The concubine is soft and delicate, making her the treacherous minister's white moonlight

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As she spoke, without waiting for the old lady to speak, she turned around and motioned Yuzhi behind her to bring the things she had brought into the house. She handed out thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum, night-shining pearls, luminous cups, and gold silk satin as if they were free.

Lin Mowan smiled gently: "It's just a small token of my appreciation, not a sign of respect, old lady, please don't despise it."

The old lady was so happy that her eyes almost grazed on those things. She took her hand, patted the back of her hand, and said, "I don't blame you, my dear child. You are willing to come back, that is the most important thing. Our family is well, which is more important than anything else."

Lin Mowan smiled without saying anything, just nodded slightly. I don’t know if so many good things pleased the old lady, she happily pulled Lin Mowan and forced her to stay for lunch.

When he returned to Zither Garden, he walked closer and saw Xue Zhong standing at the door looking around from afar. When he saw Lin Mowan coming back, Xue Zhong stopped looking around and trotted to meet her.

"Boss Xue." Lin Mowan spoke first.

Xue Zhong nodded and said quickly: "Miss, please come in quickly now that you are back. The master has been waiting for you for a long time."

Lin Mowan hesitated for a moment after hearing this, then smiled and nodded: "Thank you."

After she said that, she walked straight into the room, but stopped when she entered the room. She just motioned Yuzhi to wait outside. Yuzhi understood and did not follow her in.

The door was wide open. She walked into the room and saw Jiang Wenqing sitting in the main seat in the hall, looking at a corner with a vigilant and sad look. Lin Mowan did not say anything, but just looked in the direction he was looking.

In a corner not far away, Xiao Sanhua was curled up behind a table leg, her hair standing on end. She stared vigilantly at Jiang Wenqing who was sitting in the upper seat, and gave a loud warning with an enraged look.

After a long while, Lin Mowan turned around, picked up the little girl hiding behind the table leg and held her in her arms, muttering in confusion: "It's really strange, you are usually very well behaved, what happened today?"

As she spoke, she had already carried Xiao Sanhua to a seat aside and sat down, gently smoothing his fur. Xiao Sanhua also lay obediently on her legs and gradually calmed down.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Wenqing's expression gradually eased. It was just that he accidentally stepped on its tail when he entered the door. He had already apologized, but it still looked like it was going to rush up and scratch him. This little thing had a really bad temper.

While thinking, he coughed lightly to cover up his inexplicable guilt, and then said: "Why do you keep such a little beast? Find a time to throw it away, it's useless."

Hearing this, Lin Mowan paused while touching Xiao Sanhua's hand. A hint of coldness flashed across her originally gentle eyes. Finally, after a little thought, she said, "I have nothing to do with you in raising it, and I haven't asked you to spend money or effort on it, right? How come it bothers you? Are you not allowed to see anything you don't like in this world? What if you meet the emperor one day..."

"You! Shut up!" Seeing that she was getting more and more outrageous, Jiang Wenqing quickly spoke out to stop her, fearing that she would say the rest of the sentence.

Seeing his panic, Lin Mowan smiled with satisfaction. She stroked the kitten and said, "Stop talking about useless things. Tell me what you are doing here. You can't just come here to argue with me, right?"

When this was mentioned, Jiang Wenqing's expression seemed to cool down. He breathed a sigh of relief and adjusted his mindset. He was a little hesitant, but still asked, "What's going on between you and Zhou Shiran?"

Lin Mowan looked at him, her expression slightly stagnant, as if she didn't quite believe that he would ask her about this matter. After a moment of silence, she just shook her head and didn't intend to tell him. She just said, "It doesn't matter. We were friends before, but later there was a misunderstanding and we are no longer friends anymore. What's the problem?" Jiang Wenqing looked at her, his expression obviously unbelieving. He gritted his teeth, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I have heard those rumors privately. Why didn't you say you knew him before? When did you meet?"

Lin Mowan smiled, eyes full of sarcasm and ridicule, and said calmly: "It's been a long time. It's the third week since you left me in that shabby yard and promised me to come back every week. Is there any problem?"

He didn't say anything, but looked outside the door warily and guiltily. After making sure that no one heard him, he slowly breathed a sigh of relief, then turned to look at her with some displeasure, and asked, "Are you familiar with him?"

Seeing that he seemed to be trying to find out more, Lin Mowan became a little curious. According to common sense, at this time when Pei Jingjian had fallen and was being investigated, people like Jiang Youxi should have stayed away from him. Why would he take the initiative to approach him?
This made her speculate that maybe what happened back then was still related to him. While thinking, Lin Mowan just said lightly in a joking tone: "I'm not as familiar as Luo Qiaoniang."

Hearing the sarcasm in Lin Mowan's words, Jiang Wenqing turned cold and looked a little unhappy, but he didn't say anything more.

For Jiang Wenqing to do such a thing, the relationship must be very important, otherwise he would not have come to Lin Mowan with such a flattering face. Besides, the previous affair between her and Pei Jingjian was known to everyone. Although everyone was talking about it, almost no one had any definite conclusion about the matter.

After all, there was no evidence at the time. We only knew that Luo Qiaoniang had a conflict with Pei Jingjian because of this matter, and they even got to the point of divorce.

During that period, there were always people who claimed to be the embodiment of justice. It was common to see people splashing blood all over the ground at the entrance of Zither Garden, or to see a few dead rats as soon as the door was opened.

Lin Mowan was not afraid and was too lazy to care. Yuzhi was also helpless and could only curse a few words and often asked people to clean it up first, as she didn't want Lin Mowan to feel uncomfortable seeing it.

But this kind of life did not last long. The three days from Pei Jingjian's disappearance to the discovery of his body were particularly serious. Once Pei Jingjian's body was found, and coupled with the investigation of Pei Jingjian, the truth of that year gradually came to light, and the acts of insults and revenge finally stopped.

Everyone seemed to be unifying their criticism on Pei Jingjian, who had used the money from the human trafficking to secretly buy and sell official positions. Suddenly, everyone forgot about her, and she was able to calm down.

Actually, this kind of thing is shameful. According to Jiang Wenqing's personality, common sense would indicate that he should not bother to ask. Even if he really asked one day, he would definitely teach her a lesson, or belittle and ridicule her mercilessly.

But his current reaction was obviously abnormal. It could only mean that he had something to ask her, and it might be about Pei Jingjian.

Seeing that he was reluctant to say anything, Lin Mowan took the initiative to ask, "What's wrong? What can I do for you?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wenqing swallowed his saliva and looked a little uneasy. After wanting to say something several times, he finally didn't say it.

Seeing that he was so reluctant to speak, Lin Mowan seemed to have guessed something, so she said half-jokingly: "I heard that he was able to become an official by selling girls. You didn't have a hand in this, did you?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Jiang Wenqing's face turned pale in an instant. He stood up abruptly, but he obviously no longer had the momentum he had when he came to her to question her. Even though he was angry, he couldn't hide his guilty conscience. Lin Mowan was almost certain of her guess, and her eyes unconsciously turned cold.

After a long while, Jiang Wenqing tried his best to control his trembling voice and said with a lack of confidence: "You, you better stop talking nonsense!"