When the female supporting role has a beauty system

Chapter 1435 Jin Yue 36
That's really ruthless.

With another sigh, Cheng Qian leaned back against a big tree: "No matter what, we are related to the Lin family by marriage. Since my brother-in-law is in trouble, we should definitely do something about it. At the very least, we should send a message."

Cheng Kun looked up at the sky and suddenly asked, "Did you find anything strange about the mansion this time you returned to the capital?"

Cheng Qian's breathing remained unchanged, and he even turned to look at Cheng Kun: "What's strange? My son thinks everything is fine at home."

“Something’s not right.” Cheng Kun frowned and thought for a long time before saying, “Your mother… is quite strange.”

Not hearing Tan You's name, Cheng Qian felt a sense of relief. He adjusted the tassels on his armor: "Mother is more gentle and virtuous than before, isn't that a good thing?"

“You used to think she wasn’t gentle and kind enough.”

Cheng Kun nodded: "That's true. In previous years, your mother was always very loud and boisterous. But this year when she came back, she became quieter, had the mind to practice calligraphy, and even knew how to copy scriptures."

Cheng Qian thought to himself, would she dare not copy? If she didn't, Tan You had ways to deal with her, and the Wei family would have no choice but to obey.

Even though she copied the scriptures very slowly.

Cheng Qian said calmly, "My mother is a Buddhist now, and she goes to Baima Temple to burn incense whenever she has time, also to pray for your well-being, Father."

He was being held back by Tan You, but he couldn't possibly tell Cheng Kun about it. Cheng Kun was his father, that was true, but Cheng Kun couldn't possibly empathize with him.

Cheng Kun nodded: "I haven't asked you since I came back. You're still young, why were you in such a hurry to submit a memorial to establish an heir before the new year?"

“You and the Lin family have had a strained relationship these past few years. I never knew you had such a kind and loving fatherly heart.”

Cheng Qian said in a low voice, "Once my son goes to the battlefield, I don't know if he will ever come back. If we establish a successor early, even if something happens to my son in the future, the family will not be thrown into chaos."

"Mrs. Lin... she has had a tough few years."

He gritted his teeth as he spoke: "Lin has been married into the family for three years, and my mother has not given a single penny of household expenses in those three years. Sui-ge'er has been raised by Lin using her own dowry."

"My son has let them down."

Cheng Kun frowned: "There's such a thing?"

Cheng Qian: "My son only found out this time when he returned to the capital. Mother's actions... are a bit too..."

Cheng Kun sighed. He knew his wife's character perfectly well. But she wouldn't listen to him, so what could he do? Cheng Qian was already so old; he couldn't very well divorce her, could he?

"Now that we've confirmed it's Sui-ge'er, let's raise him well. I think Madam Lin is raising Sui-ge'er very well; the little guy is very strong and has the potential to become a military general."

Cheng Qian nodded. He didn't believe Tan You's plan for Cheng Sui was merely to make him a military general. A general's destiny is on the battlefield; how many generals die peacefully?
She would take Cheng Sui to the battlefield for training, but her ambition was not to train him into a military general. Otherwise, why would she have taught him the Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government) at such a young age?

She must be... plotting something big.

Cheng Kun stood up: "Since you have made up your mind, I will not say anything more. However, you only have one legitimate son, Sui Ge'er, which is too few."

Cheng Qian smiled wryly. One was enough. A little monster like Tan You wouldn't even look down on him.

Cheng Qian led his troops to the north again, much to the delight of the Lin family. Madam Qi even prayed repeatedly in the Buddhist hall, hoping that Cheng Qian and Cheng Kun would not return this time.

This time, buying the Jade Complexion Cream for Lin Jinzhu has completely drained Qi's finances. Now, Qi wishes Cheng Qian and Cheng Kun would die soon, while at the same time hoping that Lin Jinyue would live a miserable life in the Marquis's mansion.

"May the Bodhisattva protect us!" After lighting three incense sticks as usual, Madam Qi knelt on the prayer mat and prayed. Even when Lin Jinyu took the imperial examination, she had never been so devout. "Madam! Something terrible has happened! Something terrible has happened!" Her personal maid, Madam Fang, rushed into the ancestral hall waving a handkerchief, her face full of grief.

"Madam, something terrible has happened! Young master, young master is gone!"

Qi didn't understand, so she turned her head while still kneeling and asked, "Which boy is gone?"

Mother Fang stamped her feet anxiously: "It's Yu-ge'er! Two days ago, Yu-ge'er went to the countryside for inspection and encountered bandits in the dense forest. Yu-ge'er immediately..."

"Madam!" Fang Mama was only halfway through her sentence when she saw Qi roll her eyes and collapse to the ground.

The Buddhist hall immediately erupted in shouts and screams, and the entire Lin family was thrown into complete chaos.

The servant returned with the news at noon, and the mourning hall was set up that afternoon. Qi Shi clung to the coffin, and seeing Lin Jinyu's body, which had been cleaned up but was still a gruesome sight, she was about to collapse again.

Madam Fang supported her, saying, "Madam, you can't fall now! The family is waiting for you to take care of things. We can't let the young master leave in peace!"

Qi steadied herself against the coffin: "Yes, I can't fall... I can't fall..."

“My Yu-ge’er! You’re only 24 years old…”

Lin Jinzhu arrived that very evening, relying on her family. But while her family used to depend on her father and brother, her brother was now dead, and her young nephew needed time to grow up…

Lin Jinzhu's eyes reddened; this time it wasn't a show, she was genuinely heartbroken.

She was crying about her miserable life and the many misfortunes that befell her.

Lin Yuan was calmer. He repeatedly questioned the servant who had brought Lin Jinyu's body back, but the servant just kept repeating the same thing over and over.

"Young Master went to the countryside to inspect preparations for spring plowing. There were bandits on the mountain, and a huge rock fell from the mountain and hit Young Master's carriage."

Lin Yuan stared at the servant: "If he was just hit by rocks, why does Yu-ge'er have so many wounds? Judging from the shape... it looks like..."

“He was bitten by a swarm of snakes,” the servant said in a low voice, his hands clasped together. “After the boulder hit him, we and the county yamen runners all fainted. When we woke up, this was the young master’s condition.”

Lin Yuan frowned: "Did she faint?"

“Yes, we didn’t see anything before we fainted.” The old servant carefully recalled everything that day: “When we woke up and called for help, we encountered Duke Cheng and his son.”

"The prince's personal guards helped search the mountain, but they found no trace of the bandits."

Lin Yuan pondered for a long time: "Bandits...did you say that, or did Cheng Qian say it?"

The old servant remained silent for a while before saying, "It was the yamen runners who first shouted it out. Yuncheng is mountainous and covered with dense forests. There have always been bandits. Although the young master organized the suppression of bandits after taking office, the results were minimal."

"This old servant suspects... that the young master may be too aggressive in his daily life, which has earned him the wrath of the bandits."

Lin Yuan remained noncommittal. He was also grieving, but as grieving as he was, he was even more heartbroken about the Lin family's legacy.

He had an eldest son, but the eldest son is now dead.

He has a grandson, but the grandson is only four years old. Will he live to see his grandson grow up? Lin Yuan wasn't sure if he'd live to see that day.

Therefore, he must avenge his son!
Regardless of whether the person who killed his son was a bandit or not, he was determined to find the murderer.