Jian Zhaoxing

Chapter 161 Knowing a Person's Face
"Little Qing'er, remember what you said. If my clinic closes down in the future, I'll definitely extort a lot of money from you," Lu Nanyue said jokingly.

“No problem.” Lin Zhiqing didn’t hesitate for a moment.

Prior to this operation, there was no one in the carriage she fully trusted.

Including my older cousin and my older cousin.

Firstly, although the Lin family was leaky in many places, even a starved camel is bigger than a horse, and at least it still had the title of a marquis's mansion.

Lin Zhiqing has the least faith in human nature; some people will do anything for power.

As one of the few capable members of the Lin family, Lin Zhiqing was unsure whether Lin Shi'an and Lin Yangyang had any intention of vying for control of the Lin family.

Secondly, they may seem nice to you on the surface, but you can only know a person's face, not their heart.

Because Lin Zhiqing is well-versed in psychology, he will not let his guard down based on just one or two expressions or actions.

Because people are very fickle, and expressions and actions can be faked.

Because she always harbored suspicions about her cousins, she left two letters in advance, hoping to take this opportunity to test them.

The contents of the two letters were actually the same, simply instructing Lin Yangyang and Lin Shi'an to meet her in the market outside the Liu residence.

Before coming, Lin Zhiqing had already mentally prepared herself.

If someone calls his name, he will wake up from the hypnotic state.

In the study of the Liu family mansion, Wang Shujian played this role.

Lin Yangyang and Lin Shi'an, who were waiting outside the Liu residence, also played this role.

Although Lin Zhiqing was able to break free from hypnosis on her own by then, the presence of her cousins ​​was still very necessary.

At least Lin Zhiqing now knows that the two of them have no selfish motives, are truly dedicated to the Lin family, and are willing to come and help her.

After all, if he couldn't leave the Liu family, his fourth uncle wouldn't be saved either, and then the Lin family would only have Lin Congli's lineage left.

This is very beneficial for my older cousins.

If they were to pull off another act of righteous indignation against their own family, the Lin family might be able to survive, and all the power within the Lin family would fall into the hands of Lin Congli, Lin Yangyang, and Lin Shi'an.

Of course, this is just a guess.

It seems that Lin Yangyang and Lin Shi'an are wholeheartedly helping him out in order to save his fourth uncle.

At least for now, Lin Zhiqing can trust them.

"Qing-meimei, tell me properly, did the letter say 'Spring sleep is so sweet that one is unaware of the dawn,' or 'The bright moonlight shines before my bed'?" Lin Yangyang glared at Lin Shi'an.

"Poetry? What poetry?" Lu Nanyue asked curiously as she applied some wound medicine to Jiang Liuyun's wound.

Jiang Liuyun and Lu Huai also looked at Lin Zhiqing.

Lin Shi'an shrugged helplessly and recited the two lines of poetry left by Lin Zhiqing.

After he learned that Lin Zhiqing had written two different poems, he actually had some guesses in his mind.

But he wanted to hear Lin Zhiqing explain the reasons in person.

Lin Zhiqing was even more honest than he had imagined.

"Cousin, this trip to the Lin family is extremely dangerous." Lin Zhiqing slowly recited the two poems in their entirety:

"The reason these two poems are different is because I wanted to leave myself two more options."

"If you, cousin, have important business to attend to and cannot come, then it is fine for you, cousin, to come instead, and vice versa."

"If something really happens to me, I can use these two different poems to distinguish you and pass on the message."

After all, there were several people outside the Lin family on the carriage. Even if they were close, Lin Zhiqing couldn't bring himself to say something discouraging like that he didn't trust his cousins.

So we had to use a different way of saying it.

"I see." Lin Yangyang nodded. "Next time, you should use a different code. I hate these poems and lyrics the most; they give me a headache."

"Okay." Lin Zhiqing smiled.

Lin Shi'an remained silent.

Lin Yangyang didn't recognize it, but he did.

His cousin clearly didn't trust them, which was why she used the coded message to test them. He knew that Lin Zhiqing could speak so frankly now because she already trusted them.

But the feeling of not being trusted before still bothered him.

Seemingly sensing Lin Shi'an's thoughts, Lin Zhiqing spoke again: "Special circumstances call for special measures. I hope my cousins ​​can understand me."

"What's so hard to understand?" Lin Yangyang waved her hand.

Lin Zhiqing looked at Lin Shi'an, whose lips pursed up, and he remained silent for a moment.

Seeing this, Lu Huai spoke up:

"Spring sleeps without knowing the dawn."

"Birdsong can be heard everywhere."

"The sound of wind and rain last night."

How many flowers have fallen?

"What a beautiful poem! Although it is simple, it is quite charming when you read it carefully."

"Especially that line about the sound of wind and rain at night reminded me of those three days a few months ago when Zhiqing was falsely accused of poisoning Miss Lin."

Upon hearing Lu Huai's remark, the perceptive Lu Nanyue immediately understood and picked up the conversation:
"Xiao Huai, now that you mention it, I remember too."

"The weather was bad those few days, and it rained heavily. But there wasn't even any charcoal in Xiaoqing'er's room, so I caught a cold."

Jiang Liuyun also remembered: "It did rain heavily for those few days, and the rain only stopped after the truth was revealed."

The group of people, one after another, quickly revealed Lin Zhiqing's isolated and helpless situation at that time.

Lin Shi'an felt a little ashamed for a moment.

Lin Zhiqing had a bad time in the Lin family and almost lost her life.

At that time, I also believed the rumors and did not offer any help.

Lin Zhiqing's suspicion of himself is not without reason.

He had no right to blame Lin Zhiqing.

"Zhiqing, you've had a tough time these past few days." Lin Shi'an's eyes held a hint of regret and heartache.

He regretted not seeing through the true colors of the Lin family sooner and misunderstanding his cousin.

I also feel sorry for everything my cousin has done for the Lin family these days.

Lin Zhiqing smiled slightly: "Cousin, thank you for your hard work, you and my cousin."

Since her fourth uncle's accident, Lin Zhiqing could see that her cousins ​​were trying their best to share some of her burdens.

She wasn't fighting alone.

Lin Shi'an smiled knowingly, the resentment he had felt due to being suspected had vanished.

Lin Zhiqing glanced at Lu Huai again; she could easily tell that Lu Huai had just been trying to help her out of a difficult situation.

Lu Huai deliberately brought up the matter of her being framed, simply to evoke his cousin's sense of guilt.

It has to be said that this move was very useful and it did save her a lot of trouble.

Seemingly sensing Lin Zhiqing's gaze, Lu Huai also glanced at her and winked, as if to say, "You're welcome."

Lin Zhiqing curled her lips into a smile and looked away.

……

"All done!" In just a few words, Lu Nanyue had finished bandaging Jiang Liuyun's wound: "Do you have any other discomfort?"

"I'm tough as nails, I'm fine." Jiang Liuyun shook his head and looked at Lin Zhiqing:

"Qing'er, what do you plan to do next?"

How to do it?
Lin Zhiqing lifted the sedan curtain, and the soft morning light shone on her face.

They have two and a half days left.

"You all rest well at the Lin family's place first." Lin Zhiqing already had a plan in mind: "After dawn, I will go to the Dali Temple with my uncle."