When Zhu Jingzhong heard Lin Luoling say that the money from the sale of grain in the two shops all belonged to Marquis Yongning, he was about to refute when Zhou Jiaoling gently pulled his sleeves twice.

Yongning Hou said with a smile: "We are all family, why should we distinguish so clearly?"

This statement meant that he agreed to take over the two shops. Lin Luoling smiled coldly in his heart.

As a result, the Yongning Marquis and his wife never mentioned letting her be in charge of the household again.

After leaving the East Courtyard, Lin Luoling said to Zhou Jiaoling, "Madam Zhou will be in charge of the West Courtyard in the future. I think she will need a lot of money. I will ask Bizhi to send Madam Zhou a hundred taels of silver as a token of congratulations."

Zhou Jiaoling smiled and said, "Second Young Madam is thoughtful. It's time to replace a group of maids and servants in the West Courtyard. It will cost money. I won't be polite to you."

Lin Luoling smiled back and walked towards Chunlan Courtyard.

Zhu Jingzhong then asked why Zhou Jiaoling had pulled his sleeve just now.

Zhou Jiaoling answered truthfully: "The Second Young Madam is not a stingy person. She is just a little playful, but she is not a bad person. Didn't you see that today? The eldest brother and the eldest sister-in-law wanted her to be in charge of the family, but she didn't want to take over, so she had no choice but to bring up the two shops.

I think she was also scared after hearing about how Mrs. Meng set fire to Zhou Quan and his wife, and she didn't dare to take over.

If she wants to play, we can indulge her for a few more years, and she won't let us down, what do you think?"

Zhu Jingzhong's green eyes rolled around and he praised, "You are right."

Lin Luoling had just arrived at Chunlanyuan not long ago, and Zhou Jiaoling acted quickly. She and Zhu Jingzhong brought a group of old women to Chunlanyuan.

Zhou Jiaoling gave an order and ordered the maid to search Nanny Meng's residence thoroughly.

Zhu Jingzhong added: "Search out all the valuables and burn all of Meng Po's clothes to avoid dirtying the west courtyard."

Zhu Xianzhi heard everything, but didn't dare to leave the main room and say a word. He took out the stone needle in a low voice. Lan Wanshuang slowly opened her eyes and happened to hear everything Zhu Jingzhong and Zhou Jiaoling said.

She pounded the bed in a hoarse voice, exhausted, and said, "I... I'm not dead yet! They treat me like this."

Hearing this, Lin Luoling pretended to be surprised and stepped forward and said, "Mother-in-law is finally awake..."

Lin Luoling told everyone what Yongning Hou said about Nanny Meng setting fire to Zhou Quan and his wife because she was jealous of them.

"I never realized that Madam Meng was such a shameless person. She blatantly set fire to Madam Dong, which shows how evil her heart is.

It is not a safe thing for the mother-in-law to keep her by her side. What if she becomes resentful of the mother-in-law because of one or two things in the future and secretly drugs her, or even sets fire to Chunlan Courtyard? That would be bad."

Chen Yin added at the right time: "Your mother-in-law is suffering from liver and kidney failure. She must have been poisoned."

"Ah? What kind of poison can make all of my mother-in-law's hair fall out?"

Shen Yin shook her head and said, “This… I don’t know.”

Lin Luoling turned around and walked out, saying as she walked: "I'm going to check in Madam Meng's room. If there is any poison left, sister can see if you can detoxify my mother-in-law."

All the hair fell out...

After hearing this, Lan Wanshuang's head buzzed and she shouted at Zhu Xianzhi to get her a mirror.

Lan Wanshuang now looked like a ghost, more terrifying than a ghost. Zhu Xianzhi hesitated for a long time and was unwilling to give Lan Wanshuang a mirror. He comforted her by saying that her hair would grow out in the future.

Chen Yin glared at Zhu Xianzhi and said seriously, "I don't have this ability, and neither does Doctor Pang from Ren De Tang. If you think my medical skills are not good enough, you can find another doctor to treat your mother."

Upon hearing this, Lan Wanshuang roared in anger at the top of her voice, which caused her ribs to fracture. The pain twisted her face into a state of disfigurement, making her look extremely hideous and even more terrifying.

Zhu Xianzhi was not willing to let Chen Yin leave, so he blocked Chen Yin's way and bowed repeatedly to apologize.

Chen Yin said, "I have to go get medicine for your mother. If I delay any longer, your mother may not live for two months, let alone two years."

