Chapter 238 Faking Death

Suizhou is not close to Kyoto. Chen Wan thought that it would take at least half a month for Manager Zhao and Master Sun to check the jewelry. She didn't expect them to come back so soon.

Are we going to find out the whole story of the jewelry right away?

I hope it's good news, otherwise Mrs. Lin's good mood for her birthday will be completely ruined.

Shen Wan prayed in his heart. Old Madam Lin looked anxious. After so many years of investigation, she only had a glimmer of hope. How could she not be anxious?

Manager Zhao came in soon, with the words "ride at full speed and travel day and night" written all over his face.

As soon as he came in, Madam Lin asked, "Can you find out why the jewelry appeared in Suizhou?"

Manager Zhao looked at the people in the room, and Mother Chen quickly asked them to leave, but there were still quite a few people.

Apart from the maids and old women, only Ye Caiwei went out, and everyone else sat there without moving.

Old Master Lin said, "We are all family, so feel free to tell us what you have found out."

Manager Zhao also knew that these people would not harm the Lin Mansion, so he said with confidence, "I followed Master Sun to Suizhou and found the small stall selling jewelry. The jewelry was dug out by two children under a tree in a small courtyard that had been burned for more than ten years..."

Madam Lin frowned, "How could Qingyin's jewelry be buried under a tree?"

Old Master Lin looked at Manager Zhao and asked, "Is there anything wrong with reporting this?"

Manager Zhao said, "The jewelry was most likely buried by my aunt..."

Old Master Lin stood up suddenly, and because he stood up too quickly, he felt dizzy.

Yun was nearby, so she quickly helped old tutor Lin.

But Old Master Lin didn't care. His voice was anxious and trembling, "What did you say?"

Manager Zhao took out the portrait of Princess Jin that he had brought with him and said, "I went to the burned courtyard and asked the people living nearby. Most people shook their heads when they saw the portrait, saying they had never seen it before. However, one man recognized my aunt as the former owner of the courtyard.

At that time, he was only seven or eight years old. Because of his curiosity, he once climbed over the wall to enter the courtyard and was discovered by the guards. The aunt not only did not scold him, but also gave him cakes to eat. Although she was wearing coarse clothes, her natural beauty could not be concealed. He had never seen anyone so beautiful, so he was deeply impressed. He even remembered Lu Qiao, who was accompanying the aunt at the time..."

"It should be my aunt who is right."

Old Madam Lin's heart was in turmoil.

Although she didn't believe that her daughter would be so unlucky as to die just like that, when she heard the news that her daughter was very likely still alive, tears welled up in Mrs. Lin's eyes.

But my daughter didn’t die in the fire at Prince Jin’s Mansion, so why did she go to such a far place like Suizhou?

Old Madam Lin had too many doubts in her heart, and Old Tutor Lin was even more worried. The jewelry that his daughter had taken with her when she left Kyoto had been buried under a tree in the courtyard for more than ten years. He was afraid that she was in great danger.

Old Taifu Lin asked, "The Prince of Jin's mansion was burned, and so was the courtyard. Who set the fire?"

Manager Zhao said, "I later inquired about it. It was said that on the day the courtyard burned, several men in black broke into the courtyard. Someone saw the courtyard master and servants escape in a carriage from the back door. I also went to the local government office and investigated the case of the courtyard burning. There were three male corpses: two guards and one assassin. There was no female corpse..."

Madam Lin looked at Old Master Lin and asked, "Is it possible that Qingyin is still alive?"

Old Master Lin also hopes that his daughter is still alive, but his daughter is weak and helpless. How can she escape from the assassin?

More importantly, why did the daughter take Luqiao to hide in Suizhou, and who was secretly hunting them?

Qingyin never makes enemies with anyone. The former prince was poisoned to death on his wedding night. Apart from returning to the Lin Mansion, he would not leave the Prince of Jin's Mansion unless summoned by the Queen Mother. Even if he wanted to make enemies, he could not.

Those people chased Qingyin but never retaliated against him.

Chen Wan sat there, feeling quite surprised, because there was no mention of Princess Jin in her previous life. How could there be news that Princess Jin might still be alive in this life?

Shen Wan looked at Manager Zhao, then at Old Tutor Lin, and finally her eyes accidentally swept over Yun. Yun wanted to say something, but she really didn't know how to comfort Old Tutor Lin and Madam Lin, so she simply said nothing.

Old Master Lin comforted Old Madam Lin and asked, "Did you find out anything else?"

Manager Zhao looked at Old Master Lin and shook his head.

Not really.

I can't say anymore.

Old Master Lin did not ask any further questions.

Yun said, "Old Taifu and Old Madam are tired today. Please have a good rest. We will take our leave now and come back to pay our respects to you another day."

Madam Lin wiped away her tears and said, "Thanks to you and Duke Dingguo, I had a great time at the birthday banquet. Thank you for your hard work."

Yun shook his head, said a few more words, and then said goodbye.

Mother Chen escorted them out of the house.

Old Tutor Lin got up and went to the side hall, where Manager Zhao was waiting.

Old Master Lin walked over, and Manager Zhao came forward and whispered a few words in Old Master Lin's ear.

Old Master Lin froze, "What? Pregnant?!"

Manager Zhao said, "When the man climbed over the wall and entered the courtyard, my aunt was six months pregnant and so heavy that she had difficulty even getting up. The people who saw my aunt and Luqiao getting into the carriage also said that they were holding children in their arms..."

When Manager Zhao said this, his voice was trembling.

This is a huge news.

The former crown prince died of poisoning on his wedding night. Three years after his death, the Princess of Jin became pregnant, set fire to the capital, faked her own death and fled. If this matter were to spread, not only would the Lin family, but also the disciples of the old Taifu Lin and even the Duke of Dingguo would not be spared.

Old Master Lin’s face was pale and he was about to collapse.

Manager Zhao supported him, and Old Master Lin calmed his mind and said, "No, Qingyin would never fake her own death and escape from Kyoto, letting those around her burn themselves to death in her place."

Manager Zhao also felt that this was not something the Princess of Jin would do. "Perhaps the maidservants around her were loyal and willing to die for their master."

When the fire broke out in Prince Jin's mansion, a charred corpse was found after it was put out. The corpse was wearing the jewelry of Princess Jin, so no one suspected that the dead person was not Princess Jin.

Old Master Lin said, "This matter is definitely not that simple."

If it was really Qingyin, then whose child was she pregnant with, and who chased her to Suizhou to kill her?

If she were bullied, given Qingyin's personality, she would not live in disgrace, let alone give birth to the child.

Besides, Chen Wan and the others left the Lin Mansion, sent off Yun and Ye Caiwei, and Chen Wan and Xie Jingyu also took a carriage back to the Jingbei Palace.

Back to Zhaolanxuan, Xie Jingyu was originally going to go into the house with Shen Wan. As soon as he stepped in, he heard a whistle and went to the study.

As soon as he entered, Chen Ping came to greet him. Xie Jingyu asked, "What is it that you are so anxious to report to me?"

Chen Ping said, "I accidentally overheard the Lin Mansion's steward talking to Old Master Lin..."

God bless you, he really didn't mean to eavesdrop.

He had been in the side hall for half a day when the manager of the Lin Mansion arrived. Just when he was worrying about how to leave, the old tutor Lin left again. His hiding place was special and it was difficult not to alert them. He could only leave after they left.

Xie Jingyu knew that the manager of the Lin Mansion was hiding something and did not tell everything, but he did not expect that the concealed part was a death penalty punishable by the extermination of nine generations of the family.