Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 592 Clues

Her eyes were frighteningly bright as she stared at Song Ying and asked almost word by word, "Did he see you this morning? Did he let his left hand write the answers?"

Song Ying felt that her expression and tone were strange and urgent, as if she was expecting something.

She shook her head. "No, after learning that he could write the thoughts of his other half with his left hand, Zhou Dafu kept asking about the cause of his previous illness."

Those experiences tormented him for a long time. They were what he cared about the most, and most of his questions revolved around those. How could he think of a trivial doubt at that time?

After saying that, she looked at her master who was looking expectant, and said, "Why don't I go ask him now."

"No need," Doctor Lin took a deep breath, as if trying to calm himself down. "Junior Brother, do you still remember the evidence that led to Master's conviction?"

This topic change was too abrupt. Doctor Ma was stunned for a moment before nodding and saying, "I remember that Doctor Zheng and Doctor Wei said they saw a young eunuch pass a note to Master, who threw it into the brazier after reading it.

Another point is the time when the drug could have been administered. The master said he was not there at the time. He was summoned to see the late queen, but he met no one along the way, so no one could prove it. However, the master said that a maid in charge of flowers in the imperial garden saw him, but she denied it.

Doctor Lin nodded. "Do you remember? An elder from her hometown said that the palace maid named Qingxing was possessed by an evil spirit when she was young. When she went to draw water, her right hand tried to pull it up, but her left hand was holding onto the rope, and the two hands struggled, nearly causing her to fall into the well."

Of course Doctor Ma remembered this incident. Everyone in that village said there was a water ghost in the well and they wanted to drag her down to serve as a substitute.

Later, when she arrived at the palace, another maid who had a conflict with Qingxing learned about this and made a big fuss about it, saying that she had been possessed by a ghost and was not clean. Because of this, Qingxing lost a good promotion opportunity and was later demoted from a maid in charge of flowers to a maid on night duty in the imperial kitchen.

Although Song Ying didn't know the maid's experience, he immediately grasped the key point. "Master, are you saying that the maid was likely suffering from the same disease as Zhou Dafu? She actually saw the master at that time, but because she saw it with her speechless half-soul eyes, she said she didn't know?"

"Yes." Doctor Lin clenched his fists, his fingertips trembling uncontrollably. "If we can find her and prove this, Master can be cleared of all charges."

Doctor Ma was excited at first, but then hesitated. "But that palace maid only had a few attacks. After she went to the temple to have someone perform an exorcism, I heard she stopped getting sick."

Otherwise, the palace would not dare to employ such a person who might attract ghosts.

Doctor Lin frowned. This was indeed a bit uncertain. Zhou Dafu's illnesses had been becoming more frequent until recently, after acupuncture, when they had begun to improve.

But Qingxing rarely appeared, and I had hardly ever heard of her being ill when she was in the palace.

Song Ying handed a cup of tea to Doctor Lin and comforted him, "We'll know if she's sick once we take a test.

We previously thought Zhou Dafu only had abnormalities in his hands and feet, but now it seems that his entire left side is abnormal. It's just that some symptoms are too subtle to be discovered. Perhaps Qingxing's symptoms are also subtle."

Doctor Lin picked up the teacup and took a sip. The warm tea flowed down his throat, finally calming the heat in his heart a little.

Her fingertips caressed the delicate lines on the celadon teacup, her eyes gradually becoming firm. "Yes, no matter what, we must first find Qingxing and verify it! I'll write to the capital right away."

Song Ying silently calculated that it had been more than forty years since the Jiang family incident. He couldn't help but worry: "Master, how old was Qing Xing then? After so many years, is she still in the palace?"

"Whether she is in the palace or not is not the most important thing. What's more important is, is she still alive after so many years?" Doctor Lin was a little worried.

At that moment, the few of them stopped discussing Zhou Dafu's illness. They ground ink and spread paper to write letters to the Lin family in the capital. They also discussed how to initiate a retrial of the case if Qingxing was found.

After all, the mastermind behind this incident was most likely the current emperor. Would he be willing to clear the Jiang family's name?

But no matter how many problems there are, as long as there is hope, we should always give it a try!

After the letter was written, the problem of who to deliver it became a problem. In the past, Dr. Lin's letters home were always taken back together by people from the Shen family who came to Beijing.

This matter is of great importance. The entire Shen family is now in mourning. Their appearance in the capital will definitely attract attention. We cannot use their people.

Doctor Lin was very upset. She had not brought any servants from her mother's home to save trouble before. But after she moved out, her apprentice was so capable that she took care of the daily chores very quickly. She was happy to have no outsiders around and live in peace and quiet, so she never thought of buying slaves.

"Master, find a caravan to help us deliver it. The Chen family in Rongcheng should have a caravan going to Beijing. There's also Chow Tai Fook. I heard that their salt will also be supplied to the imperial court."

Doctor Lin sighed, "The Chen family is huge, with complicated relationships, so it's not suitable. We should ask Chow Tai Fook to hire two reliable people and send them to the capital."

After thinking about it, she was still worried, so she changed her words and said, "No, Wenxuan, you should go back in person and tell others that your family has arranged a marriage for you, and you can go back to get married.

Well, I’m old enough to get married, so I’ll let my family meet me while I’m back.”

Lin Wenxuan: ???

We were talking about business, why did it suddenly turn to his marriage?

The four disciples discussed until dark, and it was almost curfew before Song Ying and Doctor Lin returned home under the moonlight.

Doctor Lin tossed and turned all night, and the more he thought about it, the more anxious he became. The next morning, he and Song Ying went to Zhou's house and asked the Zhou family to hire someone to escort Lin Wenxuan back to Beijing.

Zhou Dafu agreed without hesitation and called on Hong Hu and Dong Wei. Worried that they would feel neglected, he explained, "Don't look at these two cowards who are afraid of ghosts. They are quite skilled in martial arts. They used to work for the Zhenyuan Escort Agency. They were escorting 100,000 taels of silver across the Qinling Mountains. Eighteen bandits ended up carrying eighteen corpses down the mountain.

I heard about this incident and that’s why I paid a high price to hire this person from the Zhenyuan Escort Agency!”

Hong Hu and Dong Wei both blushed a little and argued, "Isn't it because your illness is so strange, Master? They say ghosts are afraid of sunlight. You often have attacks in the middle of the day, which makes people think that this ghost is so powerful that it is not afraid of sunlight. How can we not be afraid?"

Zhou Dafu glared, "What's there to be afraid of in broad daylight?"

Although the two were not convinced, they did not dare to continue to talk back. They patted their chests and assured Doctor Lin: "Don't worry, Doctor Lin, we brothers will definitely send Doctor Lin to safety even if we risk our lives."

"In that case, we'll be relying entirely on you two brave men." Doctor Lin bowed. "Then pack up and we'll be leaving soon."

"Ah?" The two were a little surprised and looked at Chow Tai Fook.