msmithbooks Chapter 37 The King's People
Chapter 37 The King's People
In the end, Mrs. Zhou was persuaded by Lin Xingzhi to go back. After all, Prince An’s Mansion is not Lin’s family. People like Mr. An who have done too many unscrupulous things and are greedy for life and fear of death must have strict guards. Can't get in.
Lin Xingzhi understood Zhou's depression very well. He was both a husband and a child, and even his niece and daughter-in-law were involved. No one would be able to bear it.
They couldn't kill King An directly, but they definitely needed a beating. Tomorrow's Autumn Banquet would be an excellent opportunity.
Lin Xingzhi was sure that if Wang An wanted to target the Lin family, he would not only kidnap Lin Wan, but would go to the Autumn Banquet to watch the excitement tomorrow. As long as he went out, it would be much more convenient to beat him with the sack.
Convinced, Zhou turned around and went back to sleep.
Instead, it was Lin Xingzhi himself who stood in the courtyard for a long time holding a lantern.
He was reflecting on himself, why did he have to follow the previous life?
Why let his enemies live so long, the sooner they don't deserve to die, the better?
The autumn wind picked up dew, and the clothes felt wet. Lin Xingzhi thought about it for a long time, and sat until dawn when his clothes were half wet before getting up and going back to the house.
After a few moments, Xiaotian got up energetically, had breakfast, and then tidied himself up. He changed into his handsome and incomparable clothes, brought his stone inkstone, and led his younger sister and her two maids out. out of the house.
On the way, Lin Xingzhi told Lin Wan directly that today's autumn banquet will not go well, and there may be a lot of gossip against her.
Lin Wan smiled coquettishly, and said to Lin Xingzhi: "Third brother, I won't cry, besides, who dares to say that I am not in person, I will directly smash his mouth, I think there are a few who dare to chew their tongues .”
Lin Xingzhi thinks it makes sense, some people want them to be wronged, why should they have to listen and bear it, it's not like they can't beat them.
Lin Xingzhi also told Jinbao and Yinbao, "Remember, don't let your lady hurt her hands."
The two nodded in unison, indicating that there is no problem at all. Jin Bao also pulled out a ruler from his sleeve, "Don't worry, third young master, everything is ready."
Lin Xingzhi: ...
"Very thoughtful!"
The little girl turned into a flower with a smile, expressing that she was speaking from experience. In the past, people always called her the daughter of a warrior behind her back, vulgar and uneducated, and she beat her with a ruler herself.
Later, when attending such a banquet where people talk a lot and gossip, a ruler becomes a must.
What Lin Xingzhi didn't know was that although his younger sister was pretending to be good, she had already had a bad reputation.
The gathering place for today's banquet is in a garden under the name of Princess Qinghe, which can be reached in half an hour by carriage from the General's Mansion.
On the way, I also "coincidentally ran into" the carriage of Prince Li's Mansion, and followed him all the time. His Highness King Li didn't come over today, so he just threw paper balls one after another into the carriage of the General's Mansion.
Lin Wan, who felt that she was in the way, asked several times whether she should go down for a walk, or change a carriage with His Royal Highness Li Wang, she didn't want to disturb her brother's "sister-in-law" to show her affection at all.
Lin Xingzhi didn't respond, so he asked Shi Yan to borrow a pen and paper from Prince Li's mansion, and replied a letter, which made him calm down.
As for what was written on the paper, Lin Xingzhi refused to say, anyway, the tips of his ears were a little red after writing.
As they approached the Bieyuan, there were more and more carriages, and the voices of people chatting and laughing could also be heard.
The most eye-catching one among them is a man holding a folding fan and looks like a mouse-eyed man. The reason why he is attractive is not because he is ugly, but because he asks every time he sees someone, "Have you heard that General Lin was the only one who died yesterday?" My daughter was taken away by bandits, and now I don't know if she is alive or dead?"
As soon as these words came out, they attracted countless eyes, and soon some people asked whether it was true or not, and some ladies who were at odds with Lin Wan even beamed with joy and said they deserved it.
Before the brothers and sisters of the Lin family got out of the carriage, Lin Xingzhi pointed to the people below who were talking about his little sister, and said to Lin Wan, "It's started."
Being taken away by bandits is equivalent to saying that she is innocent. Even if those bandits didn't touch her, many people would still say that she was in a bandit's den, who knows if she was clean?
It is also the usual method used by these aristocratic families to destroy people's innocence.
