Queen's Development

Chapter 98 Inside Story
After all, Lin Tao is a person who has gone through the world. While hugging Lin Jia, he told Ye Chunheng who followed: "Go and see who tied the rope!"

It was only last night that I decided to come to Biezhuang to enjoy the plum blossoms today, and the snow started to fall last night, so the person who tied the rope to stop Lin Jia must have left clues on the snow.

The racetrack was covered with snow, and Lin Jia slid down from the horse at the right angle, so only the right side of his face was scratched by a stone under the snow. Although a lot of blood was lost, it was not a serious injury.

As soon as Lin Jia was picked up by Lin Tao, she tried her best to say: "Father, you must deal with it fairly this time, otherwise I will take action... Please send a trusted aide to investigate this matter with Qingzhou signing Hu Yingzhi... ..."

Looking at Lin Jia's wounded side face in his arms, Lin Tao said in a deep voice, "Let Ye Chunheng and Hu Yingzhi investigate this matter together!"

Lin Jia replied "Yes", closed her eyes and passed out.

Lin Yizao reined in the horse and walked over. Seeing that Lin Jia looked miserable, but she was fine, she said, "Father, maybe the children in the village are playing with the ropes, so why make such a fuss!"

Lin Tao looked down at Lin Jia, but didn't speak.

At this time, Yuzhi had already run over, and just heard Lin Yi's words, she took out a clean silk handkerchief, knelt down on one knee, and gently wiped the blood from Lin Jia's side face, then got up and saluted, pointing to The still tight hemp rope said: "My lord, the price of such a white hemp rope is not cheap. Which adult would let the children play with such a precious white hemp rope? Please do some investigation, my lord!"

Just as Lin Tao was about to say more, he raised his eyes and saw a few servants carrying the old concubine on their shoulders, so he kept silent.

Lin Tao left Ye Chunheng to investigate the scene, and he carried Lin Jia back to the main courtyard of Biezhuang.

The old concubine, Princess Li and others also followed back.

A Lan flew to invite the doctor.

Lin Jia woke up soon.

The doctor took a look and found that Lin Jia had no other injuries, so he applied some medicinal powder to stop bleeding on Lin Jia, and prescribed a prescription to soothe the nerves and relieve pain, and then left.

Lin Tao felt uncomfortable and sat by the bed to accompany Lin Jia.

Yuzhi and Alan stood by and remained silent.

The old concubine rested for a while in the main hall of the inner courtyard, and was accompanied by three sisters, Princess Li and Lin Lixiang.

Seeing Lin Jia's miserable state, the old concubine's eyes were moist, and she held Lin Jia's hand: "My poor Ajia, poor Ajia, why did all the unlucky things happen to you..."

Lin Tao glanced at the old concubine and thought: Is this something unlucky?Obviously someone killed Ajia!Mother is so eccentric!
Thinking of this, he recalled the past, and looked at Princess Li again.

Princess Li has been tested for a long time. Although she was a little flustered in her heart, she was afraid that Li Yugui who had arranged the matter would be found out by Ye Chunheng and Hu Yingzhi, but her face was still very calm. Seeing Lin Jia's tragic situation, she even shed a few sad tears: "Oh, how many disasters and disasters this child has!"

Lin Tao narrowed his eyes, deliberately and calmly explained what happened today, and then said: "My son thinks someone is trying to harm Ajia!"

After listening to Lin Tao's story, the old concubine's expression became solemn: "Your Majesty has just ordered Ajia to go to the capital. Ajia is very important to the Xingping County Palace, but now someone is trying to harm him. We must thoroughly investigate this matter and arrest him." Out of such a cruel and merciless person!"

Lin Tao nodded.

He found it strange that he and his two sons, Lin Jia and Lin Yi, were racing horses side by side, but when the drum sounded, Lin Yi suddenly coughed. Lin Jia galloped out on horseback, rushed to the front like lightning, and tripped over the white hemp rope...

Lin Jia closed her eyes and fell asleep after drinking the medicine.

Lin Tao explained a few more words to Yuzhi and A Lan, and then he and Princess Li accompanied the old concubine to leave.

After watching the old concubine, prince and concubine Li leave, Yuzhi went into the bedroom again and went to see Lin Jia by the bed.

Hearing Yuzhi's footsteps, Lin Jia opened her eyes.

Yuzhi asked in a low voice: "Hu Yingzhi has come over and is investigating the case with Ye Chunheng. What if Princess Li bribes them...how about I go and see Lord Hu and Lord Ye?"

Lin Jia shook her head slowly: "Don't go, I can't tell if I went, maybe someone will bite me back, saying that I played a trick..."

