Chapter 416 General Lin’s words are deceiving the emperor!
As soon as Lin Tingfeng finished speaking, he felt the blade on his neck move closer to his flesh, as if it was about to cut his throat in the next moment.
His expression remained unchanged, he just stared at Mo Jinchuan with cold eyes, waiting for him to speak.
Mo Jinchuan moved his lips and called out in a cold voice, "An San."
An San immediately put away his sword, quickly jumped off the carriage, and said before Lin Tingfeng could question him, "I admit my mistake."
Mo Jinchuan said calmly, "Go and accept your punishment."
As for what the punishment would be and how it would be punished, it was not stated.
It's obvious that they want to cover up.
Lin Tingfeng knew that he had always been protective of his subordinates, but today, he was treated like this by a mere secret guard. How could he swallow this? He shouted coldly: "Stop!"
When An San heard this, he didn't even pause.
Apart from her master's orders, she only listens to her elder brother and Miss Song.
The first two saved her life, raised her, and taught her literacy, martial arts, and the fundamentals of being a human being.
The latter was the apple of her master's eye and was treated equally by all the nobles. She was the only one among the many nobles who treated her like a little girl.
Why is his surname Lin?
Because he's handsome?
Or is it because of his shameless and despicable behavior?
Looking at An San's arrogant back, Lin Tingfeng's eyes were filled with murderous intent, and he said gloomily, "It is better to kill this lowly slave who does not take the prince seriously, so that he will not climb over the prince's head one day without knowing the consequences.
Since Your Majesty cannot bear to be cruel, I will come and share your worries!"
He drew the sword hanging on his waist and was about to stab An San.
"Stop!" Two voices sounded at the same time.
Mo Jinchuan asked with a cold expression, "When will it be General Lin's turn to discipline my people?"
Lin Tingfeng: "Your Highness, if you keep this kind of trouble around, sooner or later..."
"That is also my business."
Mo Jinchuan interrupted him, his usually cold eyes now tinged with anger, and he asked coldly, "I don't even know when I became so confused that I needed General Lin to teach me how to do things?"
Lin Tingfeng angrily put away his sword, and said with an unwilling look: "I dare not."
Mo Jinchuan suppressed his anger, looked at him meaningfully and said, "General Lin had better not dare to do that."
Otherwise, with his status, he would have plenty of ways to kill a third-rank general.
He didn't even have to do it himself.
Lin Tingfeng knows this better than anyone else.
Knowing that he had touched his sore spot, Lin Tingfeng had to suppress his anger and apologize even though he was reluctant.
He bowed and said respectfully, "Just now, I lost my composure in a moment of haste. I beg Your Highness, Prince Jin, to forgive me."
Mo Jinchuan: "I am not that petty."
Knowing that he was mocking him for being narrow-minded and intolerant, Lin Tingfeng could only pretend to be confused and pretend not to understand.
Who can blame him for his good fortune? He was born into a royal family and was superior to millions of people from the moment he was born.
Unfortunately, he lost his mother when he was just born, and was favored by Emperor Xuande and raised by his side since childhood.
If it had been two years earlier, when Your Majesty was still in a low position and had not yet ascended to the throne, his heart and eyes would have been filled with his childhood sweetheart, Concubine Shu, and he would never have done such a ridiculous thing as having sex after drinking.
Even if we push it forward two years, His Majesty has opened up the harem, and countless noble ladies from aristocratic families have entered the harem to compete for beauty. It is hard to say whether a child whose biological mother is just a palace maid will have the chance to open his eyes and see this world.
Although some of Shihan’s words were unpleasant to hear, they were indisputable facts.
Some people's lives are so good that they make people jealous.
She was so jealous that even when she lay in bed tossing and turning in the middle of the night, all she could think about was how to pull him down from the clouds to the bottom of the valley, and then crush him into hell so that he would never be able to get up again.
Seeing that the time was almost up, De Hai finally arrived. With a neutral smile on his face, he said, "Your Highness, it's getting late. His Majesty is still waiting in the palace. Let's hurry on."
