Married Thrice to Salted Fish

Lin Qingyu didn't know why Lu Wancheng apologized to him.

— Just because he didn't die?Didn't work hard to die before the exam at the Imperial Medical Office?

There are still more than three months before the exam, if Lu Wancheng dies of illness during the period, he has a chance to take the exam.He should hope that Lu Wancheng will die soon, just like he did when he first married him.Lu Wancheng didn't know about Chongxi, he would not attack innocent people.He just needs to be patient and wait for Lu Wancheng to run out of oil and light to dry up.

But what is he doing these days?It is true that he got the prescription from his father, improved it, dispensed it, and made it with painstaking efforts. It is true that he has no intention of saving people.

Heh, this is not even called saving lives, at most it will let Lu Wancheng live on for another half a year.Since Lu Wancheng doesn't care about life and death so much, it doesn't make any difference whether there is half a year or not.

"If you really want to die that much, why not..." Lin Qingyu's throat moved slightly, but he didn't continue.

Lu Wancheng seemed to have guessed what he was thinking, and half-truthfully said: "No, Doctor Lin, you will go to hell if you commit suicide. Not only will you not be able to reincarnate forever, but you will also be enslaved by ghosts to do hard work every day, and you can't stop for a moment. You know me, I am not afraid of death, but I am afraid of being tired."

Lin Qingyu snorted coldly: "It's nonsense."

Lu Wancheng woke up, but his body was extremely weak, but after a few words, his face turned pale.Except for liquid food, he vomits whatever he eats, and lives on light white rice porridge every day, and he can't even touch the meat.

Huantong bought a lot of scripts from the bookstore on Yongxing Street according to his instructions not long ago.When he was awake, he half leaned on the soft pillow to read the scriptures, and at night before going to bed, he half-forced Lin Qingyu to listen to his "storytelling" until he told himself that he fell asleep.

This day, Lu Wancheng was looking at the script when he saw the servants in Lanfeng Pavilion rummaging through boxes and cabinets in the room, and asked, "What are they doing?"

Lin Qingyu said: "Look for something."

"Of course I know they're looking for something, and I'm not blind—what are they looking for?"

Lin Qingyu said: "The 'lost' ledger."

Don't think too much when recovering from illness, Lin Qingyu didn't want to tell Lu Wancheng about the account book.But after thinking about it, Lu Wancheng didn't even care about life and death, and he wouldn't worry about such a trivial matter.

He couldn't help being a little curious, is there anything that Lu Wancheng can care about a little bit?

Lin Qingyu briefly described what happened the day before yesterday.Lu Wancheng's reaction was much bigger than he expected, and there was even a hint of coldness in his eyes: "If you don't die, you won't die. Why don't some people understand." Lu Wancheng pondered for a moment, raised his lips shallowly Laughing, "Doctor Lin, this is a good time for you to fight for your inheritance."

Lin Qingyu knew that Lu Wancheng had the same idea as him. "I know." He said, "Otherwise, why do you think I asked them to find a ledger that doesn't exist?"

Lu Wancheng sighed: "I didn't say that, we got along too well, how about... how about we become brothers with different surnames?"

"...No knot."

Lu Wancheng was shocked and coughed loudly: "Ahem—why?!"

"I have married you once, and I don't want to marry you again." Lin Qingyu said indifferently, "Besides, I don't think I get along very well with you."

Lu Wancheng was hit hard, and whispered: "Why is it so difficult to hear you call 'Brother Wancheng'?"

The servants searched the Blue Wind Pavilion, but they didn't see any sign of the ledger.When Lin Qingyu mentioned this to Mrs. Liang, Steward Wang suddenly looked as if the sky had collapsed: "What should I do! The account book is a confidential thing, and there is only one copy in the account room. There is no account on that page. In case There will be troubles in the future..."

Mrs. Liang was also frowning, and confirmed to Lin Qingyu again and again: "Are you sure you have searched every part of Lanfeng Pavilion? But did the servants search carefully?"

"I've looked for it all, and the ledger is indeed not in the Blue Wind Pavilion."

Liu Nanny was finally able to raise her eyebrows and exhale: "If you lose such an important thing, Shaojun has failed his wife's trust. According to the rules of the Hou Mansion, you are going to the ancestral hall to meditate behind closed doors!"

Lin Qingyu asked: "Why can Madam be sure that the ledger must have been lost in Lanfeng Pavilion?"

Mother Liu rushed to talk: "It was fine when it was sent to the Blue Wind Pavilion, but it will be less when you get it back! It wasn't lost in the Blue Wind Pavilion, where else could it be?"

Liang thought that Lin Qingyu would still argue, but unexpectedly he just nodded: "I see."

Liang didn't react for a while: "You are..."

"Since that's the case," Lin Qingyu said calmly, "I was negligent in this matter, and I hope Madam forgive me."

