第22章 求证

林晏晏和周氏一前一后出了慈恩堂。

“多谢三婶仗义执言。”林晏晏行礼致谢。

周氏踟蹰道：“晏晏，你手中可有证据证明你的病……”

Lin Yannan shook her head: "No, even if it wasn't her who did it, she still has some responsibility, right?"

She is just frustrated because she doesn't have any evidence. If she had evidence, it wouldn't have been revealed so easily today. Don't worry, let's investigate slowly!

"In the future, you and Jingyuan should be more careful," Mrs. Zhou expressed her concerns.

"The same goes for San aunt."

She was not trying to stir up trouble, but after today, Yao's position in the Marquis's residence would no longer be stable, and even her standing among the official family women in the capital would plummet. After all, it was Yao's fault for raising a daughter like Lin Zhenzhen.

Now my grandmother only sees a fallen leaf and doesn't feel the desolation of autumn, so she will still support the Yao family. But once she realizes that the Yao family has become a disaster for the Marquis's mansion, she will not tolerate them anymore. In my grandmother's heart, the interests of the Marquis's mansion are above everything else.

If the Yao family is unlucky, the third branch should rise up, with Third Aunt leading the charge. So she needs to remind Third Aunt to be prepared.

"By the way, Third Aunt, in a few days, Lü Xiaowang and the others will come to visit Jingyuan. Let Jingcheng also accompany them!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou's eyes lit up, as he realized that Yan Yan wanted to mentor Jing Cheng.

However, Zhou was worried that his son, Nayan, might not be suitable for this. He said, "Wouldn't it be inappropriate? You know that your brother Jing Cheng is not very good at speaking." Translated:

"Third Aunt, Jingcheng ge is not silent, he is just composed," Lin Yannan smiled.

Mrs. Zhou smiled and said, "In that case, I'll thank Third Aunt first."

Lin Yannan returned to Moyuan Pavilion, and not long after, Jingyuan came back. Translated:

"Sis, I've seen it. The six shops are spread out on three streets, and none of them are connected. Tianzhuang is the farthest one, but it does have the most land." Jingyuan sighed in frustration.

"How is the location of the shop?"

"The location is good, but since the shops are not connected, we can't rent them out for a good price."

"It's okay, as long as we have income to cover our expenses." Lin Yanyan didn't care much, considering this is only temporary. She will gradually take back all the properties belonging to the Lin Family. [Translated content]

"Jingyuan, what about Mr. Ji?" Lin Yanyan is most concerned about Jingyuan's academic issues.

Because his mother is reluctant to see Jingyuan suffer, and is even more worried that Jingyuan will have to go to the battlefield like his father in the future, she instructed his father before her death not to let Jingyuan learn martial arts. Therefore, if Jingyuan wants to succeed in the future, he must focus on studying more.

"Mr. Ji has recovered and is now the Shuntian Prefectural Magistrate. He wants me to enter the Imperial Academy to study and in a few days, he will take me to meet Minister Cai."

"Mr. Ji has become the Shuntian Prefectural Magistrate?" Lin Yannan exclaimed with joy. This is really good news.

"Yes, just a few days ago."

"Very good."

Lin Jingyuan: "Sister, when you say 'very good,' are you referring to Mr. Ji taking office at Shuntian Mansion or me going to the Imperial Academy?"

Lin Yanyan smiled: "Both are good."

On this side, Lin Yannan is overjoyed because of two good news, while Yao in Mingxiang Garden is restless.

"Mother, do you believe me? It's really Yannan, that bitch, who set me up."

"She sets a trap for you, and you fall right into it. What's wrong with your brain?" Yao was angry and frustrated, hating that Lin Zhenzhen was not quick-witted enough.

"How was I supposed to know she has become so cunning?" Lin Zhenzhen felt wronged.

Yao was speechless and wished she could put her daughter back in her belly, but unfortunately she couldn't. She had to accept the consequences of her own actions, no matter how foolish she was.

"Zhenzhen, do you know what consequences today's events will have?"

Lin Zhenzhen said sullenly, "I'll just stay home recently, maybe after some time, everyone will forget."

Yao's qi and blood surged, she suppressed the urge to vomit blood, and said unsympathetically, "It's not as simple as you think. If there was a 70-80% chance of you entering the Duke Jin's Mansion before today, now there may not even be a 10% chance left."

Lin Zhenzhen finally changed her expression. It didn't matter that she had fewer friends or that she was being laughed at by others for a while. But she had always been obsessed with marrying Brother Ziyu, and she believed that this matter was set in stone and couldn't be changed. But her mother told her that there was not a shred of hope left, how is this possible?

"Mother, no, Ziyu brother has sworn to me that he will definitely marry me." Lin Zhenzhen tightly grasped her mother's sleeve, her face turning pale.

"Do you think Zhu Ziyu can decide his own marriage? If the Duke of Jingguo's estate does not agree, no matter how strong his vows are, they won't matter." Yao Shi had to tell her daughter this cruel reality. Zhenzhen had always been protected too well by her, so she always assumed things without thinking. That's why she suffered such a big loss today.

“母亲，那怎么办？”林蓁蓁眼泪吧嗒，彻底慌了。

看女儿这样子，姚氏又心疼：“你先回去，娘想想办法。”

“母亲，您一定要想到办法。”林蓁蓁可怜巴巴地央求。

Finally, Yao called Liu's mother after successfully persuading her daughter to leave.

“Get rid of all the remaining medicine and leave no trace.”

"Yes."

“Go and find Doctor Zhong again, ask him if there is a possibility that Miss Yao's illness can be cured by croton seeds.”

"Madam, how can the croton nut cure illnesses? I've never heard of such a thing," Mrs. Liu exclaimed incredulously.

"If you want to know, go and ask," Mrs. Yao replied impatiently.

What she wanted to confirm was whether Lin Yannan had really been cured by the croton nut.

This point is very important.

"By the way, go to Jingci Temple again and inquire if there is anyone skilled in medicine in the temple." Yao Shi felt that she had overlooked something and after thinking about it, the only place she could think of was Jingci Temple. Lin Yannan was only out of Lao Yu's sight when she was at Jingci Temple that day, so if there is a problem, it must be at Jingci Temple.

Liu's mother went to handle some business and didn't return until evening.

"Madam, I asked Doctor Zhong, and he said that with a strange remedy, it is possible to cure the strange illness. Afterwards, I went to Jingci An to inquire, but the nuns in Jingci An didn't know anyone there who understood medical skills. However, Mo Yuan Ge's Dan Yun later went to Jingci An again, saying that last time she only lit a longevity lamp for the fourth young master, but she also wanted to light one for the young miss. Dan Yun paid the silver coins and watched as the longevity lamp was lit before leaving without staying longer."

"Have you found out who received Miss Zhang the last time she came?"

"Yes, I did. It was a magician called Miaoyin and the governor Miaoqing. The presiding magician went out of town to attend a Buddhist assembly, so all the affairs in the temple were managed by Miaoyin and Miaoqing, the two magicians."

姚氏沉吟良久：“这么说来，静慈庵没什么可疑之处？”

刘妈蹙眉：“奴婢也说不好，看起来是没什么问题，哦，对了，静慈庵中的比丘尼说，平常她们生病都是找山上莲华寺的智能师父讨点草药来吃，想来那么点时间，大小姐不可能上得了莲华寺。”

Yao breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that Lin Yannan did manage to cure her illness by chance, without knowing she was poisoned. It was fortunate amidst the unfortunate.

Lin Yannan, oh Lin Yannan, you caused such a stir as soon as you appeared. It seems like it's time to find a way to turn the situation around.