Autumn
Chapter 34
As the second son of Jinyun's family, Jinyunlang has been very clear about his situation since he was a child. Although his mother is still fond of him, he still prefers his elder brother Jinyunxuan.Even though she didn't agree with letting Jin Yunling stay by her elder brother's side, she reluctantly agreed because Jin Yunling had been loyal and resourceful for many years.Although she said that she was partial to her elder brother, her mother treated her pretty well after all, but Jin Yunlang knew very well that the reason why her mother did this was simply to hope that she would not compete with her elder brother for the heir.
Thinking of this, Jin Yunlang couldn't help but let out a low laugh. Although Mingche beside him was a little confused, he still pretended not to know.
"Mingche, how is Jinyun Hecha?"
"Young master has already checked almost everything. Recently, Ziru is looking for Jin Yunqing's portrait."
"Oh? It seems that he has already noticed it. He is really a sensitive person."
"Son, what do you want to do?"
"Didn't he want a portrait? Then give it to him. Anyway, he's already done the research. Let him continue to do the research. It's best to reveal all the scandals of the year."
There was something flashing in Jin Yunlang's eyes, which Mingche had never seen before, although he knew better than anyone else what the young master was like and how his temper was.But looking at those eyes now, I still couldn't help shivering.It wasn't until Jin Yunlang walked out of the yard that Mingche was relieved of this chilling feeling.The nerves were relaxed, and the brain naturally became more flexible. Ming Che passed Jin Yunlang's study and entered the unknown secret room.The secret room is not big, only a portrait hangs on the wall in the middle.It was a picture of a woman having fun. In the painting, the woman's beautiful eyes were looking forward, and she was wearing a cherry red dress that was really eye-catching. It reflected with the green bamboo beside her, making her look extraordinarily pretty.Mingche carefully took off the painting scroll, rolled it up and hid it in the bamboo tube he brought with him, and left the secret room.
Ziru followed Jin Yunhe's instructions to look for Jin Yunqing's portrait. Although he asked some people on the sidelines, no one knew whether the portrait really existed.Some say yes, some say no.But this kind of thing cannot be investigated openly, so the progress is very slow.It wasn't until one day when Ziru went to see the former gardener with food and wine that he had some clues.
The old gardener was not from Jinyun's family. He was a mortal who traveled from Kyushu to the four seas to seek Taoism and cultivate immortality, but because of an accident, he wandered to Bahuang and was rescued by Jinyun's family because the herbs from Bahuang were used in the treatment process.This mortal miraculously has the same long life as the residents of the Eight Desolation.The old gardener's name is Qin Yu, and he was a gardener when he was in Kyushu. After being taken in by Jinyun's family, he simply took care of the garden for the family.Qin Yu's personality is very peaceful, basically a harmless existence for humans and animals.When Ziru worked under Qin Yu, he also received a lot of care, and knew a little about Qin Yu's past.It had been a while since he left Qin Yu, and Ziru suddenly wanted to go and have a look. In fact, he also wanted to get some news from Qin Yu.
Qin Yu's residence is on the westernmost side of his home, very close to Jinxiu Garden, the largest back garden.Ziru took the wine and vegetables, walked through the path surrounded by various flowers and plants in Jinxiu Garden, and arrived at Qin Yu's residence in a short while.This is a small courtyard. The wooden door outside the courtyard was partially hidden. Ziru hesitated for a while, then raised his hand and knocked on the door. Qin Yu's slightly hoarse voice came from inside.
"Ziru? Why are you here?"
Qin Yu looked at Ziru standing outside the door in surprise.
"Young master is studying at the moment, and he doesn't let me serve on the sidelines, and even grants me a half-day vacation. So I thought of coming to see you."
Ziru smiled and raised the wine jar in his hand and said.Qin Yu was a little suspicious, he half-believingly let Ziru into the yard.This small courtyard is still the same as before, with a bedroom, a kitchen, and some fruits and vegetables are planted in the corner of the yard.
"Uncle Qin, you are still the same."
"It's nothing, let's make do with it. Judging by your appearance, you should be good with the young master."
"Young master is very kind, and treats me very well. I just accompany him to study, and if there is anything to do, I will run errands for him."
"That's better than here."
"I think your place is also very good. How nice it is to play with those flowers and plants."
While talking, Ziru spread out on the table.Qin Yu looked at the table full of wine and food, and felt muttered in his heart.
"Ziru, what's the matter with you coming here today?"
"It's nothing, I just want to come over and have a drink with you."
"Then these dishes..."
"It's all rewarded by the young master. I told the young master that I would come to see you, but the young master said that it would not be good to go empty-handed, so I rewarded the wine and food. It should also be a thank you for saving the ginkgo tree for the young master in the Mingluo courtyard last time." thanks."
Mingluo Courtyard is the courtyard where Jin Yunhe lived after he came to Jinyun's house, and the ginkgo biloba in the courtyard grew there.When Jinyunhe moved in, the ginkgo tree showed signs of decay. Originally, Jinyunhe didn't care about this matter. To him, it was just a tree, and he would replace it with another one when it died.But one night, he suffered from insomnia for no reason. When he walked into the yard, he saw the dying ginkgo tree, and felt a little pity in his heart.On the second day, Ziru was asked to call Qin Yu over.
"Where is it? This is what I should do. Why did the young master spend so much money. You go back and thank the young master for me."
"Yes, Ziru wrote it down."
Ziru smiled and filled the two wine cups, at this time Qin Yu also let go of his guard.After drinking for three rounds, Qin Yu was obviously a little drunk, and his speech was a little incoherent, and even Ziru felt that there were several more.
"Uncle Qin, do you know Jinyun Qing?"
Jinyun Qing?Qin Yu turned his mind a little confusedly, and he thought of the girl with a gentle smile.
"Remember, she...is in the book garden...to wait for the young lady to study."
"Yes, then do you know where is her portrait?"
"Portrait?" Qin Yu drank another glass of wine, then hiccupped, and the smell of alcohol made Ziru frowned, "It seems... yes... I remember seeing him in the patriarch's study. But...but then...it was put away by... Madam..."
"Where did you collect it?"
Ziru asked anxiously.
"It seems...it seems...buried in Jinxiu Garden...well, I remember it was in the northwest corner of Jinxiu Garden, I was the one who buried it..."
After finally finishing this long paragraph, the drunk Qin Yu seemed very tired, and as he muttered to himself, his snoring gradually started.Seeing this, Ziru knew that he couldn't ask any more questions, so he put Qin Yu in the bedroom and left.
Ziru, who walked out of the small courtyard, pondered Qin Yu's words carefully, his footsteps slowed down unconsciously, his eyes passed through the lush vegetation, and he seemed to be able to see the northwest corner of Jinxiu Garden.
Ziru looked up at the sky, it was already dusk, this time of day was the quietest time of Jinxiu Garden, no one would visit the garden at this time.Ziru seemed to have made up his mind, and turned around and walked into Qin Yu's small courtyard.
The faint blue moonlight was shining in the Jinxiu Garden, and occasionally a few birdsong broke the silence of the dark night.The northwest corner of Jinxiu Garden is a dark place at night, if you don't look carefully, it is easy to be overlooked in such a night.There is a huge ginkgo planted there, and it is the time when the ginkgo leaves are falling.If it is during the day, when there is plenty of sunlight, you can see golden leaves piled up around the trunk, stretching all the way, turning the surrounding paths and ground into golden yellow.
But at this time, Ziru was not in the mood to care about those golden leaves.He carried the shovel he brought from the small yard, and walked quickly towards the ginkgo plant, not even paying attention to the crisp sound of the ginkgo leaves under his feet, even though they were extremely small.
Not far from the ginkgo tree, there is a full moon door, which is closed all year round. Although it is not completely blocked, it is ignored because no one uses it.Mingche pushed open the door silently, and through the crack of the door, he could clearly see the ginkgo tree.Naturally, Ziru can also be seen sweating profusely under the tree.
