Queen's Development

Chapter 99 Revenge
Princess Li hurried in with Xue Li and Huang Xing, bowed her knees and saluted: "Auntie!"

The old concubine opened her eyes and sat up while supporting Dongmei's hand.

She glanced at Princess Li and saw that Princess Li was wearing a red feather gauze cloak, with some snow falling on the hood and shoulders, so she told Dongmei: "Go and pat the snow on Princess Princess' cloak, and hang it up to dry!"

Dongmei agreed, stepped forward with a smile, helped Princess Li take off her cloak, and went to the porch to pat the snow.

The old concubine looked at Princess Li, frowned and said, "You, how can you be so reckless!"

Concubine Li blushed: "Auntie, I... I planned very well this time, who would have thought Lin Jia was so lucky that he could escape like this!"

The old concubine sneered, took a sip of the ginseng tea that Chunhua handed over, and then said: "Over the years, how many times have you planned? Which one succeeded? I am afraid that your prince has already begun to suspect you. Stop acting rashly!"

Concubine Li agreed nonchalantly, not daring to mention that she had just been warned by Lin Tao some time ago.

The old concubine handed the jade porcelain bowl to Chunhua, and looked at Princess Li: "Over the years, how much effort have I spent to make you princes think that I am standing on the side of Jiang Shuyan and Lin Jia's mother and son? Don't let my efforts It's all in vain!"

Princess Li hurriedly laughed and said, "Auntie, I know everything!"

Seeing that the old concubine was still stern, Princess Li hurriedly said: "Auntie, I have already sent Chunlei to the side courtyard to meet the surname Hu and Ye who the lord invited to investigate. Now, don't worry!"

The old concubine frowned and thought for a while, then said: "I remember Chunlei is Ayi's servant?"

Princess Li smiled and said: "Exactly! Chunlei, Chunxue, Chunyu and Chunshui are all Ayi's personal servants!"

The old concubine's eyes looked at Li Wangfei like electricity, and her heart was like a mirror.

Her niece was afraid that Lin Tao would find out about this matter and deal with her, so she asked Lin Yi's servant to send a gift. If the prince finds out, the prince loves Lin Yi and thinks that Lin Yi did it, so he will make a big deal out of a trivial matter.

What a good plan!
The old concubine didn't bother to talk about Princess Li anymore, she thought to herself: Yong Jie has big eyes, sharp chin and small cherry mouth, and has a clever face, but she is always clever. She can use the method of "drowning" to get used to Lin Jia and ruin Lin Jia. Jia, but she always only used those dirty tricks, and Lin Jia always escaped...

The most speechless thing is that she always thinks she is a smart person and treats others as fools. Isn't it true that Lin Tao and Lin Jia are both good people, especially Lin Jia, who is simply a master of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger...

Seeing the old concubine looking at her thoughtfully, Princess Li hurriedly said: "Auntie, Lin Jia will be going to the capital in a few days, what should I do then?"

The old concubine sighed in her heart, a little resentful that iron could not be made into steel: "Your younger sister Yuying is receiving the favor and has just been promoted to the position. Now she is the concubine Shu. Don't worry about this matter, entrust it to Yuying. Come with your brothers!"

Concubine Li laughed when she heard the words: "Our Li family is becoming more and more powerful now, and my sister is also blessed, but the queen is so jealous, don't you want to stop it?"

The old concubine was too lazy to talk to her, so she waved her hand and said, "I'm tired, you should go back and rest too!"

Concubine Li knew that her aunt had a deep personality, but she was very close to her mother's family. As long as she didn't poison Lin Tao to death, her aunt would always protect her, so she answered "yes" obediently and withdrew.

In the center of the study room in the outer courtyard was a huge purple-gold brazier, in which fine silver charcoal was burning, but the room was not warm.

Lin Tao stood in front of the wide open window in his homely brocade robe, quietly looking at the courtyard outside the window.

In the night, the snowstorm got bigger and bigger, and the snowflakes were flying in the strong wind, making the sound of "whooping".

The branches of the poplar trees in the courtyard "squeaked" sounded by the wind, and the snow on the ground was already very thick.

The wind brought snowflakes into the window, and Lin Tao's relatives, Guan Yue, stood by, shivering from the cold, and bravely said: "My lord, it's a bit cold, my subordinates, please close the windows!"

Lin Tao did not speak.

After a while, he said hoarsely, "Today is Ajia's birthday."

On that snowy night 17 years ago, Shu Yan gave birth to Ajia in the palace of the capital.

He himself was only 17 years old that year. In fact, he was still ignorant. He felt that Shuyan was too much in charge. He had a bad temper just after giving birth, so he secretly fell in love with Li Yongjie, his uncle's cousin who came to visit the old concubine at the palace...

Guan Yue: "..."

