Oh no! My grandmother made me shoulder the responsibility for eight households!

Chapter 313 Husband's Younger Brother

night.

The backyard of the county government office.

Lin Chen leaned back in his recliner, eating the fruit Lan Fenghuang handed him, while listening to Yan Da's report.

"My lord, the assets of the Madfa family have been inventoried. There are 80,000 taels of silver, 3,000 taels of gold, and some houses and land."

The property of those local gentry was also confiscated; the total amount seized included 300,000 taels of silver, 8,000 taels of gold, and 20,000 shi of grain.

Lin Chen nodded: "Distribute the grain and money to each household; make sure it reaches every single one."

Yan Dadao: "It's already being processed, and it should be all distributed by tomorrow morning."

Lin Chen hummed in agreement, then asked, "What was the public's reaction?"

Yan laughed, but it was a very ugly laugh. "I'm so happy. Everyone says you're the great master of Tianyuan."

Lin Chen waved his hand, "How many times have I told them to thank His Majesty?"

Yan Da suppressed a laugh: "Yes, I have given the order to have them thank His Majesty."

Listening from the side, Lan Fenghuang couldn't help but ask, "Husband, why do you insist that they thank His Majesty?"

Lin Chen glanced at her and smiled, "Because it was originally His Majesty's achievement."

Blue Phoenix was stunned.

Lin Chen put his arm around her shoulder and whispered:

"Your Majesty needs these things. She is the ruler of the country, and the people love and respect her. Only then can the court be stable, and only when the court is stable can we live a peaceful life."

Blue Phoenix nodded thoughtfully.

Yagyu Yuki, who was sitting nearby, suddenly spoke up: "Is there anything else?"

Lin Chen glanced at her and said with a smile:

"Furthermore, in the future, when the world undergoes great changes, the stronger Your Majesty becomes, the less I will have to worry about."

The more stable the Great Evolution is, the stronger the Empress becomes.

The stronger the Empress is, the more reckless he can be.

cost-effective.

Footsteps could be heard outside.

Yao Yao dragged Liu Sheng Piaopiao in. Both of them had changed into their nightgowns and their hair was loose.

"Husband, husband!" Yao Yao ran over, "Can we sleep here?"

Lin Chen was taken aback: "This way? Which way?"

Yao Yao pointed to the side room next door: "Over there! Piao Piao and I want to sleep together, but it's a bit cold over there..."

Lin Chen looked at Liu Shengxue and Lan Fenghuang.

Liu Shengxue said calmly, "Let them be."

Blue Phoenix chuckled, "I don't mind."

Lin Chen then waved his hand, "Alright, alright, go to sleep."

Yao Yao cheered and ran off with Liu Sheng Piaopiao.

Lan Fenghuang watched their retreating figures and smiled, "These two girls get along quite well."

Lin Chen was speechless. "You're only a year or two older than them, yet you speak so maturely."

Lan Fenghuang rolled her beautiful eyes. "Even a day's difference in age is still an age difference, my husband's younger brother!"

Lin Chen choked for a moment; his age was indeed a major disadvantage.

However, if you're too young, make up for it with other things.

Lin Chen pulled Lan Fenghuang close by the waist and said fiercely:

"Younger brother? I'll show you what a real younger brother is!"

Lan Fenghuang wasn't flustered at all; instead, she reached out and poked Lin Chen's chest.

"Oh dear, you're getting angry already? A younger brother is a younger brother, no matter how fierce he is, he's still a younger brother."

As soon as Lan Fenghuang finished speaking, Lin Chen hoisted her onto his shoulder.

"Hey hey hey—!" Blue Phoenix kicked her legs wildly. "Husband, you're cheating! I'm not ready yet!"

"Preparing what?" Lin Chen slapped her on the bottom. "Weren't you pretty arrogant just now, little brother?"

Lan Fenghuang's face flushed red, and she turned to shout at Liu Shengxue:

"Yagyu Yuki, are you just going to stand by and watch him bully me?"

Liu Shengxue slowly stood up, took a sip of tea, and said in a calm tone:

"You reap what you sow."

"???" Lan Fenghuang's eyes widened. "Liu Shengxue, you're disloyal!"

Lin Chen laughed and carried the person into the house.

As he passed by Yagyu Yuki, he suddenly stopped and smiled meaningfully:

"Together?"

Yagyu Yuki paused, a sudden blush rising to her cheeks, although... but...

