Chapter 6 Cleaning up

The woman who started the fight was shocked, and the lady was also shocked: "How did he die before receiving ten lashes?"

Lin Jinru seemed to be frightened, took a step back and said, "Aunt, why did you kill him..."

The lady originally wanted to blame Lin Jinru's maid, but she didn't expect her to speak first. However, the boy was still alive and shouting for help just now, but now he was indeed dead at her hands. She couldn't shift the blame to Lin Jinru, so she said with a grim face, "Since this boy wanted to harm you, Aunt killed him for you, so it's his own fault." She attributed the boy's death to Lin Jinru and then left. Just then, a cold wind suddenly rose in the courtyard, and the dry branches finally broke with a crack, which almost made the lady jump in fright.

Cai'er took the opportunity to shout, "Madam, it must be Madam who came back to see our young lady!"

The lady looked at the boy's body, listened to the mournful sound of the cold wind, and shivered in fear. She also felt a chilling atmosphere from Lin Jinru, and said, "I will find someone to pray for him. It's getting late, you should rest early." After speaking, she quickly left.

Bai Lan took the opportunity to quietly pull out the silver needle that had been inserted into the boy's spine early on. The servants in the courtyard all had their own thoughts, but only Zhang Mama, who had been abandoned by the lady, looked around in confusion.

Lin Jinru glanced at her and said, "Bring some pine cakes tomorrow morning. I want to eat them."

Zhang Mama, seeing that she seemed to have not noticed her betrayal to the lady, quickly smiled and said, "Rest assured, I will definitely bring them."

Lin Jinru looked at her with a glint in her eyes. Since everything was following the trajectory of her past life, she would definitely "enjoy" the pine cakes tomorrow!

When they returned, Bai Lan knelt down weakly.

"Are you wondering why I had to put that boy in a desperate situation today?" Lin Jinru walked heavily to the side of the burning silver charcoal stove and slowly warmed her almost transparent white hands.

Bai Lan bit her lip, while Cai'er, with a stiff neck and red eyes, said, "If that boy really succeeded, it would ruin the young lady's reputation. Now that no one is protecting her, who knows what might happen. I would rather that boy die than see the young lady's life ruined."

Lin Jinru felt a slight warmth in her heart, but she only said lightly, "He is the son born of an affair between Aunt's confidante and someone else. If he didn't die this time, he would definitely seek revenge in the future. It's better to clean up everything at once."

"An illegitimate child?" Bai Lan was surprised, "No wonder the lady didn't bring the confidante with her just now."

Lin Jinru looked at the slight frown on Bai Lan's face and instructed, "Stay away from them in the future."

Bai Lan looked at her serious expression, feeling guilty and apologetic, "Madam is not here, and I should have protected the young lady well, but I made the young lady worry about these things when she was just recovering from a serious illness."

Lin Jinru's eyes were calm, "I should have considered these things from the beginning, otherwise, in my past life..." She stopped halfway, realizing that she almost revealed too much, and then instructed, "Early tomorrow morning, quietly go and invite the most famous doctor in the capital."

"We already have doctors in the mansion..." Cai'er hurriedly said, thinking that she had misheard the words "past life."

"The doctors in the mansion are Aunt's people. You should go quietly. Some people also need to be taken care of." Lin Jinru looked at the burning charcoal fire in the stove, her eyes cold and restrained.