She paused for a moment, then asked, "Where does the Qionglu Ointment come from?"
Lin Qingwan's eyes were slightly red, and her throat felt bitter. "I don't know what Qionglu Ointment is."
Lin raised an eyebrow, her eyes filled with disappointment, but Lin Qingwan's disappointment was even greater than hers.
Jiang Yanwan kindly said, "Mother, please don't ask. Qionglu Ointment is for treating injuries. It's enough that Qingwan needs it. There's no need to ruin our harmony over something like this."
She verbally tried to reconcile them, but gave the old woman a look. Immediately, the old woman and the coachman pointed out that they smelled the scent of Qionglu Cream on Lin Qingwan.
“Madam, Mu Xue used to serve in the young master’s courtyard…” the old woman said, “Why don’t we call her over and ask her?”
Jiang Yanwan feigned anger, "Shut up!"
Jiang Zhenlin immediately ordered, "Bring that wretched girl here! I want to see how long she can keep up her stubbornness!"
Lin wanted to speak, but did not stop him.
Lin Qingwan lowered her eyes and chuckled softly. What else could she be expecting?
Her birth mother's silence was more suffocating than her adoptive mother's whip.
A moment later, Mu Xue was brought over. The two old women had been rough with her, and tears welled in the little girl's eyes. The old women found nothing on Mu Xue and were about to speak when Jiang Zhenlin rushed forward, shouting, "You traitor! You stole the Qiong Lu ointment for her?"
Mu Xue shook her head, "This servant doesn't have any!"
"Qionglu ointment was a gift from the palace to the young master. Although you enjoyed playing shuttlecock with me before and gave it to me on a whim, I knew my place and dared not accept it. So I returned it later."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhenlin's expression changed, as if... there was indeed such a thing.
There were no other servants present at the time, so only Mu Xue and Jiang Zhenlin knew about the incident.
Upon hearing this, the old woman hurriedly looked at Jiang Yanwan. Jiang Yanwan remained expressionless, but her clear, bright eyes showed a flicker of emotion.
Lin Qingwan then spoke up, "So where did you put the things back?"
Mu Xue said, "These things are usually kept in the young master's private treasury. Since I can't get in, I've put them in the treasure cabinet by the young master's bedside for now."
"I was thinking of waiting until the young master was in a good mood to talk about it, but unfortunately I was later sent to work in the outer courtyard and never had the chance to see the young master again."
The room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Jiang Zhenlin couldn't believe his ears, but he had indeed searched the entire room and never found the treasure cabinet by the bedside.
His eyes were red as he yelled at the servant beside him, "Go check if he's there!"
The servant was quick and returned in no time, carefully taking out the bottle from his pocket. "Young master, it's here."
Jiang Zhenlin opened it, smelled it, and confirmed that it was indeed Qionglu Ointment. He then lowered his head and remained silent.
Lin Qingwan breathed a sigh of relief. Although she had used poison to coerce Mu Xue into cooperating, she still couldn't completely trust her.
Fortunately, she won her gamble this time.
Lin Qingwan straightened her back and asked Jiang Zhenlin, "Who told you I stole your things?"
Jiang Zhenlin was still in a state of anger and surprise when he heard this. He realized that he had only concluded that Lin Qingwan had stolen the Qionglu Ointment after being reminded by the old woman in the courtyard.
The old woman sensed something was wrong and knelt down, begging for mercy in Jiang Yanwan's direction, "Miss Qingwan does indeed have the fragrance of Qionglu Cream on her body, this servant is not mistaken."
Jiang Zhenlin frowned; he could smell it too.
Lin Qingwan rolled up her sleeves, revealing a mix of old and new scars on her wrists. "I put some frostbite cream on my hands, but I brought it back myself."
"They added heartflower flowers to mask the bitterness. Is this the taste you're talking about?"
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