Young Master, Don't Show Off - Chapter 60
[Chapter 60 The Concubine’s Double Standards]
Dongcheng Yamen.
In the court, Lin Xiu bowed to Zhu Jin and said, “Thank you, General Manager Zhu, for saving me.”
Zhu Jin shook his head and said, “You don’t have to thank me. If you want to thank someone, thank His Majesty and His Majesty. That person was rude to His Majesty and deserved to die. And none of the people behind them can escape. This Dongcheng Yamen is the focus of the cleansing target.”
The Dongcheng Order, who had just been awakened by someone splashing water, fainted again after hearing this.
Then, Zhu Jin narrowed his eyes, looked at Lin Xiu with a half-smile, and said in a low voice, “However, your courage is really admirable. Even His Majesty and His Majesty dared to plot against you. This time, it was His Majesty who protected you. Next time, I’m afraid you won’t be so lucky…”
Zhu Jin’s tone was full of warning.
Lin Xiu was startled and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.
What went wrong?
…
No matter how hard Lin Xiu racked his brains, he didn’t expect that the reason he was seen through this time was actually because he left a LYB impression on Emperor Xia last time…
Fortunately, judging from Zhu Jin’s attitude, His Majesty didn’t seem to care about his crime of deceiving the emperor, but this also reminded Lin Xiu that he must never be smart in the future…
There was really no way out of this matter. The Lin Mansion was weak and could not compete with the first-class marquis mansion in any way. He had to gamble and could only gamble.
Fortunately, he gambled right.
Not long after the East City Order fainted, he was awakened by the Secret Investigation Department. Before he was tortured, he confessed everything.
Including how he was instructed by Yang Xuan, the son of Yongping Marquis, to arrange the police around Lin Xiu in advance, intending to make this case an ironclad case and transfer it to the Ministry of Justice as soon as possible, and all the contact officials of the Ministry of Justice were confessed.
His original plan was that if the matter was exposed, he would take all the responsibility and must not confess Yang Xuan.
But at this moment, he had no choice but to be honest. The Imperial Guard and the Secret Investigation Department were dispatched together. There was absolutely no way he could conceal anything for Yang Xuan.
The seriousness of this case was far beyond what he could handle on his own.
At this time, the East City Lieutenant, as well as Wang Hong, Wu Qingyi, etc., were also brought in by the Secret Investigation Department to be interrogated together. Lin Xiu looked at the East City Lieutenant and said to Zhu Jin: “General Manager Zhu, this case should have nothing to do with the East City Lieutenant. He reminded me just now in the cell.”
Lin Xiu’s words were understated, but in the ears of the East City Lieutenant, they sounded like the sound of nature.
At this moment, Lin Xiu was shining in his eyes, like a reborn parent.
Zhu Jin looked at Lin Xiu, and then said, “In this case, let’s release this lord.”
After Dongcheng Wei and Wu Qing were released, they immediately stepped forward and bowed, saying, “Thank you, young master, for your righteous words, and thank you, the general manager, for your keen observation!”
Zhu Jin nodded slightly, and then said to the people in the Secret Investigation Department, “Some people will go to the Ministry of Justice to arrest people, and a few more people will go to Yongping Marquis’s Mansion with me.”
Since His Majesty has said that no one involved in this case can be let go, the son of Yongping Marquis, as the culprit, will naturally not escape punishment.
At this time, in Yongping Marquis’s Mansion, Yang Xuan had just returned home.
After learning that Lin Xiu was arrested and taken to Dongcheng Yamen, and the plan went smoothly, he had nothing to worry about.
Lin Xiu killed people in public, and countless people witnessed it. He had already taken extra care of Dongcheng Yamen and the Ministry of Justice, so he could not escape this crime.
As long as Lin Xiu’s crime of murder was confirmed, although he would most likely be spared from death, at least he would be exiled. At that time, the marriage contract would naturally lose its validity.
Even if the Zhao family kept their promise, they couldn’t marry Lingjun to a criminal. He indirectly found a legitimate reason for the Zhao family. Shouldn’t the Zhao family thank him?
Thinking of this, Yang Xuan couldn’t help but smile.
“What’s the matter that makes you so happy?” At this time, a low voice came from the front.
Yang Xuan raised his head and saw a figure coming from the front. He immediately straightened his face and said respectfully, “Dad.”
The middle-aged man with a dignified look on his face glanced at him and said, “I heard from the housekeeper that you are against the son of the Earl of Ping’an?”
Yang Xuan knew that what he did could not be hidden from his father, and he did not deny it. He said, “He doesn’t deserve Lingjun.”
The middle-aged man looked at him calmly and asked, “Do you deserve it?”
Yang Xuan was silent for a moment, shook his head and said, “I don’t even have the ability of supernatural powers, so I don’t deserve it, but he doesn’t deserve it even more. How can such a beautiful person like her marry that waste!”
The middle-aged man said, “That was the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker.”
