Farm Girl's Manor

Being humiliated and rebuked in front of the servants had greatly angered Old Master Lin, yet facing the enraged Master Lin and his cane, he did not dare to show the slightest dissatisfaction.

Impatiently, he waved his hand to dismiss the annoying Manager, and once Master Lin’s old servant had also left, he couldn’t help but complain to Master Lin, "Father, it was bad enough that those people stepped on the Lin Family everywhere, and now even a green girl dares to climb on top of our Lin Family to show off her power. You can tolerate this, but I cannot!"

Hearing this, Master Lin struck Old Master Lin heavily with his cane again, "Since you know she is a pawn used by The Emperor against our Lin Family, you should keep your distance and not do anything to anger the Dragon Face!"

Upon hearing that, Old Master Lin stiffened his neck and said, "I had the kindness to send a gift, not thinking of doing anything to the girl. It was she who was arrogant enough to throw out both the people and the gift. She was the one who slapped the Lin Family in the face. How can I not fight back?"

Seeing that Old Master Lin was unrepentant, disappointment grew in Master Lin’s eyes, and he coldly said, "Have you forgotten what you did to that girl not long ago? Remember, she is a County Lord personally appointed by The Emperor, has a life-saving favor on the Crown Prince, and has a deep connection with the Yan Family’s boy, and also has the admiration of someone with the surname Xiao. Do you really think of her as just a naive country girl who cannot guess that Lin Family and Ah Ye were behind that incident?"

Old Master Lin’s face changed dramatically, just about to retort, but he couldn’t even think of a rebuttal. Not a single bandit he had sent out had returned, and even the Hidden Guard sent to probe the situation had not come back. Even he, as dull as he was, could see the problem.

Master Lin sighed wearily, his forehead wrinkles deepening, "I advised you not to act rashly before, but you listened to Ah Ye and made a move against Princess Hejia. Now, those people have probably fallen into the hands of the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince hasn’t taken action probably because he is brewing an even bigger move! And here you are, not reflecting but causing trouble everywhere. Do you really think The Emperor and the Crown Prince wouldn’t dare to touch the Lin Family?"

Lin Laoye, his eyes shifting, recalled another matter and asked eagerly, "Father, what exactly do you hold over The Emperor’s head? You should tell your son so that if anything, anything untoward happens to you, your son can use it to protect the Lin Family."

Old Master Lin acted without any concerns precisely because he knew his father had something on Emperor Huian; otherwise, neither he nor Lin Imperial Concubine would have had the courage to conspire to poison the Pure Empress back then. For many years, however, Master Lin had never revealed what exactly the holdover was. Still, the more he was kept in the dark, the more he wanted to know, and this wasn’t the first time he had asked.

Master Lin’s face turned cold, and he scolded sharply, "I will take this matter to the grave and never tell you, so give up that thought! And, do not attempt to harm Princess Hejia again, otherwise, don’t blame me for not caring about father and son kinship, and for driving you, this unfilial son, out of the house, hmph!"

With that said, Master Lin didn’t care how Old Master Lin would react and called in the old servant waiting by the door, walking out of the main courtyard with a faltering step.