Regardless of whether Lin Wan was rescued or not, Chu Qin would use this tactic, otherwise, he wouldn't have picked such a coincidental day as yesterday to kidnap someone.
"Third brother, just watch it, I'll smash their mouths right now!"
After finishing speaking, Lin Wan got out of the carriage, stood on the shaft and pulled out the whip around her waist and slapped it on the ground, successfully turning her attention to herself.
Lin Wan didn't speak, and flew forward, and with a flick of the whip, it accurately hit the mouth of the man with mischievous eyebrows.
Without giving him a chance to scream, the second whip came one after another, the third and the fourth... Lin Wan smashed the man's mouth in front of everyone.
Those who had gathered to talk about Lin Wan subconsciously backed away, and there were some timid ones who turned around and wanted to run, fearing that they would be the next one.
Lin Wan stood in the middle, which was a space specially reserved for her by the people around her.Lin Wan looked at people in circles with a whip in her hand, with a smile on her face and gentle eyes, she didn't look like she had just whipped someone's mouth to pieces.
"Do you think Miss Ben was taken away by bandits?"
The men present shook their heads subconsciously. There was no need for them to pay for their gossip.
Some really thought so, but no one dared to say so.
Instead, the two women who said Lin Wan deserved it stood up, and one of them pointed at Lin Wan in pink and said contemptuously: "Lin Wan, you dare to come to the banquet after losing your innocence, how shameless you are!"
Lin Wan was not polite, and whipped her shoulder with a whip, which just lifted half of the cloth, and the woman in pink cried bitterly on the spot, scolding Lin Wan, "You dare to hit me, Lin Wan, you are so brave! ,I am going to kill you!"
While crying, I wanted to hit someone.
Lin Wan shook her whip, "Don't move, if you move again, the cloth on your body will fall off, and then everyone present will be able to see your fragrant shoulders, ah! Then your innocence will be lost."
Lin Wan said with a smile, and successfully stopped the woman in pink.
Then howled louder.
The woman in yellow who was walking with her stood up at the right time to vent her anger on her good sister, "Lin Wan, you are too much, they just tell the truth about you being kidnapped by bandits and you beat them with your hands, that's how your Lin family taught you Is it?"
"It's not your turn to worry about how the Lin family teaches their children, but this girl is full of lies. It must be your parents' credit."
Lin Wan didn't speak, but a voice came from the carriage.
Everyone heard the sound and looked, only to see a white and slender hand lift up the curtain, and then half of the body leaned out, revealing a fascinating profile in front of everyone.
As they just watched without moving, a young man in white fluttered off the carriage, and his white jade flawless face was a bit glamorous, but also exuded a noble indifference that was hard to get close to, as if a god had descended to the mortal world.
Lin Xingzhi was very satisfied with everyone's stunned reaction, and it was worthwhile for him to dress up before going out.
However, those who stared blankly did not include the woman in yellow who was told lies by Lin Xingzhi. When she saw Lin Xingzhi, she opened her mouth and mocked, "Who am I? It turns out that it is Lin Zhuangyuan who even seduces men." , your Lin family is really full of talents, two brothers and sisters are ashamed to compete with each other."
Lin Xingzhi heard snickering and someone gasped.
He went straight to the woman in yellow, "May I ask your father?"
As soon as the woman in yellow raised her haughty chin to answer, Lin Xingzhi turned around first, and said, "But it's not important, a daughter who can teach such lies and just speaks out, who only hears hearsay, wants to come to my parents." Neither."
"Lin Xingzhi!" Enraged, the woman in yellow raised her voice and shouted, "You dare to scold my parents, do you know that my father, Minister of Rites, I want you to apologize to my father in front of everyone today, or else... ..."
"What else?" Lin Xingzhi interrupted her.
Asked back: "Why don't you go back and ask Master Shangshu to come and settle accounts with me?"
"Miss Tan, you dare to go home and say that you were scolded by your parents for spreading rumors and framing others, and you said that you can only go home and ask your parents for support, do you dare?"
Lin Xingzhi sneered, "Miss Tan, don't embarrass Tan Shangshu, and control your own mouth. If you dare to let me hear you grinning about my Lin family, I will tear your mouth apart with my own hands!"
"And everyone," Lin Xingzhi turned his mouth and looked at the others after threatening Ms. Tan's family, "It's best to think before you speak, or if you tell my sister that you are wrong, don't blame me for saying a thousand words. Go back."
