Lin Qingyu didn't know why Lu Wancheng wanted to apologize to him.
-Just because he didn't die? Didn't work hard to die before the examination at the Imperial Medical Office
There are still three months left before the exam. If Lu Wancheng passed away during the period, he has a chance to take the exam. He should hope that Lu Wancheng will die soon, just as he hoped when he first married him. Lu Wancheng didn't know about Chongxi, and he would not attack innocent people. He just needs to be patient and wait for the night to run out of oil.
But what is he doing this time? He got the prescription from his father and worked hard to improve, dispense, and make medicine. This is because of his interest. Did he really have no intention of saving people
Oh, this can't even be called saving people. At most, it will make Lu Wancheng linger for another half a year. Since Lu Wancheng didn't care about life and death so much, it made any difference whether it was these six months or not.
"If you really want to die that way, just..." Lin Qingyu's throat moved slightly and did not continue.
Lu Wancheng seemed to have guessed what he was thinking, and said half-truth: "No way, Doctor Lin, suicide will go to hell. Not only can you never reincarnate, but you also have to be enslaved by ghosts and do hard work every day, and you can't stop for a moment. . You know me. I am not afraid of death, but I am afraid of tiredness."
Lin Qingyu snorted coldly: "Nonsense."
Lu Wancheng woke up, but his body was extremely weak, but after a few words, his face turned pale. Except for liquid food, he vomited whatever he ate, and lived on light rice porridge every day. He couldn't even touch his mouthfuls.
Not long ago, Huantong bought a lot of scripts from the bookstore on Yongxing Street as he ordered. When he was awake, he half leaned on a soft pillow to read the script, and before going to bed at night, he half forced Lin Qingyu to listen to him "telling" until he said he was asleep.
On this day, Lu Wancheng was looking at the script and saw the servants in the Blue Wind Pavilion rummaging through the cabinets in the room, and asked, "What are they doing?"
Lin Qingyu said, "Look for something."
"Of course I know they are looking for something, and I am not blind—what are they looking for?"
Lin Qingyu said: "The'lost' ledger."
Don't think too much about recuperating, Lin Qingyu didn't want to tell Lu Wancheng about the account book. But after another thought, Lu Wancheng didn't even care about life and death, and wouldn't worry about this mess after thinking about it.
He couldn't help being a little curious, could there be anything that would make Lu Wancheng take care of it a little.
Lin Qingyu briefly recounted the day before yesterday. Lu Wancheng's reaction was much larger than he expected, and there was even a hint of coldness and coldness in his eyes: "If you don't die, you won't die, why some people don't understand." Lu Wancheng pondered for a moment, and raised his lips lightly. Laugh, "Doctor Lin, this is a good time for you to fight for your inheritance."
Lin Qingyu knew immediately that Lu Wancheng had the same idea as him. "I know." He said, "Otherwise why do you think I want them to find a non-existent ledger."
Lu Wancheng sighed: "It's not that I said, we are too close, how about... We become brothers with different surnames, how about?"
"... No end."
Lu Wancheng coughed in shock: "Ahem-why?!"
"I have been with you once, and I don't want to be a second time." Lin Qingyu said coldly, "Moreover, I don't think I can get along well with you."
Lu Wancheng was hit hard, and whispered: "Why is it so difficult to hear your cry,'Brother Wancheng'."
The subordinates rummaged through the Blue Wind Pavilion, but did not see the shadow of the ledger. Lin Qingyu talked about this to the Liang family, and Guan Shi suddenly looked like the sky had collapsed: "How good is this! The account book is confidential, and there is only one copy of the account. There is no account on that page, just in case. There will be trouble in the future..."
The Liang was also frowning, and repeatedly confirmed to Lin Qingyu: "Are you sure you have searched every part of the Blue Wind Pavilion? But the subordinates didn't find it carefully?"
"I have looked for it. The ledger is indeed not in Blue Wind Pavilion."
Madam Liu can finally raise her eyebrows and exhale: "If you lose such an important thing, the young gentleman has let down his wife's trust. According to the rules of the Hou Mansion, this is to go to the ancestral hall to meditate behind closed doors!"
Lin Qingyu asked: "Why can Madam be sure that the ledger must have been lost in Blue Wind Pavilion?"
Mother Liu sniffed and said: "It was good when I sent it to the Blue Wind Pavilion, but it was less when I took it back! It wasn't lost in the Blue Wind Pavilion, but where could it be?"
Liang thought that Lin Qingyu would still argue, but he just nodded, "I see."
Liang did not react for a while: "You are..."
"In that case," Lin Qingyu said in a hurry, "this matter is my negligence, I hope Madam will forgive me."
The eyes of several people crossed, and they were a little bit about to move after being surprised. Liang's lips pursed, feeling faintly that something was wrong, and said: "Qingyu has tried very hard to find it, and there is no way I can't find it."
