Queen's Development

Chapter 89 Exercise
Lin Tao didn't go to accompany his concubine today, but went to the study outside to appreciate the paintings and calligraphy that Lin Jia gave him.

After hearing Ah Qing's narration, he immediately rushed over with a few trusted servants.

At this time, the night wind was picking up, and the lanterns hanging under the corridor of the West Wing were shaking in the wind. Under the pale light, the scene inside and outside the West Wing was extremely bleak: because of A Lan’s attack, the West Wing was full of snake corpses; Xiliu was so frightened that her face paled, she shivered under the steps; Mitao's skin was blue, bleeding from her seven orifices lay down the corridor.

Looking at the scene in front of him, even though Lin Tao was well-informed, he was a little frightened.

Lin Jia waited for her father to read it all, and then told A Lan: "Go and see if there is a purple sachet under Mi Tao's bed!"

After hearing this, Lin Tao raised his eyebrows and looked at Lin Jia.

Lin Jia was not afraid to meet his father's gaze, and Xiu Chang's eyes, which were very similar to Lin Tao's, were clear and pure.

Alan answered "yes", carefully avoided the snake corpse and entered the west wing room, and soon came out with a purple sachet on a silver hairpin.

Lin Tao looked at the dusty sachet and narrowed his eyes towards Lin Jia.

Lin Jia said in a deep voice, "Daddy, go to the inner study and talk!"

After that, he glanced at Yuzhi.

Yuzhi nodded slightly, indicating that she understood.

Lin Tao followed Lin Jia to the inner study, and Yu Zhi and A Lan, who was carrying a purple sachet, followed.

Lin Jia asked Lin Tao to sit on the precious chair behind the desk, stood there by herself, and told the ins and outs of the incident.

Yuzhi also told what she saw and what she did.

Lin Tao sat there quietly and didn't speak for a long time.

Although Lin Jia had no direct evidence, Lin Tao knew that Princess Li did it, because Princess Li had done similar things many times, and it was the same this time. If he ordered someone to investigate, Princess Li would definitely be found.

But he was unwilling to touch Princess Li. This was his wife, his cousin, the woman he had really liked, and the biological mother of his third son, Lin Yi.

More importantly, now that the Li family is powerful, Li Wangfei's elder brother, Li Qingze, is the favorite minister of the Emperor of the Ministry of War. As a county king who is suspected by the emperor, he is unwilling to easily enmity with the Li family because of Li Wangfei.

After a long time, Lin Tao looked at Lin Jia: "Ajia, what request do you have, please tell me, Daddy will try his best to satisfy you!"

After hearing Lin Tao's words, Lin Jia's expression did not change, but her face turned pale—every time Princess Li harmed him, he would go to see his father whenever he found clear evidence.

In fact, he knew that with his own strength, it would be difficult to shake Princess Li. He just wanted to find paternal love from this daddy because he lost his mother's love.

But his father always said "Ajia, what request do you have, just say it, Daddy will try his best to satisfy you", and then gently let Princess Li go.

Seeing that Lin Tao's face was almost transparent, and there was a layer of mist in Xiuchang's eyes, it was obvious that she was extremely angry, but there was nothing she could do about it, Yuzhi's heart was sour, and her eyes were a little moist.

She quietly clenched her fists - both Lin Jia and her will become stronger!

Seeing his son's tears, Lin Tao's eyes turned cold, and he glanced at Alan and Yuzhi.

Lin Jia was extremely intelligent and good at observing words and expressions, and said immediately: "Father, they are all my confidantes!"

Lin Tao nodded, and then said in a suppressed voice: "Ajia, you have to remember that being born in the royal family has always been so cruel. Now Princess Li wants to harm you because you blocked her and Lin Yi's way. If you are really killed by her, it means that you are incompetent. As long as His Majesty values ​​you, there will be more people who want you to die in the future. If you want to stand out and reach the highest position, you have to deal with it yourself Everything, instead of being like a suckling baby, asking me for help when encountering problems!"

Lin Jia's eyes gradually calmed down, she lowered her eyes, and said, "I see. Thank you for your father's admonition."

He raised his eyes to look at Lin Tao: "Father, Zhizhou Yamen is busy with business, and the county palace is quite far away, so it is inconvenient to come and go. My son wants to move to live near the Yamen."

Lin Jia knew that Lin Tao would not allow him to move out, because this did not conform to the illusion of family harmony he had maintained all along.

All he had to do was ask for prices and pay back the money.

Seeing that Lin Jia gave in, Lin Tao relaxed immediately: "I'm still alive, what kind of family do I have? Well, there is a Qinglian courtyard in the southeast corner of the palace, just facing the street. After you move in, you can open a door on the east or south side. It will be easier to get in and out in the future.”

Lin Jia's purpose was exactly that, seeing that Lin Tao agreed, she answered "yes".

Speaking of this, Lin Tao's goal has been achieved, and Lin Jia's goal has also been achieved. Both father and son have nothing to say, and the room suddenly fell silent.

Lin Jia said lightly: "Father, I will take you back!"

Lin Tao walked out of Cuiweiju with his hands behind his back, and Lin Jia followed him half a step behind.

All the relatives knew that the prince still had something to say to the second son, so they all followed from a distance.

Seeing the halo of the lanterns on the nearby trees, Lin Tao glanced at Lin Jia, and seeing that Lin Jia had regained his composure, he nodded approvingly.

All his life, he was doomed to stay in a small place like Qingzhou, but as his son, Lin Jia wanted to move towards the most honorable position in the Great Zhou Dynasty step by step.

