klisemfg Chapter 243 Extra (5) Daily Mischief 08
Chapter 243 Extra (5) Daily Mischief 08
Lin Shiming was the most favored child in the entire Zhenguo Duke's Mansion. Every time he caused trouble or made a mistake, it seemed like he would be caught and punished, but in reality, Lin Shihe usually let him off lightly. Otherwise, given Lin Shiming's troublemaking nature, he would have been beaten to death in an ordinary family long ago.
But all of this is based on the premise that "it does not involve principles".
And today…
Some of the bolder people present glanced at Lin Shihe as they bowed and retreated, and were instantly terrified by the young master's dark face, their hearts skipping a beat.
The maids followed the steward Lin Ye out of the room as if their lives depended on it, and only breathed a long sigh of relief after leaving the gate of Jingming Courtyard.
The head maid patted her chest to catch her breath and couldn't help but say, "I wonder what trouble the second young master has gotten into this time. Judging from the young master's face, he's probably really angry."
"No talking about the master's family!" Lin Ye scolded. "Go back to your own work and keep your mouths shut. If I find anyone gossiping, I'll rip their tongues out!"
The Duke of Zhenguo's mansion was the home of a high-ranking military officer. In order to avoid trouble, Lin Ye was very strict in disciplining the maids and servants in the mansion, and he would never allow any of them to talk about their master's family or leak information about the mansion.
The maid naturally remembered Lin Ye's usual admonitions to them, and her expression immediately changed. She quickly lowered her head and replied, "Yes."
The maids quickly left.
Lin Ye stopped where he was, and only after everyone had completely disappeared from the vicinity did he turn around and leave, pondering what he needed to do next.
Those maids were a bit too lively; we should give them a different job.
There have been quite a few people in the government office slacking off lately; it's time to give them a good thrashing.
For nearly a year, Lin Shi and Fa Ren had been confined to copy books, and the ointment prepared in Jingming Courtyard had probably long lost its effectiveness.
Tsk, that maid wasn't wrong. The second young master is definitely doomed today. It seems I'll have to make a trip to the family physician and get some medicine prepared in advance...
*
Even the butler and maids could see that he was about to face a great calamity, so Lin Shiming, who was at the center of the storm, was naturally even more aware of it.
The moment Lin Ye closed the door after leaving the room, he wisely knelt down and admitted his mistake without saying a word.
"Brother, I was wrong."
Lin Shihe's voice was forced out through clenched teeth, "What did you do wrong?"
Lin Shiming was completely bewildered. "I can't read minds! You suddenly came in with a dark face and didn't say a word. How am I supposed to know what I did wrong? Isn't this deliberately making things difficult for me?!"
His little brain was working at lightning speed.
"...I was wrong to make a mistake and upset my brother."
Listening to the Lord's words is like listening to the words.
"Trying to play these tricks on me? Very well." Lin Shi smiled amiably, pulling out a heavy ruler he had prepared in advance from his sleeve. "Haven't you always wanted me to beat you up? No need for you to bother planning anymore, I'll grant your wish today."
Lin Shiming: !!!
Lin Shiming: "Aww—bro, you're serious...aww—!"
*
The screams from Jingming Courtyard lasted for almost half an hour. The pitiful sounds were so loud that even the guards on duty at the gate could not bear to listen anymore.
My goodness, the Second Young Master has really stirred up a hornet's nest!
The second young master didn't manage to cause a major incident, but he almost caused one himself to fail.
In the room, Lin Shihe, exhausted from beating, finally tossed the ruler onto the table, sat down on the tatami mat, and pulled over the tea set in the middle of the table to pour himself a cup of tea.
Even after downing a whole cup of cold tea, Lin Shihe's anger hadn't subsided in the slightest. He was breathing heavily, one hand supporting his forehead as he leaned against the table.
The violent explosion that afternoon still echoed in his ears, like a divine punishment from heaven, shattering the boulders at the foot of the mountain into dust. In that instant, Lin Shi felt as if the blood in his body had frozen.
He only knew from Lin Shiming's manuscript that this thing was extremely powerful, but he never expected that even rocks would be like freshly cooked tofu in front of it.
Lin Shihe felt incredibly fortunate. Luckily, he had paid enough attention to Shiming, and luckily, he had stopped his little scheme in advance... If this incredibly powerful divine object had really been blown up in the woodshed by that reckless brat, he himself would probably have been reduced to ashes.
Even now, Lin Shihe's hands are still trembling. Today, he should be the one who survived the ordeal.
"Humph~"
Suddenly, a whimpering sound, like that of a puppy, came from the ground.
Lin Shihe looked down and saw his foolish younger brother, who had almost died, lying on the ground covered in cold sweat and without any strength. He blinked his big, red, teary eyes with difficulty, looking at him with longing... at the teacup beside him.
silence.
Lin Shihe experienced for the first time what it truly meant to be utterly speechless.
How could such an extraordinary being as Lin Shiming exist in this world?
Despite thinking this, Lin Shihe couldn't help but reach out and pour another cup of tea, then squatted down and fed it spoonful by spoonful to Lin Shiming, who was in so much pain he couldn't move.
After drinking a cup of tea, Lin Shiming felt alive again and had a little strength to satisfy his burgeoning curiosity.
He bravely raised his hand and grabbed Lin Shihe's sleeve, "Brother... at least let me die knowing why."
Lin Shihe did not answer him. Instead, he got up and walked back to the bed, gently put down the teacup, and asked in return, "Do you know how powerful the thing in your porcelain bottle is?"
For gunpowder?
But shouldn't he really like this gift?
Lin Shiming looked blank. "I know." That's why I included it as part of the plan.
“You know,” Lin Shihe said calmly, his back to him, “so you still chose to use it to blow up the woodshed so that I wouldn’t punish you with solitary confinement and copying books.”
Lin Shiming forced a smile, looking extremely guilty. "Wasn't this matter already punished and then forgotten this morning?"
"I went to the West Camp this afternoon. Your gunpowder blew up a hillside."
Lin Shiming's pupils dilated.
"That's impossible! I definitely lost weight..."
He clearly followed the data in the book, but reduced the amount of gunpowder to leave himself some room for "improvement" so that the gunpowder could exert its effect for a long time. How could it possibly blast open mountains and rocks?
"It seems you don't even know what you've created."
Lin Shihe sneered, turned around abruptly, and stared intently at Lin Shiming's shocked and bewildered face.
"You have no idea how powerful it is, yet you dared to use it to blow up the woodshed. Lin Shiming, you're courting death. You're something else."
"No! No—Brother, I didn't mean to, I reduced the amount, I clearly—"
"okay."
Lin Shihe waved his hand to interrupt him, "Whether it was intentional or not is irrelevant now. The fact is that you did something you weren't sure of for such a trivial matter, and you almost lost your life."
Lin Shiming murmured, but couldn't utter a single word.
"You've won. Your life is indeed the most important thing to me. From now on, I'll grant your wish. There's no need for confinement, and you don't need to copy books."
"I…"
“But Lin Shiming, you’ve done something so serious, I’m not going to let you off easily this time. What happened just now was an appetizer; you’ll have to wait for the main course.” Lin Shihe squatted down again, meeting his brother’s gaze. “Listen carefully, even without these methods, I have plenty of ways to deal with you!”