Case of the Blood-Stained Heart

  Lin Jing's heart sank, but her face didn't show it. It was as if she hadn't heard that faint laugh at all. Her hands moved quickly, "Rustle" sound, tearing off a piece of paper, rolling it up into a paper tube...

  Bixiao was still in the playful state of a child, completely absorbed in her play and didn't notice someone approaching. When Lin Jing called out to her, she turned around, about to speak, but suddenly changed expression, hastily curtsied, "Greetings White Niangniang, your servant pays respects to White Niangniang!"

  Lin Jing shuddered slightly, carefully turned his head to take a look, and then nodded and stood there with a shocked expression. "Ice... Fire!"

  Not far behind stood two people. The woman in front was not the white lady seen on April 8, so who was she?

  The white aunt laughed again and didn't care that Lin Jing hadn't even asked how she was doing, but just smiled and said: "Good kid, what are you playing with? Aren't you afraid of getting sunburned?" As she spoke, she took a few steps forward, pretending to pull Lin Jing over to wipe her sweat.

  Lin Jing's body stiffened, but Bai Niang laughed and said, "What a good brother, how can you be so timid? You're even worse than your sister! I'm not some kind of monster that can eat you up!" As she spoke, she used the handkerchief to gently wipe Lin Jing clean. "Hey, big brother, look at all this sweat on you! And it's got dirt on it too! I say, big brother, now that you're seven years old, you can't keep playing like a fool. As an older brother, you should set a good example for your younger siblings."

  Lin Jing's heart skipped a beat, she now understood that this white lady was indeed trying to find trouble for Jia Min. But, you look for your own trouble, why drag me into it? I finally got a few days of peaceful life!

  Lin Jing nodded, but didn't speak, and only listened to Bai Niang continue: "Cough, big brother shouldn't mind me speaking out of turn. If your own mother were still alive, seeing you like this now would be enough to worry her to death."

  Calling a child who has never been loved by his mother "mother" is the most effective way to deceive him, and also the cruelest. Lin Jing's eyes dimmed slightly, but he still lowered his head and didn't speak.

  The white auntie probably didn't want to stay here for long either, so she continued to say a few more words of comfort and handed Lin Jing another package of pastries, saying that she would come often to take care of him in the future. Then, supporting herself on the maid behind her, she left.

  Lin Jing didn't have the heart to continue anymore. She let Bi Cao pack up their things and took the package of pastries herself, heading back home.

  This white aunt, really can't tell right from wrong. Can't she see how Lin Ruhai treats Jia Min and how he treats himself? Does she really think that by picking on Jia Min, Lin Ruhai will have a bad impression of her? And what's with the big brother act? Even if he tries to stir up trouble for himself, it won't work since Lin Ruhai doesn't even acknowledge his own son!

  It's better for you to clear yourself of some things.

  Back in the house, Lin Jing went over to Feng's wife and said, "Here, nanny, have some snacks."

  The dim sum package was opened, and the aroma was great. It didn't look cheap, and it was at least one level better than Jing Ge's gift.

  Old Lady Feng's face twitched, "Where did this come from."

  Lin Jingzheng waited, stuttering and repeating what had just happened, of course, with some disorderly words. Mrs. Feng's face sank, she sent someone to fetch water, personally cleaned Lin Jing up, and hurried him to bed, before leaving the room with Shi Ying.

  Lin Jing closed her eyes and heard that outside, Mrs. Feng had someone bring Bi Cao to interrogate him. Then, one of them stayed here and sent someone to find the people who followed Lin Jing, another carrying the package of pastries went to the mistress's place.

  Lin Jing sighed, it seemed that his hard work would be in vain for this period of time.

  Lin Jing, where is she fond of playing with mud and catching insects? Her purpose is not to borrow from playfulness, cover people's ears and eyes, and make some small movements.

  Ancient people started learning very early, in the previous generation, when reading books, it was found that many children from book-loving families began to recognize characters at the age of three or four. Even Lin Daiyu in "Dream of the Red Chamber" had already asked Jia Yucun to be her teacher before she turned six and entered the capital. Now, this child is already seven years old, not to mention reading books and recognizing characters, but even basic etiquette has not been taught.

  Although modern people can recognize these ancient characters with a bit of guesswork, if they were asked to write them out, most would be incomplete. Lin Jing knew that apart from a few exceptions, he couldn't write most characters fully, and because of his habitual thinking, this problem needed to be rectified with great effort. And as for the brush calligraphy, it was definitely a mess.

  Lin Jing had already made plans for his own future, and according to the plan, he really didn't have much time to waste. Although the imperial calendar was simple, it wasn't short on words, nor did it attract attention. Each time Lin Jing just desperately memorized a few characters, and when he had free time, he would practice writing them in his mind, trying to make these characters become his instinctive reaction to text. Later, he would use playing with mud to practice writing, although it was different from real writing, but it was better than nothing.