And only when Lin Jia ascended to that position, could he, as a father, truly walk out of Qingzhou, go to the capital, and even become... the Supreme Emperor!

It was precisely because he placed too much expectation on Lin Jia that he moved Lin Jia to Zhao County, the most chaotic place in Qingzhou, and arranged Lin Jia to the position of Qingzhou General Judge.

He wants to train Lin Jia through these most difficult places to govern, so that he can grow into a real man.

What Lin Tao couldn't do, he wanted Lin Jia to do.

If she couldn't do it or was killed by others, it was because Lin Jia was incompetent and had nothing to do with others.

His son can only be a wolf, not a sheep.

Thinking of this, Lin Tao looked at Lin Jia: "Go back, you have to go to the yamen tomorrow morning!"

Lin Jia answered "Yes", bowed her hands and turned to leave.

Lin Tao stood there quietly, watching Lin Jia's back until Lin Jia's figure disappeared into the lush flowers and trees.

Liu Zhu, his confidant, said in a low voice, "My lord, are you going back to the study outside now?"

Lin Tao said lightly: "Put away that purple sachet, I'm going to see my princess."

Liu Zhu knows his prince best, he knows that he is greedy and lustful when he looks at the clouds and the wind is light, but in fact he has a strong desire to control, and the most annoying thing is that others don't follow his rules, so after hearing Lin Tao's words, he couldn't help but shudder, and sighed. Said: "My lord, the little one must be put away."

Concubine Li had already fallen asleep, and she was overjoyed when she heard the report from Xueli that the lord was coming, and hurriedly ordered: "Xueli, quickly check that my evening makeup is still in place!"

Before Sydney could answer, Lin Tao's clear voice came from outside: "In my eyes, my princess must be the most perfect!"

Concubine Li hadn't heard Lin Tao teasing her for a long time, so she immediately blushed and lifted the embroidered quilt and got out of bed, and got up to meet Lin Tao.

Lin Tao grabbed Princess Li's still slender waist, smiled slightly, and said, "Princess Li, you are so beautiful, sit on the bed, and I will draw a small portrait of you!"

After listening to Princess Li, although it seemed strange to draw a small portrait in the middle of the night, Lin Tao often had a sudden whim and did some weird things, so she agreed with a smile.

Lin Tao is a well-known painter in Dazhou, and he rarely agreed to paint a small portrait for others, but now he offered to propose it, and Princess Li was a little overjoyed.

While Lin Tao ordered people to prepare the painting tools, she got up and changed into a newly made beautiful dress, and sat by the bed, waiting for Lin Tao to paint.

Lin Tao sat on the brocade couch in front of the bed, and the painting utensils were placed on the red sandalwood Kang table.

He stared at Princess Li and admired it for a moment, then smiled slightly: "There seems to be something missing!"

Princess Li sat by the bed, looked at Lin Tao with affectionate eyes, and smiled charmingly.

Lin Tao clapped his hands, took out a purple sachet from his sleeve pocket, got off the brocade couch, walked to Princess Li with a smile, and looked into Princess Li's eyes: "Yong Jie, this sachet is very similar to your clothes." Matching, hang it on your waist!"

Concubine Li looked at this purple sachet, and the more she looked at it, the more familiar she became. Her heart beat faster and faster, her face became paler, and a few drops of cold sweat flowed down her forehead—this was the sachet she ordered Mother Su to prepare. It is filled with snake incense brought from overseas, which can make snakes go into heat and gather violently to hurt people!
Seeing Princess Li's appearance, Lin Tao's smile became brighter and brighter, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, he bent down and tied it on Princess Li's belt, and even tied a perfect bow.

After finishing these, he got up to admire for a while, walked back to sit on the brocade couch with a smile on his face, and began to paint slowly.

Concubine Li sat stiffly on the edge of the bed, the little dress she was wearing inside was soaked in sweat, her whole body was icy cold, her hands and feet were trembling uncontrollably.

Lin Tao concentrated on painting with a paintbrush. He saw a few snakes coming from nowhere and swimming towards Princess Li. There was a sneer in the corner of his mouth, and he drew faster.

Concubine Li couldn't bear it anymore, cried and jumped off the bed, dodged the snakes, ran to the brocade couch and jumped up: "My lord, I don't dare to harm Lin Jia again! My lord, please! "

Lin Tao stared into her eyes: "You only have this chance, are you sure?"

Princess Li looked back at the snake that was already swimming towards her, and immediately screamed: "Ah——I'm sure! I'm sure, my lord!"

Lin Tao had a good time: "Who gave you the medicine? Who arranged this matter?"

Princess Li trembled all over, looked back at the snake that was getting closer, and screamed: "It's the female doctor Ma! It's Mama Su!"

Lin Tao chuckled, reached out and untied the purple sachet on Princess Li's belt, pushed open the window and threw it out, then ordered the servants Liu Song and Liu Zhu standing outside the window: "Call all the servants of the palace to the Hongxi Courtyard , pass on my words, Ma female doctor Su Pozi instigated the master, killed people, and executed them with a cane in public!"

Liu Song and Liu Zhu answered "yes" and went to carry it out.

Concubine Li leaned in Lin Tao's arms, listening to the dull "Puff" sound of the torture stick hitting the person outside, her heart was ashamed.

I don't know how long it took before Liu Song came to report: "Your Majesty, Mrs. Su, the female doctor of the horse, has been killed with a stick, and all the snakes have been dealt with!"

After hearing this, Lin Tao pushed Princess Li away: "My princess, I'm tired, you should go to bed early too!"

After that, he got up and Shi Shiran left.

Concubine Li fell down on the brocade couch and cried bitterly for a long time.

(End of this chapter)