strictlysupreme Chapter 188 Goodbye Ling Wenzhan
Chapter 188 Goodbye Ling Wenzhan
Chunmiao's mouth drooped, and Mu Lianzhi's hand, which was about to take the registration book, paused, but her eyes brightened for a moment.
Knowing that Ling Wenzhan was turned away, he came to punch in like a fly. Without saying anything, he raised his hand and Mu Lianzhi signaled the two to put down the tray.
Without asking, Mu Lianzhi knew which tray belonged to whom at a glance.
Because one tray contained wooden toys and wild ginseng, and the other contained letters and a box of snacks. These days, the only two things that Ling Wenzhan needed to have delivered to him for his three meals a day were these two.
Every time she watched it, Mu Lianzhi wanted to laugh and cry.
The original owner was so naive that she was deceived of her sincerity, her life and even her soul for just two worthless things.
Without even reading it, she knew that what was written in the letter was either a reminiscing about the past or an expression of cheap apologies and love, and that the snacks were all bought on the street by someone unknown.
From this we can see that the original owner was not a vain person. It's a pity that all his deep affection was betrayed.
Mu Lianzhi glanced at it and directly picked up the three-dimensional wooden sculpture toy. The carving was very delicate, and it looked like a miniature board in a modern simple children's playground, with a seesaw, a slide, a maze, and a swing frame. There were also two mini jade beads on it, one white and one yellow. They could roll on the undulating slide and also stop in one place as a carved ornament.
The design is quite clever.
Why would Beitang Yi give her such a childish toy?
It was definitely not to entertain her, at least not solely for this purpose.
Ever since Ling Wenzhan came back and she had someone release a red Kongming lantern, the two of them had almost no contact in the past few days. She knew that Beitang Yi probably understood what she meant, otherwise it would not be difficult for him to pass a message or a note to her without coming.
But this time, he contacted her openly and honestly, and he was definitely not afraid of being seen or investigated.
This is also what she wants to see.
In fact, after Ling Wenzhan came back, the Marquis' Mansion had not made any moves outside of the past few days except for coming to Yuxiuyuan more frequently. The two of them were already passive in this matter, and whoever made the first move would lose.
Therefore, she did nothing except to inquire about the news. Obviously, Beitang Yi should also understand this.
"Were these two copies delivered at the same time? Did that person also know about it or have seen it?"
Nodding, Chun Miao said angrily:
"Yes, they almost pulled me apart to check, and they did it for your safety, but it was aboveboard, and I couldn't stop them even if I wanted to. By the way, I heard that they should have checked outside the door."
"Maybe he heard that the adults were sending something, so he deliberately chose this time to send it to you and checked it again."
really!
After moving the toys to the table, Mu Lianzhi picked up the white jade ball and placed it on a high place. With a push of his fingers, the ball rolled along the slide, making a muffled sound. Occasionally, the two balls collided with each other, making a crisp sound that was quite rhythmic. At the same time, it also completed a relay. The topaz ball continued the next action, repeating the cycle over and over again.
After listening to the noise and briefly asking about the situation outside the door, she asked the maid to take all the gifts.
Xia Xiu would read all of Ling Wenzhan's letters to her after she finished reading them, and then all the items would be put in the same box. This time was no exception, and the reason she did so was to be on the safe side.
After all, she was in the Marquis' Mansion, so it might not be easy for them to eavesdrop on her conversation, but there was no guarantee that there wouldn't be some tricks that could tell what was going on. It would be bad if it was too obvious and they could guess something.
After having someone take the wild ginseng to Master Mu, Mu Lianzhi took the white jade bead and played with it casually. Soon, a sound like a bell came from the toy. Mu Lianzhi looked again and saw that there were two bronze magpies on the piece of wood of the toy. On the small sign below the magpies, there were four words engraved on each of them:
【Clearance Success】
At this time, the white jade beads and the yellow jade beads stopped side by side on the two pipes below the magpie, and the scene seemed familiar.
A light bulb suddenly flashed on her mind, and she remembered the piece of "joyful" Huanglong jade that she had picked for Ling Shaochong, which looked like Hetian jade. Sure enough, when she took a closer look, she found that there were many carved plum blossom patterns on the wooden box.
No wonder the two balls are one white and one yellow!
His fingertips caressed them one by one, and finally landed on the two bronze birds high up. Mu Lianzhi smiled:
“What is true is also false when it is false.”
The two people came up with the same idea to break the impasse. No matter whether Ling Wenzhan was resurrected from the dead or was impersonated by someone, he must be fake. Only in this way, this episode would not become a stain on their future paths.
Having a rough idea in mind, Mu Lianzhi picked up the yellow ball and played with it a few more times.
Sometimes it's easy to get through a level, and sometimes it stops halfway.
This toy is neither difficult nor too difficult, yet it is playable to a certain extent, making it suitable for people of all ages.
"Overjoyed?"
In order to prove Ling Wenzhan's fake identity, he had to go through the Marquis' Mansion. He used this as the first good news to contact her. Could it be that he would start with Ling Shaochong?
……
After studying the toy for a whole day, Mu Lianzhi tossed and turned, but still hadn't figured out the trick. The next morning, she received news that the old lady of the Marquis's Mansion had entered the palace in her best attire.
As expected, there was accurate news in the palace soon.
The general meaning is that the old lady reported Ling Wenzhan's resurrection from disability, confessed her guilt and pleaded for mercy, and the most important thing of course was that she hoped the accident at Qingyun Mountain would end here; and then the emperor summoned Beitang Yi, but he raised objections, and even insisted on either a public trial or letting her leave the Marquis' Mansion and make her own choice on the grounds of "repaying his life-saving grace and having to be responsible for her".
In the end, the emperor ruled that Mr. Bao, the prefect of Yanjing Prefecture, would be responsible for investigating the matter, and the Chief Censor would supervise it. The trial would be held in private after seven days, and all relevant personnel could participate and provide evidence. At that time, the emperor would arrange for multiple jurors to make the final decision to ensure fairness.
After the news came back, Mu Lianzhi clearly felt that the Marquis' Mansion, which had been silent for a long time, was moving again.
The first news that came was that each courtyard was searching for the manuscripts and collections of essays left by Ling Wenzhan, drying them out or organizing them. Then, the servants in the mansion were called in for a unified lecture.
The Marquis' Mansion started to move, and Mu Lianzhi no longer stayed in the courtyard. She took Chunmiao and Lengyun out for a walk.
As she stepped onto the cobblestone path in the small garden, she heard a rough sound from the side:
"Zhizhi, long time no see."
Turning her head, she saw it was Ling Wenzhan.
He was wearing a turquoise brocade robe and sitting in a wheelchair. In front of him was a pot of well-blooming forsythia. Not far behind him stood a servant, who was not sure whether he was admiring the flowers or thinking about something. He was holding a branch in his hand, and he must have been there for a while.
His cheeks were noticeably rounder, and his hair on one side was loose, covering half of his disfigured face. He looked much better than when I first met him.
At first glance, he really has the demeanor of a gentleman.
Like a colorful snake hiding its head and tail to show off its shimmering scales, Mu Lianzhi's mind suddenly had only two words on the screen -