Chapter 421 What is coming cannot be avoided
Li Zhuang reacted faster. Just as his hand was about to touch the purse, he raised his foot and kicked him hard in the stomach.
Liu Goudan screamed "Ouch" and fell heavily into the carriage.
I don’t know if he was really hurt from the fall or was pretending, but he covered his leg and started crying loudly, his voice was sharp and unpleasant.
"Ow! My leg is broken and it hurts!"
Zhuang Shihan's head was buzzing from the noise, and she wanted to kick him. But then she remembered that Dehai was listening outside, so she immediately frowned and said, "Li Zhuang, apologize to Goudan."
Li Zhuang lowered his head and said nothing, clearly showing his unwillingness.
Seeing this, Liu Goudan cried even louder.
He rolled around in the carriage with his legs hugged, and without paying attention, he bumped hard into Zhuang Shihan's foot.
Her face turned pale with pain, and she subconsciously kicked forward, cursing, "You blind bitch..."
He stopped talking halfway through.
Realizing belatedly that she had nearly spoken her true feelings, she bit her tongue in frustration and said, enduring the pain, "Goudan, the ground is dirty. Let's stand up and talk if we have anything to say."
Liu Goudan didn't say anything, just kept crying.
Zhuang Shihan's patience was already limited, not to mention the severe pain in her toes. Her face darkened and she said, "If you want to lie down, then lie down."
She wanted to see how long this dead child could last.
Not far away, Song Yanxi heard the sudden silence here, and a trace of worry flashed in her eyes.
Li Zhuang is a smart guy, and Liu Goudan is even better at reading people's expressions, so there is no need for them to worry.
It's just the brothers Li Cheng and Li Zhi...
Zhuang Shihan, she can't be so cruel as to attack a child, right?
Song Xubai jumped onto the carriage first, stretched out his hand to her and said, "Sister, come on up quickly, mother is still waiting for us at home."
Song Yanxi used his strength to get on the carriage. After she was seated, she said, "Ride home first after entering the city, so that mother won't worry."
"Where's my sister? She's not coming home with me?"
Staring at the pendant on the corner of the carriage that swayed slightly as it moved, Song Yanxi sighed softly and said, "I'll probably have to go to the palace."
What is coming cannot be avoided, not to mention that this is what she asked for.
Song Xubai's expression suddenly became nervous, "I'll go with my sister."
"You can't go?"
"Why?"
"I am going to beg Your Majesty to show mercy and set me free. Taking you with me is forcing Your Majesty to agree."
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Imperial study.
Emperor Xuande was playing with the small wooden sword that Mo Jinchuan had played with as a child. When he heard someone report that the Yongchuan Marquis's son had returned home alone, he said calmly, "Let the girl from the Song family enter the palace with Xiaowu."
He was thinking about something, and a trace of disgust rarely appeared in his eyes, which usually showed no emotion. "This Lin family is really restless all day long."
Eunuch Zhu stepped forward, respectfully took the wooden sword he handed over with both hands, and said weakly, "I heard that Miss Lin San was also a pitiful person. After something happened, she was sent to the farm and was tortured day and night by a few evil slaves.
She really couldn't bear it anymore, so she ran back."
"Oh?" Emperor Xuande raised his eyebrows and said with a half-smile, "I don't know when you became friends with the Lin family."
Eunuch Zhu was about to kneel down in a hurry, but was stopped by his eyes.
"Just talk if you want to. You don't even get tired of kneeling all day long."
Even so, Eunuch Zhu did not dare to slack off and said respectfully, "To be honest, Your Majesty, I once had a very good fellow townsman who was sold to the General's Mansion as a slave and served Miss Lin San."
"How could there be such a coincidence?" Emperor Xuande smiled, but the smile did not reach his eyes.
Sitting in his position, there are fewer coincidences in the world.
Eunuch Zhu wiped his eyes and said embarrassedly, "Your Majesty knows that I was sold into the palace because my family was poor. The number of times I have left the palace in the past ten years can be counted on one hand.
Thanks to Your Majesty's grace, I was given the opportunity to accompany Eunuch Qi to the General's Mansion to announce the decree. Only then did I recognize my poor fellow countryman."
In the past, it was usually Dehai who went in person to announce the imperial edict, or else it would be the sweet-mouthed and flattering Eunuch Qi who was highly trusted by him.
As the saying goes, too much talk leads to mistakes. Years ago, he said the wrong thing in front of Emperor Xuande and Princess Huayang, and was punished to be sent to the cold palace to take care of the deposed concubine.
Otherwise, it would never be the turn of Eunuch Zhu, who is not good at speaking, to take on the important task of serving in front of the emperor.
Emperor Xuande nodded thoughtfully and sighed, "It's really rare that you two still remember each other after so many years of separation.
When Dehai returns, you can go out of the palace and ask her if she is willing to stay in the palace and serve before the emperor."
As he spoke, a smile etched in his eyes, "This way, you two will have someone to look after you."
Eunuch Zhu bowed his head and said respectfully, "Thank you for your Majesty's kindness. I, your fellow countryman, am already married and have children. It would be against the rules for me to enter the palace again."
Emperor Xuande was surprised, "How old are you now?"
Eunuch Zhu stiffened slightly, and said bitterly, "It was Miss Lin San who arranged the marriage for them. She married into the Lin family and had children. Now the three of them are slaves in the Lin family."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Xuande's face couldn't help but darken.
He stroked the ring on his thumb and said meaningfully, "This Miss Lin San is really kind-hearted."
According to the Da'an Law, any woman who was a slave could be freed from slavery through marriage as long as her husband's family paid the corresponding amount of money.
In the future, the children born to the two of them will also be of good status. They can take the imperial examinations or join the army. Even if they are not good at either literature or martial arts, they can still start a small business outside to support themselves.
But if both of them were slaves, their children would naturally also be slaves, and would serve others all their lives.
It would be fine if he was really mediocre, but like his parents, he could make a living in the general's mansion and at least he would not starve to death.
On the contrary, this identity is a gap that he cannot cross in his lifetime.
As the third daughter of the general's mansion, Lin Tingxuan should not be unaware of this.
If you do something knowingly, you are both bad and stupid.
Even if she didn't know, Madam Lin, as the mistress of the house, shouldn't have allowed her to act like this.
However, this mere young lady from the general's mansion acted even more arrogant and domineering than the princess he raised at his knees.
The Lin family is becoming more and more unruly in their behavior.
Emperor Xuande raised his eyes and ordered in a cold voice, "Go to the General's Mansion and convey my oral order. If Lin Tingfeng cannot handle the affairs of his family, he does not need to come to court anymore."
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General's Mansion.
Lin Tingfeng slapped Lin Tingxuan and kicked Lin Tingye, finally managing to temporarily stabilize Pang Mian in front of him.
He glanced coldly at the frightened grandmother of the Lin family and said in a deep voice, "Come here, send the grandmother back home."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Lin was immediately displeased. She put her hands on her waist and said, "Erlang, you're so good. You haven't been home for half a year and you're showing off as soon as you come back. This is not your military camp, and we are not your soldiers. You can do whatever you want with us."
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She glared at Lin Tingxuan with wide eyes, angrily saying, "If I were you, I would have hanged myself with a white silk thread if such a shameful thing happened.
It will not only avoid bringing disgrace to the Lin family, but also preserve your reputation.
Now, everyone in Kyoto knows that the Lin family has a slut with corrupt personal ethics who has been hooking up with other men before she even got married.
Now, not only are your mother and your sister-in-law too embarrassed to even leave the house, but even your cousins and I won’t be able to hold our heads high when we go out in the future.”
Lin Tingfeng stood in front of Lin Tingxuan and asked coldly, "Aunt, have you said enough?"
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