Interrogate

  Interrogate

  "Master Hou, what's wrong? Why are you so angry?" Xiao Lin's face wore a pitiful expression, her soft and boneless fingers gently stroking Yin Haicheng's chest.

  "Aren't you clear in your mind?" Yin Haicheng coldly snorted and slapped the table, startling the little maid who was serving tea, almost breaking the teacup.

  "You go first." Xiaolin waved her hand, watching as her maid closed the door, then gently knelt down and began to massage Yin Haicheng's legs with gentle, rhythmic strokes. "Master, you're scaring Lian Niang half to death like this."

  This move is Kobayashi's killer mace, and it was the same way her mother served her father back then. Even though her father had a bad temper, he also became gentle as silk.

  Yin Haicheng's face seemed to have softened, but he didn't let Xiaolin get up. Xiaolin had no choice but to continue massaging his legs. If it were usual times, Yin Haicheng would have already held her hands and pulled her into his arms, saying some intimate words. These laborious tasks would naturally be done by her several senior maids.

  At this time she also couldn't resist, just hoping the fire wouldn't burn her own head.

  "Who told you about Fei'er's matter? Why is what I heard completely different from what you said?" Yin Haicheng asked, calming down slightly after taking a sip of tea.

  "Is... is..." Mr. Kobayashi's mouth was slow, but his heart was racing. This matter had been discussed with Yin Jintang, but how could she reveal her son? She could only stammer and attribute it to the reports of the lower officials.

  "Which servant? Which servant are you telling to come see me!" Yin Haicheng saw that Xiaolin Shi was unwilling to tell the truth, and his anger grew even more intense. He randomly threw the teacup on the ground. "Are you saying that even our family's studies have informants?"

  He won't do things blindly, he must have sent someone to investigate clearly. Moreover, before going to the military camp, he went to visit Mr. Sun first and naturally understood the situation very well.

  Kobayashi was so frightened that he jumped up and sat on the ground with his knees folded under him.

  She has been married to the Hou family for many years, and even their eldest son is 15 years old. She has never seen Yin Haicheng get so angry with her before. As a military general, Yin Haicheng's usual demeanor is intimidating, but he has always reserved that temper for others, not her. Now being questioned by him, she suddenly started trembling.

  "Me... me..." Kobayashi-san cried with tears streaming down her face, "I didn't. Husband, you have to believe me..."

  "What's going on, tell me!"

  Yin Haicheng was really angry.

  He likes Kobayashi, that's because Kobayashi is gentle and amiable, weak and sentimental, compared to Ooba, she has a lot more charm. However, no matter how much he likes her, one thing won't change, his identity as the head of the family can't be ignored, what he wants is an obedient woman, not a willful woman.

  "Lord Hou, I really don't know anything." Xiao Lin saw the look in Yin Haicheng's eyes and felt a chill in her heart. However, her two sons were her lifeblood, how could she betray them? She decided to push the matter clean and clear. "I just heard that Fei'er got into a fight with someone at school and hurt his head, I was afraid that if Lord Hou found out later he would be even angrier, so I told you. I really didn't have any ill intentions..."

  "Has that flying child been injured? He's being bullied at school, you don't even go to see him, and yet you still gossip about it?"

  Kobayashi was taken aback, weakly explaining, "Earlier when he fell into the water, I went to look and was blocked by his big servant, I was afraid he would suspect me, so this time..."

  "How dare his servant block you? Hmph." Yin Haicheng snorted, "You don't need to worry about this matter anymore, I will naturally investigate it myself."

  "Lord Hou, please give me a chance." Xiaolin's handkerchief was almost torn apart. "I'm grateful for Lord Hou's trust in letting me take care of the household after my sister's passing. This time, I made a mistake and it's unforgivable to my sister. Fei'er is Lord Hou's legitimate son and also my sister's child, how could I harm him? This time, I was really deceived..."

  Yin Haicheng didn't say a word, staring at her intently as if trying to determine whether what she said was true or false.

  Kobayashi cried even more, "Master Hou doesn't believe me, I'm willing to be a concubine for Master Hou, to give birth to children for him... Master Hou... husband..."

  When Mr. Kobayashi mentioned his children, Yin Haicheng sighed. Mr. Kobayashi was bad in a thousand and one ways, but he had given birth to a good son, Yin Jinyuan, whom he had raised with his own hands. He couldn't hurt his son's heart for this small matter.

  Thinking of this, Yin Haicheng could only shake his head, "Since that's the case, I'll let you go investigate. As for what you told me about Fei'er going to school..."

  Kobayashi lifted her head, feeling a little pleased with herself. At this moment, she still didn't know about Mr. Sun's matter and thought that the old lady was just spoiling her son, scolding Yin Haicheng a few words, which made him so furious.

  She actually didn't take it seriously in her heart.

  This injury was not inflicted by her, nor did she instruct anyone to do so. It's just that Jintang and she had discussed the need for a little discipline, and she couldn't wait for Yin Haicheng to scold his only legitimate son, which is why things turned out this way.

