Chapter 109 There is a ghost in my heart
Ye Wanqing turned around and asked casually, "What happened when the prince went to Yipinju for the first time?"

Mo Yan was stunned for a moment: "I don't know."

"Is it?"

Ye Wanqing felt a little regretful.

She was quite curious at first.

Chu Anlan and Chu Xiaoyan wrestled for a whole cup of tea before they stopped, panting, and looked at each other tacitly.

Their hair, faces and clothes were covered with cake crumbs, tea leaves and tea stains, looking extremely miserable.

There were even a few pieces of sticky rice cake stuck on Chu Xiaoyan's hair.

Chu Anlan burst into laughter: "Haha, hahaha..."

Chu Xiaoyan glared at him, reached out to take the glutinous rice cake, pinched it, and threw it at his face.

Chu Anlan smiled and turned away.

The two of them stopped talking after they had had enough of the fight.

Ye Wanqing asked Yingxiang at the door to call the waiter to take away the tea and snacks, replace them with new ones, and clean up the dirt on the floor.

Then, someone sent clean clothes.

After changing clothes, Chu Anlan and Chu Xiaoyan walked in harmoniously.

Chu Xiaoyan apologized: "I made you laugh just now, Princess."

"It's okay." Ye Wanqing poured water for the two of them and said gently, "I ordered some food, which will be delivered soon."

"Thank you, Princess."

Chu Xiaoyan had not eaten since dinner yesterday, and he had also exerted a lot of energy, so he was very hungry.

He drank two cups of tea in succession before saying, "I've heard of Qu Jie before. The Qu family is a distant relative of the late emperor's Consort Hua. When Qu Jie was born, the Qu family had already fallen into decline. He was able to work his way up to become the county magistrate of Lin'an City, which is quite capable."

Chu Anlan asked him: "How do you know this?"

"The sorcerer in the family said so." Chu Xiaoyan continued: "I also heard that he has a close relationship with Ling Xuan's stepmother?"

"What's the origin?" Chu Anlan asked curiously.

Chu Xiaoyan grabbed a piece of peach cake and said, "Ling Xuan's half brother is actually Qu Jie's son. So, does this mean they are related?"

"Is it true?" Chu Anlan was surprised.

"Why would I lie to you?" Chu Xiaoyan looked at Ye Wanqing: "Ling Xuan's drowning case, you can ask Chen Ting to investigate the Ling family."

Ye Wanqing withdrew her inquiring gaze and said, "I will pass it on to my second brother."

In the past, Ye Wanqing was not familiar with Chu Xiaoyan and thought that he was similar to Chu Anlan, both of whom only knew how to eat, drink and have fun.

But the more they got along, the more she felt that Chu Xiaoyan was not as simple as he appeared to be.

Chu Xiaoyan has always been keeping a low profile.

……

It was already evening when we returned to the inn.

As it was the first day of the Peach Blossom Festival, all the restaurants in Lin'an City were packed with customers.

For this purpose, Ye Chenting asked the inn to arrange dinner and have it delivered to the rooms of several people.

In the evening, there are fireworks displays on the lakeshore.

Before it got dark, Chu Anlan came to Ye Wanqing's room with great interest and asked someone to prepare tea and snacks.

Ye Chenting knocked on the door and came in, only to see his sister sitting at the table by the window copying scriptures, while Chu Anlan was leaning against the window, holding a storybook in her hand.

Ye Chenting asked with a smile: "An Lan, after being forced to study for two months, are you reading the storybooks much smoother now?"

Chu Anlan smiled brightly: "Not bad."

Ye Chenting smiled and went over to sit down. Ying Xiang poured him a cup of tea.

Ye Chenting said: "The first letter was intercepted not far outside the city. The second letter has been secretly sent back to the Princess's Mansion by carrier pigeon. If nothing unexpected happens, father will receive the letter tomorrow morning."

Chu Anlan raised his eyebrows: "Second uncle is really smart."

Ye Chenting took a sip of tea and said, "If you study harder and travel for a few years like me, you will be like this too."

study?

Chu Anlan showed a painful look: "Please spare me."

