"If I could have Lord Lin as my teacher before the imperial examination, maybe I could have gotten into the first class," said a scholar.
"Then you can become my disciple now and take the exam again." Someone joked.
"That's not necessary."
No matter how knowledgeable I am, I really don't dare to endure the nine days of suffering in the Imperial Examination Hall again.
Lin Su got on the carriage. Qing Tang first handed him some cold tea to cool him down and said with a smile, "Master, you have worked hard these past few days."
"It's cool in this car." Lin Su said after sitting down.
Qing Tang smiled and said, "I followed the young master's instructions and put ice on the car. I also thickened the walls. I came here in anticipation of the young master's resignation."
"Why don't you stay in the mansion? Wouldn't it be more comfortable there?" Lin Su put down his cup and asked.
Qing Tang moved his butt and sat beside him, touching his cheek with his hand and said, "I just touched the ice vase, is it cold?"
His fingers were like jade, and they were really cool. Lin Su grabbed his hand and placed it in his palm: "She's making indirect accusations against you again, isn't she?"
Lin's father was promoted and came to the capital. His second wife was well-behaved at first, but recently she seemed to think that Lin Su would have no children in the future and would have to rely on her son, so she became arrogant again. Lin Su was busy these days and had no time to pay attention to her, so she seemed to be letting her go.
"It's not a big deal, actually. Every mother-in-law will nag her daughter-in-law. It's not a big deal." Qing Tang leaned on his arm and said, "Can't I just come here because I miss you?"
Life is difficult for women in this era. Even when a daughter-in-law becomes a mother-in-law, she likes to make things difficult for the new daughter-in-law, as if she wants to vent her previous anger.
If the stepmother was the original body's biological mother, or was very kind to the original body, it would be fine, and Lin Su would have given her some leeway. But since she wanted to use a chicken feather as a token of authority, it was no wonder that she was being treated like that.
"You consider yourself my wife, so I can't let you suffer any injustice." Lin Su knew that with Qing Tang's current status, it was not easy to contradict him directly, otherwise it would be considered as insubordination. However, this kind of disaster had to be solved sooner or later. If a verbal warning didn't work, he could only use some tricks.
Lin Su was determined to punish Lin Wang, and within two days, Lin Wang was thrown into jail for causing trouble while drunk. When Lin's father found out, he went to see him but couldn't find him. When his step-wife found out, the whole courtyard was in chaos.
"Why was he thrown into jail? Wang'er never drinks alcohol. Master, you have to save our Wang'er!" The second wife cried. Father Lin had no real power, but he was helpless.
Lin Wang was the legitimate son, and his father felt ashamed when he came to Lin Su because he couldn't solve the problem himself: "Zhiyuan, your brother is in jail now, could you help him?"
"The Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Revenue are not in communication. If I intervene casually and the censor reports me, I'm afraid I'll lose my position." Lin Su saluted and sat aside and said with a smile.
The second wife's eyes were filled with tears, and she was obviously very anxious: "How can it be so serious? It's just a case of drinking and beating people. You should give more consideration to the Buddha than to the monk."
"Whose face are you looking at? Your mother?" Lin Su said calmly.
The step-wife looked at him blankly, then turned to look at Lin's father: "Master..."
"Since you're begging my father, why bother coming to me?" Lin Su said, holding up his teacup. "Send my father and mother back. They'll only be in jail for a few days. They won't be able to move a muscle."
He spoke lightly, as if he wasn't his biological brother. Father Lin took a deep breath and said, "Lin Zhiyuan, do you still think Wang'er is your biological brother? Your stepmother may not be related to you, but Wang'er is related to you. He has never disobeyed you, his eldest brother. Why are you so harsh on him..."
"If you want to ask for help, you should act like one," Lin Su said with a smile. "Even if you're accusing me of being unfilial, you should provide evidence. But if you accuse me of anything, I'll have someone cut off one of Lin Wang's fingers. If all ten of his fingers are cut off, how do you think he'll ever be able to write and become an official?"
His words were truly cold and gloomy, not something a scholar like Lin's father would see every day. The second wife swallowed her saliva and said, "Are you saying that it was you who sent Wang'er in this time?!"
"Yes." Lin Su admitted frankly, "Since mother makes me uncomfortable, I have to make you uncomfortable too."
"What do you mean?" the second wife asked with a guilty conscience.
Lin Su glanced at her and said, "You know it well. Although Qing Tang comes from a poor family, I recognize her as my wife and let her run the household. I'm happy to see her happy, and I'm unhappy when she's unhappy. If you were a good mother, even if it's just for the sake of appearances, I wouldn't mind you going to flower viewing parties or putting on airs. But you have to be idle and make indirect accusations. You're just doing it right."
"You did this just for a young waiter?!" Father Lin's face flushed in disbelief.
Lin Su's expression was indifferent. He smiled and said, "If you look down on people in a brothel, I will send your mother there for two days. I'm sure you'll get used to it. Don't worry, I will do this naturally so that people will think it's accidental. I won't leave any handle for myself. I think when the time comes, you will have to divorce your wife even if you don't want to."
Father Lin was so angry that his whole body was shaking: "Do you still have the courtesy of a scholar now?!"
"No, what do I need that thing for?" Lin Su sneered. He stood up, walked in front of his second wife, grabbed her neck and held her in front of him. "My patience with you is really limited. To tell you the truth, I'm not a eunuch. I just have no interest in women, so I lied. I really plan to leave my wealth to the descendants of the Lin family a hundred years later. If you are a smart person, you should please me and make me feel comfortable. Then, if Wang'er enters the court in the future, I will also help him because of our kinship and ensure the future prosperity of the Lin family. But if you make me unhappy, who knows when someone will make a mistake and Wang'er will really be infertile. After a hundred years, I can only leave my wealth to other members of the Lin family."
Lin Su released his hand after he finished speaking. He looked at his second wife, who was huddled in the chair, and bowed. With an elegant smile on his face, he said, "Does mother know?"
He was clearly smiling, but his expression changed so quickly that no one had ever dared to treat his second wife like this in previous fights. He subconsciously stepped back a little, forcing a smile and saying, "Mother should...know Zhiyuan's feelings, but...hope for him."
"Mother, you know what's going on. He'll be back tomorrow, and Zhiyuan will make sure he's safe and sound." Lin Su smiled and took out a porcelain bottle. "I have some excellent healing medicine here. Mother, apply some on it so that outsiders don't think anything has happened to us."
"Yes, yes, yes." The second wife took it and rubbed it on her neck without even looking at what it was.
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