Tianliangyuan

Chapter 476 My Humble Opinion!

After hearing this, Ms. Lin wanted to rebuke them, but Xie Xiaowei pulled her back.

Ms. Kobayashi was furious.

She's an elder!

How could she be criticized like that by a junior? Doesn't she have any dignity?

Unfortunately, she really had no face to speak of in front of Xu Zhaozhao!

Xu Zhaozhao didn't even need to investigate to guess that something must have happened to the Lin family.

More accurately, it should be that Xiao Lin's family had gotten into some trouble, so they urgently needed to curry favor with Princess Ning Shuo. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been so foolish.

While Mr. Kobayashi may be somewhat foolish, he's not that foolish.

Unless it's someone she cares about, she wouldn't go to such lengths.

The old lady's expression was unfriendly. She had now realized that her coming here to escape the summer heat was probably just a pretext for Madam Lin to follow her.

Unexpectedly, I was taken advantage of by a junior.

However, in front of Xu Zhaozhao, the old lady naturally had to defend her daughter-in-law, otherwise wouldn't the entire Lin family lose face?

After all, the old lady also came from the Lin family.

Xu Zhaozhao did not send anyone to inquire about what had happened to the fourth branch of the family, but her subordinates still dutifully came to report that the fourth master and the fourth mistress had a very intense argument. When the fourth master left, he was so angry that his face turned ashen, and the room was in a mess.

Xu Zhaozhao naturally didn't care about this.

She needs to work with Xie Zheng to completely take control of the Duke's mansion, instead of having to guard against being stabbed in the back by her own people while the couple is desperately fighting forward.

This experience made her realize that some problems within the Duke's mansion had to be addressed.

The second and fourth wives do not have to separate from the family or move out, but they must unconditionally align themselves with the eldest son's family and take the eldest son's will as their primary guideline. Otherwise, she really doesn't mind bearing the infamy and will drive these two families out.

It makes no sense that her father-in-law and husband would risk their lives in a life-or-death battle, only to be destroyed by their own people.

That's so unfair!

Therefore, Xu Zhaozhao thought she should have a good talk with Xie Zheng, because a strong fortress is often the easiest to be breached from within.

We cannot give the enemy this opportunity.

Moreover, this incident clearly has many flaws.

Xu Zhaozhao called Xu Degui over and then whispered a few instructions to him.

Upon learning the news, Xie Xiaowei went to find his second brother, Xie Xiaocheng, without saying a word.

The two brothers whispered among themselves for about fifteen minutes before finally going to their older brother for advice.

Xie Xiaolin's expression didn't change much after hearing this.

"Was this message specially delivered by Sanlang's wife?"

"Yes, it's Xu Degui, the manager of Baiguoyuan."

"In other words, Sanlang's wife must have been prepared for this matter, otherwise she wouldn't have found out so quickly. Also, haven't you thought about why, while the fourth brother was unaware of the affairs of the fourth branch of the family, or rather the Lin family, Sanlang's wife was able to remain on guard all this time?"

One sentence was enough to break Xie Xiaowei's composure.

Doesn't that sound like an insult to him?

right?

"Big brother!"

"She's already given you all the information, which is clearly telling you that Lin Wulang was framed and assassinated. She even told you who the perpetrator was. Do you think we still need to ask Princess Ning Shuo for help?"

Xie Xiaowei blushed deeply at these words.

This was indeed my fault.

Lin Wulang was framed for allegedly abusing someone's wife. During the altercation, a jade pendant was torn off his body as evidence, which was then used to blackmail him.

If Lin Wulang doesn't obey, then they can use this to blackmail him, thereby ruining Lin Wulang's future and damaging the Lin family's reputation.

Unfortunately, the other party also had some influence, so the matter became deadlocked. Even after Lin Wulang's parents learned about the matter, they did not dare to report it to their elders in the household, and instead went through a roundabout way to find Kobayashi for help.

Lady Xiaolin was either too anxious or too worried about her nephew, which is why she thought of asking Princess Ning Shuo for help.

But Princess Ning Shuo is a princess of the imperial family. What good things haven't she seen?

Since there was nothing else that others valued, Ms. Lin set her sights on the Erqiao tree in the Hundred Fruit Garden.

Xie Xiaowei's eyes suddenly turned cold: "I asked her today, and she said that her manager found out that Princess Ning Shuo has recently taken a liking to peonies, especially the two Qiaos."

Xie Xiaocheng also realized what was happening at this moment.

"Did Princess Ning Shuo also have her hand in this?"

Seeing that his second son was somewhat intelligent, Xie Xiaolin nodded and said, "Before you came, Sanlang's wife sent me a letter, the gist of which was not to get involved in this matter. Princess Ning Shuo's status has increased considerably, and she is quite arrogant now. We only need to take care of Lin Wulang's problem. As for the rest, she has other plans."

Xie Xiaocheng frowned: "Brother, is this alright? That's a princess! And she's Empress Qu's darling."

“If we don’t let Sanlang’s wife handle it, who else can? First of all, it’s not appropriate for the three of us grown men to do it. Besides, Princess Ning Shuo is proud by nature, and now that her own brother has become the Crown Prince, how could she possibly be willing to suffer even the slightest grievance?”

Xie Xiaocheng fell silent.

Xie Xiaowei was somewhat worried: "Brother, you said yourself that the princess is proud. In that case, let's just bear with this for now. Why should we anger the princess? Besides, the princess has the Cui family by her side."

Xie Xiaolin shook his head. His two younger brothers were truly useless.

Many people can only see what's in front of them and lack long-term vision. No wonder they've remained unremarkable in their official careers all these years.

"A foolish opinion!"

His voice startled his two younger brothers so much that they dared not utter a word.

"Why do you think Princess Ning Shuo would interfere? Is all she really wants just that rare Er Qiao tree? A few years ago, Xu Zhaozhao had some very profitable businesses, and Princess Ning Shuo wanted to get involved then, hoping to reap the benefits for free, but did she succeed in the end?"

Xie Xiaocheng and Xie Xiaowei looked at each other without saying a word.

Xie Xiaolin snorted heavily: "If Princess Ning Shuo truly didn't care about the Xie family, she wouldn't have arranged for someone to plot against Lin Wulang. You still don't understand, no wonder your futures have been so mediocre!"

The two hung their heads, neither daring to utter a sound.

Xie Xiaolin was so angry he was speechless.

"Get out! Listen to me, both of you stay quiet and don't interfere anymore, especially the fourth brother, keep an eye on your wife!"

"yes, Sir."

Xie Xiaolin was also exhausted. His two younger brothers were honest, but their judgment was something that couldn't be taught.

Even a young woman like Xu Zhaozhao could see the key point, but these two people were as dense as blockheads, completely clueless.

"Someone, send someone to inform the young master that he should come to see me immediately after his shift ends."