diskusbooks Chapter 235 Zhang Family
Chapter 235 Zhang Family
Little did they know that the more this happened, the more doubts the Lin father and son had in their hearts.
They were full of confusion, constantly guessing various possibilities in their minds, but they still had no clue.
But Chu Ci did not continue to explain, but just continued walking forward with a blank expression.
Therefore, when Chu Ci came to Lin Zheng's study and opened the secret room in the small cubicle where the servant rested in front of Lin's father and son, the two were stunned and their cerebellums almost atrophied.
"This, this... this..." Their tongues seemed to be tied and they couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time.
Seeing this, the eldest prince behind him curled his lips in disdain and said sarcastically: "This is just the beginning, there are more exciting things to come!"
His eyes were full of disdain and complacency.
After saying that, he gave a sharp look. Two burly guards quickly stepped forward, effortlessly carrying the Lin father and son and walking into the secret passage.
Lin and his son were both shocked and terrified. But under the murderous gaze of the guards, they dared not say a word and could only let the guards carry them forward.
When they walked into the innermost part of the secret room, they saw the mother and son Lin Yun, who were as fat as balls but trembled with fear when they saw them. Lin Wentang and Lin Zheng finally couldn't bear it.
Unfortunately, the guards on the side were well prepared. As soon as they opened their mouths, they were quickly pressed on the mute point by the agile guards. They could only make "wuwu" sounds and could no longer express the fear in their hearts.
But Chu Ci seemed to think that the two were not frightened enough, and immediately ordered behind him: "Lin Feng, Zhang Tao, come here quickly and let the head of the Lin family take a good look."
As Chu Ci's voice fell, Zhang Tao and Lin Feng finally slowly pulled down the masks on their faces.
Sometimes, when people are shocked to the extreme, they will calm down.
This was the case with Lin Wentang, the head of the Lin family. He looked at the faces of his eldest grandson and his cousin's eldest grandson Zhang Tao, with complex emotions revealed in his eyes.
Finally, he realized something and tried desperately to signal others to untie his acupoints.
Seeing this, Fan Jingrui quickly ordered, "Untie Master Lin's acupuncture points."
"Yes!" The guard who had been holding Lin Wentang took a quick step forward and with two swift moves, he untied Lin Wentang's acupoints.
Lin Wentang stretched his body and tried to speak, and found that he could speak. He hurriedly asked, "The previous Lin Yun and the Lin Feng and Zhang Tao who have been in Meicheng are all fake? Did you two save them?"
Seeing that Lin Wentang had regained consciousness, Fan Jingrui said, "Master Lin is a smart man."
When Lin Wentang heard this, his face turned red. "If you are so smart, how come you can't even recognize your own grandson?"
Although Lin Wentang said so, he was busy running around for the family business all day and had very little contact with his grandson.
He felt that this matter was excusable, but it was really puzzling that his second son Lin Zheng, who had slept in the same bed with his second daughter-in-law for many years, could not recognize his wife.
Lin Wentang has always been good at shirking responsibility. After quickly calculating in his mind, he did not hesitate to push most of the responsibility onto Lin Zheng.
So, Lin Wentang begged Fan Jingrui earnestly, "Master, please can you unblock my son's acupuncture points?"
Fan Jingrui nodded slightly in agreement, but as soon as Lin Zheng was freed, he rushed towards his wife and son who were huddled in the corner like a madman. "My wife, Yunyun, how did you become like this?"
He shouted at the top of his lungs, his eyes filled with disbelief and grief.
Seeing this, Chu Ci suggested softly, "From what I've seen, this incident has dealt a heavy blow to your young master. It will be difficult for him to recover in a short period of time. Why don't we give them some time to recover? We can also take this opportunity to discuss some serious matters."
Lin Wentang failed to shift the blame, and had no choice but to follow Chu Ci's wishes. "I'm sorry, I didn't think it through."
At this moment, Lin Wentang kept a very low profile.
After saying this, he made a gesture for invitation, but as soon as he turned around, he saw the eldest prince carelessly moving a chair and sitting down casually.
Instantly, he realized that the eldest prince's identity was definitely not simple, and immediately bowed deeply to the eldest prince and said respectfully: "Sir, please come in too."
However, a step of concession often leads to more steps of concession.
Especially when he heard the shocking information revealed by the Purple-Robed Envoy, Lin Wentang's entire body was shaking like a sieve, as if he was in a world of ice and snow, with coldness and fear spreading from the bottom of his heart.
In the end, he could only hide all those thoughts deep in his heart. He had to obediently serve as a tool in Chu Ci and the others' actions, not daring to even think of resisting.
However, compared to Lin Wentang, the head of the Lin family, who knows the times and knows how to advance and retreat.
Zhang Tao's family seemed to think too highly of themselves. They had clearly been reminded by Lin Wentang in private that Chu Ci and his party were of extraordinary status, but they relied on the fact that they had a daughter who was a concubine of the governor of Guifu, and they were brazen in making all kinds of noises.
He even tried to contact the fake "Zhang Tao" in private many times, completely disregarding the possible serious consequences.
This greatly delayed Chu Ci and his team's work, and the eldest prince's temper flared up. "Why not just arrest all these people?"
However, as soon as this proposal came out, it was immediately opposed by the Purple Envoy, the Fifth Prince, Fan Jingrui, and Chu Ci. "The prison is not a monolithic place. The relationships are complicated and it is easy for the Zhang family to find an opportunity to take advantage of it."
The eldest prince looked annoyed: "This won't work, that won't work, what should I do? The Zhang family only believes in their own stubborn principles, they won't listen to any advice, they are unreasonable!"
Chu Ci and the other four couldn't think of a better way than locking the person up.
However, things cannot remain deadlocked like this.
Then, Zi Yi turned his eyes and cast his gaze towards Chu Ci. "Princess Yi Xin, you have never used the imperial sword that the emperor gave you, right? How about you take this opportunity to use it for a bit?"
Chu Ci immediately looked at the purple-robed envoy as if he were a madman and was about to refuse.
Fan Jingrui already knew what the Purple Envoy was thinking. "Doing that would be detrimental to my lady's reputation."
Fan Jingrui only mentioned the aspect of reputation and did not mention anything else.
Chu Ci also reacted quickly, "I think this is a good idea. As for reputation, there will always be a time when the truth comes out, right?"
Fan Jingrui originally didn't want to agree, but in the situation of three to one, he was the isolated and helpless "one", so he had no choice but to agree.
It’s just that sometimes plans really can’t keep up with changes.
Just when Chu Ci and the others were still patiently looking for the right opportunity, the daughter of the Zhang family who was the concubine of the Governor of Guiyang came back unexpectedly!
When Chu Ci and his companions received the news, the Zhang family's daughter was less than twenty miles away from Meicheng.