Chapter 1436
Jin Yue 37
Chapter 1436 Jin Yue 37
The old servant glanced furtively at Lin Yuan's expression and whispered, "I later learned that the young master was murdered around 7:45 AM. Prince Cheng, they only arrived outside Yun City just before lunchtime."
"The wounds on the young master's body are too strange. At this time of year, snakes should not have come out of their holes yet."
Lin Yuan rubbed his forearm, where the scars were from when he and Qi Shi were bitten by snakes on their way home from the palace banquet that night. It was so similar, the methods were almost identical.
Who exactly is targeting the Lin family?
First, they ruined Lin Jinzhu's face, then they emptied the Lin family's coffers.
Then Lin Jinyu died, and half of the Lin family collapsed.
That's really ruthless.
What will the other party do next?
Lin Yuan sighed deeply: "Have someone thoroughly investigate Yun City. If the other party dared to make a move, they must have left traces."
The old servant acknowledged and withdrew, glancing back at the main house before leaving. The once simple and austere Lin family now truly exuded an air of desolation.
I wonder what will become of the Lin family in the future.
Cheng Sui sat on horseback: "Mother, are we still dealing with the Lin family?"
Tan You: "No rush. We're on the border now. How can we deal with people in the capital? Let them grow stronger, then we'll cut them off in one fell swoop, like harvesting leeks."
Cheng Sui understood, and he said with some regret, "It's a pity that they had to live for so many more years."
Tan You chuckled: "What Lin Yuan fears most is the collapse of the Lin family's foundation, but he is old now, how long can he hold on? Once he dies, the Lin family will decline."
"We don't need to take action now; let them linger on for a while."
Cheng Sui said "Oh," and then asked, "Do you think Grandmother knows we're not in the manor?"
"I wonder how Grandmother plans to deal with Aunt Lian."
Tan You: "You're curious? If you're curious, I'll take you back to Beijing now?"
Cheng Sui hurriedly shook his head: "I want to make a name for myself on the border with my mother, I'm not going back to the capital!"
Tan You said softly, "The Wei family is ruthless and vicious. She doesn't know I went out for the time being, but even if she does, she won't dare to say anything."
"On the contrary, she had to keep my secret. Because if this bomb exploded, it wouldn't just kill us."
Gu Yu smiled and said, "Young master, don't worry. The young lady made thorough preparations before going out. Xia Zhi and the young lady are similar in build, and her son is about the same age as you. The young lady gave them human skin masks, so no one can recognize them."
Cheng Sui nodded seriously: "I knew it. Mother always thinks ahead and considers everything carefully."
Tan You smiled. Since she dared to come out, she definitely wouldn't be going back anytime soon. Everything in the manor would surely be arranged perfectly; that little Cheng Sui was quite the worrywart.
It's said that Cheng Qian probably guessed it was her who did it. He probably also guessed that she wouldn't bring Cheng Sui back to the capital. If one disregards Cheng Qian's character, Tan You admits that Cheng Qian is a smart man.
It's a pity that the smartest people die the earliest.
The news of Lin Jinyu's passing naturally reached the Cheng and Wei families as well.
Upon hearing this news, Madam Wei was indifferent. If her daughter-in-law were Lin Jinyue, she would have gone to Lin Jinyue's side and mocked her mercilessly. But now that her daughter-in-law was Tan You, how could Madam Wei dare to be so presumptuous?
When Wei heard that Lin Jinyu died from falling rocks and snake bites, her first reaction was that Tan You was responsible.
She couldn't sit still any longer at Bailuxuan and rushed off to Qinglanggan.
Inside Qinglanggan, Xia Zhi was sitting under the corridor embroidering, while a young boy of similar build to Cheng Sui was reading in the courtyard. Upon seeing the two, Madam Wei immediately realized that neither Tan You nor Cheng Sui were in the mansion.
Wei's eyes lit up, and she immediately ordered her servants, "Tie up Qinglanggan's people!"
"The women will all be sold off, the men..."
Before she could finish speaking, Madam Wei collapsed to her knees, clutching her head. The servants coming and going in Qinglanggan stood under the eaves, silently watching Madam Wei.
They were not afraid of Wei's orders at all, and besides, with Wei in such a dead state, who could she possibly control?
Did she think that just because Tan You wasn't in the mansion, she could take charge?
After Wei Shi had weathered this headache, an old woman from Qinglanggan came forward and said, "Miss said that if Madam doesn't want to live a good life anymore, the Duke's Mansion is not unable to support a bedridden Duchess."
Madam Wei glared at the other woman. She was just a maid who did rough work in the mansion, but now, how dare she stand in front of her and speak like this?
Who gave her the courage?
Wei glared fiercely at the other woman, wishing she could rush forward and beat her up right now.
The old woman remained unmoved by Wei's gaze: "The young lady said that if you have another three or five headaches, you'll have trouble even getting out of bed. Madam, you should take care of yourself; better days are yet to come."
"Two men, escort Madam back to Bailu Pavilion."
"Before she left, the young lady instructed that if anyone came to visit, Madam should decline them all."
Several strong, sturdy women emerged from the corridor, and they escorted Madam Wei back to Bailu Pavilion. As for the maids and nannies accompanying Madam Wei, they were all Tan You's people; how could they possibly obey Madam Wei's orders?
The more Wei thought about it, the more unwilling she became. Tan You wasn't even in the manor, yet she had still suffered so much. But if she were to lay a hand on Qing Langgan again, Wei feared that the same mistake would be repeated.
Ultimately, she was simply afraid of Tan You, not genuinely willing to change her ways.
Since that's the case, she won't bother Tan You. Shen Lian didn't go to the border, right? Then she'll take her anger out on Shen Lian.
Thus, Shen Lian, who was resting and pregnant in the Yunshui Pavilion, became Wei's toy. Today she was called to serve, tomorrow she was called to follow the rules, and the day after tomorrow she was given various needlework tasks by the mistress.
Wei always found ways to torment Shen Lian, who wanted to send a message to Cheng Kun. However, the entire Duke's mansion was controlled by Tan You, and Shen Lian couldn't even send out a note.
Meanwhile, the Lin family servant who came to the Duke's mansion to report the death also incurred the wrath of Madam Wei.
As for how the Lin family's servant returned to report the news, Madam Wei didn't care. Tan You had asked her to decline the social engagements, and she had done so. Even if Tan You came back to settle accounts with her later, Madam Wei wouldn't feel guilty.
Upon learning that Lin Jinyue could not attend the funeral, Lin Yuan and the others were naturally furious. But what could they do? The Duke of Zhenguo's mansion was at its zenith, while the Lin family was already weak.
Now that Lin Jinyu is dead, the Lin family will not be able to recover for nearly ten years.
How could the Lin family dare to go against the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion at this time?
Lin Yuan could only suppress his anger and pretend that he didn't have a daughter named Lin Jinyue.
Lin Jinzhu has recently noticed a clear change in Pei Yun's attitude towards her.
He didn't take a concubine, but he spent less and less time returning to the main courtyard each day. They were a young couple, and even had a legitimate son. Yet Lin Jinzhu noticed that she and Pei Yun barely exchanged a single word all day.