Chapter 100 [Oscar Abstract Award]
@He Lin: I am the most handsome man in Lianzhou, the son of a wealthy businessman (shy jpg.)
@Hou Xiaoxiao (Princess of Jin): So you've run into the exiled Li Li in Lianzhou?
[@He Lin: In prison, Li Li is visiting.]
@Zhou Jushan (Head of the Imperial Household Department): Pfft! Going to jail right off the bat? In the entertainment industry, only very popular artists get this kind of treatment. It really suits your status as a superstar.
What kind of black humor is this? Jiang Lili couldn't help but complain in the group: [Yes, a big star is still acting like a big shot in prison. I sent him food and he's still blaming me for not sending him pearwood tables and chairs~ Hurry up and cyberbully him!]
He Lin quickly said, "No, no, no, I was just acting! I wanted to maintain the original owner's narcissistic personality. The original owner had a very extreme personality before, and if her temperament changed drastically now, people would definitely be suspicious. I also want to hone my acting skills."
Jiang Lili heaved a sigh of relief after hearing He Lin's explanation. Otherwise, she would have been devastated to see her once sunny and cheerful classmate become a narcissist and arrogant person. "Then your performance was very successful. This year's Oscar for Abstract is definitely for you."
[@贺琳: Li Li, please bring me that plate of poached chicken! I'm starving!]
Haha, stop pretending in the group. Jiang Lili glanced at He Lin who was still maintaining his persona in the prison, and handed the bowl and chopsticks to He Lin.
Since she couldn't fit the plate of poached chicken in, she hinted to He Jing to serve the dish to his cousin and ask him about the cause of his cousin's burning flower garden.
After all, her current identity is just a servant, how can she talk so much to the young master.
"Cousin, you must be hungry. I've brought you some boiled chicken."
He Jing was carrying the dishes and was about to approach the cell pillar to whisper to He Lin when he heard hurried footsteps and a sturdy, square-faced man with a knife walked in.
He glared at the yamen runner who had let He Jingjiang Lili in: "What are you doing? Just bring the food in. Why are the visitors still staying here?"
As soon as the square-faced man walked in, he walked straight to He Jing and stood beside him. Now the He brothers couldn't speak in private.
The man said to He Jing, "Master He Jing, we'll open the door and bring the food in for Master He Lin later."
"This is the county jail. No outsiders are allowed to stay here."
He Jing wanted to seize another opportunity: "Isn't it okay for me to have a few words with my brother and ask about his health?"
The man didn't give him any face at all: "Mr. He, you'd better leave quickly, otherwise don't blame me for turning my back on you."
"The people in the prison are all serious criminals who have committed murder and arson. What if they offend you?"
Jiang Lili could tell that this man must have someone backing him up, so she pulled He Jing out the door and said, "The meal has been delivered. Don't worry, Master He Lin won't go hungry."
He Jing looked unwilling, but now that Miss Jiang had spoken, he could only do as she said.
Not long after the two left the county jail, Miss Yun from the Yun family arrived.
Miss Yun San carefully asked the square-faced man who chased He Jing away: "What did He Jing and He Lin talk about?"
The man's name was Qiu Sheng, a minor official at the Li County government office. He recounted what happened in the old jail, "Time was so short, they only exchanged a few words."
Miss Yun San carefully checked again: "Apart from these, is there anything else?"
Qiu Sheng was very confident: "I heard from my men that He Jing wanted to ask more questions, but I rushed over in time to interrupt them and chased the He family away."
Miss Yun San breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at Qiu Sheng with some reproach: "Fortunately, they didn't get in touch, otherwise you would have suffered the consequences."
"Although He Lin is stupid and narcissistic and doesn't have the ability to ruin our plans, it's still better to be on the safe side."
Qiu Sheng flattered her, "Young lady, you are really smart. I just had someone send a mirror to the prison, and He Lin immediately calmed down and stopped making any noise."
Miss Yun San smiled and said, "Okay, now we just have to wait for the He family to send us money."
*
Jiang Lili and He Jing returned to the inn. He Jing was applying a facial mask while worrying, "This trip was a waste. We didn't get anything!"
"It's all He Lin's fault. He talked a lot of nonsense, asking for this and that. This time he's only hurting himself."
Jiang Lili shook her head. "No, look at that square-faced official. He arrived at such a perfect time. He's obviously on guard and doesn't want us to ask him anything."
He Jing paced back and forth in the courtyard anxiously: "What should I do now? I haven't asked anything. Do I really need the Yun family to give me 100,000 taels of silver to ward off disaster?"
"Okay, okay, stop wandering around. It makes me dizzy."
Escort Cen and his companions brought back a lot of fruits this afternoon and distributed them to Marquis Zhaoping's residence. Jiang Lili peeled a pomelo and started to eat it.
He Lin had already chatted with her privately and explained the whole story.
Jiang Lili said slowly, "Just now when I was delivering the bowls and chopsticks to Master He Lin, he gave me a hint with his lips."
He Jing hurriedly asked: "What hint?"
Jiang Lili uttered three words: "Dora Flower."
"Dora flower? Isn't this a medicinal herb that the imperial court has expressly banned from cultivation?"
He Jing was shocked. This datura flower is a herb that can quickly relieve pain, but the side effect is that the person who takes it will experience hallucinations and will gradually become dependent on this herb.
The imperial court prohibited the cultivation of this kind of datura flower by the public. It was only found in the palace's herb garden and was strictly controlled.
If He Lin burned flowers like these in the Yun family's flower garden, it would not be surprising that the Yun family was angry.
He Jing was still shocked. "But how did the Yun family have the guts to disobey the imperial order and plant the datura flower?"
After careful consideration, he found it strange. "And if they were growing datura flowers, they should have tried their best to keep it a secret. Why did they make such a big fuss and arrest my cousin and send him to the county government?"
Jiang Lili felt that He Jing's thinking had become faster after being influenced by knowledge these days: "They have the audacity to cry thief, which means they have already arranged a retreat."
"It might be a bit difficult for your He family to fight now."
He Lin told Jiang Lili that he accidentally overheard a secret that the Yun family was planning to exchange part of the batch of tura flowers from Li County with the tribute flowers sent by the He family to the capital, and was preparing to kill the He family and make them bear the crime of smuggling tura flowers under the pretext of tribute.
Time is too tight, the traitor in the He family has not been found out yet, and it is difficult to guard against it. There are too many links in transporting tribute, and there is no time to deploy manpower.
So he could only solve the problem from the source and burn the batch of tula flowers in Yunjiali County.
No matter what compensation the Yun family asks for, it is better than letting the He family lose their heads collectively.
He Jing's heart sank. "That's it. I can only pay compensation. But if the Yun family is still a disaster and they continue to stir up trouble, it's no use."
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