It wasn't until Xie Jinlan discussed the requirements with Steward Lin and paid the deposit and left the shop, Ruan Yezhen, who was quiet throughout the whole process, looked at him in disbelief: "Xie Jinlan, you left like this?" ”

Xie Jinlan glanced at her lightly: Otherwise?

Reading this look, Ruan Yezhen bit her lower lip lightly, frowned slightly, and said puzzled:

"But aren't you here to find out about Lin Zirou? Why did he only talk to Manager Lin about that aspect throughout the whole process, and didn't mention a word about Lin Zirou at all? ”

In the bustling crowd, although Xie Jinlan's slightly smiling voice was quickly drowned out by the shouting one after another, it still made Ruan Yezhen, who was listening attentively, listen to it sincerely.

"Use your brain and think about it."

Ruan Yezhen immediately glared at Xie Jinlan angrily, thinking: Is this making fun of her poor brain, and vaguely saying that she is stupid? Absolutely!

It's just that this anger didn't last long, and she soon drooped her shoulders in frustration: she couldn't see anything unusual in the previous confrontation between the two, and it was indeed that she wasn't smart enough.

Ruan Yezhen is optimistic by nature, and with Xie Jinlan having dinner at Pinxiangju, after returning to the county office, she thought about it:

What if you're not smart enough? When the sky falls, there is a tall one on top, and the things she can't solve are solved by smart people......

Not long after entering the inner courtyard through the back door, Xie Jinlan met Master Chen head-on.

Master Chen bowed to Xie Jinlan, and his face could not hide his joy: "Xiaguan has seen an adult!" ”

Xie Jinlan said with a smile: "Master Chen looks like this, but there is news about the white jade earrings?" ”

Master Chen said: "Your Excellency is wise! That's—"

He had just started when he was interrupted by Xie Jinlan waving his hand: "Master Chen, it just so happens that the official also knows some interesting things, go and sit down in the courtyard and talk about it in detail." ”

Master Chen swallowed the words in his mouth and said yes.

Until he sat down at the stone table in the courtyard, Xie Jinlan took the lead in speaking: "Master Chen, let's talk about the white jade earrings first." ”

Master Chen arched his hand towards Xie Jinlan and said, "Lin Zirou's white jade earrings know a lot, and Li Zhukuai and they just inquired about it, and they clearly knew the origin of the white jade earrings. ”

It turned out that the white jade earrings were a birthday gift specially created for Lin Zirou on the day of Lin Zirou's death.

Steward Lin's family is a domestic servant in the king's foreign mansion, so it is impossible for him to handle his daughter's etiquette on a large scale.

It's just that there are two tables at home, one table invites Lin Steward's friends, and the other table is the maids in the royal mansion who have a good relationship with Lin Zirou on weekdays.

Lin Zirou, who was only fifteen years old at the time, was naturally not as calm as she was later. wore a pair of white jade earrings to show off during the banquet......

After the words fell, Master Chen said: "With such crucial evidence, no matter how Mrs. Wang wants to cover up for that Lin Zirou, it must be impossible." ”

Xie Jinlan said: "That's not necessarily. What if Lin Zirou claimed that the earrings didn't know when they fell, or that they were stolen by thieves? ”

Master Chen choked suddenly, and after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was very likely, and couldn't help but be a little anxious: "In this case, then this evidence is useless?" ”

Xie Jinlan shook his head lightly and said with a smile: "Not really. ”

Master Chen was puzzled, and solemnly arched his hand towards Xie Jinlan: "Please also speak clearly!" ”

Xie Jinlan said: "This official went to a jewelry shop under the name of Wang Yuanwai today and set a set of expensive heads. ”

Master Chen was puzzled at first, then thought of something, and asked uncertainly: "But the shop managed by Lin Zirou's father, Lin Steward?" ”

Xie Jinlan glanced at Master Chen appreciatively: "Not bad!" ”

Master Chen's body leaned forward slightly: "My lord, but I found evidence that Lin Zirou couldn't quibble?" ”

Xie Jinlan bowed slightly:

"Exactly! When the official Guan Nalin steward was walking, his left leg was slightly abnormal, which should be the sequelae of the injury he suffered five years ago.

Moreover, when Ben Guan said that he was creating a face for the woman he liked to please him, a little disdain flashed in his eyes.

When the official asked if he could hold the beauty back like this, although Steward Lin nodded and praised the official again and again, the official still caught the disdain that flashed in his eyes. ”

Hearing this, Master Chen lowered his eyes and pondered for a while, then looked at Xie Jinlan:

"After Manager Lin injured his leg back then, I don't know when it happened during the recuperation period, which caused his left leg to be a little abnormal.

He will be disdainful and disdainful, which shows that he does not believe that there is really pure love between men and women, and is prejudiced against women. Maybe there is not much affection between him and Mama Zeng, just a bond between interests. ”

Xie Jinlan clapped his hands lightly and said with a smile: "Master Chen's book is really thorough." Then he glanced at Ruan Yezhen, who suddenly realized on the side, without a trace.

Suddenly, Ruan Yezhen's whole mood was not good: What does this mean! Is this mocking her for being stupid!

Master Chen was still a little confused: "It's just that how can this convict Lin Zirou?" The lower official is stupid, and he asks the adults to make it clear. ”

Xie Jinlan said with a smile: "This official Guanlin is in charge of his own people, and he is a cautious person. Even if it is a wife and daughter, he should be on guard. In this way, the official guessed that in order to prepare for emergencies, he must still keep the letters that Lin Zirou sent people overnight. ”

Master Chen was overjoyed when he heard this: "In this way, as long as you find that letter, you can be sure that Lin Zirou and Mama Zeng went home in a premeditated manner." ”

After the words fell, Master Chen stood up suddenly: "Xiaguan will order someone to secretly follow Steward Lin, in order to find out where the letter is stored as soon as possible." ”

Xie Jinlan raised his hand and motioned for Master Chen to sit down: "Master Chen is a little restless, there is no need to be so troublesome, this official already has an idea." ”

Master Chen sat down again, and asked a little impatiently, "What is your plan?" ”

Xie Jinlan said: "You and send a person with bright eyes to pretend to be a little guy in Yang Yuanwai's mansion to find the manager of Nalin." and asked him to secretly hand over a letter from Steward Lin stating that Yang Yuanwai wanted to cooperate with him. ”

After a pause, he continued: "This letter, this official will hand it to you later." ”

Master Chen's face suddenly showed joy: "My lord is wise! The lower officials are ashamed of themselves! ”

Steward Lin has been in the Wangyuan Foreign Mansion for so many years, and he has not been lured so easily. But he would not destroy the letter easily. With his cautious nature, the contents of this letter would not be known to others.

It was because of this that the people sent by Master Chen to keep an eye on him were able to find out where he had kept these secret letters......

Until Lin Zirou's letter fell into the hands of Xie Jinlan that year, Steward Lin still didn't find anything.

After reading the content at a glance and ten lines, Xie Jinlan directly handed it to Master Chen: "The evidence is conclusive, Master Chen can go to arrest Lin Zirou and bring him to justice." ”

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