Lin Luoling went to greet Zhou Jiaoling in person, which made Zhou Jiaoling feel flattered. While holding Zhu Qingyao, she looked at Lin Luoling with more desire to get closer to him.

After entering the house, Lin Luoling ordered Biyou and Bizhi to bring the various cakes, tea fruits and fruits that had been prepared in advance to the table one by one.

Although Zhou Jiaoling wanted to get close to Lin Luoling, she was born in a brothel and had entered the wolf's den of Yongning Marquis' Mansion, so it was difficult for her to let down her guard for a while.

Lin Luoling brought a plate of osmanthus cakes with a smile and asked Zhou Jiaoling and Zhu Qingyao to taste them.

Zhou Jiaoling lied that she and Zhu Qingyao did not like sweets and rarely ate pastries.

Lin Luoling understood Zhou Jiaoling's thoughts, and pinched a piece of osmanthus cake, took a bite, chewed it, and said:

"Like Aunt Zhou, I don't like sweets, so the cakes made by the cook I brought from the Lin residence are less sweet."

This put Zhou Jiaoling's guard down, and she smiled and said, "I've never eaten cakes that aren't sweet. Try one. If it tastes good, ask Mei Yin to learn from the cook in your yard so that she can make it for Qingyao in the future."

Lin Luoling agreed readily.

Zhou Jiaoling picked up a piece and took a bite. It was indeed as Lin Luoling said, not sweet. Instead, it had a crispy outer skin and a soft and sticky inside. It had a light sweet osmanthus fragrance and was not greasy at all.

Lin Luoling tilted her head and asked, "How is it? Is Aunt Zhou used to it?"

Zhou Jiaoling nodded and said, "Well done."

Lin Luoling poured another cup of flower tea and said to Zhou Jiaoling, "This is tea made from several kinds of flowers, with some red dates and hawthorn added. Sister Chen Yin prepared it for me. She said that after eating pastries, drinking two cups will not only help relieve the greasiness, but also beautify the face and nourish the body."

Lin Luoling drank a cup like a greedy cat, and said with a smile: "It's sour and sweet, and has a floral aroma. It's very delicious."

When Zhou Jiaoling saw Lin Luoling like this, she thought to herself, Lin Luoling is the only daughter of the Lin family. She is loved by her parents and was born in such a respectable family. How could a girl who grew up in a honeypot know the plots of the people in the backyard?

Zhou Jiaoling couldn't help but look at Lin Luoling several times. She wanted to secretly give Lin Luoling some advice so that Lin Luoling would be on guard to avoid being plotted against in the future. When she was about to speak.

Lin Luoling seemed to have just remembered something and said, "Ah, look at me, I've been staying in this courtyard all day, either eating or sleeping, and I've become confused."

Then, she looked at Mei Yin and said, "I noticed that your skirt had a lot of grease spots on it that day. I happened to bring back some silk and satin, so I asked Bizhi to take you to pick one. You can make a skirt for yourself when you have time."

Zhou Jiaoling wanted to refuse, but Mei Yin's eyes lit up and she immediately agreed, and thanked Lin Luoling repeatedly.

Lin Luoling gave Bizhi a wink, and Bizhi took Meiyin to pick out silk.

After sending Mei Yin away, Chen Yin walked into the main hall with a rattle and asked, "Is this what Sister Ling'er wants?"

"This is it!" Lin Luoling stood up, took the rattle, shook it in front of Zhu Qingyao, and asked, "Does Sister Qingyao like this?"

Zhu Qingyao's eyes lit up, which was rare. She reached out and grabbed the rattle, shaking it back and forth, and making a giggle.

Seeing this, Lin Luoling also smiled and introduced Chen Yin and Zhou Jiaoling to each other.

Chen Yin looked at Zhu Qingyao and smiled, "I didn't expect the Second Young Master to have such a young sister? She looks about four years old, right?"

Zhou Jiaoling, who was originally looking at her daughter happily and joyfully, gradually lost the joy on her face. She began to worry that Zhu Qingyao would be too short in the future and it would be difficult to find a good family for her to marry into.

