Chapter 424 Zhou, do you think I'm dead?

Before Lin Tingfeng could refute, Zhou continued, "Yes, now that my second uncle has made great military achievements, and the family relies on Princess Shihan's dowry for their livelihood, I am a weak woman living under someone else's roof, so I should just shrink my neck and act like a quail.

But I am your eldest brother's first wife after all. Even if the princess marries you in the future, she has to call me sister-in-law. As the saying goes, an elder sister-in-law is like a mother. No matter how unbearable I am, I should not be humiliated by you like this.

If you really dislike me, or feel sorry for your elder brother, then please write me a divorce letter on his behalf. From now on, even if I starve to death outside, I will never set foot in your Lin family again."

After these words came out, Zhou felt that the anger that had been pent up in her heart for years was instantly released, and she felt relaxed all over.

Her sister-in-law, no, sister Yan Xi really lives a clear and transparent life.

If someone is polite to you, be polite in return.

But if anyone is too arrogant and tries to make trouble everywhere, then he will not be happy either!

At most, she would get a reputation of being immoral and domineering, and at worst, that loser Lin Tingye would divorce her.

If it really came to that, she would give up the meat in her belly and shamelessly go to the Princess's Mansion to ask for a job, so that she wouldn't starve to death.

From now on, she will no longer be able to live her life under the control of the Lin family.

Lin Tingye almost fainted from anger when he heard Zhou's resolute words. He trembled slightly and said, "Let the second son divorce me. Zhou, do you think I'm dead?"

Zhou gave him a cold look and said nothing.

But it also seemed to be saying, "You are no different from being dead."

"You!" Lin Tingye's eyes widened, and he felt a severe pain in his chest, and he was speechless for a while.

Lin Tingfeng listened with a dark face, staring at Zhou with his eyes, as if he wanted to make two holes in her face.

In the past, the eldest sister-in-law was timid and didn't even dare to say a word in front of him, let alone arguing with his two brothers in such a sharp tone now.

The woman in front of him spoke clearly and was not at all shy when she met his gaze.

Is this still the Zhou he knows?

Somehow, Lin Tingfeng vaguely saw the shadow of Song Yanxi in the face in front of him.

His eyes suddenly became dangerous, and he gritted his teeth and said, "One by one, I think you are really going to rebel!

Come, take her down and lock her up in the woodshed for now. Don't hurt her stomach."

As soon as the words fell, a painful voice was heard, "Let's see who dares!"

Lin Tingye clutched his chest and said in pain, "Second Brother, I'm not dead yet. This family...this family is not your turn to make the decisions yet."

Lin Tingfeng cast a glance at his elder brother, whose face was pale and looked like he was about to faint, and said without hesitation: "Come, take elder brother back to Dengyun Court to rest."

"Second brother!" Lin Tingye staggered a little and said through gritted teeth, "I am your eldest brother."

Lin Tingfeng nodded, "I know."

If he was not his brother from the same mother, based on what his wife had just said, he would never allow the two of them to continue standing in the yard.

Seeing that he was determined to do so, and that servants had already come to "capture" the couple, Lin Tingye was so angry that he vomited blood.

"Brother!" Lin Tingfeng took two steps forward and supported him, feeling moved.

After all, this is his elder brother.

But when Lin Tingye opened his mouth, he said, "Second Brother, how could I have such a vicious brother like you?"

He covered his chest and coughed violently a few times, then tilted his head and vomited a mouthful of blood. His eyes rolled back and he fainted.

When Eunuch Zhu brought his men, what he saw was a scene of "brothers killing each other".

And the vicious words that Lin Tingye cursed Lin Tingfeng with before he fainted were heard clearly by him and the eunuchs.

He said with embarrassment: "General, we came at an untimely time."

Lin Tingfeng handed the unconscious Lin Tingye to the servants in the mansion, and quickly composed himself and said, "Eunuch Zhu, your presence is truly an honor to our humble abode. Please come in."

Eunuch Zhu said with a smile, "No need to sit down, General Lin, get ready to receive the order."

Lin Tingfeng's heart sank, but his expression remained unchanged as he said, "Quick, prepare the incense table."

"There's no need to go to so much trouble. What I brought today is His Majesty's oral order."

When he heard that it was an oral order, Lin Tingfeng's face changed slightly.

He was ordered to return to the capital with His Royal Highness Prince Jin, and he had to go to the palace to meet His Majesty before tonight at the latest.

What on earth could have made His Majesty so anxious that he couldn't even wait for several hours and had to send his eunuch to make a special trip?

I'm afraid this oral instruction is not sent with good intentions.

Lin Tingfeng hesitated for a moment before he heard Eunuch Zhu ask, "General Lin, are you planning to stand and receive the order?"

Not to mention a mere third rank, even for a noble person like a princess or a prince, only Mo Jinchuan, who was in a wheelchair, would not kneel when he saw the imperial edict.

Even if it is an oral order, standing to receive it is a crime of great disrespect.

If Emperor Xuande really wanted to blame Lin, the heads of all nine members of the Lin family would not be enough to chop off even if they were piled together.

Lin Tingfeng didn't bother to explain. He quickly lifted his robe and knelt down heavily, his knees hitting the bluestone slabs with a dull sound.

His attitude is the best answer.

No one in the Lin family had any intention of being disloyal to Emperor Xuande, nor would they dare to do so.

Eunuch Zhu nodded with satisfaction and smiled as he conveyed Emperor Xuande's instructions word for word.

After saying that, he asked considerately, "General Lin, did you hear everything I just said?"

Lin Tingfeng kowtowed respectfully and said, "I will remember your Majesty's teachings and will not forget a single word."

Eunuch Zhu stepped forward, smiled, and helped him up with both hands. He said earnestly, "General Lin, don't take this too seriously. The fact that His Majesty is willing to speak up proves that he still trusts General Lin."

As he spoke, he glanced at Lin Tingxuan, who lay quietly on the ground, seemingly dead, and feigned surprise, "Where did this crazy woman come from? How dare she break into the General's Mansion and act wildly in broad daylight?"

Lin Tingfeng's eyes flickered as he continued, "The mansion was busy preparing a welcoming banquet for this general, and for a moment they weren't paying attention, so they let this crazy woman in. Her gossip has caused a stir in the mansion."

He took out a purse from his sleeve and handed it to Eunuch Zhu with a smile, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."

Eunuch Zhu refused to take it, saying, "Your Majesty's message has been delivered. The general must have been exhausted by the journey, so we will not bother you any more."

As he left, his eyes swept across the figure on the ground. He immediately fanned his nose a few times and cursed softly, "Where did this crazy woman come from? It's really unlucky."

Looking at his departing back, Lin Tingfeng's eyes were cold and his face was gloomy as if he wanted to kill someone.

He is just a dog by His Majesty's side, but he respectfully calls him eunuch and really thinks of himself as an important person.

No matter how despicable the people of his Lin family were, it was not his place as a rootless person to say anything about them!

Huang Feng stepped forward quickly, but before he could say anything, he heard Lin Tingfeng say in a cold voice, "I'm not crazy enough to dig my own grave."

Don't touch the people in front of the emperor, unless he thinks his life is too long.

"That third girl..." Huang Feng looked at the person on the ground and hesitated to speak.

Lin Tingfeng closed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Just do as Big Brother says."