The speaker was an elderly man, Lin, the steward who managed the outer courtyard of the family. He had originally finished work for the night and planned to go to the pleasure quarter to listen to some music and watch a play, but he ended up being pulled away to find someone.,Lin, the steward, inquired with several officials and found out that only three people had entered the study today. He then called them forward one by one.,Though the trouble he had caused was right before his eyes, someone else had taken the blame. Lin Shan's tightly strung nerves loosened slightly, but he felt uneasy in his conscience and didn't know how to deal with himself for a moment.。