  Now, Lin Jing listened to the faint begging voice coming from outside the house and let out a long sigh in his stomach.

  As for Bai Yiniang, Lin Jing believed that his actions had already fooled her, and besides, Bai Yiniang was focused on her own affairs at the time, never expecting that he was actually carefully watching the imperial calendar.

  As long as I'm not implicated, it's fine.

  Lin Jing spent two days with a nervous heart, but nothing was different except that the green grass hadn't been seen in these two days. Lin Jing's mind was filled with doubts, yet she couldn't ask questions, according to her usual behavior, Brother Jing wouldn't have dared to do so.

  The green grass didn't appear, and Lin Jing was the only one who didn't go catch insects. Being stared at tightly, he couldn't even play with mud on the ground to draw words. So in other people's eyes, without the company of a little girl, Lin Jing became listless.

  After more than a dozen days, Bi Cao returned and was suddenly promoted to third-grade concubine. This made many people think deeply. The mistress now had nothing to say to Jing Ge, and with the changes in the mansion over the past few days, some people began to have second thoughts.

  There was a change in the mansion, but Lin Jing didn't know about it. She didn't dare to speak or act rashly now, and naturally she also understood these things. It wasn't until Bi Cao returned as a third-class maid that Lin Jing was truly shocked, but her face still smiled.

  Her pale face lit up with a faint smile as she gazed at her body, which didn't look too good, but the news that she had become a third-rate maid still lifted her spirits.

  The green grass came in and saluted Lin Jing, then smiled and said: "I wish peace to my brother Jing. I didn't expect to see Brother Jing again. My mother said that we really borrowed Brother Jing's good fortune and received Brother Jing's kindness, so I should serve Brother Jing well."

  "This time Lin Jing really didn't understand, 'What does this mean?'"

  "You don't know, this time I almost died from illness. The doctor said that I was able to pull through this time, all thanks to eating well during this period and laying a good foundation."

  What's going on?

  Jing Ge asked, and Bi Cao started talking, but being still young, his words were a bit jumbled, yet Lin Jing was able to piece together the general idea.

  That evening, Mrs. Feng gave the package of pastries to Bi Cao as a reward. Bi Cao was overjoyed, for these were top-quality pastries. However, she couldn't bear to eat too many and only had two pieces, leaving the rest to bring back home.

  Who would have thought that on the same night, Bi Cao started vomiting and having diarrhea. The symptoms were severe and it was summer, so Fu's wife was afraid something serious might happen, so she reported to Madame Wang and had a doctor come to see Bi Cao.

  The doctor took one look and saw that something was amiss, saying that the child had eaten something unclean. After some questioning, the package of pastries was implicated. Fortunately, Bi Cao remembered that the package was still at home, so someone went to retrieve it for the doctor to examine. Indeed, the poison had been placed in the pastry. Luckily, Bi Cao was filial and only ate two pieces; otherwise, she would have lost her life by then. Even so, the doctor shook his head, saying that whether this little girl could pull through depended on her fate.

  After that, Bi Cao wasn't very clear about what happened, only knowing that she slept for two days and barely managed to save her life. After returning home and resting for a period of time, she finally recovered completely. However, the doctor's words at the time still lingered in Bi Cao's mind: "During this period, you were able to eat well and had the energy to fight back." Bi Cao thought that being able to eat well and having some peace of mind every day was all thanks to Jing Ge's kindness, never thinking that her own disaster also originated from Jing Ge. Not only did Bi Cao have this idea, but also her parents, who gave most of Jing Ge's gifts, except for what went into Bi Cao's stomach, to Bi Cao's younger brother and sister, even the two older brothers couldn't bear to eat them. The younger brother was originally thin and weak, with people saying he might not grow up big, but during this period, he also became rosy and plump, so they kept thinking about Jing Ge's kindness. As for Bi Cao's source of disaster, these honest people really didn't have that awareness.

  Lin Jing's heart felt sour. Unexpectedly, this little girl almost didn't make it. He was the one who didn't let them starve to death and saved her younger brother, but at the same time, he was also the culprit who implicated Bi Cao. The cause and effect were indeed unclear. However, these people, using a knife to kill someone, were truly ruthless!

  Lin Jing didn't know whether this heart was originally unclean or if it became unclean after Po Ying left the main house, but probably the latter was more likely. It was too simple and crude for Bai Niang to harm her stepson so much.

  However, Lin Jing knew that he had escaped this disaster, first because he was usually careful, and secondly because someone was afraid of heavenly punishment. But for a little maid, those people didn't have such big scruples.

  No matter whether it's true or false, no matter who actually did it, once the scandal is exposed, the blame will stick!

  There is still one more chapter in the late afternoon, this chapter was yesterday's

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