The young general and the prince, who was to be married off, fell in love at first sight!

Chapter 239 Extra (5) Daily Mischief 04

Hearing Lin Shiming's wailing, Zhang Ting, who was eating calmly, suddenly slammed her chopsticks on the table with a loud "bang".

The three men inside the room immediately shuddered reflexively, their vigilance heightened to an alarming level. Their brains raced as they tried to recall what they had done or said wrong, hoping to shift the blame onto the other two men.

Even Lin Shiming, who was in excruciating pain, fell silent, suppressing his cries and barely daring to breathe.

Didn't Mom just say she'd eat while listening to my screams? She can't be angry about me again, right? Right?

"Lin Shiming".

Zhang Ting looked over expressionlessly, her seemingly indifferent gaze instantly shattering Lin Shiming's defenses.

"...It's me again?"

Lin Shih-ming, who was named, was shocked.

"Heh." Zhang Ting sneered, "What did you just yell? Say it again so I can hear it."

Is that really me?

Lin Shiming swallowed hard, ignoring the pain, and instinctively tried to back away, but was pressed down by the ruthless iron-handed Lin Shihe.

"Ha...haha, Mother~ I was just begging for mercy, just saying whatever came to mind..." Under Zhang Ting's death stare, Lin Shiming's voice trailed off, "Didn't you just say you were enjoying it..."

Zhang Ting sneered again.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became heavy. Lin Yunyue and Lin Shihe remained motionless, pretending to be dead, afraid of provoking Zhang Ting's temper and getting implicated.

Lin Shiming, at the center of the storm, was trembling with fear, wishing he could just tell Lin Shihe to hit him instead, since physical pain would be much more bearable than this.

The water clock in the corner dripped softly, and after a long while, Zhang Ting finally spoke again, breaking the tense atmosphere.

"Fine. If you consider yourself a 'child,' then so be it. It's common for children to be disobedient and imaginative, and they're quite easy to educate."

Lin Shiming's face turned pale instantly. "Mother..."

"I'm just not home often, but that doesn't mean I don't care about my children."

Even though Lin Shiming was acting very seriously, his behavior was still easily noticeable to be different from that of a normal child. They were related by blood; how could they not know? It's just that Lin Shiming didn't want to talk about it, so they simply pretended not to notice and didn't ask any questions. What happened before didn't matter; as long as he was their child now, that was enough.

Therefore, even though Zhang Ting casually mentioned the matter, she was unwilling to delve into it further. She waved her hand to interrupt Lin Shiming's attempt to say something, and then looked at Lin Shihe.

“Shihe, I know you love your younger brother, but children don’t understand or reason, and they can’t distinguish right from wrong. You have to beat him once to teach him what it means to stay away from danger.”

Zhang Ting looked up at Lin Shihe, who felt guilty and flustered and dared not meet her gaze.

“If you really care about him, then stop trying to fool me with these empty promises. Your mother has been with your father in the army for so many years; don’t embarrass yourself with these little tricks.”

Lin Shihe blushed when his secret was exposed. He put down his sword sheath and bowed respectfully to Zhang Ting.

"My son has realized his mistake."

"Then let's continue. Gag me, don't disturb my rest."

Zhang Ting casually nodded to the two brothers, then gestured for Lin Yunyue to accompany her to rest. As they reached the door, she seemed to remember something and turned back to give them a few more instructions.

"By the way, don't just focus on his hands, copy some from his books too. He's four years old, look at his scribbles! I used to think he would correct them on his own, but it seems I still have to keep him on track. You're the older brother, so take a closer look at your younger brother's studies."

"My son understands."

Seeing that Lin Shihe had seriously agreed, Zhang Ting was finally completely satisfied and left the room with Lin Yunyue.

The door closed, and Lin Shihe lowered his hand that was bowing.

"elder brother…"

Lin Shihe looked down and met his younger brother's bewildered gaze.

