Chapter 383 A Match for the Match
"boom!"
“Boom!”
Lin Zhiqing suddenly opened his eyes.
She put on her clothes and woke up Asagao.
Chao Yan yawned and turned on the lamp: "Miss, are you thirsty? I will go get you some water."
"Not thirsty." Lin Zhiqing shook his head: "It's thundering outside."
Chao Yan opened the window and looked, then nodded: "Miss, looking at the sky, I'm afraid it's going to rain."
"Go lie down on the bed and don't catch a cold. I'll get you a hot water bottle."
Lin Zhiqing did not refuse. She walked to the window alone and then felt the cold wind blowing on her face.
I wonder what the situation is like with Yan Wu... She pursed her lips slightly.
While she was thinking, she heard the sound of extremely fast footsteps moving towards her room.
Lin Zhiqing frowned. The voice belonged to Chao Yan.
What happened?
The next moment, the door was opened, and Chao Yan was a little wet:
"Miss, Master Shi'an is waiting for you in the front hall. He said something happened to the Ling family."
Lin Zhiqing's eyes narrowed.
She quickly reached the front hall.
Lin Shiquan felt a chill all over his body. Lin Zhiqing waved his hand:
"Asagao, go to the east kitchen and bring me a bowl of ginger soup."
Then she quickly said, "Cousin, what happened?"
Lin Shian pursed his lips: "Yan Wu is missing."
Lin Zhiqing paused.
Lin Shian quickly recounted what happened:
"Today, I'm lying in ambush outside as usual to observe the situation. According to the people inside, Yan Wu has successfully met with Ling Shuo."
"But in the evening, someone from the Dali Temple went to the Ling family, and then I received news that Ling Shuo had died."
Lin Zhiqing couldn't help but frown after hearing these two shocking news: "How did he die?"
"It is said that he died of poisoning." Lin Shian said in a heavy tone.
Because he knew very well that Ling Shuo's death would mean that Lin Zhiqing's plan would fail halfway.
He felt anxious: "Could it be that Yan Wu encountered something he couldn't handle and made the mistake of killing him?"
Lin Shian didn't know that Yan Wu could use poison, but he knew that Lin Zhiqing had prepared poison in the brocade bag he gave to Yan Wu.
Poisoning does indeed match Yan Wu's methods.
But Lin Zhiqing thought about it and shook his head:
"Yan Wu is not an impulsive person. He has many ways to escape, and killing Ling Shuo is the most irrational one."
"With his personality, he won't do that."
"Why did Ling Shuo die suddenly?" Lin Shian couldn't help but ask.
Lin Zhiqing pondered for a long time before finally raising his head: "Did you just say that someone from the Dali Temple had been to the Ling family?"
"That's right." Lin Shian nodded without hesitation.
"I checked and found out that it was Madam Ling's people who just delivered some ordinary items to the Ling family."
"Cousin, I suspect we've been set up." Lin Zhiqing said calmly.
"Setting up a trap? What does this mean?" Lin Shian couldn't figure it out for a moment.
"I mean, the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion or Zhou Chongzheng guessed that I would start with Ling Shuo, so they took advantage of my trick."
"The current situation is very similar to that of Li Jinzhi."
Lin Shian felt something was wrong:
"Are you saying that the Zhenyuan Marquisate killed Ling Shuo and wanted to frame us?"
"It may not be the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion, but that's what I mean." Lin Zhiqing tried his best to restore the original appearance of the matter:
"I suspect Yan Wu and his group were targeted as soon as they entered the Ling family. It's just that Marquis Zhenyuan or Zhou Chongzheng aren't sure who exactly are our people."
"So, during the few days that Yan Wu was keeping his troops inactive, people in the dark were also observing Yan Wu."
"After Yan Wu came into contact with Ling Shuo, the people behind the scenes came out in full force, trying to pin Ling Shuo's death on Yan Wu and thus frame the Lin family."
"But Yan Wu is missing now." Lin Shi'an looked worried.
"From what you say, the situation must be extremely dangerous. Can he escape safely?"
"Our people have not been able to contact him."
Lin Zhiqing thought of the third treasure bag he had left behind, closed his eyes, and then sighed:
"Cousin, do your best to find Yan Wu. Also, I suspect the Zhenyuan Marquisate will take action soon."
"The Ling family's affairs must have been caused by Jiang Yunhe."
"I've already arranged for a city-wide search." Lin Shi'an was a little confused: "Jiang Yunhe, why him? Does Zhou Chongzheng know about this?"
"Such a scheme and method is definitely not something Jiang Liuyun possesses. I don't know whether Zhou Chongzheng knows about it or not, but as soon as the sun rises, something bad will definitely happen!"
"Jiang Yunhe's methods are always quick and urgent. He won't let this opportunity go."
Lin Shian couldn't help but take a step back: "In that case, I will immediately notify my uncle and others and ask them to prepare."
Lin Zhiqing nodded.
Seeing this, Lin Shian plunged into the drizzling rain.
Looking at Lin Shian's back, Lin Zhiqing held onto the chair and slowly sat down.
It happened a little suddenly.
It seemed that Jiang Yunhe had calculated every step she took.
This seems to be the feeling of meeting a worthy opponent.
Yan Yu is a very important person.
Apart from Zheng Kuo, he is most likely the person who is closest to the truth about Lin Congrong's treason.
Previously, Lin Zhiqing wanted to expose Yan Wu to Jiang Yunhe's sight, first of all because he knew that Yan Wu could not hide for too long.
Secondly, she wanted to catch Jiang Yunhe off guard through Yan Yu.
At least when the incident with Li Jinzhi happened, Jiang Liuyun should not have recognized Yan Yu.
However, Jiang Yunhe is very cunning and may have some guesses about Yan Yu's identity.
Only in this way can they kill Yan Wu accurately this time.
Lin Zhiqing had to admit that Jiang Yunhe was indeed very scheming and resourceful in being able to rise from a small soldier to the position of Marquis of Zhenyuan.
Since Yan Yu's whereabouts are unknown and Zhou Chongzheng has not yet broken away from the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion, there will probably be changes in the retrial.
Thinking of this, Lin Zhiqing gripped the chair tightly, thinking about how to deal with the situation in his mind.
She sat like this until dawn.
Afterwards, people from the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, and the Censorate arrived.
The trial, which was supposed to begin half a month later, was brought forward to today, which is quite urgent.
The imperial edict did not say that the date of the retrial could not be changed.
The reason for the advance was that Chief Censor Wang Yuan would be assigned to an overseas business in half a month, and Chief Justice Zhou Chongzheng also had official business to attend to.
What a perfect excuse.
The Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion disappeared from this incident again.
The Lin family is not qualified to choose the time.
After sending away the people from the Three Departments, the other members of the Lin family were still a little confused about the situation.
It was not until Lin Shian told everyone about Ling Shuo's story that everyone came to their senses.
Isn’t this a typical case of taking advantage of your illness to kill you?
The plan around Zhou Chongzheng failed. Among the three departments, only the Minister of Justice stood in opposition to the Zhenyuan Marquisate.
This is far from enough for the Lin family.
Lin Zhiqing looked outside the house and felt that the fog was getting thicker in recent days.
Things seem to be coming to an end.
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