In this silence, Ziru heard a bump, the shovel seemed to hit something.Ziru's eyebrows twitched, and he immediately dropped the shovel, squatted down, and scraped away the soft soil with his hands.
"found it!"
Ziru couldn't help but whispered, and took out a bamboo tube from the soil layer.He carried the wrapped bamboo tube behind his back, and then quickly restored the soil around the ginkgo tree to its original state, carefully removing footprints along the way, and quickly left Jinxiu Garden.Mingche outside the Yuanyue Gate watched Ziru leave quickly, and immediately turned around and ran back to Linghu Courtyard.
Jin Yunhe stood in front of the desk, looking at the unfolded portrait, which Ziru obtained last night.The woman in the painting is indeed glamorous, and it's no wonder that Jin Yunling wanted to elope back then.The corners of Jin Yunhe's mouth could not help but slightly twitch, because he saw the shadow of a person from the woman's eyes and expression, and this person was very familiar to him.
"Sir?"
"Ziru, you must be wondering why I was looking for this portrait." Jin Yunhe didn't look at Ziru, but tapped the portrait on the table with his index knuckles, "Don't you think she looks like a person?"
"Second son?"
Ziru stood aside, looked at the portrait carefully, and seemed to see something in the woman's eyebrows.
"That's right, it's the Second Young Master. Moreover, this portrait is strange."
"Strange?"
Ziru didn't quite understand.
"You said you found out from Qin Yu, then other people can do it too. If even an outsider like me can guess the relationship between this woman and the Second Young Master, the Second Young Master must also be able to figure it out."
"what do you mean……"
"Perhaps this portrait was specially left for you by the Second Young Master."
"But what is the second son doing?"
"Why? It's very simple. What he wants is the chaos of the Jinyun family, and what he wants is someone to find out the scandals of the year. As a result, the position of the patriarch is in jeopardy, and there is no need for others to talk about how the eldest son is. "
"However, if it was in the past, it might be useful, but now you are still here, young master, isn't the second young master worried?"
"Worried? Hmph, he's not worried. Once there is such a big disturbance in Jinyun's family, the elders will definitely let the eldest son take the throne in order to calm people's hearts. Since the eldest son is unpopular, then the second son. Although at that time, the second son The son is an illegitimate child like me, but in comparison, he was raised by the wife. Between the second son and me, who do you think the wife will choose?"
Ziru suddenly realized that if the patriarch was forced to take the throne because of this scandal, and the eldest son was unpopular, then the lady would definitely choose the second son.Because compared with the young son, the second son raised by him is closer to him after all.not to mention……
"Jin Yunling."
"That's right, there is also Jin Yunling. He has been by the Eldest Young Master's side for a long time, and he has done nothing but give advice, and even indulged the Eldest Young Master's temper. The purpose is to make the Second Young Master the heir one day."
"Whose son is the second son?"
Ziru was a little confused.
"If I'm not mistaken, it should be Jin Yunling. But the patriarch and his wife seem to believe that it belongs to the patriarch."
"Why do you think it belongs to Jin Yunling?"
"I'm just guessing, I have to ask Jin Yunling for the truth."
Ever since Jin Yunhe got the portrait, there seemed to be no movement, and Jin Yunlang also hid in the Linghu courtyard and did not come out.On this day, Ming Che was summoned by his wife, got a box of ginkgo fruit and took it back to Linghu Courtyard.
"Madam said, this is the fruit of the ginkgo tree in Jinxiu Garden."
"What else did mother say?"
Jin Yunlang leaned on the imperial concubine's couch to read a book. This morning, he was specially moved to the yard by someone.
"Madam also said that the young master has not been out of the house recently, whether he is in any health condition, and if he feels unwell, he must seek medical treatment as soon as possible."
Hearing this, Jin Yunlang put down the scroll in his hand, and turned his eyes to the red round lacquer box in Mingche's hand.Ginkgo fruit matures in autumn, and now is a good time, but this fruit should not be greedy.Madam specially called Mingche over, just to give a box of fruit?Jin Yunlang got up and walked to Mingche, stretched out his hand and opened the lid of the lacquer box, inside was a bunch of ginkgo fruits, said to be ginkgo fruits, but in fact the shell was white with some yellowing, and the flesh was orange.
"Before leaving, my wife told me that the ginkgo fruit is soft and delicious, but don't be gluttonous."
Jin Yunlang, who was looking at those ginkgo fruits in a daze, was brought back to his mind by Mingche's words.
"It really isn't that simple..."
Ming Che looked at Jin Yunlang in confusion.
"My lady told me to keep my own place."
"Did Madam really notice it?"
"She knew it all along, but she didn't make it clear. After all, I was also raised by her." Jin Yunlang stretched out his slender fingers from his wide sleeves, picked a ginkgo fruit from the lacquer box, and followed the ginkgo fruit with his eyes. To the blue sky above. "Perhaps the fruit is not a bad thing."
Jin Yunmin is the exclusive physician of the family, and has treated Jin Yunling for many years.As Jin Yunling got older, his cough and asthma became more and more serious.This disease was contracted many years ago. Jin Yunling once walked quickly through the dense forest full of morning dew.Young fashion can hold on, but when you are old, you can't hold it.
"Uncle Mi, can this disease still be cured?"
Jin Yunxuan asked anxiously.
"After all, I'm getting older, and it's hard to cure cough and asthma once I get infected. I can only do my best."
Jin Yunmin wrote the prescription and handed it to the serving maid.
"It's late autumn now, and cough and asthma attacks are more likely to occur, so be careful. Take this medicine for half a month, and then I will come to see a doctor."
Watching the maid send Jin Yunmin away.Jin Yunxuan walked quickly to the bed and looked at Jin Yunling who was still coughing.Perhaps from his heart, this man is more important than his father.
"The maid has already brought the medicine back."
A man who looked like a servant stood in the middle of the room and said in a low voice.Opposite him was a shadow, and a package was thrown out from that shadow. The boy pretended to be calm and picked up the package, glanced at it, and immediately knelt down in panic and surprise.
"Thank you for the reward. If you need the servant in the future, please tell me."
After speaking, he left in a hurry.
The sound of the broken tiles broke the silence of Jinxiu Garden, and Yuming's eyes revealed an incredulous look.
"When did this happen?"
"After noon today."
"Due to illness?"
"It doesn't look like much." The servant girl said calmly, "Master Ling drank the medicine after lunch, and said he wanted to take a nap. But after a while, he shouted and felt uncomfortable. After we went in, we found that Master Ling Struggling on the bed. As soon as Lord Min arrived, Lord Ling swallowed his breath."
Yuming frowned. Of course, she knew that Jin Yunling did not die of illness. Although his cough and asthma were not serious, it was not fatal.After all, he has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and with Jin Yunmin's conditioning, although he will have seizures every late autumn, he can survive the winter safely as long as he takes the medicine.If it is not dying of illness, then it can only be...
"How is the eldest son?"
"The eldest son is getting angry in the yard..."
This is an expected answer.
"Where is the medicine dregs?"
"Still in the Qingya Courtyard."
"Go and bring it for me to have a look."
Yan'er went to Qingya Courtyard with the maid, and came back with the medicine dregs not long after.Yuming ordered people to sort the medicinal residues one by one, but found nothing abnormal.
"Where is Jin Yunmin?"
"The servant has brought Master Min back together."
Jin Yunmin hurriedly knelt down in front of Yuming.
"Ma'am, the prescription has been checked and there is nothing wrong with it. It's just..."
"Just what?"
"It's just... Judging from Master Ling's symptoms, it seems to be ginkgo poisoning."
"Ginkgo poisoning?" Yu Tea looked at Jin Yunmin suspiciously, and for some reason remembered the ginkgo that Jin Yunlang had sent a few days ago, "But now the ginkgo in this medicine dregs is not too much."
