Young Master, Don't Show Off - Chapter 72
[Chapter 72: The Fury of the Imperial Concubine [Please give me a monthly ticket! ]]
Lin Xiu did not give him an explanation, and Liu Qingfeng did not ask any further questions.
After all, the assassin was dead, and Lin Xiu was not seriously injured. He just told Lin Xiu: “Lord Lin, it seems that someone really wants you to get into trouble. You must be very careful in the future. Don’t leave the city unless necessary. Even if you are in the city, you must bring guards when you go out.”
Lin Xiu clasped his fists slightly and said: “Thank you Lord Liu for reminding me.”
“Since Lord Lin is fine, I will go back to the government office first.” Liu Qingfeng and Lin Xiu nodded, and when he walked to the door, he paused again and said: “Lord Lin, when you are free, you might as well think about it. Since you didn’t let anyone know your whereabouts, how did your enemies know? Did anyone see you leaving from the back door disguised as a servant?” When
Liu Qingfeng finished speaking, Lin Xiu’s eyes condensed slightly.
He was not the only one who knew that he left the Lin Mansion from the back door disguised as a servant.
There was another person.
This person was a servant of the Lin Mansion. He was one of the ten servants rewarded by His Majesty when he promoted the title of Lord to the Lin Mansion. At that time, he was cleaning the stable in the backyard and happened to run into Lin Xiu. He was surprised at the time. Lin Xiu just asked him to keep it a secret and left home without thinking much.
Lin Xiu immediately said, “Da Li!”
Sun Da Li hurriedly ran in from outside and said, “Master, what’s the matter!”
Lin Xiu said in a deep voice, “Go and find Lin Wu!”
Lin Wu was the name of the servant. These maids and servants were also given the surname Lin when they entered the Lin Mansion.
Sun Da Li strode out and ran in a few minutes later. His face was full of shock. He stammered, “Master, Lin Wu, Lin Wu is dead!”
In the wing room where the servants lived in the Lin Mansion.
Liu Qingfeng examined the body of a man on the ground and said, “He committed suicide by taking poison. It seems that he had prepared it in advance.”
When he looked at Lin Xiu again, his face became very serious and he said, “If he was bribed, he would not have done this. He would have prepared the poison in advance. After Lord Lin returned to the mansion, he committed suicide decisively before he could investigate. This person… should be someone else’s assassin.”
The identity of the person who can afford assassins is definitely not simple. It is very likely that he is a powerful duke in the royal capital.
Liu Qingfeng said, “If Lord Lin wants to find out the real culprit of this case, I am afraid he will have to start from the identity of this person. But since these assassins have been released, I am sure that even if he investigates deeply, he will not be able to find anything. The water in the royal capital is very deep. Lord Lin should know better than me.”
Lin Xiu nodded and said, “Thank you Lord Liu for reminding me. The Qingli Division does not need to waste any more effort on this case.”
The Qingli Division cannot investigate this case.
Even if it can, it dare not investigate.
Under normal circumstances, when encountering assassination, the first thing to suspect should be that you have offended someone recently.
The only person that Lin Xiu could be said to have offended during this period was Yongping Hou. After all, he was the eldest son who would inherit the title in the future. Because Lin Xiu was sentenced to exile, he had reason to hate Lin Xiu.
But Lin Xiu felt that this assassination should have nothing to do with Yongping Hou Mansion.
Even if Yongping Hou wanted to assassinate him, he should wait until things were completely settled before taking action, otherwise it would be a case of trying to cover up one’s own guilt. His Majesty had just been promoted to the title of Lin family, and he sent someone to assassinate Lin Xiu, which clearly showed that he did not take the emperor seriously.
However, it is also possible that Yongping Hou knew that others would think so, so he did the opposite, but this is a bit of a nesting doll… What
really made Lin Xiu rule out the suspicion of Yongping Hou Mansion was that this assassination and the last assassination had one thing in common, that was, both were after Lin Xiu offended a force that he could not afford to offend.
Last time he offended Qin Cong, he was immediately assassinated. Even if he was in trouble, the first person to be suspected was the Qin family.
This time he offended Yongping Hou, and within a few days, the assassin reappeared. If he died, Yongping Hou would be the most suspected.
The two assassinations were too similar, and it was obviously the same person’s style of operation. Although the king knew that Yang Xuan was exiled because of Lin Xiu, the East City Yamen’s constables, the Secret Investigation Department, and hundreds of guards all knew about it. If someone wanted to investigate this matter, it would not be difficult to find out the truth.
