Free Web NovelChapter 781: Chapter 787-788: Charges Confirmed, Rescuing Lin Xuelan Again
Inside the Lin Mansion in the Capital City.
Lin Luo just returned, and Lin Xuelan hurriedly met him, anxiously saying, "Second Uncle, how did it go?"
Lin Luo shook his head, sighed, and then began cursing, "Before when Big Brother wasn’t caught, they all called each other brothers at the wine table, acting all willing to die for a brother. But now something has happened, each one is acting like a turtle hiding its head, afraid of being entangled with us, and none is willing to help."
Hearing this, Lin Xuelan’s heart sank to the bottom; it had already been a day, and she still didn’t know how her father was doing.
"Second Master, what about Princess Deti? She is, after all, the daughter of the Eldest Princess. Although the Eldest Princess is no longer with us, we have some ties with her father. Perhaps we could ask Princess Deti for help." Han Yang knew it was a bit "excessive" to ask Princess Deti to help bail someone out right after the Eldest Princess’s death, but with no other option left, they had to try.
"Elder Han, I tried, but the people at the Princess’s Mansion said Princess Deti is not currently in the Capital City." Lin Luo sighed deeply and said, he had already tried every method.
Lin Xuelan, Yu Zhu, and Han Yang lowered their heads, their faces heavy with worry.
The atmosphere was extremely despondent and pessimistic.
After a long silence, Lin Luo said gravely, "If it doesn’t work out, we’ll have to beg Diao Hong, make things clear to him, and find out what Lin Family needs to sacrifice for Diao Hong to spare Big Brother."
"Shouldn’t we be asking the Third Prince?" Yu Zhu asked, puzzled.
"For now, the Third Prince should be unaware of this matter; otherwise, with Lin Family’s association with Louwo, the government office wouldn’t just arrest Big Brother, the entire Lin Family would be implicated and captured when we first entered the Capital City. But since none of that has happened, it indicates that Diao Hong is using the Third Prince’s tiger skin against Lin Family." Lin Luo pondered.
"And considering Miss Shuang’Er’s issue, we can’t go to the Third Prince. If Miss Shuang’Er’s words are true..." Han Yang added.
Mentioning Shuang’Er, Lin Luo casually asked, "Xuelan, how is Miss Shuang’Er?"
"She can already get out of bed; the medicine Young Master Mo left before he departed is truly miraculous." Lin Xuelan replied, somewhat amazed.
Yet Lin Luo frowned and said, "Keeping Miss Shuang’Er here is ultimately a hassle. Xuelan, what do you plan to do?"
"Second Uncle, I’ve thought it over. I plan to hand her over to Princess Deti, and let Princess Deti determine the truth of her words. Since Princess Deti hasn’t returned yet, we can only wait for her to come back." Lin Xuelan said.
Princess Yan Yang "was assassinated," and being the Eldest Princess’s only descendant, Princess Deti surely would return upon receiving the news.
Lin Luo nodded in agreement, as there was no other choice.
"Miss, you carry on chatting, I’ll go prepare the meal." Yu Zhu said. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com
Lin Xuelan: "Alright."
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As the three considered if there were any better solutions, Yu Zhu, who had gone to prepare meals, suddenly returned, looking panicked and exclaimed, "Miss, it’s not good; official soldiers have surrounded our mansion, claiming we collude with Louwo and commit treason selling the nation. They have already burst in."
"What?"
Lin Xuelan, Lin Luo, and Han Yang were astonished.
As they were still in shock, dense footsteps accompanied by a clamor were heard from the hall:
"Check over there, search thoroughly, don’t let anyone escape..."
Lin Luo furrowed his brows, wishing to go outside to check the situation, but by this time, Han Yang had already exited the hall and closed the door: fɾēewebnσveℓ.com
"Second Master, Miss, you must leave quickly; we can’t all be trapped here, otherwise no one will be left to save the Master, let me draw them away."
Everything happened so suddenly that when Lin Xuelan and the others realized what was happening.
The noises outside grew even more chaotic.
"There’s someone, hurry, he’s running... Quick, chase..."
"No, Han..." Lin Xuelan’s eyes reddened, just about to shout, Lin Luo covered her mouth, knocked her unconscious, and handed her to Yu Zhu: "Take the Miss through the secret passage, I’ll go find Miss Shuang’Er."
The arrival of the official soldiers made Lin Luo vaguely aware that what Miss Shuang’Er said might be true.
No matter if it’s true or not, based on previous actions outside the city where the group chasing Shuang’Er even wanted to silence anyone who saw them.
If the official soldiers discovered Shuang’Er at Lin Mansion, they surely wouldn’t let them off.
Yu Zhu nodded, decisively carrying Lin Xuelan away.
As for the secret passage, any slightly larger family in Yelang Kingdom would have one built within their house as a contingency.
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Elsewhere, after observing at the tavern all day, Chen Mo decided to go to Lin Xuelan for help.
Arriving at Lin Residence, he saw it was surrounded by a large group of official soldiers outside.
The scene ahead immediately caused Chen Mo to furrow his brows.
This Lin Xuelan really was troublesome, it hadn’t been long, and the official soldiers were already surrounding the residence.
He really didn’t want to help, but then he overheard the crowd saying Lin Family colluded with Louwo and that the one who assassinated Princess Yan Yang, Miss Shuang’Er, was persuaded and developed into a spy clothes by Lin Family.
This reminded Chen Mo of the previous incident outside the city with the masked black-clad men killing witnesses.
If Lin Xuelan and the others were captured, they might expose him, plunging him into endless troubles.
"Shouldn’t have agreed to her at the time, really troublesome..." Chen Mo gritted his teeth, circled past the crowd, and in a secluded spot, he took out a handkerchief he’d casually picked up, masked his face, and after knocking out the official soldier guarding Lin Residence’s back gate, he entered the Lin Residence, murmuring to himself:
