Ch 2:A Slap Across The Crown Prince’s Face

What a high-level green tea!

What a vicious strategic retreat!

This one punch, even if a Grand Scholar from the Ru School Academy came, would be difficult to receive.

That despicable Lin Yaoguang, on the surface he is pleading for his younger brother, but in reality he wants to solidify this matter.

Good tactic.

No wonder, the original owner was killed by him.

Lin Che straightened his expression and slowly spoke:

“Such a serious crime, I dare not take the lead. Where is my cousin now? I demand a face-to-face confrontation.”

“Seventh Brother, at this time, you are still stubborn. Don’t lie in front of Father and Mother. Otherwise, even Big Brother can’t help you.”

Lin Yaoguang spoke, a look of shock flashing in his eyes.

This Seventh Brother has always been timid and cowardly, usually kneeling down to beg for mercy at the slightest scare.

What’s wrong today?

He even wants a face-to-face confrontation!

Moreover, it seems that Lin Che does not look like he was poisoned.

What’s going on?

Lin Pojun’s face was gloomy: “You want a face-to-face confrontation, then I will give you this chance—go, bring Cheng Xuan here.”

Seeing this, several elders on the side sighed, shaking their heads at Lin Che in disappointment.

Lin Che remained silent, quickly analyzing the current situation.

Judging by the performance of that dog Lin Yaoguang, so calm and confident, I’m afraid Cheng Xuan has already…

After a while, Cheng Xuan was brought in.

Her garment wrapped herself tightly, her face pale, her eyes dodging, she dared not make eye contact with anyone.

Lin Pojun asked: “Cheng Xuan, I ask you, who tried to harm you yesterday?”

Cheng Xuan’s body trembled, she fell to her knees, crying:

“Uncle, please uphold justice for me. Yesterday, it was, it was Lin Che who wanted to defile me!”

“Fortunately, Yaoguang appeared in time to save me, otherwise, I would have been defiled by that beast Lin Che! Wuwuwu…”

Whoosh—

Lin Che couldn’t help but gasp.

As expected!

It was exactly as he thought, whether it was coercion or inducement, in short, Cheng Xuan had compromised.

This is ingratitude, reversing right and wrong!

The original owner went out to save her, but ended up becoming the beast who defiled her.

Although Lin Che had already guessed the result, he still couldn’t help but feel a chill.

This Cheng Xuan, to a certain extent, is even more hateful than Lin Yaoguang!

Bitch cousin.

You have embarked on the path to death!

Bang!!

“Beast! What else do you have to say?”

Lin Pojun slammed the table and roared: “Bring him here, break this beast’s legs, gouge out his eyes. To uphold the family law——”

“Wait a minute!”

Lin Che was startled, cursing Lin Pojun’s cruelty in his heart.

Even a tiger wouldn’t eat its own cubs.

Why would he break legs and gouge eyes without a word?

“I have a question, after asking it, even if I die, I will have no regrets.”

“Hmph. What question? Ask away.” Lin Pojun also had an attitude of fairness and justice.

“Cousin, what is your cultivation level now?”

As soon as Lin Che asked this question, everyone was slightly startled.

Before dying, Lin Che actually asked such a question?

But immediately, everyone seemed to be startled and reacted.

An elder suspiciously asked: “Cheng Xuan, you seem to be a Third-Rank Enlightenment Realm?”

Cheng Xuan hesitated for a long while: “Yes.”

Lin Che immediately said: “Cousin is a Third-Rank Enlightenment Realm, and I am not even a First-Rank Body Tempering Realm. You say I raped you, what method did I use to rape you?”

“I heard that Cousin had also followed the army to fight. With that presence, I couldn’t even get within three meters of you. Unless, I’m also like Big Brother, a Fourth-Rank Object Manipulation Realm. Otherwise, how could I tear your clothes, and beat you until you cried?”

That’s right!

That makes sense!

Several elders looked at each other, and they all felt that what Lin Che said was very reasonable.

From the cultivation levels, First-Rank Body Tempering Realm, Second-Rank Qi Refinement Realm, Third-Rank Enlightenment Realm, Fourth-Rank Object Manipulation Realm, Fifth-Rank True Essence Realm…

These realms have strict hierarchical divisions, it could be considered a gorge.