Sitting by the bed and thinking for a while, Yuzhi understood the meaning of Lin Jia's words, took Lin Jia's hand, stroked from the wrist to the fingers, and kept massaging, saying: "Is it because Hu Yingzhi has already taken refuge in you? , since he has made a decision, he is not a person who is short of money, so he is not easy to be bribed?"

Lin Jia's fingertips were numbed by Yu Zhi's stroke, temporarily covering up the pain.

Seeing Yuzhi asking him for advice in a serious manner, he couldn't help smiling, and gave a soft "hmm".

Yuzhi continued to stroke Lin Jia's hand, and continued to speculate: "I remember you said that Ye Chunheng is a double-faced person, both the prince's and His Majesty's, so he will not accept bribes from Princess Li, right?"

Lin Jia said slowly, "That's right."

Seeing that she had guessed Lin Jia's thoughts correctly, Yuzhi couldn't help laughing: "I want to become smarter so that I can always follow you and take care of you. If I want to ask you for advice, you must teach me!"

Lin Jia felt warm in her heart, the warmth seemed to be generated from her fingertips, and slowly spread to her limbs, it was extremely comfortable.

He looked at Yu Zhi, his long eyes were moist, he gave a soft "hmm" and said, "I will always take you with me wherever I go."

We will always be together and accompany each other on this lonely road of life.

After a while, Lin Jia said: "Yuzhi, the old concubine's maiden name is Li."

Yuzhi was taken aback when she heard the words: "What is the relationship between the old concubine and Princess Li?"

Lin Jia smiled bleakly: "The old concubine is Princess Li's direct aunt."

Yuzhi felt a chill down her spine: "Oh my god, they are so good at acting..."

Lin Jia closed her eyes.

No one would have guessed that the grandmother who treated him lovingly and sympathetically was Li Yongjie's own aunt, and it was she who encouraged Li Yongjie to have an affair with Lin Tao, and made his mother, Concubine Jiang, mad at her.

Late at night.

It was snowing again outside.

Outside, in the Ming Room of the East Side Courtyard, Ye Chunheng and Hu Yingzhi came back from the side room where He Cheng'an, the steward of Zhuangzi, had been interrogated. They were sitting on both sides of the Eight Immortals Table drinking tea when they heard someone knocking on the door.

Ye Chunheng lazily ordered his soldiers: "Go and see who it is!"

The soldiers came back soon, with some snow falling on the clothes on their heads: "My lord, it is Chunlei, the little servant next to the third son, who said he was ordered to see the two lords!"

Ye Chunheng and Hu Yingzhi looked at each other.

A strange smile appeared on Hu Yingzhi's beautiful face: "Someone is going to give a big gift!"

Ye Chunheng smiled: "Then we'd better obey orders than be respectful!"

Both laughed.

Chunlei is a very clever servant, with quick eyes and brows, his body is full of news.As soon as he entered the door, he bowed solemnly: "I have seen the two adults!"

Ye Chunheng smiled and said, "What are you doing here?"

Chunlei took out two brocade boxes from his sleeve pocket, gave one to Ye Chunheng and the other to Hu Yingzhi, and stood there smiling.

Ye Chunheng opened the brocade box and found that the inside was covered with black velvet, and there was a red gold ring inlaid with a ruby ​​on it. The ruby ​​was about the size of a peanut, clean and moist, with vivid precious light, it was really a very valuable gift.

Hu Yingzhi opened the brocade box in his hand, and found a jade pendant inside, the jade was delicate and flawless, clearly extremely precious.

The two held the gift and looked at it for a while. Ye Chunheng smiled brightly, and Hu Yingzhi's eyes sparkled. They both seemed to like it.

Seeing this, Chunlei took the opportunity to say: "These things all come from the palace, please accept them, my lords!"

Hu Yingzhi and Ye Chunheng looked at each other and smiled.

Hu Yingzhi said with a smile: "I don't know what your master will explain to the next official and Commander Ye!"

Chunlei smiled and said: "Today's matter is just a rope tied by the children of Biezhuang playing games..."

Hu Yingzhi laughed "haha" twice: "I understand, please go back and tell your master, and it will be over tomorrow afternoon!"

After Chunlei left, Hu Yingzhi picked up the teacup and drank it down in one gulp: "Let's go, night trial He Cheng'an, we must find a gap!"

At midnight, the snow stopped again, except for the occasional sound of snow falling from the branches, everything in Biezhuang was silent, only the main hall in the inner courtyard of Biezhuang where the old concubine lived was still brightly lit.

There are several red gold charcoal stoves in the room, and a branch of wintersweet is inserted in the vase, which has an elegant and warm fragrance.

The old concubine was reclined on the brocade couch leaning on the embroidered pillows, and the two maids, Dongmei and Chunhua, who were close to her body, held her shoulders for her, and beat her legs for the other.

At this moment, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside.

(End of this chapter)