"This……"
Jin Yunmin seemed to be aware of the seriousness of the problem. Jin Yunling died of ginkgo poisoning, but now there is no problem with either the prescription or the dregs, that is, someone gave him extra ginkgo.But after he took the medicine, no one entered the bedroom until he died of the poison.
"Yan'er, come here."
Yan'er obediently followed her ear, nodded, and left Jinxiu Garden in a hurry.
"Second Young Master, I don't know how the ginkgo fruit Madam gave me a few days ago? Madam is afraid that I will be gluttonous, so I asked my servants to come and have a look."
Jin Yunlang glanced at Yan'er, and smiled with the corners of his mouth raised.
"Miss Yan'er, sit down for a while."
Yan'er said "Don't dare" and still stood in front of him.Ming Che at the door received the cue, and quickly entered the room with a tray in his hand.
"Miss Yan'er drinking tea."
Mingche put the teacup on the side table closest to Yan'er, and put a round red lacquer box beside it.With a glance, Yan'er knew that it was a lacquer box containing ginkgo fruits.Jin Yunlang unhurriedly opened the lid, and handed the lacquer box to Yan'er.
"It's rare for Miss Yan'er to come here, why don't you drink tea and eat some fruit before going back."
The ginkgo fruit in this box was put by Yan'er, she probably knows how many are put in.She poked around in the box a few times, took a few and held them in her hand.
"Thank you, Second Young Master, since the young master is safe, the servants will go back and return to their orders."
Yan'er just poked around in the box a few times, but already roughly knew the number of fruits.
"Ma'am, Yan'er has seen those fruits, and she doesn't eat much. Considering the lack of quantity, it is not enough to kill Master Ling. Moreover, the ginkgo fruits brought from the second son have already been fried."
Yuming glanced at the ginkgo fruit that Yan'er handed over.
"So, it has nothing to do with him..." Yuming murmured, "Forget it, since we can't find out, let's assume that Jin Yunling died of illness. I'll go and appease the eldest son."
"Jin Yunling is dead?" Jin Yunhe was equally shocked, he could probably guess what was going on, "Unexpectedly, Jin Yunlang is stronger than I imagined, or ruthless."
"Jin Yunling is dead, then only the patriarch and his wife can prove the second son's life experience."
"You're wrong, they won't prove it. At least Madam won't, after all, I've raised it for so many years."
"What now?"
"I always feel that this matter is not that simple."
"Jinyunmo, Jinyunling is dead. Although I comforted Xuan'er and told him that Jinyunling died of illness, you and I both know that's not the case. And Jinyunhe, he seems to be investigating Jinyunqing's affairs in private."
Jinyun Mo frowned, and from Yuming's tone, one could guess how unhappy she was at the moment.
"Then who do you suspect? Do you suspect He Er or Lang Er?"
"I doubt it."
Yu Ming said bluntly.As far as she is concerned, these two are not her own, let alone Jin Yunhe was not raised by herself.
"He'er, what is Jin Yunqing doing?"
"What else can I do? Isn't it just that I am afraid that the world will not be chaotic?" Yuming's tone became more and more rigid, "Jin Yunhe wants to disturb Jinyun's family, while Jinyun Lang is waiting to fish in troubled waters to take advantage of the opportunity Take the position of patriarch."
In fact, Jinyun Mo understood every word that Yuming said. It was not by luck that he became the head of the Jinyun family.But when he thought of Jin Yunqing, he felt somewhat uneasy.If I hadn't been so fascinated by her back then, maybe there would be no such thing as today.
"When I found out that Jinyunling and Jinyunqing had eloped, I wanted to keep Jinyunqing by my side out of selfishness, so I sent someone to search for them. I didn't expect that they would lead wolves into the house."
Yu Ming would never forget how much she hated herself and Jin Yun Mo when she knew that Jin Yun Mo was obsessed with Jin Yun Qing and forcibly raped that girl.Especially when Jin Yunqing became pregnant, it's not that she never thought about killing the child, but every time she saw the still young Jin Yunxuan, her heart softened.It wasn't until Jin Yunqing died of dystocia and Yuming took the child under her knees to raise her that the torment in her heart was relieved.But Jin Yunling has become her new heart disease.
"Jin Yunling loves Jin Yunqing so much, how can he not see that Lang'er is Jin Yunqing's child? Every time he looks at Lang'er, the look in his eyes is the same as when he looked at Jinyunqing back then. At that time, I knew, It’s a disaster that can’t be avoided.”
Yu Tea's voice was trembling, and Jin Yun could tell that she was suppressing her emotions.
"At that time, I did love Jin Yunqing. Even though I knew she loved Jin Yunling, I couldn't let it go, so I pretended to be crazy and violated her by drinking. After that, I regretted it, but what's the use of regretting it? "
Yu Tea turned her head to look at Jinyun Mo who was sighing, the look in her eyes seemed to be eating people.
"Hmph! Don't think I don't know, Jin Yunhe's mother, that Mulian! Her eyes! Her eyes are exactly the same as Jin Yunqing's! You just can't forget her! Then what am I? I'm the wife you Mingmei is marrying, You and I can be regarded as childhood sweethearts, but in the end, we are not as good as that low maid! I thought that after she died, we could be the same as before, but she lingered and turned into a magnolia to confuse you! But you, Deceived willingly! Are you satisfied now? The two sons born to the two women you love are now looking for you to avenge them! For their dead mother!"
Yu Tea yelled at Jinyun Mo almost frantically, as if all the resentment in her life had burst out.Jinyun Mo was powerless to resist, and could only allow the fury to attack him.
If the fire is already fierce, no amount of paper can cover it.The secret conversation between Jinyun Mo and Yuming in the study room, even though it was protected by layers of barriers, it still couldn't hide from the eyes and ears of prying eyes.
On Jin Yunhe's slender index finger, there was a butterfly with a strange color, which Ziru had never seen before.
"It's called Huandie." Jin Yunhe erected a black board on the other side of the butterfly, and only then did Ziru see what the butterfly looked like. "Phantom butterflies are colorless and formless, they come and go like light smoke."
"Ziru has never seen a butterfly like this before."
"This kind of butterfly is hard to find, and I only have one like this." Jin Yunhe's lips moved a few times, and the butterfly fluttered its wings, and then it disappeared like a light smoke. "It brought good news for me."
"Good news? Is it related to the second son?"
Ziru asked suspiciously.
"That's right, and this news is enough to ruin the patriarch's reputation."
The long-term peace of Jinyun's family was broken by Jinyunling's death.What followed was a huge wave hidden like a calm seabed.
"Mother."
Jin Yunling was buried in the ancestral grave of Jinyun's family three days ago, but Jinyun Mo took out Jinyunqing's bones and buried him with Jinyunling without telling everyone.Of course, Yu Tea also knew about this secret, and she naturally agreed to do so, whether it was to appease the restless souls of Jin Yunling and Jin Yunqing, or to appease her inner anxiety.But now seeing her son's questioning and angry eyes, Yuming's uneasiness rose again.
"Xuan'er came to pay her respects so early today, but have you had breakfast?"
Yu Ming asked gently, but looked at herself in the mirror, raising her hand to fiddle with the Bu Yao that had already been placed properly.
"Mother, you have something to hide from me."
Jin Yunxuan stood beside Yuming, not caring about her greetings.
"No, I have something to hide from Xuan'er."
"Jinyun Qing."
Yu Tea's hands that were fiddling with the earrings suddenly froze, and the face in the mirror turned pale.
"Where did Xuan'er hear that?"
"Do you still need to listen? It has spread throughout the mansion!"
Jin Yunxuan's voice couldn't help raising his voice a few degrees, all his anger burst out from those wide-eyed Danfeng eyes.Yu Ming was a little confused, so what she didn't understand was why the news about Jin Yunqing had been spread so quickly after being kept a secret for so long.Unless someone deliberately released the news, and this person was either Jin Yunlang or Jin Yunhe.Thinking of this, a disgusted expression appeared on Yuming's face.
