Lin Yanping was also taken aback.
"Is the person behind this really so audacious?" Lin Yanping said, somewhat shocked.
They hadn't found the person behind it all, but they weren't too worried. After all, with Lin Wanyue protecting him, the emperor's health was improving day by day. Many talismans were also pasted in the corners of the palace, and Qi Sichen had sent people to observe secretly, but they found nothing amiss.
The person behind the scenes has never shown their true colors. Although they have tried to find them, the person simply refuses to reveal themselves, and there's nothing they can do.
Now that guy actually dares to attack Lin Zhongyuan.
"I think..." Lin Yanping thought for a moment and then said, "I feel that this is mostly revenge against Wanwan."
Lin Wanyue nodded and said, "Dad, I think so too. You see, my older brother has always been focused on his studies and has never offended anyone, so it's even less likely that he would offend the person behind the scenes... Moreover, the fact that he was able to cast such a precise spell on my older brother is probably to warn me."
"Then we need to hurry and catch them as soon as possible!" Lin Yanping frowned and said, "I'll go to the Regent's Palace later to see if there's any news there. Wanwan, you go home and wait, and keep an eye on your older brother so he doesn't get hurt again."
"good."
Lin Wanyue agreed and went home first.
On her way home, she passed by Jinbao Street and saw the Xiao family's shop. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck her, and she seemed to have grasped something in her mind.
Because of the previous scolding by Consort Xiao, Lin Wanyue had suspected her and specially asked the people sent by Qi Sichen to check Consort Xiao's talisman. They found that there was no problem, which put her at ease.
However, the eldest prince, Qi Xiao, is the son of Consort Xiao...
Qi Xiao has always lived outside the palace. Although he always carries that brocade pouch with him, no one has seen whether the talisman inside is still intact.
A sense of unease suddenly arose in Lin Wanyue's heart, but she said nothing and went home first to see that her older brother was still fast asleep with his eyes closed, showing no signs of waking up.
Xuefu had already fed Lin Zhongyuan a large bowl of chicken soup and had been staying in his room, watching him with concern.
The ghosts in the house, worried that their ghostly aura might affect Lin Zhongyuan, all came to the yard.
Master Cui squatted in the corner, smoking one cigarette after another. The cigarette butts piled up into a small mountain in front of him, surrounded by smoke, making him look like a giant smokehouse.
Lai Fu and Lin Xiangwu stayed on the other side of the courtyard, probably to avoid being bothered by the smoke, but the two ghosts didn't look much better.
"Huh?" Lin Wanyue walked over and asked, "Where did Doctor Hu go? Why isn't he here?"
Lai Fu said, "Oh, Lao Hu said he remembered some records about Gu worms in the Imperial Hospital, so he took Zi Qiu there to cram for last minute."
"Grandpa, Laifu, I have an idea," Lin Wanyue said after hesitating for a moment.
"What are your thoughts?" Lin Xiangwu was also very worried about Lin Zhongyuan's situation.
Although he was dead, Lin Zhongyuan was his eldest grandson. In his somewhat old-fashioned mindset, he was the eldest son and grandson, the child who deserved the most attention.
Moreover, the child did not disappoint him. At a young age, he entered the Imperial Academy to study, studying until midnight every day. He was hardworking, ambitious, and talented.
Even Master Cui said that this child could try taking the exam this year, and maybe he could get a good ranking, which would be a great honor for the family.
Even those aristocratic families in the capital who looked down on the Lin family for its shallow background would change their minds.
Only then could the Lin family truly establish themselves and gain a foothold in the capital.
And now that hope is on the verge of being dashed.
Lin Xiangwu simply couldn't help but worry about this.
Lin Wanyue felt quite at ease with the ghosts in her home, because whether in this world or the world of her previous life, she had never seen anyone else who could communicate with ghosts without Lingxiang's help.
She hesitated for a moment before telling him everything about the emperor and the person behind the scenes, including how Lin Zhongyuan's sudden and inexplicable fainting and being poisoned could also be the work of that person behind the scenes.
"You mean... Zhongyuan might turn into a corpse-gu like that Consort Liu?" Master Cui suddenly came over, the thick smoke emanating from him making it hard for the people and ghosts to open their eyes.
Master Cui then stubbed out his cigarette, his eyes red as he looked at Lin Wanyue, and asked nervously, "Is that what you mean?"
Previously, Liu Shuhua went mad in the palace during a banquet. Lin Wanyue happened to bring Master Cui, Lai Fu, and Lin Xiangwu along with her. They even helped her out, and she still remembers the incident vividly.
Now, upon hearing that the Gu worm in Lin Zhongyuan's eyes might also turn into a human Gu, his expression became even more unpleasant.
Even the usually cheerful Laifu was now furious, clenching his fists, unsure of who to vent his anger on.
“This…” Lin Wanyue shook her head and said, “I don’t know if the Gu worm in my brother’s eyes is the same as that Gu worm, but I suspect that the person behind the Gu might be related to the First Prince.”
"The eldest prince? Qi Xiao?" Lin Xiangwu asked.
“My elder brother’s only contact with His Majesty is in the palace. Needless to say, the palace maids and eunuchs have all been investigated. I even secretly used talismans to check the concubines, but I didn’t find anything wrong. As for the Second Prince, I went to see him with my grandfather, and he was normal.”
"The only one I haven't personally examined is the First Prince. Perhaps he's not the one behind it all, and I'm just wrong, but I still want to test him." Lin Wanyue laid out all her thoughts.
"Alright! We'll go with you. I've been fed up with the Crown Prince's attitude for a long time!" Lai Fu waved his fist, ready to follow Lin Wanyue to investigate.
Master Cui no longer smokes and nodded, saying, "I'll go too! If someone dares to bully my student, isn't that bullying me? If he really did it, I'll break all the bones in his fingers so he can never hold a pen again."
Lai Fu: "...???"
Is this threat serious?
Like him, he never even wanted to pick up a pen in his entire life.
Just as Lin Wanyue was about to wave her hand and take the ghosts from her family to see the First Prince, Lin Xiangwu, after all, was a former general and was more composed and calm.
"Wanwan, you're still so young. It might be too dangerous for you to go alone. Why don't we wait for your father to come back and have him go check on you?"
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