novelraw Chapter 458: think of a way
Chapter 458: think of a way
Chapter 458 Think of a solution
Mrs. Xie's eyes were like sharp swords, falling on these two people, making them feel guilty.
"That's what happened. The person wasn't beaten to death, and Taoer didn't mean it. The other party was too aggressive..." Mrs. Lin said softly.
Mrs. Xie slammed the table hard and shouted: "Tell the truth!"
Mrs. Lin was helpless: "Taoer had a dispute with someone in Deyuelou, Mizhou. I didn't know that the person was the son of the eldest princess..."
Mrs. Xie took a breath when she heard this.
The Lin family's headquarters is in Mizhou. It's not that Lin Tao doesn't like the prosperity of the capital, but it's just because if he causes trouble in Mizhou, it's easy to rely on the Xie family to settle matters.
"This guy is serious. Why didn't he tell me earlier if he had such a powerful background? Otherwise, he wouldn't have had to receive this beating." Mrs. Lin scolded.
All bear parents in the world are like this. If their children make big mistakes, they will only blame others.
Mrs. Xie's forehead twitched and she asked, "How did Master Shen get beaten by him?"
"Master Shen has a few bruises on his head, but the guards following him are unlucky and are gone. Sister, you see, we Tao'er did things in a measured way and did not beat important people to death." Mrs. Lin said.
Mrs. Xie felt that she almost didn't recognize the word "property".
"The eldest princess is the biological sister of the emperor's mother. Many officials in the imperial court were her retainers. Who is the wrong person for you to offend, but why do you want to offend her?" Mrs. Xie asked.
Mrs. Lin still doesn’t think it’s her son’s fault. She said, “Why did he hide his identity and go to Mizhou? Isn’t he asking for trouble? If his identity is revealed, everyone in Mizhou will respect him. Guest."
Mizhou is not far from the capital, and it only takes a day to get there. Now that the twelfth lunar month is approaching, Mrs. Lin can't figure out what Shen Changfeng is doing in Mizhou at this time.
Mrs. Xie didn't know either, so she called the housekeeper to ask: "I heard someone say before that Master Shen from the eldest princess's residence is now an errand? What errand is he doing?"
The steward of the Xie Mansion was a confidant of General Xie. He wanted to find out what was going on in the court for his master. When Mrs. praise.”
Mrs. Xie said: "This dude has really changed his temper. Is it because His Majesty is partial to him and is so complimentary?"
The housekeeper nodded and said, "Master Shen is good at observing celestial phenomena. The Ministry of Works likes to send him out to inspect river works. His achievements are all real, not entirely due to preference."
When Mrs. Xie heard this, she had a worse guess in her mind. Could it be that Shen Changfeng went to Mizhou this time to act on orders?
If this is the case, then the maternal nephew is in even greater trouble.
She directly asked the housekeeper to open the warehouse: "Prepare a generous gift."
Madam Xie's heart skipped a beat when she saw the housekeeper take out the key. Madam Xie's man, Steward Xie, used to be one of the stewards of the general's public treasury. Madam Xie secretly replaced Xie Xingchuan's private treasury with a fake one. Is Steward Xie right? Did the public treasury do the same thing?
"That's all, I'll pick out the gifts myself." Mrs. Xie said.
The Lin family looked at each other, and then quietly followed Mrs. Xie. They also wanted to see the family background of the General's Mansion.
Mrs. Xie asked the housekeeper: "Do you know the eldest princess's preferences?"
"Everyone in the capital knows that the eldest princess admires the painting saint to the highest degree." the housekeeper said.
"Is there any authentic painting of the saint in the warehouse?" Mrs. Xie asked.
The housekeeper took out a locked long red sandalwood box from the shelf nearby. After opening it, the scroll inside was revealed. Mrs. Xie breathed a sigh of relief and secretly thought that the things were locked and they must not have been transferred by Manager Xie.
"Are you sure this is authentic?" Mrs. Xie couldn't help but ask again.
The housekeeper nodded: "After the general got this painting, he asked someone to come and identify it. It was confirmed to be an authentic painting. The general regards it as a treasure. If the wife wants to use this painting as a gift, she needs the general's permission."
Mrs. Xie looked ugly.
Mrs. Lin said from the side: "Sister, your nephew's life or death depends on your thoughts!"
How could Mrs. Xie not understand this truth?
The housekeeper asked from the side: "Madam, the general's palace has never had any contact with the eldest princess's palace. If you go to give gifts this time, I'm afraid the outside world will think that our general intends to cling to the eldest princess."
Mrs. Xie doesn't understand this truth. She has been supporting her mother's family in private all these years, but her husband has turned a blind eye. Now that the Lin family is involved in such a fatal lawsuit, not only Lin Xuerou's marriage will be ruined, but also her husband will be in trouble in the future. She will not be allowed to continue to interact with the Lin family.
The Lin family naturally realized Mrs. Xie's hesitation, and the couple started singing like an ensemble again: "Sister, Tao'er is the only child of our old Lin family! If something happens to him, our Lin family will have no descendants!"
Mrs. Xie had a headache from the noise and said impatiently: "If I had known this, why didn't you restrain him? You didn't know how to marry him earlier to carry on the family line. You just let him do whatever he wants!"
Mrs. Lin lowered her head after being scolded and said in a low voice: "Don't you want to marry him a daughter-in-law from a wealthy family? Who knows that those wealthy families all have high standards."
Mrs. Xie didn't bother to scold her. She turned to the housekeeper and said, "I want this painting. I remember there are two gem potted plants in the warehouse. Take them too."
The housekeeper said: "Those two gemstone potted plants are gifts to be sent to the He family."
The He family is General Xie's superior, and their gifts are never neglected.
But Mrs. Xie's eyes fell on other things in the public treasury. After looking around, there was nothing better than the gem potted plants. She thought to herself, since she had already taken the original paintings of the saint, why should she care about these two things? Only by doing this to the extreme can it be possible to save a chance for his nephew.
"Take it all. I will explain it to the general when he gets it," Mrs. Xie said.
The housekeeper responded, and then he bumped into Mr. Lin without leaving any trace.
With a "boom" sound, a palm-sized pure gold ornament fell from Mr. Lin's cuff and hit the ground.
With the attention of everyone in the audience, Mr. Lin smiled awkwardly and said, "How did this thing get into my body? I just touched it and accidentally stuffed it into my sleeve."
Her brother ran into the warehouse to steal, and Mrs. Xie blushed with shame at what he had done.
The housekeeper silently picked up the gold ornaments and put them into a wooden box on the side in front of everyone. He said, "The person who did it must have been careless and forgot to put it into the box."
Mrs. Xie worked hard for a long time and finally prepared the generous gift. However, when she sent the greeting card from the General's Mansion to the Eldest Princess' Mansion, the other party refused to accept it at all.
When the news came back to the Xie family, Mrs. Xie's heart skipped a beat.
Mrs. Lin, however, would only put pressure on her sister-in-law: "Sister, isn't it just a scratch on your head? Why is the eldest princess so stingy? Please think of a solution!"
(End of chapter)