Text Chapter 616 The Hypocrite
"Master, Master Taifu is waiting in the lobby." As soon as the little guy saw that Lin Shangshu was back, he hurriedly stepped forward and said.
Lin Cheng was stunned, he had never had anything to do with that Mrs. Li, why did he run to him today? He stroked his beard, and then asked, "Did he say what he was looking for me to do?" β
"The master only said that he came to the master, but he didn't explain anything." The little guy shook his head.
Lin Cheng nodded, waved his hand and said, "I know, you go down." β
Lin Cheng arrived at the door of the lobby and saw someone sitting on the chair, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, and then he was covered by a smile, "I don't know if Taifu is coming, there is a loss of welcome, there is a loss of welcome." β
Mrs. Li was still thinking about how to talk to Lin Shangshu about that matter, but before he could come up with this method, the person had already arrived, he smiled helplessly, and then resumed his joking appearance, he got up and looked at Lin Shangshu who walked in, and then arched his hand and said, "Shangshu said that I was joking, I took the liberty to come." β
"Taifu, please take a seat."
Mrs. Li sat down again when he heard this, he looked at Lin Cheng with a smile, but he didn't say a word, he was waiting, he was waiting for Lin Cheng to speak first, and then everything would be easy to say.
Lin Cheng saw that after Mrs. Li sat down, he didn't say a word, so he was a little puzzled, he looked at Mrs. Li curiously, and then asked, "Mrs. Li, just now the next person said that you have something to look for me, I don't know what happened?" β
Mrs. Li smiled indifferently, then stroked his beard and said, "Actually, the old man came here this time, it's not the emperor's recent edict to recruit show girls, so I thought about asking Lord Shangshu what he thinks." β
Lin Cheng was stunned for a moment, obviously not figuring out Mrs. Li's intentions, he looked at Mrs. Li vigilantly, and then asked, "What does Mrs. Li mean?" β
For a while, countless speculations crossed his mind, this Taifu smiled so kindly that he couldn't see anything strange, could it be that the emperor asked him to find out what these ministers meant?
Mrs. Li looked at Lin Shangshu's appearance, and knew that the person in front of him was afraid that he wanted to be crooked, but when he saw the cautious appearance of that person, he was still a little disdainful, and there was a trace of disdain in his eyes, if it weren't for Liu Sheng's business, he wouldn't have violated his principles of life and talked to such a hypocritical person for so long!
Thinking of this, he still showed a smile and patiently explained, "Shangshu doesn't have to be so nervous, I just heard that Shangshu's daughter has the face of a fallen city, so I want to ask Shangshu what he thinks." β
Lin Cheng listened to the explanation, then he breathed a sigh of relief, he laughed loudly, "Lord Taifu, as courtiers, we should share the emperor's worries and solve problems, if the emperor really needs my daughter to enter the palace, we should be duty-bound." β
Mrs. Li listened to Lin Cheng's high-sounding words, and snorted coldly in his heart, heh, it's a good idea to share worries and solve problems for the emperor, but in fact, it's just for his own vain thoughts, thinking about using Lin Aster to soar.
If it was in the past, Mrs. Li would never talk much with such a face-wrenching person, even after that sentence just now, he would have thrown his hands and left, but now he can only endure the disgust in his heart and continue to talk and laugh, "Lord Shangshu is really loyal, Ling Ai has the appearance of a closed moon and a shy flower, and he is very smart, if he enters the palace, he will definitely be able to solve problems for the emperor." Mrs. Li said and glanced at Lin Cheng, who was already smiling from ear to ear, and then said slowly, "Lord Shangshu knows, the emperor only loves the queen alone, and the old man is worried that Ling Ai will have no way out when he arrives in the palace, and I believe that the adults also know what the situation will be in the harem without the emperor's favor." β
Lin Cheng was stunned when he heard this, what this Taifu said is not unreasonable, if Wan'er is not favored in the palace, then their family only expects her to shine on the lintel, but I am afraid that it is a fool's dream.
Mrs. Li saw that Lin Cheng seemed to be a little shaken, so he continued, "Lord Shangshu, there have always been many women who have entered the palace in ancient times, but in the end they are just moths fighting fires, and women are rarely seen, but they have seen a lot of people who have violated the monarch's prestige. β
Lin Cheng was stunned in his heart, these days he was just thinking about how to send his daughter into the palace, but he forgot to think about it, Wan'er was impatient, if he really committed something in the palace, he was afraid that their whole family would have to be unlucky.
