Young Master, Don't Show Off - Chapter 179

[Chapter 179: No More Trouble]

Ministry of Rites.

Lin Xiu was discussing the selection of concubines with the doctor of the Ministry of Rites. When the emperor selected concubines, naturally not everyone was qualified. Only women from powerful families could become concubines.

The current identity of the pretty widow was the sister of the newly promoted Loyal and Brave Earl, and she barely qualified to be shortlisted.

At a certain moment, Lin Xiu, who was screening the qualifications of the concubines, suddenly raised his head and looked at the birds landing on a tree outside the window.

Such as the Lin family, the Pear Blossom Garden, the Prince’s Mansion, and the former bun shop of the pretty widow, these places that Lin Xiu cared about more, he arranged a few birds to watch them. If there was anything unusual in these places, they would fly back to the new house first and inform the parrot. The parrot that knew his movements would notify him as soon as possible.

Hearing a few bird calls, Lin Xiu immediately closed the list in his hand and said to the doctor of the Ministry of Rites: “I still have something to do. Regarding the list of concubines, we will discuss it tomorrow.”

After that, he strode out of the Ministry of Rites.

A moment later, the Pear Blossom Garden.

Before Lin Xiu reached the theater, she saw two figures coming out from afar. They were Zhao Lingjun and Caiyi, who looked a little embarrassed. Caiyi was carrying a bag on her back.

The guests who came out of Lihuayuan were still sighing and talking.

“I’m afraid I won’t be able to hear Miss Caiyi sing in the future.”

“A woman like Miss Zhao is really generous. She actually took the initiative to take a concubine for her husband.”

“You must have accumulated virtue for several lifetimes to marry such a woman?”

“Why can’t I meet such a wife?”

“What did you say? You still want to take a concubine. If you want to take a concubine, you have to die!”

…

Lin Xiu stood there for a long time, unable to recover from the information she received in a short period of time.

Zhao Lingjun took Caiyi’s arm, walked in front of Lin Xiu, and whispered, “Let’s talk about it when we get back.”

It was not until she returned to the wedding residence that Lin Xiu realized that Zhao Lingjun had brought Caiyi from Lihuayuan?

What did she mean by this?

In the courtyard, Lin Xiu looked at Zhao Lingjun and asked, “What are you doing…”

Zhao Lingjun put Caiyi’s hand in his and said calmly, “I once owed you a bridal chamber, and now I’ll pay you one. From now on, we don’t owe each other anything. How about that?”

Lin Xiu now began to believe that doing more good deeds might really be rewarded.

Otherwise, how could he marry a woman like Zhao Lingjun? Now he didn’t even have to go through the hurdle of his parents, nor did he have to ask the dog emperor for a marriage. Since they walked in through that door, Caiyi was one of the hostess here.

She even arranged all these for him.

Lin Xiu held Caiyi’s hand and said to Zhao Lingjun, “I don’t need to thank you for your kindness. If you need me in the future, just ask. As long as I can do it, I will definitely not refuse.”

Zhao Lingjun didn’t say anything else, but just said, “I’m going back to my room to practice, you guys chat.”

After that, she turned and left, leaving the space for Lin Xiu and Caiyi.

Lin Xiu and Cai Yi came to her room. Cai Yi held Lin Xiu’s hand, leaned in Lin Xiu’s arms, and whispered softly: “I feel like I’m dreaming…”

Lin Xiu actually felt a little dreamy.

After Zhao Lingjun came forward, all the problems were no longer problems.

Then he looked at Cai Yi and asked softly: “What happened today?”

After listening to her story of what happened today, Lin Xiu’s eyes were already brewing with murderous intent.

The pretty widow had nothing to do with him. He would not do anything too dangerous for someone else’s woman.

But he dared to have evil thoughts about Cai Yi, even if he was Zhang San?

Killing him would only take a little more thought.

Having fought with such powerful children many times, Lin Xiu knew their personalities very well.

They were used to lawlessness and were very persistent.

If there was a first time, there would definitely be a second time.

The same is true for the prince.

If you want them to stop, they must die. If

the prince can’t be killed, can’t he kill Zhang San?

There is only a thief for a thousand days, but there is no guard against thieves for a thousand days.

He just wants to eliminate the trouble forever.

…

Dingguogong Mansion.

Today, Zhang Jing said he wanted to invite a famous actor to perform in the mansion. Later, he actually invited a troupe. The singing was not bad, but not as good as he boasted. After listening to a few words, the old master left in disinterest.

“Third brother, I know you want to show off, but you should also pay attention.”

“What is this singing? It’s just the level of an ordinary theater.”

“To be honest, I’m tired of listening…”

Zhang Jing returned to his villa and sat in the yard with an expressionless face.

His initial plan was completely destroyed by Zhao Lingjun. If he hadn’t found a troupe and invited a famous actor later, his family would probably think that he was playing a trick on his grandfather.

What happened in the past few days made him a little uncomfortable.

First there was Lin Xiu, and then there was Zhao Lingjun.

Neither the husband nor the wife took the Zhang family seriously.

Even the old woman from the opera troupe dared to disobey him time and again. Those who didn’t know would think that the Zhang family had fallen on hard times.