"What are they spreading? Do you believe these gossips? You, the dignified son of Jinyun's patriarch, believe these rumors?"
Yuming tried to cut off all of Jin Yunxuan's wild thoughts with such words.
"Mother, are you still going to lie to me?" Jin Yunxuan asked with a frown, "Don't you all care about Uncle Ling's death? I know his illness best. How could he die after taking a dose of medicine? There must be someone kill him!"
"Who will kill him? Who did your Uncle Ling have a grudge against?"
"Like you and your father."
A crisp voice sounded, and Jin Yunxuan caressed his sore and hot cheek in astonishment, while Yuming looked at her own palm in some panic, and then looked at her son's flushed cheek.
"Jin Yunqing eloped with Uncle Ling back then, you forced them back, didn't you? What's your purpose? Is it for your father or yourself?"
Jin Yunxuan vigorously waved away Yu Ming's outstretched hand, and asked loudly.
"No! I... I really did it out of selfishness... Jinyun Qing was smart and beautiful back then, and Jinyunling was your father's most capable assistant. I didn't want your father to lose such a helper, so I chased them back. Then Jinyun You want to restrain yourself by your side, thinking that you can restrain Jin Yunling by your father's side."
"But you made a wrong calculation. As you said, Jinyun Qing is smart and beautiful. This kind of woman is the easiest to attract a man's heart, so my father fell in love with her, and...and...fucked her!"
Jin Yunxuan tried to find a better word to describe his father's behavior, but sadly found - there is no!
"Uncle Ling should know about this, so he wanted revenge, but he was killed by you!"
"No, no! We didn't!" The son's accusation made Yuming almost crazy, "Xuan'er, you must not listen to other people's nonsense! Your father and I will never do such a thing!"
"No? Then why did you and your father want to bury Jin Yunqing's body with Uncle Ling? Isn't it because of guilt?"
Yu Tea's eyes widened in disbelief, and she suddenly felt that the entire Jinyun family was like a dungeon cage being watched by someone, and she was like a prisoner in the cage.
"I asked Uncle Min, and he said that Uncle Ling died of ginkgo poisoning. I remember that you picked a lot of ginkgo in the past few days, so you must have prepared for it?"
"No! Those...those are for your brother."
"Jin Yunlang?"
"Yes! It's for Jin Yunlang...he...he was born of Jinyun Qing and your father."
"So, you still want to kill Jinyun Lang? Mother, I remember that my grandfather was good at medicine, and Uncle Mi was his closed disciple. You are his daughter. I have known since I was a child that you are proficient in medicinal food. When you were young, you often gave your father do it, don't you?"
Yuming originally wanted Jin Yunxuan's attention to turn to Jin Yunlang, but Jin Yunxuan had already preconceived and ignored her mother's hints at all.
"Xuan'er, you have to trust me, I am your biological mother."
"But you killed the person I trusted the most. Since I was a child, Uncle Ling has been with me. He taught me martial arts and reading, and taught me how to survive in this family. But what are you doing? Are you playing tricks?" Plotting to keep the position of the patriarch's wife, where is my father? Look around for flowers and ask Liu, otherwise, where did my two younger brothers come from? If I investigate carefully, I might find many half-brothers and sisters who are my half-brothers on Mount Gouyi!"
Jin Yunxuan yelled at his mother hysterically. His anger made Yuming take several steps back, until he bumped into the table behind him, and then staggered and fell to the ground.Jin Yunxuan looked at the fallen Yuming, without the slightest thought of helping him, turned around and slammed the door away.Yu Tea barely supported half of her body. Looking at the violently shaking door in front of her and her son's sprinting back, it seemed that something rolled out of her eyes, making her cold cheeks feel hot.
The rumors that spread wildly spread around the entire Gouyi Mountain as if they had grown wings, and the elders expressed great concern about this.They stood in Jinyun Mo's study, looking at the haggard patriarch, who slumped weakly in front of the desk.
"Patriarch, this matter was originally your family matter, but now there is a lot of trouble, no matter what, there must be an explanation."
The head of the elders, Jin Yunang, said in a flat tone.
"The matter of Jinyunqing and Jinyunling has long passed, and if it is brought up again now, I am afraid it has ulterior motives. But..."
Jinyun Mo raised his head due to Jinyuncheng's hesitation, and he looked at Jinyuncheng tentatively.
"Patriarch, this matter involves your reputation..."
Jinyuncheng's careful words made Jinyunmo regain some of his thinking ability.This matter did implicate his own reputation, if the patriarch's reputation is damaged, he can only abdicate to let the virtuous.Jin Yunmo had this idea in the early years, but thought that the eldest son was not yet mature, so he gave up.
"If someone did it on purpose, then the purpose of this person should be the position of patriarch."
Jin Yunmo's words made all the elders look at each other in blank dismay. In their hearts, they naturally had a candidate.
"Patriarch," Jin Yunang said after thinking for a while, "We know that you want the eldest son to succeed you, but..."
"Is it Rang Hyun?"
Jin Yun Mo interrupted Jin Yun Ang's words and directly pointed them out.But considering the future of the Jinyun family, Jinyunxuan is indeed not qualified enough.
"Elder Ang, just listen to you."
A letter of guilt finally quelled the endless discussions, and the Zen position that followed soon replaced the rumors about Jin Yunqing and became a new topic of conversation after dinner.For Jin Yunxuan, who failed to inherit the position of patriarch and was ridiculed because his successor was Jin Yunqing's son, he was undoubtedly the victim of this farce.Because of Jin Yunling's death, the grudge against his parents became more profound because of this farce.
"Brother, why are you so angry?"
A small porcelain vase shattered at Jin Yunhe's feet, and the maid at the side took a step back in shock, but Jin Yunhe ignored it.
"How did you come?"
There was a sharp light in Jin Yunxuan's eyes.
"I heard that the eldest brother lost his temper in the house, and the servants were very worried, but they didn't dare to persuade him, so they asked me to come here."
The little servant girl was so frightened that she knelt down on the ground after being swept away by that sharp gaze.
"Eldest Young Master, Lord Ling is always there. But now... the servants really have nothing to do, so... no matter what, I hope the Eldest Young Master will take care, and nothing will happen at this time."
"Go down."
After a long time, Jin Yunxuan said quietly, his tone obviously much softer.The little maid hurriedly saluted and exited, then stumbled towards the backyard.
"Okay, I won't make trouble. You can go back too."
"It's rare for me to come to Big Brother's yard, why are you driving me away so soon?"
"Hmph! You and Jin Yunlang are just my father's illegitimate son. What right do you have to speak with me?"
"An illegitimate child? But now, Jin Yunlang is the patriarch." Jin Yunhe glanced at Jin Yunxuan, "The elders have always supported the establishment of the virtuous rather than the elder, and my father has repeatedly hoped that you will succeed to the throne, but it is because of Madam."
Jin Yunxuan didn't speak, but he secretly thought about Jin Yunhe's purpose.
"You are Madam's legitimate son, and Jin Yunlang and I are just father's illegitimate sons. But why did Madam adopt Jinyun Lang and not me? Is it just because Jinyun died? For the same reason, she can adopt Jin Yunlang."
"You mean, Jin Yunlang is Jin Yunling's son?"
"Isn't it? Jinyun died, and was raped by his elder brother before he was alive. Do you think Jinyunling can bear it? He must think that the person who broke up their elopement was the patriarch, and the purpose was that the patriarch fell in love with Jinyun." Besides, although Jin Yunling and Jin Yunqing were caught only three days after fleeing, there is no guarantee that they did nothing during these three days. Or they already had a physical relationship before they eloped. The probability that Jinyun Lang is Jinyunling's son is much higher."
Jin Yunhe looked at the silent Jin Yunxuan, and continued.
