Chapter 116: Is Lv Luochen Back?

When Lv Qingxiang arrived at the agreed location at the hour of dog, Chu Yiheng and Third Master were already there, waiting. Behind them, there were also a bunch of medicinal herbs. The quantity this time was quite large, who knows how far the brothers had to run to bring them back.
"Sorry, I am the latest one to arrive at the Lu Mansion despite the appointment. I made you all wait for a long time because I was held up by the old lady earlier."
"It's OK, we also just arrived not long ago, and there were delays on our end." Chu Yiheng approached Lu Qingshuang and said, "Let's get to the point since we are all here late, and not waste any more time!"
"Great!" Agreed with Lv Qingshuang's opinion.
"Today, we went to the library of the Shen Mansion and only found three medical books with the word 'witch' on the cover. However, they are quite old and it's not clear if it is the one you, Fourth Miss, are looking for." Third Master took out three books from his pocket and handed them to Lv Qingshuang.
Taking the book, Lv Qingshuang looked through it with anticipation, but shook her head when she reached the last one. None of these three books were her father's notes, and these three books have been around for a long time, with few descriptions of medical techniques and herbal combinations.
However, the medical book made by her father himself details the cases and medicinal materials very clearly. Obviously, the Shen family will not place her father's medical book in an obvious place.
"Not even one?" Sanye asked with a frown.
"No, not even one," Lv Qingshuang shook her head again, her face filled with regret. In fact, she understood that it was prudent for the Chen Mansion to hold onto the collateral, just in case.
"It doesn't matter if none of them are the right one, we can continue searching. This time, Nine and I didn't only go to the study, Nine also found something in the account room. Take a look," Third Master said comfortingly, while handing another account book to Lv Qingshuang.
We found something suspicious. Six years ago, there was a record in the Shen family's account that they spent thirty taels of silver on seeing a doctor for treating a poison. However, it is widely known that the Shen family is a reputable medical family, and their children have inherited the family profession and entered the Imperial Medical Institute. Therefore, it is hard to believe that the Shen family would need to spend money on medical treatment.
After taking the account book, Lv Qingshuang looked at it carefully. It recorded the money spent on hiring doctors and curing poison, but only the time was marked, with no location specified. Therefore, the information provided was limited.
She turned her head back to recall. Six years ago, in her previous life, Bai Qing'er lived in Shen's residence for five years, so it was before she came to Shen's residence.
However, she also knew that at that time, Uncle Shen had not yet climbed to the position of court envoy, and the Shen's residence was actively promoting the official position of court envoy in the two years before and after Bai Qing'er entered the residence.
And at that time, it caused a sensation, because the Shen Mansion gave free consultations to the public in order to increase their popularity among the common people as well as the noble families.
This indicates that the Shen family at that time would absolutely not invite doctors to poison themselves, because they are the doctors themselves.
From this, it can be seen that the entry in the ledger is illogical.
Seeing Lv Qingshuang staring at the ledger in a daze, Chu Yiheng said, "Moreover, Fourth Miss, have you noticed that besides this strange entry, there is another strange thing inside." As he spoke, he helped Lv Qingshuang flip through the ledger to the month of January.
"Look at this, there is an entry for 'purchases' in the record for January, but it doesn't specify what exactly was purchased. Moreover, I personally reviewed multiple account books today, and in the majority of the record books for Shen Mansion, there is an expenditure entry for 'purchases' in January. I am very curious about what else Shen Mansion needs to spend such a large amount of money on besides the usual necessities like firewood, rice, oil, salt, daily essentials, and various medicinal herbs."
Chu Yiheng's suspicion is reasonable because this "purchase" expenditure is unusually large. One hundred taels of gold could feed several streets of the people in the city of Beijing five or six years ago.
So, what does Shen Mansion need to purchase that costs such a large amount of money? In her previous life, she lived in Shen Mansion for so many years and never discovered such a valuable treasure.
At the moment when Lü Qingshuang had doubts, San Ye's words interrupted her thoughts.
"Fourth Miss, what Old Ninth said is right. We can discover the flaws of the Shen Mansion from various aspects, not just limited to revenge. As for this 'purchasing' and the expenses of hiring the doctor six years ago, there are doubts. We believe that if we want to investigate the Shen Mansion's study, only you and Old Zhang, who are very knowledgeable in medicine, have the possibility of discovering the problem."
San Ye expressed his views, and when Lu Qingshuang did not reply, he continued, "If it's just a matter of looking at account books, both Ninth Brother and I can understand, but as for medical books, we can't comprehend them. Even if we spend several days in the study room of the Shen Mansion, we can't find any problems."
"So, Third Master, are you suggesting that Zhang Shu and I sneak into the study to search for evidence personally?" Lv Qing Shuang looked at the Third Master.
I saw the Third Master nodding, "Fourth Miss, we all know that you want to avenge your dear friend's mother as soon as possible. But even if we find evidence, we won't be able to take revenge because the position of the Shen Mansion in the capital is too high now. The Shen Estate Manager is also a loyal minister in the eyes of the emperor, just like your father, Prime Minister Lv."
