Chapter 427 That’s Your Sister
Lin Tingfeng lowered his eyebrows and said in a cold tone: "Mother, you are too kind. You are the elder, and your son will not despise you."
Emperor Xuande was a filial son and acted in a domineering manner. What he despised most were those who were unfilial.
He once said: "If someone doesn't even respect his own parents, how can I expect him to be loyal to me in the future?"
So no matter what, Lin Tingfeng would not allow himself to be accused of being disobedient and unfilial.
He was the son born after ten months of pregnancy by Old Lady Lin, and she had been raised by her side since childhood. He could hide these little thoughts from others, but not from her.
Looking at his face, which was 70% similar to her husband in her memory, and his almost identical cold eyebrows and eyes, Mrs. Lin suddenly collapsed.
With trembling hands, she pointed at Lin Tingfeng and said, "You bastards! You and your son are both bastards!"
Sadness surged in her heart. She cried and laughed at the same time. She pounded her chest twice and said, "What sin did I commit in my previous life? I was blind and married a hypocrite, and then gave birth to a cold-blooded monster like you."
"Mother, be careful with your words!"
"Why, do you still want to shut me up?"
Madam Lin was so angry that her whole body was shaking. She stared at Lin Tingfeng's eyes and murmured, "Alike, you two really look alike."
As if she had thought of something, her eyes suddenly turned fierce, "If I had known that I would be an ungrateful child, I should have..."
"Mother!"
Lin Tingfeng interrupted her in a deep voice, the flames reflected in his eyes, like the core spit out by a poisonous snake, cold and terrifying.
He reminded coldly: "You've spoken out of turn."
After he finished speaking, he ordered the servant beside him, "Go to Xinglin Hall and ask someone to prepare some medicine to calm the mind."
Madam Lin suddenly widened her eyes and said in a panicked voice, "Feng'er, what do you want to do?
Are you going to follow your ungrateful father's example and make your mother sad?"
Lin Tingfeng pulled his hand away and said expressionlessly, "Mother has been working very hard to take care of the family these days. Now that your son has started a family and established a career, it's time for you to take a good rest."
Madam Lin angrily scolded, "You unfilial thing, are you trying to force me to death?"
Lin Tingfeng closed his eyes and asked coldly, "Mother, do you know what the crime of being unfilial is?"
Even his father-in-law, a notorious bastard in the capital, only dared to keep the girl secretly outside and did not dare to bring her back home openly when the old marquis was still alive.
The divorce letter, which had been written long ago, had been kept in his study for several years. He only dared to mention it at the funeral when the Marquis' wife and the old man passed away.
Mrs. Lin was stunned and sat there speechless.
She could no longer fit into the circle of those noble ladies, but she also knew that the current emperor hated unfilial people the most. A few years ago, there was a new top scholar who was reported to the Censorate for being unfilial to his grandmother. This person who should have had a bright future was stripped of his fame in front of the palace.
After years of hard study, just when he was about to become a superior person, his life was ruined by the word "filial piety".
The man couldn't stand such a great shock and jumped into the river and died under the cover of night.
When Old Lady Lin heard this, she even made sarcastic remarks in front of Zhou, thinking that this man's parents had raised him in vain as he couldn't even handle such a small matter.
But when it really happened to her, she realized that it was a devastating event.
For so many years, she guarded the empty general's mansion, and took great pains to raise three children, and cultivated the eldest and second oldest children into talents.
Needless to say, the hardships involved were immense.
Now that she is old, it is time for her to enjoy her life. How can she watch her son being pulled down from the third-rank position?
No, she would never allow it!
Madam Lin grabbed Lin Tingfeng's sleeve and said with a firm look, "Feng'er, mother is wrong."
Lin Tingfeng had a sullen face and was unmoved.
He knew his mother too well. She was usually strong-willed and wanted to control everything, but when big things happened, she would easily lose her composure.
After all, it was just like what his father often said in his letters: a vulgar woman with no foresight.
I can only take care of the chores at home and can't rely on anyone else.
If you encounter something, make your own decision without consulting him.
Mrs. Lin saw what Lin Tingfeng meant, and her emotions broke down again, tears streaming down her face as she said, "Feng'er, your father has been away in southern Xinjiang for so many years, and he has ignored the four of us. It was all up to you, your mother, to raise you.
Now that you've all married, you think your mother is an eyesore, right?"
Lin Tingfeng couldn't break free and could only let her pull him.
When he heard her say that his father didn't care about them, he asked with a look of sarcasm in his eyes: "Mom, don't you really know why Dad refused to come home for so many years?"
Tears glistened in Madam Lin's eyes. She gritted her teeth and said, "Your father is stationed in the southern border, doing things that benefit the country and the people. How can he have a big family if he doesn't give up his small one?"
Lin Tingfeng said coldly, "These were just the words Dad used to fool you back then, and you actually believed them."
"Back then..." Madam Lin asked tentatively, "Feng'er, how old were you when your father passed away? What can you remember?"
As she spoke, she quickly wiped away her tears and forced a smile, saying, "Feng'er, it was all my fault just now. I shouldn't have lost my mind in anger and said such harsh words to you."
Facing Lin Tingfeng's cold eyes, Madam Lin's voice gradually lowered, and even pleaded with some sincerity: "Feng'er, your mother carried you for ten months and almost gave birth to you with two lives."
It doesn't matter what others think of her.
But at least he shouldn't be so cruel to her.
Looking at her face full of traces of time, Lin Tingfeng couldn't help but recall the days when he was a child and Old Madam Lin was reluctant to spend money on food and clothing, but wanted to make sure that his two brothers had enough to eat and wear.
After a while, he sighed heavily and said, "This won't happen again."
After he helped her lie down on the bed, Mrs. Lin's eyes filled with tears. She took his hand and said, "Feng'er, mother's love for you over the years was not in vain."
She looked around and lowered her voice, "Your sister's matter..."
Lin Tingfeng interrupted her, "Mother is really confused. You only gave birth to two brothers, so how can there be a sister?"
Madam Lin suddenly became anxious and said hurriedly, "How could I not remember the daughter who was born from my belly?"
Lin Tingfeng stared into her eyes and said word by word: "I have never had a sister."
"You kid, you..." Facing his cold eyes, Mrs. Lin's heart trembled, and she asked in a trembling voice, "You, when did you know?"
"Mother, I was six years old at that time and I can remember it."
Lin Tingfeng pulled his hand back from hers, considerately pulled the quilt for Old Madam Lin, and said softly, "Mother, in the future, please don't always scold my father for being unfaithful and letting you down in front of the servants.
If this gets out, it will be embarrassing for my son too."
Old Madam Lin lay there listening quietly, not daring to move.
The dim candlelight made her face look pale.
She stretched out her hand and tried to grab Lin Tingfeng's sleeve, but he took a half step back to avoid her.
Seeing him turn around and leave, Madam Lin forced herself to sit up and asked anxiously, "So what are you going to do with your sister?"
Lin Tingfeng said without even turning his head, "Mother, please don't say such nonsense anymore."
"Crack!" The outside of the yard was instantly illuminated by lightning.
Looking at his resolute back, Madam Lin instantly understood something and said in a shrill voice, "Feng'er, you are so cruel! That's your own sister!"
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