All the servants in the palace know that the second son, Lin Jia, is not welcome. Who would mention that today is Lin Jia's birthday?Only the prince himself remembers!
Lin Tao looked at the snowflakes flying all over the sky, sneered, and said, "But no one in the Palace remembers that today is Ajia's birthday."

Including the old dowager who said she loves Ajia the most.

At this moment, a man in a coir raincoat walked over with his head buried in his head. It was Lin Tao's book boy, Ping Lin.

Pinglin took off his coir raincoat and hung it up on the corridor, stomped his feet again, and then entered the outer study.

Lin Tao closed the window, went to the Zijin brazier and stretched out his hand to roast it, and asked Ping Lin: "Is anyone going to see Ye Chunheng and Hu Yingzhi?"

Ping Lin hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the servant waited in the narrow alley for half a day, except for Mr. Hu's servant who came out to fetch food, only the servant of the third son, Chunlei, went in and came out in about a cup of tea!"

Guan Yue looked at Lin Tao upon hearing this.

The prince has not yet confirmed his son, Lin Jia, as the eldest son, is deeply loved by the prince, so the possibility of being established as the son is the greatest; as the second son born of the concubine, Lin Yi can only be established as the son if he kills his elder brother Lin Jia , so it is very likely that Lin Yi is the mastermind behind it.

However, Princess Li, the stepmother, cannot escape the suspicion.

Lin Tao snorted, and told Guan Yue: "Go and interrogate Chunlei, no matter what instrument of torture you use, he must account for it!"

Guan Yue replied "Yes", and said with a beaming smile, "Don't worry, my lord, in the hands of my subordinates, there is no one who refuses to confess!"

Lin Tao knew that Guan Yue was a bit perverted, so he said, "Go!"

Forget it today, tomorrow he will definitely give Ajia a perfect birthday present.

The next morning, Lin Jia got up to wash up, and took Alan to the study outside slowly.

He bowed to Lin Tao stiffly, and said slowly, "Father, I'm going back to the city, and I'm here to say goodbye to you."

Lin Tao was sitting on the huanghuali wood arhat bed, next to him was a plate of steamed buns and some delicate side dishes on a small table made of huanghuali wood.

He looked at Lin Jia carefully, and found that Lin Jia's face was pale, her brows were black, her lips were bright red, and her figure was thin, as if she was too weak, obviously extremely sick.

Lin Tao felt uncomfortable for a while, and said softly: "Ajia, you haven't eaten breakfast yet, have you? Come and eat with Daddy!"

Lin Jia gave a soft "hmm" and sat down opposite Lin Tao.

The two servants, Ping Lin and Han Shan, waited on Lin Jia, washed their hands, and brought over two bowls of steaming rice porridge.

While eating breakfast, Lin Tao observed Lin Jia. Seeing that Lin Jia ate very slowly, he scooped up some porridge with a silver spoon and ate it slowly, frowning from time to time, clearly enduring the pain.

He felt even more uncomfortable. He took a steamed bun and broke it open. Knowing that Lin Jia was a bit of a clean freak, he deliberately took Lin Jia's chopsticks, put some cabbage hearts from a plate of abalone sauce into the steamed bun, and handed it to Lin Jia. , softly said: "Ajia, you can't just drink porridge, you have to eat some staple food too!"

Lin Jia took the steamed buns and said, "Father, I have a terrible headache, and my bones also hurt..."

After hearing Lin Jia's words, Lin Tao's nose was a little sour, and he lowered his head and said, "You can eat more..."

After finishing his breakfast and rinsing his mouth, Lin Tao told his servant, Han Shan, "Go ask Guan Yue to come see me!"

Han Shan answered "yes" and went out quickly.

Lin Tao got up himself, walked behind the screen, and came over with a small brocade box: "Ajia, here are some bank notes, you can take them to the capital to spend!"

Lin Jia took the brocade box listlessly, put it in his sleeve pocket, and said weakly: "Father, I want to go back to the house I rented in Qinglongguan."

Seeing that his son was sick and weak like this, Lin Tao dared not stop him, so he said, "Wait for a while, I will take you back to Qinglong Guanzhai!"

Lin Jia gave a soft "hmm", and sat leaning on the small kang table with one hand, as if she had no strength at all.

Not long after, Han Shan came with Guan Yue.

Seeing Guan Yue winking at him, Lin Tao looked at Lin Jia and said softly, "Ajia, go to bed and lie down for a while, and I'll take you back to the city when Dad finishes his work, okay?"

Lin Jia nodded, looking like a sickly handsome boy, she walked behind the screen.

After Lin Jia disappeared behind the screen, Guan Yue approached Lin Tao and said in a low voice, "My lord, I pulled out three of Chun Lei's nails, and he finally confessed!"

Lin Tao glanced at Guan Yue, his eyes were like ice and snow.

