Fix Smile Order Chapter 32
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Chapter 32: Enlightened
In the afternoon, Tan Lingyin bought some ointment for burns from the clinic and went to the county magistrate's courtyard. Knowing it was indeed her fault, as a reasonable person, she decided to admit her fault.
Of course, as an unwed maiden, Tan Lingyin would not think about a man's particular place. If she knew that the county magistrate was worried about his little brother, she would never dare to mention it again.
Tang Tianyuan was reading a book under the shade of a tree when he saw Tan Lingyin coming to deliver him medicine. He snorted, "You’ve really taken your time." He had already summoned a physician and was told he was completely fine. Therefore, Tang Tianyuan was actually in a good mood.
"I'm sorry." Tan Lingyin was sincere.
Tang Tianyuan was not used to the current Tan Lingyin, who was acting as soft as a harmless little white rabbit. He couldn't bear to scold her, so he put down his book and said, "Forget it, this magistrate is magnanimous and won’t bicker with you."
Tan Lingyin sat next to Tang Tianyuan, "Sir, you still haven't told me about today's court trial."
At this time, Xianggua brought a plate of fruits and a pot of tea and placed it on the stone table. Tan Lingyin's eyes lit up when she saw fresh lychees on the plate.
This reaffirmed to Tang Tianyuan that Tan Lingyin was only this promising, and her attention could be drawn away by food at any time.
Tan Lingyin picked up a lychee, peeled it, and handed it to Tang Tianyuan. She flatteringly said, "Sir, you eat first."
"Least you’re attentive." Tang Tianyuan praised her. Instead of answering her, he lowered his head, opened his mouth to eat the lychee from her hand. He quickly averted his gaze after he glanced at her juicy fingers.
At this time, Tan Lingyin just wanted to bootlick her way to hear the mystery of today's court trial. Tang Tianyuan was carefully served by Tan Lingyin, and felt he had finally overpowered her, and was naturally in a good mood. One wanted to punish and the other was willing to suffer, but this image irritated the third person.
Xianggua already hated Tan Lingyin very much, so when she saw her like this, she smiled and said, "Head Commissioner Tan is really smart and capable, not only helping our Young Master with official duties, but also to take care of a maid's errands. You have truly convinced me."
Whether or not she was not being rude or disrespectful, Tan Lingyin felt in any case, it was not the turn of a maid to rob her of her face. She threw aside the lychee shell, wiped her fingers, and did not speak to Xianggua. Instead, she looked at Tang Tianyuan with a smile, "Sir, you truly have eyes for picking servants. All of my maids at home are clumsy, if they have half the articulation of this little girl, I will burn incense and thank the Heavens."
Tang Tianyuan was peeved by Xianggua’s words. Although he didn't like Tan Lingyin very much, she was sitting here as a guest. There was no reason for the host's maid to rob a guest of their reason. Xianggua usually knew her bounds, but she made him lose so much face just now. Tang Tianyuan slapped her face and said, "This is your lost warning. Next time you dare to act this way, you will go back to where you came from."
Xianggua's eyes turned red, she admitted her mistake, and walked away with the tray.
Tang Tianyuan looked at Tan Lingyin and sneered, "You really know how to talk big. You have a maid? Why haven't I seen your maid?"
Tan Lingyin picked up another lychee, shelled it skillfully, and stuffed it into her mouth. Seeing that she only cared about eating herself and didn't peel another for him, Tang Tianyuan felt a trace of regret in his heart.
The two chatted while eating.
"My lord, was Qi Hui's death really from a concussion? But the coroner didn't say before. Also, did she really leave evidence before her death? Is that the turquoise stone?" Tan Lingyin threw out a string of questions.
Tang Tianyuan shook his head, "No to all."
"What?"
Tang Tianyuan explained, "The cause of death was faked and the evidence is falsified. I made it all up to deceive Sun Bufan."
"...Sir, you can really make things up."
"It's less than one ten thousandth of your Miao Miao Sheng."
"Cough," Tan Lingyin touched her nose, "but the turquoise stone you took out today was very convincing. Where did you find such a piece? And how did you know that there was just one missing piece from Sun Bufan's belt?"
"That’s easy, I dug it out myself."
"..." It's hard to imagine how this dignified court official dug something from a person's belt, Tan Lingyin scratched the back of her head, "When did you do it?"
"When I visited Sun Residence last night."
"So you’re saying that this countermeasure was something you came up with just last night?"
Tang Tianyuan nodded.
Tan Lingyin stretched her fingers to enumerate the conditions that need to be met for the success of this plan, "First of all, you had to make sure that he would wear this belt when he went up the mountain that day."
"I inquired about it from someone last night. He wore this belt during the day of the incident. If he wanted to go out at night, he wouldn’t change his clothes, otherwise he would need to call for servants to help him change his clothes. Therefore, what he wears during the day would be the same outfit he wore at night."
Tan Lingyin nodded, "Next, you needed to make sure that he wouldn’t find out his belt was tampered with."
"Young masters of rich families don't pay too much attention to these things. That is the duty of the people who serve him. Once the maids find that the belt is damaged, they will not let him wear it. Since he came to court wearing this belt, it meant that no one noticed."
Tan Lingyin was taken aback by what he said.
Tang Tianyuan added, "In fact, it doesn't matter if it was discovered. No one would be able to tell when such a small stone fell off the belt. As long as the belt was not destroyed, I can use it as physical evidence."
"But how did you know that he was carrying Qi Hui, and Qi Hui's head was facing his back?"