After rebirth, she became the favorite of the powerful minister.

"I, I..." Zhuang Lichuan stammered for a while, then suddenly realized, "Die'er, do you suspect that I, your grandfather, killed Yuan Ge?!"

"Die'er, I'm your grandfather!" Zhuang Lichuan looked at Zhuang Mengdie, who was standing a few steps away and refusing to look at him, with almost disbelief, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Even though I was selfish and busy with business and neglected the snake cave, ask yourself, have I ever thought of harming anyone? Even if, as they said, I was indeed blinded by greed, but of all the money I earned over the years, have I ever pocketed a single cent?!"

"Zhuang Mengdie, you suspected that Grandfather had killed Yuan Ge just because of a few words from outsiders...Grandfather is very disappointed in you."

"I didn't want to think so... Before tonight, even if they said anything, I wouldn't believe that my grandfather would do such a thing. After all, everyone knows that you treat Yuan Ge like your own daughter, pampering and coaxing her, fearing that she would suffer any injustice. For this reason, I have disliked her since I was a child. You said that she lost her parents at a young age and had a hard life, so you should treat her better... But, how is she hard? Who in the entire Zhixuan Mountain dares to mess with her?"

Zhuang Mengdie lowered her head and smiled to herself, "But Grandfather...until just now, I suddenly became a little uncertain. You know the snake cave at the bottom of the cliff, and you also know how to open this secret room. And as far as I can see, besides Nan Yin, you are the only one on the mountain who knows how to open this door...Grandfather, how can you believe that after all this, Yuan Ge still died in an accident."

"It was an accident! I didn't hurt her!"

He looked particularly excited, more excited than ever before, and the flesh on his cheeks trembled as he stretched his neck and roared, "I didn't hurt her! Yes, I am greedy for money, and I also thought about asking Yuan Ge to cooperate with me. She has so many prescriptions and so many treasures in her hands. If she can just make something casually and put the name of Zhixuanshan or Yuan Ge on it, wouldn't all the wealth in the world be in our hands? But she is too noble and doesn't want to! But even so, I never thought of killing her! Even if I take a ten thousand chance, I only have the desire but not the courage."

"You are still young and don't understand the principle of 'an innocent man is guilty of possessing a treasure'. Yuan Ge doesn't understand it either... She thinks she is strong enough to protect the people she wants to protect. In fact, she can't even protect herself. There are many people on this mountain who want her dead..." Zhuang Lichuan looked like an eggplant hit by frost, listless. "If we talk about the one who has the heart and courage to steal, it's the third brother."

"Third Elder?" Yuan Ge frowned. The Third Elder was indeed a little harsh to her, but the Third Elder was like this to everyone and did not seem to be targeting her in particular. Why would he want to kill her?

"Why did the Third Elder want to kill Yuan Ge?"

"Why?" Zhuang Lichuan smiled suddenly, tilted his head and looked over, "Why should I tell you? Nan Yin didn't come up the mountain this time because of the things in the secret room, right? He wanted to investigate the truth of Yuan Ge's death, right? Little girl... tell your young master not to investigate. If it was really done by the third brother, with his methods, you won't find anything even if you turn this mountain upside down... Besides, it's been so long, even if there is any evidence, it would have disappeared completely long ago."

Zhuang Lichuan supported himself on the edge of the table and slowly stood up. He glanced at Zhuang Mengdie before looking at Yuan Ge. "No matter how many times you ask, I will still say that Yuan Ge died in an accident. As for the fact that I teamed up with Jin Su to enter this secret room and took away some things, it is not a crime punishable by death... If you are not satisfied, you can ask the government to arrest me. Besides, it doesn't seem to be a big deal for me to take some of my own things. What do you think?"

Zhuang Mengdie was startled, and subconsciously took a step forward, dumbfounded, "Grandfather? Don't you think you are wrong at this moment?"

Zhuang Lichuan twisted his neck, his heart was on fire, but his face was full of shamelessness as if he had given up struggling, "Wrong? What did I do wrong? I still say that if it weren't for me, you wouldn't have the good life of eating and drinking in Zhixuan Mountain! Since you have enjoyed the money I earned, you have no right to blame me or judge me! But you... Shiyin, right?"

Zhuang Lichuan smiled foolishly and said, "As expected of Feng Qingtan's good medicine boy, in just a few days, his ability to poison people seems to have been passed down from Yuan Ge."

"Thank you." Yuan Ge lowered his brows and nodded, "It's just some trivial tricks. Elder, please don't practice for the next three days. After three days, I will recover... I am also protecting myself, please don't blame me."

Zhuang Lichuan snorted with an unpleasant expression, "Then can I leave now?"

Yuan Ge raised his hand and said, "Please." He was extremely polite and courteous.

Zhuang Lichuan's expression eased a little, and he glanced at Zhuang Mengdie again. In the end, he did not ask to leave together. He just whispered, "It's late, go to bed early, and we can talk about it tomorrow." Then he slowly shook his head, turned around and walked out... The door of the secret room creaked open, and the cold wind outside swept in, bringing with it the heavy rain of the winter night, which chilled Zhuang Lichuan, who had just stepped out of the threshold.

He shuddered subconsciously, and the next moment his eyes closed and he fell to the ground.

"Grandfather!" Zhuang Mengdie, who had been watching him from beginning to end, was startled. She ran to pick up the unconscious Zhuang Lichuan and called him "grandfather" twice. Seeing that he didn't respond at all, she got anxious and said, "Shiyin! Didn't you promise me that you wouldn't hurt his life?!"

"Not dead." Yuan Ge walked slowly to the door, stood on the threshold and looked at Zhuang Lichuan with deep eyes... Just like Zhuang Mengdie said, the Second Elder was extremely kind to her, he really pampered and coaxed her for fear that she would be wronged. Whenever she was naughty and made mistakes, it was this Maitreya Buddha-like old man who persuaded her grandfather, which allowed her to escape many punishments. Over the years, Yuan Ge had already regarded the other party as his own grandfather.

She didn't want to hurt him either.

"He has internal injuries. It would be good for him to sleep for a few days. You can help him go back."

Zhuang Mengdie didn't believe it. "Can you be so kind? Are you really going to let it go like this?"

"Of course not." Yuan Ge pursed his lips for no reason and smiled listlessly, "I will hand over all his business to the Great Elder for decision. From now on, he will just be the Second Elder who will spend his remaining years in Zhixuan Mountain... When he wakes up, please tell him, Miss Zhuang, that if he has nothing to do in the future, he doesn't have to leave the courtyard. If he needs to buy anything, just tell the servants to do it."

"You want to confine him? Shiyin, you are just a herbalist in the herbal garden. Isn't it too much to make decisions on your own?"

"This is what the Great Elder meant." Yuan Ge's eyes were indifferent, and he didn't want to say more. "Miss Zhuang, please go back quickly. It's raining heavily late at night, so be careful on the slippery roads."