Chapter 373 Telling the Truth

The old general's teeth clenched slightly, then he slowly opened his mouth and began to discuss the conditions with Han Chaolin.

"If I tell you everything, I hope you two can show some mercy and spare your uncles' lives. After all, we are all family!"

"Besides, those things happened a long time ago and have nothing to do with them. I did them all by myself."

Lin Pianran didn't fall for his tricks. It was too late to beg for mercy now.

They have enjoyed decades of wealth and glory, how can we just write it off and let them go so easily?

The tone of her voice was as cold as ice chips.

"That depends on what you've done. If you've truly committed an unforgivable crime, we will certainly not forgive you. But if you're honest and sincere, and the severity of the situation warrants consideration, we might even offer some mercy..."

Lin Pianran said this because she wanted the old man to tell the truth about what happened back then, just to induce a confession.

Forgive them for the crimes they have committed?

That is absolutely impossible.

Moreover, they have been enjoying wealth and prosperity for more than thirty years without any effort, so it can be considered as enough, right?

"It doesn't matter if you don't confess. We can kill all of you without leaving a single one alive."

"This place is quiet and remote. After killing someone, the body is thrown deep into the mountains. Wild animals will quickly devour it, leaving no trace..."

“You…you…”

"You are so stunningly beautiful, yet you have such a vicious mind. Aren't you afraid that once His Royal Highness the Crown Prince learns your true face, he will abandon you like a piece of trash?"

"How can a woman like you be worthy of being the Crown Princess?"

Haha, you have done so many vicious things, and yet you still call others vicious.

It's really interesting.

What kind of monster is this old thing?

A cold smile appeared on the corner of Lin Pianran's mouth, and she opened her red lips slightly.

"You should first take care of the lives of your family members! You don't need to worry about my future."

"Your Highness the Crown Prince loves and trusts me immensely. My future is in my hands. I wonder if you'll ever have the chance to witness my glory..."

After saying this, he sighed with regret.

What a great little expert at making people angry.

The old general shrank his neck. He was really scared now.

When he met these two cruel little ancestors who wanted to kill his entire family and feed them to wild beasts at any time, he knew it would be difficult for him to fool people anymore.

He could deceive their parents and uncle for so many years, but he couldn't fool these two young kids.

It is true that the disciple is better than the master.

Now the only thing to do is to surrender and tell the truth, and maybe we can save the children!

Thinking of this, the old general moved his lips for a long time before he begged for mercy with tears streaming down his face.

"I'm...I'm sorry, I've explained everything..."

"In any case, please spare the lives of those three little ones who know nothing!"

After saying this, he knelt on the ground with his head lowered.

"Just based on the heinous deeds you and Han Zimo and his wife have done, you should be hacked into pieces. Yet you still have the nerve to beg for mercy?"

"Bad guys are like that. They rack their brains to do bad things, but after they've done all the bad things, they want to survive and beg for mercy..."

"You guys really have all the good things coming your way!"

A deep look of shame crossed the old general's face, and his head drooped even lower.

There was nothing else he could do now except beg for mercy.

Seeing that Lin Pianran and Han Chaolin still had indifferent expressions, they were completely indifferent to his pleas for mercy.

The old general can only blame himself for his bad luck, this is all his fault!

Recalling the distant past, he slowly began to explain...

"Actually, I...I'm not your biological grandfather."

As expected, this result was completely within Lin Pianran's expectations. All the inconsistencies could now be reasonably explained.

This is also the fundamental reason why the old general is not close to his father and uncle.

And Han Zimo is his biological son, so he will help him plan all the benefits for the Duke of Huguo's Mansion.

Lin Pianran's eyes were cold as she stared at the old general's dry and aged face.

He asked coldly, "Go on!"

"Your maternal grandfather and I are twin brothers. We look exactly like each other. If someone saw us, they wouldn't be able to tell us apart."

"I have been working on the farm at home since I was a child, but my brother went to the battlefield when he was sixteen years old."

Unexpectedly, after my brother arrived on the battlefield, he was extremely brave and made many outstanding achievements. A few years later, he was promoted to general because of his outstanding achievements.

"Later, my hometown village was struck by drought. The people had nothing to eat or drink and suffered terribly. My parents and relatives at home also died in that disaster. Some died of starvation, while others died of disease. I was the only one who was lucky enough to miraculously survive."

"I was all alone in the countryside and couldn't survive any longer, so I decided to go to my brother. Later, I heard that he was in the capital, so I rushed over."

"At that time, my brother had already become a general and was doing very well in the army."

"After I came to the capital and saw its prosperity, I wanted to stay here for a long time."

"At first, my brother took very good care of me. But as time went on, he saw that I was neither good at literature nor martial arts, and was lazy and gluttonous. I also picked up some of the bad habits of young masters from wealthy families. I spent all day wandering around the market, doing nothing, and spending money like water."

"At this time, my sister-in-law became extremely dissatisfied with me. She would whisper in my brother's ear from time to time, saying bad things about me."

"Finally, my brother and sister-in-law even discussed buying me some land in their rural hometown and building me a big house so I could return to the countryside to live."

"Because they wanted to kick me out, I had several arguments with my brother. They were so fierce that he even beat me up twice."

"This made me bear a grudge against them and I started to plan a way out for myself."

"I've seen the prosperity and comfort of big cities, so why would I want to go back to that desolate and poor countryside and live that kind of hardship?"

"So, I started planning how to take his place and take everything from him for myself."