How could this small Lin Che assault the Third-Rank Enlightenment Realm Cheng Xuan?

It doesn’t make sense!

But while they had their suspicions, seeing Lin Pojun’s displeasure, they did not speak up for Lin Che.

After all, there was nothing to gain by defending Lin Che, it would offend Lin Yaoguang, the Crown Prince.

Seeing that no one was speaking for him, Lin Che went straight for the jugular:

“Father—you are the Duke Zhen Guo. You were extremely brave when you were young. I ask you, before you entered the First Rank, could you rape a Third-Rank strong person?”

Lin Pojun’s face sank, and his mouth twitched twice involuntarily.

How to answer this question?

Lin Yaoguang became anxious on the spot:

“Lin Che, you assaulted Cheng Xuan, I saw it with my own eyes, is there any falsehood to this? Your martial arts are not good, but couldn’t you have used poison?”

Anxious?

Good, he’s anxious.

In terms of acting, I’m also good!

“Poison! It seems that you have a lot of experience with poison. Then I ask you, what kind of poison can knock out a Third-Rank martial artist?”

“Mother—you are the former Saintess of Jade Void Palace, you must be familiar with pills and poisons. Can you prepare a medicine that will not stun a Third-Rank martial artist, but will still make her at the mercy of others. And she can still shout for help?”

Cheng Qiuci listened, her expression also stiffened slightly, and her mouth twitched twice.

Third-Rank martial artists, with their enlightened senses, are already immune to most poisons.

Poisoning to death or into unconsciousness is possible, but to be conscious and able to shout for help without resisting, that’s difficult…

Lin Che continued: “Speaking of which, it’s really too coincidental that you, the Crown Prince, appeared in time! Cousin lives in Evergreen Courtyard, you live in East Courtyard, and I live in Back Mountain Woodshed Courtyard. They are at least four or five li apart. You wouldn’t pass each other even once in eight hundred years.”

“This time, Cousin just happened to be in the back mountain, just happened to be poisoned and assaulted by me, and you, the Crown Prince, just happened to appear outside the courtyard? It’s such a coincidence that it’s like you were waiting for me to appear! Caught red-handed!”

“Whether or not it was poison, the injuries on the body, just find a Grand Physician from the Medical School to check and you will know. With such a serious crime, without substantial evidence, can you convict someone based on your words alone?”

Lin Che raised his voice here: “Do you really think everyone here is brain dead, blind, and will let you collude and slander?”

Lin Yaoguang wiped his sweat: “Father, Mother. I saw it with my own eyes, it was him. This kind of person must have learned badly in the enemy country, daring to sophistry in front of you.”

Before Lin Pojun could speak, Cheng Qiuci spoke first, looking heartbroken:

“Little Seven, tell Mother the truth. Did you do it or not? You should know that Mother dislikes dishonest children the most.”

Damn it!

Honest your mother!

Lin Che couldn’t help but curse in his heart.

Do you guys not have any idea whether I did it or not?

If you really want to investigate, can’t you find out?

You know very well, you just want to put this crime on my head. To ensure your precious son’s innocence.

“Of course I didn’t do it! Whoever did it, let Heaven punish him to have no anus when he gives birth, and die without a burial place on the front lines!”

Lin Che bowed again: “Father, Mother. You must find out the truth! Otherwise, in the future Cousin will publicly slander Father: debauched, shameless, beastly, raping her! She also found witnesses to prove that you raped her. What then?”

“And Mother, next time Cousin drags a witness over, saying she saw you committing adultery…”

“Presumptuous!!!”

Lin Pojun flew into a rage and stood up, slapping the table.

This little beast, even dares to curse them!

He’s truly lawless!

He’s defying heaven!

“Yes, those two are truly presumptuous.”

Lin Che showed no fear: “Today she dares to slander me, tomorrow she will dare to slander you!”

Lin Pojun and Cheng Qiuci’s faces were unsightly, the usually timid Old Seventh was too eloquent today.

And, although he seems to be scolding Cheng Xuan, everyone could hear that Lin Che was scolding them both.

The expressions of the several elders were also very colorful.

This Seventh Young Master’s cursing is really dirty, but he is also really brave. He even dares to curse the Head of the Family and Mistress.

Fortunately, they, as elders, are upright, virtuous, and respected by everyone.

