Yan Cigui

Chapter 84: The more I think about it, the more familiar it becomes (ChenLinda adds 10,000 coins)

 Baoan Garden.

Lin Yunyan was reading a book and was surprised when she heard that Zhu Xiang came to look for her.

"I'll pick her up." Lin Yunyan said, and asked Wan Yue to prepare some tea and snacks.

 At the second gate, Zhu Xuan got off the carriage.

Lin Yunyan stepped forward and took her arm, saying: "Looking at your expression, what happened? There is no peace between your eyebrows."

Hearing this, Zhu Xiang subconsciously raised his hand and pressed his eyebrows: "Is it so obvious?"

Lin Yunyan nodded: "It's all written down, go to my place and talk about it."

 Back in the room, the two of them sat down. Lin Yuntan pushed a cup of hot tea to her: "I feel restless and a little overwhelmed."

 Perhaps the description was too accurate, even though Zhu Xiang was worried, he laughed out loud.

"Something happened to my father," Zhu Xiang said, biting his lip gently, "He, he killed someone, and he and the outer room have been locked up by Shuntian Mansion. I heard that it was an accident and he did not intentionally harm anyone. , but he didn’t report it to the official and threw the man out..."

This time, it was Lin Yunyan's turn to be stunned.

Zhu Xiang was surprised when he saw her, and said: "You can't believe it, right? I can't believe it either. I heard such things when I got up in the morning, so I just pretended that I didn't wake up!"

My father was famous and he was sorry for my mother. I was annoyed with him and hated him, but I really never thought that one day he would kill someone. "

 The more he spoke, the more trembling Zhu Chan's voice became.

Lin Yunyan held her hand and asked: "Who died?"

“A man named Li Yuanfa,” Zhu Xiang said, “was caught by the Yamen as a thief earlier, and it was said that it was my father who instigated that person. He was released by the Yamen and went to Liuguo Hutong, but...”

Lin Yunyan quickly organized her thoughts.

After discussing it at Taohezhai that day, she knew that Xu Jian would try to get involved in the yamen's handling of the case.

Li Yuanfa was able to leave the yamen because Xu Jian persuaded Mr. Shan to cast a line to catch Zhu Cheng's fish.

 It’s just that something unexpected happened after that.

Li Yuanfa and Zhu Cheng had a disagreement, which turned into a life-and-death lawsuit.

When Zhu Xiang finished explaining the whole story in detail, Lin Yunyan's breathing tightened when he mentioned that Li Yuanfa was left in a remote alley.

 At least, this time Chen Gui is alive.

 After finishing the matter, Zhu Xiang's mood became more stable than when he first arrived.

Lin Yunyan made new tea with her and said softly: "Since the trouble has reached the Yamen, the news from the outer room will definitely spread."

"Whether it's good to spread the word," Zhu Xiang said, "it will allow the outside world to know what he is doing, but he is not as affectionate as he says."

Seeing Lin Yunyan hesitate to speak, Zhu Xiang understood and said: "I know, just like you said when you explained me last time, even if the world sees that he has a wife and a son, they will not think that he has committed a crime. What a mistake.

His wife has been ill for eight years. This kind of thing is so common. Outsiders can't see my mother's pain and only think about it from my father's perspective.

I understand.

Yes, I still think that he is extremely unlucky, and he is inexplicably charged with murder.

 Actually, I don’t know what’s the best way to do it. I just think that as long as one level of untrustworthiness is removed in a person, the next level should be removed, right?

If there are too many lies, they will gradually become untenable..."

Listening to Zhu Xiang's words, Lin Yunyan combed her hair.

 It seems that Zhu Xiang is not clear about the relationship between Zhu Cheng and Li Yuanfa, so he only thinks it is Li Yuanfa's slander.

Hence, she didn’t know Zhu Cheng’s role in the theft.

 When the news spreads, Zhu Xiang's disappointment in her father will surely reach a new level.

 At the same time, what Zhu Xian said is very interesting.

Lip opening and closing gently, Lin Yunyan recited Zhu Xuan's words silently.

 “Just open up a layer...”  Suddenly, an idea rushed into Lin Yunyan's mind.

