Chapter 458: Stay away and don’t dirty the gate of the Princess’ Mansion
Lin Tingfeng had a gloomy face, and was just thinking about the identities and weaknesses of these ladies' husbands when he heard Mrs. Qiu scolding: "You are all unmarried girls, what are you doing here?
Such disgusting words are enough to pollute your ears just by hearing them, so please don’t get close enough to pollute your eyes.”
What she said was no different from directly scolding Lin Tingfeng.
No, she was just scolding him.
With her cheerful personality, she always says what she thinks. If she is unhappy, she will just curse directly. She never bothers to do those roundabout and unpresentable things.
Madam Qiu looked Lin Tingfeng up and down, and said with a soft "tsk," "He looks so handsome, but how come when he opens his mouth, it's like he drank golden juice, and the smell makes people two miles away feel sick."
As she spoke, she pretended to fan her nose, as if she really smelled something.
Seeing this, the ladies standing by burst into laughter, not caring at all how ugly Lin Tingfeng's face was at the moment.
If her health allowed it, Mrs. Qiu would even want to go over and slap him hard on Song Yanxi's behalf, and then ask him if his mother hadn't taught him to speak properly.
If so, she wouldn't mind Mrs. Dai Lin disciplining him.
This will also prevent him from being released one day and offending someone he shouldn’t have offended by speaking without restraint, and then dying without knowing how!
Lin Tingfeng's face was gloomy. He suppressed his anger and asked, "I heard that Madam Qiu has been in poor health recently. Why doesn't she stay at home to recuperate?"
"My legs are on my body. Where am I going? Do I have to report to a junior like you?"
Madam Qiu frowned and sneered, "You Lin family members are really interesting. You can't even take care of your own family affairs, but you insist on meddling in other people's business.
If you ask me, you guys shouldn't have the surname Lin anymore. You should just move out and live on your own and change your surname to Xian."
As soon as the words fell, there was another burst of laughter.
Lin Tingfeng's expression suddenly changed, and he said in a gloomy voice, "I didn't know when Madam Qiu developed this habit of meddling in other people's affairs."
Before Madam Qiu could speak, Madam Xu beside her said, "General Lin's words are so unreasonable. Sister Qiu saw that you were pestering Princess Yong'an and refused to leave, so she came to check on you because she was worried.
The princess is her savior, and the princess's affairs are the Qiu family's affairs. How can it be called a trivial matter? "
She changed the subject and said sharply, "General Lin, I heard that Madam Lin has been ill for the past two days. As a filial son, you didn't wait on her at her bedside, but instead went to someone else's house to act wild.
You dare to come to my door with a sword? What do you want to do?"
Mrs. Qiu added, "This is the capital, not a border town. General Lin should curb his banditry."
With every word they spoke, Lin Tingfeng's face became darker.
Until he heard the word "bandit", he coldly reminded: "What you ladies are in charge of now is this general's family affairs."
"Family matters?" Mrs. Qiu laughed and took Mrs. Xu's hand and asked, "Sister, did you hear what he just said?"
Madam Xu said with a cold expression, "I don't know what you mean."
Madam Qiu looked at Song Yanxi again and asked with a smile, "Miss Yanxi, have you not yet told General Lin about the imperial decree issued by His Majesty?"
Song Yanxi, "No."
I was too busy to notice it, and I didn't think it was necessary to say it.
According to the Da'an Code, if a couple divorces amicably and has no children, the woman only needs to take her dowry and leave on her own.
All her things had already been moved to the Princess's Mansion. What could not be taken away was chopped up and burned on the spot. What else was there to cut?
She was not surprised that Lin Tingfeng came to her house and went crazy.
But she hadn't expected that he would be so crazy as to come to her house with a sword.
He is so arrogant that the censors from the Censorate will definitely report him severely in front of the court tomorrow.
Mrs. Yao's husband was Yao Wenjing, a man known for his impartiality in the Censorate.
Because of his power, Censor Yao offended countless people in the court with just his mouth, and the number of people who were on good terms with him could be counted on one hand.
Qiu Yuanzheng, who is equally upright, is one of them.
The two have been close friends for many years, and the two ladies are even more like sisters, sharing everything.
While sipping tea just now, Mrs. Qiu deliberately teased Mrs. Yao, asking her to go home and teach Censor Yao a lesson, saying that he had written a memorial to the emperor a few days ago to impeach Qiu Yuanzheng for being too careless because he was late for the Dali Temple twice in a month.
After the court session, His Majesty called Qiu Yuanzheng to his presence and asked him about it. He found out that the Dali Temple had been very busy with official business recently and he had not had a full night's sleep for several days.
Upon hearing this, His Majesty granted him three days' leave and even specially rewarded Censor Yao for his impartiality.
Someone who can be impartial and impartial even to his close friend will certainly be ruthless in impeaching Lin Tingfeng.
"What imperial edict?" Lin Tingfeng suddenly felt uneasy.
He comforted himself that before he went to war, His Majesty had clearly promised him that he would not allow Song Yanxi to divorce him.
A king's promise is more important than Mount Tai and there is no possibility of regret.
Otherwise, where would he put his dignity as the king?
Lin Tingfeng thought so and his expression eased slightly.
But he didn't expect that Mrs. Qiu's next sentence would drag his heart to the bottom again, and she stepped on him hard twice.
"Look at what General Lin is asking. What else could it be except an imperial decree ordering the two of you to divorce?"
Madam Qiu feigned surprise. "Your Majesty's decree yesterday, the public notice was posted all over the city that afternoon. Didn't General Lin see it when he came here?"
Lin Tingfeng's face turned pale in an instant.
He opened his mouth and said dryly, "There must be some misunderstanding."
"Misunderstanding? Could it be that General Lin is questioning His Majesty's will?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the ladies all darkened.
If he comes here to make trouble, they can't do anything to him, but if he disrespects the monarch, they will skin him alive.
Lin Tingfeng, with only his remaining rationality, explained with a stiff face, "I absolutely have no such intention."
Mrs. Qiu snorted coldly, "General Lin better not have it."
She turned to look at the ladies and said with a smile, "Alright, it's all a misunderstanding. Let's go back and continue drinking tea instead of standing here acting like door gods."
Madam Xu said, "With so many people coming and going, it's just a joke.
General Lin can disregard his dignity, but we women cannot afford to lose face like him."
She looked at Song Yanxi meaningfully, then turned and walked back.
Before leaving, Mrs. Qiu said with some concern, "Girl, we'll be waiting inside. If you need anything, just call us."
After she finished speaking, she glared at Lin Tingfeng fiercely, "What were you doing before? Now you're pretending to be so hypocritical, aren't you disgusted?"
Lin Tingfeng's face was as pale as paper. He looked at Song Yanxi's cold face and subconsciously wanted to take a step forward.
The next moment, the long sword in An Yi's hand was across his shoulder.
"General Lin, I'm sorry."
Lin Tingfeng continued to move forward. The sword blade cut through his flesh, but he seemed to feel no pain at all.
Every time he took a step forward, An Yi had to take a step back.
Otherwise, he would be killed on the spot, and tomorrow the people in the Censorate would impeach his master for allowing his servant to commit the crime.
Looking at the scene in front of her, Song Yanxi just felt it was absurd.
Her face was cold, and the disgust in her eyes was not concealed. "If General Lin doesn't want to live, then die far away and don't dirty the gate of the Princess's Mansion."
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