Chapter 249: A Little Progress

Translator: Vesper

Li Lin Er’s expression turned stiff and her eyebrows wrinkled slightly: “What do you mean?”

“You can expose the secret if you want to. What will happen to Xiao Residence then? Maybe an execution of the entire family, including you.” Xiao Yi Lin looked at Li Lin Er, unbothered.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

If she wanted to expose their secret, she could go ahead and do so. If the situation turns bad, the worst that could happen would the Xiao Residence ruined by her hands.

Li Lin Er was stunned and she remained rooted at the spot. She didn’t think about that.

Seeing Li Lin Er’s stunned expression, Xiao Yi Lin sneered: “If there’s nothing else, then I’ll leave now. As for this place... I think you should just remain here quietly.”

Xiao Yi Lin turned and left without a trace of affection. That unrelenting appearance made Li Lin Er’s legs weak and she fell to the ground.

She thought she had her hands on Xiao Yi Lin, but he didn’t care at all. What he said was right. Revealing the secret would cause chaos, and when that happens, she would be killed as well. She might even end up causing trouble to her family.

So even if she wanted to let the secret out, she wouldn’t dare to do so.

Xiao Yi Lin calmly returned to his study room. When he pushed the door open, he saw the captain of his secret soldiers standing inside.

At the sight of him, Xiao Yi Lin’s gloomy expression became excited: “Did you manage to find something, Xiao Yi?”

“Yes, Master. The old woman who used to raise the general’s wife was a seamstress from the palace. Due to old age, she passed away. Thus the clues disappeared because of this, and the investigation would take a while.” Xiao Yi informed Xiao Yi Lin about his findings.

Xiao Yi Lin frowned. An old seamstress from the palace?

“Continue to investigate. We must find out everything as soon as possible.” Xiao Yi Lin thought quietly for a moment then ordered harshly.

Xiao Yi obeyed. Then, he hesitated before speaking once again: “I also found out that the birth of the general’s wife was only two hours after the birth of the princess.”

Xiao Yi Lin frowned even more. He took a glance at Xiao Yi. What does he mean?

Just when he was about to ask Xiao Yi, Xiao Yi Lin suddenly thought of Ning Meng Yao’s birthmark, and his expression changed. His eyebrows were tightly wrinkled. Ning Meng Yao was undoubtedly a child from the Xiao family, but why was she raised outside?

“Go and investigate. Check if the late emperor had any woman outside the palace, or whether there were any other princesses born outside the palace. Investigate both of these simultaneously.” Xiao Yi Lin ordered instantly after some thoughts.

“Yes, Master.”

After Xiao Yi went out, Xiao Yi Lin’s eyebrows furrowed, his face was a bit ugly. He had never heard of a princess who was raised outside the palace. Could it be...

At that thought, his heart raced. He tried to calm down once more. That couldn’t be possible. He was probably overthinking.

In Ling Residence, Xiao Zi Xuan glared at the doctor kneeling on the ground. She was gloomy as she demanded: “What did you say? There’s no way to save him? If anything happens to him, I will want all of your heads.”

After holding the child and bringing him back to her courtyard, Xiao Zi Xuan ordered her servant to call a physician, but there was no use. Every physician that tended to the child said the same thing: She had taken too long to send the child to see a physician. The child was still small, so it was very difficult to cure his fever. It was impossible to prescribe heavy medicines for the child as it would only cause more problems later on.

“Princess, please have mercy.”

“Have mercy? If you want to live, then you’ve to treat my child.” Xiao Zi Xuan clenched her fists and yelled angrily.

The physicians looked at each other helplessly. Perhaps today was their last day.

After Ling Luo found out about this, he quickly put everything down and hurried to Xiao Zi Xuan’s courtyard.

“How is he?” Ling Luo loved his first child very much. Seeing his lovely son lying weakly in bed, he couldn’t help but frown.

“How is he? He’s dying.” Xiao Zi Xuan shouted.

It was all because of that nanny. If it wasn’t for her, why would her child become like this?

Ling Luo turned his head to the physicians kneeling on the ground.

“What is the situation?”

“The child has a high fever for too long, and it isn’t going down. Even if he’s completely cured, he might have to suffer other problems.”

The child had a high fever for such a long time, it was no surprise if his brain was damaged.