Du Lingxuan listened to Nanny Jiang's words, gave a soft laugh, and sipped her tea leisurely. "Go and leak this news to Lin Yun."
She slowly put down the teacup, a hint of mockery flashing in her eyes. "I'm really curious to see what expression Lin Yun will have when she hears this."
Nanny Jiang also wore an expectant look. She bowed to Du Lingxuan and said, "This servant will go and handle it right away."
Du Lingxuan watched Nanny Jiang's departing back and smiled. She knew about the past between Lin Yun and Pei Zhiyan. She had always been jealous that Lin Yun had once received help from Pei Zhiyan and was also worried that Pei Zhiyan might have feelings for her. Now that this had happened, it was up to Pei Zhiyan to decide what to do.
Lin Yun learned that Mo Qing was investigating her on the third day of her detoxification. When the Lin family's secret guard brought this news to her, she was drinking her medicine.
Even though the soup was made from top - grade red lotuses, with other medicinal herbs added, it was extremely bitter. And her fingertips were still releasing poisoned blood. Yan'er scooped up the medicine with a spoon and brought it to her lips. Lin Yun's chest heaved violently. Finally, she turned her head and refused to take the medicine. She said coldly, "Go to the study."
Yan'er and Nanny Sun didn't dare to say a word. They stood there stiffly. Lin Yun let out a breath. With beads of sweat still on her forehead and a bit out of breath, she said, "What are you standing there for? Let's go."
Lin Yun suddenly stood up. She felt dizzy and her feet gave way. Yan'er quickly came to support her. As Lin Yun staggered, she knocked the medicine bowl out of Yan'er's hand. It fell to the ground with a clear ringing sound of porcelain.
Nanny Sun looked at her pale face, knelt on the ground, and said with a sob, "Madam, please take good care of your body first. You haven't been completely detoxified yet, and you've lost so much weight. If the princess and the marquis see you like this, they'll be so heart - broken..."
Hearing Nanny Sun's words, Lin Yun's nose tingled. Tears welled up in her already sore eyes and fell instantly. Supported by Yan'er with one hand and covering her stomach with the other, her weak voice was filled with heartache. "I've known him since childhood, and we've been married for four years, but he doesn't trust me... He suspects me..."
Lin Yun let out a self - mocking laugh. Tears flowed freely down her face. Her voice suddenly rose, shrill and sharp. "Do you think I would stage this with my own life on the line?!"
After shouting angrily, she held her breath and coughed violently. Yan'er and Nanny Sun quickly tried to help her catch her breath, but Lin Yun stared at the door with red - rimmed eyes and suddenly vomited a mouthful of blood.
"Madam! Madam, you must take care of yourself..." Yan'er was so frightened that she was on the verge of panic and started crying.
Lin Yun took a breath. Supported by Yan'er and Nanny Sun, her eyes were red as if bleeding, but her gaze was cold. "He's protecting Song Ruotang..."
So Pei Zhiyan hadn't investigated Song Ruotang at all, but instead suspected her...
In the end, Yan'er and Nanny Sun couldn't persuade Lin Yun. They supported her and went to Pei Zhiyan's study.
Pei Zhiyan returned in the evening. Lin Yun knew that the first thing he would do after returning to the mansion was to go to the study, so she had been waiting for him there.
When Pei Zhiyan saw Lin Yun sitting in the chair in the study, he frowned and asked the guard beside him, "Didn't I say that no one is allowed to enter the study without my permission?"
The guard had never seen Pei Zhiyan like this before. His legs were shaking. He immediately knelt on the ground and hurriedly explained, "This servant has already told Madam Lin, but she insisted on coming in. She even mentioned the Marquis of Dingyuan and the Princess of Nanyang. This servant really had no choice..."
Hearing this, Pei Zhiyan knew that the guard couldn't stop Lin Yun. He pursed his lips and still said calmly, "Get up."
The guard thanked him repeatedly. Pei Zhiyan walked in steadily, but his eyebrows remained furrowed. He walked up to Lin Yun, and she was supported to stand up. Pei Zhiyan fixed his gaze on her. "Idle people are not allowed in the study. You should be resting in the courtyard. What are you doing here..."
Slap!
Before Pei Zhiyan could finish speaking, Lin Yun slapped him. The loud sound echoed in the study. The room was so quiet that only Lin Yun's unsteady breathing could be heard.
Pei Zhiyan raised his hand and touched his cheek. The frown on his face relaxed, leaving only a cold expression. He looked at Lin Yun again. The strange look in his eyes made Lin Yun unable to bear it any longer.
"You've never trusted me, have you?" Lin Yun asked him in a trembling voice. The hand that had just slapped Pei Zhiyan was still shaking.
Pei Zhiyan didn't say a word. Lin Yun walked up to him, with tears in her eyes. "You sent Mo Qing to investigate me, didn't you?"
Pei Zhiyan calmly looked into Lin Yun's eyes. A flash of surprise passed through his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure and calmly replied, "Yes."
Lin Yun didn't expect him to answer so straightforwardly. She paused for a moment. The hand that was clenched tightly swung out again. Pei Zhiyan didn't dodge. Looking at the rising fingerprint on his face, Lin Yun shouted hysterically, "Do you think I would use my life to frame Song Ruotang?"
Lin Yun stared at Pei Zhiyan with blood - red eyes, getting closer to his face. "How can she compare to me? What does she have that's better than me? Why? Why..."
"Enough!" Pei Zhiyan suddenly spoke up. His voice was cold and unyielding. Lin Yun immediately fell silent and stared at him. Then she heard Pei Zhiyan calmly say, "Send her back to rest."
He wasn't even talking to her but to Yan'er and Nanny Sun behind her.
Tears welled up in Lin Yun's eyes again. Song Ruotang arrived just in time to see this scene. The words Lin Yun was about to say got stuck in her throat. She raised her hand to tidy up the messy hair on her temples and wiped the tears from her face by the way.
Pei Zhiyan turned his head and saw Song Ruotang coming. He subconsciously stood in front of her. Lin Yun's hand clenched tightly. The sharpness in her eyes flashed by. "You said you would give me an explanation. Is this your explanation?"
Pei Zhiyan lowered his eyelashes. "The matter hasn't been investigated clearly. I won't make a hasty conclusion."
"But you already have!" Lin Yun's voice was a bit excited. "You sent someone to investigate me. Isn't that suspecting me?"
Lin Yun stepped back with a bitter smile and shook her head. "We've known each other since childhood and been married for four years, but in the end, it's not as good as this woman who suddenly appeared out of nowhere..."
"I've never touched you." Pei Zhiyan calmly said the cruelest words. He didn't admit that Lin Yun was his wife and had always disliked these women forced on him by the family.
But he couldn't bring himself to hate them. They were just victims of the family.
Lin Yun's shoulders seemed to collapse instantly. She let out a soft laugh and nodded. "I was poisoned in Song Ruotang's room, but you're investigating me. Have you found anything out?"
Pei Zhiyan pursed his lips and didn't say a word. Lin Yun laughed softly. "Not yet, right? Then the always fair Lord of the Ministry of Justice, shouldn't you also investigate Song Ruotang?"
Lin Yun's gaze was fixed on Pei Zhiyan. He was naturally not partial. If Song Ruotang wasn't the murderer, she wouldn't be afraid of being investigated.
"Okay." Pei Zhiyan nodded.