That night, it was close to Yin time when Su Mu fell asleep, and except for him, an idler who came back early, Liu Xiaoran and Lu Lingjue were still staying in the county office to deal with the follow-up matters.

After all, he was not from Dali Temple, and he was powerless to help, so he simply didn't make trouble for them, and came back to rest first.

He had been delayed in Bishui County for many days, and he felt a little physically and mentally exhausted from all kinds of things that happened continuously. Only after the truth of this meeting finally came to light did he remember his original purpose.

Bishui County, which seems to be calm and peaceful, hides such troubles, and the trip to Jiang Prefecture, which is full of dangers, must be even more difficult.

After tossing and turning for a long time, he thought of Liang Xuanxuan who was innocently murdered. If part of Hong Chengyu's death was caused by self-inflicted, then Liang Xuanxuan's death was really embarrassing.Although he knew that people in ancient times valued chastity, he never thought that someone would kill his wife and children with his own hands without mercy when the facts were still undetermined.

If the child hadn't been pushed out of the body after death, perhaps this case would not have survived when they came to Bishui County, but would have been taken back early and buried as a mistake.

Su Mu buried his head in the quilt. Although he didn't believe in the cycle of cause and effect, he couldn't help thinking now, did he know if this child came to this world to clear up his mother's grievances?

He turned over, the burn on his hand was wiped by the quilt, and he felt a burning pain.

But the eyelids were getting heavier and heavier, and Su Mu didn't bother to take care of it anymore, so he let it stick to the quilt and fell asleep soon.

It was already noon when Su Mu got up the next day. It was rare in the past few days that he had such a carefree time. He got up slowly, cleaned himself up, and planned to take a stroll down to find something to eat.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he reached the stairs, he ran into Liu Xiaoran who was walking up.

"Liu Shaoqing?" He paused, "You didn't sleep all night, did you just come back?"

"En." Liu Xiaoran nodded.

He really stayed up all night, staring at Hong Siqi's signed confession and painting, and then sorted out all the things and put them into storage. He had just roughly finished processing everything.

Seeing the obvious tiredness on the face of the visitor, Su Mu quickly made a way out: "Then Liu Shaoqing, go and have a rest, the whole night will consume energy."

Liu Xiaoran nodded, and when the two passed by, he suddenly remembered something and turned around.

"you"

"Huh?" Although Liu Xiaoran didn't call her name, Su Mu still looked over.

Liu Xiaoran was stunned for a moment, and then asked somewhat unnaturally: "The injury on your hand?"

"Ah?" Su Mu reacted for a while before realizing that Liu Xiaoran was asking about the burn on his hand, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed. The wound really wasn't burnt last night, but she didn't refute it last night.He could only say vaguely, "It's okay, it's really okay, it's just a little hot——"

As soon as he raised his eyes, he saw Liu Xiaoran took out a small and exquisite porcelain bottle from his arms and handed it over.

"Apply it every morning before going to bed, and it will heal faster."

"Then...then thank you Liu Shaoqing." Su Mu was flattered that Liu Shaoqing, who was basically as cold as ice for many days, was so careful that he gave him some scald medicine.

Seeing that Liu Xiaoran didn't turn around, as if she still had something to say, Su Mu wasn't in a hurry, and didn't move after taking the porcelain vase.

"I didn't hide what happened yesterday from you alone, it's just that this matter is still risky, and I'm not fully sure, so I didn't tell anyone except those who needed it." Liu Xiaoran's voice was still hoarse with exhaustion, but it was verySolemnly, "If it wasn't for your help in this incident, we wouldn't be able to find out people so quickly and save more innocent casualties."

"Therefore, thank you."

After speaking, he raised his palms together and bowed very seriously.

Now Su Muzhen was not calm anymore, and quickly stretched out his hand to support Liu Xiaoran's arm: "Liu Shaoqing is serious, the day when the truth of the case came to light was due to Liu Shaoqing's proper planning, I just tried my best."

The temperature of Su Mu's palm spread to Liu Xiaoran's forearm through several layers of clothing. Autumn is here, and in the already cold weather, Su Mu's palm is as warm as a stove, which makes Liu Xiaoran startled again.

"Okay Liu Shaoqing, you look very tired, you should go to bed quickly." Su Mu smiled and pointed to the bottom of the inn, "If you feel hungry when you wake up, I will treat you to whatever you like."

Liu Xiaoran nodded lightly, turned around and went upstairs.

Su Mu also turned around, went downstairs briskly to find a place, and ordered a table full of things.

After listening to Liu Xiaoran's words, Su Mu suddenly felt that the cloud that weighed on his heart yesterday had dissipated. Since Liu Xiaoran was willing to explain on purpose, it meant that he didn't completely disbelieve him, and that his approaching for so many days was not wishful thinking.

There is nothing more reassuring than getting closer to people in a strange world.

Not long after the dishes were served on the table, Lu Lingjue yawned and moved to the table and sat down.

"Why did you wake up so early?"

