Housekeeper of the Hundred Blossom Palace

Chapter 170: It was Useful, Apparently

Ahm, did I get in your way?

Yui Mei asked the moment they left the room.

The interrogation ended without getting any information regarding the incident from Xu. Yui Mei thought that it was an important conversation, but she couldnt help but feel guilty for that.

Nah, thats not true. It was an interesting story.

Is that so?

Yui Mei was perplexed because the man looked satisfied about something.

Xu didnt talk about anything else other than her life story, so did he glean something related to the incident this time?

Yui Mei was baffled.

Its the matter about where the heck did this expensive poppy juice medicine thats supposedly hard to get come from, right?

Libin, who was beside Yui Mei, interjected, and the man nodded in reply.

Its worthwhile investigating that merchant who entrapped Xus family.

Based on the mans words, there are many merchants in the city of Kyou, but only a handful of them would be allowed to enter the Hundred Blossom Palace.

However, those merchants would have their own backing support, so they wouldnt be able to squeeze any information from them.

The Ministry of Justice had set their eyes on one of those shops.

Theres a merchant who isnt qualified to enter the imperial palace, but he was suddenly allowed to enter the palace and be around the Empress Dowager. Its a widely known fact that merchants can rapidly rise or fall, but even so, this guys meteoric rise is suspiciously fast.

The number of merchants who could enter the Hundred Blossom Palace was already fixed, so if this new merchant was granted entry then that means the merchants who were already settled were no longer there.

Was Xus family among them, perhaps? this thought crossed the mans mind.

Er, I feel like its bad for a lowly court lady like me to listen to this, right?

Yui Mei felt that such a potentially important intel garnered from the investigation was revealed just like that to her, so she subconsciously muttered.

The man raised a brow in response.

We heard the same story, you can easily guess it if you think a bit, though.

Oh.

The man acted as if its so easy, but Yui Mei wasnt particularly good at deduction and solving mysteries, albeit being a fan of the detective and mystery genre in her previous life.

She only felt resentment, thinking that there are such bad guys in the world after listening to Xus story.

Besides, your face obviously lacks a sense of danger, so arent you suitable since youll probably just sneak around after listening to a disturbing story, no?

The man then commented further.

A face that lacks a sense of danger what kind of face is that!?

Yang had also warned her about the same thing previously.

Did she really look so nonchalant like that?

Stop that, youll look more idiotic if you keep on doing that.

Yui Mei squeezed and pinched her face, so Libin warned her.

Being in the penitentiary makes your shoulders stiff, huh.

If somebody thinks the penitentiary is a comfortable place, then hes a weirdo.

Yui Mei grumbled about her impression regarding that place, so Libin commented.

Well, thats true, I guess.

 If the government office that deals with the custody of criminals had a cheerful and pleasant atmosphere and was easy to enter, then that itself would be a problem.

Libin, dont you feel that its somehow connected to Dongs region? I cant help but think about it recently.

Yui Mei asked Libin when they reached a spot that was a bit further away from the penitentiary.

Yeah, I might say its impossible, but then, that Dong that Ming took in, isnt he around the same age as Xu?

As expected, Libin was also thinking about Dong who was now dependent on Ming.