Chapter 76: Making Trouble

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  "Are you done vomiting? You're not even afraid of death, yet you're afraid of mice?" Xiao Qi crossed her arms over her chest, mercilessly teasing her.

  Lin Zhaoyan ignored him and continued vomiting.

  What happened to her today with the mouse gnawing on her shoes is enough for a year's worth of nightmares.

  It wasn't until he had finally finished vomiting, bringing up even bile, that Lin Zhaoyan was able to lean against the wall and stand up, panting heavily.

  Xiao Xi coldly snorted and ignored her, continuing to sit down.

  Lin Zhaoyan did not dare to go back to that place alone again.

  She hesitated for a moment and chose to sit down in a place leaning against the bamboo.

  No matter how scary this person is, after experiencing the mouse incident, she thinks it's not worth mentioning.

  Xiao Xi saw this and didn't say a word, silently standing up and changing his position.

  Lin Zhaoyan knew he was doing it on purpose, and his heart felt stifled, but he still gritted his teeth and followed him over.

  Xiao Qi was about to get up again.

  "Xiao Gongzi!" Lin Zhao couldn't help but exclaim, "I'm really scared, please, for the sake of my being an innocent bystander, don't move!"

  " Framed?" Xiao Qi raised an eyebrow and sneered, "Isn't all of this brought upon herself by Lin Si?"

  He said again: "You want to replace your sister to enter the house, I won't argue with you, but didn't Lin Si learn the most basic 'men and women do not give or receive things directly'?"

  Lin Zhao spoke out in protest.

  Is her feelings turned into infatuation?

  She would rather die than allow her dignity to be trampled on by others.

  "Xiao Gongzi should pretend I never said that." She curled herself up into a ball, although her body couldn't stop trembling, but still forced herself not to show weakness.

  What's there to be afraid of? There's nothing to fear, just bear with it and everything will pass.

  Xiao Qi looked down at her from a high place for a while, then turned around and sat with his back to her.

  This is just a small punishment.

  At this time, inside Cining Palace, it was a scene of chaos and noise.

  The palace maids went in and out one by one, each holding a basin of blood water and pouring it directly outside.

  It was Shen Zhongling, the daughter of General Shen of the previous dynasty, who was shot in the left chest by an arrow that came from nowhere during a hunt and her life was hanging by a thread.

  After the incident, the Emperor and Empress Dowager immediately sent her back to the palace for treatment, and the scene was once chaotic.

  It has been two hours since the rescue, but there is no improvement at all.

  "Imperial Physician, how is it? Is there still a way to save him?" The Emperor asked, grasping an imperial physician.

  "I report to Your Majesty, I have done my best. The arrow is indeed at the center of Shen's mouth, and it's both precise and deep. If we were to pull it out abruptly, she would undoubtedly die. We can only drag it out like this, as for how long she can hold on, I dare not make any rash judgments."

  "The Emperor's thunderous anger shook the heavens, 'Heal me! If you can't heal me, then none of you will live either!'"

  Shen Zhongling was promised to her by him that he would give her a good marriage before following Xīnánbó from the southwest, and she was also the orphan of a martyr of the previous dynasty. Once dead, his prestige would be greatly discounted!

  He then asked the guard: "Have you found out who shot the arrow?"

  The captain of the guard trembled with fear and said: "Your Majesty, I deserve to die. Because there were many people hunting today, and the arrow feathers used were all uniformly distributed from the palace, I was really powerless. Please give me a little more time, Your Majesty, and I will do my best to catch the murderer!"

  "Alright, I will give you a few more days' extension. If you still can't find it after three days, come and see me with your head chopped off!"

  "Yes, sir!" The captain of the guard wiped the sweat from his forehead and hastily retreated, but bumped into a small eunuch who was rushing in.

  "What's all the fuss about!" The emperor was already in a bad mood, and now he was even more annoyed.

  The eunuch hastily knelt down and reported, "Your Majesty, something's wrong! Someone from the Duke of Jian'an's residence has arrived, saying that Miss Lin Si is missing and hasn't returned to the mansion yet!"

