Stay calm, don't panic, Her Royal Highness the Princess is going to reveal more news

The Lin family's backyard was relatively simple. Master Lin had one wife and one concubine, and a total of five children, of which three sons and four daughters were born out of wedlock.

As the youngest daughter of the Lin family, Lin Yao grew up away from home.

Not long after returning to the capital, she entered the palace and Mrs. Lin was extremely concerned about Lin Yao.

This was the first time that Ji Qionghua came to the Lin family, and Mrs. Lin also prepared a gift for Ji Qionghua.

Ji Qionghua was very satisfied when he saw those little gadgets made of gold.

【All mine! 】

His money-obsessed look made Master Lin withdraw his critical scrutiny.

The whole family was sitting in the room. Madam Lin heard about Lin Yao's situation in the palace. Ji Qionghua was bored. After climbing down from Lin Yao, she walked around in front of everyone.

Due to her small body, even though she has strong self-control, her steps are still unsteady.

Ji Qionghua walked slowly to the illegitimate son of the Lin family, biting her fingers and looking at the man curiously.

Mrs. Lin's gentle voice was still ringing in her ears, but Ji Qionghua noticed that this illegitimate son of the Lin family had been frowning, with his fingers curled up together, and he looked worried.

"Little princess?"

Lin Chengze felt uneasy when Ji Qionghua looked at him.

How come he has such scary eyes like his father at such a young age?

Thinking of Master Lin, Lin Chengze felt tense all over again.

He moved his body uncomfortably, trying to avoid Ji Qionghua's gaze.

[Why are you always secretly looking at Old Man Lin? You are sneaky, you must be guilty. ]

She noticed that Lin Chengze's eyes were particularly complicated when he looked at Master Lin, as if his entire world view had collapsed after being shocked.

The shaky mental state is very beautiful.

Fortunately, Lin Chengze couldn't hear Ji Qionghua's voice, otherwise he would have exploded.

But Master Lin raised his eyebrows and looked at his youngest son.

The Lin family clearly distinguishes between legitimate and illegitimate children, but they are not harsh towards illegitimate sons. He still has high hopes for his illegitimate son.

However, with so many things happening in the court recently, he did not have much time to pay attention to Lin Chengze's situation.

When I saw him today, I found that this child is a little alienated from me.

"Chengze, are you feeling uncomfortable?"

Master Lin asked why he was sweating in such weather.

"No, no, thank you for your concern, father. I was just too excited to see the Ninth Princess."

Lin Chengze explained with a dry smile, and it was obvious that he was lying.

Especially he didn't dare to look directly into Master Lin's eyes.

From Ji Qionghua's perspective, Lin Chengze looked resentful and fearful.

[Isn't it just that I lost a cockfight and owed some gambling debts? Why do you act like you're dying? ]

【curious……】

Ji Qionghua walked to an empty chair and tried to climb up, but her legs were too short and she fell to the ground after a few tries.

Lin Buwen couldn't bear it and carried the man to a chair.

"Chengze, I heard that you have made a lot of friends outside recently. Now that the capital is approaching the end of the year, there is chaos among people. Please remember to be careful when you are outside."

Lin Buwen noticed that Lin Chengze was uncomfortable, so he gave orders in the manner of an elder brother.

"I know, bro."

Lin Chengze almost stood up and responded loudly.

He twisted and turned in the chair, feeling as if there were nails under his butt, and he was very uncomfortable.

"I heard that you've been fighting cocks for fun with some shady people recently?"

Compared to Lin Buwen's euphemism, Master Lin was much more direct.

He can't tolerate any grain of sand in his eyes.

He doesn't ask his children to be very successful, but he absolutely cannot ask them to become street dandies.

The harsh rebuke made Lin Chengze's legs go weak all of a sudden.

With a thud, he fell to his knees.

"Father, I, I didn't mean it."

"I know my mistake."

Lin Chengze's facial expression is very abstract.

"After my son pays back all the money he owes, I promise to turn over a new leaf and never touch it again."

He tried his best to promise, but got a sullen look from Master Lin.

Well, it was exposed as soon as I tried, and that old man, Duke Anguo, really didn't lie to me.

"How much do you owe?"

Master Lin stood up and pointed at Lin Chengze. His stern face was expressionless, making Lin Chengze tremble.

"No, not much..."

Lin Chengze didn't dare to tell the truth.

[I owe you 10,000 taels. ]

Ji Qionghua's appropriate finishing move was heard by Master Lin, who almost kicked him.

Ten thousand taels?

That was his salary for many years.

This unfilial son!

"Hurry up and tell the truth!"

Lin Buwen walked over and held Lin Chengze's shoulders. He found that his father's reaction was a little abnormal.

"Ten thousand taels!"

Lin Chengze was forced into a corner and said in a low voice with his head down.

It’s not that the Lin family can’t come up with the ten thousand taels, but the monthly allowance for each child in the Lin family is limited.

Lin Chengze was used to spending lavishly, so he ended up writing an IOU for the ten thousand taels.

"You can't blame me for this. I was also deceived."

Lin Chengze retorted.

"They tricked me. At first they just dragged me to drink wine and said they would introduce me to girls from good families."

He has many friends, and they get along well with him, so he believed it.

"How would I know that Peony was with them?"

Lin Chengze shouted like he had given up hope.

He feels wronged too.

Drinking wine was not enough for him, so he was instigated to play cockfighting. He didn't know much about this and just wanted to broaden his horizons.

As a result, I met a special girl named Mudan there.

As her name suggests, she looks like a beautiful flower in the world, and she seduced him so much that he lost his soul in a few seconds.

Later he learned that Mudan's brother was the middleman responsible for arranging cockfighting for those young masters.

He also found out through roundabout ways that Mudan's family background was poor, her parents were both seriously ill, and she could only accompany her brother to work to earn money.

She was so beautiful and had such a tragic life, so he felt pity for her.

Later, he would take the initiative to participate even without people calling him.

Because the middleman's commission is based on the total amount of cockfighting bets on that day, in order to make Mudan's family better off, he participated in gambling.

How could he understand these things? He always loses at the beginning.

But at that time, everything he played was still within his tolerance.

"I just happened to see someone bullying her. Father, tell me, if you were to encounter such a situation, would you be a hero and save the damsel in distress?"

Lin Chengze sniffed.

Although he has not accomplished anything great, he is not a bad person and can even be considered naive.

"I can't just watch a girl being insulted by a group of bad guys, can I?"

So he saved the other person, and the two became familiar with each other.

Later, in order to repay her kindness, Mudan began to teach him the tricks of betting, which allowed him to win a lot of money over a period of time.

In his opinion, Mudan is beautiful and hardworking. Even in the mud, she is always sunny and positive. There are few girls like her in the world.

This is the pure white flower blooming in his heart.

Under Mudan's guidance, he thought his skills had improved by leaps and bounds and he became bolder in placing bets.

"Five days ago, they said they wanted to play a big game and asked me if I dared to call."

Having said this, Lin Chengze's tone dropped again.

Being in a state of love, he didn't think much about it and just thought it was just an ordinary gambling game, especially since Mudan was also present.

In a fit of excitement, he bet his entire fortune.

As for the result, it is obvious without saying anything.