She is like a tolerant mistress.
Grandma Liu asked: "Madam, do you want to tell the master about this?"
Lin Qingyu raised her eyes slightly.
Losing a page of an important account book may be a major event in the back house, but it is far from enough in the eyes of Nan'anhou.
Nan'an Hou has the merits of Conglong, and the original partner and the Queen of the Palace are also the sisters of the prostitutes, which can be called the first of the hundred officials. He rarely asked about the back house, and Lin Qingyu saw him only a few times after he got married. Those who are eligible to make trouble in front of him must be major events beyond the control of the Liang family.
Shaojun's negligence is nothing. Liang told Nan'anhou that Nan'anhou would only think that she was making a fuss. But if one after another made mistakes, the Liang mentioned it in front of Nan'anhou again, the source of the unpleasantness was the person who made the mistake.
The Liang thought for a while, and said, "Master has a lot of things in the past, so he can't worry about things in the house."
Guanshi Wang shook his head and sighed: "Is it the first time that Young Master has been in contact with the general affairs of the mansion. It really makes people worry. When I was the housekeeper, I could wait..."
In order not to embarrass Lin Qingyu, Liang's "intimate" interrupted Guan Shi: "Qingyu is the eldest daughter-in-law of the Hou Mansion. He doesn't share the worries for me. Who else can I count on. This matter will stop here. What's wrong, I'll take care of it for Qingyu."
Lin Qingyu narrowed his eyes and said, "Thank you, Madam."
The Liang sighed and asked the maid to present another account book: "This is the account of the Hou Mansion for the whole winter. Qingyu, take it back and rationalize it. You must not lose it again this time."
This time, Lin Qingyu urged Zhang Shiquan to take care of the ledger well. Zhang Shiquan didn't dare to neglect. People are in the ledger, and they are locked in the cabinet when they are away. On the day when it was time to go to the Liang family, Zhang Shiquan deliberately counted and confirmed that there were a lot of pages before returning the ledger to Lin Qingyu.
Lin Qingyu brought the ledger to the front hall to see Liang. Liang ordered someone to serve tea, and asked Lin Qingyu to wait a while, then flipped through the account book in front of him.
"It's weird, why didn't I see the charcoal money from last year? Wang is in charge, but you missed it?"
Guan Shi hurriedly said, "The villain remembered it, it should be on page 26."
Lin Qingyu also said: "There is indeed this account, I have seen it."
"Twenty-four, twenty-five... Twenty-seven?" Liang's eyes widened, "Why is this... another page missing?"
Lin Qingyu frowned: "Impossible."
Liang repeatedly confirmed: "Really not."
"Madame, please look for it carefully."
Liang's face was pulled down, and he threw the account book onto Mother Liu. But anyone with a discerning eye could see that she wanted to dump Lin Qingyu on this account book.
The Liang family no longer had the usual generosity and kindness, and said coldly: "Since you don't believe my words—Mrs. Liu, you can help Shaojun count."
Mother Liu quickly turned the ledger: "There are indeed no twenty-seven pages... Wang Guanshi, how many pages does a ledger have?"
Guan Shi said, "A total of 120 pages."
Mother Liu counted from start to finish: "This ledger has only one hundred and nineteen pages. Why is that another page lost!"
Lin Qingyu's perennial cold expression finally showed the anxiety they wanted to see: "How is this possible. Madam, the account book was not lost in Blue Wind Pavilion."
"You're here again." Liang said earnestly, "Qingyu, I can protect you once, but I can't protect you again and again."
Lin Qingyu was silent, his eyes half closed.
The corners of Liang's mouth hooked silently, and the smile on Mother Liu's face was even more unstoppable. Guan Shi is as anxious as last time: "Madam, about the housekeeping, for the sake of the peace of the Hou Mansion, please think twice! Madam!"
Liang rubbed his forehead: "Perhaps, I shouldn't have high hopes for you. Tonight Cheng is so ill, you should stay by his side and take care of him."
Lin Qingyu finally bowed his head in front of them: "Master Xiao Hou has his own servants to take care of him. Qingyu still wants to take care of the government affairs. I hope Madam...give me another chance."
Different colors flashed in Liang's eyes. She didn't think she was wrong, Lin Qingyu came for the Hou Mansion's family property. What a clear and cold beauty, she was so secular and sinister inside. If you really let him take control of the house, what will happen.
Liang pondered for a long time and seemed to compromise: "Don't mix things up with the account book. In this way, the prince's birth mother, Concubine Chen, is about to celebrate her forty birthday. You can do it for the birthday gift."
