Damn it, I'm in the garbage book I wrote

Chapter 234 Complaint

They were all soldiers, so naturally they talked about similar things. It would be boring for Mr. Chai to drink alone, so he thought about it and brought the food and wine to Xia Lin's table.

He was alone in the wind and rain on the whole journey and felt a little lonely. Finding some people to chat with on this stormy night could help relieve his boredom.

As they chatted, he discovered one thing: these soldiers did not spread gossip about his wife. This was strange. You know, in the north, those gossips have been derived into countless versions, which is simply unbearable.

So Commander Chai asked, "Have you heard about the gossip between Prince Teng and Princess Pingyang?"

Several soldiers looked up at Xia Lin, then looked at Mr. Chai who was speaking, and began to eat with their heads down, no longer talking. The atmosphere became very awkward.

"I have heard of it, of course I have." Xia Lin crossed his legs and said, "It's fake, how could it be possible? Princess Pingyang is a very decent person. Besides, when Prince Teng and his wife were with the princess, there were at least 20 people around them."

Hearing this, Mr. Chai laughed: "Yes, how can I not know whether it is true or not. But brother, how do you know it so clearly?"

"Me?" Xia Lin pointed at his nose. "Because I am the consort of Prince Teng. The gossip was about me, how could I not know? Damn it, if I really knew who spread it, I would tear his mouth to pieces."

Mr. Chai was stunned for a long time, and looked at Xia Lin carefully, because according to the rumors, the man who had an affair with Sanniang was handsome, elegant, refined, and well-educated, which was completely different from Chai Shao, who was a coarse and vulgar person. But now he met the real person, and after a closer look, he was indeed a good-looking young man, but he was not refined, well-educated, right?

He was wearing a coarse cloth outfit, with his trouser legs and sleeves rolled up and his collar open. He sat there drinking and eating meat, looking no different from a rough soldier like himself.

"Are you the Prince of Teng's consort?"

"Yeah." Xia Lin pointed at the brothers around him and said, "This time we are helping the princess bring back her dowry as escort."

Chai Shao bowed to him and said, "What a coincidence! I am the consort of the Prince of Tang."

Xia Lin counted on his fingers and thought: "Ah? Chai Shao?"

"Yeah." Chai Shao sighed, and then laughed out loud without warning: "Hi..."

Xia Lin patted his shoulder: "Hahahaha..."

The first meeting between the victim and the yellow-haired man was actually quite harmonious. After all, Chai Shao had figured it out in his mind along the way that the princess would definitely not be so casual. What made him angry was not the rumors, but Princess Pingyang's attitude towards him.

"Brother Chai, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you're going to file a complaint with the emperor for such a small matter? His Majesty will laugh at you." Xia Lin poured him a glass of wine. "And if you think about it, you'll understand. I'm the consort of Prince Teng, and I'm also a princess. What am I trying to achieve by arguing with Princess Pingyang? Do I want to deceive the emperor and have my entire family executed?"

After hearing this, Chai Shao just sighed and pounded the table gently: "I know that there must be a villain behind this matter. I am not angry about these rumors, but about that man in Pingyang. This time I came to the capital to ask His Majesty to grant me a divorce. I, Chai Shao, have been wronged for ten years, and from now on I will not suffer this injustice anymore."

Xia Lin pulled a plate of kidney beans over and placed it in front of him, then looked up and shouted to the postmaster, "Give me a portion of pickled fish and a jar of strong liquor."

The food came, and the wine came too. After drinking the strong liquor, the man started to talk more.

Chai Shao raised his head and finished the second bowl. He put the bowl down and talked about the past.

"Pingyang and I got married ten years ago. At that time, Pingyang was only fourteen and I was only sixteen. I respected and loved her in my heart, and everything was based on her wishes. If she didn't let me touch her, I wouldn't touch her. But she was so good. She regarded my respect and love as weakness, and I was not in her eyes or heart."

Speaking of grievances, the iron-willed man Chai's eyes turned red: "When there were rumors, I pretended not to hear anything. But think about it, which man in the world could remain calm after hearing such news? But she was different. After returning from the south, her first stop was to go back to Chang'an. She didn't even send someone to give me a letter to explain."

Xia Lin nodded repeatedly beside him: "That's her fault. When a couple gets married, they should naturally put each other first and be devoted to each other. Her behavior, to put it bluntly, means she doesn't treat you as a family."

"That's right." Chai Shao sighed, uttered an ouch, and looked sad: "Later, my subordinates saw that I was unhappy for a few days, so they invited me to go out and relax, but who knew that it happened that on that day when I returned from Pingyang, she surrounded me with her soldiers without knowing the truth, put on armor and slapped me." "Ouch." Xia Lin slapped his thigh: "She was wrong. How could she degrade a man's face in front of outsiders? She can use nunchakus at home, but she has to give face to the man outside."

