Chapter 115 Tribute
"Who are these people? Why did they come here to ambush us?" Ying Jinyi observed the arrows on the ground with a frown.
Lin Ruqian also lowered his eyes in thought, "Jinyi, have you noticed that they didn't kill us?"
Just like just now, when two people were holding swords and blocking him, he was able to rush to Lin Baoer. It was totally unreasonable.
If it was a normal killer, he might have died at the moment he was anxious just now.
Hearing this, Ying Jinyi nodded seriously, "I think so too. The martial arts of those people are eccentric and they don't look like carefully trained killers at all. If I hadn't brought any weapons with me, how could I have been held back by them for so long."
"Even when my bamboo slipped out of my hand just now, they didn't take the opportunity to kill me. Instead, they left some room for me, as if... as if..."
"As if they just wanted to teach us a lesson." Lin Ruqian narrowed her eyes.
[Then this is strange? Have all the villains become so kind now?]
Lin Baoer was puzzled and simply stopped thinking about it. She clapped her hands and sat down on the ground.
Let them think about this kind of brain-twisting thing. She didn't have many brain cells to begin with, so she couldn't waste it on such things.
"But just now, I saw Fourth Sister..." Ying Jinyi hesitated.
Thinking that she might have seen Lin Baoer taking action, Lin Ruqian quickly interrupted, "It's almost midnight now. If we don't go back
, we'll be in trouble!" Ying Jinyi got anxious when he heard it.
"Oh no! Go! Go! My dad will find out!" After all,
they came here secretly to play, and it would be over if they were found out!
The three of them hurried back home.
But after returning to the Lin Mansion, Lin Ruqian and Lin Baoer were still caught red-handed.
The back door of the Lin Mansion.
"Where have you been?" Lin Zhiyu grabbed them by the scruff of the neck and narrowed his eyes.
Lin Baoer hugged his arm and smiled, "Brother~ Third brother just took me to eat something delicious, we didn't go anywhere~"
Lin Ruqian nodded like a little chicken pecking at rice.
Lin Ruyu glanced at them and finally put them down, "Fortunately, parents went out for something, otherwise at least you will have to be beaten before you can go back to your room today."
The two of them shrank their necks and felt lucky.
"Brother, where did parents go? Why are they going out so late?" Lin Baoer was curious.
Lin Zhiyu stretched his clothes and shook his head, "I don't know."
"Okay." Lin Baoer pouted.
Just when Lin Baoer yawned sleepily and was about to go back to rest, Lin Ruqian suddenly grabbed Lin Zhiyu's sleeve and asked, "Brother, what are the extra tributes this year?"
"Extra?" Lin Zhiyu was surprised.
Lin Baoer looked over in confusion, not understanding why Lin Ruqian asked this.
Lin Ruqian looked around for a while, then closed the back door tightly, and then whispered something in Lin Zhiyu's ear.
The next second, Lin Zhiyu's face changed drastically, and he dragged the two of them to Lin Qiming's study in a hurry.
In the study, Lin Zhiyu closed the door and stared at Lin Ruqian, "Are you telling the truth?"
Lin Ruqian nodded, "It does look very similar. Few birds of prey can confront wolves and tigers without losing. If this thing is included in the extra tribute this year, then it is almost certain."
"But, but..." Lin Zhiyu frowned, "The Saker Falcon is the favorite of His Majesty, how could it be lost among the people?"
"Not to mention it was put on the auction house, didn't those people recognize it?"
The features of the Saker Falcon are very obvious, and anyone with good eyesight can recognize it at a glance. Even if those young masters don't have good eyesight, it's impossible that no one in Xianle Pavilion recognized it, right?
Saker Falcon?
Lin Baoer's confused eyes gradually became shocked.
It can't be what she thought, right?
Lin Ruqian's expression was not very good, "I just guessed it. If it is really a Saker Falcon, then the people in Xianle Pavilion must have done something to the Saker Falcon to deceive those people."
"I hope not." Lin Zhiyu frowned, "If so, then I'm afraid something big will happen next..."
The tribute was stolen, and it was the most favorite thing of the current emperor. Once discovered, it would be a capital crime!
After returning to Shangchun Garden, Lin Baoer was still confused.
No wonder Lin Ruqian had to hold Ying Jinyi to auction it, it turned out to be because of this!
So when he was in Xianle Pavilion, Lin Ruqian recognized that the eagle was a Saker Falcon?
In fact, it's not that she hasn't seen a Saker Falcon before. In the modern times, she once saw a picture of it by chance. The Saker Falcon in the picture was majestic and tall, with white feathers, which was quite different from ordinary eagles. Therefore, Lin Baoer was deeply impressed.
But the eagle at the auction before was black and white. Except for the size, it really didn't look like a Saker Falcon, so she didn't think about it in this direction.
If what Lin Ruqian said was true, then Xianle Pavilion broke the law knowingly and deliberately concealed the fact that the eagle was a Saker Falcon, and then auctioned it.
Then who was the mysterious customer who provided them with it?
Was it accidental or intentional?
Or was it for...framing?
After a sleepless night, Lin Baoer yawned and slumped in bed sleepily in the morning.
"What did Bao'er do last night?" Lin Qiming pulled her hand, his eyes full of confusion.
Shen Xuelan shook her head helplessly, "This child is always worried. I guess she can't sleep because of something."
"Could it be that she was too tired from going to the academy yesterday?" Lin Qiming worried, "Or don't go today?"
"Wouldn't it be bad to ask for leave after just one day?" Shen Xuelan hesitated.
Lin Qiming was helpless, pointing at Lin Bao'er who was extremely sleepy, "Look at her, does she look like she can go out?"
"In my opinion, it's enough for our three boys to be promising. Don't push Bao'er too hard. Besides, she is only one and a half years old now."
Perhaps one of the sentences touched Shen Xuelan's conscience. She pondered for a while and finally nodded.
"Then you won't go to the academy?"
"Ask Bao'er if she's still willing to go."
Just like that, the sleepy Lin Bao'er was pulled out of bed by the two men and asked if she still wanted to go to the academy.
When she heard those two words, Lin Bao'er shook her head like a rattle, "No!"
This answer was expected.
Seeing this, Shen Xuelan also gave up the idea.
When Lin Bao'er woke up from a good sleep, it was already noon.
"Fourth Miss, are you awake?" Qinglian poked her head out from the side and hurriedly helped her dress.
"Where's my mother?" Lin Bao'er yawned, stretched her waist, and helped Qinglian put on her clothes, and then hung up the valuable Hetian jade.
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