To Hold One’s Joy

  Chapter 309 Time Gained

  After hearing what Zhao Shangshu said, Governor Luo sat down and remained silent.

  The dark dungeon, the overturned food, and the dead rats form a terrifying picture.

  Zhao Shangshu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, ordered someone to call Lin Teng, and hurriedly left the dungeon.

  Luo Sheng was waiting outside the cell. When he saw Zhao Shangshu coming out, he jumped on him, choked up and said, "Zhao Shangshu, how is my father? I want to go in and have a look, but these people won't allow it."

   Zhao Shangshu was anxious at the moment, and hurriedly said: "Miss Luo, you can't enter the dungeon casually, especially if this kind of thing happened, you can't enter, otherwise it will be more troublesome to investigate later, don't you think?"

  Luo Sheng nodded reluctantly, and asked eagerly: "Then what happened to my father, is there anything wrong?"

   "The governor is fine."

"real?"

   "Can I still coax you into a little girl?"

  Luo Sheng took two steps back, with a happy smile on his face, and tears still hanging from the corners of his eyes.

  Zhao Shangshu sighed in his heart, gave Qian Shangshu a wink, and then left in a hurry.

  Seeing Luo Sheng standing still at the cell door, Qian Shangshu coughed: "Miss Luo, don't stand here, I'm afraid I'll ask you for questions later."

  Luo Sheng wiped the corners of his eyes and nodded slightly.

   Soon Lin Teng hurried over, met Luo Sheng head-on, and paused: "Miss Luo, don't leave the Yamen for now."

  Luo Sheng nodded: "Okay."

  Lin Teng just walked past her and quickly entered the dungeon.

  Luo Sheng turned his head, took a deep look at the figure that disappeared at the entrance of the dungeon, and then strode forward with straight back.

  Lin Teng walked to the cell where Governor Luo was imprisoned, and the servants guarding here saluted one after another.

  Governor Luo looked out with a serious expression on his face.

   "Did you touch anything here?" Lin Teng asked.

  The yamen servant who was familiar with his handling habits hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Mr. Lin, nothing has been touched."

   "Open the cell door."

  A jailer stepped forward and opened the cell door with trembling hands.

  Lin Teng strode in and clasped his fists at Governor Luo: "Governor, this officer has been ordered to investigate the poisoning of your food."

   Governor Luo nodded.

  Lin Teng walked a few steps in the cell, knelt down to check the dead mice.

   "Governor, what did these rats eat?"

   "Soup soup."

  Lin Teng was silent for a moment, and asked, "Are these meals sent by Miss Luo?"

"good."

   "The food sent by Miss Luo is delicious." Lin Teng said softly, looking at Governor Luo.

  Governor Luo looked at him blankly, and then he heard the young man with deep eyes ask, "Why is the governor willing to be eaten by mice?"

  Luo Dadu sneered: "What does Master Lin mean?"

   "Don't misunderstand the governor, I just ask all the possibilities that come to mind."

"I lost my mind while eating meat buns. I didn't expect that the fattest mouse knocked over the soup pot. No matter how reluctant I am, I can't help but take the soup back from the mouse's mouth, right?" Luo said. The governor said and pointed to a jailer, "He saw it at the time, and said that the rats here dared to eat people."

  Lin Teng looked at the jailer.

  The jailer hurriedly said: "The little one saw it. These mice are not afraid of people at all when they smell the scent, and they can't be driven away..."

  Lin Teng put down this question, and then asked Governor Luo: "Did the Governor notice anything unusual?"

   "Abnormal?" Governor Luo frowned tightly, suddenly his face changed and he thought of something, "The food box delivered today is lighter than usual, is it abnormal?"

   "Lighter?"

  Luo Dadu nodded: "I didn't see the lo-mei platter that was always in the food box before today, and the food box is empty."

  Lin Teng's expression became serious.

  There is a restaurant that opens in summer, and when it is hot, people prefer to eat braised cold dishes. It can be said that the reputation of a restaurant is based on braised vegetables.

  Miss Luo delivered food to her father, and there must be a lot of lo mei. If it was there a few days ago but not today, there is only one possibility: someone opened the food box on the way to the cell.

  Lin Teng glanced across the yamen servants and landed on the cell boss.

  Facing that sharp gaze, the prison chief slumped down on the ground and shouted: "Master Lin is clearly aware, the little one just couldn't resist stealing the lo mei, and he definitely didn't poison Governor Luo!"

  The yamen servants guarding here began to discuss in a low voice.

  Lin Teng asked coldly, "Where's the empty plate?"

   "It was, the little one threw it away." The prison head was sweating coldly.

   "Go and find."

  …

  Luo Sheng did not escape being questioned either.

   "Miss Luo sent food to the governor, did the food box pass through someone else's hands?"

   Facing the cold-looking young man, Luo Sheng said calmly, "No."

   "Miss Luo, think carefully."

Luo Sheng shook his head: "Really not. I have been very leisurely in the wine shop these few days. I watched the cook prepare the meals for my father, and I carried them all the way. After delivery, I handed them over to the prison. head, I don’t know.”

  At this moment, a yamen servant came and whispered something in Lin Teng's ear.

  Lin Teng frowned and nodded, and said to Luo Sheng: "Miss Luo, go back for now. If there is something else, I will invite you again."

  Luo Sheng nodded slightly, and called Mr. Lin.

  Lin Teng's tone slowed down: "Miss Luo, is there anything else?"

  Luo Sheng pursed his lips, and said seriously: "Please protect my father, and find out the truth earlier."

  Lin Teng nodded: "I will do my best to do my duty, but from tomorrow onwards, Miss Luo will not have to deliver food."

  Luo Sheng lowered his eyes and remained silent.

  Lin Teng wanted to say a few words of relief, but in the end he said nothing, "I'll ask my subordinates to send Miss Luo out."

"Um."

  After Luo Sheng left, Lin Teng immediately reported the preliminary findings to Zhao Shangshu.

  Having these messages, Zhao Shangshu hurried into the palace to face the saint.

  The atmosphere in the palace these past few days has been somewhat gloomy, and even the emperor and his concubine had less fun enjoying songs and dances.

  Emperor Yong'an met Zhao Shangshu in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and after hearing the report, his face sank immediately.

   "You can't even look down on individuals, what are you doing?"

   Zhao Shangshu knelt down: "I am guilty!"

   "Go and investigate, let me find out who attacked Luo Chi!"

  Zhao Shangshu reported to Emperor Yong'an that he had completed a task, so he hurried away after getting this.

  Emperor Yong'an stood up and paced back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back.

  Since Luo Chi was assassinated in Chunri, the old incident buried deep in his memory was brought up again, which made him inexplicably uneasy, so he sent King Kaiyang to investigate.

   Now, Luo Chi committed a crime and entered the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, yet someone wants his life?

  It seems that these matters involving the Zhennan Palace are far more complicated than imagined...

  Emperor Yong'an had countless thoughts in his heart, and his expression became more and more solemn.

  Someone wanted Luo Chi to die, but he wanted to see who it was.

  Luo Sheng, who left the Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment, went straight back to the Luo Mansion, concealed by a dignified expression, was a settled heart.

   time, finally have.

   Not sure if there is a second update, but I will write it as soon as I can spare the time. But please don't brush repeatedly, it is expected to return to normal on Monday.

  (end of this chapter)