Although Ji Linglan misses Fu Nanling very much, she also knows that now is not the time for him to leave, not to mention the toxins in Lin Tianyao's body, which need to be slowly eliminated by him with medicine, such as the crown prince who is staring at him covetously. Concubine, she will definitely not let him reach the capital of Fu country safely.

"Grandfather, Ah Lan knows Fu Nanling well. He hates slaves who betray the master the most. If Taifu Gao finds him, he will definitely not get what he wants. Therefore, Taifu Gao is definitely the best choice for this trip to Fu Country. "Not to mention anything else, just based on the relationship between the two, Fu Nanling will definitely not talk to Gao Zhenjiang. After all, the Linguo royal family will belong to him in the future... The father-in-law's family is wrong, and the in-law's family is also wrong. In short, he will never fight Linguo idea.

Lin Tianyao thought over and over again, and finally decided on Gao Zhenjiang's mission to Fu.The imperial decree came down suddenly, and Gao Zhenjiang was almost unprepared, so he was driven off the shelf and sent to Fu Guo as an envoy.It took several months to go away, and Lin Tianyao took advantage of this time to clear the Gao family.

Time passed day by day, and it was half a month in the blink of an eye. Lin Tianyao's body was much better than before after being nursed by Ji Linglan.For this reason, Lin Tianyao liked Ji Linglan more and more, and even often took him by his side to discuss state affairs with the ministers.

Prince Lin Fengshu still treats him very well, he doesn't care about Lin Tianyao taking him to participate in political affairs, and often encourages him to express his opinions when Lin Tianyao is discussing state affairs with ministers, don't just stand aside Not a word.

Regarding this, Ji Linglan expressed helplessness, he really didn't want to be watched like a monkey every day, and he didn't want to be tricked by the princelings every day, but Lin Tianyao insisted on taking him with him, and he couldn't disobey him.

On this day, Ji Linglan and Lin Fengshu came out of Lin Tianyao's dormitory together. When they passed the imperial garden, Ji Linglan said aloud: "Uncle Prince, let's sit in the gazebo over there for a while."

Lin Fengshu nodded and said: "Let's go, I just happen to be fine today."

The two walked into the gazebo and sat down separately. Ji Linglan looked at Xu Ning beside him and said, "Xu Ning, go and make us a cup of tea."

Xu Ning responded, turned around and left the pavilion.

Seeing this, Lin Fengshu also sent away the servants who followed him, saying: "If you have anything to say, Ah Lan, you may as well just say it."

"Uncle Prince, are you not afraid that I will take your place?"

Lin Fengshu was taken aback, he didn't expect Ji Linglan to speak so directly, he looked at Ji Linglan with a smile, and said: "Then Ah Lan will?"

Ji Linglan shook her head, and said, "No. What's so good about that position? Just look at the emperor's grandfather. He has to deal with official duties when he is sick. Every day, he is either worried about this or that. How tiring."

Lin Fengshu looked at Ji Linglan seriously to confirm the truth of what he said. After a while, he sighed and said, "Alan, to tell you the truth, uncle doesn't want that position either. I am the only prince, even if I am reluctant, I must take on this important task."

"Uncle doesn't want to be the prince?" Ji Linglan was a little surprised.

"I don't want to." Lin Fengshu took a deep breath, and said: "To be an emperor, you must know how to choose, and you must have a strong heart. Sometimes even close relatives must be able to lift a butcher's knife. This is something that uncle can't do."

Lin Fengshu paused, and said: "Ah Lan, it's not that uncle doesn't know how to do many things, but just doesn't want to, and is unwilling to do it. Uncle just wants to be a rich man with a little money, surrounded by his wife and children, and has no worries about food and clothing. , Wouldn’t it be nice to have a drink and chat with three or five friends once in a while.”

Strange to say, Lin Fengshu kept these thoughts in his heart for a long time, and never mentioned them to anyone, but today he told Ji Linglan, so naturally, without any hesitation.

Ji Linglan said dumbfoundedly: "So uncle ignores the emperor and brings me by his side, and wants to throw this burden on me?"

Lin Fengshu was a little ashamed when his thoughts were exposed by the person involved, and said: "Alan is smart and wise, has a meticulous mind, is calm and decisive in dealing with things, and can often see the opportunities ahead. He is indeed more suitable for that position than uncle."

"Uncle, I don't want to do this. I can't bear such a heavy responsibility. You'd better give up this idea."