Several people looked at each other, and after being surprised, they were all ready to move.Liang Shi pursed her lips, faintly feeling that something was wrong, and said, "Qing Yu has tried very hard to find it, and there is nothing he can do if he can't find it."

Just like a tolerant mistress.

Mother Liu asked: "Madam, do you want to tell the master about this?"

Lin Qingyu raised his eyes slightly.

Losing a page of an important account book may be considered a major event in the back house, but it is far from enough in the eyes of Nan'anhou.

The Marquis of Nan'an has the merits of Conglong, and his original wife and Queen Zhonggong are also direct sisters, so he can be called the head of all officials.He seldom asked about the affairs of the back house, and the number of times Lin Qingyu saw him after he got married was only a handful.To be eligible to make a fuss in front of him, it must be a major event beyond Liang's control.

One negligence of Shaojun was nothing, and Liang told Nan'an Hou that Nan'an Hou would only think that she was making a fuss out of a molehill.But if they made mistakes one after another, and Mrs. Liang mentioned it in front of Nan'anhou, the source of the displeasure was the person who made the mistake.

Mrs. Liang thought for a while, and said, "Master had a lot of affairs in the previous court, so don't worry about the affairs in the house."

Steward Wang shook his head and sighed: "This is the first time for Shaojun to contact the general affairs of the mansion. It's really worrying. I'll be able to..."

In order not to embarrass Lin Qingyu, Liang's "intimate" interrupted Wang Guanshi and said: "Qingyu is the eldest daughter-in-law of the Hou family. If he doesn't share my worries, who else can I count on? Let's stop here. If something goes wrong, I will take care of it for Qing Yu."

Lin Qingyu narrowed his eyes and said, "Thank you, madam."

Mrs. Liang let out a long sigh, and asked the maid to present another account book: "This is the account book of the Hou Mansion for the whole winter. Qing Yu, take it back and take care of it carefully. You must not lose it again this time."

This time, Lin Qingyu told Zhang Shiquan to take good care of the books.Zhang Shiquan didn't dare to be negligent, he locked the account book in the cabinet when he was away, and the account book was there.On the day when it was time to report to Mrs. Liang, Zhang Shiquan deliberately counted and confirmed that there was a lot of pages before returning the account book to Lin Qingyu.

Lin Qingyu brought the account book to the front hall to meet Mrs. Liang.Mrs. Liang ordered someone to serve tea and told Lin Qingyu to wait a while, then flipped through the ledger in front of him.

"It's weird, why didn't I see last year's charcoal fire money? Manager Wang, but you missed it?"

Steward Wang hurriedly said: "The villain remembered it, it should be on page No. 20."

Lin Qingyu also said: "There is indeed such an account, I have seen it."

"24, 25...27?" Liang's eyes widened, "Why... is there another page missing?"

Lin Qingyu frowned: "Impossible."

Liang repeatedly confirmed: "Really not."

"Madam, please look for it carefully."

Liang's face was pulled down, and he threw the ledger on Mammy Liu.But anyone with a discerning eye could tell that she wanted to dump this account book on Lin Qingyu.

Mrs. Liang was no longer generous and kind as usual, and said coldly: "Since you don't believe me—Mother Liu, please help Young Master to count."

Nanny Liu flipped through the ledger quickly: "It's true that there are no 27 pages... Steward Wang, how many pages are there in one ledger?"

Wang Guanshi said: "A total of 120 pages."

Nanny Liu counted it from beginning to end: "This account book only has 110 nine pages. Why is there another page missing!"

Lin Qingyu's perennially indifferent face finally showed the uneasiness they wanted to see: "How is this possible. Madam, the account book was not lost in the Blue Wind Pavilion."

"You're here again." Liang said earnestly, "Qing Yu, I can protect you once, but I can't protect you every time."

Lin Qingyu was silent, his eyes half closed.

The corners of Liang's mouth hooked silently, and the smile on Liu Mama's face was even more unbearable.Steward Wang was as anxious as last time: "Madam, for the sake of the peace of the Hou Mansion, Madam, please think twice about housekeeping matters! Madam!"

Mrs. Liang rubbed her forehead: "Perhaps, I shouldn't have placed high hopes on you. Wan Cheng is so ill, you should stay by his side and take care of him."

Lin Qingyu finally bowed his head in front of them: "Young Master has his own servants to take care of him. Qingyu still wants to manage the government affairs. Madam...give me another chance."

A strange color flashed in Liang's eyes.Sure enough, she was not mistaken, Lin Qingyu came for the property of the Hou Mansion.What a cool and cold beauty, but she is so worldly and sinister inside.If you really let him take charge of the family, how amazing.

After pondering for a long time, Mrs. Liang seemed to compromise and said, "Don't meddle in the account books. In this way, the crown prince's biological mother, Chen Guifei, will soon have her fortieth birthday. You can handle the birthday ceremony."

