Zhu Tian: A journey of spiritual practice starting from Joy of Life

Chapter 71 Going to Lin Xiangfu
Inside the Fan Mansion, Leng Feibai and Fan Xian heard the news of Lin Gong's murder from Fan Jian, and their faces suddenly became very interesting.

"Brother Feibai, it wasn't you who did this, was it?"

Fan Xian scratched his head and looked at Leng Feibai. Leng Feibai shook his head and said, "Why would I kill him if there was nothing wrong with me?"

After saying that, Leng Feibai looked at Fan Jian and said, "Foster father, what does Lin Gong's body look like?"

After hearing this, Fan Jian gritted his teeth and said, "His body was covered in blood and flesh, with multiple fatal knife wounds."

Just as the father and his two sons were chatting, two servants ran in one after another.

"Master, the Lin family sent someone to deliver a visiting card, inviting the two young masters to come over for a chat."

"Master, the Crown Prince has received a verbal order. He wants the two young masters to go to the East Palace."

“You came so quickly!”

Fan Jian looked at the two of them and said seriously, "Powerful Minister Lin Ruofu and the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, no matter who you go to see first, you are bound to offend the other party. Think carefully about who to see first."

Seeing this, Fan Xian couldn't help but look at Leng Feibai.

"You decide!"

Leng Feibai looked at Fan Xian and said, "No matter who is causing you trouble, I will help you escape."

Fan Jian was stunned after hearing this. He looked at Leng Feibai and said, "What did you say?"

Leng Feibai quickly said, "It's nothing. I just want to take Fan Xian away if anyone tries to cause trouble for him."

Fan Jian was speechless and looked at Fan Xian again.

After some thought, Fan Xian looked at the two of them and said, "The Crown Prince and I became enemies when Guo Baokun was beaten. If I go to him now, he's more likely to cause trouble for me. As for Prime Minister Lin, I'm now his future son-in-law. Besides, I've been in Kyoto with Wan'er all this time. He can't possibly blame me for Lin Gong's death."

After saying that, Fan Xian pulled Leng Feibai out of the Fan Mansion.

At this moment, outside the Fan Mansion, two teams of people were waiting silently outside the gate.

As soon as they saw the two people coming out, everyone in the team walked out to greet them.

Seeing this, Leng Feibai stood in front of Fan Xian and said, "Sorry for the long wait. Who is this from Prime Minister Lin's Mansion?"

As soon as these words fell, one of them stepped forward with a slightly changed expression and said, "My two lords, I am a disciple of the Crown Prince..."

"Please go back!"

Leng Feibai said coldly, "We two are lowly officials and do not dare to associate with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

The man's face darkened upon hearing this, and he was about to threaten him, but Leng Feibai dodged and came in front of him, saying, "Tell the Crown Prince, don't think that Fan Xian and I don't know what good things he did when Fan Xian came to the capital."

After saying that, Leng Feibai pulled Fan Xian onto the carriage sent by the Lin Mansion.

A moment later, the carriage arrived at the outskirts of the Lin Mansion.

As soon as the two of them went down, they saw Ye Ling'er in black clothes walking out of the Lin Mansion.

"Mr. Leng, Mr. Fan!"

Ye Ling'er looked at the two of them, stepped forward quickly and said, "You're here."

Leng Feibai nodded and said, "Miss Ye, are you here to pay your respects?"

Ye Ling'er nodded, hesitated for a moment and said, "Lin Gong's death has nothing to do with you."

"You don't need to ask us about this!"

Leng Feibai said calmly, "Your family is the garrison commander of Kyoto. It would be easy for you to find out whether we have left the city during this period. Moreover, His Majesty has specifically warned us not to pursue the matter of Lin Gong."

After hearing this, Ye Ling'er didn't say anything. She raised her hand and bowed, then turned and left the vicinity of the Lin Mansion.

Leng Feibai and Fan Xian, led by the visitor, entered the Lin Mansion. The house was draped in mourning, with numerous maids and servants milling about, their faces adorned with sorrow.

The servant leading the two men bowed and said, "Please wait here for a moment. I will go and report to Minister Lin."

Seeing the person walking away, Fan Xian saw that there was no one around, so he pulled Leng Feibai's sleeve and whispered, "Brother Feibai, it seems that Lin Gong is very valued in the Lin Mansion."

Leng Feibai nodded and said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Prime Minister Lin's wife died young, and she gave birth to two sons. The eldest son became mentally retarded due to a high fever in his early years. Therefore, all the big and small matters of the family were left to Lin Gong to take over. Unfortunately, Lin Gong did something stupid, which led to his own downfall."

As the two chatted, an innocent voice came from behind them.

"Who are you?"

The two looked in the direction of the sound and saw a fat young man in a brocade robe holding a windmill and a pottery bowl, appearing next to a water tank.

Although this man has the physique of an adult, the expression on his face and the tone of his voice make people feel that he is still a child.

Looking at the young man, Fan Xian immediately guessed who he was and quickly stepped forward to ask, "What are you doing?"

Leng Feibai looked at Fan Xian without doing anything extra. He leaned against the bluestone railing beside him, silently waiting for the next plot.

Not long after, a noisy sound came from near the water tank.

"Don't feed it anymore, Jinxiu is the biggest eater!"

Leng Feibai shuddered after hearing this. He really couldn't understand how Fan Xian could play with Lin Dabao.

But at this moment, the aura of a middle-aged man appeared in Leng Feibai's perception.

Seeing this, Leng Feibai turned around and looked, and a middle-aged man immediately appeared in his eyes.

The middle-aged man's expression changed when he saw Leng Feibai.

Leng Feibai said nothing, but bowed slightly to the man.

The middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this and raised his hand to signal Leng Feibai to come over.

Leng Feibai glanced at the two of them, then flashed in front of the middle-aged man and said, "Junior Leng Feibai, greetings to Prime Minister Lin."

Seeing this, Lin Ruofu didn't say much. After leaving a message saying "I came with you", he turned and left.

Leng Feibai glanced at Fan Xian who was still playing with Lin Dabao in the distance, and followed Lin Ruofu over.

The two of them walked straight into a hall covered with white cloth. As soon as they entered, Leng Feibai saw Lin Gong's body lying in the center of the room. Several servants were surrounding them, silently burning white paper and other items.

"Prime Minister Lin, please accept my condolences for the Second Young Master's matter!"

Leng Feibai's tone was neither humble nor arrogant. Lin Ruofu turned to look at him and said, "Master Leng, do you know why my child died?"

"do not know!"

Leng Feibai said calmly, "I've known about this for a short time. My adoptive father Fan Jian told me and Fan Xian this morning."

"Humph"

Lin Ruofu snorted coldly and took Leng Feibai to his study. He then gritted his teeth and said, "The horse bandits intercepted and killed them, including the escort who was escorting Gong'er. Kill them all without leaving a single one!"

Hearing the words "horse bandits intercepted and killed," Leng Feibai's face darkened. He raised his head and asked, "Minister Lin, are you suspicious that there's something fishy about the Second Young Master's death?"

Lin Ruofu gritted his teeth and said, "Except for the escorts from Kyoto Prefecture, most of the team escorting Gong'er are guards carefully trained by my Lin Mansion. They are all above the sixth rank in strength, so how could they be easily killed by a group of horse bandits? Moreover, several of them have arrow wounds on their bodies, which is obviously what a soldier is."

Leng Feibai knew very well where this group of horse bandits came from, but he did not point it out.

After all, it is an indisputable fact that Lin Gong colluded with Northern Qi, and if he really lost his life because of this incident, it was his own fault.

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