Chapter 692: What is the sin of giving birth but not raising it?
"Useless thing, is this what you call a foolproof plan?"
Zhuang Shihan raised her hand and slapped him, pointing at the door and saying, "Get away from me, don't let me see your face again."
Bai Qing turned his face away after being slapped, a hint of viciousness flashed in his eyes, and when he looked up at her, he was full of nervousness.
He said, "Princess, calm down. It was my fault for not thinking clearly. I didn't expect that the old lady of the Lin family, who was paralyzed in bed, would still think of checking the money in the treasury."
After hearing this, Zhuang Shihan couldn't help but feel strange.
Yes, that old man is now paralyzed in bed, and his eating, drinking, defecating and urinating all depend on the servants to take care of him.
Every day she lay there, either cursing her and her son, or cursing her cruel husband.
When she talked about sad things, she cried a few more times for her short-lived daughter and cursed the unfilial Zhou.
After being scolded like that, I don’t have the energy to think about anything else.
Not to mention, out of the blue, she suddenly thought of going to the warehouse to check her dowry.
Without Lin Tingfeng's permission, the servants of Fushoutang did not dare to carry her out of the hospital.
Given that old woman's nature of valuing money more than her life, it is absolutely impossible for her to easily hand over the key to the warehouse that she values most to her servants.
Then how did she know that the gold had been swapped?
Seeing that the time was right, Bai Qing asked tentatively, "Could it be that Madam Lin heard something from someone and became suspicious, and is deliberately testing the princess?"
Zhuang Shihan shook her head and sneered, "That old fellow wasn't testing me. You didn't see that he resorted to all sorts of tricks today, from crying to making a scene to threatening to hang himself.
That posture clearly forced his son to cut ties with me."
Bai Qing felt even more puzzled after hearing this and said with a smile, "Is this old lady Lin out of her mind? The princess is of such status that she is willing to marry her son as his equal wife, which is a great honor for her ancestors.
It would be fine if she wasn't grateful, but she actually tried to sow discord between you and General Lin. Her intentions are truly malicious."
Zhuang Shihan sneered, "She's just an old woman, nothing to be afraid of."
What she was more worried about was whether there was a big hand hidden behind this matter, waiting to drag her into the quagmire at any time.
She didn't like the feeling of having people staring at her back at all.
Bai Qing bravely took two steps forward and asked softly, "My Lady, this old lady is so ignorant. Do you want me to tell her to shut up?"
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and gestured at his neck, with a fierce look on his face.
Zhuang Shihan frowned, raised her hand and patted his face, asking, "Who did you learn this from? You always want to see blood?"
Bai Qing lowered his eyes and said respectfully, "Everything is at the Princess' command."
"That's good." Zhuang Shihan raised her hand and touched his head, and there was finally a smile in her eyes.
During the time I was back in Beijing, the only thing that could be considered a good thing was that I recruited Bai Qing, a capable assistant.
As for the rest, each one is worse than the last.
She sighed softly, stared at the top of Bai Qing's head, and asked faintly, "Will you betray me?"
Bai Qing said without hesitation: "If I betray my master, I am willing to be pierced by thousands of arrows and die a miserable death!"
Pleased by his words of loyalty, Zhuang Shihan curled the corners of her lips and said, "From now on, you don't have to be so reserved with me. Just call me Boss, just like them."
Hearing this, a dark light flashed in Bai Qing's eyes, and he said respectfully: "Yes, Boss."
Fortunately, this woman was sensible, otherwise, he would have to come up with an excuse to get away with it.
His only master is His Highness.
Even if she is lucky enough to marry His Highness as a concubine in the future, he will only call her Madam at most.
But he didn't think that Zhuang Shihan had this idea.
On the contrary, it was his prince who was deeply in love and refused to give up even though he knew that the other party did not have him in her heart.
If the Queen knew about this...
Bai Qing shook his head, and when he looked at Zhuang Shihan again, there was clearly more worry in his eyes.
He hesitated and said, "The old lady of the Lin family was notoriously difficult to deal with in the capital. I'm worried that she will take this opportunity to make a big deal out of this matter.
For example, let someone report it to the police?"
Zhuang Shihan chuckled and said with certainty, "She won't."
Bai Qing asked, "Is the boss so sure?"
Zhuang Shihan shook her head and corrected herself, "I'm not sure, I just know Lin Tingfeng."
As she spoke, a sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth, “He is selfish to the core and will never allow anyone to block his way forward.
If he treats his own sister like this, how special can she, his mother, be? "
Mentioning Lin Tingfeng, her face darkened. "Hasn't the body been found yet?"
Bai Qing said with some shame: "It is my fault for not doing my job well. I hope the boss will punish me."
Zhuang Shihan pinched her brows and said irritably, "If I can't find the person, what's the point of me punishing you?"
Bai Qing walked forward, gently massaged her head, and said in a warm voice: "Don't worry, Boss. There is a deep lake at the bottom of the cliff where Miss Lin San fell.
There is no possibility of survival if you fall from such a high distance.
The reason why the body has not been found is most likely that the flesh and blood were eaten by the big fish in the deep lake, and the remaining skeleton sank to the bottom of the water."
Zhuang Shihan's expression suddenly changed, and she said in disgust, "You don't have to say it so disgustingly. I'm about to vomit my leftover food."
Bai Qing hurriedly said, "Master, please calm down. I know I was wrong."
Hearing this, Zhuang Shihan's face darkened and she said unhappily, "You are now the manager of Shu Manor, and there will be several more manors that will be handed over to you in the future.
It's okay in private, but don't act like a coward in public, it'll embarrass me if you tell others about it."
Bai Qing respectfully replied “Yes”.
Zhuang Shihan was furious at the way he allowed himself to be humiliated and beaten.
She said impatiently: "Okay, stop pressing it and get out."
Bai Qing left as he was told. When he reached the door, he glanced into the room calmly. When he saw Zhuang Shihan's pale face reflected in the bronze mirror, he left with satisfaction.
The next moment, a woman's scream was heard from inside the house.
Feeling the deep fear in that voice, Bai Qing finally had a sincere smile on his face.
He guessed correctly, the hostess really liked the gift that His Highness prepared for her.
*
"Girl, come here." Emperor Xuande lay weakly on the bed, but his eyes were particularly bright.
Song Yanxi stepped forward as he said and knelt down before he could speak.
Emperor Xuande couldn't help but frown, "Did you really do it?"
Song Yanxi lowered her eyes, "I don't know which one Your Majesty is referring to."
Hearing this, Emperor Xuande's chest rose and fell rapidly. He suppressed his anger and said, "Tell me yourself, which of these things were you responsible for?"
"Your Majesty, I was the one who injured the Marquis of Yongchuan at the Princess's Mansion and then returned to the Marquis' Mansion to force him to give up his title."
"Only these two?"
Song Yanxi raised her eyes and met Emperor Xuande's scrutinizing gaze. Instead of answering, she asked, "Your Majesty, do you think I'm too soft on the Marquis of Yongchuan?"
Emperor Xuande's face darkened and he said angrily, "Song Huai'en is your biological father. His kindness is greater than heaven. Even if he made mistakes, you can't just call him Marquis of Yongchuan."
Song Yanxi straightened her back and asked calmly, "The ancients only said that the grace of birth is greater than heaven, but has anyone ever said that giving birth to a child but not raising it is a sin?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