Lin Xiu now had too little information, and there was not even a decent suspect.
Or in other words, there were too many people to suspect.
Which of the powerful and wealthy families in Daxia did not want to marry Zhao Lingjun? In addition to those who had proposed marriage openly, there were also those who were secretly plotting against him. It was impossible to know who was behind him.
“I have something else to do in the yamen, so I’ll take my leave first.” Liu Qingfeng bowed to Lin Xiu, but seemed to be hesitant to speak. Lin Xiu asked, “Does Lord Liu have anything else to say?”
Liu Qingfeng hesitated for a long time, and finally asked, “In the last case, how did Lord Lin know that Wang Er was the murderer?”
Lin Xiu was surprised and said, “Are you still thinking about this question?”
Liu Qingfeng said, “I have been reviewing the case these days, and I don’t think I have missed any clues. I would like to ask Lord Lin to solve my doubts.” Lin
Xiu shrugged and said, “It’s really just a guess.”
“Goodbye!”
As soon as Liu Qingfeng left, the Earl of Ping’an and his wife walked into the room. Zhou Yun grabbed Lin Xiu’s hand and said, “It must be because of the engagement. We don’t want that engagement anymore. Our Lin family can’t afford to marry the daughter of the Zhao family. Mother doesn’t ask anything of you, but only hopes that you can live a peaceful life without illness or disaster…”
The Earl of Ping’an also said with a gloomy face, “Even if it will make the Zhao family dissatisfied, this engagement must be cancelled!”
It seems that after these two assassinations, they have gradually realized some things.
In fact, the person who arranged the assassination had the same goal as Lin Xiu. They didn’t want the engagement between the Lin and Zhao families to come true. It was a pity that the guy didn’t know Lin Xiu’s thoughts, otherwise there wouldn’t be so many things.
Zhou Yun said in a firm tone: “Retreat, we must retreat, let’s go to the Zhao family now!”
Lin Xiu patted her hands helplessly, and said: “Mom, Lingyin and her parents have gone to visit their relatives, and it may take ten days or half a month for them to come back. It’s useless for you to go to the Zhao family now.”
After Zhou Yun calmed down, his expression was a little complicated, and he sighed: “When the old master arranged a marriage for you, no one thought that the Zhao family would have such a proud daughter. At the beginning, your father and I were happy that the Lin family could have such a good daughter-in-law. Later, Lingjun’s talent was gradually revealed and she was valued by His Majesty. Lingjun’s father’s title was promoted again and again, and more and more people proposed to the Zhao family. At that time, we realized that the marriage contract was not a good thing…”
Lin Xiu’s heart moved slightly when he heard this, and asked: “Mom, has anyone proposed to the Zhao family?”
It is very likely that the mastermind behind the two assassinations was one of these families. Knowing who proposed to the Zhao family, he can at least lock on to several main targets.
Zhou Yun thought for a moment and said, “Among the royal family alone, there is the Crown Prince, the King of Zhao, the King of Qi, and the King of Yan. Among the royal family, there are the Prince of Changping, the Prince of Jiangning, the Prince of Liyang, and the Prince of Hejian. Six of the nine dukes’ mansions have visited the Zhao family, and there are more than a dozen marquisates…”
Lin Xiu was still counting at first, but then he gave up.
What the hell is this? Isn’t this the national daughter-in-law? All the powerful people want to marry into the Zhao family. Theoretically, these people have motives, and they all hope that he will die…
Good guy, he is the enemy of the whole world…
Fortunately, this time, his parents finally stand on the same side with him.
After the emotional excitement just now, Ping An Bo also calmed down. He sighed and said, “This matter is also very difficult for the Zhao family. After all, they are a first-class marquisate. No matter who cancels the engagement, they will definitely be accused of being untrustworthy, and the family’s reputation will be greatly affected…”
This sentence is true.
If it was the Zhao family that canceled the engagement, then people would say that they were untrustworthy. In the past, the two families were in a state of decline, and now that the Zhao family has become prosperous, they have turned their backs on them. If
it was the Lin family that canceled the engagement, people would say that it was forced by the Zhao family. If it were not for the fact that no matter who canceled the engagement, the Zhao family would be scolded, this engagement would not have lasted until now.