Mo Jinchuan nodded his chin slightly, his eyes casually swept across Song Yanxi's face, and turned to get on the carriage.
Noticing the small wound on Lin Tingfeng's neck, Dehai cried out "Ah!" and quickly took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and handed it to him, saying, "General, how did you get hurt? Quickly wipe it."
He scolded the attendants beside him, "You bunch of useless people, how did you take care of General Lin?
"General, you are the hero of this great victory at the border town. You didn't even get hurt on the battlefield, but you got injured right at your doorstep. Let His Majesty see this, watch your heads!"
This sounds like a veiled sarcasm.
Several eunuchs knelt down with a thud and said in unison: "We know we are wrong, Eunuch De, please calm down!"
Dehai snorted coldly, "Why ask our family for help? Go ask General Lin for help."
Several eunuchs hurriedly kowtowed to Lin Tingfeng. These simple movements made him break out in a cold sweat.
He quickly bent down and helped them up one by one, explaining, "Don't be nervous, Eunuch De, it's just a minor injury, a common occurrence on the battlefield.
This time, when I was seriously injured and trapped in Cuiming Mountain, if it weren't for Madam risking her life to save me, I wouldn't be able to stand here and talk to you today."
Dehai's expression remained grim. "General, there's no need to speak for these bastards. They'll be itching for a fight if they don't get a beating for the day."
Several people responded in unison, pretending to kneel down before him again.
Even the lowest-ranking eunuch in the palace, who was responsible for cleaning the toilet, was only required to kneel down and pay homage to Emperor Xuande, the concubines in the various palaces, and royal relatives such as princesses and princes.
As for court officials, even those of the first rank would only bow according to the rules and not kneel when they met.
Even if Lin Tingfeng was confused, he knew the seriousness of the matter.
He quickly supported the two men and looked at De Hai and said, "My injury is really not serious. Please let them get up quickly, sir."
De Hai looked embarrassed. "But the general's wound is on his neck, so obvious. If we go before His Majesty, I'm afraid I won't be able to explain myself."
Hearing his hidden meaning, Lin Tingfeng hurriedly said, "If Your Majesty asks, I will say that I accidentally scratched myself while practicing swordsmanship."
"This...I'm afraid Your Majesty won't believe it."
"With the eunuch as a witness, His Majesty will certainly not be suspicious."
Dehai was still hesitant, then shook his head and said, "It's still not appropriate."
Lin Tingfeng was anxious, "Why is it wrong?"
Dehai glanced around and said in a low voice, "General Lin, what you said is deceiving the emperor!"
Lin Tingfeng's face suddenly turned cold, and he couldn't help but come to his senses.
This old guy Dehai is deliberately setting a trap for him!
Just based on his "deceitful words" just now, he can go to His Majesty and sue him.
Although Your Majesty will not start a war over such a sentence, he will inevitably feel dissatisfied with him.
It's not a good thing to be remembered by him.
Dehai placed the handkerchief in Lin Tingfeng's palm and said with a fake smile, "Look, General Lin, you take this seriously, don't you?
I was just joking with you, and I wouldn't go so far as to gossip in front of Your Majesty."
He didn't want His Majesty to know, but he deliberately warned him. Could it be that he wanted to protect Mo Jinchuan?
Yes, he has been serving His Majesty for so many years and has watched Prince Jin grow up. It is normal for him to have some partiality in his heart.
But if Dehai chooses to stand on King Jin's side, the situation will not be favorable for them.
Lin Tingfeng clenched the handkerchief in his hand, glanced at the city wall from afar, and jumped on his horse.
When he had put some distance between himself and the carriage behind him, Huang Feng rode up and caught up. He lowered his voice and asked, "General, do you need me to help?"
As he spoke, he used his hand as a blade to make a gesture of cutting the grass at its roots.
Lin Tingfeng said with a serious face: "No need."
As soon as he finished speaking, he caught a glimpse of someone riding a horse at full speed on the official road not far away. The figure rising and falling on the horse's back looked particularly familiar.
A bad feeling welled up in his heart, and he gripped the reins tightly and said, "Let's go and see what's going on."
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