Chapter 134: Who Was It!? (1/2)
Long Zhengyang had attempted to advise against it, yet he was stopped by a meaningful glance from Long Yin. During this episode, he had came to roughly know that Ye Wuchen’s character was even stronger than steel. By using such a tone he clearly indicated that every statement and every word he made surely contained no room for bargaining. Shaking his head now that he was left without a choice, he sighed, “Old General Lin……”
With a plop, Lin Kuang neatly knelt down in front of Ye Wuchen. In response, Lin Zhan hurriedly extended his arm to pull him up, yet he was angrily shaken off by Lin Kuang who spoke in a stern voice, “Zhan-er, kneel down now! For the sake of His Majesty and the whole Tian Long Nation, even if we were to die horribly, we will do it without complaints, let alone the simple act of kneeling down! As long as His Majesty will be safe and sound, even if our Lin Family were to suffer from great humiliation to the extent that we die kneeling before him, there will be no harm in doing it!”
These words were said with devotion and righteousness that inspired reverence, causing people not to think that what he was doing would ruin their reputation. Instead, it made them feel deep veneration.
Lin Zhan did not hesitate anymore and he knelt down beside Lin Kuang “Okay… Today I have offended the Ye Family several times with my words, this was my mistake. I, Lin Zhan, admit my mistake!”
The Lin Family’s two most important figures had simultaneously knelt down before the youngest member of the Ye Family. Fortunately there were only a few people who witnessed this, or else it would surely surprise a lot of people. Ye Wuchen looked pleased as he said, “Very well. The attitude of Superior Lin in admitting his mistakes is quite considerable, so my Ye Family will surely forget and not to bear recriminations. I will give the whole city notice of the events today, as well as Superior Lin’s words from the bottom of his heart, that His Majesty, the Emperor, and all the superiors present here can attest to it.”
Upon hearing these words, the expressions on Lin Kuang and Lin Zhan, who originally had attitudes as hard as metals, swiftly changed. This time around they had remained calm because the people present were only few, mostly princes and imperial physicians who could see their willingness to sacrifice their own dignity for the sake of the Emperor. Were to spread out across the entire city for all the people to know, it would surely be a huge blow to the Lin Family’s reputation. The Lin Family would be unable to lift their heads in front of the Ye Family as they had now repetitively lost their reputation.
Yet they had already knelt. They could only grit their teeth to force themselves to refrain from speaking further. The lesson they learned, after several times of failure, had told them that confronting Ye Wuchen would only result in further humiliation.
“Please rise now, the two of you. Although His Majesty is present, forgive Wuchen for making this rude remark. No matter who you are, if you dare to offend my Ye Family, I will certainly make you pay the price!”
“Old General Lin, General Lin, please stand now. It must have been really hard for you.” Long Yin said apologetically, yet he did not get angry with Ye Wuchen.
Lin Kuang and Lin Zhan were just about to stand up, when a eunuch hurriedly entered. He was just about to speak, when he saw the two kneeling down before Ye Wuchen. For a moment he was petrified as if he had seen a ghost and was unable to utter a single word.
“What’s the matter? Why are you so frightened?” Long Yin said loudly with knitted brows.
“Ah…” The eunuch seemed to have woken up from a dream, but he faltered, “It’s… Superior Lin’s second son was injured by someone on the streets. Moreover, his right leg had been crippled…”
“What!?” Lin Kuang and Lin Zhan were shocked. Although Lin Yu did not become a person worthy of respect, he still belonged to the bloodline of the Lin Family. While standing up, Lin Zhan shouted in anger, “Who injured my Yu-er?”
“It’s…” The eunuch hesitated for a moment, then pointed at Ye Wuchen. “According to the second young master of Lin, he was injured by the young master of the Ye Family.”
This eunuch felt his own head spin for a moment. What was going on here… the young master of Ye had seriously injured the young master of Lin, yet the elders of the Lin Family were actually in here, kneeling down before the young master of Ye…
Lin Zhan was startled, pulled Lin Kuang up and glared at Ye Wuchen. “You… Why did you have to injure my Yu-er? Even if you hate me, there’s no need for you to use such vicious method!”
Long Yin also angrily said, “What’s going on? Did you really injure Lin Yu?”
Ye Wuchen laughed yet he did not say anything. Just as he had expected, there was no need for him to explain as Long Zhengyang had already stepped out and said, “We can’t blame him for this. All I can say is, Lin Yu brought it upon himself.”
Recalling Lin Yu’s behavior on his journey back to the palace, Long Zhengyang’s heart was filled with anger. Under his raging temper, he did not feel like calling him his cousin and directly addressed him by name.
“How can you say this?” Long Yin asked. Lin Kuang and Lin Zhan’s heart just a bit. They had already understood thoroughly what kind of person Lin Yu was. Could it be that this young fellow had done some malicious deed to cause offence?
Long Zhengyang coldly groaned, “In order to rescue Mother, brother Ye and I rode horses on our way home. We didn’t dare to delay, but on the road, Lin Yu summoned his servants to use rods to smash and hit brother Ye’s horse to throw him off of the horse’s back. Brother Ye didn’t want to waste any time to save my mother and he directly used the horsewhip to injure him. We cannot blame brother Ye in this matter. Lin Yu was just reaping what he had sown. I would also like to ask… since my mother had been seriously ill, Though it is fine if he didn’t have time to visit, but to obstruct us intentionally, what was he thinking?”
Lin Kuang and Lin Zhan’s hands and feet were similarly ice-cold. They clearly knew that Lin Family would surely suffer another blow. Not only were they unable to put the blame on the Ye Family, they might need to also find a reason to absolve it. This time, Ye Wuchen had already saved the Empress, attaining a great merit, and he now had to undertake the important mission to save the Emperor and the Empress. Even if they were to take offense, it would not be feasible anymore.
Ye Wuchen had consequently crippled Lin Yu. He really disliked this kind of person who brought disaster to others with the use of his family’s powers. Lin Yu being handicapped would surely make a lot of people clap their hands in pleasure.
“Your Majesty, I will surely investigate the cause until the truth comes to light. Please allow me to leave, as I need to visit my Yu-er.” Lin Kuang said with a terrified expression.
“You go ahead.” Long Yin waved his hand.
Lin Kuang and Lin Zhan immediately left hurriedly.
Ye Wuchen also saluted and said, “Your Majesty, Wuchen needs two days to prepare, then we will set out on the journey right away. I will absolutely not betray the hopes of Your Majesty. The Empress is now temporarily in good health, but the onset of the poison had caused her body to become extremely weak. Taking care of her health for few more days will suffice. Wuchen shall leave now.”
Long Yin sighed, nodded his head and said, “Go ahead. I will personally go over to inform Old Master Ye. For the things you might need for the journey, you must tell me without hesitation, I will surely satisfy your needs.”
“Then Wuchen thanks Your Majesty in advance.”
Heading out of the palace gates, Ye Wuchen heaved a very long sigh. Everything progressed according to his predictions, without any mistakes or anything overlooked. He did not believe that Long Yin would suspect anything. Suspicions were just suspicions, so he would not dare to bet his life. The higher the position the person has, the greater the chance they would treasure their life.
This time, a nicely dressed young man with a lofty expression leading some imperial bodyguards with spears entered. Seeing Ye Wuchen blocking his way at the entrance of the palace, he yelled with a strict expression, “Get lost!”