Following Lu Zhaoer and smelling the fragrance on her body, Lin Ji's embarrassment finally eased somewhat.
All the way to the small courtyard in the deepest part of Lu Mansion.
Lu Zhaoer paused and looked at Lin Ji.
"This place is where my parents live. Even servants are not allowed to come here on weekdays."
Lin Ji didn't understand.
But when Lu Zhaoer led Lin Ji into the small courtyard and opened the door of the wing, Lin Ji's expression finally changed.
In the side room, a middle-aged woman was lying quietly on the bed.
Lin Ji used his spiritual sense to investigate and found that the woman was clearly still alive, but she had no breath and looked like a living dead.
He had just seen this situation during the day!
"Becoming a mother-in-law? Even your Lu family...?!"
Lu Zhaoer just looked at the woman on the bed helplessly.
"This is my aunt."
Lin Ji heard this and subconsciously took two steps closer. Then he realized that the woman on the bed did not seem to be completely dead, and not all the life in her chest was locked up during her lifetime.
"Is there any hope?" Lin Ji was a little surprised. He didn't expect that he would still have a chance to survive after being transformed into a transfiguration woman.
"My aunt's surname is Qin, and my mother's surname is also Qin." Lu Zhaoer said.
Lin Ji took a deep breath and pointed at the ceiling.
"That Qin?" Lin Ji was even more surprised.
"Yes." Lu Zhaoer nodded, "My aunt moved to our house a long time ago. Three days ago, she and my mother suddenly left the city together. Immediately afterwards, she was discovered by Jian Tiansi, who then quickly searched for her, but in the end she only found her aunt, my mother.
Still missing.”
"How could that happen?" Lin Ji raised his eyebrows, but then he realized something was wrong.
"Wait a minute, aren't your parents in Yunzhou?"
"They came back a few months ago. My mother thought Yunzhou was too miserable, so she planned to stay in the capital for a longer time, but she didn't want outsiders to know."
"I see. No wonder the servants are not allowed to come here. Just now when the Duke of Zhenguo wanted to talk about business, he also sent away the maids. I guess there are many other people's spies in your house?"
"Yes." Lu Zhaoer admitted simply.
"Emperor Pei has just ascended the throne and promoted a lot of new ministers. At the court, there is Luo Xiang who is competing with my grandfather. All forces are mixed... My grandfather is the head of the military attache, and there are countless informants of various ministers."
Speaking of this, Lu Zhaoer couldn't help laughing at himself.
"What grandpa said just now is not a lie. The higher you stand, the more you feel like walking on thin ice."
"Can you imagine this kind of life? The maids who take care of me every day may even reveal the obscene clothes I wore today."
"The Duke of Zhenguo doesn't care?" Lin Ji was a little surprised.
"How to control it? Drive away the servants and find another group? How can we be sure that the new ones are ok?"
Lin Ji suddenly realized.
That's right, anyone who dares to put an informant in the Zhenguo Duke's mansion is definitely not a simple person.
It's not difficult to fake an innocent identity.
There is no end to the investigation of this kind of thing, and nothing seems to be right about anyone.
"Actually, what happened to my mother in Beijing has been revealed a long time ago, but we didn't say it, and no one dared to really make trouble about it. It's just that she thought too much."
Lin Ji didn't understand.
"Just going to Yunzhou a few months later, will this matter be brought up to make a fuss?"
"My mother is your Majesty's sister."
"Hmm..." Lin Ji was a little speechless, so Lu Zhaoer was still the niece of the Emperor of Qin.
Are these the princes, ministers, and relatives of the emperor?
Learned a lot.
"If others want to make a fuss about this matter, they only need to talk about the fact that my father and mother are separated in two places, and the rumors will spread."
Hearing this, Lin Ji understood immediately.
It’s about Pei Di’s biological sister.
Even Emperor Pei knew it was false when word spread about it, but it would be a disgrace to the royal family, so he would still have some opinions on the Lu family.
And that's enough.
As for disclosing this matter and offending Emperor Pei, that is not something that needs to be considered at all.
Anyone who dares to plan like this has few scapegoats.
"Getting back to the subject, after the people from the Supervisory Office found my aunt, my mother disappeared." Lu Zhaoer looked at Lin Ji, "I want you to help me check."
"Jian Tiansi has already found one of them, why don't they let them continue to look for him? And your aunt and your mother are not in the same place?"
"The Supervisor Tiansi cannot investigate, or is unwilling to investigate any more." Lu Zhaoer shook his head and said, "I went to see Mr. Gao, and he said... Before the incident of the Demon Suppression Tower, no more extraneous matters can be caused."
"Why don't you go find your uncle?" Lin Ji asked.
If Gao Qunshu is not looking for someone, could it be that Emperor Pei is not looking for him either?
Lu Zhaoer just shook his head.
"I haven't met my uncle a few times since I was a child, and we're not close to each other."
Lu Zhaoer looked like he didn't want to elaborate, and Lin Ji didn't ask any more questions, but there was a bit of embarrassment on his face.
"Jian Tiansi doesn't want to look for me anymore. I'm a small chief police officer and I'm from Liangzhou. How can I find him?"
"Just try your best. It takes seven days to transform a living person into a transfiguration woman. Counting the days, there are still four days left."
Lu Zhaoer seemed very calm and said: "From the moment my mother disappeared, my grandfather and I regarded her as having been killed. At this time, we were just doing our best to obey fate."
"My grandfather is the head of the military attache and holds the military power in the capital, so he must not move. I want to find it myself, but Supervisor Tiansi does not dare to let me risk it, and my grandfather does not allow it."
"And my identity is somewhat conspicuous in the capital, so I am not suitable to pursue this matter."
Hearing this, Lin Ji didn't know what to say for a moment.
As Lu Guangmu said, the higher you stand, the more constraints you have.
It is clear that the power is overwhelming, but when something goes wrong, you find that you can't do anything.
This kind of powerlessness is really a desperate embarrassment.
"With only four days, I may not be able to find out anything."
"You don't have to feel pressure. If you can find it, just look for it. If you can't find it, forget about it. After four days, pretend that this never happened. Grandpa and I will also accept your kindness."
Hearing this, Lin Ji pondered for a moment and finally nodded.
"Okay, I agree to this, but I can't guarantee anything, and I need the cooperation of Supervisor Tiansi."
"Thanks."
...
Late at night, when leaving the Lu Mansion, Lin Ji was sent out by Lu Zhaoer.
The two of them walked very close, almost touching each other.
Feeling the fragrant breeze beside her, Lin Ji felt nothing at all charming in her heart.
As soon as he walked out of Lu Mansion, Lin Ji noticed a few people passing by in the distance outside the door, but they were clearly looking this way.
"A spy from another family." Lu Zhaoer seemed to be used to it.
Lin Ji thought about it for a while and then suddenly said: "Lu Youxing is a beautiful woman and comes from a prominent family. I guess there must be a lot of people coming to propose marriage, right?"
"Call me Zhao'er." Lu Zhaoer paused and chuckled twice.
"So you can see it."
"I have really become a shield." Lin Ji laughed dumbly.
Lin Ji waved his hand and was about to leave, but after taking two steps, he couldn't help but pause and look back.
Lu Zhaoer was indeed watching him off.
"I don't understand something."
"What's up?"
"Your mother had an accident. You don't seem to be very sad?"
"Haven't you heard a sentence?" Lu Zhaoer suppressed the smile on his face.