Jian Zhaoxing

Chapter 119: The Mist Lost the Tower, the Moon Bewildered the Ferry

The moment this thought appeared in her mind, Lin Zhiqing immediately had a bold guess in her mind.

What if the clue she got at the beginning was wrong?

Thinking of this, she quickly walked up to Lin Jiusi, picked up the Wangshujian and turned it in the opposite direction: "When was the last time you met Chunqin?"

When mentioning Chunqin, Lin Jiusi said without hesitation: "Half a month ago."

This is pretty much the same as what Lin Zhiqing knew.

A few days ago, Chunqin went to Peach Blossom Spring alone.

Not for Fourth Uncle, nor for Lin Congyan.

She deliberately showed up in front of the tenant farmers of the villa. What was she trying to do?
Could it be that he deliberately created proof of presence?

Next, Lin Zhiqing followed up on this topic and wanted to ask Lin Jiusi some in-depth questions, but he was unable to pry him open.

this is normal phenomenon.

Although others have been hypnotized, they still subconsciously have a defensive mentality towards certain sensitive issues.

If hypnotic manipulation can make someone tell everything, then why should Lin Zhiqing go through so much trouble to investigate the case? He might as well just hypnotize the Minister of Justice and ask him to release Lin Congyan.

After confirming that there was no more useful information from Lin Jiusi, Lin Zhiqing put away the Wangshujian.

She walked up to Lin Jiusi and stared into his eyes: "You have been sleeping all the time, no one has come."

Lin Jiusi repeated: "I have been sleeping and no one has come."

After saying this, he sat back in his original position with his legs crossed and closed his eyes, as if he had really fallen asleep.

After Lin Zhiqing confirmed that he was still in a hypnotic state, he quickly packed up his things and walked to the door.

A second before the door closed, she moved her fingertips and snapped her fingers crisply.

At the same time, Lin Jiusi's body softened and he fell asleep on his side.

Lin Zhiqing greeted Lin Shian who was guarding outside the yard, then quickly returned to his own yard.

After confirming that Lin Jiusi did not understand psychology, Lin Zhiqing knew that there must be other hidden reasons behind Aunt Chun's death.

It is known that the reason why she found Lin Jiusi was because of the peach petals she found on Aunt Chun's shoes.

But when Aunt Chun went to Peach Blossom Spring for the last time, the Qianjin Pavilion incident happened and Lin Jiusi had already returned to Bianliang.

Previously, Lin Zhiqing and others focused on the affair between the two. After learning that Qianjin Pavilion was the place where the two had an affair, they tacitly assumed that the purpose of Concubine Chun's visit to Taohuayuan before her death was a man.

But as Lin Zhiqing just analyzed, what if Aunt Chun went there just to show up and let the tenants of the villa know that she had been there?

Otherwise, her affair with Lin Jiusi was against human ethics. Normal people would avoid it, but she would not hide it at all.

Could it be that she deliberately wanted people to know about her and Lin Jiusi!

That's why Aunt Chun left the peach blossom petals, which are very seasonal, on the soles of her shoes to guide them to the hot spring villa.

This is how the subsequent series of events happened.

Realizing this, Lin Zhiqing slowly sat down at the table and sorted out what had happened a few days ago.

Judging from the peach blossom petals, most people would only think that Aunt Chun had been to Peach Blossom Spring.

However, the warden of the Ministry of Justice followed the clues and found out that Aunt Chun's purpose of going to Peach Blossom Spring was to reminisce about her past with her fourth uncle.

Lin Zhiqing went a step further and discovered that Lin Jiusi was having an affair with Aunt Chun.

But whether it was the Ministry of Justice or Lin Zhiqing, the final investigation results all pointed to the Lin family.

This probably means that Aunt Chun doesn't want to leave any way out for the Lin family!
But why is this?
Her hatred for the Lin family is so strong?
Moreover, she was a dead person, but she was able to fool everyone with just a few simple locations and actions.

