"Anyway, I can really help you! I'll learn the accounting from you! As for the household chores, Qingju and the others will handle them. Brother, you just need to focus on preparing for the exam, and we'll take care of everything else!"
She suddenly remembered the spoilers in the comments section.
Zheng Yu is destined to become a powerful prime minister, and this is a turning point in his life that he cannot afford to miss.
Zheng Yu looked into He Yi's bright eyes, eyes filled with unwavering determination. Zheng Yu remained silent for a moment, then began to think seriously.
“I originally planned to find a beautiful place with clear waters and lush mountains to live a carefree life once my father recovered. But now it seems that the world doesn’t allow me to be so willful and casual.”
“Alright!” Zheng Yu looked up. “I’ll listen to you and start preparing for the imperial examination in the second half of the year from now on.”
He Yi's eyes widened suddenly as she stared at Zheng Yu in disbelief. "Really?! Brother, is this true?"
[The villainous female supporting character is really something; she convinced the male lead.]
The male lead is a genius; you'll see in the future.
"real!"
Zheng Yu looked at her and noticed that He Yi's eyebrows were raised in surprise, and her cheeks were flushed. Seeing this, Zheng Yu couldn't help but smile as well. "But these three months... I'm afraid you'll have to work a lot."
Back then, he was in charge of everything inside and outside the company, but now these things have to be handed over to He Yi. It's not going to be very smooth for a girl to do so many things.
The two returned home, and He Yi pondered all the way about which study books to buy for Zheng Yu and how to arrange her brother's future schedule.
After arriving at the Minister's residence, He Yi rushed to Minister Zheng's bedroom with a pastry in her hand.
Minister Zheng's condition fluctuated, but after taking the medicine today, he felt slightly better. He smiled as he accepted the snacks, beaming with satisfaction.
She smiled, her eyes crinkling.
But when his gaze unconsciously swept over He Yi's wrist, the smile froze on his lips.
He Yi's wrist was fair and smooth, without a single blemish. But Minister Zheng suddenly remembered that Sui'er had a large birthmark on her left wrist, which was unique to his lost little daughter, "Sui'er".
But now...
"Father, what's wrong? Don't you like it?" He Yi noticed that Minister Zheng seemed to be staring blankly at his wrist, so she looked down at it.
"N-nothing!"
Minister Zheng hurriedly averted his gaze, forcing a laugh, "Perhaps my eyesight is failing." He Yi, even more curious, leaned closer: "Father, what are you thinking? What do you mean by failing eyesight? You seem quite young."
[Minister Zheng's reaction is strange!]
[This is terrifying to think about! Is He Yi's identity about to be exposed? Minister Zheng's expression is so heartbreaking...]
So the real Sui'er is still out there? Is the villainous female supporting character about to be exposed? I'm so anxious!
He Yi didn't think much of it. Seeing her father's pale face, she hurriedly went to call a doctor. Minister Zheng watched her run away, his hands trembling as he stretched out his wrist. He also had a light red birthmark on his own wrist.
He slowly closed his eyes, his heart filled with mixed emotions.
Zheng Heyi has been recognized by her family for over a year. During this time, Minister Zheng has treated Heyi as his own daughter. If the truth is revealed now, the household will likely be thrown into chaos.
"Fine! Let's keep it a secret for now." Minister Zheng sighed softly, placing the remaining snacks aside, his appetite gone.
The doctor entered quickly. He Yi was panting heavily, fearing that something might have happened to Minister Zheng.
After taking Zheng Shangshu's pulse, the doctor said that he was fine, and He Yi was relieved. However, at that moment, a maidservant came running from the backyard in a panic.
"Master! Something terrible has happened! Concubine Lin...she's taken poison!"
Zheng Yu, who was sitting on the stool, suddenly stood up. He Yi was also slightly surprised. The two hurriedly ran to the backyard, where Lin Shi had been placed under house arrest.
A month or so passed in the blink of an eye. During this month, Madam Lin and Zheng Yutang begged the master for forgiveness every day, wanting to go to the front yard, but they had no chance at all.
The two entered the house and saw Lin lying on the ground with blood trickling from the corner of her mouth. Next to her was an empty medicine bottle, and the air was filled with a faint smell of bitter almonds.
An old woman, with tears in her eyes, handed Zheng Yu a piece of paper with Lin's messy handwriting on it.
"My lord, I know I am guilty of grave sins and have no face to live. I beg your forgiveness. Yutang is, after all, your daughter. Please do not kill her and give her a way out."
Looking at the suicide note, He Yi couldn't help but have many doubts.
Although Lin's spirits were low after being placed under house arrest, and he was completely different from before, he never showed any intention of committing suicide during this period. This suicide note was too hasty.
[The Lin family is really dead? There's definitely something fishy going on!]
[Someone must have silenced her! Or is she trying to frame Zheng Yu? This plot twist is too sudden!]
[A chilling thought! Who benefited most from Lin's death? What will Minister Zheng do when he finds out?]
[The next chapter must uncover the truth! This is definitely a conspiracy! You and the male lead, you vicious female supporting character, have to hold on!]
"Seal off the backyard," Zheng Yu added. "Find a doctor and keep a close eye on the Second Miss right now. Don't let anything else happen to her."
Zheng Yu's sharp gaze swept over the barely breathing Lin Shi on the ground, and Zheng Yutang beside her, who was crying her eyes out.
His gaze finally fell on the old woman who handed him the suicide note. Zheng Yu's lips moved slightly, indicating that he had something to say.
But seemingly hesitant about something, he didn't say anything.
The servants were intimidated by Zheng Yu's imposing manner and immediately began to act. The chaotic situation in Lanxin Garden was gradually brought under control, and Zheng Yutang was half-supported and half-carried to the side by two strong female servants.
Her heart-wrenching cries were so pitiful that they could pierce through clouds and split rocks.
A moment later, the doctor came running in, panting, carrying his medicine box. When he saw Lin's condition on the ground, his expression changed. He immediately squatted down and quickly opened Lin's eyelids to examine her.
He quickly took her pulse again, then had someone bring her a porcelain bottle to examine; a faint scent of bitter almonds still lingered in the air.
"It's arsenic! But thankfully, the dosage isn't too high, and Aunt Lin has already vomited quite a bit!" The old doctor finished speaking very quickly, and while pulling Ai Su to rummage through the medicine box, he said to Zheng Yu, "Young Master, quick! Get plenty of warm water to induce vomiting first, there might still be hope!"
Zheng Yu naturally couldn't let Madam Lin die so mysteriously. The Minister's mansion was going through a turbulent time, and if Madam Lin died inexplicably, who knew what rumors would spread outside.
Zheng Yu looked at the physician, then at the crowd, before giving the order.
"Do as the old man says! Quickly!"
The servants rushed out to do their respective tasks. He Yi stood behind Zheng Yu, watching as the doctor instructed the nanny to pry open Lin Shi's mouth, pour in warm water, and begin to induce vomiting.
Lin coughed violently and soon vomited a lot of filth, the saliva still mixed with streaks of blood and not yet completely dissolved crimson medicine powder.
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