Chapter 18: The Rebellious Son

In the main hall, Lin De knelt on the ground in a regular manner. Zhao's face was as deep as water, staring at the ground and didn't know what he was thinking. Zhou and the two aunts were sitting next to him with a blank expression, no one said anything. Lin Fu and Lin Shou stood beside Zhou, looking up at their grandmother from time to time, and grinding in their hearts. Lin Nan and Lin Zhi came into the hall. Seeing this scene, although they didn't know what was going on, they were all subconsciously cautious, for fear that one would accidentally make their grandmother angry.

Zhao was still angry: "Although the third brother was not born, I have never been wronged by him since I was a child! No one in this mansion knows that I don't distinguish between each other and treat each other equally! When he couldn't leave his career and wanted to go to the south to do business, I gave him half of his private house without saying a word. Now? He has taken root and his wings are hard, right? I asked the fourth brother to join him for three years. What was the situation this time when I came back? This... this really made me feel so heartbroken..." Zhao was a little angry before, but as he spoke, his eyes became hot and his nose sore, and he even shed tears.

Zhou, next to him, hurriedly stepped forward to comfort him: "Mother-in-law, look at me. Even though the third brother fiddled with yellow and white things all day long, he may not forget his righteousness when he sees profit. He is not like that..."

"What's not like? Look, look..." Zhao pointed at Lin De who was kneeling on the ground with his finger. "That's how he came back, what else isn't it?"

"This..." Zhou could not continue to say anything when he saw this. After all, she didn't know what was going on. If she tried to defend Lin He, it would mean that what Lin De said just now was a lie. Lin De was right in front of him, defending the third brother. If the fourth brother was wronged, the eldest daughter-in-law would be difficult... Therefore, Zhou opened his mouth and did not continue to say it in the end.

At this time, Lin Nan listened to the next door and finally understood what was going on. He looked at Lin De, the fourth uncle who was kneeling on the ground and pretending to be poor, frowned, hesitated for a moment, and finally took two steps forward and said, "Grandmother, what happened just now, my grandchildren were a little confused. What was going on?"

Zhao wiped his eyes and his tone calmed down: "It's nothing to tell you about this. Although you are young, you still have to know some things. This time your fourth uncle came back from the south and went back naked. Your third uncle didn't even deliver some things with you!"

Ah? Lin Nan felt relieved now. After looking at the fourth uncle Lin De next to him, Lin Nan sighed sadly and turned to his grandmother and said, "Grandmother, don't be angry first. There is something for grandson... I have to talk to my grandmother after thinking about it."

Zhao was in a bad mood. When Lin Nan had something to say, he thought to himself what could a child have? Zhou and others also looked at Lin Nan with a look of confusion. Lin Fu, Lin Shou, and Lin Zhize felt something was wrong. Although Lin De was kneeling, after hearing Lin Nan's words, his heart immediately pounded wildly. He looked up at Lin Nan, but only saw the back of this nephew.

"Actually... it's not a big deal. Today I went shopping with Brother Fu Shou and happened to meet the fourth uncle who had just returned to Beijing. My grandson was really surprised. Haha! But on the way back to the house, the fourth uncle met acquaintance and seemed to be asking the fourth uncle to join in some situation... My grandson couldn't hear it very clearly, and the person said it was so foggy. There was a very strange saying, as if 'If you leave Beijing again, will I see a ghost these days?' My grandson was always a little confused until just..."

"What?!" Before Lin Nan finished speaking, Zhao's brows were already frowning tightly, and Zhou and others also showed surprise. Lin Fu and Lin Shou looked at Lin Nan, with a hint of fear in their eyes. Only Lin Zhi was looking at his brother next to him, with concern on his face. Zhao looked up at Lin Fu and the other two next to him, and asked, "Is what Nan'er said true?"

"It's...going to my grandmother, it's...it's true." Lin Fu and the other two hurriedly answered.

Zhao's face became more and more gloomy. She looked at Lin De who was kneeling on the ground and shouted: "Second, tell me the truth, when did you return to Beijing?"

"Mom, I..." Lin De looked up and immediately lowered his head when he touched Zhao's gaze.

"Tell me! When did you come back? When you return to Beijing, how did the third brother treat you?" Zhao's heart immediately became cold when he saw Lin De's behavior, and at the same time, the anger that had just dissipated rose again.

"Mom, I...I..." With the accumulation of power, several people were witnessing next to him. Lin De couldn't say anything, and he couldn't help but complain in his heart. Why was it so unfortunate that he met that person on the road...

Slap! Zhao slapped the table, shaking the teacup! "Disappy son! You really didn't expect that you learned to lie within three years of your stay! You also learned to slander your brother! You did not know how things happened? Let me take it as a real trick!"

At this point, Lin De had no choice but to tell the matter in full. It turned out that Lin De had returned to Beijing from the south a month ago. On the occasion of parting, Lin He was grateful for his brotherhood and specially prepared a thick etiquette for his old brother Lin De. At the same time, he also asked him to bring gifts to Zhao, Lin Wen, Zhou and others, and a letter from home.

To be fair, Lin He did this in a normal manner without any negligence. Moreover, Lin De had troubled him for three years, but Lin He never showed a word or was impatient. He told the letters of the capital that his brothers were good. First, he thought that his brother was still young and would slowly correct him in the future. Second, he was afraid that bad news would spread to the capital, Jingbei Bo Mansion, which would make the old lady angry. This was the unfilial piety of being a son. But Lin He thought so, but in the end he went against the rules. Lin He arranged everything, but the mistake was that he believed Lin De's words and asked him to return to the capital alone.

Lin De arrived in the capital, but did not return home immediately. On the way, he met the man today and was dragged to bet. He started to win a little, which aroused Lin De's greed. Later, he began to lose, and the more he lost, and finally Lin De didn't dare to go home. There was no way, so he sent someone to contact Lin Fu and Lin Shou, who had been close to him since childhood, wanted to borrow some from their personal money, get back to their original state, and go home with dignity. Unexpectedly, after one or two times, Lin Fu and Lin Shou's personal money also went in. Today, he met Lin Nan and Lin Zhi again...

After hearing this, Zhao was speechless for a long time... Zhou was afraid that the old lady would be angry, so he hurried over to stroke her shoulders and comfort her back. After a while, the old lady Zhao breathed a sigh of relief and pointed at Lin De and said, "What a rebellious son! What a rebellious son! Get out! Get out and kneel down in the ancestral hall! Without me, you will never come out in your life!"

"Wait!" Lin De knelt for most of the day, his legs were numb, and he was carried by two servants and just got up from the ground. He was called by Zhao again. "Who is the man who took you to bet on that day, whose name is, whose family's playboy?"

"This..." Lin De lowered his head halfway, not daring to look at his mother's eyes, and said in a low voice: "When it comes to my mother, it is... the second son of the Zhao family..."
Chapter completed!