"Don't be afraid." Lin Shihe gently patted his younger brother's fluffy head. "I know what I'm doing, and I won't leave you with any lasting health problems."

That's not what I'm afraid of!

Lin Shiming was extremely anxious and immediately wanted to speak plainly. But Lin Shihe casually grabbed a steamed bun from the table and stuffed it into Lin Shiming's mouth, blocking his mouth completely and giving him no chance at all.

"Uh-huh! Uh-huh!"

"Stop yelling, or you'll upset your mother, and she'll hold you accountable." Lin Shihe held down the person who was struggling like a fish, picked up the sword sheath again, and exerted a heavy force.

"Well!!!"

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After being beaten for the second half, Lin Shiming finally realized how much his brother had held back at the beginning, and when he realized the real pain, he didn't even have the strength to scream.

The steamed bun in his mouth had long been bitten into pieces, and when Lin Shiming was carried back to his room, the cold sweat on his body did not subside for a long time.

Even so, he still struggled to lift his head and grab Lin Shihe's sleeve, looking at Lin Shihe with teary eyes.

"elder brother…"

Lin Shihe sighed.

Why make some things so clear? You forget them, we forget them, let's just look forward. Life is long, and it's all new beginnings.

Lin Shiming remained silent for a long time, but he was reluctant to let go of Lin Shihe's sleeve.

Lin Shihe had no choice but to sit on the edge of the bed in that position. "You were really too reckless today. Do you know how worried and scared we were?"

"…I was wrong…"

"Then tell me, why exactly?"

Oh, how embarrassing it is to say this!

Lin Shiming's voice was muffled, and it took him a long time to finally get through to his "brilliant idea."

He considered himself a "chosen one" and believed he should find a reclusive master to help him dominate the world.

But perhaps he really is the protagonist, but the author is probably a writer who went crazy writing papers, with an extremely unstable mental state. When he gets irritable, he not only refuses to give him the golden finger that protagonists are supposed to have, but also uses his "sinful" hands to write the beginning of his path of being beaten.

And they found pleasure in it.

Gee tut.

awful.

But then again, even if such a thing were to happen, it would inevitably be a matter of fate, appearing only when it's meant to. Whose good fortune can you simply chase after?

What Lin Shiming did was so absurd that Lin Shihe didn't know how to evaluate it.

"Do you know?" Lin Shihe looked at his simple-minded younger brother with a complicated expression, "When our parents first discovered that you were different from ordinary people, they thought you were exceptionally gifted."

Lin Shiming pricked up his ears to listen.

"But as you grew up, we found that you seemed to have the same mindset all along. During that time, your parents even wondered if you were the prodigy who failed to live up to his name, as told by the elder Lin You."

Lin Shiming was dumbfounded.

"But later I realized that something was wrong. Your brain might really only go this far; it was already at its peak from the very beginning."

Lin Shiming: "..."

Lin Shiming: How presumptuous of me!

He couldn't help but ask, "What if I'm acting?"

Lin Shihe was surprised that he would ask such a question, and for a moment he looked at him with even more pity, his face saying, "Why do you have to humiliate yourself?"

Lin Shiming was humiliated.

"How am I not smart! I..."

"Alright, alright," Lin Shihe soothed his younger brother, who was about to jump up in anger. "Save your energy. Your parents won't let you off easily this time. Besides making you copy books, who knows what tomorrow will bring."

Lin Shiming looked as aggrieved as a puppy, "I'm already like this, and you're still making me copy while I'm crawling?"

"It shouldn't be," Lin Shihe said truthfully. "After this incident, there's a high chance we'll go straight back to Beijing tomorrow."

Lying down is easy enough, but I'm afraid if I ask you to rummage in the carriage tomorrow, the jostling will be too much..."

Lin Shihe looked at Lin Shiming meaningfully and said nothing more.

But the meaning behind it is already self-evident.

Lin Shiming closed his eyes in despair.