Blue Phoenix immediately perked up and poked her head out from Lin Chen's shoulder:

"Yes, yes, yes! Together! Yagyu Yuki, you can't leave me alone to face my husband's younger brother!"

Yagyu Yuki, feigning composure, took a sip of tea.

"You guys go first."

Lin Chen didn't move, just looked at her with a smile.

The blue phoenix stopped flapping its wings and blinked its eyes, waiting.

Under the moonlight, Liu Shengxue's ears turned even redder.

"...So annoying." She gritted her teeth, got up, and pushed open the door.

"Hurry up and go in, it's chilly outside."

Lin Chen was immediately delighted, thinking to himself that Liu Shengxue had truly changed.

He then carried Lan Fenghuang and strode after her, hooking his foot and slamming the door shut.

Lan Fenghuang's laughter came from inside the house:

"Yagyuu Yuki, just wait and see how I deal with you—ugh!"

The second half of the sentence is missing.

The courtyard was quiet.

In the other room, Liu Sheng Piaopiao was leaning against the window, peeking out through the crack.

"Sister Demon," she whispered.

"My brother-in-law carried my sister and Phoenix Sister into the house!"

Yao Yao rolled over in bed, feeling sleepy:

"Hmm...and then?"

Liu Sheng Piaopiao stared for a long time but couldn't see anything, only hearing faint sounds. She quickly shrank back under the covers, blushing, and said:

"I think we need to build a soundproof enclosure!"

Yao Yao mumbled a confused "Mmm".

The lights went out.

Liu Sheng Piaopiao, however, suffered from insomnia.

……

It was just dawn.

Liu Sheng Piao Piao, sporting two large dark circles under her eyes, sat on the threshold, staring blankly at the door of the main room.

Yao Yao came out of the house, stretched, and was startled when she saw her:

"Wow, Piaopiao, did you go steal a cow last night?"

Liu Sheng Piao Piao turned her head slowly and said, "I wasn't asleep."

Why?

"..."

Liu Sheng Piaopiao opened her mouth, then closed it again.

The door to the main room creaked open.

Lin Chen walked out looking refreshed, dressed in clean white clothes, his hair neatly tied up, and a lazy smile on his face, as if he had eaten and drunk his fill.

"Oh, Piaopiao, up so early?"

Liu Sheng Piaopiao glanced at Lin Chen, then quickly lowered her head, her ears turning bright red.

Lin Chen was taken aback for a moment, then chuckled: "What's wrong?"

Lan Fenghuang came out of the house, clutching her lower back, hissing with each step, her eyes piercing Lin Chen like knives.

"You still have the nerve to laugh?"

Liu Shengxue followed behind, his face as usual, except that his neck was a little red.

She glanced at Lin Chen indifferently, said nothing, and went to the well to fetch water.

Lan Fenghuang stared at Liu Shengxue's retreating figure and said sourly:

"Why is she okay while my back is about to break?"

Lin Chen said seriously, "It's a matter of physical condition. How about we practice again tonight?"

"roll!"

Lan Fenghuang grabbed the shoe, ready to throw it.

Yao Yao, who was watching the commotion from the sidelines, giggled and said, "Sister Phoenix, you're holding your shoes upside down."

Blue Phoenix looked down and saw that it was indeed reversed.

I got even angrier.

Liu Sheng Piao Piao suddenly stood up, walked to Liu Sheng Xue's side, and whispered:

"Sister, aren't you... tired?"

Yagyu Yuki paused, lowered his head to fetch water, and made an even quieter sound:

"...I'm used to it."

Liu Sheng Piao Piao's eyes widened.

Habit???

How can I possibly get used to this?

She subconsciously turned around and glanced at Lin Chen.

Lin Chen was teasing Lan Fenghuang, laughing like a hooligan.

Liu Sheng Piaopiao suddenly realized why she had been unable to sleep last night.

Yao Yao ran over and grabbed her hand: "Come on, let's go have breakfast! I'm hungry!"

Liu Sheng Piaopiao was pulled forward, and after taking two steps, she looked back again.

Lin Chen looked up and met her gaze, then smiled and raised an eyebrow.

Liu Sheng Piaopiao immediately turned her head back, her heart pounding.

Yao Yao tilted her head and looked at her: "Why is your face red?"

No, no.

"have."

"no."

Yao Yao suddenly leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Do you also want to be carried inside?"

Liu Sheng Piaopiao blushed deeply and said cautiously, "Sister Demon!!!"

Yao Yao giggled and ran away.