 Although it was a baseless guess, she did not let it go.

"How did your mother fall ill?" she asked softly. "She suddenly became ill and the doctor couldn't diagnose her?"

Zhu Chan sighed: "It was a few days before her birthday, and I asked her what gift she wanted. She smiled and talked to me, and she seemed to be in good spirits.

 When she turned around, she couldn't get up or sit up at all. She felt dizzy when she moved.

 Her father said she was probably tired, and the doctor also said she was tired and told her to have a good rest.

 Since the day of the birth, my mother has not gotten out of bed. She was conscious at first, then gradually became blurred. She was not awake as much as she was asleep, and then...

In just three months, the person was so thin that there was only a handful of bones left, his breathing was weak, and many doctors said he was exhausted.

Without that life-saving prescription, he might have died in ten days and a half.

 It’s better to die well, and you don’t have to suffer the pain of these eight more years..."

“Do you know that life-saving prescription?” Lin Yunyan asked.

Zhu Xiang said harshly: "I remember, I can't remember it more clearly."

 “Write me a copy,” Lin Yunyan said. “I’ll find a doctor to see what kind of prescription can have such a powerful ability to drag out people’s lives.”

Zhu Xian followed the instructions and wrote a copy.

Lin Yunyan accepted it.

 After Zhu Xiang's mood stabilized, Lin Yunyan sent people away and then returned to the house.

Mammy Ma was thinking about the recipe and shook her head at her: "I didn't know the way, but it looks a little familiar."

Lin Yunyan felt strange: "Does it look familiar?"

"I have seen many prescriptions," said Mother Ma, but she didn't care. "The medicines used here are all ordinary medicines. There is nothing special about them. They can be used for many diseases, so it is not unusual."

 Around noon, Grandma Wang came back.

“The outer room was moved to the outer room six years ago. At that time, I brought a wife with me. The master and the servant hardly interacted with the neighbors on the left and right.”

“Because she didn’t go out, no one noticed when she was pregnant or when she gave birth. It wasn’t until they heard the baby crying that they noticed she had an extra child at home.”

"You can tell it's an outer room by looking at the behavior. Sometimes the man comes and goes in a sedan chair and sometimes in a carriage. If it hadn't been for today's incident, I wouldn't have known that the man was actually a master of the Duke's palace."

“We usually don’t have many guests coming to our house. We only saw a young girl two or three times. She was sitting at the door of that house a few days ago. It sounds like she must be your good friend Miss Zhu, the princess.”

"There was only one woman who said she saw an old man here. Once at the beginning of the year, and once at the month before last. It seemed that the father from the outer room came to visit his daughter and grandson, but the way he described it, the slave didn't sound like he was here. An ordinary old man, but he came from the palace. How can an old man there have a daughter? "

 Lin Yunyan analyzed.

This old man is most likely to be Mrs. Wang's godfather.

If we speculate in this direction, after the fire in Lao Shi Lane at the beginning of the year, my godfather came to learn about the disaster after hearing the news. At that time, he found that the foundation was not damaged, so he gave up.

The month before last was when Jing Daduan was working hard to buy Lao Shi Lane, but the outcome was still unclear.

The old man knew that Lao Shi Alley was going to fall into the hands of the new owner and needed to be overhauled, so he told Madam Wang everything?

As to whether the old man wants to dig it or whether the Queen is interested in making money, we have to see the results of the inquiry in the yamen.

“Thank you for your hard work, mom,” Lin Yunyan said. “I didn’t expect that in just half a day’s work, mom would be able to achieve such a harvest.”

Grandma Wang took the red envelope handed to her by Wan Yue and said: "This slave is better than others in this ability. If the princess can use it, I will do whatever I can to help you."

Lin Yunyan responded with a smile.

 When Aunt Wang left, Lin Yunyan prepared a pen and paper and wrote a letter, planning to have Chen Gui deliver it to Xu Jian.

Just as they were putting on the fire paint, Mother Ma quickly came in and said, "I'll take a look at the recipe again. The more I think about it, the more familiar it becomes. If I can't remember it, I won't feel at ease."

An additional chapter will be added. See you tomorrow, book friends.

 (End of this chapter)