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The sun was setting in the west, and the sky was filled with a beautiful red glow. Peach colored clouds were drifting along with the wind. In the main room of the Lan Garden, Mu Lan lit up the blue and white porcelain three-legged lotus lamp, and then brought the freshly brewed tea in front of Jin Lan, then she retreated behind her.

"Mama." Jin Lan called for the Mama Tang softly. Now that Mu Lan was in charge of the Little Maid and her wife, she was a lot more at ease than before. Bi He had already been deliberately sent to the kitchen by her, to take advantage of this time to speak privately.

Mama Tang also understood what was going on. She went up to Jin Lan and said softly, "Madam, you can't get anything from my house. I only know that Master is going to stay at Shuixie Pavilion for the night."

Jin Lan's expression became heavy, and when they returned to the residence, although Man Ping's voice was extremely low, she had always been by Madame SHen's side, and had more or less heard some scattered words, including a familiar name, Chun Xiao.

She did not forget about Chun Xiao, the servant who almost caused the Madame SHen to lose his life. Now that Man Ping's face was ugly and his actions were unusually flustered, suspicion immediately arose in her heart. When he came back, he specifically told the Mama Tang to look for a way to enter the Shuixie Pavilion, but he didn't expect Ye Lin to go to the Shuixie Pavilion as well.

Even though the Madame SHen didn't say it explicitly, Jin Lan could guess that the reason she sent Chun Xiao and Ling Shan to the yamen was to fish out the mastermind behind all of this.

"Miss?" Seeing that Jin Wen didn't say anything, the Mama Tang continued, "Why don't we get someone to go to the Shuixie Pavilion to take a look?"

Jin Lan came back to his senses and shook his head. "No need."

No matter what the reason was, since Madame SHen had warned her to go back to the Lan Garden, it was clear that she didn't want her to get involved. No matter how hard she tried to find out, she wouldn't be able to find anything.

She thought for a moment, then looked at Wan Ju who was guarding the door and asked: "Any news about that medicine store manager?"

When the young lady ordered her to investigate the medicine store manager and the Doctor Gong, it was obvious that Wan Ju had opened her mouth to speak, but why did she ask about this matter in front of her now? The Mama Tang hesitated for a while before replying, "I went according to what Wan Ju said and found the medicine store, but the shopkeeper and Wan Ju were not the same."

"Not the same person?" Jin Lan sat up straight and asked doubtfully, "What's going on?"

"Now, the medicine store's shopkeeper is a woman. Little San asked around and found out that the shopkeeper had passed away a few days ago, leaving behind widows and widows. Since he couldn't manage the funeral and take care of the shop, he decided to leave the shop with his relatives for a few days. Now that everything is ready, that storekeeper's wife took the shop back and continued opening the doors for business. "

Xiao Sanzi was the nickname of the third son of the Mama Tang, the one who opened up a shop. When Wan Ju went missing, she was the one who helped find him.

Jin Lan's hand that was on the teacup slightly paused, "So, the person who did this to Wan Ju, was it the female owner's relative?"

"That's why." "The relative entrusted by the female shopkeeper is my uncle. He is around fifty years old, which is completely inconsistent with what Wan Ju said, and that shop is not very big. It is said that there has always been only the shopkeeper, and there is basically no waiter."

Jin Lan lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment. Afterwards, he picked up the tea cup and took a sip. After he gently placed the teacup back, he asked, "Where did you get all this information from?"

"Other than what Little San asked around for, there was also my daughter-in-law who pretended to buy some common herbs from the store, trying to get close with the female owner." Mama Tang thought that Jin Lan suspected that there was some trick, so he quickly replied.

It seemed like this milk brother was still a smart person, he knew how to attack from the inside and outside, but what about the shopkeeper that attacked Wan Ju? She wouldn't just quietly search around, right? Jin Lan pondered.

Even though the two were speaking softly, Wan Ju, who was guarding the door, could still hear them. Seeing that Jin Lan was deep in thought and did not speak, she thought for a moment and couldn't help but take a few steps forward, "Miss, this servant has a way."

Jin Lan's clear eyes flickered. "What method?"

"This servant can draw the appearance of that person." Wan Ju gently replied. He was an expert in drawing female red, so even though he could not draw that person into a lifelike manner, he was not wrong in general terms. Furthermore, to her, that incident was like a nightmare that she could not shake off. Even now, they would appear in her dreams from time to time, so how could she not recognize their appearance?

Hearing that, Jin Lan's expression did not change, but Mama Tang's eyes lit up, "With a picture, things will be much easier."

Since Wan Ju was willing, the matter was settled like this. Jin Lan said a few words, then told Wan Ju to go back and draw, the sooner the better.

Mama Tang saw that she didn't ask about Doctor Gong's matters, so she decided to keep her mouth shut and stopped talking.

After Wan Ju left, Jin Lan leaned against the pillow, looking at the candle flame with a slight startled expression.

Under the bright candlelight, the skin on her face looked as smooth and alluring as goat fat, but her pair of pitch-black eyes were as still as water. The candle flame on top of the Three-legged Blue Lotus Lamp danced in the depths of her pupils. Her rosy lips curled up slightly, revealing a heartbreaking smile. In the blink of an eye, it disappeared without a trace, as if she was hallucinating.

