Time flies by, time slips away quietly at people's fingertips, and the new year is approaching in the blink of an eye.

The streets began to be decorated with lights and colorful decorations. Although there have been wars in recent years, they have never affected the capital. This year's harvest is quite good, and the people can have a good harvest. They walk around the streets and buy new year's goods with beaming smiles on their faces.

laugh.

Thinking about it now, Lin Chonghan still felt like she was in another world. In the past, she had to manage the entire inner house in the Gu family, but now in the blink of an eye——

"Chonghan, this is the new candy man bought by my second brother. You eat it first."

Lin Chonghan sat on the swing in the courtyard, holding the rabbit-shaped candy man in a dumbfounded mood, knowing that his second brother still treated him like a child.

Lin Shijing was posting Spring Festival couplets in her courtyard. The boy beside him was holding glutinous rice paste. He seemed to know what she was thinking, without raising his head: "You are the youngest in our family, so no matter how old you are, you are still the same in the eyes of your brothers."

A child."

Brother is so kind. Lin Chonghan carefully licked the candy man and rolled his eyes with a smile. The boys were very discerning and gently pushed the swing up for her.

"Eldest brother can't come back this year," Lin Chonghan looked up at the clear blue sky, "I don't know if eldest brother has received the winter clothes and spring clothes I asked Qiu Sanji to bring him."

"Um?"

After Lin Shijing posted the Spring Festival couplets, he asked somewhat unexpectedly: "It's the twelfth lunar month of winter. Are you asking someone to bring spring clothes?"

"This is the carelessness of the second brother," Lin Chonghan held the candy man. "It takes a month to get from the capital to Jiangnan. When we arrive in Jiangnan in autumn or third season, early spring will have arrived. By then, the eldest brother will not be short of clothes in spring."

But in fact, both of them knew that Lin Yizhou was a hussar general, so how could he have no clothes to wear? However, this was Yaomei's care for her brother, and they were both happy to see it.

While she was talking, Haruhi walked through the corridors and came into the courtyard. She walked briskly, obviously walking in a hurry, and a cold air hit her face.

She walked to Lin Chonghan in a few steps and whispered in her ear: "Girl, Yu Qing is dead."

Lin Chonghan glanced at her in surprise, handed the candy man to the boy beside him, and told him to watch it carefully.

"Second brother, Haruhi and I are going for a walk outside."

"I understand. Wrap your cloak tightly. Haruhi, watch your mistress and don't let her catch a cold."

The master and servant left the courtyard and walked slowly along the corridor.

Lin Chonghan asked: "How did you die?"

Kasuga looked troubled and answered: "I said it was because I had a miscarriage right after I gave birth, and I was tortured by all kinds of things to get sold to that place, so..."

This explanation was reasonable enough, but Lin Chonghan had a vague doubt and uneasiness in his heart.

In the distance, there are boys hanging up lanterns on ladders, maids are playing in the corner, playing with flower ropes, and in the deep courtyard, you can vaguely hear the shouts of vendors on the long street outside.

Lin Chonghan took in the prosperous scene in front of her, and the uneasiness in her heart became even stronger. She met Chunri's eyes and whispered: "You have the carriage ready in the front yard, and find a few strong boys, let's go

A trip to Yanyu Tower."

*

The Yanyu Tower has been in the capital for a long time, and Lin Chonghan has also heard about it. This building is more elegant than ordinary brothels, and there are many brothels. However, there has never been any news that someone forced the brothels to accept customers. There must be a lot of power behind it.

"This girl," the madam came up to her without changing her expression, still smiling broadly, "do you want a girl to accompany you, or..."

She waved her handkerchief and signaled the turtle slave to come over: "Follow him to the side room. There are many guests in this hall talking, so I'm afraid it will stain your eyes, noble one."

Lin Chonghan nodded and followed the turtle slave wearing a bamboo hat. There were drunken guests beside him. He mistakenly thought that she was the new servant. He was about to start teasing her, but he saw several tall and fierce servants following her.

, I immediately woke up from the wine and knew that this was a female guest and I couldn't offend her easily.

After entering the side room, Chunri asked the maid to clean the tables and chairs before letting Lin Chonghan sit down.

Lin Chonghan sat down and asked Chunri to give some scraps of silver to the turtle slave, and said, "I want to ask your mother about something. There was a new girl named Yu Qing."

Gui Nu smiled naively and took the money: "You are really late. This girl Yu Qing has died long ago... But there is something on her body, I will let you see it."

After a while, a little maid brought something, which was wrapped in a handkerchief. Haruhi took the thing, opened the handkerchief and took a look, and found that it was a rattle.

Chunri was slightly stunned and turned to look at Lin Chonghan.

But Turtle Slave said: "When Yu Qing was still alive, he often held this rattle, saying that it was made by his parents when he was young... Just take it, I have no use keeping this thing here."

Lin Chonghan nodded and signaled Chunri to put it away. She then asked the turtle slave where Yu Qing's body was. The turtle slave looked embarrassed after hearing this.

"My lord," he held the broken piece of silver in his hands with a nervous look on his face, "you know, in a place like ours... human life is cheap. If someone dies... it's just a straw mat and thrown into a mass grave.

"

Lin Chonghan knew it well. After she asked about the specific location of the mass grave, she wore a bamboo hat and left quietly. The madam stood on the second floor, leaning on the railing with her arms crossed, watching the carriage of the Lin family slowly leave.

on carriage

Lin Chonghan asked a few boys to go to the mass graves to check people, while he played with the rattle. The rattle had faded, but at a glance it was clear that it had been carefully preserved by the owner, which was in line with the turtle slave's statement.

Could it be that Yu Qing really died of natural causes, and that confusing the Hou family's bloodline was just an impulse?

Lin Chonghan returned home with a rattle in his hand and was worried. He subconsciously walked through the winding corridor to the courtyard based on his memory. Just as he was about to enter the house, he was stopped by Lin Shijing.

"Chonghan, what's wrong with you?" Lin Shijing had just finished pasting the Spring Festival couplets in her courtyard and was letting the boy pack his things to leave. "You're so distracted... um, rattle?"

Lin Chonghan came to his senses and subconsciously handed the rattle to him. Lin Shijing took it, looked at the sun carefully for a moment, then turned it around and said "eh".
Chapter completed!