lcionline Chapter 223 Extra (1) Parallel World 28
Chapter 223 Extra (1) Parallel World 28
Chapter 223 Extra (1) Parallel World 28
This ability to effortlessly resolve matters is superior to that of many officials in the imperial court!
Emperor Xingsheng has finally met his match. "Why can't it be taken seriously? The two of them are mutually in love, and things naturally progressed..."
“Your Majesty,” Zhang Ting said calmly, “their temperaments are still developing, and they haven’t experienced much. How can they be considered truly sincere? It was just a child’s whim. Let’s try to make a big deal out of it and let bygones be bygones. After all, it was my child who suffered the loss, wasn’t it?”
We've already let the losses go, so you can't possibly come here with the audacity to ask us to take responsibility, can you?
"Just consider it a foolish thing to do, and let it go."
We can't just let it go!
Lin Shiming couldn't listen anymore.
"mother!"
Lin Shiming, who had been hiding behind Lu Yuxi for a while, couldn't hold back any longer and ran out, grabbing Zhang Ting's arm, "I have my own judgment..."
Zhang Ting gave him a sharp look, and Lin Shiming swallowed back the rest of his long speech.
Seeing that he was sensible, Zhang Ting's attitude quickly softened again. She raised her hand and touched the head of her youngest son, who was now much taller than her, before turning to look at Lu Yuxi and his brother.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness Prince Jin, I am a little tired, so I took the children home first. The Emperor Emeritus and Empress Emeritus made a detour to the temporary palace to retrieve some things, so they were a little slow. Your Majesty, please wait for another half an hour."
After saying that, Zhang Ting didn't wait for Lu Yuxu to nod in agreement, and directly led the eldest child and two younger children into the carriage.
With a flick of the whip, the wheels of the carriage spun rapidly, raising a cloud of dust.
Lu Yuxi, who hadn't been able to get a word in edgewise for a while, was filled with sorrow. Her gaze followed the carriage all the way to the city gate, and she felt like she was about to crumble into sand.
The "mature and steady" Emperor Xingsheng sighed, slowly walked over, picked up his younger brother who had been shattered into sand, and managed to mold him into a human shape. "Don't be sad. Shiming is Madam Lin's most beloved youngest son. It's understandable that he's unwilling to agree right now. Don't worry, I won't make you lose your wife."
Lu Yuxi lowered her head, feeling wronged.
"Leave the adult matters to the adults." Lu Yuxu gently comforted his younger brother, who was still radiating a sorrowful aura. "Father and Mother will surely help you mediate. What you should do now is think about how to make the Lin family see your sincerity, know that you are qualified and capable of getting them to entrust their youngest son to you, and make them truly acknowledge you."
Although Lu Yuxi and Lin Shiming's relationship is genuine, a mutually agreeable and well-matched marriage, it cannot be denied that the "exceptionally clever" Prince Jin had meticulously planned and deliberately seduced them. Not to mention the incident three months ago. It's safe to say that such unconventional and complex backgrounds would make it difficult for any family to easily accept them into their home.
The Lin family disagreed, presumably because they believed the relationship between the two was not pure enough.
Lu Yuxi was only focused on getting the person first, and the drawbacks of not considering the proper way to have a relationship were fully exposed.
*
Emperor Longyun returned in high spirits, only to find his youngest son with a worried expression at the city gate. But this did not dampen his fighting spirit or his surging emotions.
This time, he possessed an even stronger will than Lu Yuxi, and repeatedly swore oaths in front of Bai Qiongzhu to snatch a young master from the Lin family to be the daughter-in-law of the Lu family. How could he be defeated by such a trivial matter?
He immediately wanted to lead his entire family to the Lin family to propose marriage.
It was Bai Qiongzhu, who was the most perceptive and understood the crux of the problem, who stepped in and stopped him, preventing him from causing further trouble.
The group returned to the palace with different thoughts on their minds.
*
This separation lasted for another half month.
Zhang Ting's status in the family was far superior to Lin Shihe's. She was just generally too lazy to bother with those trivial matters; otherwise, Lin Shiming would be a thousand times more obedient than he is now.
Therefore, when Zhang Ting personally intervened and ordered Lin Shiming to remain under house arrest, Lin Shiming didn't dare to entertain the slightest thought of sneaking out. He stayed obediently in his Jingming Courtyard, not venturing out even once.
During this time, Lin Yunyue fought with Emperor Longyun several times, Zhang Ting was invited to the palace twice to see Bai Qiongzhu, Emperor Xingsheng and Lin Shihe tormented each other, and Lu Yuxi came several times to express her sincerity and meet him. Lin Shiming knew nothing about all of this.
He was taking advantage of some free time at home to work on gunpowder, hoping to come up with something new to amuse his mother and put an end to his one-night stand with Lu Yuxi. He had copied the "Changping Etiquette Ceremony" a hundred times, and his brain was practically turning to mush.
Fortunately, his lingering influence at home remained, and after some coercion and enticement, he managed to get his experimental equipment from the housekeeper. He spent his days conducting experiments and his nights copying books by lamplight.