Guan Yue didn't dare to betray her at the moment, so she got closer and said, "Princess Li ordered Chunlei to send a red gold ring inlaid with rubies to Commander Ye and a jade pendant to Master Hu under the guise of the third son. Let Commander Ye and Master Hu attribute yesterday's incident to the children of the tenants in the Zhuangzi playing games with ropes!"

Lin Tao sneered, and was about to speak when Pinglin's voice came from outside: "My lord, Commander Ye and Master Hu are here!"

Lin Jia stood behind the screen, listening attentively.

Ye Chunheng and Hu Yingzhi took off their coir raincoats outside, and then entered hand in hand, Hu Yingzhi was still holding a stack of files.

Lin Tao looked at Ye Chunheng and Hu Yingzhi: "What did you find out?"

Hu Yingzhi stepped forward respectfully and presented the file in his hand to Lin Tao: "My lord, this is the witness's testimony and the murderer's confession!"

The main room in the inner courtyard was warm, and the old concubine was sitting on the arhat bed leaning on the pillows and listening to stories.

The eldest girl, Lin Lixiang, was sitting next to the old concubine, leaning her body obliquely to squeeze her shoulders.

The third girl, Lin Lanzi, was standing there, gesturing and telling stories to everyone.

Princess Li, who was sitting on the armchair on the east side, laughed and narrowed her big eyes.

The second girl, Lin Guixi, and the third son, Lin Yi, also laughed.

The room was very lively.

At this moment, the thick brocade curtain on the door was lifted from the outside, and Lin Tao walked in, taking in a breath of cool air.

Lin Lanzi turned her head and saw Lin Tao, she hurriedly smiled and said, "Father, I'm telling jokes to the old concubine and the princess!"

Lin Tao ignored Lin Lanzi, looked at Princess Li coldly, then looked at his children, and said in a deep voice, "Ayi, Lixiang, Guixi, Lanzi, sit with your grandmother!"

Lin Yi and others answered "Yes" in surprise.

Lin Tao looked at Princess Li with lightning-like eyes, and said in a cold voice, "My princess, since you dare to kill someone, please follow me to the outer study!"

Seeing Lin Tao's expression, Princess Li knew that Lin Tao knew everything. She knew that Lin Tao was not easy to deal with her in front of the old concubine and her children, so she reacted quickly. She knelt down immediately, walked up to Lin Tao, and hugged her tightly Lin Tao's legs were touched, and he burst into tears: "My lord, I was wrong! I blame those maids for giving me random ideas, and I was fascinated for a while! My lord, for the sake of our mother and our children, I spared my concubine status. Bar!"

Lin Tao endured it for many years, but today he couldn't bear it anymore. He grabbed Princess Li's bun and dragged her out.

Lin Yi immediately rushed up to stop her, but was stopped by Guan Yue.

Seeing this, Lin Lixiang and Lin Guixi rushed forward to ask Lin Tao, but were blocked by Han Shan and Ping Lin.

Seeing Lin Tao dragging Concubine Li out regardless, the old concubine said in a trembling voice, "My son, do you want mother to kneel down and beg you!"

Lin Tao looked back at his mother and said loudly, "Mother, Li Yongjie has committed too many crimes. If you continue to protect her, my son might as well kill her!"

The old concubine knew that Lin Tao always said what she said, she was speechless and watched as Lin Tao dragged the crying concubine Li out.

Concubine Li was terrified, and her scalp was in extreme pain. She screamed and was dragged by Lin Tao's hair to slide on the snow.

Lin Jia, Yu Zhi and A Lan who came to pick him up stood on the corridor of the study, quietly looking at Princess Li who was dragged on the snow by Lin Tao.

Princess Li was so painful that she almost lost consciousness, but when she saw Lin Jia, she immediately yelled, "Lin Jia, you son of a bitch, I curse you to die—"

Lin Tao raised his leg and kicked over, Princess Li was kicked out instantly, and she slid several feet on the snow, the shouting and cursing stopped abruptly.

Lin Tao glanced at Lin Jia, and told Guan Yue: "Twenty sticks, lock it to the West Side Courtyard, and let Han Yuniang watch!"

Han Yuniang was Lin Tao's former concubine, because she was pushed out by Princess Li, she invited her out of the mansion and came to this villa to work as a housekeeper.

Hand over Concubine Li to Han Yuniang, she will definitely not "treat" Concubine Li badly!
Princess Li trembled with fright when she heard "twenty sticks", she immediately got up and ran outside, but Guan Yue caught up and stopped her.

Lin Tao walked up to Lin Jia and stood side by side with Lin Jia, watching calmly as the servants put Princess Li on the bench in the snow, Guan Yue held the wooden stick in her hand, lifted it up high, hit down.

The wooden stick hit Princess Li's buttocks and legs, making a dull "pop" sound through layers of brocade.

In less than fifteen strokes, the blood of Princess Li's buttocks and legs soaked out, and she passed out from the pain.

(End of this chapter)