Chapter 130: Just not letting me watch the show here

Lin Tiezhu had been riding a black blood-sweating horse. Seeing the commotion at his own gate ahead, and seeing Lin Jiaojiao lifting the carriage curtain to look out, he only wanted to share his mother's burdens and immediately said, "Mother, let me go ahead and see what's happening!"

Lin Jiaojiao said with a smile, "Go ahead."

After Lin Tiezhu agreed, he rode his black horse forward.

"Do you need me to go over and take a look?" Song Shijie asked from the side. He looked at the carriage parked at the Lin Fu gate, his eyes cold. "For Su Wanqiu to come to the Lin Fu, she must have heard some news."

However, Lin Jiaojiao shook her head gently. "No need. By the way, could you take me to a clothing store in the capital? After this long journey, the clothes he wears underneath are worn out; it's time to buy him some new ones."

"So you mean you're just not letting me watch the show here?" Song Shijie retorted. "Why didn't you say so earlier? If you had, I could have had Mianmian come to accompany you, saving me the trouble of wasting half a day escorting you back."

Lin Jiaojiao wanted to roll her eyes upon hearing this. "Then just tell me the name of the clothing store and be done with it. You should hurry back to the Dali Temple to handle your cases!"

While the adopted brother and sister were bickering and preparing to go their separate ways, the young general Lin Tiezhu had already ridden to the front of the Lin Fu.

Young women on the roadside looked at this spirited young general with longing, but Lin Tiezhu ignored them and asked the Lin Fu guards directly, "What is going on here?"

A Pei Mansion carriage was parked in front of the Lin Fu, with that scoundrel Zhao An following beside it.

He had been pushing and shoving with the Lin Fu servants, but as soon as he saw the young general, he immediately put on a smile and whispered to the person inside the carriage, "Madam, there is absolutely no mistake; he looks exactly like you!"

Upon hearing this, the Madam in the carriage slowly lifted the curtain and saw the young general at a glance!

Lin Tiezhu was wearing silver Piaoji General-style armor. His sharp-angled face had a pair of phoenix eyes with eyebrows reaching into his temples. The upper half of his face was exactly like her husband Pei Aosong's, and the lower half was seven or eight parts similar to her own!

Although Lin Tiezhu was only a 17-year-old youth, he did not have the reckless, immature energy of her own "convenient" son. On the contrary, this young general had a murderous aura born from fighting on the battlefield, making people feel awe!

The Madam in the carriage was none other than the Pei Mansion Madam—Su Wanqiu.

She wore a gentle and virtuous expression, her beautiful eyes reflecting Lin Tiezhu's sturdy figure. She was stunned for a moment, but soon joy surged in her heart; she couldn't wait to get out of the carriage right then and there and stage a scene of mother-son affection after years of separation.

At this time, the Lin Fu guards were reporting to Lin Tiezhu, "General Lin, the Pei Mansion Madam is visiting, claiming to be your biological mother and wanting to enter the mansion to recognize you."

"My biological mother?" Lin Tiezhu asked, and couldn't help but look back at the street he had just come from.

But where could he see the carriage of his uncle Song Shijie and mother Lin Jiaojiao!

The youth slapped his head in frustration: Why did Mother and Uncle leave without a word! They didn't even stay to help him get rid of these power-hungry people clinging to their door!

As expected, he was still too young, naively thinking he could share his mother's burdens!

From the Pei Mansion carriage parked in front of the Lin Fu, a noblewoman in an orange dress slowly stepped down. She looked at Lin Tiezhu gently and addressed him respectfully, "Young General Lin, it's been many years; you have grown into an adult."

"Junior Lin Tiezhu greets Madam Pei." Lin Tiezhu bowed simply, as a greeting.

Zhao An circled around him, looking him up and down, becoming more delighted the more he looked. "Madam! Look at his build! He is truly a battle-hardened general with iron bones! The nobility between his brows is clearly inherited from Lord Pei! He is truly your son, Madam!"

"Who are you calling whose son!" The guard was furious and drew his sword, ready to drive them away. "You scoundrel, stop trying to climb the social ladder and claim kinship with our General!"

Lin Tiezhu pressed his hand, signaling the guard to be quiet. He asked Su Wanqiu quite politely, "Are you truly my biological mother?"

Su Wanqiu was moved upon hearing this question. She used her embroidered handkerchief to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes, her lips trembling as if she wanted to speak, but in the end, she said nothing and just nodded in silent agreement.

"Hey, Young General Lin, you were just a baby in swaddling clothes when you were secretly swapped by that despicable concubine; you wouldn't know about what happened back then!"

Seeing his master on the verge of tears, Zhao An spoke up as a mouthpiece. "Your biological mother didn't know the truth back then. You were left hungry for three days and nights at that concubine's place; it was your biological mother who took pity on you and hired a wet nurse for you!"

"Later, when that concubine was investigated by the Dali Temple, she even cruelly wanted to take you to the Dali Temple prison to suffer! It was truly pitiful! A little one like you having to suffer such a fate!" Seeing Lin Tiezhu remain silent, Zhao An became even bolder in his fabrication.

"Fortunately, Madam made arrangements and convinced General Lu to step in and plead for mercy, only then were you brought out of the Dali Temple!"

"But that concubine wanted to drag you into the Lin family case and even took you into the Huang Gong. If Madam hadn't gone to find the Empress—the then-Imperial Concubine Ning—you might have lost your life in the Huang Gong!"

The passersby around them slowed their pace, pricking up their ears to listen to the gossip of the capital's powerful figures.

Lin Tiezhu frowned upon hearing this. "So, looking at it this way, my biological mother is truly you—Madam Pei? And my biological father is the reigning Chief of Military Affairs, Lord Pei, and my maternal grandfather is the reigning Prime Minister Su?"

"Exactly!" Zhao An nodded repeatedly, his excitement evident. "If that despicable concubine hadn't secretly swapped you, you would be one of the top noble sons in the capital right now!"

"In that case," the youth Lin Tiezhu said, looking as if he had suddenly realized the truth, "the suffering I've endured for seventeen years was all caused by that woman surnamed Lin?!"

"Yes, yes!" Zhao An nodded like a bobblehead, becoming more delighted as he spoke. "Madam, look at how clear-headed the Young General is. His temperament is exactly like yours; he bears everything himself and never speaks of his grievances!"

Lin Tiezhu looked at Su Wanqiu closely, his expression becoming more moved. "Madam Pei, since your servant has revealed the truth, I, as a junior, know that these words are empty and baseless. If you are willing to perform a blood-recognition test with me..."

Su Wanqiu slowly lowered her handkerchief and nodded in agreement. "Young General, I am naturally willing to perform a blood-recognition test with you." ===== CHAPTER 131 =====