Chapter 83: Bully at Home

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Lin Baige planned to draw the blueprints of the coal mine, as well as the job structure and other things during the winter vacation, and hand them over to Fu Jiangyu, asking Fu Jiangyu to send someone to do it.

The task will definitely be completed within three years.

As a result, the next day, he had just spread out the paper and had not yet started writing when he heard the eunuch come to report that the Queen Mother had returned to the palace and asked him to go over to pay his respects.

"Ah? What?" Lin Baige's mind went blank for a moment, and he was unwilling to accept the message in the eunuch's words.

Is she the empress dowager who opposed the original owner being with the emperor? Is she the empress dowager who was so angry at the emperor that she moved to the temporary palace?

"When will His Majesty come back?" Lin Baige didn't dare to go over. The Queen Mother hated him so much that he would definitely suffer if he went over.

Before Lin Baige traveled through time, he had watched many palace fighting dramas. He thought that he was the only concubine in the harem, and as long as he could win the emperor's heart, he would not have so many troubles. Who knew that the emperor also had a mother. Did he have to deal with the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law?

"Go tell the Queen Mother that I'm ill. I'm afraid I'll pass my illness on to her, so I won't be going to pay my respects." Lin Baige finished speaking, and when he saw the eunuch still wasn't leaving, he realized he looked unfamiliar. "Are you new here?"

Lin Baige then realized that the eunuch who delivered the message was the empress dowager's man. Usually, except for the chief eunuch and the two eunuchs who took care of his daily life, he could not remember the other eunuchs and palace maids. In addition, they were all dressed similarly, making it even more difficult for him to tell them apart.

Now I can’t pretend to be sick anymore, I can only go on like this.

Eunuch Chen came over a step later and said to him, "The Queen Mother's men just held me back. I finally got back. I just sent someone to inform His Majesty. His Majesty will be back soon. Don't be afraid."

Lin Baige whispered to him, "When did the Queen Mother come back? Why is there no news at all? What did she ask me to do? She wouldn't get rid of me secretly, would she?"

Eunuch Chen wiped his sweat, not daring to say anything, nor did he dare to guarantee anything. The empress dowager had quarreled so fiercely with the emperor before, and said that as long as Lin Baige was in the palace, she would not be there. However, after hearing this, the emperor still continued to be with Lin Baige as he pleased, which made the empress dowager leave the palace in anger.

Now that the Queen Mother is back, I don’t know if her anger has subsided or if she is getting angrier the more she thinks about it. If the Queen Mother wants to take advantage of the fact that Your Majesty is away and force Lin Baige to drink a glass of poisoned wine, it will be too late for Your Majesty to return.

Lin Baige was so scared when he saw Eunuch Chen's appearance that his legs went weak. He thought that if he went there this time, he would never come back.

"Ouch!" Lin Baige pretended to fall to the ground and rolled in the snow. "No, my legs hurt and my head is dizzy. I need to go back and rest."

Eunuch Chen hurriedly supported him and said, "Your Majesty is weak and will definitely not be able to withstand this. You should pay your respects to the Empress Dowager another day."

The two of them wanted to turn around and leave, but were stopped by the eunuchs sent by the Queen Mother. Those eunuchs had stern faces and looked like villains in TV dramas. Lin Baige suspected that they were martial arts masters. If he dared to run, they would beat him to death in an instant.

Lin Baige could only say to them in a gentle tone: "I'm covered in mud and water. It's too rude to go see the Queen Mother like this. I'll go back and change my clothes before going."

The two of them seemed to be deaf to his words and kept extending their hands to make a gesture of invitation, asking him to continue walking towards the Empress Dowager's bedroom.

On weekdays, Lin Baige took a carriage wherever he went. It had been a long time since he had walked such a long distance. It was freezing cold and he was not well prepared when he went out. He didn't even wear a hat or gloves. Halfway through the walk, his ears were about to freeze off. He could only rub his ears constantly to prevent them from getting frostbite.

Thinking of the scene of Fu Jiangyu rubbing his ears last night, his eyes became a little sore. He was clearly in the carriage yesterday and only caught a little cold, but Fu Jiangyu was so nervous. Now his ears are about to freeze into ice, but he has to endure it.

He was not such a pampered person before. When he encountered difficulties, he thought of Fu Jiangyu. He found that Fu Jiangyu not only indulged him in big things, but also took care of him in the trivial things in life. He was used to it. Only when he was wronged by others did he think of Fu Jiangyu's kindness.

When will Fu Jiangyu come? He goes to the military camp for training when he has nothing to do. Compared with government affairs, Fu Jiangyu prefers staying in the military camp. Although government affairs give him a headache, he will do it well.

If Fu Jiangyu went to the military camp today, it would be evening before he came back. Lin Baige was afraid that he might not survive the day.

No wonder the system said the mission was dangerous and that one would lose his life if he was not careful. Only after his life span exceeded 80% of the hosts did the system dare to issue him the mission.

The system said that many hosts who came here would not survive for more than a year, and even if they accepted the mission, they would face the risk of death at any time.

At that time, he thought that as long as Fu Jiangyu still loved him, no one could hurt him. He was a little naive.

When I arrived at the Empress Dowager's bedroom, I smelled the scent of sandalwood before even entering the room. All the palace maids and eunuchs had stern faces, and the furnishings in the bedroom were old-fashioned.

Such a conservative queen mother would definitely not agree to Fu Jiangyu marrying a woman who couldn't even give birth to a child.

