"Brother Liu."

In the room, Xue Mingfu showed a hint of surprise when he saw Liu Zhen pushing in the door, but then he suppressed his strange expression and greeted him with a smile:

"You came."

"sit."

"No need."

Liu Zhen spoke:

"I'll take you on your way."

"ah?"

Xue Mingfu was stunned when he saw Liu Zhen raising his arm expressionlessly, and three crossbow arrows came towards him, piercing directly through his body.

"Puff!"

The blood-stained crossbow arrow was nailed to his chest, and Xue Mingfu froze in place, looking down at the blood flowing from his heart with confusion.

immediately……

"Plop!"

The body fell to the ground, blood flowing down the floor.

"Mingfu!"

Liu Man, who was blushing and still arranging his clothes, froze in his movements, then screamed, and rushed over regardless of his disheveled clothes:

"Brother Mingfu!"

"elder brother!"

She lay on Xue Mingfu's body and shook it desperately. Naturally, there was no reaction. She raised her head, her face was full of tears, her eyes were red and she screamed:

"Why?"

"Do you know what you are doing?"

"I know it very well!" Liu Zhen looked grim and stared at his sister:

"On the contrary, do you know what he has done? Do you know what time it is now? Actually... unexpectedly..."

"I really wish I could kill you too!"

As he raised his hand, two crossbow arrows grazed Liu Man's body and pinned him to the ground. The undisguised killing intent also made Liu Man freeze.

"You...you're crazy." Looking at his ferocious-looking brother, Liu Man's eyes were panicked, and he shook his head and retreated:

"Brother, you are crazy!"

"I think you are crazy!" Liu Zhen roared:

"How can the Liu family feel sorry for you? Are you so eager to get married?"

"good!"

He nodded and said:

"You really want to get married, right? I will arrange your marriage right away. Since you don't want to stay in this house, then get out!"

"elder brother!"

"shut up!"

Liu Zhen took a deep breath and said:

"Uncle Wu, come in and dispose of the body, and keep an eye on Liu Man. If she dares to cause trouble again, I'll beat her to death!"

"Wei Huyuan, follow me to Su's house!"

"yes."

"Yes, Master's house."

Outside the door, the two people lowered their heads.

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"When... when..."

The melodious sound of the bell came from the mountain. The nine ringing sounds were clear and transparent with a little urgency. It seemed that the person ringing the bell was also quite excited.

The nurses in the hospital stopped one after another, and the people in the room also walked out, looking up towards the mountain.

"It's a happy bell!"

An old man gently stroked his beard and said:

"The bell rings nine times. This is a great joy. I have been in the Lin family for most of my life, and this is the first time I have heard it ring nine times."

"yes!"

Another person nodded:

"Even when the head of the family was promoted to martial arts master, he only rang seven times. What's so important today that he rang nine times in a row?"

"I heard..." Wang Huyuan said in a low voice:

"Early this morning, people from the imperial court went up to the mountain. Could it be related to this?"

"oh!"

Everyone looked surprised, and it was inevitable that they would make various guesses.

"What are you doing?"

Chen Long appeared in the hospital at some unknown time, with a gloomy face and shouted at the nursing home:

"Get moving, go and do whatever you have to do. Don't forget your errands. What does the matter on the mountain have to do with you?"

"yes!"

"yes."

The guards bowed their heads in agreement and were urged to continue patrolling.

Zhou Yi mingled among the crowd and looked at Chen Long slightly differently.

This Mr. Chen never took care of things very much. Except for the time when the young lady came down the mountain, the nursing home never asked questions no matter how loose his attitude was.

I am used to muddle along, but it seems quite abnormal to be so strict all of a sudden.

Moreover, it was obviously a happy event for the Lin family. Chen Tou raised his head to look up the mountain, but his face was full of sorrow. Could it be that he knew something?

The answer came quickly.

Lin Baizhi, the legitimate daughter of the Lin family who entered the palace, is also the aunt of the second lady. She gave birth to a dragon son not long ago and was canonized as a virtuous concubine!

Of the three generations of the Lin family, not many of the head of the family are still alive.

The head of the family has a son and three daughters.

The youngest daughter is the virtuous concubine Lin Baizhi, who is almost the same age as the eldest lady.

The dragon son born to Concubine Xian De is Your Majesty’s fifth prince today. Among the four previous ones, one died of illness at a young age, and the year before last, one died in a hunting accident.

The other two were from unfavorable maternal lines.

It also means...

This prince with the blood of the Lin family is expected to succeed him when he reaches adulthood!

It's no wonder that the happy bells are ringing. Although the Lin family is a martial arts family and a wealthy family, it is far from being comparable to the most noble royal family.

Rewards will also be distributed the next day.

Even in the nursing home at the foot of the mountain, each person received a reward of several taels of silver, as well as silk and satin, with a total value of no less than ten taels.

It is said that there are more rewards on the mountain.

The Lin family has thousands of servants alone, and the reward is more than ten thousand taels of silver, which makes people marvel at the wealth of the Lin family.

"This is not necessarily a good thing."

Liu Mengyan held the wine gourd in his hand, poured a sip into his mouth, shook his head and said:

"The Lin family has always been a martial arts family and has never cared about the affairs of the court. In this way, even if there is turmoil in the court or even a change of dynasty, it will not harm the family business."

"But more than ten years ago, when Concubine Xian De was still young, the head of the family suddenly began to show interest in the court. At that time, many people opposed it..."

"A lot of people are worried now."

"Um."

Zhou Yi understood. No wonder Chen Long looked wrong. He seemed to be the one who did not support:

"The power of the imperial court is overwhelming. Even if the Lin family is out of position, they may not be able to bear it. Their worries are not unreasonable."
To be continued...