  "What?" A string of annoying things had exhausted the emperor, who roared in anger: "If it's lost, go find it yourself! What are you doing causing trouble in the palace? Tell them that the young lady from their family is not in the palace!"

  The eunuch was frightened and was about to retreat when the empress said: "Wait!"

  "Who did you say lost something?"

  "The Fourth Miss of Jian'an Marquis Manor."

  The empress's face changed greatly. Just now Shen Zhongling had an accident, she only took care of her, and upon careful reflection, it seemed that she really hadn't seen Lin Zhaoyan before.

  How did she lose it?

  The third master of Jian'an Houfu, Lin Kun, said that if he didn't return his daughter, he would enter the palace inch by inch. The eunuch spoke again with a burst of courage.

  The emperor's face turned iron-green in an instant.

  Is he asking for his daughter back or his wife?!

  The empress dowager hastily stood up and said: "Send someone to the back mountain to search, perhaps they got lost."

  The emperor had no choice but to agree.

  Wanfei also heard about this matter and anxiously asked: "They say it's Lin San Ye who came to cause trouble? What exactly happened?"

  Su Yue, her personal palace maid, said: "Reporting to Your Highness, the fourth young lady of the Lin family has gone missing. She hasn't returned to the manor since entering the palace today."

  "Miss Lin Si is gone?" Empress Wan was startled and felt a faint sense of disappointment in her heart.

  She also thought that Lin Chen was coming...

  It was all for her daughter.

  "Because Miss Shen was unfortunately shot by an arrow while hunting, the scene was chaotic at the time. The Empress and the Emperor hastily sent Miss Shen back to the palace for medical treatment, and for a moment, they didn't notice anyone else. If it weren't for Lin San's disturbance, we still wouldn't know about it now!"

  "It turns out so." Wanfei didn't care about other people's affairs, nor did she need to. She only cared about Lin Chen.

  She suppressed the desolation in her heart and ordered Su Yue, "You also send a few people to the back mountain to search, it's essential to find Miss Lin Si as soon as possible. She's just a young lady, if something happens to her, it'll be terrible."

  No matter what he came for, she didn't want him to be heartbroken and would definitely try her best to help him find his daughter.

  Before long, Su Yue came to report, "It's not good, Your Majesty! The Emperor found the carriage driver who sent Lin Si Missy, he was found dead in the bushes on the back mountain!"

  "Your Majesty, what did you just say?"

  "The Emperor has temporarily suppressed the matter and sent many people to search, and is now throwing a tantrum in Cining Palace." Su Yue was somewhat frightened and uneasy, "Your Majesty, you don't think anything will really happen to Miss Lin Si, do you? I heard that Shen girl is also on her last breath! Who would have thought that the hunt would stir up so many things, fortunately Your Majesty didn't go today."

  Wanfei was uncertain whether these things were accidental or man-made, but she always felt that Lin Si might have really gotten into trouble.

  She suddenly thought of what the Emperor had said earlier about bringing Lin Si into the palace, and her heart skipped a beat, her face turning pale.

  This won't be, this won't be everything is directed and acted by the emperor himself?

  This kind of person will stop at nothing to get what they want!

  "Have someone go search in the back hills again, within ten miles of where the rickshaw driver's body was found. You must find Miss Lin Si before dawn!"

  It's absolutely impossible to stay overnight; if you do, it will be too late no matter what you say.

  As long as she mixes in and finds out, the emperor can't do anything even if he wants to.

  Jian'an Marquis Mansion, Shou'an Hall.

  Lin Chen's news of rushing into the palace shocked Old Lady Lin.

  She slammed her hand on the table and scolded Liu, who was kneeling in the hall: "What kind of daughter-in-law are you?! Can't even persuade your own husband?!"

  Liu cried, "Mother, how can this be blamed on me? What kind of temper does Father have that you're not clear about? He seems to have no temper, but once he gets stubborn, who can stop him? Fourth daughter is gone, and it's like the sky has fallen for him. I said whatever I could, but it was all useless!"

