Chapter 354 Lin Mansion Shows Goodwill
Lin Qinian's head was dizzy and he looked at Zhao Yi with stars in his eyes, not knowing what was going on.
Zhao Yi was also stunned. He seemed to have not expected that Lin Qinian would come to him with such a threatening attitude and even kneel in front of him unexpectedly.
"Get up." Zhao Yi smiled slightly, "Mr. Lin, there is no need for such a grand ceremony."
Lin Qinian looked shocked.
Zhao Yi actually knew him?
Lin Qinian's expression turned into shock.
Zhao Yi actually regarded this accident as his kneeling ceremony?
He was about to retort when a stifled laugh came from the crowd, as if sneering at him for being stupid and bad.
Lin Qinian turned his head stiffly and looked over, only to see that everyone was holding back their laughter and looking at him with surprise and curiosity.
His face flushed crimson.
"Jiang Chao, go and help Master Lin up." Zhao Yi said.
Jiang Chao came to Lin Qinian, grabbed one of his arms, and easily pulled him up as if he were a chicken.
Zhao Yi added, "Since Master Lin is so sincere, I will accept your gift."
Lin Qinian quickly waved his hands: "No... no..."
Zhao Yi was surprised and asked, "Isn't this a gift for me?"
Lin Qinian said bluntly, "It's for you."
As soon as he said this, Lin Qinian felt something was wrong. He scratched his head and soon realized that he was deliberately giving gifts to embarrass Zhao Yi.
He raised his chin towards the wooden box and said, "This is a gift I carefully prepared for you."
Zhao Yi nodded and said politely, "Thank you."
Jiang Chao accepted the wooden box.
Zhao Yi turned around and prepared to enter the mansion.
"Hey..." Lin Qinian hurriedly stood in front of Zhao Yi and opened his arms to stop him: "Why don't you open it and see what gift I gave you?"
"It's against etiquette to open a gift in front of guests." Zhao Yi glanced at Lin Qinian's soiled robe and reminded him, "Master Lin, your clothes are wet. Go back home and change first to avoid catching a cold."
Lin Qinian looked down and saw that his knees were stained by the snow water.
He was stunned for a moment, not caring much, and continued to make trouble.
When he looked up, he saw that Zhao Yi had walked around him and entered the mansion, and the door was closed in front of him.
Lin Qinian opened his eyes wide. How could Zhao Yi be so disrespectful to him?
The servant asked, "Master, shall we go back to the mansion?"
Lin Qinian looked at the closed door with dissatisfaction. The things he had carefully prepared were of no use, allowing Zhao Yi to escape.
How abominable!
Lin Qinian gritted his teeth and said, "Go back."
He will come again.
The servant carefully helped Lin Qinian to the donkey.
The donkey kicked its feet, raised its head, and turned to one side, not looking directly at Lin Qinian.
Lin Qinian hissed. This guy kicked him because he was angry that he didn't tell it to stop and got off its back directly.
He stroked the donkey's head and was about to take out a carrot to bribe his fourth uncle, when he heard the discussion of the crowd.
"This is strange. Didn't Prince Guangling kill Lord Lin? Why is Master Lin here to give Prince Guangling a gift?"
"What's so strange about this? Prince Guangling has made great contributions and has become His Majesty's most beloved son, and His Majesty has even given him power. The Lin family is now disdained by His Majesty, and all of them have been demoted. Lin Yi was killed by Prince Guangling because he was plotting to murder him. Now that Prince Guangling has gained power, shouldn't the Lin family show their goodwill to him?"
"No wonder Master Lin knelt and kowtowed before King Guangling, and even carefully prepared a generous gift. It turns out he wanted to please King Guangling."
Lin Qinian was so angry that smoke was coming out of his head. Were these dogs blind? Didn't they see that he was kicked to his knees by the donkey and forced to kowtow?
He showed goodwill to Zhao Yi?
He and Zhao Yi are sworn enemies, and he would have to be crazy to show goodwill to Zhao Yi.
He was clearly setting a trap for Zhao Yi.
Lin Qinian was so angry that he stuffed the carrot into the donkey's mouth.
“Ouch—”
The donkey knocked Lin Qinian to the ground with its head.
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Lin Mansion.
After Lin Qinian left the house with the wooden box, someone went to inform Old Madam Lin.
Old Madam Lin leaned on a large soft pillow, and the maid knelt at her feet and massaged her legs.
When she heard the news, she raised her eyelids and said, "It would be better if Nian'er could go to see the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites as soon as possible. He can get things done sooner, and I can put my mind at ease as soon as possible."
If they wait until Zhao Yi has established a firm foothold in the Ministry of Rites, it will inevitably be more difficult for them to overthrow him.
Mother Sun said flatteringly, "Grandpa has been thinking about your words and doesn't want to wait even a moment. He just wants to take care of what you asked first so that you can feel at ease as soon as possible."
Madam Lin smiled slightly. "Although our family has suffered, that was because His Majesty wanted to silence the people, not because he dislikes us. Lord Ji knows this and will make things easier for us."
As long as Concubine Shu does not fall and Prince Xian still holds a place in the heart of the Northern Qi Emperor, the Ji family will not break up with them.
She arranged for Lin Qinian to deliver the gift this time just as a formality, and then discussed the corresponding strategy with Lord Ji.
Nothing can go wrong.
At this time, the maid came in hurriedly: "Old lady, something terrible has happened."
"How did you learn the rules in your daily life?" Madam Lin's eyebrows jumped and she scolded, "When encountering things, you should be steady and don't make a fuss. There are no rules."
The maid turned pale and knelt on the ground, "Please forgive me, old lady."
Madam Lin asked, "Tell me, what happened?"
"Master...Master, bring gifts to the Guangling Prince's mansion to show your goodwill to him," the maid said tremblingly. "Everyone in the capital is saying that our family has fallen on hard times. We're afraid of being vengeful to the Guangling Prince, so we've asked you to prepare generous gifts and ask for peace."
Madam Lin's expression suddenly changed: "What did you say?"
"I knelt before Prince Guangling and kowtowed several times. Prince Guangling accepted my gift but did not let me into the palace."
The maidservant repeated the words from outside to Mrs. Lin in a trembling voice.
Mrs. Lin’s eyes went dark, she covered her aching heart, and couldn’t breathe.
Once this news gets out, those who stand in their camp may become disloyal.
These people would think that their Lin family was afraid of Zhao Yi, and sent the future head of the family to kneel down and kowtow to Zhao Yi as a sign of goodwill, which clearly showed that they could not defeat Zhao Yi.
What's more, Concubine Shu is the favorite concubine of the Northern Qi Emperor. The allies will suspect that they have obtained information from Concubine Shu, which is why they want to make peace with Zhao Yi.
In this way, those people might reassess the current situation. Maybe... maybe someone would switch sides and join Zhao Yi's camp.
Madam Lin suppressed her turbulent emotions and pointed at the maid: "Go, call Nian Ge'er back now, I will question him carefully."
She hoped that what the maid heard outside were all rumors.
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