Chapter 574 Handle

After Qin left, Old Madam Lin wanted to ask some questions, but was stopped by Lin Shusheng's gaze. He pointed to the tea room, where his daughter Lin Yuesha was still.

"Xiaohe, go to the tea room and call Yuesha over. Be careful, I'm talking to the old lady, see if the tea room can hear us."

Lin Shusheng was also suspicious. He knew that no one could hear what Qin Shi said today, or they would all suffer the same fate as Qin Shi.

"Yes, sir."

Xiaohe was terrified. She wrung out her handkerchief and went to the tea room to call for help. Although she couldn't hear Lin Shusheng and Old Madam Lin's conversation very clearly in the tea room, she could still make out some of it if she listened carefully.

"Little Lotus Girl".

Lin Yuesha took out an oil paper package from her bosom, stuffed it into Xiaohe's hand, and said with a smile, "These are the melon seed pastries I made, but I didn't make them because I didn't wash my hands after going to the toilet. I made them to annoy Lin Yue'e."

"Young Miss, you..."

Xiaohe didn't expect Lin Yuesha to speak the truth so frankly. She hesitated before accepting the gift and whispered a few words in Lin Yuesha's ear.

She realized that Lord Lin was just as ruthless as the old lady, not as she had thought. Even with Qin's powerful family, she might not be able to save her life, let alone herself!

The result of climbing into someone's bed might be becoming a concubine and enjoying a life of comfort and ease, but she would also have to live in constant fear and anxiety, which she didn't want.

Therefore, it's better to do her a favor first. In case Old Mrs. Lin really wants to harm her one day, Xiaohe thought that she might have a way out and a chance to survive.

Lin Yuesha narrowed her eyes, considering whether Xiao He's words were true or false, and then she slowly nodded.

"Young Miss, please come with me."

Xiaohe let Lin Yuesha walk in front, and then followed behind Lin Yuesha with Baicha. When they arrived at the main room, she gently shook her head at Old Madam Lin and Lin Shusheng, and then pointed outside.

The rain made noise, so the two couldn't be heard talking in the break room.

Reassured, Lin Shusheng smiled and said, "Yue Sha, Qin Shi just came to complain. I heard you were being naughty again?"

"Father, what did she say about me?"

Lin Yuesha appeared very nervous and immediately sat down next to Old Madam Lin, saying aggrievedly, "If Qin Shi is talking nonsense, Grandmother, please stand up for Yuesha."

"Of course, Yue Sha is my beloved granddaughter, much better than the daughter of a lowly slut."

Old Mrs. Lin felt disgusted whenever Qin was mentioned. She had just reached a brief reconciliation, but the defeat still made her very uncomfortable, and she didn't even use the feather duster in her hand.

"You silly girl, don't do that again."

Lin Shusheng couldn't bring himself to hate the miniature version of himself, so he gave Lin Yuesha a few pointers: "The Qin family is in charge of the household. If you offend her, she'll cause you trouble. What will you do when your father isn't around?"

"Even though you're not here, there's still the old lady."

Lin Yuesha looked up, her face full of trust, and said, "Grandmother will stand up for me."

"Alright, alright, you two have such a deep bond, while your father is the villain."

After a moment's thought, Lin Shusheng understood the whole story. It must have been Lin Yue'e who had plotted first, and Lin Yuesha had only retaliated slightly.

"Father, you are amazing."

Lin Yuesha gave a thumbs up. Lin Shusheng had guessed almost exactly what was going on, the only slight error being that she hadn't fallen for the trap.

“You’ve offended the Qin family, and Yao Dajia from the kitchen will definitely cause you trouble behind the scenes.”

Lin Shusheng thought for a moment and then said, "If your father is not at home, you can have a meal with your grandmother."

There are people planted by Lin Shusheng in the kitchen, and those people are responsible for preparing Old Madam Lin's meals, so there's no need to worry about Qin Shi doing anything underhanded; she doesn't have the guts.

"Father, may I dine with you while you are at home?"

Lin Yuesha nodded obediently and took the initiative to ask to get closer to her scumbag father, "As you know, my situation after being brought back is very awkward. Haoran doesn't acknowledge me as his sister, and Yue'e calls me affectionately on the surface, but in reality..."

"Okay, Father promises you."

Lin Shusheng stood up, patted Lin Yuesha's head, and thought that he wanted to make a dress for Lin Yue'e, but Yuesha didn't have one. This was not fair, so he took out a one-hundred-tael silver note from his sleeve and stuffed it into Lin Yuesha's hand. "This is your father's pocket money. You can use it first."

One hundred taels may not seem like much, but it can buy quite a lot of things.

Lin Shusheng was well-off; he kept some of it hidden away and also kept a mistress in Taipingfang, which cost him a lot of money.

At home, Madam Qin was very careful with money, and most of the expenses of the Lin family were covered by the profits from Madam Qin's dowry shops, so he hardly had to pay for anything.

Lin Yuesha dined with Old Madam Lin and her scumbag father. After the meal, she took a lot of snacks back with her. Bai Cha ate with her maid Xiao He, while Granny Fang and Long Jing were still hungry.

As soon as she left, Old Mrs. Lin immediately sent Xiao He away, saying she had something to say to her son.

Xiaohe appeared to have escaped, but she turned back halfway there.

For some reason, she felt that what the two of them were about to say was crucial, as it concerned her own escape route.

On a rainy night, the courtyard was deserted, with only the sound of raindrops hitting the windowpanes.

Lin Shusheng poured himself a cup of tea and then said, "Mother, please ask if you have any questions."

“My son, I’ve been in the south all these years not because I don’t miss you, but because I know I can’t hold you back. If you can’t deal with the Qin family, then send your mother back.”

Old Mrs. Lin wasn't just being polite; she spoke from the bottom of her heart. Lin Shusheng was her life.

"Mother, what are you saying? We brought you back from the south just to take care of you in your old age."

Although the Lin family members were there to look after them in the south, it couldn't compare to the capital. All these years, what had he been waiting for to rise to such a high position? It was all for this day, when mother and son would no longer have to be separated.

"Is it true that the Qin family has something on you?"

Grandma Lin took out a pair of scissors and said fiercely, "Mother can make her disappear."

No one can have leverage over her, especially Lin Shusheng's Achilles' heel. Old Mrs. Lin is willing to send Qin Shi to her death in place of her son.

At worst, she could be beheaded; she could just say it was a conflict between her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law that led her to commit such a heinous act.

"Mother, why do you need to do it?"

Facing the old lady Lin, Lin Shusheng no longer pretended and revealed the truth.

A few years ago, he served as a minor official in the Ministry of Justice and the Court of Judicial Review. The reason he was promoted to Prefect of the Capital was partly due to the efforts of the Qin family, and partly because of his outstanding performance in solving a major case.

"You haven't been in the capital for long, so you may not know, but it's the case of the woman in red whose heart was ripped out."

The dead women were all dressed in red, and their hearts had been ripped out; their deaths were gruesome.

Finally, the murderer turned out to be a butcher, who was caught, the case was declared solved, and he was greatly rewarded, thus rising to the position of Prefect of the Capital.

"Is there something fishy about this case?"

Grandma Lin understood what Qin meant: the case was not as simple as it seemed on the surface, and Qin was the mastermind.