Chapter 101 Lin Tingfeng's Plan
"Leave the city?" Madam Lin was stunned and blurted out, "No, you can't send your sister away. She has been with me since she was a child. How can she endure such hardship?"
Lin Tingfeng's face turned cold. "Send her out of the city or send her on her way. You choose one."
Madam Lin's expression changed instantly, and she said in disbelief, "Tingxuan is your biological sister!"
"If she still recognized me as her brother, she wouldn't have the nerve to live in this world after doing something so shameful."
When Lin Tingfeng thought about how people in Beijing were talking about this matter after dinner, he wished he could send her off personally.
It's just that he can't do that.
Da'an needs a decisive and ruthless general, but it does not need an executioner who is so cruel that he can show no mercy to his own sister.
Looking at Madam Lin, who was filled with shock, Lin Tingfeng said disappointedly, "I gave her a chance."
If Lin Tingxuan chose to end her life in the next two days, he could still mediate and find someone to take the blame for poisoning and clear her name.
She could even ask the emperor to erect a chastity arch for her, so that future generations would remember her life and be praised by everyone.
Although Song Yanxi was not the main culprit, she was the one who indirectly killed her. The Yongchuan Marquis Mansion and even the Yan family owed his General's Mansion a life.
He had someone send the poisoned wine and white silk over, but there was no news from Lanxuanyuan.
Understanding Lin Tingfeng's eyes, Madam Lin felt that the person in front of her was strange and terrifying. She murmured, "You can't be so cruel. She has the same blood as you!"
"Don't mention it, I feel sick."
Lin Tingfeng looked at Madam Lin with disgust and reminded her, "When I come back from the palace, I don't want to see such a person in the house."
His cold gaze swept over Zhou, who was standing silently by the side, and he said coldly, "Please ask my eldest sister-in-law to accompany Mother, so that she won't be soft-hearted and fail to accomplish her mission."
Upon hearing this, Zhou's face turned even paler, her legs went limp, and she collapsed to the ground.
She said with a look of panic: "Uncle, this... this I can't do."
Lin Tingfeng ignored her and turned away.
Realizing that the matter was a foregone conclusion and there was no room for maneuver, Mrs. Lin was so angry that she beat her chest and stamped her feet, wishing she could just die.
Zhou stood up with the help of the bed, patted the dust off the hem of her skirt, and said casually, "It's okay that my little aunt was confused for a moment, but those servants in the mansion are really bold. They didn't even clean up their butts after doing something, and they didn't even run away."
"Shut up!" The old lady was so angry that she was shaking all over.
When she thought that the person responsible for cleaning up the aftermath was the one she sent, she could no longer hold on, her eyes went dark and she was about to faint.
Seeing that something was wrong with her, Zhou hurried over and stuffed a pill that Song Yanxi had someone send to her into Madam Lin's mouth.
The old lady only felt a coolness in her mouth, and something slid down her throat, and she became much more awake.
She looked at Zhou and was about to ask what she was feeding her when she heard Zhou remind her, "It's getting late, mother-in-law, you should hurry up and get ready to send my sister-in-law off."
"You!" Old Madam Lin almost fainted again.
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The next day, Song Yanxi was still in a dream, and she only heard someone calling "girl" in her ear.
She suddenly opened her eyes and met Zhuzhi's worried gaze.
"Girl, you're finally awake."
Zhuzhi reached out and felt the temperature of Song Yanxi's forehead, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly helped her up.
"But someone is coming from the palace?"
"Miss, you are truly amazing. Eunuch Qi is waiting at the door right now. He said that His Majesty really liked the tea you presented to him, but the palace staff couldn't get the right temperature, so they invited you into the palace."
As Zhuzhi spoke, he stole a glance at Song Yanxi's expression.
Although she was not smart enough, she could tell that this was an excuse.
What kind of place is the palace? Those who can serve in front of the emperor must have real skills. How could they not even be able to brew a tea properly?
Song Yanxi casually pointed to a plain dress and said calmly, "Wear this one today."
"Do you still need to put on sick makeup?"
"No need for that. These little tricks are fine for use in the backyard, but showing off in front of His Majesty would be like showing off one's skills before an expert."
Emperor Xuande was a man who founded the country, so he would never do anything stupid.
Pretending to be pitiful doesn't work for everyone.
Noticing that Song Yanxi was in a bad mood, Zhuzhi didn't dare to say anything more and quickly called Zhuyu to help her dress and put on makeup.
An audience with the emperor is a major event and cannot be neglected, but there can also not be any disrespect in the slightest.
Perhaps because he felt that there were too many people in the Princess's Mansion, Eunuch Qi didn't say anything along the way. It was not until they were walking on the palace road in front and behind Song Yanxi that he whispered a suggestion.
"After General Lin left last night, His Majesty didn't sleep for half the night. Princess, please be careful when you see the Emperor."
Song Yanxi thanked him softly, "Thank you for your advice, eunuch."
Eunuch Qi said politely, "My Lady, you are too kind. This is what a servant like me should do."
Song Yanxi smiled at him, pondered over what he had just said, and understood the deeper meaning.
The emperor did not agree to Lin Tingfeng's resignation.
Song Yanxi didn't find it strange.
Since her grandfather retired at the right time, apart from the increasingly weak Duke Jingguo, the only outstanding generals in recent years are Mo Jinchuan, who was famous a few years ago, and Lin Tingfeng, who had just made military achievements.
Duke Jingguo is now old, and His Royal Highness Prince Jin is disabled, so they will not go to war easily.
Both publicly and privately, Lin Tingfeng, who had recently taken the enemy's head on the battlefield and forced the enemy to retreat 200 miles, was the perfect choice to lead the army.
If there is no trick, the reputation gained from that battle alone may scare the enemy and win without fighting.
If it were Song Yanxi, she would also make such arrangements for the overall situation.
As for the rest, once he returns victorious, there will be plenty of opportunities to clean up internal troubles.
Song Yanxi had imagined that Emperor Xuande summoned her early this morning to stabilize the morale of the troops on the battlefield and ordered her to go to the general's mansion to apologize for what happened that day.
Or maybe he was unhappy with the recent impeachment by the Censorate, so he wanted her to reconcile with Lin Tingfeng to avoid any more trouble and gossip.
However, she had never imagined that the prerequisite for Lin Tingfeng to lead the troops to war was that Emperor Xuande promised to never agree to Song Yanxi's proposal of divorce from him.
Unless, he died on the battlefield.
Emperor Xuande couldn't help but feel guilty when he spoke of this. He said in a deep voice, "The battlefield is full of dangers. Before leaving, Mr. Lin made only this one request. It is neither reasonable nor moral for me not to comply with it."
He said, "Yan Xi, please don't blame me for being cruel. I have already written the imperial decree for the divorce. If you still insist on breaking up with him when Lin Qing returns victorious, I will grant your wish."
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