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Chapter 29 Wei Mingji is full of secret tricks

The cheerful atmosphere of the Lin family was cast a layer of ice by Wei Mingji's arrival, Mrs. Hou's eyes gleamed coldly, and the rest of the Lin family remained silent.

Lin Lao Er coughed lightly, and asked, "General Wei hasn't taken off his armor yet, but he just came back from work outside the city?"

Wei Mingji answered truthfully: "Your Majesty ordered me to chase down a group of bandits. Fortunately, they were all caught and brought to justice today, so I rushed back to the capital at night to pay New Year's greetings at the Lin family."

Taigong Lin's throat was choked, and his tone was very unhappy, "General Wei didn't go to pay the elders of the Lu family first, but came to my house, and I will be flattered."

Lin Taigong cursed in his heart: "If my eldest daughter-in-law hadn't taught you a lesson, you still know how to pay New Year's greetings to the future Yue's family with your rotten head? Don't expect me to give you money!"

Wei Mingji put his hands on his knees, and replied: "My adoptive father and adoptive mother don't know that I will rush back today, and I will pay New Year greetings to them tomorrow morning."

Mrs. Lin also said: "General Wei didn't go to the city to pay New Year greetings to his parents first, but he came to greet my Lin family first. This is not suitable for etiquette. Our Lin family is not as prominent as the Lu family, and the status of the sons is not as noble as General Wei. But I know the basic etiquette, on New Year's Eve and the first day of the new year, there is no custom of visiting relatives to pay New Year's greetings."

Wei Mingji clasped his hands slightly, his face flushed red, his expression was at a loss, his eyes wandered and he didn't know if he should say goodbye and go back or stay.

Madam Hou was overjoyed secretly, and she slandered: "Didn't you think that my Lin family has no one? Now my aunt's words let you know that no matter whether you are a high-ranking official or not, you must respect etiquette and abide by the rules."

Madam Hou sat up straight, and said seriously: "General Wei came to my house wearing armor and led troops, which made my whole family panic. They thought that someone in my family had committed a crime. General Wei came to fetch someone."

Wei Mingji nodded and smiled. Since he was not welcome, he no longer stayed cheeky. He picked up his helmet and got up and walked to the center. He gave a salute to the old Lin couple and the rest of the elders, and said, "The younger generation's coming here is a kindness to the elders of the Lin family. We have paid New Year's greetings, and the junior still has important matters to attend to, so we will return without disturbing you."

Then he said back: "Bao Shang!"

Bao Shang waved his hand back, and two armored soldiers brought up a mahogany box, opened it in public, and saw a box full of jewels.

Wei Mingji said: "Last time it was my parents' annual gift to the Lin family. This junior is giving the Lin family an annual gift. Mrs. Wang Hou, please don't dislike the shabby, this junior will resign!"

He quickly turned around and left quickly, followed by the armored soldiers quickly, and the sound of footsteps from near to far quickly disappeared from the eyes of everyone in the Lin family.

After Wei Mingji left, the Lin family members all stared at the box of jewels in a daze, and no one said a word.

Mrs. Hou was calm, and asked Yuzhu Caizhu to carry the box away, and put it together with the betrothal gifts and festival gifts that Wei Mingji had given before, for safekeeping, thinking that one day it could be returned to Zhao in its entirety.

During the Nuo Dance Sacrifice in Zishi, Lin Xingwei learned from his second uncle that Wei Mingji had come, and learned that his parents had driven Wei Mingji away with sarcasm, and Wei Mingji left behind a box of jewels regardless of previous suspicions. Lin Xingwei sighed again and again.

The same goes for Wei Mingji, since there is a big gift to give, why not give it early instead of saving it until the end?If it had been delivered earlier, it would not have been ridiculed by the whole Lin family.

Lin Tingyu said: "Auntie is not a person who sees money openly. Even if Wei Mingji offered these gifts earlier, Auntie has something to say, so I still have to say what should be said."

Lin Cheng'an poked Lin Xingwei's forehead, and warned: "Don't see the Wei family sending you a big gift, and then you won't know the importance of it!"

He also said: "Wei Mingji is a man of concealment, this marriage is a deal, but the variables are huge, Ran Ranmo will be easily deceived by him."

Lin Tingyu was faintly worried, and frowned, "Wei Mingji behaves secretly, and I don't know his true nature. If he must get revenge, then our family must be careful."

Lin Xing grinned slightly, and said: "That's not enough. Although our family disrespected him in words, we didn't really offend him. In other words, he was the one who disrespected our family first!"

