Quick Transmigration: Refusing to Be a Victim's Child

Outside the Marquis's residence, the nephew and uncle remained silent to each other.

After a long while, Chen Da patted Shao Linshen on the shoulder and said good-naturedly:

“There is a difference between legitimate and illegitimate children. Your father is bound to favor your two elder brothers. You have suffered an undeserved disaster today, but... you can’t say such nonsense.”

After saying that, he took off the purse from his waist, stuffed two hundred-tael silver notes and a dozen or so taels of loose silver into Shaolin Shen's arms, and said that he didn't bring enough money today, and that Shaolin Shen could ask him for more when he ran out.

Shao Linshen: "..."

Shao Linshen was caught in a dilemma: taking the money or not taking it was also problematic, since he was genuinely short of cash.

But it's no wonder people don't believe him.

It's like a little kid who only knows how to pee and play in the mud all day, suddenly telling his family that he's been admitted to Qingdao University. The adults would probably just think that the kid is either delusional or talking nonsense.

His uncle must have thought he had been wronged, and in a moment of anger, he wanted to coax the Chen family out of the capital so that he could take revenge on the Marquis's family for cutting off their source of income.

If it were the original "self," given his reckless nature, he might very well have done something like this.

'Sigh, it's rare for me to speak the truth, and nobody believes me.'

Shao Linshen wearily wiped his face, took his uncle's hand, and led him to the alley entrance, avoiding pedestrians.

With a serious expression, he said, "Uncle, do you think I'm being silly? This is a matter of life and death. Lin Shen isn't a three-year-old child. How could I dare to play games with everyone like this?"

Chen Da could tell from his expression that he wasn't lying, and although he found it absurd, he couldn't help but believe him a little.

He hesitated for a moment and said, "Lin Shen, your maternal grandfather spent decades of hard work to establish the family business in the capital. For this, he even... Sigh, I don't mean to doubt you, but even if I believe you, I can't convince others with just one sentence."

The Chen family's businesses are all in the capital now, including shops, restaurants, estates, and fields. These are not things that can be sold off easily. If it really comes to that, they would probably have to cut off most of their wealth.

Moreover, while it's easy for the whole family to move away, it's incredibly difficult to come back.

Chen Da placed his hand on Shao Linshen's shoulder, his expression solemn, and asked, "Where did you get this information? Is it from your father...?"

"If he knew, would he have had the time to argue with me about such trivial matters today?"

Shaolin shook his head, recalling the major events that were about to happen in his "memory," and simply said:

"Snakes have their paths, and rats have theirs. Uncle, don't be fooled by our idle ways; sometimes we do know some secrets. After all, who in the family would be on guard against people like us?"

Shao Linshen let out a long, deliberately bitter sigh, and then revealed some information to the other party:

"If you don't believe me, you can go and inquire tomorrow morning. If the Left Prime Minister suddenly resigns and returns to his hometown during the court meeting tomorrow, and the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Lord Zeng, is accused of embezzlement and bribery by the Censorate, then you will know whether I am lying or not."

These words were spoken with absolute certainty that even though Chen Da didn't want to believe them, he couldn't help but shudder, and his face turned pale.

He opened and closed his mouth several times, but in the end he didn't say a word. He just nodded to Shao Linshen, turned around and hurriedly prepared to get into the carriage to leave. In his panic, he almost missed the horse stool and was helped by his attendants to barely sit in the carriage.

Shao Linshen stood alone for a while, watching the carriage drive further and further away, before turning back into the Marquis's residence.

Upon seeing their master approach, Quanfu and Quanlu, his two personal attendants, immediately led several servants forward, dragging a man bound hand and foot, and bowed to report:

"Young master, the matter is settled. I also found a lot of stolen goods in the stable, as well as... Aunt Lan's personal belongings."

Quanfu's voice grew softer and softer, and he only raised the package he was carrying slightly. He didn't dare to breathe loudly, for fear of incurring his master's wrath.

Shao Linshen didn't have time to look at him. He slowly strolled over to the man, saw that the man's mouth was gagged with a rag, scratched his hair, and pulled him in front of him. He smiled and said:

"Li Gui, right? Tell me, is the weather good or bad today?"

With just those words, the coachman Li Gui, who had been struggling, suddenly widened his eyes and looked at Shao Linshen as if he had seen a ghost. His body began to tremble uncontrollably, and even his crotch was soaked.

Shao Lin snorted coldly and ordered his men to drag him through the covered walkway and back to his own Taoran Courtyard.

Before he even stepped into the courtyard, he heard a shrill female voice from inside, full of arrogance:

"What do you mean by this, sister? I just want some bird's nest to nourish my body, why are you making such a fuss?"

Our master said that everything in this courtyard now revolves around the child in my sister's womb. If it weren't for the child clamoring for bird's nest soup..."

"Oh? I didn't know that an unborn baby could speak human language. Could it be that she's carrying a monster?"

Shao Linshen was too lazy to listen anymore. It was just a woman pulling hair because she was pregnant, and it wasn't his child. He had no interest in being taken advantage of.

Perhaps not expecting Shao Linshen to return at this time, the woman who was originally wearing a peach-pink double-breasted skirt, with a protruding waist and a mountain of pearl hairpins and ornaments on her head, was stunned for a moment upon hearing the voice.

