Reborn as Lin Pingzhi, starting from escorting Daiyu to the capital.

On the way back, they rode in He Siyuan's carriage again.

However, the situation had changed. Lin Ruhai was lying in the car, while Lin Pingzhi and Chief Escort Cui were sitting to the side.

Fearing discovery, Lin Ruhai feigned unconsciousness the entire way. Upon finally returning to the Lin residence, Lin Ruhai immediately stood up and said:

"Pingzhi, that was a brilliant move of yours. You used a clever strategy to lure the snake out of its hole." His words were full of admiration.

These days, he was worried about not having a way to break the deadlock, but this assassination attempt gave him an opportunity instead.

"However, I suspect the Yangzhou prefect will soon send someone to visit the sick, and I'm afraid we can't keep it a secret for long," Lin Ruhai said with a worried expression.

The assassination attempt was most likely carried out by salt merchants, and the prefect of Yangzhou had close ties with them.

If the other side sends someone to spy, it will be easy to see through their disguise.

At this moment, Chief Escort Cui had already bandaged the wound properly.

Lin Pingzhi said, "Now that things have come to this, let's keep it a secret for as long as we can."

After saying that, he turned to Lin Ruhai and said, "Uncle, why don't you and Chief Escort Cui change your clothes?"

"You want Chief Escort Cui to impersonate me? We may be about the same age, but we look completely different." Lin Ruhai realized this instantly.

"Uncle, I have my own way."

Lin Pingzhi said confidently.

The idea of ​​having Lin Ruhai pretend to be injured was just a flash of inspiration, but now it has gradually formed into a complete plan.

Lin Ruhai trusted Lin Pingzhi completely, and quickly changed clothes with Chief Escort Cui.

Lin Pingzhi had Cui Biaotou lie down on the bed, then took out a disguise tool from his pocket and carefully applied it to Cui Biaotou's face.

In just a short while, Chief Escort Cui changed his appearance, and he looked seven or eight parts similar to Lin Ruhai.

"Pingzhi, your skills are truly amazing!" Lin Ruhai exclaimed.

"Father, Father!" came an urgent voice.

"It's Daiyu."

As Lin Ruhai spoke, he looked at Lin Pingzhi.

"Uncle, I think it's best to keep this from Daiyu for now, otherwise it'll be easy to be exposed."

Lin Pingzhi said.

Lin Ruhai nodded and, following Lin Pingzhi's instructions, hid in the wardrobe.

Just as she had hidden herself, a delicate figure rushed in, followed by a burly middle-aged man.

"father!"

Lin Daiyu's face still bore traces of tears.

She was reading a book when she heard the news of Lin Ruhai's assassination and rushed over immediately.

"Daiyu, your uncle has only suffered minor injuries and has fainted. He is not in any danger," Lin Pingzhi comforted her.

Fearing that he would be exposed, he simply had Chief Escort Cui pretend to be unconscious and not even speak.

"How could Lord Lin have been assassinated?"

Jia Yucun asked.

Upon hearing the news of Lin Ruhai's assassination attempt, he rushed over in a panic. Seeing Lin Pingzhi looking at him with suspicion, he introduced himself:

"I am Jia Yucun, the tutor of the Lin family."

"So it's Mr. Jia."

Lin Pingzhi took another look at the other person and saw that the other person was thick-waisted and broad-shouldered, with a wide face and square mouth, and had an extraordinary demeanor. He did not look like a villain at all.

Lin Pingzhi briefly recounted the incident of Lin Ruhai being attacked.

"Thank you so much, Brother Lin."

Upon hearing that Lin Pingzhi had saved her father's life, Lin Daiyu said gratefully.

Jia Yucun seemed to be deep in thought.

"The Prefect has arrived!"

A loud voice came from afar, and then the steward led a middle-aged man in official robes into the room.

This man had shifty eyes and a mustache, and was followed by a number of officials.

"Greetings, Lord Wu."

Lin Daiyu and Jia Yucun immediately knelt down to pay their respects.

This man was none other than Wu Zhirong, the prefect of Yangzhou.

Although he and Lin Ruhai had always been at odds, he rushed over in a panic as soon as he heard the news of Lin Ruhai's assassination attempt.

As the salt commissioner appointed by the emperor, if Lin Ruhai were to make any mistake, he, as the prefect of Yangzhou, would definitely be implicated.

"Is Lord Lin alright?"

Wu Zhirong asked.

Lin Pingzhi repeated what he had said to Lin Daiyu.

Wu Zhirong assumed Lin Pingzhi was a bodyguard hired by Lin Ruhai and scolded him:

"How could you be so careless as to injure Lord Lin?"

After saying that, he turned to a man dressed as a doctor beside him and said:

"Dr. Bei, please take a look at Lord Lin."

Seeing that the man was pale and spoke weakly, as if he were seriously ill, Lin Daiyu couldn't help but worry: How could this man, who himself looked so sickly, treat her father?

Wu Zhirong saw through Daiyu's thoughts and said, "Doctor Bei's medical skills are superb. No matter what kind of injury it is, he can tell at a glance and will definitely be able to cure Lord Lin's illness."

He brought Doctor Bei with him for two reasons: first, he was genuinely worried about Lin Ruhai's safety, and second, he wanted to find out the truth.

He remained wary of Lin Ruhai.