"Brother, let's think about it. Jin Yunling came to you, taught you martial arts and reading, and was even called your think tank. But this think tank didn't help you become an heir, and didn't even become an opponent who could compete with Jin Yunlang. Don't you think Suspicious?"
Jin Yunxuan remained silent, because
Thinking of this, Jin Yunlang couldn't help but let out a low laugh. Although Mingche beside him was a little confused, he still pretended not to know.
"Mingche, how is Jinyun Hecha?"
"Young master has already checked almost everything. Recently, Ziru is looking for Jin Yunqing's portrait."
"Oh? It seems that he has already noticed it. He is really a sensitive person."
"Son, what do you want to do?"
"Didn't he want a portrait? Then give it to him. Anyway, he's already done the research. Let him continue to do the research. It's best to reveal all the scandals of the year."
There was something flashing in Jin Yunlang's eyes, which Mingche had never seen before, although he knew better than anyone else what the young master was like and how his temper was.But looking at those eyes now, I still couldn't help shivering.It wasn't until Jin Yunlang walked out of the yard that Mingche was relieved of this chilling feeling.The nerves were relaxed, and the brain naturally became more flexible. Ming Che passed Jin Yunlang's study and entered the unknown secret room.The secret room is not big, only a portrait hangs on the wall in the middle.It was a picture of a woman having fun. In the painting, the woman's beautiful eyes were looking forward, and she was wearing a cherry red dress that was really eye-catching. It reflected with the green bamboo beside her, making her look extraordinarily pretty.Mingche carefully took off the painting scroll, rolled it up and hid it in the bamboo tube he brought with him, and left the secret room.
Ziru followed Jin Yunhe's instructions to look for Jin Yunqing's portrait. Although he asked some people on the sidelines, no one knew whether the portrait really existed.Some say yes, some say no.But this kind of thing cannot be investigated openly, so the progress is very slow.It wasn't until one day when Ziru went to see the former gardener with food and wine that he had some clues.
The old gardener was not from Jinyun's family. He was a mortal who traveled from Kyushu to the four seas to seek Taoism and cultivate immortality, but because of an accident, he wandered to Bahuang and was rescued by Jinyun's family because the herbs from Bahuang were used in the treatment process.This mortal miraculously has the same long life as the residents of the Eight Desolation.The old gardener's name is Qin Yu, and he was a gardener when he was in Kyushu. After being taken in by Jinyun's family, he simply took care of the garden for the family.Qin Yu's personality is very peaceful, basically a harmless existence for humans and animals.When Ziru worked under Qin Yu, he also received a lot of care, and knew a little about Qin Yu's past.It had been a while since he left Qin Yu, and Ziru suddenly wanted to go and have a look. In fact, he also wanted to get some news from Qin Yu.
Qin Yu's residence is on the westernmost side of his home, very close to Jinxiu Garden, the largest back garden.Ziru took the wine and vegetables, walked through the path surrounded by various flowers and plants in Jinxiu Garden, and arrived at Qin Yu's residence in a short while.This is a small courtyard. The wooden door outside the courtyard was partially hidden. Ziru hesitated for a while, then raised his hand and knocked on the door. Qin Yu's slightly hoarse voice came from inside.
"Ziru? Why are you here?"
Qin Yu looked at Ziru standing outside the door in surprise.
"Young master is studying at the moment, and he doesn't let me serve on the sidelines, and even grants me a half-day vacation. So I thought of coming to see you."
Ziru smiled and raised the wine jar in his hand and said.Qin Yu was a little suspicious, he half-believingly let Ziru into the yard.This small courtyard is still the same as before, with a bedroom, a kitchen, and some fruits and vegetables are planted in the corner of the yard.
"Uncle Qin, you are still the same."
"It's nothing, let's make do with it. Judging by your appearance, you should be good with the young master."
"Young master is very kind, and treats me very well. I just accompany him to study, and if there is anything to do, I will run errands for him."
"That's better than here."
"I think your place is also very good. How nice it is to play with those flowers and plants."
While talking, Ziru spread out on the table.Qin Yu looked at the table full of wine and food, and felt muttered in his heart.
"Ziru, what's the matter with you coming here today?"
"It's nothing, I just want to come over and have a drink with you."
"Then these dishes..."
"It's all rewarded by the young master. I told the young master that I would come to see you, but the young master said that it would not be good to go empty-handed, so I rewarded the wine and food. It should also be a thank you for saving the ginkgo tree for the young master in the Mingluo courtyard last time." thanks."
Mingluo Courtyard is the courtyard where Jin Yunhe lived after he came to Jinyun's house, and the ginkgo biloba in the courtyard grew there.When Jinyunhe moved in, the ginkgo tree showed signs of decay. Originally, Jinyunhe didn't care about this matter. To him, it was just a tree, and he would replace it with another one when it died.But one night, he suffered from insomnia for no reason. When he walked into the yard, he saw the dying ginkgo tree, and felt a little pity in his heart.On the second day, Ziru was asked to call Qin Yu over.
"Where is it? This is what I should do. Why did the young master spend so much money. You go back and thank the young master for me."
"Yes, Ziru wrote it down."
Ziru smiled and filled the two wine cups, at this time Qin Yu also let go of his guard.After drinking for three rounds, Qin Yu was obviously a little drunk, and his speech was a little incoherent, and even Ziru felt that there were several more.
"Uncle Qin, do you know Jinyun Qing?"
Jinyun Qing?Qin Yu turned his mind a little confusedly, and he thought of the girl with a gentle smile.
"Remember, she...is in the book garden...to wait for the young lady to study."
"Yes, then do you know where is her portrait?"
"Portrait?" Qin Yu drank another glass of wine, then hiccupped, and the smell of alcohol made Ziru frowned, "It seems... yes... I remember seeing him in the patriarch's study. But...but then...it was put away by... Madam..."
"Where did you collect it?"
Ziru asked anxiously.
"It seems...it seems...buried in Jinxiu Garden...well, I remember it was in the northwest corner of Jinxiu Garden, I was the one who buried it..."
After finally finishing this long paragraph, the drunk Qin Yu seemed very tired, and as he muttered to himself, his snoring gradually started.Seeing this, Ziru knew that he couldn't ask any more questions, so he put Qin Yu in the bedroom and left.
Ziru, who walked out of the small courtyard, pondered Qin Yu's words carefully, his footsteps slowed down unconsciously, his eyes passed through the lush vegetation, and he seemed to be able to see the northwest corner of Jinxiu Garden.
Ziru looked up at the sky, it was already dusk, this time of day was the quietest time of Jinxiu Garden, no one would visit the garden at this time.Ziru seemed to have made up his mind, and turned around and walked into Qin Yu's small courtyard.
The faint blue moonlight was shining in the Jinxiu Garden, and occasionally a few birdsong broke the silence of the dark night.The northwest corner of Jinxiu Garden is a dark place at night, if you don't look carefully, it is easy to be overlooked in such a night.There is a huge ginkgo planted there, and it is the time when the ginkgo leaves are falling.If it is during the day, when there is plenty of sunlight, you can see golden leaves piled up around the trunk, stretching all the way, turning the surrounding paths and ground into golden yellow.
But at this time, Ziru was not in the mood to care about those golden leaves.He carried the shovel he brought from the small yard, and walked quickly towards the ginkgo plant, not even paying attention to the crisp sound of the ginkgo leaves under his feet, even though they were extremely small.
Not far from the ginkgo tree, there is a full moon door, which is closed all year round. Although it is not completely blocked, it is ignored because no one uses it.Mingche pushed open the door silently, and through the crack of the door, he could clearly see the ginkgo tree.Naturally, Ziru can also be seen sweating profusely under the tree.
In this silence, Ziru heard a bump, the shovel seemed to hit something.Ziru's eyebrows twitched, and he immediately dropped the shovel, squatted down, and scraped away the soft soil with his hands.
"found it!"
