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"Miss?" Seeing Jin Lan's serious face, Mama Tang's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the third lady said something bad?

"Mama, don't worry, I'm fine." Jin Lan calmed his emotions and smiled at Mama Tang, then turned to look at the direction Ye Jinxian left in, but in the blink of an eye, the gloomy look on his face had completely disappeared, and his expression was still as gentle as before, but his eyes revealed a cold light.

Although the news of her returning to the clan would spread sooner or later, Ye Jinxian's arrival was too "timely", and from the casual conversation just now, it could be seen that the culprit behind all of this was not Ye Jinxian, but the Concubine Ning who did not reveal herself!

When he thought about Concubine Ning, who was gentle, gentle, and humble, and always wished that no one could see him, Jin Lan felt chills in his heart.

No matter if it was her previous life or her current life, in her eyes, Concubine Ning was a person with a soft personality. However, it was precisely such a person that could be like the old lady, able to sense all the movements in the manor at any time …

For Ye Jinxian to be able to "coincidentally" meet Concubine Shao in the garden who had left the Shuixie Pavilion, it was probably her arrangements, right?

Jin Lan sneered in his heart. How could there be so many coincidences in the world? This was clearly a show that had been prearranged. Not only did they include her, her third sister, her mother, the old lady and the Concubine Shao, all of their manners and actions were extremely detailed.

However … If everything was as he had expected, then why did this extraordinary Concubine Ning send Ye Jinxian to the Lan Garden in such a rush?

Was it to express goodwill? Or help?

No! Jin Lan immediately denied this conjecture. If Concubine Ning really had such thoughts, her mother wouldn't have reached such a state.

Now, the only possibility was that something was pressing on so urgently that this meticulous Concubine Ning did not care about exposing the danger, and wanted to drag her, and even her mother, into it!

It was not as warm as the room with the charcoal brazier. In addition, she was wearing only a thin jacket after bathing and changing clothes. Although she only stood there for a short while, she felt a chill in her heart.

Mama Tang had always been concerned about Jin Lan, but when she saw her complexion alternating between green and white, and her body shivering now, she thought that she had frozen, and immediately advised her: "In the end, the weather these three months is still cold, young lady should quickly enter the house!"

Mu Lan hurriedly lifted the curtain upon hearing her words.

Jin Lan suppressed the churning thoughts in his heart, he nodded his head and turned, but just as he was about to return home, he saw a figure quickly trotting into the courtyard.

"Auntie, Miss." Bi He obviously did not expect Jin Lan to be at the door. Looking at the posture that seemed to be waiting for him, his face suddenly flashed with panic, and he quickly lowered his head and bowed.

Perhaps it was because she was jogging along the way, but her originally neatly combed hair was slightly loose and draped behind her back. The hairpin on her head was crooked and her chest was rapidly rising and falling.

Jin Lan only gave an indifferent glance before lowering his eyes.

Just now, she had accompanied Doctor Gong to a place not far away from the drooping flower gate, only a small distance away. Since she had turned around and returned to the Lan Garden, she had showered, changed her clothes, and chatted with her third sister.

Even if it was an old turtle, it was enough for him to crawl back and forth.

Jin Lan did not make a sound, and Bi He's heart was in turmoil, but he did not dare to stand straight. It was unknown if it was because of the cold or the panic he was feeling, but his body was slightly trembling, as though several years had passed. Just when her legs were about to give in and she was about to collapse from the pressure, a heavenly voice finally came from above her head.

"Get up."

Bi He was overjoyed in her heart as she hurriedly replied, "Yes." With that, she suppressed the soreness in her legs and slowly stood up.

Seeing the relieved look on her face, Jin Lan suddenly smiled. "Did Doctor Gong send us out?"

Bi He was slightly relieved, and hurriedly replied: "As lady has instructed, I have already been sent out."

"Since that's the case, you've worked hard all the way here, so you don't have to wait on the main house today." Jin Lan glanced at her again before turning around and entering the room.

Naturally, Mama Tang and Mu Lan followed closely behind.

Bi He looked at the door curtain with a complicated expression, then quickly returned to the west wing.

It was still early in the morning, so when the Mama Tang saw the exhaustion on Jin Lan's face, she urged her to rest.

Jin Lan wanted to go to the old lady's room to pay his respects later, so he obediently climbed up, lying on the soft pillow.

During these two months of travel, she rarely slept, but now that she had returned to the manor and personally confirmed her mother's safety, her tightened heartstrings had relaxed a bit. Although she felt tired, there were some things that she wouldn't be able to do until she was done with them.

The Mama Tang tucked him in, and let Mu Lan place the charcoal pot in the corner. In a short while, the pot became warm.

"Mama, sit." Jin Lan opened his closed eyes and patted the edge of the bed as he spoke softly.

Mama Tang was full of love as she sat on the edge of the bed. She looked at Jin Lan's face that was getting sharper and felt a bit sour on the tip of his nose.

The corners of Jin Lan's mouth curled up slightly. She had been in constant fear all day in the capital. In addition to the severe weather, her body was weak. It would be strange if she didn't lose weight.

But her thoughts were not on it, after asking Mama Tang to sit, she quietly ordered Mu Lan to close the door.

As a result, Mama Tang and Mu Lan had a better understanding of the situation outside. After carefully looking into the situation outside, Mu Lan then closed the doors and windows one by one.