He let out a breath slowly, but his heart was still upset.

After pondering for a moment, Zhang Jing waved to a guard at the gate of the courtyard. The middle-aged man immediately came over, leaned over, and heard him whisper a few words.

…

It was late at night.

Caiyi and Zhao Lingjun were staying in the bridal residence tonight, but Lin Xiu was not with them.

He still had things to do.

Living in the same house with Zhao Lingjun, he could not hide anything he did from her, and he could not let her know what he was going to do.

Lin Xiu sat at the table, waiting patiently. After an unknown amount of time, a bird flew across the night sky and landed on the desk in front of him.

Lin Xiu raised her eyebrows: “One left?”

Zhang Jing stayed in his own courtyard tonight. The guards of the courtyard were also very strict. The most difficult to deal with were the two guards at the peak of the lower realm of the earth level beside him. If they joined forces, they could even fight with the strong men at the upper realm of the earth level for a short time.

With his current strength, it was naturally impossible to force his way in.

But for some reason, it was past curfew, and one of the guards beside Zhang Jing suddenly left his side and went nowhere. This invisibly created an opportunity for Lin Xiu.

Lingyin and Qin Wan had already fallen asleep. Lin Xiu blew out the lights, and the room suddenly became dark.

The wind was very strong tonight, and the leaves rustled. Zhang Jing sat in the room, waiting for the guard to come back. Tomorrow morning, the news that a small theater owner died suddenly at home should spread in a small range. There were

several guards on duty at the door of his room, and the old man of the earth level was in the room next to him.

Because of the crazy Tiandao League, the guards around him were quite powerful, and even those at the upper level of the Earth Rank could barely hold out for a while.

At a certain moment, the wind blowing through the courtyard had a slight change, but no one, including the Earth Rank old man, could sense this slight movement of the wind.

Zhang Jing picked up an apple on the plate and slowly peeled it.

Suddenly, the expression on his face changed from sober to confused.

He put down the apple, and held the dagger he was using to peel the apple with both hands, with the tip of the knife pointing inward, slowly approaching his heart.

When the dagger pierced his chest, the severe pain made Zhang Jing sober immediately. He wanted to pull out the dagger, but found that his hands were not under his control at all and continued to push into his body.

He shouted out instinctively, but his upper and lower jaws seemed to be squeezed by a huge force and could not open at all. After stabbing the dagger into his heart, his hands also turned the dagger vigorously. His eyes suddenly widened and his pupils gradually became dilated…

In the next room, the old man of the Earth Rank was lying on the bed, seemingly sleeping, but his eyes suddenly opened at a certain moment.

Across the wall, there had been no movement from the Third Young Master for a long time.

He walked out of the room, came to the door of Zhang Jing’s room, knocked on the door, and asked, “Third Young Master, are you asleep?”

No one responded to him. He tried to push the door, but the door was locked from the inside. He called the Third Young Master a few more times, but no one responded in the room. The old man pushed hard and the bolt broke.

He strode into the room and looked at Zhang Jing, who was sitting on the chair, stabbing a dagger into his heart, and his pupils suddenly shrank and he stood there in a daze.

The guards who followed him in were also dumbfounded.

“Young Master…”

“Young Master committed suicide!”

Several people were at a loss. They were Zhang Jing’s guards, responsible for protecting his safety, but he committed suicide alone in the room. Who could stop him?

The old man was pale. He knew that Zhang Jing could not have committed suicide. Who could kill Zhang Jing silently in a closed room without even noticing anything unusual…

But it didn’t matter.

No matter what the reason was, it couldn’t change the fact that Zhang Jing was dead.

As a personal guard, he couldn’t shirk his responsibility.

With the Zhang family’s usual style, he would definitely be buried with Zhang Jing.

The old man glanced at the guards in the room and said in a deep voice: “If you don’t want to die, keep your voice down. The third young master is dead, and none of us can live. As if nothing happened, we will leave the city as soon as possible after dawn, and there is still a way to survive…”

Several guards looked at each other and silently left the room.

They knew the Zhang family’s style of doing things very well. If they escaped, there was still a glimmer of hope. If they didn’t escape, they would really die.

After a while, the old man stood in the yard, feeling a little anxious.

That guy was sent away by Zhang Jing to do something. He had to wait for him to come back. The two of them would go together at that time, so they would have a better chance of escaping.

With the power of the Zhang family, Daxia could not stay there, but with their strength, entering Yunshan and heading north to Daluo was also a good choice.

At this time, in Lihua Garden.

A figure quietly crossed the courtyard wall and landed in the backyard.

He closed his eyes and concentrated, and heard steady breathing sounds coming from many rooms above the attic.

These breathing sounds were light and heavy, fast and slow. For strong people like them, they could tell whether they were male or female, old or young just by breathing.

The middle-aged man jumped lightly and jumped onto the window of a room. He climbed through the window and was about to approach the bedside when he suddenly heard the voice of an old woman.

“It’s not easy to get out here, why do you have to kill them all…”

The voice exploded directly in his ears, and he couldn’t hear anything in an instant. Then, blood flowed from his eyes, ears, and nostrils, and his consciousness gradually became blurred…

(End of this chapter)