Ziru couldn't help but whispered, and took out a bamboo tube from the soil layer.He carried the wrapped bamboo tube behind his back, and then quickly restored the soil around the ginkgo tree to its original state, carefully removing footprints along the way, and quickly left Jinxiu Garden.Mingche outside the Yuanyue Gate watched Ziru leave quickly, and immediately turned around and ran back to Linghu Courtyard.
Jin Yunhe stood in front of the desk, looking at the unfolded portrait, which Ziru obtained last night.The woman in the painting is indeed glamorous, and it's no wonder that Jin Yunling wanted to elope back then.The corners of Jin Yunhe's mouth could not help but slightly twitch, because he saw the shadow of a person from the woman's eyes and expression, and this person was very familiar to him.
"Sir?"
"Ziru, you must be wondering why I was looking for this portrait." Jin Yunhe didn't look at Ziru, but tapped the portrait on the table with his index knuckles, "Don't you think she looks like a person?"
"Second son?"
Ziru stood aside, looked at the portrait carefully, and seemed to see something in the woman's eyebrows.
"That's right, it's the Second Young Master. Moreover, this portrait is strange."
"Strange?"
Ziru didn't quite understand.
"You said you found out from Qin Yu, then other people can do it too. If even an outsider like me can guess the relationship between this woman and the Second Young Master, the Second Young Master must also be able to figure it out."
"what do you mean……"
"Perhaps this portrait was specially left for you by the Second Young Master."
"But what is the second son doing?"
"Why? It's very simple. What he wants is the chaos of the Jinyun family, and what he wants is someone to find out the scandals of the year. As a result, the position of the patriarch is in jeopardy, and there is no need for others to talk about how the eldest son is. "
"However, if it was in the past, it might be useful, but now you are still here, young master, isn't the second young master worried?"
"Worried? Hmph, he's not worried. Once there is such a big disturbance in Jinyun's family, the elders will definitely let the eldest son take the throne in order to calm people's hearts. Since the eldest son is unpopular, then the second son. Although at that time, the second son The son is an illegitimate child like me, but in comparison, he was raised by the wife. Between the second son and me, who do you think the wife will choose?"
Ziru suddenly realized that if the patriarch was forced to take the throne because of this scandal, and the eldest son was unpopular, then the lady would definitely choose the second son.Because compared with the young son, the second son raised by him is closer to him after all.not to mention……
"Jin Yunling."
"That's right, there is also Jin Yunling. He has been by the Eldest Young Master's side for a long time, and he has done nothing but give advice, and even indulged the Eldest Young Master's temper. The purpose is to make the Second Young Master the heir one day."
"Whose son is the second son?"
Ziru was a little confused.
"If I'm not mistaken, it should be Jin Yunling. But the patriarch and his wife seem to believe that it belongs to the patriarch."
"Why do you think it belongs to Jin Yunling?"
"I'm just guessing, I have to ask Jin Yunling for the truth."
Ever since Jin Yunhe got the portrait, there seemed to be no movement, and Jin Yunlang also hid in the Linghu courtyard and did not come out.On this day, Ming Che was summoned by his wife, got a box of ginkgo fruit and took it back to Linghu Courtyard.
"Madam said, this is the fruit of the ginkgo tree in Jinxiu Garden."
"What else did mother say?"
Jin Yunlang leaned on the imperial concubine's couch to read a book. This morning, he was specially moved to the yard by someone.
"Madam also said that the young master has not been out of the house recently, whether he is in any health condition, and if he feels unwell, he must seek medical treatment as soon as possible."
Hearing this, Jin Yunlang put down the scroll in his hand, and turned his eyes to the red round lacquer box in Mingche's hand.Ginkgo fruit matures in autumn, and now is a good time, but this fruit should not be greedy.Madam specially called Mingche over, just to give a box of fruit?Jin Yunlang got up and walked to Mingche, stretched out his hand and opened the lid of the lacquer box, inside was a bunch of ginkgo fruits, said to be ginkgo fruits, but in fact the shell was white with some yellowing, and the flesh was orange.
"Before leaving, my wife told me that the ginkgo fruit is soft and delicious, but don't be gluttonous."
Jin Yunlang, who was looking at those ginkgo fruits in a daze, was brought back to his mind by Mingche's words.
"It really isn't that simple..."
Ming Che looked at Jin Yunlang in confusion.
"My lady told me to keep my own place."
"Did Madam really notice it?"
"She knew it all along, but she didn't make it clear. After all, I was also raised by her." Jin Yunlang stretched out his slender fingers from his wide sleeves, picked a ginkgo fruit from the lacquer box, and followed the ginkgo fruit with his eyes. To the blue sky above. "Perhaps the fruit is not a bad thing."
Jin Yunmin is the exclusive physician of the family, and has treated Jin Yunling for many years.As Jin Yunling got older, his cough and asthma became more and more serious.This disease was contracted many years ago. Jin Yunling once walked quickly through the dense forest full of morning dew.Young fashion can hold on, but when you are old, you can't hold it.
"Uncle Mi, can this disease still be cured?"
Jin Yunxuan asked anxiously.
"After all, I'm getting older, and it's hard to cure cough and asthma once I get infected. I can only do my best."
Jin Yunmin wrote the prescription and handed it to the serving maid.
"It's late autumn now, and cough and asthma attacks are more likely to occur, so be careful. Take this medicine for half a month, and then I will come to see a doctor."
Watching the maid send Jin Yunmin away.Jin Yunxuan walked quickly to the bed and looked at Jin Yunling who was still coughing.Perhaps from his heart, this man is more important than his father.
"The maid has already brought the medicine back."
A man who looked like a servant stood in the middle of the room and said in a low voice.Opposite him was a shadow, and a package was thrown out from that shadow. The boy pretended to be calm and picked up the package, glanced at it, and immediately knelt down in panic and surprise.
"Thank you for the reward. If you need the servant in the future, please tell me."
After speaking, he left in a hurry.
The sound of the broken tiles broke the silence of Jinxiu Garden, and Yuming's eyes revealed an incredulous look.
"When did this happen?"
"After noon today."
"Due to illness?"
"It doesn't look like much." The servant girl said calmly, "Master Ling drank the medicine after lunch, and said he wanted to take a nap. But after a while, he shouted and felt uncomfortable. After we went in, we found that Master Ling Struggling on the bed. As soon as Lord Min arrived, Lord Ling swallowed his breath."
Yuming frowned. Of course, she knew that Jin Yunling did not die of illness. Although his cough and asthma were not serious, it was not fatal.After all, he has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and with Jin Yunmin's conditioning, although he will have seizures every late autumn, he can survive the winter safely as long as he takes the medicine.If it is not dying of illness, then it can only be...
"How is the eldest son?"
"The eldest son is getting angry in the yard..."
This is an expected answer.
"Where is the medicine dregs?"
"Still in the Qingya Courtyard."
"Go and bring it for me to have a look."
Yan'er went to Qingya Courtyard with the maid, and came back with the medicine dregs not long after.Yuming ordered people to sort the medicinal residues one by one, but found nothing abnormal.
"Where is Jin Yunmin?"
"The servant has brought Master Min back together."
Jin Yunmin hurriedly knelt down in front of Yuming.
"Ma'am, the prescription has been checked and there is nothing wrong with it. It's just..."
"Just what?"
"It's just... Judging from Master Ling's symptoms, it seems to be ginkgo poisoning."
"Ginkgo poisoning?" Yu Tea looked at Jin Yunmin suspiciously, and for some reason remembered the ginkgo that Jin Yunlang had sent a few days ago, "But now the ginkgo in this medicine dregs is not too much."
"This……"
Jin Yunmin seemed to be aware of the seriousness of the problem. Jin Yunling died of ginkgo poisoning, but now there is no problem with either the prescription or the dregs, that is, someone gave him extra ginkgo.But after he took the medicine, no one entered the bedroom until he died of the poison.
