In the previous life, she was fed to dogs by her elder sister, and she was reborn to seek revenge

After Lin Qing returned home, she went to Nan Mingyu's courtyard. As soon as she entered the courtyard, she saw Lin Shan who had been waiting in the courtyard. Only then did she take a good look at Lin Shan in front of her.

Lin Shan had lost visibly weight in the past few days and looked even more haggard. When Lin Shan heard the noise and looked up, he saw Lin Qingye standing at the door.

So Lin Shan quickly stretched out his hand and asked Lin Qing to sit next to him. Lin Qing smiled a little awkwardly, but still sat next to Lin Shan obediently.

Apparently, neither the father nor the daughter could adapt to the easing of their relationship. After Lin Qing sat down, the atmosphere between them became a little awkward.

After a long while, Lin Shan cleared his throat and asked first, "How was your visit to the palace today? Did anything happen?"

Lin Qingye fiddled with the tea set in front of him and answered without hesitation, "Nothing important happened at the palace banquet today, but my daughter always felt that something was wrong with the queen. Of course, this is just my guess, and I don't have any evidence at the moment."

Lin Shan nodded in agreement and said, "I asked your mother before she went to bed just now, and she couldn't be sure who put the drug in the bracelet, because although the bracelet was given by the Queen Mother, it was also handled by someone sent by the Queen."

After hearing this, Lin Qing began to think about it, and then carefully speculated, "If the Queen Mother really wanted to kill A Niang, why didn't she just order someone to kill her? Why did she go to such trouble to put medicine in the bracelet, and why did she put a slow-acting poison in it?"

Lin Shan took a sip of the tea that Lin Qingye handed over and answered without hesitation, "Of course the Queen Mother took the Emperor's opinion into consideration. Besides, your mother is from the Pingnan Marquis's Mansion, and she is also the daughter of the old Duke Zhenguo. People in the palace will not openly deal with your mother.

And if it was really the Queen Mother who poisoned the bracelet, she knew that your mother was a medical practitioner, but she still poisoned the bracelet. On the one hand, it was a gift. She was telling your mother that although she wanted to kill her, she could let her live a few more years.

Secondly, she might want to use your mother to control something, maybe the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion, the Marquis of Pingnan Mansion, or... the Western Regions."

After listening to Lin Shan's analysis, Lin Qing also had some thoughts of her own. She quietly held the teacup in her hand and fell into deep thought. After a long while, she asked again.

"What if it's the Queen who wants my mother's life?"

After hearing this, Lin Shan's eyes flashed with a barely perceptible cruelty. He said gloomily, "If it was really the Queen who poisoned your mother, then she probably just wanted to kill your mother, or she wanted to use this to restrain the Emperor and stop him from thinking about your mother."

Lin Qing also became angry after hearing this. She asked Lin Shan in confusion, "Why couldn't mother secretly prepare an antidote for me when she knew the bracelet was poisonous? Doctor Zhou also said that with mother's medical skills, the poison could be cured."

After hearing this, Lin Shan sighed deeply and said, "Your mother knew it too, but the Queen Mother and the Empress sent people to attack her, so she has been thinking for so many years that someone in the palace wanted to kill her.

You know your mother. She has always been a cautious person.

She also knew that spies had already been secretly planted in Pingnan Marquis' Mansion, and your mother's every move over the years must have not escaped the eyes of the palace.

She was also afraid that if she secretly detoxified herself, it would be exposed one day and it would implicate you and me, father and daughter."

Lin Qing also fell silent after hearing this. She couldn't help but think of the cause of Nan Mingyu's death in her previous life, and she immediately had a guess in her mind.

If Nan Mingyu in her previous life was really as Lin Qingyao said, she was discovered having an affair with a servant by Lin Shan and was then beaten to death with sticks.

Is it possible that in the previous life, Nan Mingyu knew that he would not live long, so he made the mistake on purpose in order not to drag down the Pingnan Marquis Mansion and himself?

Maybe she did that just to find a reasonable explanation for her sudden death, and also to prevent Lin Shan and Lin Qing from investigating the cause of her death.

The more Lin Qing thought about it, the more she felt her heart was choked up, as if someone had stuffed a ball of cotton in her heart. She suddenly remembered the affectionate words Ye Tingxuan had said to her under the brilliant fireworks tonight.

Lin Shan seemed to have seen through Lin Qingye's thoughts. He calmly reminded, "Bao'er, you should not get too close to the Sixth Prince for now."

Lin Qing also agreed ambiguously, then went in to take a look at Nan Mingyu who was sleeping soundly, and walked back to his residence silently.

As soon as Lin Qing entered the room, she smelled a familiar scent. She didn't need to turn on the light to know that Ye Tingxuan had been waiting for her in the room for a long time.

At this moment, Lin Qing didn't know how to face Ye Tingxuan, especially since she had just seen Nan Mingyu coming back. Her mind was full of Nan Mingyu's pale and thin face.

Lin Qing also walked in quietly and closed the door. He did not turn on the light, but stood in the darkness and said straight to the point, "Ah Xuan, have you ever thought about what would happen if the Queen was really the one who wanted my mother's life?"

At this moment, the room was silent, so silent that one could hear a pin drop. In the darkness, Lin Qing could not see Ye Tingxuan's expression, but only heard Ye Tingxuan's hoarse voice.

"I have already asked my mother, and she confirmed that she really didn't know about this matter. Moreover, it was the Empress Dowager who gave your mother the bracelet. However, the Empress Dowager has always been kind and benevolent. I believe there must be some misunderstanding. Baoer, can you give me some time to investigate this matter clearly?"

Lin Qing also felt a deep sense of powerlessness after hearing this. She suddenly realized that the man in front of her could no longer be trusted in this matter. The Empress Dowager and Empress Mother he mentioned were not the same person as the Empress and Empress Dowager as perceived by outsiders.

Lin Qing also said in a calm tone, "Is it possible that the mother you know is completely different from the queen I see?"

There was also a hint of displeasure in Ye Tinghua's tone. He lowered his voice, as if he was suppressing his emotions.

"If the person who wanted to harm your mother was really my mother, my mother would not agree to let me send you a letter to invite you to enter the palace, and my mother would not agree to let me marry you as my principal wife."

Lin Qing also felt the unhappiness in Ye Tinghua's tone. Although he couldn't see Ye Tingxuan's face at the moment, Lin Qing could still quickly capture his emotions from his tone.

Lin Qing also felt that what Ye Tinghua said today was completely different from what he promised him the day before. He had clearly promised him the day before that he would seriously investigate the matter, but now he had a preconceived idea and crossed out the Queen and the Empress Dowager from the list.