Immediately, she skillfully clutched her stomach and cried out "Ouch!" with tears in her eyes, looking at Shao Linshen with a look of wanting to cry but not crying.

The maidservant next to her immediately knelt down and cried out that her mistress had been skimped on food by the madam, which had almost caused her to lose the life of the young master in her womb.

Shao Linshen's ears hurt from the noise, so he threw the teapot on the table to the ground, smashing it to pieces. The noise in the room immediately disappeared.

"You're worried about the baby in your womb? I know a way that can cure any ailment."

Shao Lin's deep expression prompted the two old women to force the woman in pink to kneel on the broken porcelain shards.

"Master? What...what are you saying? I'm still pregnant!"

The woman was completely stunned, and even the maids and servants around her were frozen in place, none of them daring to step forward and grab the person.

Chu Miaoyi, who had been sitting at the head of the table, holding her youngest daughter and observing coldly, frowned upon hearing this and said:

"Where did you get upset this time that you came home to throw a tantrum?"

Shao Lin glanced at his wife, waved her hand to tell her not to interfere, and thoughtfully had the wet nurse take his daughter away. He then ordered Quanfu and Quanlu to escort the groom Li Gui to the courtyard.

"boom--"

The heavy object landed with a dull thud, and then Quanfu untied the bundle in his hand and threw it on the ground.

Inside Taoran Courtyard, all the servants were called to the side. They stared wide-eyed at the numerous gold hairpins, earrings, and a woman's undergarment scattered on the ground.

Especially the pink-clad woman's personal maid, who was trembling like a leaf, with cold sweat pouring out.

Others might not know, but how could she not recognize that the undergarment was Aunt Lan's personal item?

They couldn't find it anywhere in the house a while ago, and the master said it had been taken by the cat and told them not to worry about it.

It turns out this was just a cat that stole fish!

"Fanglan, come here, explain to me how your personal belongings ended up in the hands of a groom?"

Shao Linshen sat imposingly in his chair, looking at the pink-clad woman who had collapsed to the ground. Seeing that she remained silent for a long time, he kindly ordered someone to press her down onto the porcelain shards and make her kneel down to wake her up.

"what!!"

The shards pierced through the thin silk shirt and went straight for the kneecap, the pain instantly spreading throughout the body.

Fanglan screamed in pain and struggled to get up, but was held down and unable to move.

"Young master, young master, spare me! I...I've been framed! It was...it was the madam who plotted against me because she was afraid I would give birth to the young master!" Fanglan continued to plead her case.

She had finally managed to get into her master's bed, and she didn't want to be brought back to square one—no, if the truth were exposed, she wouldn't even be able to save her life.

"Really? So you have absolutely nothing to do with this coachman?"

Shao Lin Shen toyed with the jade thumb ring in his hand. Seeing the woman hurriedly nod, he chuckled, patted his wife who was clutching her chest in anger, and spoke with a chilling tone:

"So she's the one who told you to meet Li Gui in the small garden? She's the one who told you to hide the jewelry in the grotto in the rockery so Li Gui could take it? And she's the one who told you to lie to me, saying you were only four months pregnant when you were five?"

"So, what do you think of the weather today? Is it nice or not? Would you like to take another stroll in the little garden?"

Upon hearing this, Fanglan froze, unable to utter a single word of rebuttal.

Having investigated everything thoroughly, she dared not continue to implicate the madam. She could only cry and beg for forgiveness, claiming that she had been deceived by Li Gui and had made a mistake.

"I have served you, young master, for many years. Please spare my life for the sake of our past relationship!"

Upon hearing that the woman was shifting the blame onto him, Li Gui, who had been pretending to be dead on the ground, became indignant.

He was blinded by lust and touched someone he shouldn't have. But if this woman hadn't wanted to climb the social ladder and desperately came to him to have his seed, would he have gotten involved with her?

Seeing that he was about to be operated on, Li Gui rubbed his face against the ground with all his might, ignoring the sand and gravel that chafed his skin. He tried to remove the rag from his mouth and burst out with a hysterical string of curses.

"You slut, you bitch, if it weren't for you pestering me for pleasure, I, a mere groom, wouldn't even be allowed into the inner quarters. Who could I possibly fool?"

"You called me 'good brother' and 'good man' during our intimate moments, but now you want to wash your hands of it all. With your wanton body, can your master satisfy you? Hahaha—"

Knowing he was doomed, the man was now going all out.

Hmph, you think you can just die and be done with it? But Shao Linshen was not having his way.

“He certainly has a silver tongue. Quanfu, get a pair of pliers and pull out his tongue to see how long it is. And pull out all his teeth that are in the way.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the room fell silent.

Immediately following was Li Gui's painful wails echoing throughout the courtyard.

Quanfu and Quanlu understood immediately. Holding wooden sticks as thick as a child's arm, they crushed and tapped Li Gui's limbs bit by bit, making sure that all the servants in the courtyard could see it clearly.

Fanglan screamed in terror, as if the stick was about to fall on her at any moment. Her face turned ashen, and she felt an unbearable pain in her lower abdomen, as if a warm current was flowing down her body.

Shaolin deeply disliked waving his hand and simply had the old woman gag her.