This fulfilling life continued until Lu Yuxi once again came to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion to see Zhang Ting and Lin Yunyue.
*
To be honest, although Lu Yuxi's methods of pursuing someone were not honorable, Lin Shiming was not entirely unaware of them. He took the opportunity and willingly agreed to be with Lu Yuxi. It was a case of one willing to give and the other willing to receive, so the blame cannot be placed entirely on Lu Yuxi.
As for crossing the line before marriage—Zhang Ting was well aware of Lin Shiming's martial arts skills. He hadn't forgotten how Lin Shiming, under the guise of drunkenness, had challenged his brother to a duel and successfully bruised Lin Shihe's face. In detail, Lu Yuxi shouldn't be solely blamed for this.
But people are biased, and Zhang Ting just couldn't stand it. Even though she knew in her heart that with their responsible character, the two of them would definitely spend their lives together, she still couldn't feel at ease unless she made Lu Yuxi understand the importance of Lin Shiming and know that he could no longer scheme against Shiming.
Zhang Tingxin is as unfathomable as a needle at the bottom of the sea.
Fortunately, Bai Qiongzhu was her close friend of many years, and being a woman herself, she naturally understood Zhang Ting's thoughts. After talking with Zhang Ting a few times and confirming Zhang Ting's intentions, she focused on preparing the betrothal gifts for Lu Yuxi. Instead of completely explaining the situation to Lu Yuxi, she let Lu Yuxi find ways to gain the approval of her future in-laws.
Just like now, Lu Yuxi stood below the hall, presenting Zhang Ting with both hands the letter of self-reflection she had written after several days of deep introspection.
Zhang Ting glanced at Lu Yuxi, whose expression was resolute, and her anger subsided somewhat. She took the letter of self-reflection and read it carefully.
"boom--"
A loud bang suddenly erupted, followed by the sound of the house collapsing.
The sound was coming from the direction of Jingmingyuan.
The papers in Zhang Ting's hand immediately scattered all over the floor.
"Someone! Come quickly!"
Ignoring Lu Yuxi who was still standing there, Zhang Ting rushed anxiously towards the door, grabbing a guard on duty, "Go, quickly go and call for help, go to Jingming Courtyard and rescue Shiming!"
The guard didn't have time to reply; he hurriedly nodded and flew away.
Lu Yuxi, who was in the front hall, then chased after them.
"aunt…"
Zhang Ting seemed to have grasped at a straw, "Go quickly and save Shi Ming, he's researching gunpowder in the yard!"
Lu Yuxi's pupils suddenly contracted, and she disregarded all etiquette, flying away in the blink of an eye as well.
Zhang Ting, still trembling with fear, was left standing there. She forced herself to stand firm and stumbled as she ran towards Jingming Courtyard.
*
When she finally reached Jingming Courtyard, all she saw was a ruin belching thick black smoke, and Lin Shiming being held tightly in Lu Yuxi's arms.
"Shi Ming!"
Zhang Ting rushed forward. Seeing this, Lu Yuxi hesitated for a moment, then let go of Lin Shiming's arms and pushed him towards Zhang Ting.
"Are you hurt? Let your mother check...is there anything that's bothering you?"
Zhang Ting was incoherent, examining Lin Shiming from head to toe several times.
"mother…"
General Lin blushed slightly from the examination, but still didn't push away Zhang Ting's hand. "Mother, I'm fine. Don't worry, I didn't use much explosives. I just blew up a woodshed that was used as a laboratory. I ran out as soon as I saw something was wrong. Look, I'm not even covered in dust!"
After confirming several times that her son was alright, Zhang Ting finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, she raised her still trembling hand and slapped Lin Shiming hard across the face. Lin Shiming turned his head to the side, stunned for a moment, and then obediently turned his head back.
"Snapped--"
It was another slap that almost drained Zhang Ting of all her remaining strength.
Lin Shiming's face is now symmetrical.
Lu Yuxi reached out to pull the person back with heartache, but stopped halfway through the movement.
For a moment, the guards who were busy putting out the fire were all terrified and buried themselves in their work, not daring to make a sound.
Good heavens! The old lady is truly an extraordinary woman. Even the second young master, who is highly skilled in martial arts, was beaten by her without making a sound.
No one dared to stop what they were doing, and they kept muttering to themselves, "Don't see me, don't see me... go beat up the second young master!" He knew all too well what it meant to be beaten up!
"mother…"
Having grown accustomed to being beaten, General Lin couldn't care less about saving face. He lowered his head guiltily and aggrievedly, occasionally peeking up to see if Zhang Ting was still angry.
Zhang Ting was furious, more furious than ever when Lin Shiming was causing trouble.
But when she was extremely angry, she would not show her emotions.
"His Royal Highness King Jin."
Lu Yuxi, who was called out, eagerly went up to her and said, "Auntie."
“This man is beyond my control. I don’t want to see him for the time being. Take him away.”