Is this really something an unfavored concubine can do?
Thinking of this, Lin Zhiqing already understood that Lin Jiusi was just a shield in this matter.

From Lin Jiusi's perspective, he believed that he had used Aunt Chun to get close to his fourth uncle and ruin his reputation. However, from Lin Zhiqing's current perspective, even if Aunt Chun was willing to help Lin Jiusi deal with his fourth uncle at the beginning, her purpose was definitely not that simple now.

It is still unclear who is exploiting whom.

The matter returned to Aunt Chun. Lin Zhiqing thought about it over and over again, but still could not find a reasonable explanation for why Aunt Chun framed his fourth uncle.

If she was after her fourth uncle's affection, then why was she having an affair with Lin Jiusi?
If it was the money or power of the Turin family, why didn't she just run away with the money but risk her life?

The tower is obscured by fog, and the ferry is obscured by the moon.

The whole thing is weird and confusing.

After thinking about it again and again, Lin Zhiqing felt that he still didn't know this Concubine Chun well enough.

Apart from her fourth uncle, the person she interacted with the most was her mistress, fourth aunt.

She planned to start with Fourth Aunt and see what kind of person Aunt Chun was!

The next day, after Lin Zhiqing had breakfast, he went to his fourth uncle's yard.

She originally wanted to know the situation, but after she went there she found out that her fourth aunt was out.

She turned around and wanted to see how Lin Jiusi was doing after being hypnotized. As soon as she walked to the small garden, she happened to meet her fourth aunt.

Lin Zhiqing was a little surprised because the direction Fourth Aunt was returning was exactly where Lin Jiusi was imprisoned.

Because they are afraid that there will be too many people around and something unpleasant will be spread.

Lin Zhiqing specially arranged Lin Jiusi in a small corner of the east courtyard, far away from his fourth uncle's courtyard.

"Zhiqing, are you going to see Jiusi?" Fourth Aunt smiled slightly and greeted her.

Lin Zhiqing raised an eyebrow and said, "I have something I want to discuss with you, Fourth Aunt. However, when I went to your yard just now, the maid said you were not there, so I decided to go see Jiusi."

"Aunt Si, where are you from?"

"I don't know what happened in your study yesterday, and you know the current situation. I'm really worried and want to find Jiusi to ask about the situation." Fourth Aunt explained the matter in a few words.

This reason... does sound reasonable.

Without waiting for Lin Zhiqing to speak, Fourth Aunt sighed and walked to the edge of the pond with a dejected look on her face. "Shi'an said Jiusi wasn't feeling well, so I couldn't go in. Do you know what happened?"

Lin Zhiqing observed her expression and found that Fourth Aunt's eyebrows were raised, her eyelids were drooped, and her face was full of worry.

She wanted to go up and comfort her, but when she saw the pond, she thought of the fear of being dominated by the cold, so she stood where she was and comforted her Fourth Aunt with a few words.

At the same time, he made a request to learn more about Aunt Chun.

Fourth Aunt agreed readily and took Lin Zhiqing to the courtyard where Aunt Chun lived before her death.

While walking, Lin Zhiqing took a quick glance and found that the maid following behind Fourth Aunt looked familiar.

As if she had noticed her gaze, Fourth Aunt thought of something, and the smile on her lips was a little bitter:
"This girl grew up with Jingya. Jingya left in a hurry, so your uncle only allowed her to take her wet nurse with her. So I decided to let this girl come and serve." She sighed.

"It's a thought anyway."

Lin Zhiqing didn't reply.

She could understand Fourth Aunt's love for her daughter, but Lin Jingya had indeed done something wrong, and she would not sympathize with someone who had harmed her.

Lin Zhiqing's silence made the situation suddenly awkward.

Seeing this, Fourth Aunt quickened her pace slightly.

The two of them walked for about a cup of tea and arrived at a very elegant courtyard.

It is said to be elegant, but in fact there is nothing decorative about it, and the owner of the yard probably doesn't clean it up much.

In the Lin family, this kind of "minimalist style" courtyard is everywhere.