The officials of North Korea and China are very particular about giving gifts to each other. In recent years, the number of gifts given by someone to the Hou Mansion is recorded, and the rewards prepared for them must be carefully estimated based on Nan'an Hou and their official positions and friendship. A little carelessness may arouse suspicion. This is true for ordinary officials, let alone the mother concubine of the prince.
Liang has laid a lot for him, and finally he wants to play the big one.
Lin Qingyu hesitated and said: "I have never met with Donggong, let alone Chen Guifei's preferences."
"I have a book here that records the rewards that His Royal Highness and Concubine Chen have given to Master Hou over the years, so please prepare the gift accordingly." Liang said, "Remember, the saint does not like the luxury of concubines and the princes and ministers. , The gift you prepared for Concubine Chen is worth the same as their reward."
In the Blue Wind Pavilion, Lu Wancheng was feeding herself and drinking the medicine, slowly swallowing, drinking half a bowl of medicine for a long time, seeing Huantong wishing to help him drink it.
Hearing "Young Master is back" from outside, Lu Wancheng looked at the door, waited for Lin Qingyu to come in, and hurriedly dried up the remaining half of the medicine.
Huantong said in confusion: "Why does Master Xiaohou drink medicine so happily as soon as he sees my young master?"
Lu Wancheng smiled and said, "The medicine is too bitter. It depends on the sweet medicine—Dr. Lin, how is it?"
Lin Qingyu ignored him: "Huantong, go and ask Zhang to be in charge."
Zhang Shiquan was very excited when he heard that the ledger was missing another page: "How is it possible? I have clearly confirmed it again and again!"
Lin Qingyu said: "It's very simple, there are people from the Liang family in Blue Wind Pavilion, and they took the ledger at the last minute."
"It may be Fengqin," Lu Wancheng said casually, "she is quite loyal to the Liang family."
Everyone's eyes focused on Lu Wancheng.
Lu Wancheng said amused: "What do you think of me."
Lin Qingyu asked: "How do you know?"
"I observed it."
Huantong yelled: "Such an important thing, Xiaohouye didn't tell us?!"
Lu Wancheng was also surprised: "The Liang family has been in power in Nan'an Hou Mansion for many years, and the people of Lanfeng Pavilion were personally selected by her. Except for the flower dew which was a maid sent by his grandparents, everyone else would listen to Liang more or less. Shi. Don’t you even know?"
All of them were expressionless for a while. Lin Qingyu said calmly, "Thank you, Master Xiaohou, for reminding us, we know now."
Huantong was fierce: "I'm looking for her to reason!"
"No," Lin Qingyu stopped Huantong, "Let her go."
Huantong said in disbelief, "Master? Why?"
Lu Wancheng smiled and said, "I guess, is there someone who wants to do a'bad thing'?"
Lin Qingyu did not deny: "She was the first to move."
Lu Wancheng looked at Lin Qingyu with a smile that couldn't be hidden in his eyes: "It's okay, Doctor Lin's appearance of doing'bad things' is also beautiful."
"Master Xiaohou, I think I can sleep indiscriminately, but I can't talk nonsense." Huantong said earnestly, "Our young master is kind-hearted and still warm-hearted. He never does bad things!"
Lin Qingyu: "..."
Lu Wancheng smiled: "He hasn't done it before, but he certainly didn't think too much about it. Maybe he will do it in the future. Am I right, Doctor Lin?"
Lin Qingyu's heart tightened imperceptibly.
Huantong grew up with him since he was a child, but he still doesn't know some secret thoughts in his heart, thinking that he is a good person. And Lu Wancheng, who had only known him for a few months, seemed to be able to see him through.
Once he married into Hou Men, he thought he would endure the humiliation and rot in the mud, but he never thought that he could meet a... confidant
Lin Qingyu looked condescendingly at someone lying on the bed, who was obviously seriously ill but at ease, her eyes were dark and unclear. Afterwards, he smiled softly and said: "Wrong."
Lu Wancheng's cough relapsed. He coughed when he was awake, and even when he fell asleep, he even coughed himself up. It was after Ye Ye woke up, he subconsciously looked at the screen, but he didn't see the person behind the screen, so he forced himself to sit up and saw Lin Qingyu standing by the window.
The long twigs stand alone, lonely and cold, as if caged with a layer of light.
Lu Wancheng watched in a daze for a long time, and couldn't help but call out: "Qing Yu?"
"exist."
Lu Wancheng asked, "Why haven't you slept yet."
Lin Qingyu was silent for a long time before Fang said, "You said, I look good when I do bad things."
Lu Wancheng smiled and said, "Hey, if you want to say this, I won't be sleepy anymore."
Lin Qingyu looked back at him, and asked softly: "If the'bad thing' I do is to poison people, or even... kill people, do you still think I look good?"
Lu Wancheng was startled slightly, his breath seemed to hide faint excitement and anticipation, and slowly smiled: "It looks good, I like the way you use poison the most."