“Several elders——”

“Others say that you are undeserving of your positions, occupying the latrine without using it, and ignoring the grievances of your juniors, pretending to be dead all day, unworthy of being called elders.”

“But I don’t believe the rumors, the elders will definitely uphold justice for me.”

The expressions of several elders immediately froze.

None of them escaped!

Lin Che shouted again: “To seek justice, I have decided to report to the officials! I am inherently kind, I am not afraid of investigation. I believe that the Bright Mirror Department of the Legalist School will give me justice!”

Lin Pojun heard the words “Bright Mirror Department,” and his eyebrows twitched, a hint of apprehension flashing in his eyes.

“Family shame should not be made public! You want to report this to the Bright Mirror Department? Do you want to ruin the reputation of Zhen Guo Mansion?”

“Father is right. Family shame should not be made public, but this matter is no longer simply family shame. I returned after ten years as a hostage, and will soon be summoned by the Empress for questioning. I am a meritorious official! The stability of Daqian for these ten years, I contributed a part!”

Lin Che directly revealed his trump card, would the name of Her Majesty the Empress not even deter you?

“Now, I, a meritorious official, have been wronged. Imprisoned at the bottom of a deep well. I can accept this, but the whole Daqian will not accept it, and Her Majesty the Empress will not accept it.”

“What is she, Cheng Xuan? She is just a commoner without any official rank or title. She dares to slander me, a meritorious official. In the future, if she has some merit, she will dare to slander Her Majesty!”

Lin Che swept his gaze, scaring Cheng Xuan into stumbling, her face pale.

Is this still the Lin Che who was bullied by everyone?

Verbal sparring, every sentence sharp!

“Today, either we report to the Bright Mirror Department, or I will bang my head to death here, and when the Empress summons me, you guys find a way to fool Her Majesty. Let’s see if Her Majesty will investigate the truth for me! Give me justice!”

As soon as these words came out, several elders could no longer sit still.

Whether Lin Che lived or died was not related to them, but if the Empress punished Zhen Guo Mansion, then they, the elders, would definitely be implicated:

“Head of the Family, this is a big matter, please reconsider!”

“We haven’t really figured out whether it was Seventh Young Master or not, if we report to the Bright Mirror Department, that’s fine too. The Bright Mirror Department, with their clear minds, will be able to determine whether they are lying!”

“I heard that Her Majesty’s flood control was a great success, and she returned to court yesterday. I’m afraid Her Majesty will summon Seventh Young Master for questioning at any time.”

With the elders so restless, Cheng Xuan was even more panicked!

Whether or not Lin Che did it, she knew best.

If it really reached the Bright Mirror Department, or even alarmed Her Majesty.

That would absolutely be a dead end!

“Uncle! I, I may have been mistaken. At that time, I, I was too scared. I may have been mistaken. It should, not be Lin Che.”

Slap—

Lin Che didn’t wait for Cheng Xuan to finish speaking, he stepped forward and slapped her face hard.

“Bitch!”

“You didn’t see clearly, yet you dare to slander me. What are you? I’ll beat you to death——”

Slap—

So you also know I am a meritorious official.

You are also afraid of the Empress’s blame.

Then what am I waiting for?

To repay grievances and settle accounts.

Lin Che slapped her again.

Slap slap!

This time, it really shocked everyone.

They never imagined that Lin Che would actually dare to slap Cheng Xuan in the face.

“Lin Che, what are you doing? You, you dare to hit your cousin.”

Lin Yaoguang was right there, he immediately pulled Cheng Xuan behind him, and roared at Lin Che.

Lin Che looked at him coldly: “What? Are you going to stand up for her, do you want to hit me? Come on, beat me to death. It’s best to beat me to death before Her Majesty the Empress summons me.”

Lin Yaoguang froze, angry and trembling, but he dared not strike Lin Che.

What if he hit Lin Che, and this guy went to file an imperial complaint with Her Majesty?

If Lin Che really defiled Cheng Xuan, then he, Lin Yaoguang, wouldn’t be afraid of an imperial complaint.

But, this matter absolutely cannot withstand investigation!

This is collusion and framing!

“What, you dare not hit me?”

“But I dare to hit you!”

Slap—

Lin Che seized the opportunity and slapped Lin Yaoguang in the face.

The sound echoed throughout the hall… please leave your sexy little feet