Everyone tried their best to fight for the position, but they pushed back and forth like they got a hot potato, Lin Fengshu felt dumbfounded, and said: "Alan, this matter is not up to you and me, Father has his own plans. "

"Uncle, have you ever asked your cousin what he thinks?"

"Yong Ye?" Lin Fengshu was taken aback, and then said with a wry smile: "This child has been weak since he was a child, and has a somewhat withdrawn personality. Even when facing me, he is taciturn. Over time, everyone gradually ignored him and waited for us to return to our senses." At that time, he was more withdrawn and taciturn. Alas, now I don't know how to get along with him."

"What about aunt? She should have a better relationship with her cousin."

"Your aunt's temperament is relatively strong, and she has high demands on Yong Ye. Although Yong Ye is withdrawn, she is very motivated and smart. She can quickly master everything she learns. Their mother-child relationship should be stronger than ours." Although That's what he said, but Lin Fengshu's tone and wording seemed to lack confidence.

After hearing this, Ji Linglan couldn't help sighing, and said: "Uncle, you should care more about your cousin, he is not in good health, what he needs most is the care of his parents, not blindly giving pressure."

"Oh, uncle is clear in his heart, but we father and son have nothing to say now." Lin Fengshu looked at Ji Linglan and said, "Alan, Yong Ye is about the same age as you, and we talked with you last time. If you have time, how about enlightening him?"

"Me?" Ji Linglan pointed at herself, and said helplessly: "Uncle, we only spoke a few words last time, is this considered communication?"

"Unless he is very familiar with people, Yong Ye will not talk to strangers. Even if I stay with him for a day, it is only a few words. Alan, you can treat uncle as a favor, okay?"

Looking at the anticipation in Linfengshu's eyes, Ji Linglan always had the feeling of digging a hole and burying herself.He smiled wryly and said, "Okay, if I'm free, I'll talk to my cousin."

Lin Fengshu said with a satisfied smile: "Ah Lan, it would be even better if Feng Yao found you back sooner."

Ji Linglan said amusedly: "Would you like to work hard for uncle earlier?"

Lin Fengshu smiled awkwardly, and said: "Uncle won't ask A Lanbai to help, don't you want to buy a shop in the imperial capital, uncle has ready-made ones here, and I will let someone give you the deed of the house later Send it over."

"My mother has already given me a shop, and I appreciate my uncle's kindness."

"Your mother gave it to you. It's your mother's. It has nothing to do with uncle. This is a gift from uncle. Just take it."

"OK, then I'll keep it, thank you uncle."

Lin Fengshu waved his hand and said: "We are all in the same family, so there is no need to talk about this. Alas, I never thought that the words that have been held in my heart for many years can be said like this, and I feel much more at ease."

"If uncle wants to speak his mind in the future, he can come to Ah Lan. Although there is no guarantee that he can relieve his worries, at least he can be a qualified listener."

"Okay, okay, I really envy Feng Yao for having such a good son."

The two chatted and laughed for an hour, and the palace people passing by couldn't help casting curious glances. They really didn't expect the relationship between the uncle and nephew to be so harmonious.

At noon the next day, Ji Linglan had just finished lunch with Lin Tianyao and was about to return to Yaohua Palace when she saw Lynch walking quickly.

When he got closer, Lynch bowed and saluted, "My subordinates will see the king of the county."

Ji Linglan asked bluntly: "What do you want from me?"

"Go back to the king of the county, the princess mansion reported that in the morning, someone asked to see the king of the county."

Ji Linglan was taken aback for a moment, and then said, "Looking for me? Can someone tell me their name?"

Lynch relayed the truth: "Never, I just said that I was entrusted by someone to meet the county king, and I will visit the princess mansion tomorrow."

Ji Linglan frowned, and said, "Is the person here a man or a woman, how old are they, and what are their characteristics?"

"Hui Junwang is a man, about 20 years old, with a scar on his face."

Since Ji Linglan came to Linguo, he has been living in the palace. The only time he went back to the princess mansion was to investigate the death of Mrs. Wu. Apart from those from the Duke's mansion, he only knew these people in the palace.I really can't think of anyone who would look for him.

Ji Linglan thought for a while and said, "I see."

After returning to Yaohua Palace and saying hello to Princess Yaohua, Ji Linglan went back to her bedroom, lay down on the bed and slept for a while, then went directly to the dissecting room after waking up, only to find that Tang Tang was in the dissecting room Examine the body.Ji Linglan didn't hesitate, and quickly backed out.He didn't want Tang Tang's hard work to be wasted because of himself.