Yang Xuan suddenly raised his head and said with a somewhat ferocious look, “Bullshit parents’ orders and matchmaker’s words, two old guys who have been dead for who knows how many years are going to decide other people’s fate. I know I am not worthy of her. Even if she marries the crown prince or the King of Zhao, I have no objection, but I will not accept her marrying that loser!”
The middle-aged man’s eyes were calm, but his tone was a little disappointed. He shook his head and said, “Xuan’er, you disappoint me. Since you met the Zhao family girl a few years ago, she is the only one in your eyes. Have you ever thought that you are going to inherit the huge Yang family business?”
“I don’t care about family business.” A smile emerged on Yang Xuan’s face, and he said, “As long as I can see her well, I will be satisfied.”
Seeing his obsessed look, the disappointment in Yongping Hou’s eyes became even stronger. Then, his gaze returned to being calm again, and he said lightly, “I’m afraid you will be disappointed. The engagement between the Lin family and the Zhao family cannot be cancelled. Even if the Lin family wants to cancel it, the Zhao family will not cancel it. The most important thing is that His Majesty will not agree.”
Yang Xuan suddenly raised his head and asked, “Why!”
Yongping Hou did not answer his question, but suddenly turned his head and looked in a certain direction.
A series of dark figures came from there and surrounded Yang Xuan. Zhu Jin walked to the front of Yongping Marquis and said with a bow, “I have met the Marquis.”
Yongping Marquis said, “General Manager Zhu is polite. I wonder what important matter has the general manager come to the Yang Mansion today?”
Zhu Jin glanced at Yang Xuan, and then looked at Yongping Marquis again, saying, “Marquis, I am not saying anything about you. You have been wise all your life, and I admire you very much, but you have really neglected to discipline your son. This time, he has made a big mess…”
Yang Xuan was shocked: “What happened to me?”
…
After leaving the East City Yamen, Lin Xiu did not go home, but came to the palace.
In order to facilitate the treatment of the imperial concubine’s pet, Emperor Xia gave him a waist card. With this waist card, he can enter the harem under the guidance of the eunuch, but it is limited to Changchun Palace.
After entering Changchun Palace, a group of white shadows flew out of the hall and fell into Lin Xiu’s arms.
The little guy curled up in Lin Xiu’s arms, nuzzling his head against his chest, and said happily, “You came to see me so soon!”
The Imperial Concubine also walked out of the hall. When she saw Lin Xiu, she looked him up and down and asked, “They didn’t do anything to you, did they?”
Lin Xiu said, “No, Eunuch Zhu went there in time.”
The Imperial Concubine smiled and said, “I don’t think he dared to disobey me, otherwise I would peel his skin off!” The
Imperial Concubine was tall and only a little shorter than Lin Xiu when she stood next to him. Lin Xiu bowed her head and said, “My lord, I came here to apologize to you this time.”
The Imperial Concubine glanced at him and asked, “You cured our daughter and tried to make me happy. What’s your crime?”
The Imperial Concubine was indeed a little fierce, but her love for him was not fake at all. Lin Xiu didn’t want to lie to her, so she told her everything.
Before His Majesty told her, he had better confess and be lenient.
Even if the Imperial Concubine wanted to punish him, he would accept it. Based on his understanding of the Imperial Concubine, she would probably punish him leniently for the sake of this little thing.
After listening to Lin Xiu’s words, the Imperial Concubine fell into a long silence.
After a moment, she asked, “You said that all this was framed by the son of the Marquis of Yongping. This is not the first time?”
Lin Xiu nodded and told the truth about what happened before.
The Imperial Concubine frowned and said, “This Yang guy is really insidious and cunning. He always hides behind the scenes to make trouble. I hate such cunning people the most!”
Then she looked at Lin Xiu and asked, “So, you first provoke him and make him want to retaliate, and then hide at home and don’t come out, making him wait impatiently. In this way, as soon as you go out, he will take action at the first time. You asked me to leave the palace just to use me to deal with him?”
Lin Xiu hurriedly explained, “It’s not entirely like that. I also saw that Your Majesty was in a bad mood recently. I heard from Miss Shuangshuang that the Imperial Hospital prescribed some prescriptions, but Your Majesty didn’t get better after taking them. So I wanted to let Your Majesty go out of the palace to relax. If Yang Xuan really chooses to take action against me at that time, he will be unlucky…”
The Imperial Concubine looked at Lin Xiu with her beautiful eyes, with a smile on her face, and said, “I didn’t expect that you, who usually look stupid, are so smart and can think of this way. With your status, it’s really hard for you to compete with the first-class marquisate…”
Lin Xiu was stunned and didn’t know what to say.
How come Yang Xuan is so cunning and treacherous when doing the same thing, while Lin Xiu is obviously more sinister than him, but in the eyes of the Imperial Concubine, he is smart?
This is too double standard!
However, he likes this double standard.
The Imperial Concubine looked at the pet playing happily in Lin Xiu’s arms, with a smile brewing in her beautiful eyes, and said: “I have never seen Nannan so close to any outsider. It seems that she also knows who is good to her. Remember, you are my Changchun Palace from now on. If anyone dares to bully you, tell me and I will take care of it for you…”
(End of this chapter)
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