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

Chapter 529 Knowing it's a trap but not daring to gamble

After the palace banquet, Xia Lin went to Lao Zhang's house. As soon as Lao Zhang saw him, he felt that he was worried.

"What? His Majesty favors you?"

"No." Xia Lin started to cut the huge meatball with a knife. "Li Yuan was plotting against me. He used a series of tricks. He told Your Majesty that I should go to negotiate, and then deliberately spread the news that Pingyang's son was seriously ill and needed Dong Niang's treatment."

"You already know it's a series of tricks, what are you still worried about?"

"I don't dare to gamble!" Xia Lin stuffed the meat into his mouth angrily: "Even if there is a one in ten thousand chance that I take a wrong step, the result will be that my son is gone."

Old Zhang was silent for a long time, but finally nodded: "Li Yuan does have some experts around him. Do they know that Pingyang's son was born to you?"

"I don't know."

"Then why would they have such a plan? This doesn't make sense, Daosheng."

"Yeah, it's irrational. But if Li Yuan really knew, he wouldn't have used such a sneaky method." Xia Lin took a big gulp of wine: "But now, even if I know there is a big pit ahead, I have to go. I can't afford to gamble."

"Send spies first?"

"It would take at least seventeen days for the spies to come and go. What if this is true?"

When Old Zhang heard this, he frowned: "Damn, what a conspiracy. It seems that Li Yuan also has capable people."

"That's nonsense, isn't it? How can Li Yuan, who is not capable, be emperor? Do you think Wang Shichong dares to be emperor?"

Wu Ning, who had been silent until now, spoke up: "Then go, after all, he is your own son. You haven't even seen him since he was born, so what's the harm in going to see him? Even pigs and dogs have affection for their calves, let alone humans. You know everything, but you still want to go. In fact, you are not fearless, but you miss him. As the saying goes, even mountains and seas can make it flat."

Xia Lin said nothing, but said goodbye to the little princess and Miss Tang early the next morning and set off with Dong Niang.

Eight hundred miles in a hurry, running like crazy all the way.

How could he have time to look at the scenery along the way? He just ran wildly. He changed horses when he came to a post station and stayed in an inn when he came to an inn. He got up early and started running, and ran until sunset.

It would take nine days for other people to travel three thousand miles, but he arrived in five. When he landed, he had lost ten pounds, and his cheeks were sunken.

I have to praise Emperor Jingtai here. He was a narrow-minded man but generous. He said he would help Dong Niang get her back, and without saying anything, he asked her to go to Chang'an with Xia Lin first. As for the matter of overturning the case, Gao Shilian was currently fighting fiercely with his old boss, and it would take a while to determine the winner, so Dong Niang could come back later.

When Xia Lin arrived in Chang'an, Li Yuan had not returned yet and was still in Hongnong recording the people's livelihood.

"Block your mother's leg." Xia Lin rushed straight to Dugu's mansion. There was a guard blocking the way at the door, and he kicked him over.

When the guard drew his weapon, he used a shotgun to blast the rocks in the yard, then hit the guard on the head and said, "If you mess with me again, I'll kill you all."

After saying that, he strode towards the inner hall. The guards called for more guards. When the housekeeper saw the person they were chasing, his thighs were so scared that they cramped. He hurried forward to stop them and chased in front of Xia Lin: "Master Xia, why are you here? Oh, why are you here... I'm going to say hello, Master... Don't barge in. There are women in the back house, it's not convenient!"

Xia Lin didn't care about this at all. He pushed the housekeeper aside, closed the door of the back house, bolted it, and rushed forward aggressively.

As soon as I entered the yard, I saw Dugu Han making a snowman. Next to it was a carpenter's cart with two little things sitting on it. It was cold here, so the two little guys were wrapped up like dumplings, but only their little faces were exposed, and their eyes were rolling around.

"Ah?" Dugu Han was stunned when he saw Xia Lin: "Did I eat something bad and I am hallucinating?"

Xia Lin walked up to her, grabbed a handful of snow and stuffed it into her collar. Dugu Han screamed louder than a pig being slaughtered.

When Dugu Han realized that the person in front of her was really Xia Lin, she didn't know what to say for a moment, but at this moment Xia Lin was already squatting in front of the car.

"hey-hey……"

Xia Lin didn't know what to say. He just kept grinning foolishly. He wanted to reach out and touch the children but didn't dare to, for fear that they would be cold and that they would get dirty. The two babies who were still breastfeeding made such a heroic figure feel so helpless.

Dugu Han had already shaken out the snow water from her clothes. She stepped forward and kicked Xia Lin, then ran into the house and called Pingyang out.

When Pingyang came out, he saw Xia Lin squatting in front of his two children, looking helpless and laughing foolishly, so he shook his head helplessly: "Why are you just standing there? Come into the house first."

"No, I'm very dirty after traveling all the way." Xia Lin turned around and pointed at Dong Niang: "And her too, let us both take a bath first."

