Unable to deny him, Ji Yunshu could only take back the jade pendant. “Your big sister’s body hasn’t been too well lately so I can’t bring you to see her. I’ll help her receive this jade pendant and give it to her when I see her.”
“But…”
“What? Are you worried I’ll keep it for myself?”
“No, no, it’s not that.” He shook his head fiercely. “Then, you must help me give the pendant to big sister.”
“Good boy.” Ji Yunshu said with a slight smile as she kept the pendant in her sleeve. Without further ado, the two were back on their way and soon Ji Yunshu was bidding goodbye to Wei Yi at the gates to the Wei manor.
Wei Yi was a bit unwilling to part as his eyes darted around. “Big brother, why don’t you follow me inside. I have lots and lots of good food to eat in my house.”
She took the umbrella back from Wei Yi. She indicated for him to get inside, “No need. I still have some matters to take care of.”
Without tarrying any further, she turned and left. On the way back to the Ji mansion, there was a section that passed through the more bustling parts of the city though, once she exited the main road, it got much quieter.
However, Ji Yunshu’s footsteps got slower as she walked until she finally stopped. “Come out, you can stop following me now.”
A person popped out from the seemingly innocuous background.
He appeared around 50 to 60 years old and was completely clothed in rough linens. The hair at his temples was turning white. He kept his posture low and he appeared quite apprehensive!
“You’ve been following me since I departed from the yamen. What do you want?” Ji Yunshu asked.
He walked several steps forward and first made a careful scan of the surroundings before lifting his gaze to look at Ji Yunshu. “Teacher Ji… I followed you because I have something that I need to tell you.”
“Go ahead and speak old mister. There’s no one else here.”
“It’s about… about that yin yang corpse.”
‘What?’ Ji Yunshu’s expression tensed up as she pressed him, “What do you know?”
The old man got even more tense as his head lowered even more. “I k-know who that yin yang corpse was.”
“Who was it?”
“I-It’s Master Jiang. The Grand Canal Manor used to be Master Jiang’s house.” His voice was shaking.
The doubts in Ji Yunshu’s heart intensified. “How do you know this? That skeleton is already 2 years old and the portrait is still not drawn yet.”
The old man rushed to explain, “I know because Master Jiang is a yin yang person.”
“Then who might you be, old mister?”
“I was one of the servants of the Jiang household. Few people know that Master Jiang had a yin yang body.” Speaking thus, the old man’s body trembled.
‘This is not normal at all!’ Ji Yunshu furrowed her brows, “Since you know the skeleton was Master Jiang, why didn’t you go report it to Lord Liu at the yamen instead of following me just for the sake of telling me this?”
“I…” His hesitation to answer was quite apparent.
“If you have any difficulties that prevent you from going to the yamen, then come with me.”
The old man’s gaze met Ji Yunshu’s. His body trembled for a while before he finally spoke, “It’s because… I know who the murderer is. However, I don’t dare to go to the yamen otherwise if Madame Jiang were to find out, I’m a-afraid I’ll be silenced.”
These words managed to finally shock Ji Yunshu.
“Who’s the murderer?” She asked.