Chapter 228: Everything Is Ready, Only Owing The East Wind
“Marquis, please spare Concubine Lin. As long as you can quell your anger, you can make me do anything.”
At this time, Qi Wu pleaded.
Censor Qi looked at his son like this, and his heart inevitably stirred with mercy.
At this time, Censor Qi’s attendant delivered a letter.
But upon reading the content between the lines, Censor Qi’s expression changed drastically. He walked toward his son and slapped him across the face.
“Qi Wu, don’t be foolish. For such a woman, are you going to make the Qi Family a laughingstock? For the previous matter, I overlooked it because you are young. If you persist stubbornly and disregard the Qi Family’s face, then I will disown you from the Qi Family. From now on, everything you do will have nothing to do with the Qi Family.”
Even though Qi Wu felt some pity for Lin Tingting, he sincerely wanted to protect her.
But when facing his own future prospects, he hesitated.
Seeing that he was still clear-headed, Censor Qi felt relieved at heart.
He said to Marquis Yongning, “Marquis, you’ve made us laugh. Now, however you wish to handle Concubine Lin, the Qi Family will absolutely not obstruct.”
“It’s just that the child is innocent in the end. If Yongning Marquis Manor can spare the child’s life today, then if Yongning Marquis Manor needs anything in the future, the Qi Family will absolutely not stand idly by.”
Marquis Yongning paused, naturally hesitating.
The matter had already reached this point, and the Sun Family was inevitably going to become a laughingstock in the capital.
But if he really killed these two people, it wouldn’t change some facts. If he could use these two to build connections for Yongning Marquis Manor, it wasn’t impossible.
“Sir Qi, although His Majesty told our two families to handle this privately, this matter concerns the crime of deceiving the emperor in the end. We have to give His Majesty some explanation, right?”
Seeing him relent, Censor Qi was overjoyed and continued, “Marquis, Concubine Lin is the explanation to His Majesty.”
Lin Tingting was greatly shocked and subconsciously shook her head. She pitifully looked toward Qi Wu again, but he had already averted his eyes and didn’t dare look at her.
Marquis Yongning pondered for a moment and then had an idea.
“Men, drag Concubine Lin away and beat her to death with clubs.”
This time, the servants acted swiftly, directly stuffing her mouth shut, giving her no chance to speak again.
Before long, the servant reported, “Marquis, Concubine Lin is dead.”
Marquis Yongning nodded, and half of the anger in his heart subsided. He had finally dealt with this scourge; it was truly family misfortune.
But upon hearing the news of Lin Tingting’s death, Qi Wu fainted directly.
Seeing him so useless, Censor Qi was furious at heart. “Men, carry the young master back.”
Before leaving, Censor Qi said, “I hope the marquis keeps his word.”
“Sir Qi, rest assured. This afternoon, I will have someone send the child to the manor.”
Lin Tingting’s farce ultimately ended with her losing her life.
The news quickly reached the imperial palace. Emperor Qin heard it but said nothing, yet the Empress was exceptionally angry after hearing it.
“What a useless thing.”
“Your Majesty, this time we were careless. We thought Lin Tingting could disgust the Crown Princess and perhaps create a gap between her and the Crown Prince. But who knew Concubine Lin was so indiscreet; she deserved to die. Fortunately, she didn’t implicate Your Majesty. But now, the matter with Yongning Marquis Manor will surely implicate Sun Liangdi. At that time, there definitely won’t be a gap between the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess.”
The Empress pursed her lips. “How could that be? With Sun Liangdi gone, aren’t there still two others?”
“What does Your Majesty mean?”
The Empress curved her lips. “Send this thing to the Eastern Palace. Say it’s a reward from me to Wan Zhaoxun. Tell her not to disappoint me.”
“Yes.”
After Liu Ye left, the Empress rubbed her brow. Although the matter with Lin Tingting caused her no substantial loss, His Majesty had already begun to dislike her interfering in Eastern Palace matters today. She must act swiftly, or else Wei Chang would grow increasingly distant from her.
The news of Lin Tingting’s death also reached Tianming Pavilion.
Jiang Kui was not surprised, only deeply regretting it. “What a pity, wasting such a good chess piece.”
Not only was Lin Tingting this chess piece lost, but Sun Liangdi also fell out of favor.
“Jin, what do you think of this matter?”
In the darkness, Young Master Jin’s expression was indiscernible under the mask, but the corners of his mouth tensed slightly. “The Crown Princess has remarkable courage. All breakthroughs are at Zhenguo Marquis Manor.”
Straight to the point. Jiang Kui smiled. “You’re right. If not for Madam of Zhenguo Marquis’s interference this time, we wouldn’t have lost so badly. How about this: leave Zhenguo Marquis Manor entirely to you to handle?”
Young Master Jin just kept a tense face and said nothing.
Jiang Kui’s expression turned serious. “What, reluctant?”
Young Master Jin lowered his head. “Grand Tutor, you’ve misunderstood. It’s not reluctance. I’m just thinking that after Yongning Marquis Manor has such an incident, if Zhenguo Marquis Manor then has such an incident, it will inevitably arouse suspicion. The Crown Princess is smart and will surely think of this. If His Majesty suspects the Grand Tutor then, it would be not worth the loss.”
“You’re quite considerate of me.”
Jiang Kui’s words carried sarcasm and a bit of probing.
But Young Master Jin seemed not to understand and said respectfully, “Grand Tutor is my master. For me to plan for Grand Tutor is the most natural thing.”
“Since that’s the case, let’s wait a bit longer.” Jiang Kui thought for a moment and then said, “General Jiang is about to return to the capital. Have you handled the matter I asked you to?”
“Grand Tutor, rest assured. Everything is ready, only owing the east wind.”
Jiang Kui curved his lips. This time, he certainly wouldn’t fail.
In the end, the Lin Family matter implicated Sun Tina. Although Sun Tina was extremely anxious at heart and very much wanted to see Wei Chang, the Crown Prince avoided seeing her.
That night, Sun Tina waited for Wei Chang to return to the palace and pounced toward him upon seeing his figure.
“Crown Prince, hear me out. I really didn’t know about Concubine Lin’s matters.”
“Oh, Sun Liangdi. Concubine Lin is from your maternal home, and now you say you didn’t know. How can anyone believe that?” Wan Zhaoxun, who had been prepared for a long time, stepped forward at this moment and said, “Didn’t Her Majesty say that Concubine Lin came to teach you the secret method to conceive a child? Could it be she also taught it to Concubine Lin?”
Directly putting a cuckold hat on the Crown Prince.
Sun Liangdi’s face turned green with anger. Just as she was about to speak, Wei Chang said, “Enough. This matter already has a conclusion. Yongning Marquis Manor was unaware of this.”
This time, Wei Chang wasn’t favoring anyone; he was simply stating the truth.
He believed the Sun Family had also been deceived; otherwise, they wouldn’t have let the cuckold hat stay on his head.