"Huh? I've been asleep for a long time." Lu Lingjue straightened her sleeves, still looking as if she hadn't woken up.

"But didn't Liu Shaoqing just come back?" Su Mu stood up and offered someone a cup of tea, "You left Master Liu and came back to sleep by yourself?"

"Then what can I do!" Lu Lingjue took the tea, shook her head and said, "Who can be like an adult, let me tell you, I almost closed my eyes when I wrote that case file yesterday, let alone copied it.It's on the books."

"That's why your lord let me go back." Lu Lingjue yawned again, obviously still very sleepy, "Your lord is coming back at this time?"

Su Mu glanced at the closed door on the second floor, and nodded: "It seems that he is indeed tired, let him have a good rest."

Lu Lingjue shook her head when she heard the words: "Let me tell you, my lord must just take a nap. According to his temperament, he probably won't take a good rest until this matter is completely settled today."

"What's the matter? Isn't everything settled?"

"No, I should have just sorted out the files yesterday. This matter is extremely important and involves two lives. It is an important case, and it has to be reported to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. In addition, my lord and I were not on a mission for this, and we have to waste a whole lot of time."It takes a while to explain.”

Seeing Lu Lingjue's frowning face, even Su Mu was a little worried: "Then can you still be busy?"

Lu Lingjue had already picked up the chopsticks, picked up the bamboo shoots and put them in his mouth. He sighed in satisfaction and waved his hands: "It may take a few days for others, but with Mr. Liu here, it will probably be over in two days.Then we can start to go on to Jiang Prefecture.”

After hearing Lu Lingjue's words, Su Mu couldn't help asking: "My lord, has he always been like this?"

"Huh?" Lu Lingjue tilted her head and thought for a while, and soon understood what Su Mu wanted to ask.

"It can't be considered that it has always been like this. In the past, adults didn't need to do these things, uh...before entering Dali Temple." Lu Lingjue stretched out his chopsticks again, but they stopped on the plate for a long time, "Thinking about it, I seem to be getting used to the way adults approve papers."

These words were quite meaningful, but Lu Lingjue didn't seem to intend to continue talking, she lowered her head and started stuffing something into her mouth, and said hello to Su Mu to eat quickly.

"Well, eat it quickly, it won't taste good when it gets cold!"

After the meal was over, the two chatted unimportantly for a while, and after about an hour, Liu Xiaoran really came down from upstairs.

"My lord, you're awake!" Lu Lingjue jumped up from his seat, and gave way graciously, "We ordered some snacks just now, and you're just in time to eat some!"

Seeing the assortment of snacks on the table, Liu Xiaoran glanced at Lu Lingjue. Although she didn't speak, Lu Lingjue rushed to Su Mu's back.

"It's Yu Zhi who said he bought me food! It's not that I eat other people's food for free!" After finishing speaking, he still didn't forget to complain, "Yu Zhi, my lord taught me to eat and drink your food for free, so please judge quickly, I justI didn't come here deliberately to have dinner with you, did I?"

Su Mu was taken aback when he heard the words, and looked at Liu Xiaoran. The person on the opposite side looked even more serious after hearing this, and even the words he said were cold: "Lu Chenchu, if you can't finish writing the official document today—"

"Yes, yes, I'll go and write it right now, my lord, please take your time, and I'll go back to the county government."

Lu Lingjue ran over from the side, winked at Su Mu, motioned for two pieces of snacks for herself, and then disappeared from the door like flying.

Su Mu couldn't help but laugh. This Lu Lingjue was able to handle other people with ease, but in front of Liu Xiaoran, he was like a rabbit that was extremely easily startled, jumping up and running around at every turn, which was very interesting.

Seeing the smile on his brows and eyes again, Liu Xiaoran also heaved a sigh of relief from the bottom of her heart.

Presumably, he should no longer care.

"Liu Shaoqing, don't stand there, sit down and eat together." Su Mu waved his hand to find Xiao Er, and changed a tea set for Liu Xiaoran, "Chen Chu is right, I ordered so many dim sums, and one person canI can't finish eating, why don't adults help me share some?"

"You don't have to indulge him." Liu Xiaoran struggled a little in her heart, but sat down, "He has always been delicious."

"It's a blessing to be able to eat, what's so bad about it." Su Mu laughed, "How come Mrs. Liu came down after taking a rest? Are you—are you sleepy?"

Liu Xiaoran shook her head lightly: "It's okay."

Seeing the slight bruises under Liu Xiaoran's eyes, Su Mu felt that the words were not convincing, but he didn't know what to say, so he could only silently push the pastry in front of him.

If you don't get enough sleep, you can only eat more to replenish your energy.

Liu Xiaoran stared at the plate and thought for a while, then raised her eyes to look at Su Mu's concerned expression, and finally felt that she shouldn't have ignored his kindness, and reached out to take a piece.

It is still peach blossom crisp, the sweetness of peach blossom mixed with the sweetness of red bean blooms on the tip of the tongue, which makes people reluctant to chew.

"Is it tasty?"

...

"Ok."

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