Pushing Zhu Xianzhi aside, Chen Yin lifted the curtain and walked out.

Lin Luoling searched through the boxes and cabinets in Madam Meng's room for a long time, but where could she find any poison? However, the maid Zhou Jiaoling brought found the big pearls that she had given to Madam Meng before.

The old woman handed the pearl to Zhou Jiaoling.

Zhu Jingzhong looked at it and frowned, "Such a big pearl, not to mention Zhou Quan, even my elder brother and his wife may not have it, how could Mrs. Meng have it?"

This was originally what Lin Luoling secretly gave to Nanny Meng, so she naturally did not respond to it.

Therefore, Zhu Jingzhong concluded that Nanny Meng must have done many evil things for Lan Wanshuang in secret, and it was unknown how she got the pearl.

Originally, only Nanny Meng's room was to be searched, but Zhu Jingzhong gave an order to search the entire Chunlan Courtyard. Lan Wanshuang and Rong Shuhua's rooms were also searched by a group of old women.

Lin Luoling stood at the foot of the wall, pretending to be frightened, and watched coldly as a group of old women entered the house of Lan Wanshuang and Rong Shuhua.

Lan Wanshuang's sharp and piercing cry came to my ears.

Lin Luoling suddenly thought of the sound of Lan Wanshuang crushing Buddhist beads in the underground dark room in her previous life. The sound was so similar.

Chen Yin asked quietly, "Sister, do you plan to stay in Chunlan Courtyard to serve your mother-in-law?"

If it were in the previous life, Lin Luoling would definitely have to serve Lan Wanshuang day and night.

But how is it possible in this life?

Lin Luoling pulled Chen Yin and said, "Let's go, let's harness the carriage and go out for fun."

The two of them took advantage of the chaos to leave Chunlan Courtyard. As soon as they returned to Shuxi Pavilion, they heard the servant say, "Miss, Yan Jin is here."

"I see." Lin Luoling asked the servant, "Have you ever seen Zhou Yuanbao, the son of Zhou Quan?"

The servant nodded and said, "I have seen him twice. I remember his appearance."

Lin Luoling ordered, "Hurry up and go back to the Lin Mansion, ask Butler Jiang for a few capable people, go find Zhou Yuanbao for me, bring him to the Lin Mansion, and have Butler Jiang take care of him."

The servant answered and ran away.

Yan Jing was very well-behaved. He stood in the main hall of the front yard. When he saw Lin Luoling coming, he bowed and said:

"Hello, young lady. This is the list of food that was delivered to the two shops last night. Butler Jiang asked me to bring it over for you to review."

Lin Luoling took the list and looked at it, then said, "There is a little less grain. Tell Manager Jiang to send another 100 dan of grain that was stored in the granary last year to the shop. The shop has just opened, so the price will naturally be lower.

Tell Butler Jiang that I will temporarily hand the shop over to Marquis Yongning. The accountant will issue a list of how much grain was sold and how much silver was earned every day, and Marquis Yongning must sign it. Otherwise, I will not deliver grain the next day.

If Marquis Yongning asks, just say that this is the rule my father and mother set for all shops."

How could Lin's have such a rule? All shops settle accounts on the last day of the month.

Yan Jin was a sensible person, so he did not ask the reason, but asked: "Miss, please give a selling price. Also, there is a lot of grain left in the warehouse from last year. How much should we send to the two shops every day?"

Lin Luoling held up three fingers and said, "One stone is thirty coins. Every day, the two shops will each send fifty stones. When they are all sold out, we will close the business."

"Thirty coins?" Yan Jin said in astonishment, "Miss, even if it's the grain left over from last year, other shops would sell it for 120 or 130 coins per stone."

Yan Jing didn't say anything about the latter part. Thirty cents for one stone, isn't that the same as giving it away for free?

Lin Luoling smiled and said, "I know the price of food in other shops. Talk to Butler Jiang and ask him to find a way to buy back the food sold by those two shops every day."

rigorous:???

Yan Jin wants to ask, Miss, what are you doing? Selling food and buying it yourself?

Lin Luoling naturally would not tell Yan Jin that she wanted to divert the trouble away, so she had already dug the well and was ready to fill it with stones.

Lin Luoling said calmly: "Just go and talk to Butler Jiang. He is a wise man and knows what to do."

(Note: In this article, one dan = 15 kilograms, and one liang of silver = 1500 coins.)

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