Zhutian: Starting from the Space-Time Merchant

Chapter 566 The Ridiculous Tactics of Women in the Inner Quarters~
When the emperor goes on an inspection tour, the crown prince oversees the state.

The grand procession left the capital and crossed the border to hunt at Huanghai Tiewang Mountain, where they met with various tribes from the grasslands.

Emperor Taizu of the Great Zhou Dynasty, mindful of the lessons learned from the Ming Dynasty emperors who spent their entire lives without ever leaving the capital or even the palace, encouraged his descendants to travel more and see the real world.

In particular, the triennial Iron Net Mountain Alliance was held to demonstrate the military might of the Great Zhou and to keep the various tribes of the grasslands in line.

The retired emperor, who now lives in seclusion in the palace, loved to travel all over the country before his abdication, and even visited Jiangnan several times.

The emperor, who had been on the throne for many years, was busy consolidating his power and eliminating the remaining forces of Prince Yizhong.

This is the first time he has left the capital in more than a decade.

All forces quickly came together.

Countless schemes and plots, and countless people, were swept away by the surging tide and dragged into the endless abyss of Huanghai Tiewang Mountain.

From any perspective, the upcoming battle at Iron Net Mountain is bound to be a grand spectacle that could fill dozens of chapters.

Unless you're a time traveler with a cheat-like ability.

Preparations for the forest road project have already been completed in all aspects.

For him, it can be launched at any time, and he can sweep away all monsters and demons with his powerful strength.

What family of meritorious officials, what royal family, what scholarly family?

They are all utterly helpless against transmigrators with cheat codes.

Now, Lin Dao is only waiting for one thing.

A cliché story that left an unforgettable impression on Lin Daiyu.

The Grand View Garden, which had been closed after the Imperial Concubine's visit to her family, is now open to the public for the first time.

Having been beaten again and confined to bed for a long time, Jia Baoyu, who had just managed to get up with great difficulty, wanted to stay at the house when he learned that Lin Daiyu was coming.

Instead, it was the women of the Jia family who were hosting a banquet for Lin Daiyu, who had come to visit relatives, in the Grand View Garden.

Lady Wang may be blinded by hatred, but Grandmother Jia is not stupid.

That's the future Crown Princess, the future Empress!
She is also her own granddaughter.

If you don't cultivate relationships properly, wouldn't you be a fool?

After consulting with Lin Dao and receiving his consent, today's gathering took place.

Previously, Grandmother Jia intended for Jia Baoyu and others to move into the Grand View Garden, but this was met with fierce opposition from Jia She.

It's truly insane.

At that time in Rongxi Hall, Jia She raised his hand, which was covered with an iron hook, and roared with red eyes.

'Anyone who dares to live in the Grand View Garden, I'll die with them!'

The usually cowardly and useless son suddenly went mad and fought to the death.

Thinking back to the information she had gathered, Grandmother Jia could only sigh.

As for Madam Wang, she already hated her to the core.

The daughter was said to be a concubine, but she had no children.

The emperor, however, had already appointed a crown prince and even had several sons.

In other words, what appears to be a booming business now actually has no future.

My precious son, the future~
The swordsman I hated the most, her daughter actually became the Crown Princess!

Anger and jealousy had completely burned away Madam Wang's reason.

Inside the Grand View Garden, Jia Baoyu, unable to find a place to sit, forced a smile and stared blankly at Lin Daiyu, who was chatting and laughing with her sisters.

Logically speaking, a palace maid would have driven Jia Baoyu away.

But Lin Daiyu was annoyed by them and refused to come along at all.

After all, she wasn't a well-mannered, high-born lady who endured hardship for the sake of her family's interests.

The old women who wanted to set rules for her were too frightened by Lin Daiyu slapping the table and smashing it, so no one dared to interfere.

Lin Daiyu didn't even look at Jia Baoyu; she was busy chatting and laughing with her sisters.

I also made some new friends.

"This is Baochai's younger sister, named Baoqin."

"This is a relative of the First Madam, named Xing Xiuyan."

"This is my sister-in-law's relative, the Li sisters, Wen and Qi."

"This is Master Miaoyu~"

A large group of women gathered together, chattering and laughing non-stop, creating a lively atmosphere.

Without a doubt, everyone respected Lin Daiyu.

His words betrayed a certain awkwardness and unease.

After all, from now on, there will be a distinction between ruler and subject.

They were having a meal at the Lotus Fragrance Pavilion by the lake.

Meanwhile, in Daoxiang Village to the east, Lin Dao looked around in confusion, "Didn't they say they were looking for me to return the money? Where is he?"

Yu Chuan'er, who led the way, blushed and trembled as she said, "Young Master."

"This servant used the lady's name to invite the young master here."

As she spoke, she closed her eyes, tears streaming down her face. "This servant is deeply grateful to you, young master, for saving my sister's life. I... I wish to repay you with my body..."

Lin Dao smiled as he watched Yu Chuan'er tremblingly unbuttoning her clothes.

"Your statement is full of holes; it's clearly nonsense."

"Explain clearly, what exactly happened?"

Yu Chuan'er sobbed silently, only focusing on undressing.

Let alone Lin Dao, even a normal transmigrator would not be able to pounce on him in this situation due to their animalistic instincts.

Unless it's the protagonist of a Yhlo manga.

Lin Dao wasn't in a hurry, so he simply found a chair and sat down. "Think it through. I'm your sister's savior."

"You're clearly setting me up. Is this how you repay your sister for saving your life?"

These words finally broke Yu Chuan'er's spirits.