  "Hum! Useless thing!" Although Old Lady Lin also understood Lin Chen's temperament, she was anxious in her heart and just wanted to find someone to vent to.

  She pointed to Lu Shi, who was gloating at the side, "And you! If I don't settle accounts with you for what happened to my sister, didn't you notice that Si Yao has gone missing? What's the use of having you accompany me into the palace?"

  Lu's face turned sour, "She accompanied Ruo Si'er back together, and then disappeared for a long time. I thought she had also returned to the manor."

  Lu Shi lied because she knew Lin Zhaoyan's temperament. Since the empress dowager said to let her come back, she wouldn't resist.

  As for why Lin Zhao didn't speak up and say anything, it was because the scene was chaotic at the time, and she didn't dare to add trouble for the Emperor and Empress Dowager.

  Lin Zhaoyan's life and death were of no concern to her.

  Old Lady Lin was furious, her eyes were red, "Both of you are so incompetent, you're just a waste of food! What's the point of me raising you?!"

  Ma helped her pat her back and calm down, then handed her a cup of tea. "Grandma, don't get angry, it's bad for your health. This was an unexpected event, neither Mother nor Third Aunt anticipated it. Fortunately, Third Uncle is not a reckless person. According to the reports from the little servant who followed him in the past, Third Uncle did not make a scene, and more people have been dispatched to the palace to search for her. I believe that Xiaoyan just got lost and will be back safely soon."

  Ma's voice was soft and gentle, like a babbling brook, listening to it made people feel comfortable and relaxed, even the most anxious heart could calm down.

  Old Lady Lin's expression softened a bit, "It's still Minglan who understands things, not disappointing this 'Ming' character. If you hadn't quickly called someone to follow your Third Uncle, the scene would have been even more chaotic."

  Ma smiled gently.

  "Alright, you've been busy till now, go back first and let your mother and Third Aunt wait here. Jue's brother is still waiting for you, otherwise he'll blame us for keeping you and making you work hard."

  When mentioning her husband Lin Jue, Ma's face flushed with a hint of red, shy and demure, utterly captivating.

  Lin Jue has been busy with work recently and often stays overnight at the company. She hasn't had a good time with him for over ten days.

  She didn't force it, nodded slightly and backed down.

  At this time, someone hastily walked in from outside the door.

  " Xia Ping?" Ma furrowed his brow, he was one of the people she had just sent to follow Lin Chen, with some martial arts foundation and extremely keen hearing.

  "What's happened?" Mrs Ma asked anxiously.

  Xia Ping's face turned serious as he knelt down and said, "I beg to report to the young mistress, Fourth Miss may have encountered some trouble."

  "What?" Ma exclaimed in surprise.

  Everyone else in the room was startled too.

  "What's wrong?" asked Old Lady Lin in a hurry.

  Xia Pingyi said: "I was originally following Third Master outside the second gate, and then Third Master was summoned into the palace by Her Majesty. I followed him all the way, and heard a guard say that they had found the body of Fourth Miss's carriage driver. I was afraid of trouble, so I bid farewell to Third Master and returned to the manor first. Third Master is currently still unaware of this matter."

  Everyone's face changed color.

  "Zhaor...". Liu's eyes instantly turned red, although Lin Zhaoyan was not her biological daughter, and she sometimes resented her for taking away the affection of her own biological daughter, but after all, she had raised her under her care for thirteen years, how could she not have any feelings?

  Lu was also frightened, she did not expect Lin Zhaoyan to have an accident.

  Mrs. Lin was relatively calm, she frowned for a moment and said: "If the fourth girl really gets into trouble, it's uncertain what kind of situation Zhen'er will cause, now the top priority is to get him back to the mansion, can't let him stay in the palace anymore."

  If something really happens to Si Yao Tou, it will also happen in the imperial palace and have nothing to do with the Hou Mansion. It's a good opportunity to get rid of this trouble.

  The difficulty now lies in how to comfort Xun Er, and absolutely cannot let him be impulsive for a moment, ruining the Hou Mansion's future prospects.