Suddenly remembering what Lynch said at noon, Ji Linglan got up, and after a simple grooming, asked about Princess Yaohua's whereabouts, and went straight to the front hall.

Seeing Ji Linglan enter the door, Princess Yaohua smiled and said, "Alan is here."

Ji Pingting gave up the seat opposite Princess Yaohua, and said, "Brother, sit here."

Ji Linglan nodded, sat down and said, "Mother, I have something to discuss with you."

"What's the matter, you said."

"Today I want to go back to the Princess Mansion, and I need to trouble my mother to make arrangements for the emperor's grandfather's dinner."

Princess Yaohua was a little strange, and asked: "Go back to the princess mansion? Is there something wrong with Ah Lan?"

"Today someone came to the Princess Mansion to look for me, claiming that he was entrusted by someone to meet me face to face. He also said that he would come back to the Princess Mansion tomorrow. I was a little concerned about this matter, so I wanted to go back and have a look."

"Go to the princess mansion to find you?" Princess Yaohua frowned subconsciously, then seemed to think of something, and said: "Since you care about it, then go back. Don't worry, I'm with your imperial grandfather."

"Thank you mother. Then I will go to dispense the medicine now. After dinner, mother will let the imperial grandfather take it."

"Okay, let's go."

Ji Pingting interjected, "Brother, I'll go back with you later, I haven't seen my father for several days, and I miss him a little."

Seeing that Princess Yaohua did not object, Ji Linglan nodded and said: "Okay, then we will go back together."

Ji Linglan handed the prepared medicine to Princess Yaohua, and together with Ji Pingting, they left the palace safely under the escort of the shadow guards.

Back at the Princess Mansion, Ji Linglan and Ji Pingting cook, planning to make up for Ji Mingqiu who has been busy for many days.Ji Mingqiu, who got the news, also returned home on time, the food was served, and the three of them sat around, chatting about what happened recently while eating.

After eating a meal for an hour, the three of them still felt unsatisfied, and the relationship between father and son became more harmonious. Ji Linglan suddenly realized that he was getting more and more used to the life here, and his sense of belonging in his heart became stronger.

Under Ji Pingting's leadership, Ji Linglan returned to his own yard - Tingxueyuan, where he was said to have lived before he was kidnapped.

"Brother, look, not a single plant or tree in this yard has changed. Whenever my mother is free, she will take care of it herself."

"I can't remember what happened when I was a child. Why is this place called Tingxue Garden?"

"I really asked my mother about this. My mother said that when I was three years old, it snowed in the imperial capital. My brother was so happy that he played from morning to night, but refused to go to bed. But the snow melted the next day. , Brother was very sad and cried for a long time, since then this place has been changed to Tingxueyuan.”

Ji Linglan nodded and said, "So that's the case."

"Brother, my yard is next door to Green Pingyuan, do you know why it is called Green Pingyuan?"

Ji Linglan asked cooperatively, "Why?"

"My mother said that I was very naughty when I was a child, like a green apple, which is loved but also uneatable."

Ji Linglan was amused for a while, and said: "Mother's name is good, you are just a monkey."

"Brother!" Ji Pingting held Ji Linglan's arm coquettishly, and said dissatisfiedly: "Ting'er is not as naughty as you said, when I was in Fu country, everyone praised Ting'er for being cute and cute, and they were vying to marry me For a wife."

"Okay, Ting'er is cute, cute, beautiful and generous, so it's over."

"That's about the same." Ji Pingting smiled with satisfaction, and said, "Brother, it's getting late, you should have a good rest, I'm going back to Green Pingyuan."

Ji Linglan walked around in the yard, and then asked Lynch to order his attendants to fetch bath water, took a comfortable bath, and then lay down on the bed.Thinking of the scene in the autopsy room this afternoon, he went straight into the autopsy room without hesitation.

The lights in the dissecting room were on, but there was no one there. Ji Linglan guessed that Tang Tang hadn't left work yet.When I came to the locker, I turned on my phone to check and found a message.The date was seven days ago, Ji Linglan read it carefully, and couldn't help being shocked.

At this moment, the voice of entering the password came from the dissecting room, and then the door was pushed open, and Tang Tang walked in from the door.

Ji Linglan subconsciously looked up at the clock on the wall, and said, "It's already ten o'clock, why haven't you got off work yet?"

