I was lucky that the Miss Yun stayed in the small shop until so late, which saved my life."

Yun Jiaorong was stunned the whole time without speaking, and it was unknown if she heard what Shopkeeper Liu said, but Liu Ruoqing looked at her, and saw her locked eyebrows, as if she was trying her best to figure out what kind of train of thought he was thinking.

She stared at her for a long time, but seeing that she still didn't make a sound, she opened her mouth and gently called out to her, "Miaomiao, what are you thinking about?"

Yun Jiaorong came back to his senses, panic and confusion filling his eyes. After a while, he managed to squeeze out a sound from his mouth, "I came alone that day, and didn't bring a follower."

Liu Ruoqing's expression also changed, and when he looked at Innkeeper Liu, his face was also full of astonishment.

"Ah?" He ? Isn't he your follower? After that, you slept there, and he was always by your side. So I thought he was your follower, and when you woke up, he also left with you. "

With Shopkeeper Liu's words, Yun Jiaorong gradually cleared up some of his thoughts.

After a while, he nodded his head and said, "Yes, he indeed entered the shop with me and left with me. I thought he was a shop assistant and coincidentally bumped into me at the entrance.

She muttered to herself in a low voice, and her brows furrowed even more. However, Liu Ruoqing had already grasped the most important information from their words.

This also confirmed her guess that someone had deliberately called Yun Jiaorong away from the Taifu Residence before the fire had taken hold of him. Their goal was to naturally not let that Yun Jiaorong die.

But what exactly was the reason that Yun Jiaorong had on him to make the other party spend so much effort to keep Yun Jiaorong's life without even letting a servant go?

When they came out from the Confucian Temple, Liu Ruoqing saw that Yun Jiaorong was frowning the entire time, his expression looked to be extremely conflicted. Just as she was about to speak to pacify her, she saw that she had opened her mouth first.

"Princess, why do I feel like the murderer intentionally allowed me to leave the Taifu Residence to avoid the fire?"

When they were in the palace, Yan Shuo had asked her about someone telling her to leave Taifu Residence, she had already suspected this. That was why she had specially left to confirm it.

Liu Ruoqing was startled, but after that, he nodded his head, "Mn, I have considered this point before, it's just that I haven't had the time to confirm it yet."

In truth, she was just too lazy to confirm that it was none of her business, since it was Kaiser who had appeared.

"But ?" Why would they let me go? "

"This ?"