Volume I, Chapter 18
The next morning, the birds chirped.
Qi Shan got up from the bed, her jade hands held her cheeks, and she couldn't help blushing when she remembered the warmth of last night.
"Oh no," she whispered. Last night, she only remembered her happiness, but she forgot to tell Xuanyi what Lin Xian'er told her. She immediately climbed out of bed, dressed and freshened up in one go.
As soon as he arrived at the garden hall, he saw that Xuan Yi was already sitting next to the desk, so Ji Shan smiled and called crisply: Brother Xuan Yi, morning, Brother Nine Drunk hasn't gotten up yet?
Xuan Yi looked at Qi Shan gently, and said softly: You guessed wrong this time, Jiu Drunk, he was called by the subordinates of the Lin Mansion to see the eldest son of the Lin family early in the morning.
"The eldest son of the Lin family?" Shan frowned.
"Mr. Ge, Miss Lin, it's time for breakfast", a respectful voice interjected, and I saw a little brother coming in with a stack of food.
Xuan Yi and Qi Shan looked at each other and smiled, then walked to the table and sat down. Qi Shan took advantage of the gap between the little brother's food and asked, "Little brother, why haven't you seen Steward Gai in the past few days?"
The little brother glanced at Ji Shan and said with a smile: You said that you are a housekeeper, he quit his job and went home the second day of his wife's birthday, and he heard that his old mother was sick and went back to take care of him.
The little brother put the food on the table, and continued: "However, it's very strange, yesterday my brother came to see me, but said that the old mother of the housekeeper was in good health, hey, maybe he didn't want to do it, and went back to enjoy the blessings."
Xuan Yi and Qi Shan glanced at each other thoughtfully, and asked, "So, you and the housekeeper are fellow villagers?"
The little brother said: Yes, we are all from Pingyang Town, and I entered the Lin Mansion to be a housekeeper, or he introduced it.
Xuan Yi thought for a while, and continued to ask: How far away is Pingyang Town?
"It's not far, it's just a few dozen miles, back and forth, and it's about a day." The little brother replied with a smile.
After the little brother went down, Xuan Yi said again: Ji Shan, you should be careful, I didn't even think of covering the housekeeper layer.
Ji Shan smiled shyly and said playfully: Brother Xuanyi's affairs are complicated, I didn't expect it to be natural, but I have a very important thing to tell you.
"Oh?", Xuan Yi raised an eyebrow at Ji Shan.
Qi Shan told him what happened last night, Xuan Yi listened to it, couldn't help but sigh with emotion, and said in a condensed voice: A wealthy family, with a bright appearance, how many people envy it, but they didn't expect it to be so ugly.
Qi Shan nodded thoughtfully and asked, "Brother Xuan Yi just asked about Pingyuan Town, are you going to go there to find Steward Gai?"
Xuan Yi laughed loudly and responded: If it is really the one who knows me, Ji Shanye.
Then I'll go with you? Ji Shan raised her eyebrows and asked.
"No, I'll go by myself this time, you stay in the Lin Mansion, continue to inquire, and watch Dian Jiu drunk by the way." Xuan Yi commanded at her doting.
Qi Shan pursed her lips and said, "Okay, then Brother Xuanyi, be careful."
The early sun gradually climbed into the middle of the sky.
In the wing room of Lin Dagongzi, a pair of men and women were intertwined on a Taishi chair. Suddenly, there was a sound of sparse footsteps from far and near, and the man and woman immediately broke away from each other's bodies and arranged their clothes, and the man shrugged his body as usual. The woman stood beside the man, looking panicked.
The sound of footsteps paused in front of the door, and then the door was pushed open, and Wen Yue'e stepped on lotus steps and walked in. The cold gaze fell on the woman, as if she was looking for some clues. The woman turned her face away as if she was afraid of being discovered, and her shoulders trembled slightly
The man suddenly coughed lightly twice, and said indifferently: You go out first.
The woman hummed coquettishly and withdrew.
As soon as the woman went out, Wen Yue's eyes gradually became soft and coquettish, she sat on the man's knee with a smile, wrapped one hand around the man's neck, and rubbed restlessly on the man's body with the other.
A layer of disgust appeared on the man's face, and she pulled her away, got up slowly, and said lightly: Okay, Yue'e, don't be like this, my body is not well?
A trace of anger flashed in Wen Yue's eyes, and then she smiled and said: I said Lang Jun, yesterday the Nine Drunken Master had already said that your body was fine, and besides, how long do you want me to stay alone in the empty room?
The man took a few steps back and said: You bear with me, I can't be in a hurry with my current status.
Wen Yue'e suddenly became angry: What identity? Your identity is my Wen Yue'e's husband, Lin Shun, the eldest son of the Lin family, I knew this, but it was not as good as the sneaky days before?
The man glared at her angrily, and said impatiently: What are you yelling about, you want everyone to know that I am not Lin Shun, right? In short, don't you mess around anymore, wouldn't it be nice to be your young lady Lin well?
"Young Lady Lin?", Wen Yue'e sneered and said: If I care about the name of Young Lady Lin, do I need to do so much for you? Lin Xiao, don't think that I don't know about your affair with that little slut, and then push me into a hurry, I will shake everything out, and let everyone see you, a brute who killed his father and brother and sister-in-law.