Dr. Bei walked to the bedside.

Seeing that Doctor Bei's gait was steady and that he seemed to possess martial arts skills, Lin Pingzhi worried that he might discover something amiss, so he quickly stepped forward pretending to help and said:

"Lord Lin has been stabbed in the left chest." He sat down on the edge of the bed and undid Lin Ruhai's clothes.

After a careful examination, Dr. Bei confirmed that there was indeed a scabbed wound on the chest.

He placed his right hand on Lin Ruhai's pulse, a look of surprise and uncertainty on his face.

Lin Daiyu asked with concern, "Dr. Bei, how is my father?"

Dr. Bei said, "Lord Lin is only injured and has lost too much blood, which has caused him to fall into a coma. He is not in any serious condition."

"Thank you, doctor." Lin Daiyu breathed a sigh of relief.

Dr. Bei then took out some medicine powder from the medicine box and applied it to the wound.

Then, he wrote a prescription, handed it to Lin Daiyu, and said:

"Miss Lin, please get the medicine for your father according to this prescription. He will be fine after a good rest."

Seeing this, Jia Yucun breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that there was still hope for his reinstatement.

Wu Zhirong also breathed a sigh of relief; this was exactly the result he wanted.

He smiled broadly and said, "It's good that you're alright, it's good that you're alright. During this time, Lord Lin should take good care of himself and get well. You all need to take good care of Lord Lin."

Having said that, he left with Dr. Bei.

Lin Daiyu took the prescription and asked the steward to get the medicine, while she stayed behind to keep Lin Ruhai company.

"Brother Lin, where is my father?"

Lin Daiyu suddenly spoke, her face still streaked with tears.

Lin Pingzhi asked in confusion, "Daiyu, what do you mean by that?"

"The person lying in this bed is not my father at all." Lin Daiyu shook her head, her frailty tempered with strength. "When the doctor lifted the blanket just now, I saw that the person on the bed was very strong and didn't look like my father at all."

Lin Pingzhi gave a wry smile and praised, "Everyone says that Lin sister is incredibly clever, and it seems that nothing can fool you."

At this moment, Lin Ruhai also came out of the wardrobe and called out, "Daiyu!"

Lin Daiyu threw herself into Lin Ruhai's arms, excitedly asking, "Father, are you alright?"

Lin Ruhai said with emotion, "I'm fine. I owe it all to Pingzhi this time."

Lin Daiyu thanked Lin Pingzhi again.

At this moment, Chief Escort Cui had also "woke up" and said, "That's for the best. I had a hard time pretending!"

Lin Ruhai said, "Thank you for your hard work, Chief Escort Cui."

"It wasn't hard work, but, Young Master Escort, what kind of internal energy did you just transfer into my body? It's so strange."

Chief镖师 Cui looked at Lin Pingzhi.

Lin Pingzhi said, "I just saw that Doctor Bei was not simple. I was afraid that he would see through my disguise, so I transferred some icy true energy into your body to make your pulse look weak."

"I see."

Chief镖师 Cui nodded. Having practiced martial arts for many years, his pulse was certainly much stronger than Lin Ruhai's.

"Father, what's going on here?" Lin Daiyu asked curiously.

Lin Ruhai replied, "This is a scheme devised by your brother Lin, called 'luring the snake out of its hole'."

He then looked at Lin Pingzhi: "Pingzhi, what should we do next?"

Lin Pingzhi did not answer directly, but instead asked, "Uncle, who do you think is most likely to assassinate you?"

Lin Ruhai did not answer directly, but looked at Jia Yucun and said:

"Brother Shifei, what do you think?"

Since hiring Jia Yucun as his tutor, he has discovered that Jia Yucun is eloquent and quite talented.

He came to Yangzhou without any staff, so he often discussed matters with Jia Yucun.

Jia Yucun was essentially a half-advisor.

This is why he recommended that Jia Yucun be reinstated.

Jia Yucun pondered for a moment and replied, "Currently, the most suspicious person is Wu Zhirong, the prefect of Yangzhou. However, although Wu Zhirong is greedy, he is extremely cowardly and afraid of trouble. Unless he is desperate, he would never do something like assassinating an official of the imperial court. I just saw him panting and looking anxious, so he must have just received the news."

Lin Pingzhi thought to himself: Indeed, corrupt officials understand corrupt officials best.

"The other suspect is He Siyuan, but since he invited you to the banquet, logically speaking, he shouldn't be planning to assassinate you. Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that he's using deception as a pretext."

Lin Ruhai nodded secretly.

"The last one might be Wu Zhirong or He Siyuan's enemy, who wants to take this opportunity to frame the two of them so they can reap the benefits."

Lin Ruhai said, "Brother Shifei's analysis is quite good. Pingzhi, what do you think?"

Lin Pingzhi said, "Mr. Jia's analysis makes a lot of sense. In my opinion, regardless of whether Lord He is the real mastermind, he is definitely the one who is most worried about Uncle's injury. I will go to his residence tonight to find out what's going on."

Lin Ruhai had witnessed Lin Pingzhi's martial arts skills before, and upon hearing this, he was overjoyed and said, "Then I'll trouble you, my dear nephew."

Seeing how much Lin Ruhai trusted and relied on Lin Pingzhi, Jia Yucun couldn't help but keep a close eye on him.