Chapter 74 She is the real mistress of this general's mansion
"Where are you going, mother?" Lin Tingfeng, with a grim expression, blocked everyone's way.
Old Madam Lin was startled. She quickly took a few steps forward to help him up, her eyes filled with distress as she said, "Look at you, child. Your injuries haven't even healed yet, and you're already out of bed. If you need anything, or want to find your mother, just tell the servants."
As she spoke, she checked the wound on Lin Tingfeng's back to see if it was cracked and bleeding.
Thinking of why he was beaten, the old lady cursed with red eyes: "It's all because of that bitch Song. She relied on the honor she got by selling our general's mansion and wanted to torture our family to death. I don't know what she is up to!"
As she spoke, she gritted her teeth in hatred, "So what if she's a princess? As long as you don't divorce her, she's still a member of the Lin family. As her mother-in-law, I have the right to discipline her. Today, I must let her know how to write the word "rules"!"
"So mother is really going to Shuntian Prefecture to file a complaint?" Lin Tingfeng asked with a serious face.
Madam Lin was furious and blurted out, "Today, she dared to slap the person I sent to deliver something, trampling on the face of our General's Mansion. If she dares to attack you and me directly one day, how can I tolerate her?"
She realized it later, frowned and looked at Lin Tingxuan beside her, and asked, "Were you the one who told your second brother?"
Lin Tingxuan shook her head rapidly.
Just now, the mother and daughter were together, and no one came in or out, so it was really unlikely to be her.
Thinking that perhaps the mother and son were in tune with each other, Madam Lin's expression eased slightly and she said, "Don't worry, Feng'er. Mother knows what to say and what not to say, and will never let you get caught in the middle.
It's just to scare Song so that she can change her bad habit of being ignorant of the world, and to prevent her from being so arrogant in the future and trying to take advantage of you, her husband.
Putting aside other things, just looking at her current arrogance, if she continues to be indulged, she will probably offend all the nobles in the capital, and then the blame will be placed on the General's Mansion, right? "
Every word she said was for his own good, but Lin Tingfeng felt suffocated when he heard every word.
He couldn't help but ask her, "Mother, what do you think Shuntian Prefecture is?"
Madam Lin blurted out, "It's my job to uphold justice for others. I, your mother, understand this."
Lin Tingfeng nodded and asked, "I think mother must also know what the false accusation is and what the sentence is."
"What nonsense are you talking about, kid?" Madam Lin glared at him and said matter-of-factly, "Shuntian Prefecture is a very bad place. If you dare to make a false accusation, you will be punished with a beating, exile or even death."
As soon as she finished speaking, she realized something was wrong, and the smugness on her face turned into surprise in an instant.
She was a little scared and asked, "Feng'er, do you know something?"
Lin Tingfeng didn't answer her. His cold gaze fell on the two maids and he said coldly, "If you can't explain what happened today, then there's no need to talk about it anymore."
The two men quickly knelt down, banged their heads on the ground, and told her everything that happened in front of the princess's mansion today.
After delivering the things as instructed by Old Lady Lin, they stood in front of the Princess's Mansion, sighing and telling everyone who passed by that they were from the General's Mansion and that He, the mother-in-law, was worried about her daughter-in-law and had sent them to deliver the things.
No matter what, the mother-in-law is the elder, and you cannot refuse when she sends someone to deliver something.
In a case like this where they are not even allowed to enter the door, no matter what, the fault must be on Song Yanxi, the daughter-in-law.
But before they could make a big fuss, a few people suddenly came out from the Princess's Mansion, threw the box at their feet, and directly said that they were not from the General's Mansion.
The leading maid said, "You're such a swindler, why don't you check the almanac to pick a date? The Princess's Mansion is such a place, how could you two old bastards be allowed to throw this pile of shit like a dog? You filthy things that a dog wouldn't even look at are so presumptuous here!"
You said you were from the General's Mansion, but where's the evidence? Are your badges and indentures still with you?
Things of this quality are better than what the general's mansion feeds the dogs, and yet you dare to say that the old lady sent you to deliver them.
If the old lady hears you dare to bite her, she will definitely peel off your skin!"
They had all witnessed the fate of Nanny Zhang in the mansion with their own eyes. When they heard this, they were so frightened that they ran away without even having time to pick up the things on the ground.
"So the injury on your head was caused by your own fall?" Old Madam Lin felt a black screen before her eyes and staggered half a step.
Song is more cunning than a rabbit. The maids around her follow her example and will never give herself to criticism in front of outsiders easily.
These two cunning slaves!
Old Madam Lin was so angry that she was shaking. She raised her foot and kicked one of them hard, and almost lost her balance and fell forward. Fortunately, Lin Tingxuan pulled her in time.
She patted her chest lightly and said thankfully, "Fortunately, my son was smart and stopped me from doing something stupid in time, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous."
Lin Tingfeng said with a serious face, "This matter is thanks to Shihan. If she hadn't sent someone to send the letter in time, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to stop my mother in time."
"It turns out to be Princess Shihan." Old Madam Lin said embarrassedly, and the corner of her mouth fell down halfway.
But Lin Tingxuan was still praising her at this moment: "Sister-in-law is really well-informed. If it weren't for her alertness today, I'm afraid we would be in trouble."
Madam Lin's mouth twitched, and she repeated dryly, "Yes, today is all thanks to Princess Shihan."
Lin Tingxuan smiled and said, "When Second Brother sees my sister-in-law, remember to thank her on behalf of my mother and me, otherwise we will have fallen into the Song family's trap."
"We're all family sooner or later, so why should we be so polite?" Old Madam Lin couldn't help but speak.
She glanced at Lin Tingfeng, who looked unhappy, and quickly added, "If Princess Shihan were here, she would definitely not want us to be polite to her. It would be too awkward."
Lin Tingfeng was too lazy to care about these little things, but there was only one thing he had to remind them of.
"Song is now the emperor's favorite. Many people in the capital want to curry favor with her but are unable to do so. You should not provoke her again these days. I think with her personality, she will definitely not take the initiative to embarrass you."
Madam Lin frowned, "Feng'er, what do you mean by that? Could it be that you also think that today's incident was just your mother looking for trouble, deliberately sending gifts to humiliate the Song family?"
Lin Tingfeng said nothing, but his helpless eyes seemed to say it all.
After all, she had done this kind of thing more than once or twice in the past. Otherwise, the Song family would not have treated him as an enemy as soon as he came back, and did not behave like a couple at all.
Ultimately, the blame lay with him as he was in such a hurry on the day he left for the war that he only had time to say a few words to Song and never told his mother to treat her well.
If she had not suffered so much injustice in the past two years, she would not have thought of finding a strong backer to rescue her from the general's mansion as soon as she learned of his death.
Thinking of what he had extracted from the housekeeper yesterday, Lin Tingfeng looked at Old Madam Lin, who was nearly fainting from anger, and said in a cold tone, "Mother, Song is still my wife. I will not pursue what happened between you and Tingxuan in the past, but from now on, please remember that she is the true mistress of this general's mansion."
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