Young Master, Don't Show Off - Chapter 297

[Chapter 297 Threat]

It must be said that the mother-in-law knows her two daughters very well.

The eldest daughter is withdrawn and does not know how to behave, let alone be a good wife. She ran away without saying a word on the wedding night. If it were another man, he would have to divorce her the next day after the wedding. Only Lin Xiu treats her like a treasure.

The youngest daughter is naughty, does not know etiquette, has no rules, is disrespectful, and likes to push her too far…

After being reminded by her, Lin Xiu himself feels that it is not easy for him.

After the mother-in-law left, Lingyin looked at Lin Xiu and asked, “Am I very ignorant of etiquette and very unruly?”

Lin Xiu thought about it and said, “It’s okay.”

What he likes is Lingyin who is ignorant of etiquette and has no rules. In the past, she would press him against the wall at any time. When did she behave herself, understand etiquette, and stop pushing her too far? He was not used to it.

Zhao Lingjun also shook his head and said, “Maybe it’s because in my mother’s eyes, you have always been a child.”

Lingyin agreed very much, “She is just prejudiced and thinks I am still a child.”

Zhao Lingjun was silent for a moment and asked, “Am I a loner and can’t get along with others?”

Lin Xiu and Lingyin looked at each other and then lowered their heads at the same time.

“Eat melon.”

“This melon is quite sweet.”

“If you like it, I will ask your majesty for a few more tomorrow…”

…

Zhang Mansion. The Crown

Princess, who should have been confined to the East Palace for three days, appeared in the Zhang family at this moment.

The swelling on both sides of her face has subsided, but the flame of hatred in her eyes has not been extinguished. The daughter of the Zhang family, the Crown Prince’s wife, and the future queen, was slapped by the son of a second-class marquis at the gate of the palace in front of so many people, making her a joke in the whole capital.

If this matter is just over, how can she face those ladies in the future?

At this time, a servant of the Zhang Mansion came in from outside and said, “Master, Lin Xiu has returned home. His Majesty also sent some honeydew melons from the Western Regions to the Lin Mansion…”

Next to Zhang Xian, a middle-aged woman said, “Master, His Majesty is obviously partial. If it were someone else, it would be a capital crime, but His Majesty only locked him up for one day and rewarded him as soon as he returned. On the surface, this is a favor, but in reality, he is suppressing our Zhang family…”

The Crown Princess also continued, “And the last time in Jiangnan, it must have been His Majesty’s behind the scenes. And the time before that, my third brother was arrested by him and taken to the government office, which was a disgrace. The family’s reputation is not just my daughter’s business. He has humiliated our Zhang family time and time again. If you don’t care about it, what will others think of our Zhang family? Do you want to save the family’s reputation? “

Zhang Xian glanced at her and asked, “What do you want?”

The Crown Princess gritted her teeth and said, “If I can’t take his life, I want the hand he hit me with!”

Zhang Xian snorted coldly and said, “Who do you think he is? Who do you think Zhao Lingjun is? Let alone slapping you, even if he slapped the crown prince, no one can take his hand. “

So far, Zhao Lingjun is still the only pride of the Great Xia Dynasty.

With her, the Great Xia can retain the face of the five dynasties.

As one of the five dynasties, if there is not even one in the top ten of the Tianjiao list, let alone the court, the Zhang family and the dignitaries in the capital will feel ashamed. It

is impossible to ask Lin Xiu for a hand, and even asking His Majesty to punish him severely is a dream.

His Majesty agreed, but the court officials and other dignitaries did not agree.

There is only half a month left in the big competition. If he makes a mistake, no one can bear the responsibility.

But as my daughter said, if the Zhang family does nothing about this matter and suffers in silence, it will indeed damage the family’s reputation. In recent days, the Zhang family has lost enough face, and they need to find a way to redeem some of it.

Zhang Xian thought about it and said, “I will ask him to apologize to you in front of the court officials.”

The Crown Princess said unhappily, “He slapped me, is an apology enough?”