Zhou Jiaoling said gloomily, "Qingyao may have taken after her father. She grows up slowly. She looks so young, but she's already seven years old."

Chen Yin frowned and asked, "Seven years old?"

Zhou Jiaoling nodded, then lowered her head to look at Zhu Qingyao in her arms.

"No! If Aunt Zhou trusts me, can you let me take Sister Qingyao's pulse?"

"Huh?" Zhou Jiaoling looked up in astonishment, "What's wrong?"

Shen Yin said, "Madam Zhou, whose child has you seen? He is seven years old and still likes to play with rattles?"

After hearing this, Zhou Jiaoling's eyes seemed to crack.

Without waiting for Zhou Jiaoling to speak, Chen Yin reached out and touched Zhu Qingyao's wrist.

Zhou Jiaoling had heard of the name of Chen Yin's grandfather in her early years, and knew that Chen Yin had inherited her grandfather's medical skills, so she stood still and let Chen Yin take Zhu Qingyao's pulse.

Seeing Chen Yin's frown deepen, Zhou Jiaoling's heart was in a state of panic, her voice trembling as she asked, "Is there something wrong? What happened to Qingyao?"

Chen Yin put down his hand, closed the door, and said solemnly to Aunt Zhou: "Sister Qingyao was drugged. To be exact, since Aunt Zhou was pregnant, she has taken drugs that can cause brain damage to the fetus."

With a "crack", the teacup next to Zhou Jiaoling's hand was knocked over and shattered on the ground.

She shook her head repeatedly in disbelief, "Impossible. I was at the farm when I was pregnant. When I returned to the Yongning Marquis's Mansion, I stayed in Lanxiang Courtyard all day, and every meal was prepared by my personal maid Mei Yin. Even after giving birth to Qingyao, I rarely left Lanxiang Courtyard."

Chen Yin sighed with his hands behind his back, "There's no need for me to lie to you."

Lin Luoling pretended to be shocked and asked, "Who is so bad as to poison Sister Qingyao?"

Shen Yin corrected: "It's not a poison, but it's not a good medicine either."

Then, Chen Yin said to Zhou Jiaoling, "If you don't believe me, you can ask Sister Ling'er to harness the carriage and take you to Rende Hall to find Doctor Pang or Doctor Yan to check Sister Qingyao's pulse and see if my diagnosis is correct."

How could Zhou Jiaoling accept what Chen Yin said all of a sudden? She looked at Lin Luoling.

Lin Luoling had anticipated all this. She hurriedly called Biyou and said to Zhou Jiaoling, "I'll take Aunt Zhou to see Doctor Yan. Let's go now!"

As they were talking, several people hurried away. When Myin finished selecting silk and satin and entered the main hall, Chen Yin, who was sitting in a chair flipping through a medical book, lied:

"Sister Ling'er and Aunt Zhou have gone to the silk and satin shop. It would be difficult to give you silk without seeing Aunt Zhou and Sister Qingyao off. You should sit here and wait for a while."

This was a good excuse and Maine believed it without a doubt.

Doctor Yan and other doctors took Zhu Qingyao's pulse one after another, and the result was naturally almost the same as what Chen Yin said, but it was more serious than Chen Yin's.

Zhou Jiaoling fell into the chair, her eyes turned cold for a long while, and she said, "I bought her from a human trafficker. If I hadn't paid for her, she would have been sold to a brothel. I treated her as my own sister, but she hurt me like this!

Hahahaha...you are truly ruthless and you deserve to die!"

Lin Luoling dismissed Doctor Yan and the other doctors, hugged Zhu Qingyao and said, "Mei Yin really deserves to die, but the person who ordered Mei Yin to die deserves to die even more!"

Zhou Jiaoling suddenly raised her head and asked, "Did you feel something was wrong when you first saw Qingyao last night, so you deliberately invited me to your yard and let Chen Yin take Qingyao's pulse?

You already knew that it was Mei Yin who did this, but because she was my only personal maid, you couldn't tell her directly, right?"

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