Yusui Chang'an

Chapter 1084 The person who instigated
The officials' wives gathered together and after talking about the Gu family, they moved on to Qin Zhixu.

Because Qin Zongliang gave a grand funeral to his loyal servant Xue Mo and properly settled Xue Mo's wife Li, he enjoyed a very good reputation among the people.

A few days ago, when he was collecting the body of his younger sister, he fainted in the street due to excessive grief, which aroused great sympathy from people who were unaware of the situation. They privately despised the Qin Palace, which was the instigator of the crime.

Even if there are party struggles, they cannot destroy Qin Zhixu's innocence and force him to death.

Hong Jiu stood outside the door, patiently listened to the discussions inside the sect, and then went to find Lin Jinyan to reply.
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A quiet place in the back kitchen.

I could faintly hear the sound of cooking and the chef's loud urging.

Wei Zhong grabbed a servant in rough clothes and kicked him down in front of Lin Jinyan. He handed the powder wrapped in paper to Bai Zhi:

"This guy is sneaky. I saw him put this thing into the cold dish."

Bai Zhi took it and checked it:
"It is a powder made from some incompatible herbs. Ordinary people will have high fever and diarrhea if they take it. If the weak or the elderly or young take it, it may be life-threatening. And these symptoms, judging from the pulse alone, seem to be caused by eating unclean things, which is very easy to misdiagnose."

Lin Jinyan stood in the corridor, looking at the servant kneeling in front of her with cold eyes:
"Tell me, who sent you?"

Because there were too many guests at the wedding banquet today, the chefs in the general's mansion were too busy to handle it, so they selected some chefs from their three restaurants, including Lin Jinyan's Xian Yao Lou. The man in front of him was Zhao Xian, the kitchen boy in Xian Yao Lou.

Zhao Xian begged for mercy tremblingly, but refused to reveal who ordered him to do so. Lin Jinyan signaled Wei Zhong to take action.

When Hong Jiu arrived and saw this, he took over the job and cut off Zhao Xian's arm cleanly and efficiently.

Hearing Zhao Xian's muffled groan, and being forced to listen to the gossip for a while, the accumulated annoyance also dissipated:

It is easier to do it by hand, huh. Zhao Xian curled up into a ball, begging for mercy. Seeing that Hong Jiu was still going to do it, he shouted in fear:

"It's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Gu Ruizhou was brought here by Yutong and just happened to hear this. After listening to Lin Jinyan's account of what happened, his face was filled with disgust and anger:

It would have been fine if she had just danced in the court, but she actually danced at Chen'er's wedding banquet!

Lin Jinyan: "It is impossible for us to clean up the mess they made. Let's lock him up first and give him to his master after the wedding banquet."

Gu Ruizhou understood Lin Jinyan's intention, and ordered his attendants to avoid people and tie Zhao Xian up in the woodshed for guarding. He said with fear and anger:

"Fortunately, Yan'er, you were alert and asked Wei Zhong to keep a close eye on the kitchen. Many of the guests today are from high-ranking families and royal relatives. If anyone dies, the General's Mansion will definitely be held responsible. They actually put spies in your shop. They really did everything they could."

Lin Jinyan: "In order to get the highest position, they will use any despicable means. Cousin, we can't be on guard with a gentleman's heart. When we encounter any abnormality, we must guess the worst of them. Otherwise, even if we escape this time, we can't escape the next time. The same is true on the battlefield. We must also be on guard against our own people."

Gu Ruizhou nodded stiffly, and then patted his sister's head with relief and heartache:

"With you here, I can feel more at ease when I leave Beijing. I have already told my grandfather and father that I will consult you if there is anything in the future. But before I return to Beijing, I am afraid you will have to bear more of this burden."

Lin Jinyan smiled brightly: "I am a child of the Gu family, and protecting the family is my responsibility."

Gu Ruizhou smiled and said, "Okay, I will protect the country outside and you will protect the family inside, we are brothers and sisters working together."