Chapter 601 - Chapter 601: Beyond the Reach of Others
Chapter 601: Beyond the Reach of Others
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Her eyes calmly looked at the roofs on this side and then on the other side. She looked at the surrounding low roofs and even looked at the nearby streets. There were no signs of activity before she came down from the roof.
Jiang Yue threw the branch and rope back into her space before walking to Xue Yan, who was at the entrance of the alley, and said, “It should have been taken by someone.”
Xue Yan’s expression was a bit heavy.
Most people wouldn’t pick up someone else’s banner. Even if it was blown to the ground by the wind and someone saw it, they would at most pick it up to take a look or return it to the owner of the banner.
This was because apart from hanging it like this, there was no other use for it.
Since it had been taken, it should have been taken on purpose, which meant it must be useful to the person who took it on purpose… So, who was the one who took the banner?
Jiang Yue saw his serious expression and said, “There’s nothing special about that banner, except that the words are much more elegant and beautiful.” “So, they’re targeting my handwriting?
“It’s very possible. Maybe they’re actually after you,” she added after a pause.
“After all, you were the one who wrote it.”
Xue Yan’s expression became even more solemn.
He didn’t want to cause any trouble, but if there was, he had to solve it.
However, he did not focus too much on the stolen banner itself. Instead, he looked at it as if the words on the banner were stolen to confirm something… Could it be that the Empress had found out that he was the one who wrote the letter?
Other than that, he could not suspect anyone else…
As soon as he had this doubt, Xue Yan immediately denied it in his heart. It couldn’t be Empress.
He had done that so carefully that even if the Empress could investigate all the way to Xinyuan County, she wouldn’t be able to trace it back to him.
Since it was not the Empress, who was it? What did the thief want to confirm? Xue Yan looked at Jiang Yue.
Jiang Yue also looked back at him with a calm expression. She did not know the answer either.
Now that the banner had been taken away, they couldn’t confirm anything, so
Xue Yan and Jiang Yue didn’t dwell on it and returned to their shop to continue eating their meal.
At the same time, at Quanping Inn.
On the second floor, the first room to the right, a man dressed in red sat by the window. He held a wine cup and sipped it without any expression.
“My Lord.”
Suddenly, a calm female voice came from outside.
The man didn’t respond and continued to drink.
However, the person outside pushed the door open and walked in. She was also dressed in red, but her figure was tall and slender. She held a sword and whip in one hand and a banner in the other.
When she walked to the man’s side, she opened her banner and showed it to the man with great respect.
The man glanced at the words on the banner and did not say anything.
Behind the woman was a man dressed as a waiter. As soon as the waiter came in, he cupped his fists and knelt on the ground, reporting, “Your Highness, once our people saw that the spy had successfully spread the news, they killed him. I think that in a few days, the Ji family of the capital city and Consort Yi will know that you are in this town.”
“We’ve also investigated Xue Yan and Jiang Yue,” the man dressed as a waiter said. “He originally studied at Shengming Academy. He has had a photographic memory since he was a child and is extremely talented. This year’s literary examination’s champion list is his classmate and good friend. The current
Xinyuan County Magistrate Fang Yiming is also his classmate and good friend. They are all from Shengming Academy. The name Shen Qing was unanimously given to him by the gentlemen of Shengming Academy. This was because he was outstanding in all aspects, and no one could compare to him when he was studying at Shengming Academy..”