Lin Mingyue's brain, which had been fuming with rage, became much clearer after hearing Nan Rongjing's refreshing words.

He didn't expect that Nan Rongjing, the Jade-faced King of Hell who was feared like a tiger by the whole government, would be so gentle and polite in dealing with people. It seems that the rumors are not credible.

"That's great. Thank you, Prince Jin."

The two of them, each riding a horse, rode side by side slowly towards Xishui Street. On the way, Nan Rongjing chatted casually about the interesting things that had happened in the capital recently.

"Speaking of which, the most exciting issue in the capital recently is General Lin's two children..."

Before Nan Rongjing could finish his words, Lin Mingyue's old face turned red and he shook his hand hurriedly.

"My unfilial children have made a fool of themselves. Your Highness is sorry to have laughed at me."

"Oh? I don't understand. They were clearly driven out of the General's Mansion by the old lady and Lin Minglang's family, and were forced to remove their names from the family tree. How could they have made a fool of themselves?"

Lin Mingyue was stunned when he heard this. Being kicked out of the house? Being removed from the family tree?

Seeing Lin Mingyue's stunned look, Nan Rongjing chuckled and explained the whole story.

"If it weren't for the courage and wit of County Lady Shuyi, I'm afraid your family wouldn't even have a family tree in the future, and would have become a rootless people abandoned by your ancestors!"

Although the family tree is separated now, the one that Lin Yushu and the others got still records the ancestors who gave birth to them.

Lin Mingyue was struck by lightning. How could it be possible... Lin Minglang just said that, so whose words were true? !

Nan Rongjing seemed not to notice his shock, and his tone was meaningful.

"If the general doesn't believe it, just ask someone near the general's mansion and you'll know. But don't let your impulse hurt the relationship between father and daughter..."

Lin Mingyue was awakened by Nan Rongjing. He almost rushed back to punish his children because of Lin Minglang's words. What if he wronged them? They were his only blood...

Lin Mingyue didn't dare to think about it anymore, and could only bow to Nan Rongjing gratefully, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your guidance."

After saying this, he rode away.

Nan Rongjing looked at Lin Mingyue's back with a relaxed expression. Fortunately, he arrived in time, otherwise Lin Yushu would have been vomited to death by this basin of dirty water.

This time, Lin Mingyue did not rush back home, but went to the Yanzhou military camp in the suburbs of Beijing to check it out, picked out a few trustworthy subordinates, and then sent them back to the city to gather information.

In just one hour, the news came back.

Everything turned out just as Nan Rongjing said. Lin Ling and Lin Yushu were indeed kicked out of the general's residence. If it weren't for Lin Yushu's stubborn character and her request to separate the family tree between the two families, the three of them would have been completely expelled from the family tree...

"Replying to the general, the head of the Lin family has a message for you. He feels sorry for your trust and for your care for the family over the years. In a few days, he will return the remaining property you have given to the family over the years."

Listening to his subordinates' report, Lin Mingyue remembered that when he set out for Yanzhou, he had asked the clan leader to take good care of Lin Yushu.

Lin Mingyue shook his hand weakly, asked his men to leave, and then he was alone in the room, lost in thought.

He recalled the days when the two families were together, the loving mother and filial son, the friendly brothers and respectful sisters. Could it be that all was a scam?

He felt very guilty. When Lin Yushu just returned home, she had proposed to divide the family. How could he not trust his own daughter!

If something hadn't happened that made her feel disheartened, why would she have proposed separation?

Lin Mingyue wiped his face hard, went out, mounted his horse, and galloped towards Xishui Street.

At this moment, Lin Ling was wandering in circles in the yard, stretching his neck from time to time to look in the direction of the gate. He felt as if ants were infesting his body and was feeling uncomfortable all over.

Lin Yushu was sipping tea in the pavilion in the yard, watching Lin Ling walk around in circles, feeling dizzy.

"Brother, I made you some tea, come and have a cup."

The July sky was scorching hot. Lin Ling kept walking under the scorching sun and was now sweating all over and his mouth was dry. He came over immediately after hearing the words, raised his hand to drink a cup of tea, and was grimacing again because of the burn.

"Go slowly, or you'll get blisters in your mouth."

"Hissssssss."

Lin Ling was scalded and gasped continuously. After he recovered, he looked at Lin Yushu with a worried look on his face.

"Your Majesty, do you think you will let my father go like this?"

Lin Yushu knew what Lin Ling was worried about.

Ever since she noticed that there was something wrong between Lin Sheng and Chu Yang, Lin Yushu informed Lin Mingyue and Lin Ling about it.

Fortunately, Lin Mingyue trusted her very much, and the idea Lin Yushu gave him could not only ensure their safety, but also lure out the traitor behind the scenes without causing any irreparable losses.

Therefore, Lin Mingyue immediately agreed to Lin Yushu's suggestion, which was to prepare a fake border troop deployment map.

He then deliberately took the fake defense map and pretended to discuss it with the three generals.

As for the real troop deployment map, it had been hidden tightly by Lin Mingyue long ago and no one could get hold of it. Even when the Yulin Guards came to search for it, it took them a long time to find it out.

As for Lin Yushu, after she returned, she asked Shi Lan to keep a close eye on the west courtyard.

Sure enough, a few days later, a servant who tried to sneak into Lin Mingyue's bedroom was caught. The servant had a jade pendant in his hand. The jade pendant was extremely exquisite and seemed to be something that belonged to the royal family of Northern Liao.

They thought it was the personal belongings of the eighth prince of Northern Liao, and they were planning to frame Lin Mingyue for having an affair with the prince of Northern Liao.

Fortunately, Lin Yushu sent people to capture this servant, otherwise even if Lin Mingyue had eight mouths, he would not be able to explain why he had the personal belongings of the eighth prince of Northern Liao.

The servant boy and the jade pendant were secretly sent to the Yulin Guard Station by Lin Yushu.

Nan Rongjing tortured the servant and finally found out the mastermind behind the incident, who was the deputy envoy of Northern Liao who was in collusion with Nan Huaishuo.

Nan Rongjing presented the servant's testimony together with the jade pendant to Emperor Ming, but everyone at the time believed that he was presenting the testimony of a captured Northern Liao spy.

In fact, the Northern Liao spy who was initially captured near the General's Mansion was just a bait sent by the Northern Liao deputy envoy to slander Lin Mingyue. The spy insisted that the person who contacted him was Lin Mingyue, and he did not change his words even in the face of punishment in the Yulin Guard Station. He was indeed a real man.

After getting the servant's testimony, Nan Rongjing submitted a secret report pointing out that the Northern Liao deputy envoy wanted to frame Lin Mingyue, and Lin Mingyue might be in danger of his life.

This made Emperor Ming hurriedly detain Lin Mingyue in the palace, seemingly under house arrest but actually under protection.

It was not until Nan Rongjing found evidence of Chu Yang's treason that Lin Mingyue was cleared of all charges.

At the end of the whole incident, what was beyond the expectations of Lin Yushu and Nan Rongjing, but also reasonable, was that the second prince Nan Heying was dragged into the water by Nan Huaishuo.

Nan Huaishuo has always been cunning and vicious, with endless means. Even Lin Yushu couldn't figure out how he framed Nan Heying, and why Emperor Ming kept it secret and ignored the matter.

Lin Yushu held the teacup thoughtfully. Even if she lived again, she didn't know all of Nan Huaishuo's secrets.

Just as I was thinking about it, the guard at the gate came back to speak.

"The master has returned home!"

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