"Do you have any news of the matter that I asked the Mama to investigate before we left the capital?" After quietly pondering for a moment, Jin Lan looked at Mama Tang, his tone filled with urgency.

The Mama Tang nodded her head, "Miss has guessed it right. The last time Wan Ju went missing, there was indeed someone behind the scenes."

Jin Lan's eyes slightly narrowed. His hand gripping the quilt tightened. "Who is it?"

"It's Third Master Lu's nephew from the Yue Clan." Without any hesitation, Mama Tang told everyone what she knew.

Third Master Lu? Jin Lan froze. The name sounded familiar, but he had no impression of it.

Mama Tang was not surprised by the doubt on Jin Lan's face. She was also puzzled for a long time, and only came to a sudden realization after she discovered the relationship behind Jin Lan, "I'm afraid Miss has forgotten that our mansion has an aunt with the surname Lu."

Aunt Lu? Jin Lan's blank eyes suddenly turned cold, it was the Concubine Shao!

Concubine Shao's original surname was Lu! Not many people in the estate knew about this, but she was one of them.

It really was her!

When Wan Ju had gone missing, Jin Lan had suspected in his heart. However, he couldn't find any evidence nor any clues, which was why he couldn't find the answer to the question.

Now … She took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and then asked: "Is this sure? Have you found any evidence? "

"This is absolutely true!" Mama Tang pondered for a moment, then continued: "After Miss left, not more than a month ago, San-er had been thinking of ways to find out about the medicine store, San-er said that it was not appropriate to alert the enemy, and could only do so secretly, thus the results were minimal. Until one day, San'er captured a little beggar, who accidentally saw the portrait Wan Ju drew, and begged for mercy before saying that she recognized the person on the portrait.

Little beggar? Jin Lan was slightly startled, but in his heart, he was suspicious. Could this little beggar have been arranged by someone else?

But when he thought about it again, he felt that he was like a grass and wood in a war.

Other than her and Mama Tang, no one else knew about it. Even the person who drew the portrait, Wan Ju, did not know who was the one that was scouting outside, so how could other people know about it?

After figuring out the crux of the matter, only then did Jin Lan's calm expression relax a little. She lightly nodded towards Mama Tang, indicating her to continue.

"The little beggar brought Little San'er to a gambling den in the north of the city. Within two days, they met the person in the portrait! San'er used some methods to get close to that person, and it wasn't until a few days ago that she figured out his identity. "

The Mama Tang could not help but stroke her chest as she spoke. Although she said it lightly, it was actually extremely dangerous, that person was a lewd person who gambled with everything and did nothing, and was also cunning, almost causing San'er to fall for his trap.

It was a good thing that they managed to capture him safely.

Jin Lan suppressed the excitement in his heart and quickly went through everything from start to finish. Only when he had a few ideas in his mind did he ask, "Has that person taken control of him now?"

The Mama Tang nodded, "San'er kidnapped him and locked him up in the cellar in the backyard of the shop. Every single day, I have to watch them personally, I won't be able to escape. " Then, he thought for a while and asked, "How does the lady plan to deal with this person?"

"Let's keep them locked up for the time being. We just don't want them to escape." Now that the Concubine Shao was in the limelight, it would not be wise to go head-to-head with it. Moreover, there was Concubine Ning's plan before her, so she felt that there was something she had not figured out yet.

If he didn't make sense of the situation, he might lose out to the other party if he were to rashly make a move.

Although Mama Tang didn't understand Jin Lan's thoughts, she didn't say much. The young lady had grown up and had her own ideas, they only needed to listen to his instructions.

The inside of the house was quiet for a while, then Jin Lan spoke again, and asked Mu Lan about the matters inside.

Mu Lan reported what Jin Lan had told him before she left little by little. The things she told her were more or less the same as what Ye Jinxian had said before.

The only thing that was out of her expectations was this.

It meant that Yan Rong, who was in front of the old lady, had her face opened up to become Ye Lin's concubine!

No wonder when she saw Yan Rong just now, she was combing her woman's hair.

The old lady was really scheming! Jin Lan harrumphed coldly in his heart. His mother was in bed, and Concubine Shao had left her behind.

He just did not expect it to be so fast, and the one he chose was Yan Rong.

His life and his previous life had already gradually become distant. No matter what the old lady did, she would not change, and she would never be wrong!

After some consideration, Jin Lan decided to put this matter at the back of his mind for now. He made some plans with Mama Tang and Mu Lan before deciding on a course of action.

"Miss." Mama Tang suddenly asked: "Then Bi He..."

Jin Lan said faintly, "Whatever we did before, we'll do in the future. Let others keep an eye on us. Just don't let them find out."

"It's not good to have more eyes in the room. Why don't you go and deal with the lady?" Mama Tang was confused. There was something wrong with Bi He, even she could tell that, how could this lady not know?

Eyes? The corners of Jin Lan's mouth curled up in a cold smile. That's right, it wouldn't be appropriate to have two extra pairs of eyes from other people.

However, she might be able to use the eyes of others.

She closed her eyes for a long time, and said as if she was sighing, "Bi He has been by my side for quite a while now."

Sometimes, it was not a good thing to know a person's habits too well!

"Miss?" Mama Tang and Mu Lan were both startled.

Jin Lan quickly opened his eyes, and all the disappointment from before was gone. His eyes became clear, and she ordered Mu Lan: "Go and call Wan Ju over, I have some things to tell her."