  Although it was finally found that Yin Ruofei was bullied, there must be a reason for this. Yin Ruofei had been spoiled since childhood and would not have endured bullying without fighting back. Xiao Lin felt pleased in her heart, enduring two sentences of complaint was nothing, the key thing was to prevent Yin Ruofei from going home to study.

  She had already asked her elder brother to find a mister who, although learned, was not very reputable. This mister always looked down on people and would definitely do as she wished if given more silver.

  She was happy in her heart, but she didn't dare to show it on her face. She slowly stood up with Yin Haicheng's gentle support and sat down weakly, her face still bearing tears, but paired with the light green dress she wore today, it made her look even more charming and moving. Even the hairpin on her head that was slightly swaying was so eye-catching.

  Yin Haicheng's heart skipped a beat, and he thought of his mother going to the Chen family to propose marriage, feeling somewhat uneasy. His tone became even more gentle, "Fei'er's matter has already been arranged, you worry about this household every day, it's not easy. I see your jewelry is getting old, why don't you go to Xide Tower and get a few new sets?"

  Kobayashi heard Yin Haicheng say that the matter of Yin Ruofei had already been arranged and she didn't need to intervene, her hand shook and almost dropped the handkerchief, but after pretending for so many years, she also had some skills and remained calm.

  But Yin Haicheng's words afterwards made her put her heart back in her stomach. It seems that she still has the favor of Lord Hou, otherwise it wouldn't be like this.

  Here is the translation:

  Thinking of this, Xiaolin stood up, walked gently with a fragrant breeze to Yin Haicheng's back, and softly massaged his shoulders with her slender hands. With deep emotion, she said: "Husband, I didn't marry you for wealth or material things. If that were the case, my father and brothers would have arranged a marriage for me with a wealthy family, even if it wouldn't be as good as my sister's fate. Husband, what I value is your character, martial arts skills, and your deep affection for me. Don't worry about those mundane matters; I know that national affairs are the weight on your mind."

  Kobayashi finished speaking, slightly lowering her head, but the hand she placed on Yin Haicheng's shoulder was grasped, and when she looked up, Yin Haicheng indeed showed a relieved expression. Kobayashi felt extremely pleased in her heart, thinking that what her mother had taught her was indeed useful. Forget about being the legitimate daughter or main wife, where could those women compare to this woman's warmth and affection?

  "If I had known you were so virtuous, I wouldn't have been so troubled." Yin Haicheng pulled Xiao Lin into his arms, "I actually intended to make you my official wife..."

  When Xiaolin heard the two words "Fu Zheng", her eyes lit up instantly. If she became the legitimate wife, then Yin Jinyuan would be the rightful eldest son, and in the future, the title of this marquis's family would be unstoppable. Xiaolin was overjoyed in her heart, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curve upwards.

  Yin Haicheng didn't notice her expression, his tone somewhat apologetic, "It's just that as an official of the imperial court, it's a rule that concubines cannot be promoted to wife, otherwise the censor will impeach me for being lax in governing my household and acting arbitrarily."

  "Ah, but sister has already left......" Xiaolin's smile at the corner of her mouth hadn't even bloomed yet when it was forced to stop, a very ugly mess.

  "One day as a concubine, a lifetime as a concubine. You used to say that you didn't care about social status and titles, didn't you?"

  "But... didn't you say old madam..."

  "The problem is mother won't agree, so let's just drop it."

  "But... but..."

  "Ling Niang, is being made the official wife that important to you?" Yin Haicheng looked at Xiao Lin Shi with some surprise. "No matter what, you are still my favorite woman."

  "No, I'm saying that this manor needs a proper mistress, otherwise it will be the laughing stock of other families." Xiao Lin Shi didn't dare respond to this and quickly changed the subject.

  "Ling Niang, you indeed have my best interests at heart. But don't worry about this anymore, someone will naturally come to take on the role of mistress of the house." Yin Hai Cheng said, suddenly remembering he had some official business to attend to, and that today's delay was already too long. "I won't be coming over tonight, I still have official duties to attend to."

  Kobayashi forced a smile to send off Yin Haicheng, her silver teeth almost biting into pieces. Just as she had persuaded Yin Haicheng to go ask Old Lady, who was this new obstacle that appeared?

  Kobayashi's heart was already heavy, and after drinking two mouthfuls of cold tea, he felt even more uncomfortable. He remembered that his second son had mentioned something related to Yin Jinhong, so he stood up and headed towards Mei Garden.

  She's not happy, nobody else will be comfortable either!

  The author has something to say: When I'm being cute, there are over 90 comments. When I'm not being cute, there are only around 10 comments... QWQ Have I fallen into some kind of terrifying world where cuteness is the only thing that matters? Please take me back to reality~~~~~~~QWQ I don't want to live in a world where people only pay attention to you when you're showing off your body.

  By the way, there are a lot of people who come over to give negative scores recently. Typing a few characters and giving a negative score, is this playing house fighting with me?