"Yan'er, come here."
Yan'er obediently followed her ear, nodded, and left Jinxiu Garden in a hurry.
"Second Young Master, I don't know how the ginkgo fruit Madam gave me a few days ago? Madam is afraid that I will be gluttonous, so I asked my servants to come and have a look."
Jin Yunlang glanced at Yan'er, and smiled with the corners of his mouth raised.
"Miss Yan'er, sit down for a while."
Yan'er said "Don't dare" and still stood in front of him.Ming Che at the door received the cue, and quickly entered the room with a tray in his hand.
"Miss Yan'er drinking tea."
Mingche put the teacup on the side table closest to Yan'er, and put a round red lacquer box beside it.With a glance, Yan'er knew that it was a lacquer box containing ginkgo fruits.Jin Yunlang unhurriedly opened the lid, and handed the lacquer box to Yan'er.
"It's rare for Miss Yan'er to come here, why don't you drink tea and eat some fruit before going back."
The ginkgo fruit in this box was put by Yan'er, she probably knows how many are put in.She poked around in the box a few times, took a few and held them in her hand.
"Thank you, Second Young Master, since the young master is safe, the servants will go back and return to their orders."
Yan'er just poked around in the box a few times, but already roughly knew the number of fruits.
"Ma'am, Yan'er has seen those fruits, and she doesn't eat much. Considering the lack of quantity, it is not enough to kill Master Ling. Moreover, the ginkgo fruits brought from the second son have already been fried."
Yuming glanced at the ginkgo fruit that Yan'er handed over.
"So, it has nothing to do with him..." Yuming murmured, "Forget it, since we can't find out, let's assume that Jin Yunling died of illness. I'll go and appease the eldest son."
"Jin Yunling is dead?" Jin Yunhe was equally shocked, he could probably guess what was going on, "Unexpectedly, Jin Yunlang is stronger than I imagined, or ruthless."
"Jin Yunling is dead, then only the patriarch and his wife can prove the second son's life experience."
"You're wrong, they won't prove it. At least Madam won't, after all, I've raised it for so many years."
"What now?"
"I always feel that this matter is not that simple."
"Jinyunmo, Jinyunling is dead. Although I comforted Xuan'er and told him that Jinyunling died of illness, you and I both know that's not the case. And Jinyunhe, he seems to be investigating Jinyunqing's affairs in private."
Jinyun Mo frowned, and from Yuming's tone, one could guess how unhappy she was at the moment.
"Then who do you suspect? Do you suspect He Er or Lang Er?"
"I doubt it."
Yu Ming said bluntly.As far as she is concerned, these two are not her own, let alone Jin Yunhe was not raised by herself.
"He'er, what is Jin Yunqing doing?"
"What else can I do? Isn't it just that I am afraid that the world will not be chaotic?" Yuming's tone became more and more rigid, "Jin Yunhe wants to disturb Jinyun's family, while Jinyun Lang is waiting to fish in troubled waters to take advantage of the opportunity Take the position of patriarch."
In fact, Jinyun Mo understood every word that Yuming said. It was not by luck that he became the head of the Jinyun family.But when he thought of Jin Yunqing, he felt somewhat uneasy.If I hadn't been so fascinated by her back then, maybe there would be no such thing as today.
"When I found out that Jinyunling and Jinyunqing had eloped, I wanted to keep Jinyunqing by my side out of selfishness, so I sent someone to search for them. I didn't expect that they would lead wolves into the house."
Yu Ming would never forget how much she hated herself and Jin Yun Mo when she knew that Jin Yun Mo was obsessed with Jin Yun Qing and forcibly raped that girl.Especially when Jin Yunqing became pregnant, it's not that she never thought about killing the child, but every time she saw the still young Jin Yunxuan, her heart softened.It wasn't until Jin Yunqing died of dystocia and Yuming took the child under her knees to raise her that the torment in her heart was relieved.But Jin Yunling has become her new heart disease.
"Jin Yunling loves Jin Yunqing so much, how can he not see that Lang'er is Jin Yunqing's child? Every time he looks at Lang'er, the look in his eyes is the same as when he looked at Jinyunqing back then. At that time, I knew, It’s a disaster that can’t be avoided.”
Yu Tea's voice was trembling, and Jin Yun could tell that she was suppressing her emotions.
"At that time, I did love Jin Yunqing. Even though I knew she loved Jin Yunling, I couldn't let it go, so I pretended to be crazy and violated her by drinking. After that, I regretted it, but what's the use of regretting it? "
Yu Tea turned her head to look at Jinyun Mo who was sighing, the look in her eyes seemed to be eating people.
"Hmph! Don't think I don't know, Jin Yunhe's mother, that Mulian! Her eyes! Her eyes are exactly the same as Jin Yunqing's! You just can't forget her! Then what am I? I'm the wife you Mingmei is marrying, You and I can be regarded as childhood sweethearts, but in the end, we are not as good as that low maid! I thought that after she died, we could be the same as before, but she lingered and turned into a magnolia to confuse you! But you, Deceived willingly! Are you satisfied now? The two sons born to the two women you love are now looking for you to avenge them! For their dead mother!"
Yu Tea yelled at Jinyun Mo almost frantically, as if all the resentment in her life had burst out.Jinyun Mo was powerless to resist, and could only allow the fury to attack him.
If the fire is already fierce, no amount of paper can cover it.The secret conversation between Jinyun Mo and Yuming in the study room, even though it was protected by layers of barriers, it still couldn't hide from the eyes and ears of prying eyes.
On Jin Yunhe's slender index finger, there was a butterfly with a strange color, which Ziru had never seen before.
"It's called Huandie." Jin Yunhe erected a black board on the other side of the butterfly, and only then did Ziru see what the butterfly looked like. "Phantom butterflies are colorless and formless, they come and go like light smoke."
"Ziru has never seen a butterfly like this before."
"This kind of butterfly is hard to find, and I only have one like this." Jin Yunhe's lips moved a few times, and the butterfly fluttered its wings, and then it disappeared like a light smoke. "It brought good news for me."
"Good news? Is it related to the second son?"
Ziru asked suspiciously.
"That's right, and this news is enough to ruin the patriarch's reputation."
The long-term peace of Jinyun's family was broken by Jinyunling's death.What followed was a huge wave hidden like a calm seabed.
"Mother."
Jin Yunling was buried in the ancestral grave of Jinyun's family three days ago, but Jinyun Mo took out Jinyunqing's bones and buried him with Jinyunling without telling everyone.Of course, Yu Tea also knew about this secret, and she naturally agreed to do so, whether it was to appease the restless souls of Jin Yunling and Jin Yunqing, or to appease her inner anxiety.But now seeing her son's questioning and angry eyes, Yuming's uneasiness rose again.
"Xuan'er came to pay her respects so early today, but have you had breakfast?"
Yu Ming asked gently, but looked at herself in the mirror, raising her hand to fiddle with the Bu Yao that had already been placed properly.
"Mother, you have something to hide from me."
Jin Yunxuan stood beside Yuming, not caring about her greetings.
"No, I have something to hide from Xuan'er."
"Jinyun Qing."
Yu Tea's hands that were fiddling with the earrings suddenly froze, and the face in the mirror turned pale.
"Where did Xuan'er hear that?"
"Do you still need to listen? It has spread throughout the mansion!"
Jin Yunxuan's voice couldn't help raising his voice a few degrees, all his anger burst out from those wide-eyed Danfeng eyes.Yu Ming was a little confused, so what she didn't understand was why the news about Jin Yunqing had been spread so quickly after being kept a secret for so long.Unless someone deliberately released the news, and this person was either Jin Yunlang or Jin Yunhe.Thinking of this, a disgusted expression appeared on Yuming's face.
"What are they spreading? Do you believe these gossips? You, the dignified son of Jinyun's patriarch, believe these rumors?"
