Chapter 1013 - 1110: Idle Chatter

The servant boy glanced at Ye Muyu unconsciously and saw that she also had a furrowed brow, holding a file and flipping through it a few times before putting it down, clearly troubled by the content written on it.

The servant boy bowed his head, performed a courtesy, then left the archives storage, heading straight to the main backyard.

“Lord, lady, they are all in a bad mood because of the disordered archives, and they even had the kitchen send quite a few cooling teas,” the servant boy whispered in response.

Upon hearing this, County Magistrate Sun relaxed, took a sip of tea, and waved his hand for him to continue monitoring the news from the archives storage.

Beloved Concubine Gao was initially pleased, then she stood up, began pacing back and forth, full of worry, “Lord, have you received any news from the people you dispatched?”

“Did you really just send Gao Rong to stop Chu Heng?” County Magistrate Sun frowned, “I have sent quite a few bailiffs out to search, but there’s still no news of them, and even Chu Heng has not returned for three days now. Didn’t your brother act on his own accord?”

It wasn’t strange for County Magistrate Sun to say this, as he had always known that Beloved Concubine Gao and her siblings were audacious. Initially, when he arrived in He County as County Magistrate, it was Beloved Concubine Gao and her siblings who helped him subdue the local gentry. He then visited Madam Hu, and subsequently, he was able to thrive in the county and even built connections with the Prefect Magistrate Lin of the Prefectural City. Although he had been in the county government for five years, he was firmly set to be promoted next year, despite having no significant achievements.

“It’s possible,” Beloved Concubine Gao frowned, “Let’s wait a bit longer. My brother surely won’t let himself or you suffer.”

Two more days passed quickly.

Ye Muyu had already seldom visited the archives storage.

In the eyes of County Magistrate Sun and others, they had already given up.

Ye Muyu received a letter from Chu Heng on the evening of the third day.

Learning that his affairs were progressing smoothly, she pretended to be increasingly anxious on the surface and even sent people out to inquire about Chu Heng’s whereabouts.

“Have you heard? Lord Chu has disappeared.”

“I know, Lord Chu hasn’t returned for five or six days now. Even Eunuch Ren has divided his men to search for him.”

“Not only that, but the lady has also issued silver rewards to find him, and now many escort masters have taken on the job to search for him.”

“Do you think Lord Chu might not be able to return?”

“Shh, don’t talk nonsense. If Eunuch Ren hears us, we’ll be in great danger.”

“What of it? This is our county government, and the whole county belongs to our lord. Even if they really encounter trouble here, what does it have to do with us? It’s only their own bad luck.”

Ye Muyu stood at the corner, listening silently, with Chunqin behind her showing a grim expression.

“Cough cough…”

The sound of coughing rose, and the housekeeper came out, “Shut your mouths.”

“Lady,” the housekeeper smiled at Ye Muyu as he bowed; if Chu Heng was truly in trouble, the smile on his face might just drive Ye Muyu mad.

But Ye Muyu’s reaction clearly disappointed him, “No need for formalities.”

She responded faintly then turned to leave.

The housekeeper was slightly startled and instinctively stopped her to ask, “Lady, are you going out?”

“Yes, I am going to see if there’s any news of the lord,” Ye Muyu said calmly, her expression unreadable.

Upon hearing she was going out, the housekeeper’s eyes flickered, but he pretended to comfort her, “Lady, do not worry. Lord Chu is blessed by heaven and will be safe.”n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Ye Muyu continued on quickly, with Chunqin following closely behind, as they left the premises.

“Housekeeper, this lady’s heart is too cold. To hear that Lord Chu is in trouble and still not show any sorrow,” one remarked.