But a man cannot stand without trust, and big families value reputation even more. Therefore, even if the Zhao family and the Lin family did not want to fulfill the marriage contract, and other powerful people in the royal capital did not want to, the marriage contract still existed until now.
At this time, Zhou Yun seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly said: “I have read the marriage certificate. It only said that the Lin and Zhao families were married, and it did not specifically say who to marry. There are two daughters of the Zhao family. If we don’t marry Lingjun, we can marry Lingyin!”
Lin Xiu was stunned for a moment, and then asked expectantly: “Is it okay?”
Lin Xiu had not seen the marriage certificate, and didn’t know that there was such an operation.
Lin Xiu didn’t want to marry a woman he had never met and didn’t know, but there were women he had met and knew. Although Lingyin was a little fierce, her position in Lin Xiu’s heart could not be replaced by anyone.
In addition to the mother in another world, she was probably the only woman who treated Lin Xiu wholeheartedly and did not ask for anything in return.
Another very important point is that she and Lin Xiu have the same attributes. If they marry her, they can practice day and night, and practice 365 days a year…
Wait!
Lin Xiu’s face suddenly changed.
He actually fantasized about his life after getting married with Zhao Lingyin, and when he thought about it, he felt inexplicably happy. Was this still the non-marriage-loving Little White Dragon and nightclub prince Lin Xiu?
Lin Xiu knew a lot about relationships between men and women, so he knew exactly what this meant.
It meant that he liked Lingyin.
It wasn’t just a playful liking, he was really considering living with Lingyin, and even though he knew Lingyin wouldn’t let him mess around, he was seriously considering it.
If it was Lingyin, even if he was asked to change his mind, it wouldn’t be impossible…
Lin Xiu suddenly woke up, and then removed this terrible idea from his mind. When did he get poisoned by Lingyin?
At this moment, Ping An Bo’s words interrupted Lin Xiu’s fantasy.
He exhaled lightly, shook his head and said, “Of course this is not possible. Since Lingjun and Xiu’er were born, their engagement has been established. This engagement is only for the two of them. From ancient times to the present, how can one choose the candidate for an engagement at will?”
Zhou Yun showed determination on his face and said, “No matter what, this engagement must be cancelled!”
The current situation is a bit embarrassing.
The engagement was there, and it was not right to withdraw or not withdraw. It was not until now that Lin Xiu realized that things were not as simple as he had imagined.
No matter what, he had to wait for the Zhao family to come back before making a decision. At present, there was still one thing that needed to be resolved in the Lin Mansion.
He looked at the couple of the Earl of Ping’an and said, “Dad, Mom, I want to return the indentures of the maids and servants in my family to them and let them make a living on their own.”
Sun Dali, Lao Huang, A Yue and Aunt Wang have all been in the Lin family for many years. They know each other well and Lin Xiu trusts them absolutely.
But Lin Xiu did not trust the servants that His Majesty rewarded later.
He could not guarantee that there were any undercovers like Lin Wu among them who were planted in the Lin family by others.
In order to be on the safe side, it would be better to disperse everyone, give them a severance pay, and then let them get rid of slavery. I think they would not blame the Lin Mansion for anything.
The couple of the Earl of Ping’an obviously thought of this. Zhou Yun nodded and said, “You can make the decision on family matters.”
Soon, Lin Xiu summoned nine maids and servants to the yard and told them about his decision. These servants were not disappointed, but excited.
Many of them were the families of former criminal officials. They were enslaved because of family changes. They were also masters. Who would be willing to serve others for a lifetime?
Now that they have the opportunity to regain their freedom, they are naturally very excited.
“Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master!”
After thanking Lin Xiu profusely, they packed their luggage, took the severance pay, and left the house happily. Lin Xiu said to A Yue beside him, “Sister A Yue, you will have to work hard for a few more days. I will find some trustworthy people to help you as soon as possible.”
A Yue hurriedly said, “Master, what are you talking about? I don’t have to work hard. This is my duty.”
Lin Xiu didn’t say politely to her anymore. They stayed together in the Lin Mansion when it was in danger. Lin Xiu had already regarded them as family members.
After solving the hidden dangers of the servants at home, Lin Xiu came to Miss Shuangshuang’s room.
Miss Shuangshuang had not woken up yet. She looked particularly peaceful when she was sleeping. Lin Xiu actually felt a little guilty and apologetic towards her. After all, he had approached her with bad intentions from the beginning, but she was the simplest and purest girl Lin Xiu had ever seen in his two lives.
