Chapter 236 Visitors from All Directions
Lin Zhiqing frowned.
Seeing more and more guests coming and going, she pulled Uncle Wen aside and asked, "What's going on? Isn't her courtyard heavily guarded?"
Uncle Wen took a breath after saying this: "The Marquis and the two young ladies came to the Hua Mansion today. Miss Jingya suddenly felt unwell."
"We dared not delay, so after reporting to the Second Master, we immediately invited a doctor..."
The second master is Lin Zhiqing’s second grandfather and Lin Jiusi’s biological grandfather.
Even though Lin Zhiqing and Lin Yangyang had been here for so many days, he hadn't communicated much with them.
The noble families in Shengjing were equipped with their own doctors, but Bianliang did not have such qualifications, so they could only invite doctors from outside.
Lin Zhiqing raised his hand and patted Uncle Wen on the back: "Don't be impatient, talk slowly."
"The doctor came and said Miss Jingya had eaten something bad and her life was in danger." Uncle Wen wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"I arranged a carriage and wanted to take Miss Jingya to the clinic, but it just so happened that the things Miss Zhiqing brought from Shengjing arrived."
"I gave a few instructions. According to your wishes, Miss, I had the contents of one of the boxes carried to the Hua Mansion as a gift."
"But after just a few words, I turned around and found that Miss Jingya's carriage was empty. I took people to search carefully around, but there was no sign of her."
Uncle Wen told the whole story in one breath.
Lin Zhiqing frowned slightly: "Did anyone pass by there at that time?"
"No." Uncle Wen shook his head affirmatively:
"I personally watched them help Miss Jingya onto the carriage. Apart from the carriage from Shengjing, there were no strangers around."
Lin Zhiqing frowned and thought for a while before speaking:
"Have the people from Shengjing City communicated with Jingya?"
"No." Uncle Wen thought about it and shook his head:
"After I arranged for someone to lead the way, they began to move the boxes, and someone was counting the boxes that were delivered to Hua Mansion."
"Has the box delivered to Hua Mansion been opened?" Lin Zhiqing asked.
"That's right." Uncle Wen recalled and nodded.
Hearing this, Lin Zhiqing already had some guesses about Lin Jingya's whereabouts. She turned to ask another question: "Does Grandfather know about this?"
"I don't know!" Uncle Wen shook his head. "I sent someone in to inform him, but the Marquis hasn't come out yet."
"How long has it been since the boxes were shipped here?" Lin Zhiqing asked again.
"Less than a quarter of an hour." Uncle Wen replied.
Lin Zhiqing nodded, his face serious. "Uncle Wen, please inform Grandfather later and tell him not to worry and pretend he doesn't know about this. I will find a way to find someone."
"Yes, Miss Zhiqing, I understand." Uncle Wen nodded heavily.
Lin Zhiqing turned and walked into the courtyard of the Hua Mansion. It was the time for visitors, and some servants were carrying gifts into the mansion continuously.
She followed the servant's steps calmly.
After walking for less than a cup of tea, Lin Zhiqing could no longer move forward.
She determined the location of the Hua Mansion's warehouse.
After silently memorizing the surrounding route, Lin Zhiqing returned to Miss Hua's yard.
Seeing her come back, Lin Yangyang immediately came over: "Sister Qing, where did you go just now?"
Lin Zhiqing leaned close to her ear and told her about Lin Jingya's disappearance.
Lin Yangyang couldn't hide her feelings on her face, so she was about to speak.
Lin Zhiqing stopped her and said, "I suspect she hid in the box we brought from Shengjing."
They had prepared the gifts before coming to Bianliang.
The Hua family was known as the richest family in Bianliang, and they were naturally not short of gold, silver and treasures. Lin Zhiqing came up with the idea of preparing a tie-dyed cloth that his cousin had someone bring from Yunnan as a gift.
Tie-dyed cloth is usually made by dyeing white cotton cloth with a plant dye called "indigo".
"Indigo" is also known as Isatis root among the people in Yunnan.
This thing doesn't take up much space in the box, so a thin woman could lie on it without being noticed.
"I'll go find that box now." Lin Yangyang was eager to try.
"Cousin, wait a minute." Lin Zhiqing grabbed her and said, "This matter must not be made public."
"If this gets out of hand, we might offend the Grand Secretary and the Bianliang prefect, and the Hua family will definitely harbor resentment towards the Lin family."
"We can only do this in secret. You go and watch around the warehouse. If Lin Jingya appears around there, she will definitely not escape your eyes."
"If she doesn't show up, then she hasn't found the opportunity. Just watch."
Lin Zhiqing spoke quickly and Lin Yangyang listened carefully, nodding to every word he said.
"Zhiqing..." Miss Hua's voice came out.
"Coming." Lin Zhiqing replied and patted Lin Yangyang's hand.
Lin Yangyang understood and without delay, quickly left the hospital.
After sorting out his thoughts, Lin Zhiqing quickly walked into the inner room.
"Zhiqing, your makeup has always been outstanding. Come and take a look for me. How do I look today?" Hua Jianyun seemed to trust Lin Zhiqing's vision.
"As pretty as a peach in spring, as pure as a chrysanthemum in autumn, not too much, not too little, just right." Lin Zhiqing praised sincerely.
Hua Jianyun exhaled lightly: "I feel relieved now."
She was stroking a raccoon doll, looking a little nervous, but at the same time, the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, the corners of her eyes were raised, and she was full of anticipation.
Lin Zhiqing spoke to her for a few words, and after seeing that she had relaxed a little, he moved his feet and walked out.
The women outside were studying the perfume and discussing Hua Jianyun's dowry, it was very lively.
Lin Zhiqing sat down, but his heart was still restless.
She is thinking.
Why did Lin Jingya suddenly escape?
It was obvious that her being unwell was just an excuse.
Whether the doctor knew Lin Jingya or was bribed by her, he lied.
After hypnotizing Lin Jingya that night and making her tell the truth, Lin Qingshan blocked the news of setting up the hypnosis array.
Only Lin Qingshan and Lin Zhiqing knew the content of the dream.
So from Lin Jingya's perspective, these days should be no different from before.
But why did she hide herself before and suddenly run away now?
Could it be that Jiang Liuyun has contacted her in recent days?
No, that's not right.
Lin Zhiqing denied this idea.
Regardless of where Jiang Liuyun is at this moment, the people under Lin Qingshan are all soldiers who have been on the battlefield. These people have guarded Lin Jingya's yard as if it were impregnable, and almost no one can break in.
Even if you break in, there's no way you won't leave traces.
After ruling out the possibility of intrusion, Lin Zhiqing frowned.
Most of the actions people take are influenced by their emotions.
Could it be that the dream had an impact on Lin Jingya, causing her to be swayed by emotions such as longing and uneasiness, and choose to escape from Bianliang?
Lin Zhiqing turned this idea over and over in his mind, and always felt that there was a high possibility that this was the case.
As it was getting darker, she sighed slightly, hoping that her cousin could catch the man directly.
Otherwise, it will be troublesome.
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