Plotting with You: The Forensic Scientist in Ancient Times!-Chapter 242 - 241: Not Cut Out to Be a Villain

Zhu Yu was momentarily stunned.

She had thought that something was strange about the woman, assuming it was just because she saw her wearing the clothing of a Jin Country woman, riding alone on horseback in the outskirts of Shuo Country, which was indeed unusual. She thought Lu Qing also paid extra attention for this reason.

Unexpectedly, the outfit was actually what the maids of the Prince Yi Mansion would wear.

Thinking again about the woman’s riding posture, hairstyle, and appearance...

She immediately understood, hurriedly dismounted, tied her horse to a tree by the roadside, and hastily walked up the slope.

Lu Qing followed closely behind her.

Rune walked over to help the woman get her fallen horse up.

The horse had taken a tumble and appeared quite spooked, but with Rune’s help, it eventually got back on its feet and quickly ran away.

The woman who had been riding the horse sat on the ground in a disheveled state, her facial expression showing significant pain. She supported her upper body with one arm while pressing painfully on her leg with the other hand. Her clothes were covered in dust, with several parts also torn.

Rune found himself at a loss, awkwardly standing aside. Under the circumstances, it wasn’t appropriate for him, as a man, to offer physical assistance, nor did it seem fitting to ask, "Are you okay?" which might come off as redundant.

Fortunately, Zhu Yu had already rushed over. From a distance, she could see the woman’s position and speculated that she might have injured her leg. She hurriedly approached, signaling Rune to step aside for a moment.

"Miss, are you alright?" Zhu Yu asked, without trying to soften her voice, kneeling down beside the woman with concern.

The woman had been on guard upon seeing them, helpless with her leg injury. Forget about escaping, even standing up was difficult, so she could only fix her gaze on the three people in front of her.

However, when she saw that Lu Qing and Rune had turned their backs at a distance, and that it was a refined-looking Daoist who came closer, her vigilant look slightly relaxed upon hearing the Daoist’s voice.

"You... you’re a woman?" she asked hesitantly, scrutinizing Zhu Yu, constantly glancing toward Zhu Yu’s neck, but unfortunately, Zhu Yu’s collar was slightly higher than that of an ordinary Taoist robe, preventing her from seeing clearly.

Luckily, Zhu Yu didn’t intend to hide it either. She nodded: "That’s correct.

Miss, judging by your posture, is your leg injured? I know a bit of medicine, and in this desolate wilderness, there’s no village ahead or behind to find another doctor.

If you trust me, why not let me take a look first?"

She wasn’t exactly lying.

After all, who says a forensic doctor isn’t a kind of doctor...

The woman, already in pain, her forehead covered in sweat, nodded quickly upon hearing Zhu Yu: "Thank you, then."

Her straightforward manner of speaking made Zhu Yu glance at her again, and then she hurriedly squatted down and carefully rolled up her trousers.

Her ankle was already swollen nearly as thick as her calf, the skin scraped and bleeding from the fall against the gravel on the ground.

"I need to check if your bone is broken. Try to move your ankle; it will hurt, but please bear it." Zhu Yu saw that the external wound wasn’t deep nor bleeding excessively, so she decided not to address it for now, gently lifted the woman’s calf slightly, and spoke to her.

The woman nodded, biting her lip, slightly moving her ankle. With just a few moves, she shivered from the pain but merely bit her lip white, not shedding a single tear.

After a simple examination, Zhu Yu found that although her ankle bone wasn’t broken, it was likely fractured. With no better solution at the moment, Zhu Yu untied the cloth belt from her waist, tightly bound the woman’s ankle to ensure it was secured, and seeing no other major issues, she exhaled a sigh of relief, adjusted the woman’s trouser leg, and turned to Lu Qing and the others, saying: "Alright, you can turn around now!"

Lu Qing turned around, glanced at the bandaged woman, then at Zhu Yu, whose robe appeared loose due to the absence of the belt, suppressing the amusement in his eyes. He looked seriously at the woman, cupped his hands: "I didn’t expect to meet the Commandery Princess here; it’s truly surprising."

Suddenly, the woman’s expression changed, peering warily at Lu Qing, assessing him without denying: "Who are you?! How did you recognize me? I shouldn’t have seen you before."

Zhu Yu turned her face aside, somewhat helpless.

Based on her understanding of Lu Qing, he might not have been entirely sure the woman was indeed the Commandery Princess of Jie Country, it was a bold guess aided by probing her.

Yet, the lady admitted too quickly!

This girl’s not bad, straightforward, not the type for doing bad deeds.

However... she liked it!

"That’s not important. What matters is why Princess Yi would be alone in the wilderness of Shuo Country?" Lu Qing looked at her expressionlessly, not answering her questioning but throwing another question back.

"Are you... looking for money? I don’t have much on me, but I can give all I have to you, if you would pretend not to have seen me, how about that?" When the girl heard Lu Qing mention "Princess Yi," her eyes clearly showed a hint of panic, yet she didn’t want to show it, holding her neck stiffly and trying to bargain with them with a forced assertive tone.

Zhu Yu sighed softly.

She had only heard of how the Jie King had doted on his only daughter before, which was hard to imagine.

Looking at the demeanor and conduct of this Commandery Princess of Jie Country now, she genuinely believed it.

If not for being carefully pampered, cosseted in the palm of their hands, this girl wouldn’t have been raised to be so simple-minded, without any scheming or deep thoughts.

Anyone else would have tried to deny and deflect, navigating the situation somehow.

Instead, the lady not only got tricked on the spot but also inadvertently mentioned carrying Silver with her...

Fortunately, the three of them were not truly some sort of villains, otherwise...

Thinking this way, being a little flower protected from ever enduring wind or rain might be incredibly blissful.

However, it’s not secure.

"When you sneaked out... does Lu Zhang know?" Although Zhu Yu knew the answer to this question, she mischievously wanted to test just how easily this girl could be baited.

And indeed, she didn’t disappoint. Hearing her mention the Prince Yi by name so familiarly, her complexion, already pale with pain, turned even more ashen: "You’re... here to take me back?

I ran away entirely by my own decision, with no one else involved.

I can go back with you, but you have to testify for me that no one helped me escape, my father knew nothing of this, and don’t let Lu Zhang make things difficult for my father!"