Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 626 Worship

On second thought, I feel that this result is reasonable.

In the face of such irrefutable evidence, if Emperor Qianyuan still insisted on his own way and accepted the result of Minister Zheng and others' unreasonable demands, the entire court would inevitably see his guilty conscience on this matter.

As the case continues to be investigated, who knows when it will be solved. Even if the person responsible finds out that he is the one, he probably won't dare to say it out.

"Go get the incense and candles, let's go."

Doctor Lin's voice brought Song Ying back to her senses. With servants around, she didn't need them to run errands. She waited for the maids to bring incense, candles and offerings. She took them and carried them, then helped Doctor Lin get into the carriage.

This was also prepared a few days ago. As soon as the imperial edict of exoneration arrived, he took the edict to the Jiang family's grave to pay homage.

Back then, the Jiang family was implicated and three clans were implicated, with corpses piling up like mountains. It was the Lin family who escaped the disaster who helped collect the corpses.

There were so many deaths, and the Lin family had just suffered a disaster, so they couldn't be too particular about the burial site. They gave up their own farm on the mountain and buried all the dead on the mountain. Many corpses had to be buried in separate coffins, and they couldn't even get a decent coffin.

Doctor Jiang was also buried together with his wife in a low mound of earth. Because he was a criminal, he was not even allowed to have a decent tombstone. There was only a wooden plaque in front of the grave with the words "Mr. and Mrs. Jiang" written on it to indicate the identity of the buried person.

After years of wind and rain, the handwriting had become somewhat blurred and difficult to distinguish. Doctor Lin placed the imperial edict on the incense table in front of the grave.

"Master," she said in a hoarse voice, "the court... has finally cleared your name. Now everyone in the capital knows that you were wrongly accused.

Too bad you can’t come back…”

Song Ying naturally didn't have much affection for this master whom he had never met. Looking at the low tombs all over the mountains, he felt as if a huge rock was pressing down on his heart, making him feel depressed and uncomfortable.

With so many graves, one can imagine what a hellish scene it was back then. And how desperate must the master have felt when he saw all the people he once knew turned into cold, broken corpses?

The sun was clearly shining brightly at this moment, and the bright light shone on her body, but it could not dispel the deep sadness around her.

Song Ying's nose tightened as he stepped forward and gently put his arm around her thin shoulders. "Master, it's all over. If our master were still alive, he would definitely not want to see you so sad."

"Yes, it's all over." Doctor Lin took a deep breath, took the incense handed to him by Lin Wenxuan, bowed solemnly three times, and then inserted it into the incense burner.

She took Song Ying's hand and whispered to the mottled tombstone, "Master, this is Song Ying, my disciple. If you were still alive, you would definitely like this child. She is very talented, even more so than me. Our sect finally has a successor."

Lin Wenxuan's eyes were red, and he deliberately shouted, "Aunt, what you said, does it mean that I, the eldest disciple, don't count? It seems that we must accept a junior sister, so that our sect can have hope."

Doctor Lin's pent-up sadness faded somewhat after he made such a commotion. She deliberately put on a stern face and said seriously, "When our sect accepted disciples, the rules were very strict. Only those with exceptional talent would be accepted. With your limited talent, you wouldn't even be able to enter the sect back then, so there's no one to succeed you."

"How could I be so bad?" Lin Wenxuan was furious. He now doubted very much that the reason why his aunt refused to accept him as a disciple was not because it was inconvenient for her to live in the inner house, but because she despised his dull aptitude.

After thinking for a moment, he retorted unconvincedly, "Besides, when you accepted me as your junior sister, she only studied medicinal cuisine with you for half a month. Could it be that you could see her extraordinary talent at that time?"

Doctor Lin raised his eyebrows and admitted straightforwardly, "Of course, half a month is enough time to see a person's qualifications clearly."

Lin Wenxuan: “…”

Song Ying raised his eyebrows, "Master, you really have a keen eye!"

Lin Wenxuan rolled his eyes. "Are you praising my aunt, or are you indirectly praising yourself? You don't even know what humility is."

"Don't worry, Senior Brother," Song Ying blinked and said mischievously, "In front of outsiders, I will definitely act humble and polite, and will never tarnish the reputation of my sect!"

Doctor Lin nodded and praised: "You are extremely clever, worthy of being my disciple, Lin Luxi. You have the character and spirit of my master when he was young."

Lin Wenxuan didn't want to talk anymore.

Doctor Lin was even more delighted. She waved Yuan Qing over and continued to speak softly to the tombstone, "This is Yuan Qing, Song Ying's future husband. He can also be considered your grandson. This redress was made possible thanks to him for helping Zhou Xiang plan..."

She kept talking as if Doctor Jiang was still alive, and there was no longer any obvious sadness in her voice.

After introducing the people and making sure there were no other eyes and ears around, she talked about Jiang Yuanfeng's whereabouts and prayed that Doctor Jiang's spirit in heaven would give them some inspiration or bless them to find Jiang Yuanfeng as soon as possible.

After paying homage to Imperial Physician Jiang, Doctor Lin walked slowly along the mountain path, holding the imperial edict. She stopped in front of each tomb and informed them one by one that the Jiang family had been rehabilitated.

From noon to dusk, they walked the entire hillside and finally finished the worship before the last ray of light faded.

It was getting late and it was inconvenient to continue on, so they stayed overnight in a farm at the foot of the mountain.

Zhuangtou is a one-eyed old man. He was a gangster in the city when he was young. He was seriously injured in a fight and almost died. Fortunately, he survived with the treatment of Doctor Jiang, but he lost one eye.

Later, seeing that he had nowhere to go, Imperial Physician Jiang took him in as a doorman in his house. Because he was not a slave of the Jiang family, he was lucky enough to escape the execution that year.

Now he guards this barren mountain. In name he is the head of the village, but in reality he is a gravekeeper.

He was extremely excited about the Jiang family's rehabilitation. He caught and killed several chickens and ducks, and prepared a table of good wine and food to entertain Doctor Lin and his four companions.

After dinner, Doctor Lin said to Song Ying and Yuan Qing, "Play for a few more days, then set off early to return to Jinchuan. If you delay any longer, you'll only run into snow on the way."

Upon hearing this, Song Ying suddenly felt a sense of sadness at separation.

This time, the master came back in the name of returning home. If she returned to Qingshui County with them, she would be telling the emperor clearly that she came back to redress her wrongdoing.

Master will have to stay in Beijing for at least one or two years.

"Master, I can't bear to leave you."

Doctor Lin smiled gently and patted her hand. "It will only take a year or two. After Yuan Qing finishes his autumn examination, he will have to come to the capital to take the spring examination. You can come with him then, and we will be reunited as master and disciple."

Thinking of the agreement with Yuan Qing, that they would come to the capital in the name of husband and wife, Song Ying's ears felt slightly hot, and he whispered, "Then you must take good care of yourself while I'm away."

Doctor Lin smiled and nodded.

Lin Wenxuan also said: "Don't worry, Junior Sister, I will take care of my aunt."

After a pause, he continued, "Master, I'm sorry to trouble you to take care of me."