Before long, the government officials let her in.
As she walked into the government office, Su Yan could feel the heavy and oppressive air of solemnity.
Three women had died consecutively in Chu Yuxiao's territory; he must be furious right now.
Upon arriving at the court hall, a group of government officials and guards all turned their heads to look at her.
Su Yan's gaze, however, met squarely with Chu Yuxiao, who was seated at the head of the hall.
Seeing her walk in, a flicker of confusion crossed Chu Yuxiao's eyes, followed quickly by a cold question,
"Why are you here?"
"What, does the Marquis not welcome me? I'm here to help you investigate the case."
"Marquis, this person is…"
The Magistrate glanced at Su Yan with puzzlement—how had he never seen this young master before.
"I am a friend of Marquis Chu, my surname is Su," Su Yan answered for Chu Yuxiao.
She then looked towards Chu Yuxiao and asked with a smile, "Marquis, wouldn't you agree?"
Watching her coldly, Chu Yuxiao suddenly let out a scoff.
"I'll count to three. You'd better leave immediately, or don't blame me for being inhospitable!"
The Magistrate was confused—weren't they friends?
Why was the Marquis being so unfriendly toward this young master?
"Tsk, tsk, Marquis, I already told you I'm here to help. How can you be so unapproachable?"
"One!" Chu Yuxiao ignored her and started counting.
This woman, he had intentionally ignored her these past few days, and yet she dared to brazenly come here and cause trouble.
"Marquis, Linglan City is your territory, with three people dead here. Surely you don't want to delay in finding the murderer."
"Two!"
If he could, he really wanted to kick her out!
Su Yan snapped her folding fan open and said with a light smile,
"All right, stop counting. Let me have a look at the bodies, and then I'll go. How about that?
This is my biggest concession, otherwise don't blame me for playing hardball."
The last sentence, she spoke softly, yet it was filled with a threatening tone.
After all, she was a princess, and naturally, her status was no lower than that of the Marquis.
Should she pull rank as a princess, investigating the case would be a piece of cake.
Sure enough, Chu Yuxiao didn't continue counting. His sharp black eyes narrowed slightly, his voice chilling.