Yuming tried to cut off all of Jin Yunxuan's wild thoughts with such words.
"Mother, are you still going to lie to me?" Jin Yunxuan asked with a frown, "Don't you all care about Uncle Ling's death? I know his illness best. How could he die after taking a dose of medicine? There must be someone kill him!"
"Who will kill him? Who did your Uncle Ling have a grudge against?"
"Like you and your father."
A crisp voice sounded, and Jin Yunxuan caressed his sore and hot cheek in astonishment, while Yuming looked at her own palm in some panic, and then looked at her son's flushed cheek.
"Jin Yunqing eloped with Uncle Ling back then, you forced them back, didn't you? What's your purpose? Is it for your father or yourself?"
Jin Yunxuan vigorously waved away Yu Ming's outstretched hand, and asked loudly.
"No! I... I really did it out of selfishness... Jinyun Qing was smart and beautiful back then, and Jinyunling was your father's most capable assistant. I didn't want your father to lose such a helper, so I chased them back. Then Jinyun You want to restrain yourself by your side, thinking that you can restrain Jin Yunling by your father's side."
"But you made a wrong calculation. As you said, Jinyun Qing is smart and beautiful. This kind of woman is the easiest to attract a man's heart, so my father fell in love with her, and...and...fucked her!"
Jin Yunxuan tried to find a better word to describe his father's behavior, but sadly found - there is no!
"Uncle Ling should know about this, so he wanted revenge, but he was killed by you!"
"No, no! We didn't!" The son's accusation made Yuming almost crazy, "Xuan'er, you must not listen to other people's nonsense! Your father and I will never do such a thing!"
"No? Then why did you and your father want to bury Jin Yunqing's body with Uncle Ling? Isn't it because of guilt?"
Yu Tea's eyes widened in disbelief, and she suddenly felt that the entire Jinyun family was like a dungeon cage being watched by someone, and she was like a prisoner in the cage.
"I asked Uncle Min, and he said that Uncle Ling died of ginkgo poisoning. I remember that you picked a lot of ginkgo in the past few days, so you must have prepared for it?"
"No! Those...those are for your brother."
"Jin Yunlang?"
"Yes! It's for Jin Yunlang...he...he was born of Jinyun Qing and your father."
"So, you still want to kill Jinyun Lang? Mother, I remember that my grandfather was good at medicine, and Uncle Mi was his closed disciple. You are his daughter. I have known since I was a child that you are proficient in medicinal food. When you were young, you often gave your father do it, don't you?"
Yuming originally wanted Jin Yunxuan's attention to turn to Jin Yunlang, but Jin Yunxuan had already preconceived and ignored her mother's hints at all.
"Xuan'er, you have to trust me, I am your biological mother."
"But you killed the person I trusted the most. Since I was a child, Uncle Ling has been with me. He taught me martial arts and reading, and taught me how to survive in this family. But what are you doing? Are you playing tricks?" Plotting to keep the position of the patriarch's wife, where is my father? Look around for flowers and ask Liu, otherwise, where did my two younger brothers come from? If I investigate carefully, I might find many half-brothers and sisters who are my half-brothers on Mount Gouyi!"
Jin Yunxuan yelled at his mother hysterically. His anger made Yuming take several steps back, until he bumped into the table behind him, and then staggered and fell to the ground.Jin Yunxuan looked at the fallen Yuming, without the slightest thought of helping him, turned around and slammed the door away.Yu Tea barely supported half of her body. Looking at the violently shaking door in front of her and her son's sprinting back, it seemed that something rolled out of her eyes, making her cold cheeks feel hot.
The rumors that spread wildly spread around the entire Gouyi Mountain as if they had grown wings, and the elders expressed great concern about this.They stood in Jinyun Mo's study, looking at the haggard patriarch, who slumped weakly in front of the desk.
"Patriarch, this matter was originally your family matter, but now there is a lot of trouble, no matter what, there must be an explanation."
The head of the elders, Jin Yunang, said in a flat tone.
"The matter of Jinyunqing and Jinyunling has long passed, and if it is brought up again now, I am afraid it has ulterior motives. But..."
Jinyun Mo raised his head due to Jinyuncheng's hesitation, and he looked at Jinyuncheng tentatively.
"Patriarch, this matter involves your reputation..."
Jinyuncheng's careful words made Jinyunmo regain some of his thinking ability.This matter did implicate his own reputation, if the patriarch's reputation is damaged, he can only abdicate to let the virtuous.Jin Yunmo had this idea in the early years, but thought that the eldest son was not yet mature, so he gave up.
"If someone did it on purpose, then the purpose of this person should be the position of patriarch."
Jin Yunmo's words made all the elders look at each other in blank dismay. In their hearts, they naturally had a candidate.
"Patriarch," Jin Yunang said after thinking for a while, "We know that you want the eldest son to succeed you, but..."
"Is it Rang Hyun?"
Jin Yun Mo interrupted Jin Yun Ang's words and directly pointed them out.But considering the future of the Jinyun family, Jinyunxuan is indeed not qualified enough.
"Elder Ang, just listen to you."
A letter of guilt finally quelled the endless discussions, and the Zen position that followed soon replaced the rumors about Jin Yunqing and became a new topic of conversation after dinner.For Jin Yunxuan, who failed to inherit the position of patriarch and was ridiculed because his successor was Jin Yunqing's son, he was undoubtedly the victim of this farce.Because of Jin Yunling's death, the grudge against his parents became more profound because of this farce.
"Brother, why are you so angry?"
A small porcelain vase shattered at Jin Yunhe's feet, and the maid at the side took a step back in shock, but Jin Yunhe ignored it.
"How did you come?"
There was a sharp light in Jin Yunxuan's eyes.
"I heard that the eldest brother lost his temper in the house, and the servants were very worried, but they didn't dare to persuade him, so they asked me to come here."
The little servant girl was so frightened that she knelt down on the ground after being swept away by that sharp gaze.
"Eldest Young Master, Lord Ling is always there. But now... the servants really have nothing to do, so... no matter what, I hope the Eldest Young Master will take care, and nothing will happen at this time."
"Go down."
After a long time, Jin Yunxuan said quietly, his tone obviously much softer.The little maid hurriedly saluted and exited, then stumbled towards the backyard.
"Okay, I won't make trouble. You can go back too."
"It's rare for me to come to Big Brother's yard, why are you driving me away so soon?"
"Hmph! You and Jin Yunlang are just my father's illegitimate son. What right do you have to speak with me?"
"An illegitimate child? But now, Jin Yunlang is the patriarch." Jin Yunhe glanced at Jin Yunxuan, "The elders have always supported the establishment of the virtuous rather than the elder, and my father has repeatedly hoped that you will succeed to the throne, but it is because of Madam."
Jin Yunxuan didn't speak, but he secretly thought about Jin Yunhe's purpose.
"You are Madam's legitimate son, and Jin Yunlang and I are just father's illegitimate sons. But why did Madam adopt Jinyun Lang and not me? Is it just because Jinyun died? For the same reason, she can adopt Jin Yunlang."
"You mean, Jin Yunlang is Jin Yunling's son?"
"Isn't it? Jinyun died, and was raped by his elder brother before he was alive. Do you think Jinyunling can bear it? He must think that the person who broke up their elopement was the patriarch, and the purpose was that the patriarch fell in love with Jinyun." Besides, although Jin Yunling and Jin Yunqing were caught only three days after fleeing, there is no guarantee that they did nothing during these three days. Or they already had a physical relationship before they eloped. The probability that Jinyun Lang is Jinyunling's son is much higher."
Jin Yunhe looked at the silent Jin Yunxuan, and continued.
"Brother, let's think about it. Jin Yunling came to you, taught you martial arts and reading, and was even called your think tank. But this think tank didn't help you become an heir, and didn't even become an opponent who could compete with Jin Yunlang. Don't you think Suspicious?"
Jin Yunxuan remained silent, because
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