"Master, don't be angry, you'll hurt yourself." Lady Tao said with concern, though her heart was overjoyed.
Let them quarrel, let them quarrel!
The more chaotic the Lin Estate, the happier she would be!
It's best if they turn on each other!
"Don't worry, Little Tao, I won't be angered so easily. I still want to witness the birth of our child and carefully nurture him into adulthood," Lin Zhenfei said with a smile to Lady Tao.
With that, Lin Zhenfei struggled to get up, preparing to leave the bed.
"Master, where are you going? The doctor just said your head injury is quite serious and instructed me to ensure you rest in bed. Master, you cannot get out of bed yet."
Seeing Lin Zhenfei about to get up, Lady Tao immediately reminded him.
"Little Tao, I'm fine, don't worry. I want to go to that shrew's courtyard right now to see if she's about to die?"
Lin Zhenfei's voice was initially so gentle to Lady Tao that it could make her ears pregnant, but when he spoke of the Duchess of Lin, his words were like venom.
Seeing that she couldn't persuade Lin Zhenfei, Lady Tao didn't try to stop him. She slowly helped him to the Duchess of Lin's courtyard.
At this moment, Qin Minzhi was resting on the bed, still shaken by Lin Zhenfei's attempt to strangle her. Seeing the culprit again in her room, she trembled with fear.
Fortunately, her Tao'er was also in the room guarding her. Lin Zhenfei probably wouldn't dare to touch her this time, and he was injured too.
Thus, she mustered her courage and shouted at Lin Zhenfei, "Lin Zhenfei, why are you still running into my room?"
"Yes, Father, your head is still injured. Why aren't you lying in bed resting properly?"
Lin Hongtao, seeing Lin Zhenfei enter his mother's room, lowered his head and echoed with a guilty conscience.
He was afraid that the first thing Lin Zhenfei would do upon waking was beat him, as it was he who had caused the injury to Lin Zhenfei's head.
"This Lin Estate is my territory, Lin Zhenfei's. Do you mother and son have the right to question where I go?"
Hearing this, Lin Zhenfei retorted to both of them.
His words immediately rendered Qin Minzhi and Lin Hongtao speechless.
The mother and son in the room were stunned for a moment. It was Lin Hongtao who, with a trembling voice, spoke up, "But Father, you..."
At this point, before Lin Hongtao could finish speaking, Lin Zhenfei immediately interrupted him.
"My head injury, I can thank this unfilial son of mine for it."
Lin Zhenfei's face turned ashen as he looked at him, his voice filled with anger and sternness, causing Lin Hongtao to shiver involuntarily.
"Father, I'm sorry! I, I... I did it to protect Mother from you, and I had no choice but to smash your head with a teacup. But it wasn't intentional."
Lin Hongtao was very afraid of being beaten by the Duke of Lin, so he immediately put on a show of almost crying and apologized sincerely to the Duke of Lin.
"Heh! Not intentional! It's truly my misfortune to have given birth to an unfilial son like you, Lin Hongtao. You're useless at everything except eating, drinking, and having fun. If I didn't only have you as my son, I would have strangled you to death today. You infuriate me!"
Lin Zhenfei's anger flared up when he looked at his useless son, his sharp gaze seeming as if he could devour him.
Lin Hongtao, terrified by his father's expression, immediately sought help from the Duchess of Lin.
"Mother, my dear Mother, did you hear that? Father, he's going to strangle me."
As Lin Hongtao spoke, tears began to stream down his face.
Seeing Lin Zhenfei lead Lady Tao into her room and immediately confront them, Qin Minzhi's anger quickly reignited, overshadowing her fear. At the same time, she felt incredibly depressed and grew increasingly indignant.
Immediately, her round body shot up from the bed. Lin Zhenfei had been married to her for over twenty years, and he had never seen Qin Minzhi move so nimbly.
"Lin Zhenfei, if you dare to lay a hand on Tao'er, I, Qin Minzhi, will drag you to hell with me, even if I die!"
The Duchess of Lin's face was filled with fury, her eyes fixed on Lin Hongtao, almost blazing with fire. Her expression was unprecedentedly fierce.
"You shrew, you still have the audacity to speak? Look at the creature you've given birth to, fat-headed and big-eared, with a thick waist, like a pig. How can you be considered a person of our Lin Estate?"
The mere sound of Qin Minzhi speaking made Lin Zhenfei furious. He truly had the worst luck to marry such a woman and have such a useless son.
"Heh! Lin Zhenfei, don't think I know nothing. I, Qin Minzhi, have long discovered what you two have been hiding. Is it because that little vixen Tao has conceived your child that you dare to pick on Tao'er?"
Qin Minzhi glanced at the concubine Tao standing behind Lin Zhenfei and exposed his intentions on the spot.
Lin Zhenfei was momentarily surprised by her words, but he quickly regained his composure.
"Shrew, Little Tao, she has indeed conceived my child. But I warn you, if there's anything amiss with the child in her belly, I, Lin Zhenfei, will hold you solely responsible and skin you alive."
Lin Zhenfei threatened her with venomous words.
"Lin Zhenfei, I want to kill you right now!"
With that, Qin Minzhi pulled a dagger from under her pillow and lunged at Lin Zhenfei.
This dagger had been given to her by her personal maid after her daughter's death. Seeing that she couldn't sleep soundly every night, the maid suggested she keep a dagger under her pillow to ward off spirits. Little did she know, it would prove useful now.
Seeing Qin Minzhi rush towards him, Lin Zhenfei's face changed instantly. He quickly shielded Lady Tao behind him, then raised his hand and gathered a surge of internal energy, striking Qin Minzhi. Hit by Lin Zhenfei's internal energy, Qin Minzhi flew backward, crashing onto the edge of her bed, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
"Mother, are you alright? Sob sob sob..."
Lin Hongtao, seeing the Duchess of Lin severely injured, rushed over to embrace her.
"Father, Mother, she was your wife for over twenty years! How could you cruelly harm her!"
Lin Hongtao turned, his bloodshot eyes wide, and roared at Lin Zhenfei.
"Tao'er, he was always a ruthless person. There's no point in reasoning with him."
Qin Minzhi spoke to Lin Hongtao with blood trickling from her lips. She didn't know martial arts or have internal energy, and she had just taken a heavy blow from Lin Zhenfei. She might not live much longer. There were things she had to impress upon her son.
"Mother, you'll be fine. I'll get a doctor to treat you right away," Lin Hongtao said, crying.
"Tao'er, it's no use. Mother feels like all her internal organs have been shattered."
"Your mother needs to tell you a few things. Remember them well. After your mother dies, don't go causing trouble outside anymore. Especially don't provoke anyone from the Cold King's Mansion or the royal family. And if you encounter trouble, remember to go... go find your uncle at the Qin Estate. He will help you out of respect for me..."
The Duchess of Lin's body grew weaker and weaker. Before she could finish her words, she breathed her last.
"Mother..."
Seeing the Duchess of Lin breathe her last, Lin Hongtao broke down in tears!
Lin Zhenfei's emotions were also a complex mix at this moment. Qin Minzhi was dead. While he wouldn't be too heartbroken, his son would surely hate him to death.
Meanwhile, Lady Tao stood behind Lin Zhenfei, her mind lost in thought.