Chapter 235 Debt Collection
Prince Zhao spoke again earnestly, "From the series of events that happened tonight, it can be seen that our Prince Zhao's Mansion is still being targeted by a certain force. Send someone to investigate thoroughly. Who is this force?"
"Yes, father." Huo Mao agreed.
"From now on, we must strengthen the defenses within the palace, especially Princess Lu's courtyard. We must keep a closer watch and not let even a mosquito get in."
"Yes, yes, those people didn't go near that yard tonight. It seems they didn't suspect anything was wrong in the yard." Huo Mao agreed again.
"When facing the Crown Prince and Emperor Wu of Qin, we must remain extremely low-key and cautious. We must not reveal our true intentions, and we must not let them discover our weaknesses. If our plot is discovered, we will not be able to win against them head-on with our current strength."
"We can only become fish on the chopping block, left to be slaughtered."
"Yes, we will follow our father's teachings!" Huo Mao and Huo Duan responded in unison.
If the great cause they are planning now is discovered by Emperor Wu of Qin, it will be a serious crime that will involve the execution of the entire clan.
They dare not be careless in the slightest.
After thinking for a moment, he sighed deeply.
Prince Zhao continued, "Also, since your sister, Princess Qinghe, is injured, let her stay in the mansion and recuperate! Don't let her run around and cause trouble. It will only annoy people..."
"If she doesn't learn to be well-behaved and sensible, then lock her up in the mansion and never let her go out again..."
"Her monthly allowance should be cut in half! As an older sister, she's completely clueless. She only knows how to bully her younger sister and do shameful things behind her back..."
"If she cries and makes a fuss again, begging for forgiveness, I won't show any mercy. I will punish her as she deserves and teach her a good lesson."
"Yes, father, I will persuade Qinghe and ask her to change her willful and domineering temper." Huo Mao responded with some irritation.
He felt extremely upset when he mentioned his sister.
Not only is he not obedient at all, he also stirs up trouble.
If things don't go his way, he'll start crying and making a fuss, just like a child who only knows how to throw tantrums and make trouble.
Tell her not to cause trouble for Huo Fang. After all, she is her sister. I have said it at least 998 times, if not 999 times.
But she turned a deaf ear to it all, letting it go in one ear and out the other, just like playing the lute to a cow.
It’s so infuriating!
She still insists on her own way and acts recklessly.
Girls are petty. They would fight and argue over a few pieces of tattered jewelry and clothes. They would even fight and get bloody over such trivial matters.
He really couldn't understand.
After all, he and his father wanted to achieve great things, so they needed Huo Ye to help them fight in battles, and they also needed Concubine Li to help them manage the harem.
Huo Ye's kung fu is very powerful. The poison in his body controls him. In addition, the safety of his mother and sister is a concern, so he has no choice but to submit to them and follow their orders.
This is a very good sword, sharp and easy to use.
Concubine Li is a woman as soft as a dough ball, very easy to control. With her around, they can confuse many outsiders, and at the same time, they can worry less about trivial matters.
Put more energy into their great cause.
Why not?
If you want to achieve great things, you must know how to appoint people to the right positions and be tolerant of others.
He must not be like his ignorant sister, who always makes a big fuss over trivial matters.
For them, winning over Huo Ye and his mother and son would actually bring more benefits than disadvantages.
How come Qinghe couldn't understand this at all?
You really have no sense of propriety!
How many times have I explained the truth to her in detail?
Why don't you listen?
It seems that Qinghe has to be severely punished this time. If she continues to be spoiled like this, she will become more and more lawless and may cause a huge trouble one day.
It's too late to make amends.
If Huo Ye makes a fuss, it will be more trouble than gain.
Huo Mao secretly made up his mind to teach Qinghe a good lesson this time.
The father and his two sons talked until dawn, then they dragged their tired bodies back to their rooms to sleep.
*****
At the end of the next day.
Lin Pianran went to the yard where the Lin family lived with surprise.
This was the time she had inquired about, the time when the morning court session ended.
Although the people of Jingzhao Prefecture had already notified Lin Aodong and asked them to return the silver that Lin Chumo had embezzled from her shop.
However, in the past few days, the Lin family has not made any movement.
Anyway, he is like a dead pig that is not afraid of boiling water and is not worried about debts.
This is an attitude of playing tricks to the end and fighting against her to the end.
Lin Pianran also knew the character of the Lin family, and she would not indulge them.
Anyway, if the mountain is not where I am, I will go to it.
She could take the initiative to go to the door and provoke, since she wouldn't be the one to be embarrassed anyway.
It can also make the Lin family's reputation even worse, adding insult to injury, so why not do it?
When Lin Pianran arrived at the Lin Mansion, Lin Aodong had just returned from court.
Before he could even take a sip of tea, he heard the doorman come to report, "Sir, Lin Pianran came to see you."
When Lin Aodong heard Lin Pianran's name, he was furious.
"This rebellious girl is definitely up to no good. Is she taking this opportunity to kick someone when they're down?"
"If I had known that she would grow up to be an ungrateful 'wolf' who didn't care about her relatives, I would never have agreed to let Su Qingfeng adopt her."
"Let her starve to death outside early, and it will save us a lot of worry!"
He kept cursing and walked out in a rage.
When he reached the gate, he saw that Lin Pianran had only brought two maids with her, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as there are no government officials involved, it will be easy. It should be easier to deal with a little maid. He is still somewhat confident of winning by fighting with several little maids.
After all, he was in the commanding position of an elder, and naturally had a certain suppressive effect on Lin Pianran.
If Lin Pianran wanted to confront him head-on, she would only suffer humiliation and be scolded.
Lin Aodong looked at Lin Pianran with a bad face and shouted, "Lin Pianran, what do you want? After you finish speaking, leave immediately."
Lin Pianran didn't mind his arrogant attitude. She just shook the account book in her hand and asked softly, "Master Lin, Young Master Lin embezzled money from my shop. You should all know about this, right?"
"Master Lin is a man of great accomplishments. I was worried that you might be too busy and forget this little thing, so I had to be shameless and come to ask for it in person."
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