Ye Chenting smiled and shook his head.

Ye Wanqing put down the brush and said, "My second brother was out today, and Prince Duan told me something, but I haven't had time to tell him yet."

"What's the matter?" Ye Chenting asked.

Ye Wanqing informed her second brother of the relationship between Qu Jie and Ling Xuan's stepmother, and said, "I took the initiative and sent someone to verify the truth."

After Ye Chenting was surprised, he pondered and said, "I went to inquire today. Ling Xuan does not usually interact with the Ling family, but has his own house. He does not interact much with his uncle Qu Jie.

On weekdays, in addition to studying, he made friends with the people of Lin'an and often asked them for advice on techniques such as growing vegetables and fishing.

"He is quite approachable." Chu Anlan said.

"He is approachable, but also has a strong temper." Ye Wanqing analyzed: "It is probably related to his childhood experiences."

"Yes." Ye Chenting nodded: "His stepmother was pregnant before entering the mansion. She gave birth to a son seven months after marriage. Two years later, she gave birth to another son... He lost his mother at a young age and had no father to protect him, so he developed a sensitive and strong character.

Ling Xuan quarreled with Chu Shaozhen and his friends because Chu Shaozhen and his friends got drunk and tried to rob the boat of the fishermen who were fishing at night, almost causing the fishermen to fall into the water. "

"No wonder the people are clamoring to avenge Ling Xuan." Ye Wanqing seemed to be thinking about something.

This Mr. Ling seems to be quite popular among the people.

The palace examination will be held next month. If Ling Xuan is not in trouble and has better luck, he will get a good result in the examination and will be a good official in the future.

A pity, sigh.

Suddenly, Chu Anlan asked, "Don't ordinary women have to be pregnant for ten months before giving birth? Madam Ling is only seven months pregnant, isn't that premature?"

"That's right." Ye Chenting nodded.

Ye Wanqing and Chu Anlan looked at each other.

At this time, someone knocked on the door three times.

The attendant who was sent by Ye Wanqing to get information came in: "Princess, Second Young Master, Prince."

Ye Wanqing asked: "What happened?"

The attendant replied, "Ling Han, the second son of the Ling family, has been locked up in his room since he got up this morning claiming to be sick. Madam Ling has sent people to deliver medicine three times. The servants said that the medicine is for colds. However, I took the medicine residue to the doctor for examination, and the doctor said that the medicine has no effect on curing colds, and is clearly a tranquilizer."

Tranquilizer?
The three of them looked at each other in silence.

The attendant continued, "I also inquired about it. According to the Ling Mansion, Ling Han was born prematurely in July, but he weighed a full six kilograms when he was born. He cried very loudly on the night of his birth."

Chu Anlan heard this and said, "Whose seven-month-old premature baby is so heavy at birth? This doesn't look normal! Also, what kind of tranquilizer did Ling Han take when Ling Xuan got into trouble?"

Ye Chenting said calmly: "He has done something wrong, or he has something to hide."

The attendant said, "What I can confirm is that Ling Han was not at the mansion last night, and he returned home after daybreak this morning. According to the servants of the Ling Mansion, Ling Han stayed at the brothel last night, and returned home after breakfast this morning. I dare not alert the enemy, so I can only come back to report first."

Ye Wanqing looked at Ye Chenting: "Second brother, next, should we wait for news from father and Jindu, or continue investigating?"

"Investigate." Ye Chenting said: "Although Qu Jie will not do anything to Chen Xi and the others, prison is not a good place after all."

Ye Wanqing nodded: "Then send a few more people to search for evidence separately. First, find out the evidence that Madam Ling and Qu Jie were together, second, find the midwife who delivered Ling Han, and third, go to the brothel to find the woman who accompanied Ling Han last night. In addition, find a guard who has not shown his face and prepare to play the role of a miracle doctor."

Ye Chenting agreed and said, "Let's do this first. However, it may be difficult to arrange for people to go to the brothel, as it may easily alert the enemy."

"So, we need to arrange someone who is obviously a frequent visitor to the brothel." Ye Wanqing replied.

(End of this chapter)