"Now it's getting more particular."

Pingyang laughed at Xia Lin's rough but helpless look. After not seeing her for a long time, she had gained a lot of weight and her face was not so tense anymore. She had the fair and plump complexion that is unique to Gansu and Shaanxi women. She looked much better than when she was a military general.

At this moment, there were knocks on the door outside. Dugu Han glared at Xia Lin and said, "Nothing. I was just chatting with Master Xia. Go get someone to prepare some hot water and some clothes to change into."

"You broke into my house and even dared to go to the backyard. Luckily someone in my family recognized you, otherwise you would be a pile of minced meat now." Xia Lin took out the shotgun, ejected the bullets and threw it into Dugu Han's hand: "Take it and play with it, little friend."

After taking a long hot bath and eating a big bowl of noodles with meat sauce, Xia Lin finally came to his senses. He was now sitting in Dugu Han and Pingyang's bedroom with a child in each hand, making "oh oh oh" sounds in his mouth.

"Talk to them, you just oh oh oh, you oh you..." Dugu Han was halfway through his words when the princess pinched his leg.

"He'll scold you later, and you'll be unhappy again."

"No more scolding, no more scolding." Xia Lin lowered his head and looked at his son on the left and his daughter on the right: "They all look like me..."

"If you don't curse me anymore, I won't be polite." Dugu Han rolled up his sleeves and prepared to use his power.

But now the princess spoke first: "Why did you come to Chang'an all of a sudden? I'm afraid you can't leave Chang'an. What's the matter? Did you give up your high position and wealth there for the sake of your child?"

Xia Lin sat there and told the princess what happened with the envoy from Chang'an. The princess and Dugu Han were stunned for a long time, and then both of their faces turned ugly.

"What happened?"

"The child's identity should be exposed."

"I know." Xia Lin lowered his head and scratched his son's forehead with his chin, making the little guy laugh. "Look at their looks. It would be strange if I couldn't tell. But this order should not have been issued by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. I thought about it on the way. It should be that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty wanted to see me and then gave a death order to his subordinates. He doesn't care what method his subordinates use. He wants the result."

"Du Ruhui." The princess said softly, "The only person I can think of who has such a plan around my father is Du Ruhui."

"That's Du Ruhui." Xia Lin nodded and said cheerfully, "Don't worry, nothing will be revealed."

"The premise is that you can't appear in front of others with your children at the same time." Dugu Han leaned forward to take a look, then pointed at his two children and said, "Look, my lady, they are cut from the same mold!"

“Why won’t it be exposed?”

Xia Lin and the princess ignored Dugu Han and continued chatting, "Du Ruhui should have discovered something fishy long ago, but he didn't tell the Emperor of Tang and left a back door for emergency use. This is the crime of deceiving the emperor. Princess, if you give birth to a son with me, it would be unclean at best. Anyway, you and I have been involved for so many years, and there are so many rumors in the market. They all say that Dugu Han, a sissy, can't give birth to a child, and your child is born with me."

"You're talking nonsense!" Dugu Han angrily cursed, "The pretty girl on your right was created by me bit by bit."

"Did you get poisoned by the mushrooms you ate and your brain got damaged?" Xia Lin glared at Dugu Han and said, "You are a sissy to them."

The princess found it funny now: "You already know everything, why did you come?"

"The young lady from the Zhang family said that one should never let down one's thoughts. Besides, I don't dare to gamble. Even if there is a one in ten thousand chance that it is true, I won't gamble."

"What are their names?" Xia Lin lowered his head and rubbed his children's cheeks. He didn't dare to kiss them for fear of contracting hand, foot and mouth disease.

"The older one is called Li Zhi, and the younger one is called Dugu Jiaye."

"Hey!" Xia Lin stood up and said, "Is his name really Li Zhi?!"

"Really? I think it's good." The princess smiled and said, "You think it's bad?"

"Good good..."

However, Xia Lin thought from the bottom of his heart that the name Dugu Jiaye was really nice, and his daughter looked quiet and gentle, and she would surely become a stunning beauty in the future.

At this moment, Dong Niang finished her shower and knocked on the door. She wiped her hair and said, "He rushed all the way here. It only took him five days to get here, which is a journey of ten days. We only had one meal a day..."

The princess looked at Xia Lin carefully and found that his face was tired and his cheeks were sunken. He looked exhausted. Although he didn't say anything, his uneasiness, anxiety and longing were all reflected in the dark circles under his eyes.

"Let's not talk about it for now. You guys stay here for a while. My father hasn't come back yet. He should still be in Hongnong. It will take some time for him to return. It looks like you are all exhausted. How about we talk tomorrow?"

"I..." Xia Lin was a little nervous at this moment: "Can I sleep with the child?"

Dugu Han curled his lips and said, "The child needs to be fed every hour or so. Do you have milk?"

"Who's feeding me?"

Dugu Han looked at the princess.

That night, Dugu Han was taken to the guest room to rest...

(End of this chapter)