The Killer's Cleansing Manual

Chapter 39: Take Him to Fill the Well

Lin Shanjuan looked at her, and they were in a stalemate for a while. Lin Shanjuan nodded, put the chopsticks in place, and took out the dishes one by one, and said slowly:

"After all, I married you and I'm responsible for your health. No matter who has failed you before me, I will not, and I don't want you to, abuse your body."

She raised her eyes and looked at Qi Zhaomian: "No matter how big the matter is, let's eat first. If you are in a bad mood, I will leave first."

Qi Zhaomian couldn't tell what he felt in his heart. He seemed to be soft-hearted, but also seemed to be indifferent.

She had longed for care a long time ago, but after so long, her desire had died of thirst. Now, the cup of water called care that Lin Shanjuan handed her seemed to be too late.

But it’s not impossible to drink.

"Pack these up. I won't eat in the study."

After she said this, she stood up and left. Lin Shanjuan looked at her back, then at the food, and breathed a sigh of relief.

Luckily, they didn't ask anyone to carry me out and give me dozens of lashes! Although she looked calm, she was really panicking!

Xiao'er also came in quickly to clean up, and helped Lin Shanjuan carry the lunch box back to Chaoxi Hall for dinner.

As the chopsticks were picked up, a servant came to report:

"Your Highness, there's someone outside who claims to be the steward of Grand Tutor Ji's residence, and he's here to deliver an invitation."

Qi Zhaomian thought for a few seconds and said, "Tell him to go to Liuguang Palace and wait."

The servant left as instructed.

Lin Shanjuan was still eating hard. Qi Zhaomian glanced at her and asked, "Do you know who the invitation from Grand Tutor Ji is for?"

Lin Shanjuan chewed the food in his mouth quickly, swallowed it, and then expressed his guess: "He stopped me after leaving the court today and said that he would hold a banquet to celebrate my appointment as an official as per the custom. Maybe this is it."

A hint of coldness flashed across Qi Zhaomian's eyes - this Ji Shihan had arranged these things very carefully to win over the hearts of the people. No wonder most people in the court supported him. They had all eaten a bite of food and drank a glass of wine with him, so naturally they would favor him on some small matters.

But Lin Shan is tired...

She looked at her and asked, "Master Ji values ​​you, it's your blessing. You need to pick out two gifts to bring."

Lin Shanjuan didn't realize she was being sarcastic, so he looked up at her and said, "Please don't do that. It's my blessing that you think highly of me. An old man like that, let alone thinking highly of me, would give me nightmares if he even looked at me."

She belittled him like this, and Qi Zhaomian felt a little relieved, but he was still testing her: "There are so many people in the world who want to be valued by him, don't miss this opportunity."

Lin Shanjuan didn't like to hear this: "That's the business of many people in the world. I don't belong to those people."

Qi Zhaomian raised his eyebrows slightly: "Then who do you belong to?"

Lin Shanjuan almost blurted out "I belong to you", but fortunately she realized in time that the sentence was ambiguous, so she quickly braked.

"I'm the type who gets hungry easily if I don't eat quickly. Princess, please enjoy your meal."

Her roundabout topics made Qi Zhaomian confused, so he had to give up. After dinner, the two of them went to Liuguang Palace to meet the butler who delivered the invitation.

The housekeeper stood outside the palace gate. Although he was outside, his eyes were always looking into the house with a sneaky look. Especially after he saw Qi Zhaomian coming, he glanced at him more frequently.

Lin Shanjuan was very disgusted with this kind of shifty behavior. Qi Zhaomian also noticed that this man had bad intentions and wanted to send him away, but suddenly he remembered that day when Lin Shanjuan was angry because he scolded the servants.

Perhaps she also couldn't bear to see herself "taking human life lightly".

Well, I had dinner today thanks to her, so it’s not a bad idea to do her a favor.

As she was thinking this, the man took the invitation out of his arms and presented it to her.

"Lin Si, this is what our master sent me to deliver."

Xiao'er was about to go over and take it, but Lin Shanjuan interrupted, "Go out and come back in."

The man was startled and looked up with a puzzled look on his face: "What?"

Lin Shanjuan casually poured a cup of tea for Qi Zhaomian and repeated, "I said, go out and come back in."

The man looked a little angry, but he went out and came back in again.

"What do you mean, Lin Si? Although I am a housekeeper, I am also a servant of the Grand Tutor's Mansion!"

When you beat a dog, you have to see whose dog I am!

Lin Shanjuan snorted coldly: "How can you speak to me in such a tone? You are just a housekeeper, why are you so arrogant?"

The housekeeper was dissatisfied, feeling that he was relying on Ji Shihan, and still stiffened his neck: "This is my nature, I hope that Lin Si will not be offended."

Lin Shanjuan was foolishly amused by his laughter. "You're such a tough guy. Do you think Grand Tutor Ji will have any unpleasantness with me, a third-rank Imperial Censor of the Ministry of Justice, because of you? Bai Shu, drag him down and fill him up in the well."

She rarely showed her edge, Qi Zhaomian was a little surprised and couldn't help but look at her again.

The man's profile looked even gentler in the candlelight. His tone was nonchalant, but his eyes seemed murderous as he stared at the butler.

Bai Shu has already rolled up his sleeves and is about to come over.

The butler was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and said, "I have been so respectful and polite that I thought I had done everything right. I have not offended Boss Lin. Why is Boss Lin planning to take my life?"

Lin Shanjuan snorted softly, "You came in and started exploring my house. Is there anything you're interested in? Or is it that even the housekeeper at Grand Tutor Ji's residence doesn't know the rules and needs to be taught?"

The man wanted to argue, but Lin Shanjuan spoke again, his voice even colder than before.

"Besides, Her Royal Highness the Princess is still sitting here. Can you just look at her at will?"

The man completely shut up and kept hitting the ground with his head. "I admit my mistake! Lord Inspector, please spare my life!"

Lin Shanjuan had noticed Qi Zhaomian's disgusted look a long time ago, and at first he didn't know why she didn't deal with this person as she did before.

But then she thought again, her relationship with Ji Shihan was already tense, and the person who came to deliver the letter was a housekeeper, so it would be difficult to deal with it whether it was a light or heavy mistake.

Okay, okay, when the sponsor is in trouble, that’s when I’ll step forward. Don’t say anything!

"Princess, please grant me death. I think this man is too unruly. It's hard to learn his lesson if he doesn't die!"

These words frightened the housekeeper, and he trembled even more violently.

"I know I was wrong! I know I was wrong! I beg Your Highness to show mercy!"

When the steps were completed, Qi Zhaomian lowered his eyes and glanced at the housekeeper: "Throw it out."

Bai Shu carried the man out without saying a word. Several soldiers also helped and left the housekeeper at the door.

The butler's butt hurt so much from the fall that he dared not act recklessly anymore. He crawled back, fearing that the princess would change her mind and catch him back to bury him in the well.