C86 Return to the Mansion

Lin Ruo Yun was obviously not going to listen to her. She asked directly, “What exactly did you ask Cui Ping to do at the Water Moon Temple?”

She was not deaf. The news of the incident at the Water Moon Temple had already spread back to the Great Scholar’s Mansion. She was shocked when she found out that Cui Ping had died. She could guess that Lin Ruo Xi had done something bad to Cui Ping.

“Did you ask her to poison you? Lin Ruo Xi, what are you planning?” Lin Ruo Yun scolded angrily.

Knowing that Lin Ruo Yun had already known about it, Lin Ruo Xi did not hide it anymore. She said directly, “That’s right. I asked Cui Ping to poison you. Cui Ping was bullied by Lin Ruo Yin because of you. She went to help you vent your anger. In the end, Cui Ping died for you.”

Lin Ruo Xi was second to none when it came to swaying the truth.

“You!” Lin Ruo Yun knew that she was just trying to argue, but she could not find any words to refute her.

Lin Ruo Xi did not want to make things too tense, so she quickly said with a hint of fawning, “You are in such a hurry to find me now. I don’t believe that you are here to help your maid.”

In the end, Ancestor Grandmother thought that Cui Ping was poisoned by Lin Ruo Yin and came to find her to punish her.

Lin Ruo Yun saw through her and asked worriedly, “Then what do you think we should do now? I don’t care. You were the one who started this. If you don’t help me solve this, I will go and tell Ancestor Grandmother. At worst, we will all die together.”

Lin Ruo Xi believed in Lin Ruo Yun's words. After all, she knew the girl's temper very well. She was the kind of person who would rather die than live in peace.

"Alright, I've already thought of a way. Just put your heart in your stomach," Lin Ruo Xi consoled. Lin Ruo Yun had no other choice but to believe her for the time being.

The two of them talked for a while longer in the room before they went to eat lunch together. Not long after, they heard the butler's loud voice, "Grand Lady is back!"

Grand Lady had been worried about Lin Ruo Yin ever since she got home. After all, she had just woken up. She was afraid that she wouldn't be able to handle such a tiring journey. However, the conditions of the Shuiyue Nunnery were not good, so it was not suitable for her to recuperate.

Lin Ruo Yin saw that she had already returned.

When she arrived home, she hurriedly got out of the sedan chair and said that she would pay her respects to all the madams after returning. Grand Lady was worried for her, so she quickly pressed her down and turned to the other daughter-in-laws who were welcoming her. "There's no need to pay your respects today. Go back."

Grand Lady had someone send Lin Ruo Yin back to her room. When the madams of the other rooms found out about the Shuiyue Nunnery, they were sure that Grand Lady would not let Lin Ruo Yin off after she was poisoned. All of them started to think of something. They all gathered in Lin Ruo Yin's room at the same time.

However, since Grand Lady did not ask, they all kept their mouths shut.

The First Lady's room did not arrive for a long time. Everyone started to wonder if it was because Lin Ruo Xi and Lin Ruo Yin were not on good terms. However, it was impossible for Grand Lady to not come.

Just as everyone was speculating, the First Lady brought Lin Ruo Xi into the house while crying. When she saw Lin Ruo Yin, she threw herself at her with a pained expression and cried, "Poor child, who was so heartless to do such a thing to you?"

Lin Ruo Yin felt a chill in her heart when she saw the fake look on her face. However, she had no choice but to pretend to be moved and said softly, "Aunt, Ruo Yin knows that Aunt's heart is aching for Ruo Yin. Ruo Yin is fine."

Grand Lady, who was watching from the side, felt extremely gratified when she saw Lin Ruo Yin acting like this and kept nodding her head.

However, the First Lady, who was lying on Lin Ruo Yin, felt a chill. Even the gentle and affectionate smile on Lin Ruo Yin's face made her feel stinging.

"It's good that you're fine… It's good that you're fine…" The First Lady got up uneasily and wiped away the tears that had already disappeared. She turned around and said to the Grand Lady, "Mother, Ruo Yin has done such a thing. We can't let it go like this."

"Oh?" The Grand Lady was a little surprised. She had wanted to investigate after Ruo Yin's body had recovered, but now that someone had volunteered to come over, she asked without batting an eyelid, "What is your opinion?"

"I don't dare to say that I have a great idea, but after I found out, I quickly started to investigate. Finally, I found the person who poisoned Ruo Yin." The First Lady swept her gaze across Second Wife and Third Wife before pointing at Second Wife and saying, "Mother, the person who poisoned Ruo Yin is her."

Other than Grand Lady and the three madams, there was also Lin Ruo Xi and Lin Ruo Yun.

Other than the First Lady and the three other wives, there was also Lin Ruo Xi and Lin Ruo Yun. Lin Ruo Yun was a little nervous when she heard the First Lady say that she knew who the culprit was. She subconsciously grabbed Lin Ruo Xi's arm. However, this did not escape the eyes of the Grand Lady.

"Eldest sister, how could you slander me like this?" Second Wife did not expect her to say that it was her. She, who was already at odds with the First Lady, immediately retorted.

"You know what I did." First Lady did not want to waste her breath with her. She said, "Mother, you have to believe me. Second Wife did it."

The Grand Lady looked at Lin Ruo Yun and asked directly, "Really? Ruo Yun, what do you think?"

Lin Ruo Yun did not expect the Grand Lady to ask her directly. She was extremely flustered. Her mouth opened and closed, but she was unable to say anything.

"Ruo Yun, this Cui Ping is your servant. You said that the First Lady did not suspect her, but she suspected the Second Wife. Why?" The Grand Lady looked at Lin Ruo Yun, who was already trembling in fear, and then looked at the First Lady. Her eyes narrowed. "Since Ruo Yun can't answer, let the Grand Lady answer."

When First Lady heard this, she was slightly startled. She bit her lower lip and tried to think of a reason. When Lin Ruo Xi saw that her mother was being made a fool of by Grand Lady, she wanted to say something, but the word "grand" was interrupted.

“Ruoxi, I was asking your mother, not you.” Grand Lady knocked on the ground with her walking stick. This was a sign that Grand Lady was angry, so everyone quickly knelt down.

“You all … You all think that I’m old and useless, right? Do you all want to anger me to death?” Grand Lady was furious. Her white hair trembled, and she couldn’t control her body for a moment. She almost couldn’t stand still, but she still held onto the walking stick and stood still. “How could First Lady not answer? Could it be that the evil spirit in her heart has disturbed her mind and made a wrong judgment?” As she spoke, she sneered.

Grand Lady’s sharp eyes swept across the kneeling crowd. She knew quite a lot about their thoughts and movements in the dark. Now, they were actually biting each other in front of her.

“Old Madam, although I have no children and am not good at giving birth to the Lin Family, I have been working so hard for so many years. I have been filial to the Old Madam and Big Sister, and I have always been loyal to the Master. I have never mistreated the Misses, and I have treated them as my own. The heavens can judge me.” Second Wife knelt on the ground and kowtowed loudly.