Chapter 404 Bah, shameless!

"Pah, shameless." In broad daylight, under the clear sky, how can one engage in such lewd behavior, especially on a carriage?

If there were even the slightest noise, everyone would hear it, and Lin Luoxi would never do such a thing.

Seeing Lin Luoxi's face turn bright red, Xie Hanchuan could no longer suppress his desire and kissed her.

Her hands began to move restlessly, and Lin Luoxi's clothes fell off piece by piece...

As the carriage jolted and swayed, the interior rose and fell, and no one knew what was happening inside.

Besides the coachman, the only other person sitting in the carriage was the white tiger that had been sticking to Lin Luoxi.

Having such a large white tiger sitting next to you is still frightening, even if it doesn't eat people.

Their attention was completely focused on the white tiger, and they dared not be distracted, so they naturally did not know what was happening inside the carriage.

Only the white tiger, upon hearing the commotion inside the carriage, rolled its eyes skyward.

If it could talk, it would definitely swear.

"Second sister, second sister...we've arrived..."

The carriage had arrived at the house that Lin Luoxi had purchased in the county. Lin Luoning got off the carriage and waited for a while, but Lin Luoxi did not get off the carriage. So she stood in front of the house and called out.

It wasn't that she didn't want to lift the curtain, but there was a fierce white tiger sitting at the carriage door, and she didn't dare to get close at all.

"Oh, I'll be right there..." Lin Luoxi calmed down her feverish body, straightened her clothes, and then got off the carriage as if nothing had happened.

But perhaps because it was my first time trying it inside a carriage, it was quite exciting, and I staggered a bit when I got off.

All that followed was Xie Hanchuan, impeccably dressed, who got out of the car with a satisfied look on his face.

"Second sister, why is your face so red?"

Lin Luoning looked at Lin Luoxi, whose face was flushed and rosy. It was already early autumn, so it shouldn't be too hot now!

"I drank some wine at the banquet, and it was quite stuffy in the carriage, so this is probably what caused it," Lin Luoxi said guiltily, raising her hand to touch her flushed cheek.

"Oh!" Lin Luoning didn't suspect anything and didn't ask any further questions.

"It's too hot, I'll go back and take a shower first." Lin Luoxi was afraid that others would notice something was amiss, so she quickly walked into the house.

"Wife, wait for me..." Xie Hanchuan, who was behind, saw Lin Luoxi running faster inside, so he also sped up to catch up.

"Sigh, my second brother-in-law is such a grown man, yet he still clings to my second sister." Lin Ruoxi shook her head helplessly as she watched Xie Hanchuan catch up with her.

"We should be happy that my second sister and brother-in-law have a good relationship."

Lin Wentao, who had dismounted from his horse, smiled and said after hearing Lin Luoning's words.

"Yeah, that's true. I hope my second brother-in-law won't be as much of a scoundrel as my father." Lin Luoning looked at Xie Hanchuan and Lin Luoxi's backs and felt a headache coming on when she thought of her father.

In their past life, their family was bullied and destroyed by the Lin family at a young age. Lin Dayou had died long ago, so how could he be alive now and still cheating on his wife?

"Who can say for sure? All we can do is strive to become stronger." Lin Wentao couldn't guarantee what Lin Luoning was saying, but the only thing he could do was to work hard to become stronger.

Even if Xie Hanchuan really changes his mind by then, they, as Lin Luoxi's family, can still be a support for her.

"Yes, Third Brother is right." Lin Luoning nodded in agreement after receiving Lin Wentao's guidance.

...

After Xiao Jingchen ascended to the throne, he discovered that his father had left behind many serious problems that remained unresolved, causing him great distress.

He had said long ago that this position was really difficult to hold, and he had only been in it for a few months before he wanted to abdicate in favor of someone else.

Beset by internal and external troubles, and with the national treasury empty, Xiao Jingchen wanted to build irrigation canals to benefit the people and strengthen the army, but the national treasury couldn't come up with a single penny.

Yes, the huge national treasury was like an empty shell. At the critical moment, the Ministry of Rites reported that there was no money.

Xiao Jingchen was puzzled. The previous crackdown on corrupt officials had yielded so much money that it could have filled at least half of the national treasury. How could they suddenly say they had no money?

In a fit of rage, he arrested all the officials of the Ministry of Rites. He then took Lin Wenqian, Lin Wenjin, and some new officials he favored to audit the accounts.

After two days and one night of checking, Lin Wenqian discovered something was wrong with the accounts. He took the accounts to Xiao Jingchen for reconciliation, and after the reconciliation, Xiao Jingchen was furious.

Right now, order the Imperial Guards to raid the home of Yi Chongming, the Minister of Rites.

After Yi Chongming succeeded Shang Youwei as Minister of Rites after Shang Youwei was beheaded, he behaved himself quite well for a period of time.

When he learned that the old emperor had abdicated in favor of Xiao Jingchen, he assumed that Xiao Jingchen was an easy person to fool and secretly embezzled money from the national treasury.

Lin Wenqian led the Imperial Guards to search the area, and they found assets comparable to those in the national treasury.

Seeing such a large amount of assets, Xiao Jingchen began to have Lin Wenqian and the others take the lead in investigating along the trail.

It was discovered that this Minister of Rites, Yi Chongming, was extremely audacious, engaging in unauthorized gold and silver mining, smuggling salt, forcing women into prostitution, and other sordid businesses.

Upon seeing these piles and piles of evidence, Xiao Jingchen couldn't help but erupt in fury in the imperial court, letting out several cold laughs.

Originally, the plan was simply to exile the Yi family to the Northwest, but upon seeing that the Yi family's beauties had been injured and that many lives had been taken, they were beheaded and their heads displayed to the public.

Some of the old ministers who thought the new emperor was easy to control with withdrew their claws and became obedient after seeing Xiao Jingchen's ruthless methods.

Lin Wenqian was sent to the south to manage the floods, while Lin Wenjin was sent to the military camp to supervise the military situation.

Yang Xiaofeng was placed in the Imperial Hospital by Xiao Jingchen to serve as Xiao Jingchen's eyes and ears.

The court officials knew that these three men were going to be given important positions by the emperor, and they all tried to exclude them.

But Lin Wenqian, Lin Wenjin, and Yang Xiaofeng were trained by Lin Luoxi, so how could they be manipulated by these self-righteous people?

Before the opponent makes a move, find their weakness, seize control, and pin them down, subjecting them to relentless pressure.

Compared to Lin Wenqian, Lin Wenjin, and Yang Xiaofeng's constant running around, Xie Hanchuan and Lin Luoxi had it much easier.

Every day, she either oversees the construction of the princess's residence or business matters; in her spare time, she spends time with her children as they grow up.

After a year and a half, Lin Luoxi's princess residence was finally completed in June.

To celebrate, Lin Luoxi threw a big party, inviting relatives and friends to come and have a good time.

"Luo Xi, your father has brought that woman..."

Just as Lin Lingtian was beaming with joy as he greeted the distinguished guests at the gate of the Princess's Mansion, he saw Lin Dayou and Wang Qianqian arriving with a baby in their arms. He put away his smile and walked over to Lin Luoxi, saying...

Lin Lingtian felt that Lin Dayou's behavior was not respectable. If it weren't for the outstanding children like Lin Luoxi, who would know who Lin Dayou really was?