Yan Ling feels relieved after getting to know that the poison in Liang He’s body has been tackled. Although the encounter just now is somewhat awkward, she doesn’t bear it in her mind.
Yan Ling hears from Mu Qingqiu that the philter in Liang He’s body has been detoxicated. But any medicine is slightly toxic. In order to completely get rid of the impact on Liang He’s body, he still needs to give him some herbal soup.
Yan Ling wanted to help, but was refused by both Mu Qingqiu and Liang He.
The reason was what Mu Qingqiu said: “Ling, although you are my student, I haven’t had time to teach you anything. Many things can’t be done by you yet now. I think you’d better take good care of yourself. You look so pale.”
Liang He had thought that it would be the best if Yan Ling could accompany him. But on hearing what Mu Qingqiu said, he looked at Yan Ling carefully and found that she was much paler than usual. It seemed that cold sweat was dripping down from her face and her lips were a little pale.
Liang He has always known that Yan Ling’s body is weak, but he didn’t notice that after traveling back and forth today. On seeing Yan Ling like this, in addition to the tender love towards her, Liang He blames himself a little.
After all, Mu Qingqiu noticed that at a glance. Liang He, who has been together with Yan Ling for a whole day, didn’t find it out. Liang He attributes the fault to himself.
“Your master is right. Go back home and have a good rest. This case is not over yet. You can’t break down first.” Seeing Yan Ling hesitate, Liang He hurriedly urged her.
Yan Ling can also distinguish the priorities. She knows that she cannot really help much here except for some chores.
If she really fell down because of exhaustion like Liang He said, she might need others to take care of her. The loss outweighs the gain. She cannot be self-willed at this time.
After thinking about it for a while, Yan Ling leaves with a nod of head.
She doesn’t sleep well all night either because she feels unsettled due to tiredness or because she feels that something is going to happen.
The next day, Yan Ling gets up early because she has been worrying about Liang He, plus the fact that she did not sleep well. After getting dressed, she goes directly to Liang He’s Mansion.
If it was Yan Shuang who was accused of murder, Prime Minister Yan would have been trying to find out the murderer by all means. However, it is Yan Ling. Prime Minister Yan hasn’t asked a word about it as if it were not related to him at all.
Prime Minister Yan fought for Yan Ling in the Court just to keep this case away from the Yan Family instead of wanting to do something for Yan Ling.
The treatment to the two sisters are obviously different. Yan Ling still remembers the sentence which was said by Princess Zhaoyan not long ago.
Although Yan Ling is very clear about the reason, she still cannot help sighing for her own misfortune. Even outsiders can see the differences in treatment, why was she so stupid as to believe she was their biological daughter in her previous life?
Yan Ling suddenly shakes her head in amusement. In her previous life, people in the Prime Minister’s Mansion maltreated her and even mocked her in conversation whenever and wherever possible. Now, they have changed dramatically by ignoring her totally.
Although Yan Ling can’t figure out what plans they have made, or she doesn’t bother to think about it, she is very satisfied with her current life. It doesn’t matter as long as no one interferes with her freedom.
As for the so-called concerns from the Yan family, Yan Ling doesn’t think she needs it. She hasn’t felt the sense of disappointment for a long time. After all, she was in complete despair in her previous life. She has seen everything clearly, so she won’t be disappointed any more.
Lost in her thinking like this, Yan Ling arrives at the gate of the Crown Prince’s Mansion in the carriage before she notices it. Maybe Liang He was anticipating Yan Ling’s arrival, he told servants to wait for her at the gate. As soon as she arrives, she is immediately led into the inner room.
Yan Ling doesn’t know what happened, but at the thought of the uneasiness in her heart about the feeling that something bad might happen, her face becomes grave.
When she gets to Liang He’s room, Yan Ling is confirmed that something bad has happened at one glance of the scene.
Liang He does not express his joy or anger in front of others. But in front of Yan Ling, he never hides himself or bothers to conceal his inner feelings at all.
“Something has gone wrong?” Yan Ling asks directly.
Liang He frowns with a sigh, “A long delay causes trouble. Hong’ye has been found, but she has already died.”
Yan Ling is astonished. Although Hong’ye is probably the murderer who killed Bai Yiyi according to their research yesterday, the fact that a living person who has talked with her yesterday now becomes a silent corpse still makes Yan Ling feel unbelievable all of a sudden. She is sure to feel a little depressed.
“What caused Hong’ye’s death?” Yan Ling asks wonderingly.
After collecting herself together, Yan Ling’s brain begins to work. Hong’ye fled yesterday, but now she is found dead. They have been suspecting that there was another person behind Hong’ye. The term “kill Hong’ye to cover the crime” naturally occurs to Yan Ling mind.
However, what surprises Yan Ling is what Liang He says next. Liang He knows what Yan Ling is thinking about, but he shakes his head slightly and says, “No one killed her. She committed suicide.”
Yan Ling is shocked and then she thinks it’s even impossible. Hong’ye escaped on her own yesterday. If she really wanted to commit suicide, why did she bother to take efforts to escape from Imperial Censor Bai’s Mansion?
Yan Ling believes that Liang He must understand such a simple logic, but why did he say so?
Liang He shakes his head and says,”It is true that Hong’ye is unlikely to commit suicide, but according to the traces on the spot and the letter she left, Hong’ye can only be judged as being suicidal.”
While talking, Liang He picks up a few pieces of paper from the table and hands them to Yan Ling. After hearing Liang He’s words, Yan Ling is more surprised. She takes over the paper and starts reading carefully.
These are the last words left by Hong’ye. She explains clearly the whole process of her murdering Bai Yiyi: how she poisoned her, how she destroyed the evidence, and where she hid the bowl and dreg.
What the letter says is almost the same as Yan Ling and Liang He’s search result yesterday, with which it forms mutual corroboration.