Lin Ruo didn't know what Li Yan was like, so he carefully instructed Youcao to let her and Tao Fu prepare things and send them to the Sixth Princess's Mansion to express condolences, and he also calculated the time to go to the Sixth Princess's Mansion.

After Youcao left the study, Li Yan spoke: "Ah Ruo, I found out where the strange place is!" ”

Li Yan spread the paper flat on the table, pointed to the words "frail after childbirth, recurrence of old injuries" written on it with his bony fingers, and said his guess: "I learned from the killer of the Tang Sect that the Tang Sect attacked the Lin family more than once. You see, when Xiaoxi was born, Aunt Kite's health was not good. ”

Lin Ruo didn't understand the reason, and muttered: "When my mother was stabbed for the emperor's grandmother, her body has always been good and bad. Moreover, a woman's childbirth is already very dangerous, just like going to the ghost gate, and her body will become weaker and weaker. Is there anything strange about this? ”

Although Lin Ruo is not the real Gu Manxue, for so many years, Lin Ruo, who has changed the "core", really regards himself as Gu Manxue, and Lin Ruo and Li Yan have long adapted to this.

"But you also said that you heard from the aunt of the Gu Mansion that the reason why Aunt Kite is not in good health is that the Lu family has done a lot of tricks."

Lin Ruo nodded: "Yes." Although there is no evidence, with the Lu family as a person, he can definitely do such a thing. ”

Li Yan didn't comment, and pointed his finger back: "Aunt Kite died when you were full moon." ”

"Yes."

Lin Ruo tilted his neck and thought for a while: "Brother Huaijin, do you think it's strange, it's clear that Gu Ting is already disgusted with my mother, but why did you let her get pregnant with me?" ”

Li Yan shook his head and continued to move his fingers back: "When Xiaoxi had an accident, she was also pregnant at that time. ”

Lin Ruo's heart jumped suddenly: "Brother Huaijin, what do you mean ......"

Li Yan said in a deep voice and continued: "I remember that Aunt Lin, that is, Xiao Qi's mother, also died of a vicious illness shortly after Xiao Qi spoke out. ”

Lin Ruo's heart sank again, thought for a while, and said: "When the prince and I arrived in Yuzhou, we found that someone was following us, so I used a plan to say that I was unwell and wanted to go back to Bian'an, using the reason of 'pregnant'. It's hard to ......"

Li Yan nodded: "Perhaps, this is what they want, the 'pleasure of torture'." It may also be the reason why the Lin family was retaliated against. ”

From Lin Kite, to Lin Qi's mother, to Gu Manxi and Lin Ruo, different shots again and again seem to be irregular, but they are aimed at the same purpose.

In this world, there is no love for no reason, and there is no hate for no reason. Even "I just don't like you" is a reason for hate.

And this hatred for a reason can give birth to all kinds of revenge.

Since the other party used this way to torture and take revenge on the Lin family, then the mastermind behind the scenes must have suffered similar pain, so the Lin family must also feel this pain again and again!

"Do you know who the young lady of the Lu family, who was betrayed by your grandfather, married later?"

"The son of the Shilang family of the Criminal Department, surnamed Zhou," Lin Ruo pointed to a name on the paper and said, "It's this Zhou Yuan." Because the Lu family and the Zhou family were married, they helped Lu Xian to convict the Jinling Lin family of 'rebellion'. Later, after the case was overturned, Zhou Yuan confided the truth, and then he was dismissed by the emperor and investigated. ”

Lü Xian and his son were beheaded, the young and strong men were exiled to the southwest border, and the rest were exiled to Qiongzhou, and the five generations of descendants were not allowed to take the imperial examination; Zhou Yuan was dismissed from his post and his family was sent out of the capital, and the three generations of his descendants were not allowed to take the imperial examination.

Li Yan thinned his eyebrows, and tapped his fingertips on the table: "I remember, Zhou Chong is from Lingnan." ”

Zhou Chong, Zhou Yuan's father, married Lu Xian as a servant of the criminal department. However, he was not a long-lived man, and he passed away long before the case was overturned. Although he was the main accomplice, Emperor Mingzong thought that the deceased was the greatest affection, and this secret case had always been investigated in secret, so he found the fault of the Zhou family for another reason.

In officialdom, no one dares to say that they are completely clean, there are always some unknown secrets, as long as they are willing to dig deeper, they can be dug out.

Zhou Chong is a bold man, and he has a lot of pickles in his hands, and so does Zhou Chong.

But in the end, because Zhou Chong was dead, Emperor Mingzong hated him no matter how much he hated it, and he never let people open the coffin and kill the corpse for punishment, and Zhou Yuan's family was never physically punished.

It's just that "three generations of children and grandchildren are not allowed to take the imperial examination", which is quite a heavy punishment.

However, Lin Ruo's focus is not on this, but on the word "Lingnan".

Lingnan is not far from Xishu.

As long as you cross the southern border and go to the southwest, it is the border of Xishu.

Lin Ruodeng raised his head and looked at Li Yan with wide eyes.

"Is it really Lingnan?"

Li Yan nodded: "You shouldn't be mistaken." I still remember that someone joked at the time: that is the place where sinners go, but I didn't expect there to be a squire. However, in the end, he still suffered a sin and was 'assigned' back to his hometown. What he said was Zhou Yuan. ”

In the past, Li Yan wanted to work in the office, and his first choice was the Criminal Department. Therefore, he was very familiar with the laws of Donglu. Coupled with the favor and recommendation of Mr. Chen, Li Yan was fortunate to look through the roster list of various officials of the Criminal Department. With his unforgettable ability, it is not difficult to write down Zhou Chong's origin.

From this point of view, the Zhou family, who is married to the Lu family, is a major suspect!

"Shao Gang went to Tho and has not come back, so he can be asked to investigate the affairs of Qiongzhou and Lingnan."

The emperor is far away, as long as he gives enough money, it is easy to find out the whereabouts of these people.

Lin Ruo nodded, and said in a deep voice: "This is the best, when there are results over there, I will consider whether to go to the household department and the official department to check other clues." Ye Ling is investigating Concubine Shao, and with a two-pronged approach, the mystery should be revealed soon. ”

After so many years, the clues are finally slowly emerging!

Lin Ruo clenched his fists, his eyes faintly filled with anticipation.

Looking at Lin Ruo's appearance, Li Yan patted her shoulder and said with relief: "There will be a day when things will come out, don't push yourself too hard." Aunt Kite and Xiaoxi will feel distressed when they see you like this in the spirit of heaven. ”

"Well, I know, Brother Huaijin." Lin Ruo reluctantly smiled at Li Yan, "Since you came back, I've been much lazy!" ”

The account books are accounted for, the business is taken care of, the younger brother is disciplined, and the problems are discussed......

It's not too cozy!

"Really? Why do I think you've lost a little weight again? ”

And now there is a faint cyan color.

It seems that there are a lot of things missing, but in fact, the burden on Lin Ruo's body has not decreased at all, but has increased. There are more and more people and things to be concerned about than before.

Looking at Lin Ruo like this, Li Yan was a little distressed.