"Nunchucks?" Chai Shao was stunned: "What is that?"

"Oh, is this the time to worry about nunchakus? They are just two sticks with a rope tied in the middle."

"Oh..." Chai Shao patted his thigh. "You said, if she did this, how can I stay in Longcheng with dignity? So after I scolded her, I came to Beijing alone to file a complaint. I don't plan to serve in Longcheng anymore. I plan to ask His Majesty to transfer me to Li Yaoshi. After all, I am a military commander in a border city. There is no place in the world that I cannot go."

Xia Lin propped up his chin and remained silent for a moment: "Speaking of which, Princess Pingyang is indeed a little arrogant, which is not right. I will not comment on the matter between you and your wife, but even if it is an ordinary subordinate who has done nothing wrong, it is not right to humiliate him like this. Your Chai family is also a famous family, and this slap she made is not just hitting your General Chai in the face."

Hearing Xia Lin's words, Chai Shao became even more angry and his face turned red. Xia Lin quickly poured him another glass of wine, and Chai Shao drank it all in one gulp: "That's what I hate... Hahaha, who can the Li family take seriously?"

Chai Shao was drunk at the moment, leaning against the wall with a lonely look on his face. "I went back home, and after my father found out about this, he was so angry that his blood was blocked and he has been bedridden. When has the Chai family ever suffered such humiliation? This time in the capital, I will definitely ask His Majesty to give me an explanation."

"Hey, brother, relax a little. This matter may not be that simple." Xia Lin's eyes rolled around and he spoke in a very pleasant way: "Don't fall into other people's traps."

"What other plans can you have?"

"Brother, think about it. Who would benefit the most from such an outrageous rumor? I am not familiar with the Li family, but you are." Xia Lin patted his chest and said, "Look, I am also a victim. I am still in the dark. The rumors say that I am as despicable as I can be. They also say that I seduced the princess. This is clearly an attempt to kill me, but I really can't do anything. I am too far away to do anything."

These words had a different meaning to Chai Shao. He had drunk a lot and looked a little dazed. He sat there swaying for a long time before he spoke: "If that's the case, then it must be Princess Pingyang's brothers. Among the brothers and sisters of the Li family, Sanniang has the highest military exploits. If her reputation is ruined, her brothers will naturally benefit the most."

Chai Shao is no fool. If Xia Lin came directly at this moment, it would arouse his vigilance, so he guided him step by step and brought him into the vortex of suspicion.

"Then it seems that brother has saved his life." Xia Lin leaned there and sighed, "If it were me, if I really wanted to overthrow Princess Pingyang, I would definitely find a way to poison you. As long as something happens to you, combined with the rumors, no matter who it is, they will think that it was the princess who did it. After all, you are her legitimate husband. Only when you are gone can she deal with the subordinates. Then she will lead the Chai family to be irreconcilable with her. In order to calm the anger of this family, even if the King of Tang does not punish the princess, he will lock her up in the palace for a while. Then won't she have to hand over the military power in her hands?"

At this point, Xia Lin patted Chai Shao on the back of his hand and said, "Brother, you have saved your life with your toughness. If you had continued to endure, you would probably have lost your life by now."

Using assumptions to deduce conclusions is the best and easiest mode of alienation. Because the thing has not happened yet, but it is possible to happen, so we assume that it has already happened. In this way, it is difficult for people in the situation to see the truth of the matter, because not everyone can have a God's perspective like Xia Lin.

Even a smart person like Chai Shao would continue along this line of thought, and this branch would inevitably lead to his disastrous outcome.

Getting angry about things that didn't happen is not just for women.

"Well, well, well, the Li family is indeed worthy of being the overlord that can dominate a region." Chai Shao's face turned pale: "It seems that they really have a plan."

"Hey!" Xia Lin raised his hand and said in horror, "Brother, there are some things I don't want to listen to. Don't hurt me. Don't get stuck in this dead end. It's dangerous."

Chai Shao also reacted at this moment and smiled bitterly: "Well, when I go to the capital, I will go and tell His Majesty!"

Good! This is basically a success. Xia Lin didn't plan to tell Chai Shaohui to file a complaint with the emperor at first, but who knew that this old man was both hot-tempered and useless, and after being bullied by his wife, he actually had to file a complaint with the emperor to find someone to take care of him.

But this invisibly pushed Xia Lin's plan to a height that he himself had not imagined, and the rest was naturally a matter of course.

"Brother, I'm telling you something in secret." Xia Lin struck while the iron was hot: "His Majesty is not in the capital, but I can't say where he is. Tomorrow morning, just follow me."

Chai Shao was stunned, looked at Xia Lin, pursed his lips, and then nodded slightly.

(End of this chapter)