It wasn't that she didn't know what kind of person Wan Ju was, it was just that with the previous example, he was somewhat suspicious and suspicious. Furthermore, the matter of him disappearing was already filled with suspicions, it was always good to be careful. Through this test, she could truly understand Wan Ju's loyalty.

When did she learn to scheme? Jin Lan raised his eyes and laughed at himself.

I wonder how my mother is doing. It's not a good idea to be in such a hurry.

Just as Jin Lan was deep in thought, Bi He walked in with the food box. Mama Tang and Mu Lan quickly reached out and placed the food on the table. She hadn't eaten much at lunch, so now that she was really hungry, she focused on her lunch and stopped thinking about it.

Just as he finished eating, a figure hurriedly entered the Lan Garden. It was the Little Maid who had specially instructed him to pay attention to the movements in the Shuixie Pavilion. After hearing the report, Mama Tang hurriedly lifted the curtain and entered the room. She went close to Jin Lan's ear and whispered into it, "Concubine Shao is going into Madam's room, but Master is not allowed to enter."

Hearing that, Jin Lan's eyes became serious. If the Concubine Shao was also involved, then things wouldn't be so simple.

The next morning, Jin Lan went to the Shuixie Pavilion and Madame SHen also got up. However, looking at his haggard appearance, it seemed like he could not sleep soundly at night.

"Mother." Jin Lan saluted and sat down next to Madame SHen. He did not say anything, and just looked at her quietly.

Madame SHen knew what her daughter was thinking. She sighed and pulled Jin Lan into her embrace as she said softly, "Yesterday, your father came to find me. He said that Chun Xiao died."

What!? Chun Xiao died? Jin Lan opened her eyes wide in shock. She had made many guesses last night, but never thought that Chun Xiao would actually …

Seeing her pale face, Madame SHen thought she was scared, and regretted telling her about this, so she quickly patted her back and coaxed her gently, "Today, the new satin from the Cloud Chang Pavilion will be here. After breakfast later, I will bring you there to see how many pieces I like, okay?"

Jin Lan took in a deep breath, and only blinked after recovering from it for a while. He pulled at Madame SHen's sleeve, and raised his tender little face in confusion as he asked: "Isn't Chun Xiao locked in the yamen? How could this happen? Also, isn't Ling Shan also in prison? "

Madame SHen lowered her eyes, and lightly clapped her hands together. Chun Xiao's death was completely unprepared for her. Originally, he had sent her to the yamen in order to force out the person behind the scenes. She hadn't thought that this would be the result. Speaking of which, Chun Xiao was only a maid with a backer. Even if she died, she didn't have much of a responsibility towards them. But the problem was that she happened to be bestowed by the Chief Patriarch of Yangzhou, Cheng Bo Shan, who was on the side of the team, so the relationship between them had become more subtle.

As for Ling Shan … She glanced at Jin Lan and laughed bitterly in her heart. Then, she sighed lightly: "You don't have to put in too much thought into this matter. Imperial Physician Situ told you to take care of yourself.

"Mother, Lan Er is worried." Jin Lan's face was serious. If she was really as Madame SHen had said, putting down everything to focus on her health, then all her previous efforts would have been in vain. Furthermore, her fate would have been the same as in her previous life.

Then, what's the use of nurturing her now?

She thought for a moment and decided to avoid the question from before and choose a relatively less abrupt topic. "How do you plan to deal with this matter?"

Madame SHen's gaze paused on Jin Lan for a long time, but she did not speak up for a long time.

Jin Lan raised his head to look, only to see that Madame SHen was staring at him in a daze, as he felt extremely uncomfortable in his heart. Although no news was spread last night, Ye Lin still had a bad face. If not, the green color under Madame SHen's eyelids would not be so heavy.

After a long while, Madame SHen finally said slowly, "Your father will personally take care of this matter. In the end, I am still the wife of Ye Family."

Let Ye Lin handle it? Jin Lan couldn't help biting his lip. Last time, he had used eight words. What could it be this time?

However, the Madame SHen was unwilling to say more, she could not find a chance to intervene. It seemed like she could only think of a way to get people to scout the yamen for information.

After making up his mind, Jin Lan calmed down. With a calm expression, he accompanied Madame SHen for breakfast, then went to the sewing room with her to see the new ingredients that were delivered. He chose a pomegranate red moonlight brocade and pea-green Jinling Cloud brocade as his autumn clothes, one gorgeous and one simple, just perfect. Madame SHen felt that it was still insufficient, so he added a clear blue rain brocade.

After leaving the sewing room, Jin Lan supported Madame SHen as he strolled around the garden. Although the scenery in early autumn wasn't as gorgeous as the flowers blooming in spring and summer, it still had a unique charm to it. But this rare moment of tranquility, gradually disappeared along with the Steward Li's hurried footsteps.

"Madam, Second Miss." Steward Li was sweating profusely. It seemed like he had only found this place after searching for a while, he bowed respectfully and reported: "The old lady has returned!"