Officials in the DPRK and China are very particular about giving gifts to each other, which is a reciprocity of courtesy and sophistication.How many gifts have been given to the Hou Mansion by who in these years are all recorded in the book, and the gifts to be prepared for them must be carefully deduced according to the official positions and friendship between the Marquis of Nan'an and them, and a little carelessness may arouse suspicion.This is true for ordinary officials, let alone the mother and concubine of the current crown prince.

After so much laying the groundwork, Liang finally wanted to play the big game.

Lin Qingyu hesitated and said: "I have never met Donggong before, and I don't know what Concubine Chen Gui likes."

"I have a booklet that records the rewards His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Concubine Chen have given to Lord Hou over the years. Just prepare the gifts accordingly." Liang Shi said, "Remember, the Holy Majesty doesn't like extravagant concubines, and he doesn't like princes making friends with powerful officials. , the gift you prepare for Concubine Chen Gui is worth as much as their reward."

In the Blue Wind Pavilion, Lu Wancheng was feeding himself and drinking the medicine, slowly, and drank half a bowl of medicine for a long time, Huantong was so eager to help him drink it.

Hearing "Young Master is back" from outside, Lu Wancheng looked towards the door, waited for Lin Qingyu to come in, and dried up the remaining half bowl of medicine in one go.

Huan Tong was puzzled and said: "Why does the young master drink medicine so happily when he sees my young master?"

Lu Wancheng smiled lowly and said, "The medicine is too bitter, we need to see something sweet to prescribe——Doctor Lin, how is it?"

Lin Qingyu ignored him: "Huantong, go and invite Guanshi Zhang."

When Zhang Shiquan heard that there was another page missing in the account book, he was quite excited: "How is it possible, I have clearly confirmed it again and again!"

Lin Qingyu said: "It's very simple. Someone from the Liang family in Lanfeng Pavilion took away the ledger at the last moment."

"Maybe it's Fengqin," Lu Wancheng said casually, "She's quite loyal to Mrs. Liang."

All eyes focused on Lu Wancheng.

Lu Wancheng laughed and said, "What are you looking at me for?"

Lin Qingyu asked: "How do you know?"

"I observed it."

Huantong yelled loudly: "Young master didn't tell us about such an important matter?!"

Lu Wancheng was also very surprised: "The Liang family has been in power in the Marquis of Nan'an for many years, and she personally selected the servants of Lanfeng Pavilion. Except for Hualu, who was sent by the grandfather, everyone else would listen to Liang more or less. Shi’s words. Don’t you even know?”

Several people were expressionless for a moment.Lin Qingyu said calmly: "Thank you, Young Master, for your reminder, we now know."

Huan Tong was aggressive: "I'll ask her to argue!"

"No need," Lin Qingyu called Huantong to stop, "Let her go."

Huan Tong couldn't believe it: "Master? Why."

Lu Wancheng smiled and said: "Let me guess, is someone trying to do 'bad things'?"

Lin Qingyu did not deny it: "She did it first."

Lu Wancheng looked at Lin Qingyu, with a smile in his eyes that couldn't be hidden: "It's okay, Doctor Lin is beautiful when he does 'bad things'."

"Young Master, you can sleep indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense." Huantong said seriously, "Our young master is kind-hearted and warm-hearted. He never does bad things!"

Lin Qingyu: "..."

Lu Wancheng smiled: "He hasn't done it, but he must have thought about it a lot. Maybe he will do it in the future. Am I right, Doctor Lin?"

Lin Qingyu's heart tightened imperceptibly.

Huantong grew up with him since he was a child, but he didn't know some secret thoughts in his heart, thinking that he was a kind person.And Lu Wancheng, who has only known him for a few months, seems to be able to see through him.

Once he married into the Hou family, he thought that he would suffer humiliation in the mud and struggle to rot, but he never thought that he would still meet a... bosom friend?

Lin Qingyu looked down at someone who was lying on the bed, who was obviously seriously ill but was at ease, his eyes were dim.Then, he smiled lightly and said, "Wrong."

Lu Wancheng's cough relapsed, he coughed when he was awake, coughed when he was asleep, and even woke himself up.After waking up in the night, he subconsciously looked at the screen, but he didn't see the person behind the screen. He forced himself to sit up, only to see Lin Qingyu standing by the window.

Standing alone, his figure is lonely and cold, as if shrouded in a layer of light.

Lu Wancheng looked at it in a daze for a long time, and couldn't help but call out: "Qing Yu?"

"exist."

Lu Wancheng asked, "Why haven't you slept yet?"

Lin Qingyu was silent for a long time, then Fang said: "Tell me, I look good when I do bad things."

Lu Wancheng smiled and said, "Hey, if you say this, I won't be sleepy anymore."

Lin Qingyu looked back at him, and asked softly: "If the 'bad thing' I do is poisoning people, or even...taking their lives, do you still think I'm pretty?"

Lu Wancheng was slightly taken aback, his breath seemed to hide faint excitement and anticipation, and he smiled slowly: "It's pretty, I like the way you use poison the most."