Unlike Xue Ning’er, a meticulous green tea, she wanted to become a famous doctor and take it as her responsibility to save the dying and heal the wounded. Compared with her noble character and ideals, many people, including Lin Xiu, seemed very dirty.
When Miss Shuangshuang woke up, it was already night.
This is a normal manifestation of overdrawn energy and physical strength. When Lin Xiu was squeezed by Lingyin before, he also slept soundly every day.
Bai Shuangshuang sat up from the bed, looked at the sky, and said hurriedly, “It’s so late, I have to go home quickly…”
Lin Xiu walked to the bed, handed her a bowl of chicken soup, and said, “It’s curfew outside now. Miss Shuangshuang may have to stay here tonight. You don’t have to worry. I’ve sent someone to your house to say hello. This is the black chicken soup that my mother has been simmering for two hours. She asked me to bring it to you for nourishment.”
Bai Shuangshuang took the bowl from Lin Xiu embarrassedly and said, “Sorry to trouble you.”
Lin Xiu smiled and said, “I should be the one to trouble you. You can rest at my house tonight, and we will go to the palace together tomorrow.”
Bai Shuangshuang nodded and drank the chicken soup in the bowl in small sips. After she finished drinking, Lin Xiu took the empty bowl and said, “You rest first. You can call me if you need anything.”
After leaving Miss Shuangshuang’s room, Lin Xiu turned around and saw a figure standing behind him.
He was startled and asked, “Mom, what are you doing here?”
Zhou Yun looked inside the room, then pulled Lin Xiu aside and whispered, “Whose family is this girl from? Do you know her? Who else is in her family? Is she married…”
Lin Xiu knew from her look that she was looking for a daughter-in-law for him, and said helplessly, “Mom, you misunderstood. Miss Shuangshuang is my friend, and there is nothing between us.”
Zhou Yun said, “Everything starts from nothing. I think this girl is good. If her family background is clean, it is not impossible…”
“Okay, mom, I have something to do. I’ll go back to my room first. You should also go to bed early…”
In order to avoid her saying anything else, Lin Xiu decisively slipped back to his room.
He really had no idea about Miss Shuangshuang. Although she was also very beautiful, she was not the type that Lin Xiu liked. Miss Shuangshuang was a loli type. She was about the same age as Lingyin and Princess Minghe, and had a delicate oval face that made her look younger than her actual age.
Lin Xiu likes the queen, like Caiyi and Qin Wan, especially Qin Wan, who is the pinnacle of the queen. Lin Xiu is also experienced and has great determination, but when he meets her, he still has the impulse that he can’t control. A dreamless
night.
The next morning, Shuangshuang, whose Yuanli had recovered, helped Lin Xiu treat it again. After the treatment, the horrible through-wound on Lin Xiu’s shoulder had completely healed, without even a scar.
This made Lin Xiu marvel, and also a little excited and excited.
Because he also has such an ability.
Of course, Lin Xiu’s treatment effect is impossible to be as good as Shuangshuang’s. After all
, he has only awakened twice, and Shuangshuang looks cute and dazed, but her cultivation talent is not low. She has awakened four times and is the hope star of the Imperial Hospital.
Not only that, as a Xuan-level ability, Shuangshuang has practiced it to the end. If she can make a breakthrough in this life, this ability will also enter the Earth-level.
The wound has healed, but if Lin Xiu wants to fully recover, he needs to rest for a while.
After having breakfast with Miss Shuangshuang at home, Lin Xiu went into the palace with her, sent her to the Imperial Hospital, and walked towards the harem.
After entering the harem, a young eunuch followed him closely. Although Lin Xiu could enter and leave here freely, the only place he could go was the Changchun Palace of the Imperial Concubine.
When he walked into the Changchun Palace, the Imperial Concubine was admiring flowers in the yard. When the pet in her arms saw Lin Xiu, she abandoned the Imperial Concubine and flew all the way to Lin Xiu, threw herself into his arms, and asked him why he didn’t come to see it yesterday.
According to the agreed time, Lin Xiu was supposed to come yesterday, but was delayed because of the assassination.
The Imperial Concubine also looked at Lin Xiu displeasedly and asked, “Where did you go yesterday? This palace and Nannan have been waiting for you here for a day.”
With her usual temperament, if someone dared to break her appointment, he would have been dragged down and beaten with a stick at this moment, but for Lin Xiu, the Imperial Concubine liked her from the bottom of her heart, so she naturally had to be more tolerant.