After listening to San Ye's words, Lv QingShuang instinctively nodded in agreement. What he said was right. Shen Mansion has already reached the position of a courtyard official. Even if all the evidence of murder in Shen Mansion is collected, the majority of people still wouldn't believe it. It is even possible that before the trial, the power of Shen Mansion may have snuffed out the case.
Therefore, in order to overthrow the Shen family, it is necessary to find solid evidence to overthrow them. Currently, everyone believes that the Shen family is composed of kind and approachable individuals. However, the hidden evil of the Shen family is unknown to everyone. The goal is to expose this "evil" of the Shen family in order to effectively overthrow them.
"What Sanye said is correct. Simply reporting the murder by the Shen family will not have much impact. It is even possible for the Shen family's influence to bury the truth and the person reporting the crime may end up suffering more than gaining. You guys are more thorough in this aspect than I expected. If the Lin Yuan Pavilion wants revenge, what is your first step now?"
"The first step is to find out what exactly was 'purchased' in the undercover operation!" Chu Yiheng interjected, "I have already arranged for personnel to trace this matter, so we can start with this aspect."
"So, for the second question, we have to leave it to you, Fourth Miss and Old Zhang. We will assist you in sneaking into the Shen Mansion study to investigate the medical records from six years ago, to see if we can find any records related to this expenditure on medical poison." Uncle San continued the conversation after Chu Yiheng.
After listening to their conversation, Lv Qingshuang was slightly moved. She hadn't expected that she was just suggesting stealing a medical book from the Shen residence, but the Linyuan Pavilion had already made a corresponding revenge plan. This must be the efficiency of the Linyuan Pavilion.
She suddenly felt that as long as she had the assistance of the Lin Yuange, the overthrow of the Shen Mansion could be realized one day.
"Okay, the Lv Mansion has been calm recently. Regarding the time to visit the pavilion, I'll follow your arrangement," Lv Qingshuang responded officially.
"After that, I will take you to the study in the Shen residence, but before that, you need to visit the disaster area. There is a patient who still needs you to personally treat them." At this point, Chu Yiheng's expression became serious.
"Who?" Lv Qing Shuang asked in confusion.
"Your second brother, Lv Luo Chen."
Second brother is back? Lv Qing Shuang blinked in disbelief. If second brother is back, the Lv Mansion wouldn't be this quiet, especially mother. She should be the most excited. But the Shen Mansion, where they are now, is very calm, which means the people in the Shen Mansion don't know about second brother's return?
"Are you sure? Is it really my second brother?" Lv Qingshuang looked at Chu Yiheng.
"Of course I'm sure. We also wondered why your second brother came back from the border so quietly. I feel like there's more to it than meets the eye." Chu Yiheng said cautiously.
"You said just now that I should go and treat him, does that mean my second brother is sick?"
"Yes, your second brother gave away all the food he brought back to the patients in the disaster area, but unfortunately, he contracted a heat poisoning himself. The people asked him to go to the imperial court and queue up for treatment, but he refused." Chu Yiheng replied.
"Refuse? Why would he refuse? If he has a fever, he should seek treatment, or else it will worsen and become a dead-end. Could it be that...?" Lv Qing Shuang widened her eyes suddenly. Could it be that this time, Lv Luo Chen returned to the capital with a purpose? And he can't let anyone know that he has returned?
Maybe guessing Lv Qingshuang's concerns, Chu Yiheng continued, "I suspect that your second brother's silent return this time may be to deliver confidential information to the court. As for what specific confidential information he delivered, I will continue to track this matter."
As she watched Chu Yiheng become cautious, Lu Qingshuang suddenly felt that her second brother's return to the capital was not something she could speculate on. However, since Chu Yiheng attached so much importance to it, it must mean there was some information he wanted to uncover, and it was definitely extraordinary.
"Old Nine, are you not afraid that the second son of the Lu Mansion will recognize his sister when the fourth Miss goes to treat him?" Three Lord changed the topic at this point.
"Seeing her height and figure may raise suspicion, but this can be avoided. In addition, the fourth Miss is wearing a mask, so Lu Luochen will not believe that his sister has joined the underground organization. After all, the rules of the Lu Mansion are strict and well-known," Chuyi Heng paused and looked at the two, "And I also hope that his illness can be treated as soon as possible. Only when he is cured can he have a chance to transmit the secret message he has in his hands."
＆lt;li>Li Yiqing looked at Chu Yiheng suspiciously, as he once again brought up the topic of secret letters. Chu Yiheng really did attach great importance to his second brother's return to the capital.

＆lt;li>Then, Li Yiqing glanced at the Third Master, whose expression remained calm. Was she the only one wondering why Chu Yiheng cared about his second brother's return to the capital? And why was he so certain that his second brother's return was for delivering secret letters?
Is there something between Chu Yiheng and the second brother?
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