"What Taifu reminds is that the lower officials are negligent, just to eat the king's luck and bear the king's worries, and those of us who are courtiers should share the emperor's worries." Lin Cheng didn't forget to sigh as he spoke, as if to show that he couldn't help himself.
Mrs. Li smiled, with a little coldness in his eyes, but he was afraid that the words behind it were just embellishments he added, he covered the deep meaning in his eyes, and said as if he didn't care, "Lord Shangshu is really a loyal person, but the heart of parents in the world, I still feel sorry for Ling Ai." β
Lin Cheng looked at Mrs. Li's slightly meaningful smile, was stunned for a moment, and then said slowly, "Then according to Mrs. Li's opinion, what should I do?" β
Mrs. Li smiled, squinted her eyes and said, "Since Master Li asked me so, I will also say it bluntly, rather than letting Ling Ai be trapped in the palace and not be happy, it is better to let her marry the person she loves." β
Lin Cheng listened to Mrs. Li's words, and now he understands his intentions, no wonder people who have no intersection in the DPRK and China actually come to Shangshu Mansion, and their feelings are for Liu Sheng's poor boy to go as a lobbyist.
Mrs. Li's family Lin Cheng didn't speak, so he thought that he was letting himself continue, so he said without thinking, "Presumably Lord Shangshu also knows that my protΓ©gΓ© is in love with Ling Aisheng, if Lord Shangshu doesn't dislike it, the old man has the courage to propose a kiss for my protΓ©gΓ©." β
Lin Cheng was suddenly angry in his heart, that poor boy knew that he had no skills, so he actually found Taifu, he thought that he would agree with just those three words! He put on a smile, looked at Mrs. Li seriously, and then said, "Lord Taifu, although it has been the order of parents to marry since ancient times, the words of the matchmaker, but the daughter of my family is very stubborn, if the person she marries is not the person she identifies, I am afraid that she would rather die." β
Mrs. Li knew that this Lin Shangshu was just using these words to prevaricate himself, he smiled, and then said slowly, "I'm not afraid of Lord Shangshu's jokes, my protΓ©gΓ©'s name is Liu Sheng, but I heard some gossip that Ling Ai and my protΓ©gΓ© are in love with each other, so I want to ......."
Before Taifu Li's words were finished, he was interrupted by Lin Cheng, and he said with a cold face, "Master Taifu, don't listen to some gossip, my daughter stays at home all day, where has she seen Taifu's protΓ©gΓ©, Taifu must not say something false to tarnish the innocence of her daughter's family." β
When has Mrs. Li been counted like this, and this is the truth, how can he fabricate it, he also said with a straight face, "Yes or no, Lord Shangshu will know if he asks Ling Ai." β
Lin Cheng saw that Mrs. Li's posture was quite like wanting to see Guan'er and ask before he stopped, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then said slowly, "It's really not a coincidence, my daughter accompanied her mother to the temple to offer incense early this morning, and I don't think she will come back until it gets dark." β
Lin Cheng was now bent on sending Mrs. Li away, so he said again, "It's better to be like this, Lord Taifu, if Guan'er comes back, I will ask her personally, and when the time comes, will I give Mrs. Li a satisfactory answer?" β
When it came to this, Mrs. Li was not good at what to say, he nodded, and then left with his sleeves brushed up, he didn't know where Lin Shangshu was just sending himself, and what Lin Ziyun said was not up to him at that time.
Lin Cheng watched Mrs. Li leave, his face gradually sank, he didn't expect that Liu Sheng's kid to have the ability to invite Mrs. Li over as a lobbyist, but if he wanted him to agree, it would be a fool's dream.
"Master, just now someone said that Mrs. Li is here, but what's the matter?" At this time, I saw a woman slowly walking in with a fan, with a pair of raised eyebrows and eyes, this is Lin Ziyun's biological mother, the main owner of this Shangshu Mansion.
Hearing this, Lin Cheng raised his head and glanced at the woman, then sat down on the flower carving chair with a calm face.