Zhang Xian snorted and said, “If you have the ability of his wife, if the prince has his ability, you can also be so arrogant, but if not, shut up, you have no right to speak here!”

The Crown Princess lowered her head and stopped talking.

Although this was far from what she expected, it was better to have a result than no result.

…

The people and dignitaries in the capital were right in their guess. The incident of Lin Xiu slapping the Crown Princess was not so easy to settle.

After all, she is the Crown Princess and the future Queen. Her other identity is the legitimate daughter of the Zhang family. At the morning court today, the head of the Zhang family strongly condemned Lin Xiu’s behavior in front of the court officials and asked him to apologize to the Crown Princess. This statement was seconded by more than half of the court officials.

Even the Song family, which has always been at odds with the Zhang family, agreed with the proposal of the head of the Zhang family.

At the same time, other dignitaries except the Xue family, as well as several princes and princes of the royal family, also spoke for the Crown Princess.

It is true that Lin Xiu has offended too many people. In the Jiangnan Rebellion that just ended, he offended almost all the top dignitaries in the royal capital by himself, causing all the major families to suffer a loss. At this time, naturally no one will speak for him.

The Crown Princess is now also a member of the royal family, and the royal family will certainly stand on her side.

Moreover, the request made by the Zhang family is not excessive. It is just to ask Lin Xiu to apologize. It is hard to imagine that this is the style of the Zhang family. If it were someone else who dared to slap the Crown Princess, I am afraid that he would evaporate the world the next day and disappear completely from this world.

For a while, people even had the illusion that Lin Xiu was the most arrogant playboy in the capital, and the Zhang family became the target of his bullying.

The major forces in the court reached a unified opinion on this matter, and even Emperor Xia could not openly oppose it.

He just said that he would send someone to persuade Lin Xiu, and then dispersed the court meeting.

Shanglin Garden.

Zhu Jin looked at Lin Xiu and said, “It’s just an apology, it won’t lose anything. This time everyone is on the side of the Zhang family, and your majesty can’t protect you.”

Princess Minghe was silent for a moment, and said, “I’ll go apologize to her.”

As soon as she turned around, Lin Xiu grabbed her wrist.

Lin Xiu looked at Zhu Jin and asked, “General Manager Zhu, what do you think I practiced so hard for?”

Zhu Jin said, “Why?”

Lin Xiu said, “In order to stand up and not be bullied, if someone scolded my mother and bullied my friends, I have to apologize to her in return, then I have to kneel down, what’s the use of my practice all these years?”

Zhu Jin said, “It’s just an apology, it’s not that serious.”

Lin Xiu said, “For me, this is very serious.”

Zhu Jin had long guessed that Lin Xiu would not give in. Upon hearing this, he shook his head and could only return to the palace to report.

Lin Xiu glanced at Princess Minghe and said, “She wants my apology. It’s useless for you to go.”

Princess Minghe said, “What can I do? You can’t go against everyone.”

Lin Xiu’s expression was indifferent, and she said, “Why go against everyone? They will change their minds soon.”

Princess Minghe didn’t know what Lin Xiu meant. Just as she was about to ask, Lin Xiu suddenly asked, “Do you want to go to Jiangnan to play for a few days together?” Princess Minghe

was stunned and said, “Now, there is still half a month before the big competition. I will go to Daluo soon…”

As she spoke, she seemed to understand something, and then Then a smile appeared on his face and he said, “Okay, I’ll go pack my things…”

Lin Xiu walked into a palace. Just as he stepped in, Zhao Lingjun came out of the room and said, “It’s just right. I also want to go to Jiangnan. Lingyin has always wanted to go to Jiangnan. I’ll go tell her.”

Lin Xiu said, “I’ll tell Lin-chan to buy a big house this time and live there for a while when I’m free in the future.”

Qianye Lin also did not refuse to go to Jiangnan for a trip. Ning’er and Qin Wan were of course not to be mentioned. With Zhao Lingjun there, they could just rent a pleasure boat at the pier and get to Jiangnan in half a day.