Tang Tang was startled, then smiled and said, "I knew the master would definitely come tonight."

"How did you know I would come?" After Ji Linglan asked, she suddenly realized, "You found a problem when you replayed the surveillance video, so you presume that I have come, right?"

Tang Tang nodded and said, "Well, after I finished the autopsy, I reviewed the surveillance video and found that there was a two-second interruption in one section. I guess the master must have been here."

"Okay, you boy, you've improved after a few days."

Tang Tang smiled smugly, and said, "That's right, it's the first time in three days that I'll look at you with admiration."

Ji Linglan said amusedly: "You are really out of breath when you say you are fat. You haven't come home until now, maybe it's because you are waiting for me."

"Master is wise." Tang Tang stretched his limbs and said, "It's just that I didn't expect the master to come by such a coincidence. I just finished the autopsy and sent the body back to the storage room, and you came here."

"Who is the deceased today?"

"The deceased was male, 176 centimeters tall, 78 kilograms in weight, aged about 30 to 35 years old, the cause of death was a shot in the chest, right in the heart, and died almost immediately. The bullet passed through the body, and no bullet was found. His arm And on the thigh, there are traces left by the injection needle hole. It is preliminarily judged that the deceased should be an addict before his death, but this will not be confirmed until the results of the drug test come out. The time of death was probably between [-]:[-] and [-]:[-] last night .”

"Where is the crime scene? Who found the body? Is there nothing around the deceased that can prove his identity?"

"The crime scene was near the garbage disposal site in the eastern suburbs. It was an employee of the garbage disposal plant named Yang Zhi who found the deceased and called the police. He was on night shift last night. He passed by the crime scene after work in the morning. He found the body and called the police. The deceased had no documents on him, and no mobile phone was found, so his identity cannot be determined for the time being."

"Since it was near the garbage disposal site and he was on duty when the incident happened, didn't he hear anything? It was a gunshot, and it was late at night. If he couldn't hear it, it's unlikely."

Tang Tang explained: "The garbage disposal site is working 24 hours a day, and the noise is very loud. Not to mention the distance from the crime scene, even if a gun is fired near him, it may not be audible."

Ji Linglan nodded and said, "Did you find any bullets or shell casings at the scene?"

Tang Tang shook his head and said, "No."

"Did Liang Xiaojun catch it?"

"The colleagues of the investigation team have been watching Lin Meijuan for half a month, but they haven't found Liang Xiaojun's shadow. They are still under surveillance." Tang Tang paused and asked, "Master, did you see the message I left you?"

"Yes, got it."

"Master, do you know? When the dna result was presented in front of me, I was completely dumbfounded. If I didn't compare it many times in a row, I would definitely think that the dna comparison result was fake."

"What the hell is going on here? How could Zheng Minglei be the son of Qiao Zhenhai, the president of the Qiao Group? Didn't he marry Qiao Yiyi and give birth to a daughter?" I have to say that when Ji Linglan saw this information, she also Some dumbfounded.

"After confirming that Zheng Minglei is Qiao Zhenhai's son, I tried to do a DNA test on Qiao Yiyi and Qiao Zhenhai, which confirmed that Qiao Yiyi and Qiao Zhenhai are not related by blood, which means that Qiao Yiyi is not Qiao Zhenhai's daughter."

"Isn't Qiao Yiyi Qiao Zhenhai's daughter?" Ji Linglan was a little dumbfounded, and then said, "Don't tell me that this happened because they were born on the same day in the same hospital and they were hugged wrongly. In this way, it would be too bloody."

"Master, you are so smart, you can guess this right."

"No... have you compared the DNA of Qiao Yiyi and Zheng Hai?"

Tang Tang nodded emphatically, and said, "Things have developed to this point, of course I will do a full set, and it turns out that Qiao Yiyi is indeed Zheng Hai's biological daughter."

When her guess was affirmed, Ji Linglan couldn't laugh or cry, and said, "It's impossible, even if the babies are all the same when they are born, they can still recognize the gender. How could such a mistake happen?"

"We are also very puzzled, but Qiao Yiyi and Zheng Minglei were indeed born in the same hospital, and on the same day. The doctors who were in charge of delivering the birth at that time had retired. It has been too long, and we can't tell what happened. Except you We can’t think of any other possibility for this possibility.”

"Then what was Qiao Zhenhai's reaction after learning about this situation?"

"He was shocked, but I always felt his shock was fake."

"What about Zheng Minglei, have you told him about this?"

