"Ah! Woo! Woo..."
Seeing that Wu Shao was about to speak again, Gu Yitong immediately covered her mouth, preventing her from making a sound.
"What are you doing! The pastry chef hasn't taken it away yet."
"Are you an idiot?" Gu Yitong slapped Wu Shao on the head, seeing her simple and honest appearance.
"Your master is a man, and he's timid. This yellow pine cake is still... you know, your master will be scared."
"But Master doesn't know that the poison was in the yellow pine cake."
Gu Yitong slapped her head again, leaning on her shoulder, "I call you stupid, and you really aren't sharp."
"Can your master lie to your master?"
"That's right, then this yellow pine cake is for you."
Seeing that Wu Shao was about to speak, Gu Yitong quickly picked up the things and fled.
As she reached the door, she left a sentence, "I don't want it either, I'll leave it for you to eat."
"One by one, why are they so scary? There's no poison in this pastry, what are you afraid of?" Wu Shao tugged at the corner of her mouth, speechless, and ate it herself after opening the bag and sitting on a stool.
Meanwhile, on Gu Yi and Shen Xuan's side, Shen Xuan finally persuaded Gu Yi not to go to the Zheng Mansion to find Zheng Yu.
Lu Yu had told Shen Xuan yesterday that she might be home late today, so she asked Shen Xuan to accompany Gu Yi to Gu Yitong's house after school. She would pick them up later.
Gu Yi and Shen Xuan entered the door together. Gu Yi felt more and more that something was wrong. Normally, Shen Xuan was very supportive of him and Zheng Yu interacting more, but today she was obstructing him everywhere. And he only now realized that Lu Yu had not come to pick up Shen Xuan today either.
What could have made all three of them so busy, and Shen Xuan seemed not surprised by this matter at all, only trying to persuade him, as if she had known in advance that Miss Lu and her sister were very busy today and would not pick them up?
"Xuan'er, why didn't Miss Lu come to pick you up today?"
"Perhaps the clinic is busy. There have been many patients in the clinic these past few days." Shen Xuan answered without a moment's hesitation, the answer rolling off her tongue as if it had been rehearsed.
"Then why... why don't you go home? Won't Miss Lu worry about you if she goes home?" Gu Yi did not stop, continuing to ask, staring intently into Shen Xuan's eyes.
Shen Xuan felt uncomfortable being stared at, her eyes darting around, not daring to meet Gu Yi's gaze, "I... I wanted to accompany you. I'm worried about you being alone at home."
"Xuan'er, did something happen to Zheng Yu?" Gu Yi pursed his lips, making up his mind, and finally asked the question in his heart.
"Her pastries weren't delivered today either. Even if she's busy, she can still send a servant to deliver the pastries, right? And Uncle Zheng isn't here today either. Xuan'er, do you know? Please tell me what happened?" Gu Yi tried his best to control his trembling voice, his eyes full of pleading.
She had originally thought that her sister didn't allow Zheng Yu to see him privately in the morning, but Uncle Zheng didn't come today either. Coupled with Shen Xuan's reaction when mentioning Zheng Yu, the undelivered pastries, and the guards arranged by Zheng Yu herself at the school entrance being replaced by others.
All of this was too strange, making Gu Yi have to think of the worst.
"Xuan'er, Miss Zheng, she, she..." Shen Xuan hesitated, not knowing how to speak.
"Did Zheng Yu really have an accident!" Gu Yi immediately stood up, flustered and panicked, calling Zheng Yu's name in his haste. Normally, when they interacted, Gu Yi only called her Miss Zheng.
"Xuan'er, don't be anxious, listen to me." Shen Xuan was also startled by Gu Yi's strong reaction and quickly stood up, putting her arm on Gu Yi's to comfort him.
When Lu Yu arrived, Shen Xuan had already told Gu Yi everything.
Gu Yi sat on the stool in a daze, his eyes vacant, as if looking in the direction of the door, but upon closer inspection, one could see that his gaze had already passed through the door, without focus.
Seeing Gu Yi like this, Lu Yu looked at Shen Xuan questioningly. Seeing Shen Xuan nod, Lu Yu understood and went to wander in the courtyard by herself, leaving the room to Shen Xuan and Gu Yi.
"Yi'er, don't be like this. They didn't tell you because they didn't want you to worry or be sad. Don't worry, your sister, Wu Shao, and my wife have been at the clinic trying to find a solution. We will definitely clear Mayor Zheng's name."
With a "creak," the door was pushed open. Gu Yitong entered and saw Lu Yu still there, asking in confusion, "Why are you still here?"
Lu Yu looked at her and frowned, giving her a look.
"Yi'er knows?" Gu Yitong instantly guessed, walked to Lu Yu's side, and whispered.
Lu Yu closed her eyes and nodded, "When I came in just now, Young Master Gu was sitting there without speaking, and Xuan'er was inside with him. Let's not go in for now."
Gu Yitong nodded, sat on a small stool in the courtyard, and casually pulled another stool, signaling Lu Yu to sit as well.
"I saw you had a plan today. Give me a heads-up, so I can have the confidence to comfort Yi'er later." Gu Yitong nudged Lu Yu with her elbow.
"I'm going to see the county magistrate tomorrow. I want the county magistrate to cooperate with me in a private search."
"You're crazy!" Gu Yitong was so shocked by Lu Yu's words that she was about to shout, then realized and covered her mouth, leaning into Lu Yu's ear, "Are you crazy!"
"Now even Zheng Yu has been locked up, and even he can't see the county magistrate. Now that the county magistrate has just recovered from his illness, how can you see him?"
"The county magistrate has completely recovered today. Someone who has been in officialdom for many years should not only believe Chen Qi's one-sided words. I believe she has her own judgment."
"Before tonight, the county magistrate will definitely go to see Zheng Yu."
"Furthermore, she will never believe that Zheng Yu would obediently wait in the room alone. Tonight she will definitely strengthen the guard. My letter written tonight may not be delivered to Zheng Yu by Wuji."
"It can't be delivered? Then why did you write it! You..." Gu Yitong was about to question when she suddenly realized, "You want to use this opportunity to make the county magistrate believe that Zheng Yu has no ill intentions and has been trying to find the poisoner."
That's right, that's what Lu Yu meant. If this letter were given to the county magistrate by Zheng Yu, it would seem somewhat fake, and the county magistrate might not fully believe it.
If the county magistrate discovered it herself, then the things that needed to be done in the future would be twice as effective with half the effort.
"Alright, you and brother-in-law should go back too. It's already dark, and everyone has been busy today. Go back and rest early. I'll take care of Yi'er here." Zheng Yu patted Lu Yu's shoulder and stood up.