AWB Chapter 113: Killing relatives for justice
Chapter 113: Killing relatives for justice
"Fake?" Lin Anhe exclaimed. He thought Bai Zhaozhao had figured it out and was going to tell him about the concubine, but the first thing she said shocked him.
Lin Anren took the jade token seriously. After a long while, he frowned and said, "Yes, this jade token is fake. But I didn't expect that there is someone in the world who can copy the same jade token!"
Lin Anhe was a little flustered: "What should we do? If His Majesty knew about this, wouldn't our Lin family be in great trouble?"
Lin Anren patted his shoulder and said, "It shouldn't be a disaster. If you can't find the real one, you can only apologize to the emperor and say that it has been lost."
Bai Zhaozhao immediately poured cold water on him: "But what if someone sacrifices his relatives for the sake of justice and says that Marquis Guangping had already damaged the real jade token and specially found a fake jade token to deceive the emperor?"
Lin Anren was stunned. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Does Miss Bai know something?"
Bai Zhaozhao smiled and said, "It's so obvious, can't Master Lin think of it? Or is he unwilling to believe it?"
Lin Anren remained silent. He just felt that Bai Zhaozhao might know more. However, Lin Anhe said with difficulty: "Second Uncle..."
Bai Zhaozhao was not polite and said directly: "If your second uncle didn't agree, how could your second aunt use such an important thing to frame you?
If they succeed, the result will be that Marquis Guangping has failed to educate his children well and casually gave away the heirloom without knowing that the real treasure had long been replaced. The Lin family will lose face, and the second branch will take advantage of the situation to split up the family, and the exposure will be rewarded, with one rising and one falling, which is a perfect balance."
Lin Anhe asked anxiously, "So the real jade token is in Second Uncle's hands?"
Lin Anren sighed, "I'm afraid not. There must be someone behind my Second Uncle who helped plan this. The real jade token should have become the connection between my Second Uncle and that person."
Bai Zhaozhao nodded secretly. It seemed that Master Lin was more stable. It was not that Lin Anhe could not think of such an obvious problem, but that he was too impetuous.
After a moment, Lin Anhe slowly calmed down: "Second uncle has been demoted and is in urgent need of meritorious service, so he will definitely expose father, as long as the jade token is proven to be fake... No, the jade token did not show up at the wedding before, and second uncle should expose the loss, because they know that the fake jade token must be in Miss Bai's hands, and Miss Bai may not return it to us."
Bai Zhaozhao continued, "So he would first say that the jade token was lost. If I hadn't returned it, it would have been fine. But if I had returned it, you would have taken it out without hesitation to prove that it was not lost. Then he could have someone identify it and find out that the jade token was fake."
Lin Anren concluded: "The latter situation is what he wants to see more. Stealing and replacing something is more serious than accidentally losing it. It seems that the second uncle does not want to split up the family business, but has wanted to do so for a long time!"
Bai Zhaozhao's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this!
That’s right, the second branch of the Lin family has actually wanted to split up for a long time!
In this case, all previous speculations would be overturned. Madam Lin II deliberately sent people to humiliate the Bai family, not because she hoped that the marriage would change to delay the separation of the family, but because she had already reached a tacit understanding with the Liu family and planned to destroy the marriage and plant the hidden danger of the jade token.
Another thing is that they want to use the Bai family to spread the news that Lin Anhe has lung fever. This is their real purpose!
If Bai Zhaozhao had not cured Lin Anhe, the news that he had the disease would have spread throughout the capital, and then what would happen?
Yes, find the source, this disease is contagious! Someone will definitely suggest finding the source!
Lin Anhe suddenly fainted after visiting the patrol camp, and Marquis Guangping was the general of the patrol camp!
In other words, someone in the patrol camp has contracted lung fever!
Bai Zhaozhao suddenly realized that this was a conspiracy against Marquis Guangping! Wasn't this the first time Cheng Jiayu made Qin Ge Lao admire her for seizing military power in the original novel?
Although Bai Zhaozhao had read the first half of the original novel, the novel wrote that Cheng Jiayu's style suddenly changed after he won the third place in the imperial examination. Although he still played the role of a lucky son who gained power and beauties, most of the content focused on his flirting with the beauties and the process of him applauding for love!
On the contrary, there is no specific description of the methods used by Cheng Jiayu and the process of her struggle for power, and some of them are even mentioned in passing.
She still remembers Lin Wantang, her confidante, as described in the original novel:
"Lin Wantang was deeply moved. She had never thought that the man in front of her could do so much for her. Not only did he get her uncle's family the retribution they deserved, but he also helped her father get a promotion. It would be worth it even if she died for him.
Cheng Jiayu looked at the little woman with pity on her face. Not only did she bring him some very good spiritual objects, she also successfully got him to expose the dereliction of duty of the general of the patrol camp, thereby helping Shangshu Liu seize the military power and finally gaining the praise of Lord Qin!
In order to reward this little woman, he took a special tonic. Tonight must be an unforgettable experience for her!"
When she saw this, Bai Zhaozhao felt a little disgusted. These female supporting roles were just welfare delivered to the male protagonist! This was also one of the reasons why she couldn't stand it anymore.
Bai Zhaozhao finally understood that the dereliction of duty mentioned briefly in the original novel might be this lung heat disease!
If a soldier in the patrol camp is infected with the disease but does not receive treatment, a large number of soldiers will be infected...
Thinking of this, Bai Zhaozhao couldn't help but turn pale. It turned out that Cheng Jiayu's path to success was all achieved by stepping on the suffering of others!
"Miss Bai!" Lin Anhe called out again to pull Bai Zhaozhao out of her memories.
"Excuse me, Master Lin, I suddenly realized something."
After listening to Bai Zhaozhao's analysis, both Lin brothers were shocked!
"This matter is of great importance. I will immediately go to the patrol camp in secret. Second brother, you should also find a way to investigate the recent special events of the Liu family and the second uncle's family."
After saying that, Lin Anren left immediately.
Lin Anhe looked at Bai Zhaozhao with complicated eyes. He still had a lot to ask her, but now was obviously inappropriate. In the end, he still sent Bai Zhaozhao out of the house.
Sure enough, a few days later, an imperial decree came from the palace, requiring Marquis Guangping and Prince Lin to bring the heirloom jade tablet to the palace for an audience.
The reason was that the night before, Master Lin II asked to see Emperor Yongkang, and then he tearfully spoke of the righteousness of sacrificing his own family, saying that he could not tolerate the fact that Marquis Guangping had lost the heirloom jade plaque and was planning to pass off a fake as the real thing. He was afraid that one day the truth would be revealed and the whole family would be disgraced, so he came to report it, hoping that the emperor would show leniency and not let the crime affect the old and young in his family.
Marquis Guangping and his son went to the palace. When faced with Emperor Yongkang's questions, both of them looked shocked.
Guangping Hou said calmly, "Your Majesty, please allow me to report this. My second brother has a grudge against me because of the division of the family. I hope Your Majesty will forgive him and not hold him accountable for his nonsense and fabrications!"