In their previous lives, Su Yin, her mother, and her sister-in-law were brutally mu*dered by a mob. In a twist of fate, all three were reborn together.
Before the mob could reach their villag...
"Please wait a moment. I will take out the velvet flowers I made in the house and give them to you." Lin Ziyu walked happily into the inner room.
Mother Lin poured tea for Su Yin. Seeing Su Yin pick up the teacup and take a sip, the smile on Mother Lin's face became even wider, and the look in her eyes when she looked at Su Yin was softer and kinder than before.
Lin Ziyu moved quickly and placed a number of velvet flowers on the table for them to choose from.
Su Yin picked out a few items for her mother and aunt, and asked Xiangling to pick out some for Zhang Ma and the others.
Seeing that his craftsmanship was so popular with them, Lin Ziyu inexplicably felt a greater fondness for them.
The master and servant picked out more than thirty velvet flowers, taking away most of the stock in their home.
"Xiangling, give me the money."
"Girl, how much is the total?"
Lin Ziyu roughly calculated and said, "The total is one tael, three qian and fifteen wen. You can just give one tael, three qian."
Xiangling took out one or three taels of silver from her purse.
"Old man, let me ask you, what is the name of this land of yours? If the family needs it in the future, I can ask the servants in your house to come and buy it." Su Yin asked.
"We are the fifth store in Sanjing Lane, Pingyangfang."
Su Yin nodded. "Pingyangfang, Sanjingxiang? Why does this place sound so familiar?"
"Maybe the young lady has heard it somewhere." Lin's mother said with a smile.
Su Yin looked as if she had figured out the key point. "Now I remember why it feels so familiar. There is a student that my brother admires very much who lives here."
"Really? Who is it?" Lin's mother asked with a smile.
"It seems...his name is Lin Zijin."
When Su Yin said this name, the faces of Lin's mother and daughter changed at the same time. She seemed not to notice and asked curiously, "Do you know him?"
The mother and daughter looked sad, and Lin's mother nodded.
"That would be great! My younger brother admires him very much. He says he is knowledgeable and the most talented in the academy. He went out with my grandfather last year and has not returned yet. Since I am here today, I might as well ask that student to send his calligraphy to my younger brother to make him happy." Su Yin said to herself.
"Do you know where the home of that student Lin Zijin is?"
Lin's mother and daughter could no longer hold back their tears, and mother Lin sobbed quietly.
Su Yin looked at the two nervously and helplessly, "What's wrong with you? But what did I say wrong? If I have offended you, please forgive me."
Mother Lin quickly waved her hands and explained, "No, no, no, please don't blame me, Miss. I was thinking of something sad, so I..."
Lin Ziyu said, "Miss, this is Lin Zijin's home."
Su Yin was extremely surprised. "Really? What a coincidence. That's great."
As soon as she finished speaking, she felt strange again, "Why are you crying? But what happened?"
Mother Lin shook her head sadly, but Lin Ziyu finally spoke up to explain, "My brother died last spring."
"How could it be!" Su Yin was shocked. "Excuse me, why did Student Lin die?"
"Before the imperial examination, my brother accidentally fell into the lotus pond and drowned."
"Can you tell me more about it?"
Lin Ziyu didn't think much about it. He just thought she was asking for her brother, so he told Su Yin all the details he knew.
After she finished speaking, Su Yin frowned and said, "That's not right."
She shook her head and muttered, "This isn't right."
Lin's mother and daughter were confused by her reaction, "Why is this wrong?"
"I heard my brother mention something about Mr. Lin. He has a very regular daily routine and never walks to the lotus pond at night. The imperial examination is coming up in a few days, so he should pay more attention to rest. How could he walk to the lotus pond in the middle of the night?"
"Have you asked the authorities to conduct a thorough inspection?"
"I always feel that this matter is not that simple." Su Yin had a serious look on her face, and her eyes were full of concern when she looked at the mother and daughter.
Lin's mother and daughter naturally felt it, and felt warm in their hearts.
Lin's mother and daughter seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Seeing this, Su Yin was very considerate and said, "If it is inconvenient for you, I can ask the elders in your family to write a petition to redress your grievances. Mr. Lin is a good person, and he must not be wronged."
Hearing her sincere words, the hearts of Lin's mother and daughter began to waver again.
"Forget it. If you don't want to, just pretend I never said anything. It's a pity that Mr. Lin... Alas." After saying that, Su Yin stood up, unwilling to stay any longer, as if she was very disappointed with the mother and daughter.
Just as Su Yin took a step forward, Lin Ziyu's voice came from behind.
"It's not that we don't want to, but..." Lin Ziyu paused.
Su Yin stopped, turned around and looked at the other person with a puzzled look, waiting for her to continue.
"Zi Yu, don't say anything." Lin's mother advised.
Lin Ziyu wiped her tears angrily, "Why don't you say it? Why not? She can do such a thing, why can't I say it? At worst, I don't want my life anymore."
Sure enough, there is a big problem here.
Su Yin stepped forward, held Lin Ziyu's trembling hand, and soothed her softly, "Don't be anxious, don't be angry. If it's really inconvenient, then don't say it. But don't let yourself get angry and hurt yourself because of this matter."
Her caring and gentle words warmed Lin Ziyu's heart, and made him more determined to speak out the things that were in his heart.
"Actually, my brother was killed."
They really knew.
"Really?!" Su Yin's eyes widened in surprise. "Just now I was just guessing, but I didn't expect it to be true. Do you know who the murderer is? No, since we already know that Student Lin was murdered, why are you..."
Before the mother and daughter of the Lin family could speak, Su Yin made a judgment first, "But the murderer is in a high position and has great power. You can't shake him?"
Lin Ziyu nodded, and Lin's mother sighed deeply.
"Who is it?"
At this point, Lin's mother no longer stopped her daughter and let her speak.
"I think you should have heard of her name. She is the wife of the famous Shunyi Marquis. She is a well-known good person in the eyes of the people of Shangjing City, and a living Bodhisattva."
This answer was something Su Yin had not expected.
How come Heng Youyi became the murderer? This is not nonsense.
Hiring a killer?!
And choose before the imperial examination?
There is no reason to do this.
Something must have happened that made Lin's mother and daughter so sure that Heng Youyi was the murderer.
Su Yin murmured in shock, "How could this happen?!"
This time the shock was real and not fake.
Seeing Su Yin's expression, Lin Ziyu seemed to have expected it. "You don't know, the Marquis's wife had a very good relationship with my brother before. She was the one my brother liked. A month before the imperial examination, my brother said that he would propose to the Heng family after he passed the exam."
"My mother also said that the other party might not agree. But my brother said that she had already agreed and had convinced the family. After he graduated from high school, he would come to propose marriage."