After he went in, the nanny next to him asked him to pay his respects to the Queen Mother, but he refused and looked at her blankly. The nanny was obviously helpless and tried to teach him a lesson.

"You are still so unruly. When you learn, stand up and talk to me again." The Queen Mother hated Lin Baige's face the most. She was a witch with an empty brain who could only use her beauty to seduce the emperor. She didn't understand why Fu Jiangyu liked Lin Baige so much.

The Queen Mother even suspected that it was because she had been too strict with Fu Jiangyu since he was a child that made Fu Jiangyu like this little thing with an empty and simple mind.

It would be fine if Lin Baige was just a simple-minded person, but he is so cunning, stupid and bad, he is a disaster.

Recently, the Queen Mother heard that Lin Baige had done a lot of things, such as making paper and digging salt wells. She even used glass cups, which were all very good. However, she did not believe that these things were made by Lin Baige. It must be that Fu Jiangyu doted on Lin Baige too much, and Fu Jiangyu took the credit of other people and put it on Lin Baige.

All the credit was attributed to Lin Baige, and his good reputation was also taken away by Lin Baige. Those truly talented people did not get any benefits at all. Over time, they would feel resentful and would no longer work for the court. If Fu Jiangyu continued to mess around with Lin Baige like this, the State of Jin would collapse.

Before the Queen Mother returned to the palace, she thought Lin Baige was a waste. After she came back, she saw that Lin Baige couldn't even perform a salute and looked dazed, which made her more certain of her guess.

Lin Baige has always been adaptable. When you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. He will do whatever he is told to do as long as he can save his life. When Fu Jiangyu comes back, he will not be afraid of anything.

Seeing that his movements were not standard at all, the nanny taught him several times, but she became more and more impatient. The Queen Mother asked her to fetch a cane and said, "If he doesn't do it well again, hit him hard and teach him a lesson."

"Ah? Hit me?" Lin Baige didn't expect that he would be hit on the hand instead of being hit by Lord Zhang, but by the Queen Mother.

"Empress Dowager, I have some drawings to draw recently. Can you please not hit me?" Lin Baige was in a hurry to complete the task and had no time to accompany this old lady to make trouble here. It was an endless rule.

If he wasn't afraid of dying here, he would have turned around and left.

"You talk too much, you will be punished." The Queen Mother said coldly, and the nanny raised her hand to whip him with a rattan stick. Lin Baige was so scared that he raised his hands to cover his face, and his body was shaking.

With a snap, the pain did not fall on him. He heard a familiar groan. He quietly opened one eye and saw Fu Jiangyu standing in front of him. There was a bloody mark on the back of his hand.

If Fu Jiangyu hadn't taken action, I don't know how painful it would have been for him to be hit.

Everyone knelt down tremblingly, especially the nanny who beat the emperor. Her face turned pale and she kept begging for mercy.

The Queen Mother asked her to stand up: "It was I who asked you to hit me, what are you afraid of?"

The Queen Mother stared at Fu Jiangyu: "I haven't seen you for many years, and you are still so irrational. Have you forgotten everything I taught you when you were a child?"

"The most irrational thing I did was that I didn't protect him well." Fu Jiangyu looked at Lin Baige, who was kneeling on the ground and shivering, covered in mud. His heart was broken with pain. Without saying a word, he picked him up and took him away regardless of the Queen Mother's objection.

Lin Baige lay in Fu Jiangyu's arms, this time she was really scared and cried, "What took you so long? My knees are sore from kneeling. If you come any later, you won't even be able to see me, you will only see my corpse."

"Don't say such unlucky words. As long as I am here, I won't let anyone hurt you." Fu Jiangyu saw his pitiful appearance, his clothes were soaked, and he didn't know that he had just rolled in the snow. He thought the Queen Mother had poured water on him. "Aren't you very brave in front of me, showing off your fangs and claws, but why are you as timid as a little rabbit in front of the Queen Mother? You kneel when I tell you to, but when have you ever kneeled in front of me? Don't listen to her next time."

"I'm afraid of death... If she kills me, you'll be angry for a few days, and then you'll become a loving mother and son. Then my death will be in vain." Lin Baige looked at him angrily, "The discord between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is mostly due to the husband's incompetence."

Lin Baige was so frightened that he dared not say a word. He could only act arrogantly in front of Fu Jiangyu and deliberately pick quarrels with Fu Jiangyu. It would be best if they quarreled so that he could take the opportunity to move out of the palace and not be tortured by the Queen Mother.

Who knew that Fu Jiangyu not only didn't argue with him, but also thought about his words seriously: "I understand. I have wronged you. I will deal with it."

"How are you going to deal with this?" Lin Baige looked at him pitifully. "Are you going to take me with you all the time? Are you going to take me with you when you go to court or to the military camp? The Queen Mother will be even angrier this way, thinking that I'm getting too involved, even into the court and the military camp."

"Where else haven't you extended your hand?" Fu Jiangyu pulled his hand and wanted to kiss it, but when he saw the pair of red hands that were frozen, he quickened his pace and returned to the bedroom and asked someone to bring frostbite ointment to apply to him.

"I'm not frostbitten, just a little red from the cold. It's okay." Lin Baige felt very satisfied seeing how nervous he was about him, especially since he had just been wronged by the Queen Mother. Now that Fu Jiangyu felt sorry for him, he didn't feel wronged anymore.