Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 612 Decision

"That's none of my business. I just want to be at peace."

"Ah?" Song Ying was stunned. He had never expected her to say that.

When she saw the mischief in her eyes, she realized that he was teasing her. She said angrily, "Master, we are talking about serious matters."

"Okay, okay, let's get down to business." Doctor Lin's expression grew serious. "Let me ask you, if your master died unjustly, what would you do?"

"Pah, pah, pah, Master, you are saying something unlucky again."

Doctor Lin didn't say anything, just stared at her, as if he wouldn't go on unless she gave him an answer.

Song Ying had no choice but to answer directly: "Then of course chop the culprit into pieces and feed him to the dogs!"

"I, your teacher, feel the same way. I also want to chop the culprit into pieces and feed them to the dogs!" Doctor Lin's eyes flashed with a fierceness, but he quickly regained his composure. "But this is ultimately wishful thinking. All I can do now is to clear their name. If I can't even do that, how can I have the dignity to call myself a disciple of Jiang Mingcheng?"

Song Ying opened her mouth, but didn't know how to persuade him. How could she have the right to persuade her master if she couldn't do it herself?

After being silent for a while, she said again: "Then I will go with you. I am also a disciple of the master, and I should do my part to help the master clear his name!"

Doctor Lin shook his head, his expression softening slightly. "You've already performed a great service. If you hadn't discovered that Zhou Dafu's words were inconsistent, we wouldn't have found this possible clue."

This can indeed be considered an achievement, but it is not an effort. She just discovered the illness, which is different from this trip to Beijing to overturn the case.

Without giving her a chance to speak, Doctor Lin continued, "The inheritance of our sect cannot be cut off. You must stay and pass on the sect."

"Isn't there still a senior brother? He..."

"He is a member of the Lin family. If the emperor really wants to punish him, he will not be able to escape whether he goes or not."

Song Ying's heart tightened again. From what he said, it seemed that this time, the vindication might endanger the lives of the Lin family.

This is really not a good time.

She wanted to persuade him, but looking at Dr. Lin's determined expression, she knew she couldn't.

She took a breath and said, "I'll go with you. With my uncle here, our sect's inheritance will not be broken."

After saying this, Doctor Ma, who had been silent all this time, raised his eyes and said, "I will go to the capital with your master."

Song Ying was extremely anxious. He failed to persuade one person and another came. He was already an old man, so what was the point of going to Beijing?

Doctor Lin's eyes flickered slightly. "What are you going to do? Are you rushing to clear the confusion of the culprit?"

This made no sense, and both Doctor Ma and Song Ying were confused.

"Brother, it was because of you that I decided to come to Qingshui County," Doctor Lin reminded him. "If you go and uncover this incident, how many more incidents will arise..."

Doctor Lin was firm in his attitude. No matter what Song Ying and Doctor Ma said, he refused to let them go to Beijing. In the end, he even used his status as a senior sister and master to order them to stay in Qingshui County.

Song Ying was so anxious that he was getting angry and had nightmares for several days in a row. The day of departure was getting closer and closer.

She gritted her teeth and went to find Yuan Qing, telling him everything about her master's sect. "Master wants to go to Beijing to overturn the case, and I can't stop her. Do you have any way to make this case successful?"

She frowned and held Yuan Qing's hands tightly with both hands, as if she was holding a life-saving straw. At this moment, all the rules of etiquette and morality were thrown out of her mind.

The girl's soft palm pressed against his skin, the temperature burning like a branding iron. Yuan Qing was slightly startled, then he held her trembling fingertips with his backhand and said gently, "Don't be impatient, let me think it over carefully."

The voice is soft and the speaking speed is slow, like a clear mountain spring, flowing slowly and steadily. Every word carries a reassuring power; it is also like the cool breeze that suddenly comes in the dog days of summer, soothing the heat in people's hearts bit by bit.

Song Ying's anxiety lessened a little, but she still looked at him eagerly, "Then think about it quickly."

"This matter involves the Emperor, so there's really no way to guarantee a foolproof outcome. What we can do now is to minimize the Emperor's dislike for Doctor Lin. Even if we can't clear her name, we won't take her life..."

With his methodical analysis, Song Ying's anxious heart finally calmed down. Yes, failure to overturn the verdict does not mean that he will definitely lose his life.

After he told her the general plan, she felt relieved and for the first time had some confidence in overturning the verdict.

Yuan Qing reluctantly let go of her hand, stood up and said, "Let's go find Doctor Lin and go over all the details in detail."

He only knew a general idea of Emperor Qianyuan's character, and knew nothing else. He also knew about the forces and connections on his side. The more he knew, the more complete the details would be, and the greater the chance of successfully overturning the case.

Song Ying was stunned, and then she realized that they had been holding hands. She suddenly put her hands behind her back, and felt that the skin where he had held her was burning like charcoal, burning all the way to her cheeks and ears.

"Why didn't you remind me?"

"What?" Yuan Qing looked confused, as if he didn't hear clearly what she said, but the tips of his ears were red as if bleeding.

Song Ying, with her head down, didn't see it and thought he didn't hear it. But asking her to say it again was really embarrassing. "No, nothing. Let's go find Master."

March 23rd, Grain Rain.

Luo Yanxing came back from the workshop and saw an unexpected person as soon as he entered the shop.

"Song Ying? Why are you here?" She was extremely surprised. Since the Shujin Shop opened, Song Ying had come here only a few times. If the opening date had not been set in the twelfth month, she might not have had time to come and watch the opening ceremony.

"You're finally back!" Song Ying handed the selected Shu brocade to Mei Yue, "Wrap it up."

Luo Yanxing became more suspicious, "What are you doing with all this Shu brocade?"

Song Ying didn't answer immediately. He pulled her to the inner room and said, "I'm going to the capital tomorrow..."

"What?" Luo Yanxing was stunned by the news. "What are you going to the capital for?"

"Remember the injustice I told you about the Jiang family? We found a clue and are going to Beijing to overturn the Jiang family's case."

Luo Yanxing remembered this matter, but there was no sign at all before. Suddenly he said he wanted to go to the capital, and he was leaving tomorrow. This was too sudden!

Song Ying touched the tip of his nose and said, "We just agreed on this this morning."

With Yuan Qing's plan, the risk of overturning the verdict was reduced. When Song Ying proposed to accompany her to the capital again, Doctor Lin was not so resistant. She agreed after pestering for a while.

Luo Yanxing was dumbfounded. Shouldn't one prepare for a long journey several months in advance? How could one just leave like that?

She thought of Lin Wenxuan who had returned to Beijing last year, and a thought occurred to her, "Could it be that Brother Lin returned to Beijing for this matter? What clues have you found?"

"Yes, this matter will take a while to finish, I will tell you when I come back. Time is running out, I can't go back to tell my grandma and the others, please tell them for me, and Tangtang, you have to take care of her during this time..."