With a bang, a slap fell on Wen Yue'e's delicate face, making her feel a burst of pain.
Lin Xiao had a heavy anger on his face, pointed at Wen Yue'e and said: Who instigated me to kill my father and brother, ah? Wen Yue, I didn't know until today that you are a femme fatale, in order to achieve your own goals, you will do whatever it takes to put me on the façade step by step, and you still have the face to say that I killed my father and brother.
"What, do you regret it, you said that I am a femme fatale, what am I doing this for, or for us to be together, not to defend our love." Wen Yue'e's voice was low due to anger, but it was extremely firm.
Lin Xiao glanced at her coldly and sneered: Are you really for our love? Don't think I don't know, compared to our love, you love your identity as Mrs. Lin Da Shao, otherwise if I let you leave the Lin family with me three times, you will either make all kinds of excuses, or make us unable to leave. Wen Yue, don't act in front of me anymore, I'm not afraid of you, if you dare to shake everything out, I will accompany you to the end. Anyway, I can afford to take it and put it down.
Wen Yue's face was already blue and purple, and she asked: "What that little slut told you?" Do you believe her?
"Yan'er is your dowry girl, I don't believe who she believes?"
Lin Xiao replied coldly.
Wen Yue'e suddenly grabbed Lin Xiao's hands and said pitifully: Lin Lang, listen to me, I really love you very much, I really love our love, I...
"Don't desecrate the word love." Lin Xiao shook off her hand fiercely and walked away in disappointment.
Wen Yue'e looked at Lin Xiao's departing back, and an inexplicable hatred gradually appeared in her eyes, only to sneer, pull the corners of her lips and say: What is the young lady Lin, what is the power of the Lin family, what I want is not these...
"Young lady", a family member appeared out of nowhere.
Wen Yue'e sorted out her emotions and asked lightly: What's the matter?
Jiading handed her a letter in his hand and said, "This is from a young man, and it is for you, the eldest young lady."
Wen Yue'e took the letter and instructed: You go down first.
After the family retreated, Wen Yue'e immediately opened the letter and looked at it, her face changed suddenly, and she scolded angrily: This damn villain.
The sunlight shines through the window lattice, sprinkled on the two pretty shadows.
"What, you said that your current eldest brother is not actually your eldest brother, but your second brother Lin Xiao," Qi Shan exclaimed in disbelief.
At this moment, Lin Xian'er had already burst into tears, nodded heavily, and said: I originally heard that my eldest brother's illness was almost better, so I wanted to visit, but I didn't expect that as soon as I arrived at the door, I heard their husband and wife arguing, and I happened to hear the truth of the whole thing, it turned out that my real eldest brother had already been killed by them, and now that one is my second brother Lin Xiao.
Ji Shan's pretty brows furrowed, and he said angrily: Their tricks are too amazing, if you hadn't heard their conversation today, the truth would have sunk forever.
Xian'er looked pale, and said at a loss: No, I have to tell my mother.
"Wait,", Qi Shan hurriedly grabbed Lin Xian'er, who was about to run out, and persuaded: Don't be impulsive first, as you said before, your mother loves your second brother, and if she protects the calf again, then things will be even more difficult to do.
Lin Xian'er paused, raised her eyes to stare at Ji Shan, and blurted out: Then let's go to report to the official, it's always okay to report to the official, right?
Ji Shan shook her head, and said helplessly: No, we don't have evidence now, if they bite and don't admit it, not only will there be no way to take them, but they will be startled.
Lin Xian'er couldn't stop it, and roared at Qi Shan: Then what should I do, do you want my father and eldest brother to die in vain, and let Xue Lang die unjustly?
Qi Shan held Lin Xian'er's shoulders and said in a condensed voice: Sister Xian'er, listen to me, Brother Xuanyi has gone to Pingyang County to find Steward Gai, he is the key to Xue Gongzi's unjust case, as long as he can tell the matter, everything will be revealed, so before Brother Xuanyi comes back, we must not act rashly.
After all, she is a young lady who has seen the world, she can calm down, and Qi Shan's words calmed Lin Xian'er, nodded and said: Okay, listen to Sister Qi Shan.
The next day, Lin Fu Villa.
Xuan Yi stood in front of the table with his back to the door, his hands behind his back, not moving, his deep and distant gaze staring into the distance, as if thinking about something, so that Qi Shan and Jiu Drunk did not notice when they came in.
"Brother Xuanyi, you're back", a delicate voice interrupted his thoughts, he turned around, Qi Shan was already standing in front of him, her crystal clear eyes flashed slightly, and the joy hung on her face, which made people feel much more comfortable when they saw it.
Xuan Yi's originally sad face also had a doting smile at this time, and he subconsciously stretched out a hand, gently patted Ji Shan's right shoulder, and replied softly: Well, I just came back too.
Qi Shan smiled sweetly and continued to ask: Brother Xuanyi, have you found the housekeeper?
Xuanyi's face immediately darkened, and said: I found it, but he didn't want to say anything.
"That is, you wasted two days and found nothing". The nine drunks on the side asked with a raised voice.
"I... , Xuan Yimei had helplessness in his eyes.
Ji Shan glared at Jiu Drunk unceremoniously, and said: Okay, Brother Jiu Zui, don't blame Brother Xuanyi, this housekeeper is already the same as Lin Xiao and Wen Yue, how can he tell the truth so easily?