Chapter 137 The Lin Family's Faces
Lin Aodong looked at Zhao Yuruo's body being carried back and found it hard to accept for a moment.
After all, she was the woman he had loved for more than 20 years, and her sudden death made him feel very sad.
Especially when he saw that Zhao Yurou had multiple knife wounds on her body and all the blood had been drained, but she still died with her eyes open, he felt so heartbroken that he burst into tears.
"What on earth is going on? He was alive and kicking yesterday, but now he's turned into a corpse?"
Lin Aodong looked at Lin Chuyao and Lin Chuyan with great sorrow and questioned them angrily.
Although the two of them wanted to conceal some of the truth, they were forced to tell the whole story honestly due to the powerful pressure from Lin Aodong and their natural awe of their father.
Lin Aodong was furious after hearing this. "Your mother died so tragically, and as her daughters, are you so complacent about accepting the compensation from the Grand Tutor's Mansion?"
"Are you truly worthy of your mother's upbringing by doing this? You two are such ungrateful, heartless bastards!"
He really didn't understand what sin the Lin family had committed? One after another, people died suddenly and tragically, without any signs or clues.
Recently, Lin Aodong has aged visibly, with clumps of white hair constantly appearing on his head.
First, Madam Lin died, then a legitimate son and a legitimate daughter, and now even his wife who had been with him for many years died with her eyes open.
The Lin family seemed to be cursed and was declining step by step.
This made Lin Aodong very panicked. He didn't know when it would be his turn. It was like there was a guillotine hanging over his head, ready to fall at any time.
Lin Chuyao couldn't stand her father's scolding and argued, "Father, our Lin family is in a difficult time right now. If we get into trouble with the Grand Tutor's Mansion again, it won't be a good thing!"
"Since Gu Qingcheng is willing to settle the matter peacefully and give us some benefits, reconciliation may not be a bad thing!"
After hearing this, Lin Aodong was furious and said, "Evil girl, you are so heartless! Your mother died so tragically, and you let the enemy go. You are not worthy of being a child..."
After saying that, he rushed forward and slapped each of his two daughters twice.
Lin Aosong, who had been standing there watching the show, finally spoke up to persuade him, "Brother, don't get angry!"
"Although the way the two children handled it was somewhat inhumane, it was not without reason."
"Think about it, even if we report this to the authorities, what will happen? It won't do any good if we offend the Grand Tutor's Mansion and Prince Chang!"
"If we handle it this way, not only can we get a huge amount of compensation, but we can also make the Grand Tutor's Mansion owe us a huge favor."
"Besides, doesn't Big Brother have a mistress in Dongwu Lane? After returning to the capital this time, it would be a natural thing for me to bring her back to the mansion. Isn't that exactly what Big Brother wants?"
After hearing this, the two sisters looked shocked.
Their father actually kept a mistress without telling them.
How is this possible?
Lin Chuyan quickly asked, "What concubine? When did father have a concubine? Does mother know?"
Lin Aodong's mouth twitched. He glared at Lin Aosong and said confidently, "Your mother is jealous and has a bad temper. Naturally, she can't know about this. For the sake of family harmony, I have been hiding it from her."
"Since you have properly handled your mother's funeral, your father will respect your decision."
"As for that concubine, after we return to the capital, we will bring her back to the Lin Mansion to take charge of the household!"
When Lin Chuyao heard that her father had a mistress, she asked, "How long has your father been having a mistress? Has she given birth to any children for your father?"
Now that the existence of the mistress has been made clear, Lin Aodong no longer needs to hide it.
Speaking of that concubine, Lin Aodong seemed quite satisfied and said bluntly, "Ms. Wen was once from a family of scholars, but her family fell into poverty and she was later forced to become my concubine."
"She gave me a son and two daughters. You can meet them when I return to the capital."
His tone was cheerful, revealing his fondness for the mother and her children.
After hearing this, Lin Chuyan and Lin Chuyao felt a pang in their hearts.
As Master Wang said, the Lin family will soon have a new mistress.
They must stick to their previous practices and absolutely not offend Prince Chang and the Grand Tutor's Mansion.
It was the best decision they made that each of them could receive a large amount of compensation.
However, Lin Aodong's next words interrupted their beautiful dreams.
Then Lin Aodong said, "Since the Grand Tutor's Mansion has so much compensation, when you get the money, give it all to your father!"
Lin Chuyao said unconvincedly, "Father, Miss Gu said she would give us 120,000 taels of silver as compensation. My third sister and I will each receive 60,000 taels, which will be used as our dowries in the future."
Lin Aodong and Lin Aosong spoke in unison.
"no!"
Lin Aosong was only an uncle after all, so he spoke gently, "How could you two little kids ask for so much money?"
"Besides, the Lin family is currently struggling financially, so this money must remain with the Lin family. Your mother is the wife of the Lin family, so the compensation should belong to the entire Lin family."
Lin Aodong also continued, "That's right, this money should belong to the entire Lin family."
"When you two get married, your family will prepare the dowries according to the regulations."
"The distribution of this compensation money should be uniformly allocated and planned by the entire Lin family. How can it be monopolized by you two little girls?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Chuyan immediately refused to do it. She shouted at the top of her lungs, "Father, you should know that I'm going to marry Prince Chang, and the dowry must be substantial."
"My sixty thousand taels of silver must all be taken to Prince Chang's mansion as a dowry."
"Father, don't forget that Prince Chang is very generous. He has given us a lot of gold, silver, jewelry, and money. I didn't argue with everyone and gave all those things to the Lin family."
"If father and daughter really have a falling out over a few tens of thousands of taels of silver, then you can forget about getting involved in Prince Chang's rewards in the future. I won't give a single cent to the Lin family."
"You must consider carefully. The long-term benefits are far more worthwhile than this sum of money. Don't let your short-sightedness blind you and cost you your future wealth and glory!"
"Okay, okay, this is my good daughter. She actually dared to threaten her own father."
Lin Aodong glared at Lin Chuyan in frustration.
After a heated debate between the Lin family's father and daughter, the 120,000 taels of silver were finally divided clearly.
Lin Chuyan received 60,000 taels of silver, Lin Chuyao received 30,000 taels of silver, and the remaining 30,000 taels of silver belonged to the Lin family.
Because they were worried that the matter would escalate into more serious problems and have a negative impact, the people from the Grand Tutor's Mansion delivered the money they had raised to the Lin family that night.
This news reached Lin Pianran's ears shortly after the Lin family received the silver note.
Lin Pianran seemed very happy when she heard the news.
He was also secretly thinking about how to secretly put the money into his pocket.
Never leave too many opportunities for the Lin family to survive.
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