…

The Imperial Palace.

The big competition is coming, and there are many things to discuss and arrange. The morning court will be temporarily changed from once every five days to once every two days.

After working hard all night yesterday, he was woken up before he had enough sleep in the morning. Emperor Xia covered his mouth and yawned, and asked, “What do you want to report today?”

Zhang Xian came out and said, “Your Majesty, Lin Xiu has not apologized to the Crown Princess yet.”

When mentioning this, Emperor Xia had a headache. He couldn’t oppose something that everyone supported. He could suppress it last time, but this time it might not work. He had to say to Zhu Jin, “Go and summon Lin Xiu.”

Not long after Zhu Jin left, he hurried back.

Seeing that he was the only one, Emperor Xia asked, “Where is he?”

Zhu Jin raised his head and said with a complicated expression, “Your Majesty, he can’t come…”

Emperor Xia asked, “Why?”

Zhu Jin said, “He took his family to Jiangnan for fun…”

Emperor Xia was stunned for a moment and asked, “What do you mean by family?”

Zhu Jin said, “Family means he and his wives and concubines, his sister-in-law, and Princess Minghe, all went to Jiangnan…”

As soon as these words came out, the whole palace was silent.

Lin Xiu and Lin Xiu’s wives and concubines are not just a few words that are lightly mentioned.

Among them were Zhao Lingjun, Qianye Lin, Xue Ning’er, Qin Wan, Princess Minghe, Zhao Lingyin, and Lin Xiu herself, including seven of the top twelve in the Daxia competition and four of the top five.

They were Daxia’s hope in the competition.

But before they set off, they all left the capital.

There was no need to guess the reason.

This was a protest. It

was also a threat.

Emperor Xia was worried that he had no chance to attack. He was stunned for a moment, then pointed at the ministers below and said angrily: “Look at what you have done!”

“Who is Zhao Lingjun? She is the first on the Tianjiao list. Lin Xiu is also in the top five. The Crown Princess insulted his mother and was wrong first. You forced such a Tianjiao to apologize to her. What do you think?”

“Do you know how many countries are coveting them? As long as they are willing, Dayou, Daluo, Daying, and Daluo will rush to get them. Are you happy to force the Tianjiao of my Daxia away?”

“Now it’s good. They all went to Jiangnan. Who of you can replace them and participate in the big competition?”

…

The hall was silent, and the ministers looked at each other.

No one expected that Lin Xiu would be so tough.

But he did have the confidence to be tough. In the top ten of the small competition, their family accounted for six. Without them, Daxia would become a joke in this and the next big competition. Maybe no one would enter the top ten.

Not to mention that they are right, even if they are not right, everyone has to give in to them.

Before this, they forgot this. They

did not expect Lin Xiu to use this as a threat.

Their family can threaten the entire country.

Now things have really become a big deal.

Faced with their threats and protests, the court had no choice but to compromise, because nothing is more important than the competition. Compared with the ranking in the competition, the face of the Crown Princess is nothing, and the face of the Zhang family is nothing…

In the end, someone from the royal family stood up and said slowly: “Your Majesty is right. In this matter, the Crown Princess was wrong first. Otherwise, let’s forget about the apology…”

Once someone stood up, there was a second person.

The head of the Song family also said: “In this matter, what we considered was indeed inappropriate…”

“I second the motion.”

“Second the motion…”

In a short period of time, the wind direction in the court changed drastically. From being criticized by thousands of people to everyone starting to speak for Lin Xiu, it only took a moment.

The head of the Zhang family stood in the crowd without saying a word, because it was useless for him to say anything. At least in these three years, no one could ignore Lin Xiu’s family.

He originally wanted to save some face for the Zhang family, but he didn’t expect to lose more.

He gritted his teeth and said, “It’s my fault for not educating my daughter properly. I will definitely discipline her properly after I return. The competition is more important. Your Majesty should call them back as soon as possible…”

(End of this chapter)