"Madam Lin, since you know what medicine was applied to Young Master Lin's wound, it will be easier to handle. This blood-activating powder is not difficult to treat. Please instruct your servants to bring two basins of warm water. I will wash the wounds on the young master and then bandage them to stop the bleeding."
The physician reminded her.
"Good, good, good!"
Madam Lin nodded repeatedly upon hearing this and immediately instructed the servants to fetch warm water.
At this moment, Lin Zhenfei and Lin Zhenfan also rushed back after hearing the news of Lin Hongtao's injury.
"Tao'er, what happened? How did you sustain such a severe injury?"
Lin Zhenfei asked as soon as he entered Lin Hongtao's room.
"Isn't it because those two devilish couple beat him? They are simply too overbearing, beating my Tao'er like this, sob, sob..."
Madam Lin began to cry heartbrokenly as she spoke.
Lin Hongtao, lying on the bed, his senses dulled by pain, heard Lin Zhenfei's voice. He suddenly turned his head. Tears streamed from his eyes from the pain, and his screams grew louder.
"Ah..."
"Die, Er Zhu, that... that Cold King and... Leng Ruoli are simply... too much. They kicked me so hard."
Lin Hongtao's words were slurred after losing two front teeth.
Lin Zhenfei glanced at Lin Hongtao's惨不忍睹 (miserable and unbearable to look at) pig-like face and immediately frowned.
"How did your face end up looking like this?"
"Father, you must uphold justice for me. Today, I went to an alley on Qianmen Street to see someone, and on the way, I ran into the Cold King and his consort. Without a word, they kicked me..."
Lin Hongtao depicted himself as particularly pitiable and tragic.
However, Lin Zhenfei did not believe a single word Lin Hongtao said.
It was because the Cold King and his consort were people of great wisdom. They would never lash out and kick someone without reason. It was certainly this wayward son who had done something unforgivable to incur their wrath.
"Tell me the truth, what have you been up to recently?"
Lin Zhenfei asked Lin Hongtao with a dark expression. Lin Hongtao, however, pretended not to hear and continued to wail incessantly.
Meanwhile, Madam Lin Guogong, who was standing by, felt even more distressed hearing Lin Hongtao's screams.
"Master, Tao'er has been injured to this extent, and you're not going to seek retribution from others, but instead, you're questioning Tao'er here. Are you still his father?" Madam Lin Guogong turned to Lin Zhenfei and berated him.
"You, you foolish woman, you are simply unreasonable! What kind of offspring have you given birth to? Don't you know in your heart?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Zhenfei, as if a fuse had been lit, exploded in anger.
If Lin Zhenfei had not grabbed his sleeve, he would have raised his hand to hit Madam Lin.
"Brother, there are outsiders here."
Lin Zhenfan glanced at the physician who was busy tending to Lin Hongtao's wounds and Lin Hongtao's cronies in the room.
Lin Zhenfei's hand, raised midway, instantly stopped. The atmosphere in the room was thick with tension.
Madam Lin Guogong looked at Lin Zhenfei's cloudy face and felt a little scared.
She had been married to Lin Zhenfei for nearly twenty years and had never seen such a grim side of him.
However, it was at this opportune moment that the servant, whom Madam Lin Guogong had instructed to fetch hot water, walked in, breaking the tension.
Madam Lin immediately turned to assist the physician and the maids in cleaning Lin Hongtao's wounds.
After the physician cleaned Lin Hongtao's wounds, the bleeding gradually slowed down. The physician then quickly applied medicine and bandaged him.
Seeing this, Lin Zhenfan called Lin Zhenfei outside. Lin Zhenfei slowly pushed Lin Zhenfan's wheelchair towards the manor's garden, with Lin Zhenfei's two subordinates following at a distance.
"Brother, through the matters involving Zhi'er and Tao'er, I have gained a clearer understanding of that old emperor's intentions. The Jun family's imperial family can no longer tolerate our Lin manor. Coupled with the fact that our elder sister has lost favor in the palace, if our Lin family does not make preparations in advance, disaster may soon befall us," Lin Zhenfan said meaningfully.
"Second brother, what you say is very true. I have already considered this matter. Since neither of our nephews (Prince Shou and Prince Qing) are suitable, we will support another prince to ascend the throne. Among the current emperor's sons, I believe Prince Ning is very suitable."
Lin Zhenfan's thick eyebrows furrowed upon hearing this.
"Brother, why did you choose him?" Lin Zhenfan asked, perplexed.
"Prince Ning, Jun Mo Xiao, is cautious and knows how to endure hardship. He lacks support from his maternal clan, yet he harbors ambition. Although among the current princes, the Cold King is the most outstanding in terms of ability, martial arts, and talent, he has already placed himself on our opposing side. It is impossible to win him over to our faction. As for the remaining princes, Prince Shou has been frail and sickly since childhood, Prince Qing is incompetent, Prince An dislikes politics and is aloof, while Prince Ji and Prince Xian are both playful and indolent. Therefore, among these princes, only Prince Ning is the most suitable."
Lin Zhenfei explained meticulously to Lin Zhenfan.
"Indeed, but this Prince Ning is too cunning. To completely control him, we will have to put in some effort," Lin Zhenfan said after pondering for a while.
In fact, due to his special relationship with Concubine Jing, Prince Ning had always harbored hatred towards him. Although Prince Ning concealed it and never showed it, he could still discern Prince Ning's deep hatred from his subtle changes in expression. 138 Reading Network.
"Hmph! His influence in court is weak now. If he does not conspire with us, he has no other choice," Lin Zhenfei said with a cold laugh.
As they walked and talked, they had just arrived at the manor's garden when a young servant eagerly chased after them from behind.
"Master, Second Master, the young master's bleeding has stopped," the servant said respectfully after catching up.
"Good, this Guogong will be there shortly," Lin Zhenfei replied calmly. Then, he looked at Lin Zhenfan and said, "Second brother, I'll go check on that unfilial son's condition first."
"Alright, brother. Remember to speak kindly to eldest sister-in-law," Lin Zhenfan reminded him.
Lin Zhenfei nodded. Then, he hurried away.
When Lin Zhenfan saw Lin Zhenfei's figure disappear from his sight, a cold smile curved his lips.
According to Lin Zhenfei's plan, even if they succeeded in supporting Prince Ning to ascend the throne, they would still be subjects to others. However, his goal was that position above ten thousand people. Nevertheless, cooperating with Prince Ning was not entirely out of the question.
Meanwhile, as Lin Zhenfei rounded a corner of the corridor, he happened to encounter his concubine, Madam Tao, walking towards him.
"Master, are you going to see the young master? This concubine just heard about the young master's situation and was very worried about his injuries, but this concubine couldn't help in any way. Coincidentally, this concubine has some excellent medicine to stop bleeding. Please trouble Master to take it to the young master."
After speaking, Madam Tao placed the small box of ointment in her hand into Lin Zhenfei's.