"Did my grandmother really say that?"

Late at night, when everyone was asleep, Lin Yuzan was released from Jiang Tingsong's hands. As soon as he returned to the main room, he heard his wife impatiently telling him about what had happened during the day. He stared at the portrait with a frown, pursed his lips, and wondered what he was thinking.

Even the atmosphere in the main room became solemn.

Wan Niang stood beside him, also gazing at the portrait. She nodded in response, "Grandmother examined it carefully. She is certain that the woman in the painting is the one who escaped on the official road. Back then, the elders of the clan secretly hid the portrait, and Grandmother has seen it many times. But Sister Qing secretly told me that the painting is of Grandmother, but I don't think she looks like her."

"Girls change a lot when they grow up. This is normal."

Lin Yuzan gently pointed his finger at the collarbone of the woman in the painting, just below her open collar, and reminded her, "My mother also has a red mole there."

Wan Niang looked along the tip of her finger and nodded in sudden realization: "Yes, when I was taking a bath with my mother-in-law, I did see a red mole there."

Lin Yuzan went on to explain, "Also, my mother wasn't painted with a plump figure. She suffered a lot taking care of my father and me, and her figure was thin, so it's normal that it's not noticeable. There were several years between my grandmother's encounter with my mother and the soldiers' pursuit, so she certainly didn't think of this at the time. It was only later that she realized it and must have had doubts in her heart, which is why she went to the clan elders several times to look at the portrait."

Wan Niang nodded in understanding. After a moment's contemplation, she stepped forward and put the portrait away. "My husband, please don't think about it. Those evil people who harmed my parents-in-law will surely be punished."

Hearing this, Lin Yuzan laughed and shook his head: "Wanniang, even if it is the law of nature, it still needs people to push it along. Moreover, if no one seeks revenge, those people will still be at large and happy."

"Then what you said happened back then was done by the person who tried to assassinate you?" Wan Niang asked.

"I don't know, I hope so, but now that we know about this, we have to investigate it carefully and not miss anyone who can endanger our family." Lin Yuzan replied in a deep voice.

Wan Niang held her husband's hand and said, "Then I will investigate this matter. My husband, please focus on the Enlightenment Examination these days. Everyone is looking forward to your passing. Even Sister Qing has told Brother Hu that you will take first place. Don't let her down."

The pressure on Lin Yuzan doubled. He looked speechlessly at his already sleeping daughter, "Wanniang, don't mess around with Sister Qing. I can only get into the top ten at best in this special exam."

"It's okay. Sister Qing said that it doesn't matter if your uncle wins the first place. I've already sent someone to tell your brother." Wan Niang said with understanding and comfort.

Lin Yuzan: ...

He raised his eyes and met his wife's cunning gaze helplessly, and couldn't help but chuckle: "Wanniang, you learned bad things from Sister Qing!"

Seeing her husband's frown finally relaxed, Wan Niang also smiled gently. "I've become smarter now. Tomorrow I'll take Qing Jie'er to visit the Lian Mansion. Qing Jie'er told me that there's another man in the portrait that Lian Zhiyou is worshipping. I want to go take a look."

"Wanniang, there will be snow tomorrow." Lin Yuzan reminded disapprovingly.

However, his wife acted as if she hadn't heard him and continued on her own, "As for Miss Yu's business, I have to go see if there's anything I can do to help. Ah Zhu is in the palace, and Qing Jie'er is young, so neither of them can help Miss Yu at all. We're a three-person partnership, so why let only one person handle everything? If it goes on for a long time, there will definitely be complaints."

"The Yu family doesn't dare. Wan Niang, don't go out. It will snow tomorrow." The old man said again.

Wan Niang didn't express her opinion again, and continued, "If it's early, I'd like to go to the Liu Mansion to visit Madam Liu. She's well-informed and might know someone who has had a dispute with my mother-in-law. My husband, it's going to snow tomorrow, so you should stay home and listen to the lectures of Academician Jiang with my eldest brother. Don't go out!"

Lin Yuzan: No, he doesn’t want to and doesn’t want to!

"Wan Niang..." The old man wanted to speak to stop his wife from going out.

Who would have thought that Wan Niang "gently" patted the back of his hand and interrupted him, "Husband, I'll take care of everything. You must be in the top ten."

Lin Yuzan: ﹌﹏﹌, it hurts!

The old man was "physically warned" by his wife and finally agreed with a wry smile.

He glanced sideways out the window. He didn't know when the snow had started to fall again. He took a step back and compromised: "Don't take Sister Qing out, lest she get cold from the sudden change of temperature."

Little Yining turned over in her sleep, unaware that her father had deprived her of the right to go out again.

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