She collapsed to the ground, tears and snot streaming down her face. "Young master~ I didn't want this either~"

“But Madam, she arrested my parents and younger brother.”

"If this servant disobeys orders, my family will...!"

"Woooooo~"

"What a cliché story." Lin Dao, sitting in his chair, took a breath. "Did this happen in the last couple of days? Your sister didn't tell me either." After saving Jin Chuan'er last time, she naturally couldn't go back to Madam Wang's place.

Later, through Yuanyang's efforts, she was arranged to serve Lin Dao.

"It's nothing, no need to cry."

Lin asked, "That old woman, she just wanted you to keep me here, nothing else?"

"kindness."

With tears welling up in her eyes, Yu Chuan nodded quickly, "Madam said that as long as we bring the young master here, that's fine."

Lin Dao stroked his chin, pondering what arrangements the old woman had made.

Even with his limited knowledge, he couldn't figure it out completely.

There are too few clues.

"Since you want me to stay here, then I have to leave."

Lin Dao got up and went out, telling him before leaving, "Get dressed and go find your sister."

Without a doubt, Madam Wang, who has always been scheming in secret and taking advantage of others' situations, is now launching a direct attack, which will undoubtedly be a heavy blow.

"The only people who have such a deep hatred for her, besides me who cursed her, are Lin Daiyu."

"The best solution is to resolve the issue of me and Lin Daiyu together."

"Does she have that ability?"

No sooner had I left Daoxiang Village than I looked up and saw someone hiding in the bushes not far away.

It is obvious that these people are extremely unprofessional.

Lin Dao remained silent and simply continued walking straight ahead.

Whatever Madam Wang wants to do, just return it all.

She couldn't possibly make a simple fried egg by hand and bring peace to herself, Lin Daiyu, and the Grand View Garden, could she?
Lin Dao wandered around the Grand View Garden, with his tail following behind him.

But apart from that, nothing else happened.

This greatly puzzled Lin Dao.

Thinking of this, he simply took out his walkie-talkie and contacted Lin Daiyu.

The signal was sent, and it took a while for them to respond.

"Senior brother, what is it?"

Lin Dao didn't waste any words and asked directly, "Has anything unusual happened on your end?"

"Something unusual?"

Lin Daiyu, who had come out under some pretext, thought carefully, "Someone gave me a sachet earlier, saying it was a gift from you~"

"Throw it away!" Lin Dao immediately realized, "Something's wrong!"

"Wait a minute, put it somewhere, I'll go get it!"

After packing his things, Lin Dao strode towards Lotus Fragrance Pavilion.

He had only taken a few steps when a large group of servants rushed over.

"That's him!" The leader of the group was Zhou Rui, a servant who had accompanied Lady Wang in her dowry. "Seize him!"

Lin Dao only demonstrated his financial power at Rongguo Mansion.

These servants, of course, had no idea how terrible he was.

Under normal circumstances, it would be a piece of cake for dozens of male servants armed with sticks and other weapons to subdue Lin Dao, who was all alone.

In the time it takes to drink a cup of hot tea, dozens of male servants were lying on the ground groaning in pain.

Lin Dao only broke their bones; he didn't kill them.

This wasn't because he was kind-hearted; rather, he wanted to leave survivors for questioning.

Lin Dao crushed Zhou Rui's ankle bone with a single stomp. Amidst Zhou Rui's heart-wrenching screams of pain, Lin Dao asked, "You've followed me all this way. Why are you here to arrest me now?"

Zhou Rui was terrified and, in his excruciating pain, told everything he knew.

He was instructed by Madam Wang to follow Lin Dao all the way, and when the time came, he led his men to arrest him.

Other than that, I know nothing.

"More and more clues are emerging."

"Let's look at them all together~"

“If a sachet is sent in my name, it must contain poison; this is physical evidence.”

"Arresting me is proof that I was here in the Grand View Garden."

"Frame-up, killing two birds with one stone!"

"That sounds nice, but the technique is too crude."

"That's true. Those useless people who only know how to fight among themselves in the inner quarters of a mansion are only good at this much."

He has figured out the whole story, and now it's time to turn the tables.

As he headed out of the Grand View Garden, Lin Dao took out his walkie-talkie and gave instructions.

"Call someone."

"Call the people in the palace."

"Give them that sachet, and say..."

At this point, Lin Daoyang smiled and said, "Just say it was a gift from Jia Baoyu."

An hour later, a large number of soldiers surrounded the Rongguo Mansion.

The imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital were urgently summoned. After a thorough examination, they confirmed that the sachet contained phlegm obtained from a tuberculosis demon, which had been dried and ground into powder!
If you actually wear it, you will silently contract tuberculosis!
The imperial physicians were terrified; this was a major case involving the murder of the Crown Princess—the Crown Princess to be selected.

The Crown Princess is not a concubine; she is the daughter-in-law of the royal family.

There's no question about this kind of case; we must report it to our superiors immediately.

The Crown Prince, who was in charge of the country, was busy drinking and mingling with beautiful women.

When I heard the news, I was even secretly pleased.

Fortunately, his advisors were all shrewd and immediately persuaded the Crown Prince to mobilize troops to surround the Rongguo Mansion and then report to the Emperor Emeritus.

With neither the emperor nor the empress present, such matters can only be decided by the retired emperor.

Before nightfall, the Emperor Emeritus's decree arrived at the Rongguo Mansion.

"Anyone identified by the Crown Princess should be arrested and imprisoned immediately!"

Upon hearing the news, Madam Wang fainted on the spot.

(End of this chapter)