Chapter 612 Personal Testimony
Lin Yue'e's words made Pipa's eyelids twitch. Her young mistress's meaning was clear: she suspected that someone had tipped off Lin Yuesha, so that Lin Yuesha knew in advance that the Wei family had requested the emperor to grant her a marriage, and therefore feigned illness to avoid it.
Qin was very secretive in her work, and very few people knew about it. Apart from the person who carried out the work, the only people who knew were Granny Lin and Qin herself.
Pipa knew very well that her young mistress was suspicious. Since Granny Lin had disappeared with the madam, the only suspect was her.
Even though she knew the truth, Pipa still had to pretend to be stupid. If she took the initiative to confess and plead her innocence, it would be tantamount to admitting guilt to Lin Yue'e.
"Miss, are you saying that Miss Yue Sha deliberately feigned illness?"
Pipa stroked her chin and said doubtfully, "This servant doesn't think so. Last time you went to the courtyard to look for her, Miss Yue Sha was clearly having a nightmare."
"What does that prove?"
Lin Yue'e stared intently into Pipa's eyes. She was the best at seeing through people's hearts. If Pipa was the informant, no matter how well she concealed it, she could not escape her discerning eyes.
"She said the lady was holding her and said she couldn't breathe."
Since the informant wasn't Pipa, she was naturally quite composed, letting Lin Yue'e scrutinize her.
Miss is ruthless, and Pipa, who follows Lin Yue'e around, has to be on guard at all times.
"What I mean is, if Miss's guess is correct, if Madam really has met with misfortune, she will likely go to Lin Yuesha."
Now that Qin Shi is a wandering ghost, she'll definitely seek revenge, and Lin Yuesha, this thorn in her side, can't escape it. "Also, Miss Yuesha just arrived in the capital and doesn't have any money. She's quite poor. Why is she coming here to freeload? What connections does she have?"
That's true.
After careful consideration, Lin Yue'e realized that she had overestimated Lin Yuesha. The country bumpkin was greedy for money and a poor wretch. She couldn't get anything done without money. She had just been overthinking things.
If Lin Yuesha was unaware of the situation, then it was all a pure coincidence.
The Emperor bestowed a marriage upon Lin Yue'e, but she didn't care much. It was her marriage, and before she even knew of Lin Yuesha's existence, she had already mentally prepared herself to marry the paralyzed man.
Furthermore, there are still a few years until she comes of age, and it's hard to say whether Young Master Wei will even be alive in those years. Why put pressure on yourself now and be so anxious?
The current problem is, where is Mother, and why did she suddenly disappear?
The crisis was temporarily averted, and Pipa breathed a sigh of relief; her young lady was really difficult to deal with.
"How did my father spend the Mid-Autumn Festival today? Did he go to see that slut Xiao He?"
When the tiger is away, the monkey becomes king. Lin Yue'e has to keep an eye on things for her mother, Qin, to prevent any ambitious little vixen from taking advantage of the situation.
"Miss, how could you forget? The old lady gave Xiaohe to Miss Yuesha. Even if the master is not good enough, he cannot lay a hand on his daughter's maid. If this gets out, what rules will there be!"
Pipa explained that Lin Yuesha saved her life, and there would always be a time to repay her kindness; she shouldn't rush things.
"Alright, Pipa, go to the kitchen and get me some wine and dishes."
A few days ago, Lin Yue'e was dejected, but after the imperial decree of marriage was issued, she perked up.
Now that she is confined to the mansion and cannot leave, she must find a way to go out and find her mother, otherwise her father will keep hiding it endlessly for the sake of his reputation.
On the night of the full moon, Lin Yuesha had a lot to say to her family, but after the banquet, she could only say goodbye to them and go back to her room to lie down.
"Miss, Baixiang said that Lin Yue'e ordered a lot of food and wine. Could it be that the news of the arranged marriage upset her?"
Bai Cha went to the kitchen and ran into Lin Yue'e's maid, Pipa.
Although the pipa didn't explicitly say so, it subtly conveyed Lin Yue'e's current state, which was, in short, somewhat abnormal.
"Never mind her, Bai Cha helped me to pay my respects to the old lady."
If you want to continue living comfortably in the Lin family, you can't afford to offend Old Madam Lin, especially since relatives have come to reunite today. With Old Madam Lin's petty nature, she might still hold a grudge.
"But Miss, you are currently unconscious."
Longjing was puzzled. Going up there like that would be tantamount to telling the other party that his young lady was faking illness.
Do you think the old lady doesn't know what's going on?
Lin Yuesha found it amusing; everyone there was shrewd enough to notice the subtle clues. The reason Lin Shusheng and the old lady tacitly agreed was to use her unconsciousness to create a false impression and cover up the news of Qin Shi's disappearance.
Anyway, there are all sorts of rumors circulating in the capital, and some people even say that she is a jinx to the Qin family.
Lin Shusheng is quite something, setting up such a grand scheme. Once Qin Shi's death is revealed, perhaps Lin Yuesha will become the unfortunate scapegoat again. In any case, she's never heard of someone being able to bring death to unrelated people.
Lin Yuesha was merely making a gesture; what the other party intended to do was not within her consideration.
Keeping up with the times, Lin Yuesha didn't want to starve herself by eating roasted potatoes anymore. She wanted to have a big meal to make up for the weight she had lost in the past few days! Because if you lose weight, your breasts really do shrink, I can attest to that!
When Lin Yuesha appeared in the main courtyard, Lin Shusheng was nowhere to be found, leaving only Old Madam Lin calmly drinking tea.
It must be said that when Madam Qin was not at home, she was in charge and lived a life of unbridled indulgence.
"Grandmother, your granddaughter is not feeling well and has caused a lot of trouble for the family recently."
Lin Yuesha looked left and right and asked, "It's Mid-Autumn Festival today, why isn't Father here with you?"
"There's a lantern festival in the capital during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Your father went out to admire the lanterns."
Grandma Lin wasn't surprised at all by Lin Yuesha's "awakening." She had originally wanted to say a few sarcastic remarks to her, but the Xu family was really too familiar with her, treating the Lin residence like their own backyard and shamelessly coming over to celebrate the festival.
However, after hearing about Madam Xu's character, she realized she couldn't afford to offend her, so she had no choice but to swallow her anger.
“My granddaughter has been feeling unwell lately and hasn’t been able to pay her respects to you. Grandmother, you must be worried.”
Lin Yuesha first exchanged a few polite words, but in her heart she figured that Lin Shusheng must have gone to Jiaoniang's place to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with his mistress's son, so it was normal for him not to be at home at this time.
"I'm just a worrier by nature; I always have something to worry about."
Grandma Lin spoke with a resentful tone. Recently, Lin Haoran had finally been taken in by her as he wished. He had gone from hurling insults at her to now calling her affectionately.
Grandma Lin was preoccupied with her beloved grandson and had no time to deal with that worthless brat.
Within just a few days, Lin Yuesha found that her treatment had plummeted, and she was kicked out by the old lady after saying only a few words.
“Grandmother, there’s a lantern festival in the inner city today. I’d like to take my little sister for a walk.”
Lin Yuesha sought the consent of Old Mrs. Lin.
When her family came to visit that evening, Jiang Baozhu mentioned the Lantern Festival, saying it was quite different from the Lantern Festival in the north on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, as the capital was packed with people.
This lively atmosphere was particularly appealing to Lin Yuesha, who had been lying in bed for several days, but considering her own situation, she only mentioned it casually.
"Go ahead, but keep a low profile. After all, he's a patient."
Grandma Lin waved her hand dismissively, "But Yue'e can't go out, so don't look for her, go by yourself."
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