Lin Xiu explained, “Your Highness, I was supposed to come here yesterday, but because I was almost killed by an assassin, I rested at home for a day.”
“What?” The Royal Concubine raised her eyebrows and asked angrily, “Assassination, who did it? Are you injured?”
Lin Xiu said, “Thank you, Imperial Concubine, for your concern. There is no vital
injury. After two treatments, Miss Shuangshuang is now fine.” The Imperial Concubine frowned and said, “I know Shuangshuang’s ability well. Even she had to be treated twice. It seems that her injury is not a minor one. Whoever wants to harm you, I will not forgive him!”
Lin Xiu shook her head and said, “The assassin is dead and there is no way to trace
him for the time being.” The Imperial Concubine thought for a while and said, “It must be the Marquis of Yongping. He wants to avenge his son. You wait here, I will go to find His Majesty. A mere first-class marquis is really lawless!”
Lin Xiu hurriedly said, “Imperial Concubine, calm down. The Marquis of Yongping should not be so stupid. His son has been exiled for only a few days. If he takes action now, isn’t he confessing his crime…”
The Imperial Concubine did not stop leaving Changchun Palace, and was still angrily said, “Even if it is not him, we have to find out the result. How dare my people move? They are really tired of living!”
Imperial Study.
Emperor Xia was listening to several ministers reporting on the affairs of various departments, but was interrupted by the imperial concubine who came in angrily. After listening to her reason for the incident, he comforted her and said, “Calm down, calm down, I will investigate this matter to the end and give you a satisfactory answer.”
After receiving Emperor Xia’s promise, the imperial concubine’s anger subsided a little and left the imperial study with satisfaction.
At this time, a minister couldn’t help but stepped forward and said, “Your Majesty, this is the imperial study, where your Majesty and the ministers discuss state affairs, but the imperial concubine barged in so casually. It is really, really outrageous. I hope your Majesty will restrain the imperial concubine more…”
“Restrict?” Emperor Xia glanced at him and said, “If I could restrict her, I would have done it long ago. Why would you say that here? Minister Wang, I have to remind you that your daughter was sent to the palace to be a noble lady a few months ago. If the imperial concubine knew that you were saying bad things about her here, do you think your daughter would have a good life in the future?”
Minister Wang was stunned for a moment, then a righteous look appeared on his face, and he said righteously, “Too much, too much. Ping’an Earl is the second-class earl newly promoted by Your Majesty. Someone actually dared to assassinate his son. This shows that they do not take Your Majesty seriously and do not respect the court. The court takes this seriously and investigates it strictly. It must be investigated strictly!”
A quarter of an hour later, several ministers left the imperial study. Emperor Xia walked to the chair and sat down, saying in a deep voice: “Zhu Jin.”
A figure walked out from behind the pillar, and without waiting for Emperor Xia to ask, he took the initiative to say: “Your Majesty, the Secret Investigation Department is already investigating this matter, but I don’t think there will be any results. The two assassinations against Lin Xiu were issued by two assassination organizations respectively. When issuing this kind of assassination mission, the employer will not disclose his own information, and even the assassin himself does not know, and we have nowhere to check…”
Then he thought about it. Thinking, he asked, “Could it be the Marquis of Yongping?”
Emperor Xia said without thinking, “No, if he only has this little cunning, he can’t protect such a large family business as the Yang family. It seems that someone really wants to destroy the paper marriage contract. Who do you think it will be…”
Zhu Jin thought for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said, “I can’t guess. Too many people in the royal capital want him dead. To be honest, it’s a miracle that he can live until now…”
Emperor Xia said, “It’s all because of the Zhao family. Even my sons want to fight for her. Which family can’t help but be tempted? The Zhao family’s attitude was unclear before, which was fine. Now the Zhao family also intends to promote this matter, and some people can’t sit still…”
Zhu Jin was silent for a moment, and said, “This matter should not be found out. How should we explain it to the imperial concubine?”
Emperor Xia thought for a while and said, “Tell the truth. The imperial concubine is not a person who makes trouble for no reason. In addition, the patrol force near the Lin Mansion will be doubled, and the people from the Secret Investigation Department will protect him secretly…”
When he said the last sentence, he glanced at Zhu Jin lightly and said, “I don’t want him to get into trouble, understand?”
(End of this chapter)
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