Lin Chengchen whispered to Lin Xingwei's ear, and said in a low voice, "Have you seen the spear in Wei Mingji's hand?"

Lin Xing nodded slightly, and Lin Chengan continued to explain: "His lance is called 'Jiazi Flame Spike Lance', and the handle is a Yazi beast with blue eyes and fangs. It was built and specified to be a beast, what do you think of Wei Mingji's temperament now?"

Hearing Lin Xingwei's mixed feelings, following Lin Cheng'an's explanation, he thought about it again in his mind, and Wei Mingji really became a monster in human skin.In an instant, Lin Xingwei shook goose bumps all over his body.

Lin Tingyu bumped his cousin's shoulder, and blamed him: "Don't scare Ran Ran, it's just a weapon, it doesn't explain anything, if you don't believe me, you can just find a school ground, there are beasts on it Weapons are not uncommon."

Lin Tingyu straightened his expression and turned to Lin Xingwei: "But Ran Ran still has to be careful. I heard that Chen Xinan was secretly drugged by Wei Mingji because he offended Wei Mingji. The cold hasn't healed yet."

Didn't Chen Xinan get chills because she was pushed into the frozen lake?What's more, the doctor sent by my mother only stayed at Chen's house for five days, and Chen Xinan had already returned to Taiwei's Mansion because of his health improvement, so how could it be Wei Mingji who prescribed the medicine?Could it be that the cousin heard something wrong?

Lin Xingwei widened his eyes and looked at his eldest cousin in surprise.

Lin Chengan pushed Lin Tingyu and scolded: "Don't tell me not to scare Ran Ran, brother's words scare people more than me. How do you know such a secret thing?"

Lin Tingyu looked around at the elders. The elders were all watching Wu Zhu's sacrifice of sheep seriously and devoutly. They didn't pay attention to the younger generations behind him, so Lin Tingyu was relieved.

He put his finger on his mouth and asked both siblings to keep quiet, then lowered his voice and said, "Yesterday I had a banquet with some friends at the Jingshui Tower, and at the next table was Chen Xinan's elder brother, Chen Ziyue, who was talking about his sister recovering from a cold. Then it relapsed again, and it happened that people from Shangdu Mansion visited the day before, and Chen Xinan's condition worsened the next day, so the Chen family guessed that it was the hand and foot of Wei Mingji's emissary."

"Guess counts?" Lin Cheng'an asked in surprise, and Lin Xingwei couldn't stop nodding.

Lin Xingwei then asked: "The Chen family is suspicious, do they have any real evidence?"

"Probably not," Lin Tingyu said, "If there is any real evidence, with King Yingchuan's temperament, he would have to go to the court. But doubts can't be counted at all, then Chen Xinan has already made up his mind and hasn't left the house yet. Playing, so I can take care of myself at home, but when the people from Shangdu go, she suddenly becomes ill again, and the illness is not as serious as usual, I heard that she can't even get out of the bed."

Lin Xingwei's hairs stood on end, his heartbeat was irregular, and he asked in a trembling voice: "Then where did Chen Xinan offend Wei Mingji and let him commit murder like this?"

Lin Tingyu stretched out his index finger and scratched the tip of Lin Xingwei's nose lightly, and said, "It's probably for you. I heard that the person who went to Shangdu Mansion was Bao Shang, and he said he was condolences for Chen Xinan's falling into the water. Stay away from our Lin family, mainly to keep Chen Xinan away from you, and tell King Yingchuan to take good care of his daughter, and don't bother the future wife of Shangdu Mansion."

He said again: "Wei Mingji is obviously protecting you, but in fact he is protecting his own face. If one day our family offends him, he will definitely take revenge on us without mercy."

Now not only Lin Xingwei trembled with his folded arms, but even Lin Chengan trembled with fright. Thinking of Mrs. Hou breaking Zuo Qiuzhi's leg, the brother and sister couldn't stop shaking.

Wei Mingji forbearance did not break out, and even came to the door to agree on the marriage and sent a generous gift in the name of his parents. Could it be that he was holding back a bigger evil?Or wait until the marriage between the two families is completed, and then slowly clean up the Lin family?
Nuo Wu's drumstick hit the sheepskin drum, and Lin Xingwei's heart shrank accordingly.The cold wind was blowing, and her back was soaked in sweat, and it had already frozen into ice.

The three sheep heads were hanging on the high pole, dripping blood, Lin Xingwei shrank his neck involuntarily, as if he was the sheep waiting to be slaughtered by Wei Mingji.

(End of this chapter)