Eat My Childless Life: The Little Fisher Girl is Poor and Fierce

Chapter 480 What about the actual chapter?

Lin Chang'er didn't say anything when she heard her say that, but she moved even closer to her.

The old lady gently patted Yudian'er's back, and amidst the childish babbling, she recounted the rise and fall of the White-Clothed Marquis's mansion.

Lin Chang'er had seen too many dramas like this in her previous life, where someone who had made great contributions would overshadow the ruler and be easily punished by the superior on some pretext.

But this was the first time I'd been so close to something like this.

Loyal bones lie in the green hills, wrapped in horsehide, yet even in death they are stigmatized.

Those who are alive suffer even more, day after day.

If it weren't for the deep-rooted foundation of the White-Clothed Marquis's Mansion, and if it weren't for the old lady's background as a member of the royal family, the White-Clothed Marquis's Mansion would probably have disappeared long ago.

Looking at the wrinkles around the old lady's eyes and her head full of white hair, Lin Chang'er was so angry that she slammed her fist into her palm. "Such perverse and perverse behavior makes her unfit to be a ruler."

The old lady was startled, and suddenly reached out to cover her mouth. "Girl, you can say these things to me, but you must never say them again outside."

Seeing the panic on her face, Lin Chang'er nodded. After the old lady let go, she said, "When those in power are not upright, it is always the common people who suffer."

Old Mrs. Bai closed her eyes briefly. "The person the late emperor originally favored was not him. The former crown prince was a man of both literary and military talent, and he cared deeply for the people. It's a pity that heaven is jealous of talent, which is why he got this opportunity."

Lin Chang'er realized that the purge of the White-Clothed Marquis's mansion was probably due to some personal grudges.

However, her attitude has always been: if you're willing to talk, I'll listen; if you're not, I won't force you.

Hearing the old lady say that, he simply reached out and rubbed her shoulder.

Grandma Bai patted her hand and then said, "Girl, you've always been someone who dares to speak and act. Let me ask you, if one day someone notices the southeast coast and wants you to come to the capital, what will you do?"

Lin Chang'er pouted, "Why go to the capital? No matter how rich and prosperous the capital is, it's not as free and comfortable as this countryside."

Grandma Bai continued, "You're good at hiding, but what about Qingfeng? His roots are in the capital. If that person wants to summon him back to the capital, it's just a matter of issuing an imperial decree, and he has no choice but to obey."

Lin Chang'er smiled and said, "Grandma, would you like to hear the truth, or just polite words?"

The old lady paused, then said, "What's the point of telling the truth, or just saying polite things?"

Lin Chang'er pursed her lips, "Grandma, you and Brother Bai are very close, and we have hundreds or even thousands of eyes watching. Do you admit it?"

The old lady didn't understand, but nodded, "How could I not acknowledge it?"

Lin Chang'er smiled slyly before saying, "The polite way to put it is, of course, that if the ruler commands the subject to die, the subject has no choice but to die. If someone summons me, how can I not return?"

The old lady smiled slightly, neither having done anything wrong nor done anything wrong, but then, "How about telling the truth?"

Lin Chang'er glanced at her and smiled, saying, "When that day truly comes, our southeastern coast will have already made significant progress in resisting river bandits and pirates."

“When he started from scratch, he didn’t care. But once the seedlings took root, sprouted, and grew, he suddenly wanted to reap the fruits of his labor. There’s no such thing as a free lunch.”

Grandma Bai was terrified, but her eyes shone with an unusual brightness.

Her hands unconsciously clenched. Indeed, this coastal defense line was something others didn't know, but she had watched this girl build it from scratch, slowly extending it, and how much effort and money she had invested.

Every time they won a battle, Qingfeng would report it to his superiors, and Prefect Chen would naturally send it to the central government, but the person in charge never made a comment.

He was reluctant to water the trees when planting them, so it's really shameless of him to try and steal the peaches later. But...