As soon as the instructions were finished, Dong Xiaowan came in and said, "...the Lin family's affairs have been investigated clearly..."

Yes! You can tell by looking at Dong Xiaowan’s expression that things are not simple.

Everything else was put aside first. Even the child had to be asked by the nanny to take him out to play. He pointed to the chair next to him and asked Dong Xiaowan to sit on it and speak slowly.

Dong Xiaowan picked up the half-cup of tea left by Lin Yutong next to him and drank it in one gulp. Then he said: "No wonder the queen is called Cha. The Lin family is indeed very strange." After speaking, he took a breath and continued, "This

Mr. Lin Ping was a Jinshi in the 50th year of Kangxi’s reign, with seventy-two second-class titles..."

The rear end of the car was lifted, so I was lucky.

Lin Yutong nodded and listened to Dong Xiaowan continue, "... Mr. Lin is from Jinan, Shandong, and his family is a farmer. A widow raised him and sent him to school. After he was admitted as a scholar, he married the Fang family of the same village.

My daughter Fang..."

"Fang is a peasant girl?" Lin Yutong raised an eyebrow and asked. She was really surprised. It's not that she looked down on girls from peasant families, but Fang didn't give people the impression of an illiterate peasant girl.

Even though she has been studying with Mr. Lin for twenty years, some things are not so easy to learn. Logically speaking, she lived in the countryside for a long time after getting married, until more than ten years ago, when Kangxi was 50

Years later, life became more comfortable, and the environment she came into contact with changed. At that time, many things about her had already taken shape, so how could she not leave any traces at all? Let’s just say that she can perfect her salute manners after practicing.

But it's not easy to speak in a Beijing movie without even the slightest accent.

As soon as this doubt was revealed, Dong Xiaowan was even more impressed, "It turns out that the empress saw something fishy. The empress asked me to investigate, and I investigated more deeply. How close is this Yue family to Mr. Lin? Of course I have to investigate carefully.

. But this investigation led to a problem. Mr. Lin did marry the daughter of the Fang family. But according to the elderly people, the Fang family fled from famine. They said that they were originally a scholarly family. Later, they became famous in the local area.

After they betrothed their daughter to the scholar Lin Ping, less than a year later, the Fang family and their son returned to their hometown in the south. After that, I only heard about my natal family from the Fang family.

According to the news, no one has seen anyone from the Fang family again. Later, it was only after Lin Ping became a Jinshi. I heard that there was a flood in Fang's hometown, and no one in the family escaped... The local area

His elders also praised Lin Ping, saying that he never forgot his roots and did not leave his wife behind when he became rich...especially after the Fang family did not have the support of her mother's family..."

Therefore, the origin of this Fang family is unknown.

But why didn't others choose, and only chose this Lin Ping? Lin Ping was really talented, so they knew that this person would definitely win the title of emperor?

This is nonsense!

So he asked Dong Xiaowan again, "Where is the Lin family?"

Dong Xiaowan frowned, "...Lin Ping's father was recruited to the local area. No one can tell clearly where he is from. He was a salesman who walked around the streets, carrying a load and running around from north to south. He knew every dialect.

He said that he was extremely smooth. Lin Ping's mother was the only daughter in the family. She originally planned to recruit a son, but she couldn't find a good son. No promising son from any family was willing to recruit.

This salesman has brought a son-in-law into the family. He is well-spoken and able to support the family. He has no parents, no brothers, three relatives or friends. Such a son-in-law is easy to handle when he comes in, and he is not afraid of bullying his own daughter..."

Therefore, Lin Ping's father himself is a person whose identity is unclear.

So, does the selection of Lin Ping by these people have something to do with his father?

Lin Yutong's heart was spinning as she listened to Dong Xiaowan continue to say, "...the Lin family was not very wealthy in the past, but since the son-in-law entered the house, it has gotten better day by day. They bought land and real estate, and their life gradually became prosperous. In the third year after the marriage,

, Lin Ping was born. Ever since Lin Ping was born, Lin’s father would take Lin Ping on a long trip every year for about a month. He said he was going to pay homage to his ancestors in his hometown. But no one knew where he went.

.But our people found a toy from Lin Ping's childhood playmate. The wooden toy was well preserved..." As he said that, he took out the little pony from the purse at his waist.

Pass it to Lin Yutong.

Lin Yutong took it and took a look. There was an unclear seal on the horse's hoof, which was Chuyunge.

Chuyunge is a time-honored brand that has been operating in the capital for hundreds of years. It is the only one with no other branches.

"That means Father Lin brought Lin Ping to the capital." Lin Yutong put the little toy aside and asked.

Dong Xiaowan nodded, "I think so too. According to this playmate, Lin Ping gave it to him when he came back from worshiping ancestors from other places."

Then this cannot be wrong.

Lin Yutong glanced at the little pony, "Have you gone to Chuyunge to ask?"

Time-honored brands have the advantage of being time-honored. Their items have seals, and every item sold is unique, and there is a record of who sold it and when.

Dong Xiaowan nodded, "I checked... According to the time calculation, Lin Ping should have been six years old in that year, but the person who sold it was not Lin, but a man named Zhu Shun. I asked people to check this Zhu Shun again,

This person should be someone on the ground in the capital. The person named Lin could not be found out, but Zhu Shun should be able to find out. Although it took a lot of effort, this person finally found his traces. This person was originally

I opened a large car shop at the foot of Xishan Mountain. Five years ago, for some unknown reason, I couldn’t continue running the business and closed the door. Instead, I became a monk at Fuyuan Temple.”

Became a monk?

"If I remember correctly, this Fuyuan Temple is still in Xishan, right?" Lin Yutong asked as if he had thought of something.

Dong Xiaowan glanced at Lin Yutong in surprise and said yes.

"How far is the ancient locust tree from Xishan to Meishan?" Lin Yutong asked.

Dong Xiaowan almost jumped up, "Empress is the one who said Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself..."

Is there any explanation other than that?

Dong Xiaowan's breathing became rapid, "Is this what those people who rebelled against the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty were doing? What is the relationship between Lin Ping and Zhu Shun?"

You ask me? Who can I ask?

Dong Xiaowan whispered: "Could Lin Ping be a descendant of the Zhu family?"

If only the descendants of the Zhu family would not be used as spearmen now, the one who pokes the front will definitely not be the big BOSS.

But Zhu Shun is very interesting. I wonder if he is really a descendant of the Zhu family or a loyal minister of the Zhu family? It is not a novel thing to give a surname to a loyal servant.

Lin Yutong was thinking, so he put this section aside and continued to ask, "What happened to Lin Ping's daughter? How did she enter the palace?"
Chapter completed!