Zhou Jiaoling placed the lantern next to the door, and Lin Luoling asked Biyou and Bizhi to leave first.

After the door was closed, Zhou Jiaoling glanced at the human-skin lantern and said quietly, "I promised to work for the Second Young Madam. The Second Young Madam and Chen Yin have done Qingyao a favor. I am not an ungrateful person, and I don't want to ask why the Second Young Madam hates Chunlan Courtyard so much.

Lan Wanshuang and Meng Po usually speak coldly to me. Although I don't like it in my heart, I have never thought of harming them. I didn't expect that they secretly bribed Mei Yin and drugged Qing Yao. How could I tolerate them for doing such evil?

After Meng Po was beaten to death by Yongning Hou, she was thrown into a mass grave. Today I took some time to go there, peeled her skin, made a lantern, and showed it to the Second Young Madam. This is also my way of venting my anger on her."

Lin Luoling picked up the teacup, took a sip, and glanced at the human skin lantern on the ground.

Upon taking a look, I suddenly discovered that there was a black mole on one side of the human skin lantern.

In her previous life, Nanny Meng had prickly heat on her chest during the summer. She didn’t look for Lin Luoling at first, but later the prickly heat became more and more numerous and it was so itchy that she felt really uncomfortable, so Lin Luoling asked Chen Yin to come and take a look at Nanny Meng.

After taking off her clothes, Lin Luoling saw at a glance that there was a huge black mole under Nanny Meng's left breast.

Lin Luoling was sure that the black mole on the human skin lantern was the same black mole under Nanny Meng's left breast.

She said, "Please leave this lantern here with me."

Chen Yin said puzzledly, "Mrs. Meng is not a good person either. Why do you keep her skin? Isn't it unlucky?"

Lin Luoling smiled and replied, "It's a gift from Aunt Zhou, so I have to accept it. Besides, this lantern will be useful to me in the future."

Because Zhou Jiaoling was there, Chen Yin couldn't ask Lin Luoling what the lantern made of Meng Po's skin was for.

Lin Luoling put down the teacup and asked Zhou Jiaoling: "Mei Yin, how did you deal with it?"

The servants in the mansion were spreading the word that Zhou Jiaoling doted on Mei Yin very much. She used her own private money to buy a fine coffin for Mei Yin and also found a piece of land with good feng shui. She personally sent Mei Yin to the funeral this morning and cried so sadly.

Lin Luoling found it funny when she heard this. Mei Yin had hurt Zhu Qingyao so much, and Zhou Jiaoling was merciful by not cutting Mei Yin into pieces. How could she buy a coffin for her and find a Feng Shui treasure land for her?

Zhou Jiaoling spoke the truth: "I bought a coffin, but replaced it with a scarecrow in the middle of the night. I used my private money to buy the secret door, chopped up Mei Yin's body, and fed it to the dogs."

This is very consistent with someone like Zhou Jiaoling who has a clear distinction between love and hate.

Lin Luoling's eyebrows curved slightly as she said, "I thought that the three sisters of the Lan family were all dead, and Aunt Zhou would definitely instigate my father-in-law to divorce Lan Wanshuang. I didn't expect that Aunt Zhou would still tolerate Lan Wanshuang occupying the position of the principal wife."

Zhou Jiaoling held the handkerchief, covered her lips and smiled happily:

"I hated Lan Wanshuang to the core before, and I wanted to kill her with my own hands day and night. But when I learned that she was severely injured by the master and would have to lie paralyzed on the couch and lose all her hair, I felt that this would relieve my hatred better than killing her.

It depends on her luck. She will die sooner or later, whether it takes a month or a year. I am not in a hurry to become her first wife."

Lin Luoling agreed: "That's true."

Zhou Jiaoling suddenly said seriously, "By the way, Second Young Madam, there is something that the master mentioned today. After thinking about it, I think I should tell you."

"What's the matter?" Lin Luoling asked.

Zhou Jiaoling replied, "Zhou Yuanbao, the son of Zhou Quan and Mrs. Dong, somehow got in touch with the manager of the Jade Tower and took over the task of repairing the Jade Tower. He was killed. My master and I both suspect that it was the work of Marquis Yongning.

After all, Zhou Quan and Mrs. Dong betrayed the Yongning Marquis and his wife, so how could they let their son survive? "

Zhou Jiaoling paused and lowered her voice, "It's strange, Zhou Quan and Mrs. Dong's daughter Zhou Yulan was taken back to the mansion by the wife of the Yongning Marquis from Zhili Women's College. I thought the wife of the Yongning Marquis would kill Zhou Yulan.

Guess what? At nightfall, the wife of the Marquis of Yongning sent Zhou Yulan to the capital in a carriage. The master said that she was going to send her to some noble family as a concubine.

Hearing this, Lin Luoling's brows slightly frowned. She had met Zhou Yulan several times in her previous life, and Zhou Yulan was different from Zhou Yuanbao.

Zhou Yulan's eyes and eyebrows reveal a sense of cleverness. She is a very talkative woman. Although her appearance is lacking a bit, she is at best a pretty girl from a small family, not even as good as Rong Shuhua.

However, because of Zhou Yulan's cleverness and rare way of dealing with people, Lin Luoling was very impressed by her.

In the previous life, when Lin Luoling and Hualian were chatting, they once said, "Your Majesty hasn't selected concubines for many years. Otherwise, Zhou Yulan would have been sent to the capital by Zhili Women's College. Even if her appearance is not so good, she would be a powerful figure in the harem just by virtue of her cleverness."

He added: "I guess that Housekeeper Zhou and Nanny Dong spent so much money to send Zhou Yulan to Zhili Women's College, hoping that Zhou Yulan would be chosen by Prince Jin or Prince Rui."

Lin Luoling just thought of this.

Zhou Jiaoling covered her mouth and laughed, "My master and I speculated that the wife of the Yongning Marquis might have given Zhou Yulan to the Prince of Rui as a concubine. Zhou Quan and his wife are dead, and Zhou Yuanbao is also dead. The wife of the Yongning Marquis didn't beat Zhou Yulan to death, and I guess she wanted to squeeze out all the value of Zhou Yulan."

These words were obviously meant to remind Lin Luoling that Marquis Yongning and King Rui had a private relationship. Although Zhou Jiaoling had joined Lin Luoling, she did not dare to make the matter too clear.

Everything should be done in moderation.

Lin Luoling smiled knowingly and said, "I guess that's the case. Otherwise, I can't imagine why Madam Yongning would want to spare Zhou Yulan's life."

Zhou Jiaoling stood up and said to Lin Luoling, "It's late now, I think the Second Young Madam should be asleep, I won't beg for mercy from her, but Zhou Yulan is a scheming person, and the wife of the Marquis of Yongning is a smooth talker, she will not tell Zhou Yulan the real cause of death of Zhou Quan and his wife.

If someone else is dragged in to take the blame, Zhou Yulan will definitely bear a grudge against me. If the Second Young Madam goes to the capital in the future, if she sees her, she should be on guard against her."

This made it even more obvious. Zhou Jiaoling's implication was that there was an 80% chance that Lady Yongning Marquis would pin the deaths of Zhou Quan and his wife, as well as Zhou Yuanbao, on Lin Luoling.

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