Lin Jinyan originally thought that An Zhixian was really up to business. After hearing what he said, she was startled again. When she saw him smiling at her, she realized the depth of his words. She looked away in panic, turning her peripheral vision to Bai Zhi at her side in embarrassment. Dye with a touch of scarlet color.
Bai Zhi pursed her lips, lowered her eyes and pretended to be deaf and dumb. She poured hot tea for the two of them as if nothing had happened, and sneaked out of the house on the pretext of getting hot water.
An Zhixian raised his eyebrows: He is a discerning person.
Lin Jinyan was secretly annoyed: He is such a discerning person!
Lin Jinyan drank tea from a cup, and when she put down the cup, she calmed down again:
"Boss An was joking. I didn't expect that Boss An would have such a good personal relationship with Mr. Lao Shan. Boss An would definitely not go on such a long journey just to see me. Boss An might as well speak up if he has something to do."
"Why not?"
Lin Jinyan was stunned again: This guy is not done yet!
"Boss An used to visit his grandfather and rely on his brother's complete trust just to see me?"
An Zhixian saw that although Lin Jinyan's smile remained unchanged, her tone had already become explosive, so he accepted it and said:
"I really have something to talk to you about. I just happened to be delivering tea to the Grand Tutor today. The old lady had also been talking about wanting to see the Grand Tutor a few days ago, so I thought of going over to the mansion together today and meeting everything I wanted to see."
Lin Jinyan deliberately ignored the last sentence and asked what An Zhixian was talking about.
An Zhixian explained some recent arrangements and some important things he found while playing chess.
Lin Jinyan listened to everything one by one without much surprise:
"Qi Yan gave me a plate of incense from Pingnan last time, and immediately asked for it back. I felt something was wrong. It seems that he got it from the medical office of Prince Jin's Mansion."
An Zhixian: "Dr. Wu went to the King of Jin's Mansion to detoxify Cao Xian, so he came into contact with the King of Jin's doctor several times. He found that his way of using medicine and treating diseases was slightly different from ordinary doctors, and it was very similar to Pingnan's method. I then sent someone to investigate the doctor carefully and found out that he was from the Zhang family who makes incense in Pingnan."
Lin Jinyan: "The Zhang family offended the Pingnan royal family and was confiscated and exterminated. The father and daughter were able to escape to Tai'an and were taken in by the King of Jin. They are considered lucky."
An Zhixian: "According to the information, it is a father and a daughter. After escaping to Tai'an, the eldest daughter of Zhang's doctor got separated. King Jin even helped search for her for a while, but no one was found."
The wind blowing in from the window made the study lively. The stack of portraits on the desk also made a slight noise because there were books pressing them down. An Zhixian looked sideways and saw that the books on the portraits were not blocked. The woman's hair was in a bun. When she looked away, she glanced at Hong Jiu who was in good spirits:
"The Mansion of the Minister of Civil Affairs was robbed last night. I heard that a lot of valuable property was lost. The envoys from the Three Kingdoms all knew about the trouble. They also happened to encounter the King of Qin on patrol. I think the King of Qin will not have an easy time during today's morning court."
Lin Jinyan calmly said: "Oh? Your Highness, King Qin, is really unlucky. I heard that in one day it will be His Highness the Crown Prince's turn to patrol."
An Zhixian raised his lips and smiled softly: "It's true that you have bad luck. Are you looking for someone recently? A woman?"
Seeing Lin Jinyan raise her eyes, An Zhixian explained:
"I didn't investigate you. It was my manpower in his mansion who discovered that your people were inquiring about the appearance of the deceased female family member in that mansion, so I asked you this question. If necessary, Mingye Pavilion is willing to help find someone."
Lin Jinyan thought for a moment and then said carefully:
"She is from the palace. I want to check her family background, but I am afraid that that person will know about it and implicate the family on the charge of spying on the inner palace. I dare not use her portrait to check. So I can only use a roundabout and stupid method. I found people who might be her and drew portraits one by one to identify them one by one."
