He favored his concubine and I cut off my wealth. Everyone in the mansion was in a panic.

At that time, the note had not yet been delivered to Jiang Lingyue.

The first time Jiang Lingyue saw the poor scholar was on a busy street. The two passed by each other and Jiang Lingyue ‘accidentally’ saw a piece of talisman paper.

The same pattern as the talisman paper drawn by Master Zhen, and the familiar signature in the lower right corner, immediately attracted Jiang Lingyue's attention, so Jiang Lingyue stopped him and asked about the origin of the talisman paper.

However, the poor scholar said that the talisman paper was obtained by his mother for him. If Jiang Lingyue wanted to know, he would go back and ask.

Jiang Lingyue agreed with gratitude and gave him ten taels of silver as a thank you.

As for the time and place of meeting again, the two agreed to meet in a remote place in the backyard of Chenglu Temple three days later.

Duke Jiang was very strict with Jiang Lingyue and would not let her step out of the mansion on weekdays. If it were not for the banquet held by the young lady of Wu Liehou Mansion today, Jiang Lingyue would not appear here.

Jiang Lingyue also knew that Jiang Ling was regarded as an ominous person by Duke Jiang, and that Aunt Su had many spies, so she could only leave Shengjing to meet the poor scholar under the pretext of going out of the city to pray for blessings.

Although she knew it was unreasonable, for Jiang Lingyi, Jiang Lingyue could only temporarily abandon the customary etiquette, but she did not go alone, but brought two confidants, Chuntao was one of them.

The poor scholar had been waiting there early, holding a folded yellow paper in his hand. The poor scholar said that the address information of Master Zhen was written on it. If Jiang Lingyue wanted to find someone, she could go directly to him.

Jiang Lingyue thanked the scholar, and then opened the yellow paper, but saw that there was no word on it.

At the same time, a poisonous bee the size of a soybean came out and stung Jiang Lingyi's wrist directly.

The goal was achieved, and the poor scholar turned around and ran away.

The bee venom took effect quickly, and soon Jiang Lingyue began to breathe rapidly. When the two of them sent her back to the Duke Jiang's mansion, she was only breathing her last breath.

This is the whole story.

After saying that, Chuntao knelt directly in front of Jiang Lingyi and cried out: "Second Miss, the eldest lady is really wronged, please make sure to clear her name!"

The old master died unjustly, and her companions were sold. Chuntao has been in nightmares for the past six months. As long as she closes her eyes, she will see Jiang Lingyue's unwilling death and the bloody tragic state of her former companions.

Jiang Lingyi helped Chuntao up and took out the note from her bosom, "Chuntao, do you recognize this note?"

Chuntao looked at it for a long time before nodding and saying, "I recognize it. Although I can't read, I know the cloud at the bottom. If nothing goes wrong, it should be sent by Caiyun, the subordinate of the eldest lady."

Caiyun was not Jiang Lingyue's maid, but an orphan who was rescued by accident. Seeing that she was helpless, Jiang Lingyue sent her to work in a shop under her name. It was she who went to check the whereabouts of Master Zhen.

Seeing the words on the note, Jiang Huan instantly understood why Jiang Lingyi could find the whereabouts of Master Zhen so quickly. It turned out that it was with the help of Jiang Lingyue. No wonder Jiang Lingyi treated everyone coldly, but was particularly concerned about Jiang Lingyue's death.

So Jiang Huan couldn't help but think, if he could help Jiang Lingyi like Jiang Lingyue did, wouldn't the relationship between them have become so estranged today?

However, Jiang Huan knew in his heart that even if it happened once, he would still choose to watch coldly.

"Then do you know when this note was passed to your sister?" Jiang Lingyi asked again, but this time, Chuntao shook her head with a puzzled look.

Jiang Lingyi was a little disappointed, but she heard Chuntao say: "Second Miss, Master Zhen's matter has always been contacted by Xia Zhi and Caiyun, but I can be sure that this note never appeared in front of the eldest lady before the bee poison was poisoned."

If Jiang Lingyue had known the whereabouts of Master Zhen long ago, she would not have gone to the appointment with the poor scholar, so she would not have ended up with an innocent and tragic death.

Jiang Lingyi thought for a while, that is to say, this note was passed to her after Jiang Lingyue was sent back to the Jiang Guogong Mansion.

Only half a day left...

If it had been earlier, Jiang Lingyue would not have died.

Jiang Lingyi pinched her palm painfully, and then she calmed down a little.

"Then do you know where Xia Zhi went?"

Xia Zhi was another confidant of Jiang Lingyue.

Hearing the word "Xia Zhi", Chuntao's expression darkened, and her eyes instantly turned red, "Xia Zhi is dead, she blocked ten boards for me, and was beaten to death by the Duke."

However, Chuntao remembered something else, "After returning to the mansion that day, I immediately went to ask for a doctor, and only Xia Zhi was by the side of the eldest lady. The note was probably sent at that time."

Finally found the whereabouts of Master Zhen, but Jiang Lingyue no longer had the power to overturn Jiang Lingyi's case, so she had to hide the note in the crack of the bed, which was reasonable.

And in fact, it was indeed the case.

On her deathbed, Jiang Lingyue finally found hope of bringing Jiang Lingyi back to Shengjing, but she no longer had the energy to investigate the matter. She wanted Xia Zhi to pass the message to Jiang Huan, but she didn't expect that Duke Jiang's men had arrived first and captured all the servants in her courtyard. Jiang Lingyue had no choice but to hide the note temporarily, waiting for Luo and Jiang Huan to come and see her for the last time before she could pass the message to them.

Unfortunately, Jiang Lingyue died before Luo and Jiang Huan arrived, and Xia Zhi didn't survive until Jiang Huan showed up, so the note was hidden until now. It wasn't until Jiang Lingyi returned home and searched the whole house to investigate Jiang Lingyue's death that the note was discovered.

Although there was no substantial evidence pointing to Aunt Su, Jiang Lingyi was sure that it was she who did it.

"When sister was investigating my affairs, were Aunt Su's people aware of it?"

Chuntao thought for a long time before nodding and saying, "Probably, I found out that Aunt Su's people had been sneaking around outside the eldest lady's yard, and it is very likely that they had secretly planted pawns in the eldest lady's yard."

Chuntao's words were not empty talk, because many things about Jiang Lingyue would soon be known to Aunt Su, such as Jiang Lingyue's poisoning and dying. Chuntao had just invited the doctor, and Duke Jiang came to question her. Of course, someone had informed on her.

She and Xia Zhi would not do such a thing, but it was not certain for other people in the courtyard.

Jiang Lingyi said more directly, "If nothing unexpected happens, that poor scholar is also Su Yi Niang's man. Because he knew that my sister was investigating Master Zhen's whereabouts, he was afraid that the news would leak out, so he designed this."

Chuntao's eyes lit up. She actually wanted to say this a long time ago, but Su Yi Niang was the master after all, so she had to be more obscure.

Hearing this, Jiang Huan naturally couldn't stay out of it anymore. He looked up at Jiang Lingyi and asked, "Little sister, what do you think we should do?"

After saying that, without waiting for Jiang Lingyi to speak, he expressed his thoughts again, "I think we can actually secretly tie up Aunt Su's personal maid. It is impossible for Aunt Su to complete such a thorough plan alone, so the people around her are probably aware of it.

It's just that she may be more tight-lipped, but if she is tortured, it may not be impossible to pry out useful information."

Knowing that Aunt Su was out of power at this time, Jiang Huan's courage also grew.

Jiang Lingyi shook her head, "Don't bother so much, I have my own way to make Aunt Su confess everything herself."

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