Lin was stunned when he saw this, and then turned his head to look at the maid on the side and said, "Let's all go down." β
The maids owed a debt and walked away from the place.
Seeing that everyone was leaving, Lin Shi walked in front of Lin Cheng and asked softly, "Master, what's wrong, could it be that Mrs. Li said something unpleasant?" β
Lin Cheng glanced at the Lin family, then chuckled lightly and said coldly, "Madam, you don't know, we all underestimated that kid Liu Sheng. β
Lin Shi was confused when he heard this, and he looked at Lin Cheng puzzled, "Master, what do you mean by this?" β
"Madam, don't you know that kid actually invited Mrs. Li to be a lobbyist." Lin Cheng said and told the Lin family everything in one go.
Lin's face was suddenly full of anger, she pinched the embroidered handkerchief angrily, and then as if she had reacted, she hurriedly asked, "Master, your sister agreed, right?" β
"I can say yes! But I didn't refuse, you also know that person is Taifu, the emperor's teacher, no matter what I do, I have to take care of his face, it's not good to tear my face after all. Lin Cheng sighed as he spoke, but his heart was itching with hatred.
"Master, what should we do after that, you are afraid of floating the face of the master, is it possible that we are really going to marry Guan'er to that poor boy!" Lin said unwillingly.
"Heh, madam, don't worry, I will never let Guan'er marry him, even if that poor boy climbs the big tree of Taifu, it can't change the poverty in his bones." Lin Cheng said as he said with a trace of murderous intent flashing in his eyes, and said coldly, "When necessary, we will eliminate him, and we must know that dead people will never do anything." β
Lin smiled and nodded slightly, with a hint of coldness in his slender eyebrows, "It's still thoughtful that the old man thinks." β
"Bang-" The vase in the corner fell to the ground and shattered in half, Lin paused, then turned around and looked at the corner where the sound came from, and when she saw the familiar figure, she was a little surprised, "Guan, Guan'er." β
Lin Ziyun heard that Mrs. Li had arrived at the house, so she wanted to see if he was talking to her father about herself and Liu Sheng, but she didn't expect that as soon as she arrived here, she heard that her biological parents were actually planning to get rid of Liu Sheng, and she was in a hurry, so she accidentally broke the vase.
When Lin Cheng saw Lin Ziyun, he was angry, if it weren't for the fact that this uncompetitive daughter had to like the poor scholar, he wouldn't have made these things, he immediately said with a cold face, "What are you doing standing there, don't go back to the room." β
Lin Ziyun looked at Lin Shangshu in the hall with cold eyes, and said calmly, "I don't allow you to deal with Liu Sheng." β
Lin Ziyun's words completely annoyed Lin Cheng, and he immediately slapped the table and scolded angrily, "You rebel girl, this is your attitude when you talk to us, let me tell you, I not only have to deal with him, I also want him to disappear forever." β
Seeing that his daughter was so confronted by his master, Lin stepped forward to grab her and reprimanded her in a low voice, "Guan'er, how can you talk to your father like this?" β
Lin Ziyun glanced at Lin coldly, her heart was like a needle prick, but her face was still as calm as ever, "Father, you can give it a try, if something happens to Liu Lang, I will go to report to the official." β
"Bastard!" Lin Cheng quickly got up, walked up to Lin Ziyun and slapped her, "You are rebellious." β
Lin is a woman in the end, and when she saw her daughter being beaten, she immediately held her in distress, "Master, you shouldn't do it if you're angry." β
Lin Ziyun stubbornly brushed away Lin's hand and looked at Lin Cheng indifferently, "Father, even if I am rebellious, you forced me." With that, she left the lobby without looking back.
"Bastard!" Lin Cheng saw that Lin Ziyun actually left directly, and angrily threw the cup on the table, only to hear a bang, and the carved ceramic cup shattered to the ground.
Lin stroked his chest, and then stepped forward with tears in his eyes to support Lin Cheng, "Master, dissipate your anger." β
Lin Cheng impatiently pushed Lin away, "This is the good daughter you gave birth to." β
"Master......" Lin called Lin Cheng softly, but where would Lin Cheng pay attention to her, he left directly.
Lin Shi saw Lin Cheng's departing figure, a trace of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes, it was all that poor boy, if it weren't for him, none of this would have happened, it seemed that he should find a time to meet that kid for a while.