"That's for sure. Now that Zheng Minglei and Zheng Hai are not related by blood, his motive for killing Zheng Hai is much stronger. Naturally, he will be interrogated again, but he categorically denies knowing about it."

"This is all expected. If it were you, you wouldn't admit it." Ji Linglan pondered for a while, and said, "I think you can focus on Qiao Yiyi, maybe she can be the key to the whole case." breakthrough."

"Master, the Chief Prosecutor's thoughts are the same as yours, but the inspection team interviewed Qiao Yiyi three times, and she didn't know anything about it every time." Tang Tang frowned and said, "I just can't figure it out, Zheng Hai is her father." , just being killed for no apparent reason, does she have no psychological burden at all?"

Ji Linglan smiled and said, "Qiao Yiyi was born in Qiao's family and grew up in Qiao's family. She and Zheng Hai are only related by blood. If you were asked to choose one of the two, how would you choose? Besides, the Zheng family has already Being bought by Qiao's, the Zheng family also exists in name only. It is also reasonable for Qiao Yiyi to choose this way."

"That's right. If that's the case, why did the master say that the breakthrough is on Qiao Yiyi's side?"

"If Qiao Zhenhai and Zheng Minglei had conspired against Zheng Hai beforehand, then Qiao Yiyi would have acted as their tool, and the seeds of resentment would surely be planted in her heart. If something happened to Qiao's at this time, you said Qiao Yiyi would defend Qiao again. home?"

Tang Tang scratched his head and said, "Master, I don't understand what you mean."

"If Qiao Zhenhai and Zheng Minglei join forces to take over the Zheng family, then the acquisition of the Zheng family will be redefined, and Qiao Yiyi, as the sole heir of the Zheng family, will be able to take over the Zheng family smoothly. Tool, it’s obviously better to be the Zheng’s power holder, isn’t it?”

After listening to Ji Linglan's explanation, Tang Tang suddenly realized, and said: "Master, what are you thinking about all this deviousness, why do I feel like I haven't seen you for a while, you are smart again."

"If you want Qiao Yiyi to speak, you must make Qiao's mess up, and make her believe that Qiao Zhenhai and Zheng Minglei will definitely be arrested."

"Master, I understand. I will make a suggestion to the chief prosecutor tomorrow."

"How about the scrapped gun?"

"The chief prosecutor said that this matter involves many aspects and requires a lot of procedures, but fortunately, it has been under investigation a few days ago, and there are no clues yet."

Ji Linglan nodded and said, "How about the return gift I asked you to prepare? It's been more than half a month."

"Yes, yes, I've been busy during this time, and I forgot about it. I'll call my mother and ask what's going on. "

"It's ten o'clock now, and your mother probably has to go to bed. It's better tomorrow. If you have a letter, you can leave me a message."

"It's only ten o'clock, I can't sleep, master, don't worry about it." Tang Tang took out his mobile phone and dialed the number as he spoke, and the call was connected after a few rings.

"Hey, Tangtang, why haven't you come back yet? It's past ten o'clock."

"Mom, how is the high-end cosmetics I asked you to order last time?"

"The other party said that it will be shipped tomorrow, and if it is delivered, it will be the day after tomorrow at the earliest. Are you in a hurry to use it? If you are in a hurry, Mom will tell them tomorrow and ask them to expedite it."

Tang Tang covered the phone's microphone and asked softly, "Master, are you in a hurry?"

"No rush, the day after tomorrow will be the day after tomorrow."

Tang Tang picked up the phone and said, "Mom, what I want is not in a hurry, the day after tomorrow will be the day after tomorrow, but it can't be too late."

"Okay, Mom will call them tomorrow. Tangtang, when do you get off work?"

"Mom, how many times have I told you that you don't have to wait for me, I'll go home after work."

"Who said I'm waiting for you, I'm watching the video, just asking by the way."

"Okay, okay, I'm hanging up, I'll get off work and go home right away."

Seeing Tang Tang hang up the phone, Ji Linglan smiled and said, "Okay, you can go back quickly, aunt is still waiting at home."

"Since I was injured last time, my mother has been staring at me very closely. She has to wait until I go back every day before she is willing to sleep."

"There are parents who are so concerned about you, you kid, please be content. Stop talking nonsense, go back quickly, and drive carefully on the road."

"Master, I'll go first, call me if you need something."

"Let's go."

Watching Tang Tang go out, Ji Linglan also left the autopsy room and returned to the bedroom.

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