Jian Zhaoxing

Chapter 15: One, Two, and Three Failures

Two consecutive questions successfully silenced Lin Shian.

Lin Zhiqing glanced at him, walked over to the old woman, and turned the teacup around. "The inner and outer seals of this rhinoceros lacquer teacup are not well made. If it comes into contact with water at a certain temperature, the raw lacquer inside will flow out."

“Before the new tea set is delivered to the table, the servants will carefully brew and check it to ensure there are no problems.”

"So, you put away the teacup in question. There are only three left in the rhinoceros hide lacquer tea set of four."

"The servant who was in charge of the utensils stole another cup, so there were only two teacups left."

"The maid checked the two teacups and presented them to us. And you, while cleaning, replaced the problematic cup with the one you had."

"You know very well that my cousin doesn't like to drink cold tea. She will definitely heat the tea with her inner energy."

"The heat caused the outer layer of the teacup to peel off, and my cousin came into contact with the raw lacquer on the teacup, which is why moss grew on it."

"That's why her rashes aren't around her lips."

Lin Zhiqing's words were like a breeze, blowing away everyone's thoughts in an instant.

"What a vicious plot!" Lu Nanyue gritted her teeth. "Even if your cousin realizes that the tea mixed with lacquer is problematic and doesn't drink it, she will still get moss from touching it with her hands."

Lu Huai shook his head: "One thing leads to another, it's really exciting!"

"Qing'er, you are so smart. I would never have thought of so much if it were me." Jiang Liuyun scratched his head.

Lin Zhiqing smiled faintly.

In comparison, Lin Shian's expression was much uglier: "You wicked slave, my sister is kind to others, why did you do such a cruel thing?"

"She alone could never accomplish this." Seeing that Lin Shian was unable to contain his anger, Lin Zhiqing stood up:

"She calculated almost every step and planned everything to perfection. How have my cousin and I ever let you down?"

Lin Zhiqing looked at the old lady with a very deep look in his eyes.

She knew that the person in front of her was targeting not only her cousin, and that her cousin was not the only one who was targeted.

Thinking of this, Lin Zhiqing felt a little uncomfortable.

She suspected that the reason she was able to travel through time and space was because the original owner was dead.

In a sense, the old lady's plan has succeeded.

Facing the questioning of Lin Zhiqing and Lin Shian, the old nanny sneered and turned her head away.

Lin Shian's rage intensified: "Do you know that you are harming the legitimate daughter of our Lin family? If you don't tell us now, we have plenty of ways to deal with it!"

"The Lin family?" The old woman seemed to have heard a joke: "The entire Lin family is rotten to the core. You don't treat me like a human being. Don't even think about getting a single word out of me!"

The old lady's eyes were extremely vicious, revealing deep hatred.

When the Lu siblings and Jiang Liuyun heard this, they silently turned their heads away.

After the old nanny said this, she turned her head away and said nothing more.

When Lin Shian thought of Lin Yangyang still lying in bed, he couldn't contain his anger. "Don't you have any family? If it were your children lying in bed now, how would you feel?"

Hearing this, the old lady's eyes flashed, but she kept silent in the end.

Lin Zhiqing grabbed Lin Shian and said, "Cousin, I'm afraid we can only use some special means."

"How's the situation in the dark prison?" She didn't intend to waste any more time here.

It was not enough to interrogate the prisoner with just one mouth. If the cell was safe, the best way would be to move the old woman there for interrogation. However, after finally clearing himself of the injustice, Lin Zhiqing still had to make sure the cell was safe, so as not to let the person before him die in an unclear manner like Biluo.

"Zhiqing, I've checked. There's poisonous smoke in Biluo's mouth. Inhaling too much can indeed be fatal." Lu Nanyue took out a bottle and shook it:

"I collected some. Biluo inhaled the most poisonous smoke. Your cousin and Prince Jiang will also need to boil some medicine and drink it later."

Lin Zhiqing nodded: "What did the court doctor say?"

"It's exactly the same as what Miss Lu said." Jiang Liuyun added.

Lin Zhiqing nodded and said, "Cousin, every failure is a lesson learned. Please be more careful when escorting this nanny."

Although Lin Shian didn't like the tone of Lin Zhiqing's speech, he had to admit that she was telling the truth.

The fact that Biluo died earlier also showed that the servants of the Lin family were indeed very unreliable.

Thinking of this, he clenched his fist and said, "I will personally take care of this nanny this time, don't worry."

"I'll go talk to the Master myself. Earlier..." Lin Shi'an's tone softened: "I and the others misunderstood you earlier. Sorry!"

Lin Zhiqing let out a breath and said, "Let Lu Huai go with you. You were away for a while, and he witnessed the whole process."

Lin Zhiqing is not stupid. Even if Lin Shian currently appears to be fine, she will not trust him 100%.

Only by letting Lu Huai, an "outsider", go with him can we ensure that Lin Shian does not "smuggle private information" during the reporting process.

Lu Huai glanced at Lin Zhiqing, knowing what she meant, and then nodded.

Lin Shian couldn't possibly have an objection to this. He greeted the Lu siblings and Jiang Liuyun, then walked out and called a guard to explain the matter:
"Go check this old lady's background..."

Lin Zhiqing watched him walk away, then turned to look at Lu Nanyue and Jiang Liuyun: "Thank you for your help today. If you don't mind, please come to my yard for some tea."

"It's okay. We didn't help much, but you've been busy all day." Jiang Liuyun's face showed some distress, which made Lu Nanyue feel that she was almost redundant.

After the two of them returned to the yard with Lin Zhiqing, Lu Nanyue began to tinker with the poisonous smoke and lacquer liquid with great interest.

Lin Zhiqing asked Lu Nanyue for the prescription, boiled a dose of medicine, and planned to thank Jiang Liuyun in person.

When she arrived at the side yard, Jiang Liuyun's door was closed.

Lin Zhiqing knocked on the door gently. It was quiet inside. After a while, footsteps were heard.

"Qing'er, why are you here?" Jiang Liuyun's voice was filled with a hint of doubt.

Lin Zhiqing handed over the medicine in his hand: "Prince, I heard from Nanyue that you inhaled poisonous smoke. Send the medicine over."

"The Lin family is not as good as the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion. I hope the prince will not despise it and take care of your health."

After hearing this, Jiang Liuyun was stunned, and there was some surprise in his eyes.

Lin Zhiqing left after delivering the medicine, without noticing that Jiang Liuyun was staring at her back with a complicated expression.

As soon as she returned to the yard of her workplace, Aunt Mu came out to greet her with a cheerful expression: "Miss, you've passed the test of the master!"

Lin Zhiqing nodded. The real culprit had been found, and Lin Congli could no longer hold on to him. As he walked, Lin Zhiqing asked, "What about my cousin?"

Aunt Mu lowered her voice a little: "The master has sent people to Lingnan to invite a doctor. It is said that the doctor there is very good at treating the lichen caused by raw lacquer."

"Master Shi'an said that the doctor will be here tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)