Lin Xingzhi's eyes were cold and sharp, which really shocked the people present for a while.
Of course, these are just appetizers, and scaring is enough for now, the real fun comes later.
Lin Xingzhi took Lin Wan past the crowd and left the door, and those who were interested followed along, not continuing to join in the excitement at the door.
Ms. Tan's face turned green and red and ugly when she was angry at Lin Xingzhi's words. When had she ever been wronged like this, when she saw that someone was about to leave, she immediately wanted to rush up to him to argue with him again.
However, he was stumbled by the woman in pink who was traveling with him.
After entering the door, someone came to receive them. The male and female guests were separated by a curtain, the man was in front and the woman was behind, and they could hear each other talking.
Lin Xingzhi was about to tell Lin Wan a few words, but the little girl blinked at him, "Third brother, don't worry, I will definitely not let myself suffer."
"It's you, wearing such a good-looking outfit today, you will definitely attract others, so you have to be careful not to let others take advantage of you, and if you find something wrong, go to the prince to save you."
Lin Wan said earnestly and earnestly: "Third brother, you must keep in mind that you are a married person."
She saw it just now, several men stared straight at her third brother.
In turn, Lin Xingzhi was taught a lesson: ...
Forget it, as long as my sister is happy.
As for asking Chu Zhao to save him, Lin Xingzhi believed that without him asking, Chu Zhao would show up by himself.
At this time, many people had already come, among them were Lin Xingshang's lifelong acquaintances, and there were also a few casual acquaintances, but most of them only heard their names or met once or twice, so they were not familiar with each other.
Among them, the most familiar one is his cousin Xu Wenyan.
As soon as he appeared, Xu Wenyan immediately brought his gang of cronies over, "Cousin, why are you here now?"
Lin Xingzhi was puzzled, "What's the benefit of coming early?"
"Not at all, maybe I need to hear a few more words from others saying that you are shameless," Xu Wenyan was quite aggrieved. Could it be called seduction when two people are in love with each other?
Xu Wenyan felt that these tongue-twisters had no eyesight and no brains, and they didn't know what to do with their lives.
Lin Xingzhi raised his eyes, "Only me?"
"I know about this," before Xu Wenyan could answer, a friend he had acquainted with took the lead and said in a low voice, "The female relatives are talking about sister Lin."
The person also said, "Cousin Lin, today I made it clear that someone set up a game for you and sister Lin."
Lin Xingzhi nodded, "It's indeed a game, so today I will invite you to watch a good show."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone sang loudly at the door: "His Royal Highness is here, His Royal Highness is here, King An is here, His Royal Highness is here~, Princess Qinghe is here~"
The four brothers and sisters appeared at the same time, two in front and two behind, and everyone present bowed and bowed in salute.
Princess Qinghe looks beautiful and charming, very agile, coupled with her good upbringing, she is more noble than ordinary housekeepers at first glance.
The prince and the two princes also have their own advantages and disadvantages, but if you compare them carefully, the king of Li is a head taller than the prince and King An, with a tall and straight figure and a particularly prominent appearance.
If it wasn't for his bad reputation, any woman who wanted to marry him would be able to fight for his head.
Looking at the person walking towards him slowly, Lin Xingzhi was suddenly a little thankful that he had a bad reputation, otherwise he would never get the position of princess.
Passing by Lin Xingzhi, Chu Zhao hooked his lips into a slight smile, and at the same time there was a contemptuous mockery from King An.
Of course, the prince's expression was still complicated, watching Lin Xingzhi hesitate to speak.
"His Royal Highness, it's not good to think about your younger siblings. You are a prince after all, and you want dirty things that other people have slept in? Save yourself some face."
"And you, Lin Xingzhi, you are really a capable male vixen. My two younger brothers have followed your way, and my tricks of seduction have made me very impressed."
When it was over, Wang An turned to Chu Zhao and wanted to say a few words, but after meeting Chu Zhao's eyes that seemed to kill him at any time, he didn't dare to say anything.
Seeing the curious eyes cast by the people present because of Chu Qin's few words, the crown prince lowered his face, "Brother, please speak carefully, and please don't forget your identity, and don't say anything without restraint."
"Tsk," An Wang sneered, "it's not interesting," and then he waved his hands and walked away. Judging by his attitude, he obviously didn't take the prince seriously.
But after walking a few steps, he was stopped by someone, it was Chu Zhao.
He called King An by his real name in a blunt manner, "Chu Qin, you just want to leave after slandering the king?"