OBS Chapter 276 The Arrogant Lin Yuwei
Chapter 276 The Arrogant Lin Yuwei
Lin Xingliang frowned slightly and gave a tense snort.
“Wei Jianning has rebelled. Does his father-in-law also want to rebel? Let’s go and meet him.”
Having said that, he was about to step down from the city wall when someone rushed in to report...
"Lord Lin, a message has arrived from the palace: Prince Xun... has ascended the throne as Emperor."
"what?"
Lin Xingliang looked at the newcomer as if he hadn't understood.
"What did you say?"
"My subordinate says that Prince Xun has already ascended the throne as emperor."
Lin Xingliang asked, completely bewildered.
"Today is the day for the investiture of the crown prince, how did he become the emperor? What happened?"
The messenger recounted the events that had transpired in the imperial court to Lin Xingliang, but before he could ponder them, Zhu Kui arrived in a flurry with his men. Before he even reached them, Zhu Kui impatiently began loudly questioning them.
"Lin Xingliang, your Lin family has been loyal for three generations. How could you commit regicide and rebellion? You are truly despicable and shameless. People only say that I, Zhu Kui, am ruthless, but now it seems that I, Zhu Kui, am not even half as good as your Lin family!"
The sudden ascension of Wei Jianxun to the throne had already left Lin Xingliang somewhat bewildered, and now hearing Zhu Kui's inexplicable denigration of the Lin family only fueled his anger.
Without saying a word, he immediately drew his sword from his waist and strode straight toward Zhu Kui.
Zhu Kui also swung his longsword without hesitation and engaged in combat with him.
Two of the highest-ranking officials in the Northern Wei court got into a fight in the street over a mere disagreement, leaving onlookers speechless and no one daring to intervene.
A moment later, someone shouted:
"Grand Commandant, something terrible has happened! The new emperor has gone to the villa in the east of the city to confiscate Wei Jianning's property. Our young lady is still there."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Kui took two steps back, then stood still, glaring at Lin Xingliang through gritted teeth.
"Lin Xingliang, I must congratulate you. You will soon be promoted from Imperial Censor to Imperial Father-in-Law. However, this position may be too hot for you, so you'd better hold on tight."
Leaving those words behind, he angrily turned and went to his horse, mounted it, and, looking down at Lin Xingliang from his saddle, didn't forget to loudly and disdainfully remind him...
"You'd better guard this city gate well, or your son-in-law's dream of becoming emperor will be shattered."
Watching his hurried departure, Lin Xingliang was at a loss for what to do.
He turned to the man who had just brought him the news and loudly questioned him:
"Did Wei Jianxun really become the emperor?"
The man nodded. "I heard he has already ascended the throne."
He asked again,
"And what about the Emperor?"
"It seems he was killed by Wei Jianning's men."
"fart."
Lin Xingliang immediately shouted a rebuke.
"Wei Jianning's men are all outside the city. How could they possibly have the opportunity to enter the palace and assassinate the emperor?"
At this point, he frowned as if he had thought of something, and muttered to himself:
"Could it have been Lan Zhi who did it?"
Thinking of this, he instructed the people around him:
"Guard the city gate well, I'll be right back."
After leaving those words, he mounted his horse and headed straight for the villa in the east of the city.
At this moment, Lan Zhi was still struggling in the room. Although her baby was premature, she wanted to come out early.
The voices of Ah Qi and Xiang Xiu urging them could be heard from outside.
"Master, are you inside? Why is the door locked? I have something important to tell you."
Lan Zhi, fearing that the two girls would call someone to bang on the door, quickly replied, enduring her stomach pain:
"I'm fine, I'm just tired, I'll take a nap."
"Something terrible has happened in the palace! Wei Jianxun kidnapped the emperor, seized the throne himself, and claimed that the crown prince was behind it. He's leading his men here to raid our homes..."
Upon hearing this, Lan Zhi gritted her teeth and replied:
"I understand. You guys go to the front yard and keep things in order. I'll be right there."
"Then you'd better hurry, we're scared."
"I see."
Lan Zhi wanted to hurry up, but the baby in her belly seemed to be deliberately going against her. The more anxious she was, the less it would come out.
At this moment, Wei Jianxun and Lin Yuwei had already led everyone into the villa, and Madam Lin, who had heard the news, also rushed over.
When they met at the door, she looked at Wei Jianxun's clothes and asked in surprise,
"Yuwei, what's going on? Isn't today the Crown Prince's investiture ceremony? His clothes..."
Lin Yuwei looked at Madam Lin with a smug expression and replied triumphantly:
“Mother, he is no longer the Crown Prince, he is the Emperor, and your daughter is the Empress.”
These words terrified Madam Lin, her face filled with horror, and her body began to tremble uncontrollably with fear. Seeing this, the maid behind her quickly stepped forward to support her.
"Ma'am, are you okay?"
She waved her hand weakly, then looked at Lin Yuwei.
"What exactly is going on? Did you do something you shouldn't have?"
It turns out that Lin Xingliang and Madam Lin both mistakenly believed the blood letter that Lin Yuwei sent to the Lin residence, and also believed that Wei Jianning was plotting a rebellion. They also supported Wei Jianxun becoming the crown prince.
However, the Lin family, who had never done anything wrong, could not accept their recklessness, even if the emperor was a foolish one.
Mrs. Lin suddenly looked at Lin Yuwei with a hint of fear.
"Your Majesty... I mean, where is Your Majesty?"
Lin Yuwei understood the meaning behind her words. After glancing at Wei Jianxun, she replied solemnly:
"He was taken away by Wei Jianning's men, and his fate is unknown."
She spoke casually, but Madam Lin could see the evasive look in her eyes.
She rushed forward in a panic, grabbed her hand, and asked in a pleading tone:
"You didn't do this, did you? How... how did you suddenly become emperor? This... this is too sudden."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yuwei angrily pulled her hand away from hers and said coldly:
“Your son-in-law became the emperor and your daughter became the empress, but instead of being happy for us, you have a cold face as if we have committed a terrible mistake. If this were your own daughter, would you act like this?”
When she said those words, Madam Lin almost choked on her own breath.
She stared at her blankly. "Yuwei, what are you saying?"
Lin Yuwei snorted coldly without any politeness, "I said, you're only so harsh on me because I'm not your biological daughter! If you were my biological daughter and she became empress, you wouldn't be so indifferent, you'd be beaming with joy!"
Lin Yuwei's words left Madam Lin stunned.
She thought she had misheard, but now that Lin Yuwei repeated it, she was sure she hadn't.
But she didn't know where Lin Yuwei got those words from, nor did she know when she found out about it.
"Yuwei, Mother doesn't understand what you're saying."
At this moment, Lin Yuwei changed from her previous obedient and sensible demeanor, and the way she looked at Madam Lin became very unfamiliar in an instant.
"Madam Lin, stop pretending. I've known for a long time that I'm not your biological daughter. Now I am the Empress, the most noble woman in the Northern Wei Kingdom. If you still acknowledge me as your daughter, I will call you Mother. My father is the Emperor's father-in-law, and I will still consider the Lin family my maternal home. But if you don't acknowledge me as your daughter, then you will be Madam Lin, the Emperor will be the sovereign, and you will be the subjects..."
"you……"
Mrs. Lin was stunned by her words and stood there dumbfounded. She never expected that her usually well-behaved and sensible daughter would suddenly speak to her in such a tone.