Recalling Niu Da's cowardly appearance when he was beaten, Bai Song felt angry, stood up, and yelled at Niu: "Why don't you fight back? Haven't you killed someone before? Just a little brat, I'm going to bluff you."
Living?"
"That's the young master of the Zheng family! Anyone who hits the Zheng family will die! If I had relied on a moment of bravery, I would have died countless times! Everything I did was just to stay alive."
"In order to survive, then don't bother me! You just think from the bottom of your heart that those people from the Zheng family are inherently superior to you!"
Niu Da smiled bitterly: "Isn't it?"
"Bah!" Bai Song spat, "How can there be any distinction between high and low in life? If you look down on yourself, who can look down on you? If a person has confidence, he must live for himself, otherwise he will live for himself.
What's the difference after death? Being humble to others is courtesy, and being arrogant is called character! In front of me, everyone in the world is equal, but in my heart, I am above all living beings!"
Bai Song was very angry. He found that he could not fit into such an era.
All the people here have divided themselves into three, six or nine levels in their hearts. Even evil men like Niu Da are the same. It is really unbelievable!
Talking to them about everyone being equal? It’s like playing the piano to an ox!
These words were really annoying. Bai Song seemed to be telling Niu Da to wake up. He couldn't control the extra people, but he hoped that the people he had been with could change to some extent because of him.
But Niu Da's expression was dull, obviously unmoved.
On the contrary, Bai Song was so depressed that he could only hold his chest and numb his feet.
While Bai Song was angry, he never noticed Magistrate Chai and Master Chai walking towards him slowly.
After hearing Bai Song's words, the two of them looked at each other for a moment, followed by eyes full of horror.
"In front of me, everyone in the world is equal, but in my heart, I am above all living beings..."
Master Liang took a deep breath and slowly exhaled: "What a loud breath... What a crazy boy!"
"It seems that you and I have underestimated the arrogance in this child's heart. If such words were known, wouldn't it be a loss of head!"
"But if we want a humble family to rise, we have to have young people with such a character to stir up the troubled waters."
The two of them had a conversation, then suddenly changed their attention, stopped disturbing him, and quietly left the cell again.
…
At the same time, in the living room of Lin Mansion.
Lin Tingzheng dismissed everyone, and only he and the head of the Zheng family sat opposite each other and drank tea.
The two heads of the family naturally had to discuss how to deal with the Lin family's adopted son-in-law.
"Brother Zheng, I'm sorry for what happened today. It was my Lin family's careless tutoring that led to such a tragedy. It's just that this matter is all the junior's business, and Lin doesn't want to create any rift with Brother Zheng because of this matter."
"Don't worry, the Zheng and Lin families have been friends for generations and have lived together in Youzhou for hundreds of years. How can we harm the harmony over such a trivial matter?"
"In this way, Lin will feel relieved."
"Hey!" The head of the Zheng family sighed, "Xiang'er and my daughter are very good friends. I didn't expect that she would personally plead for her husband. If Zheng doesn't give face to the younger generation, he will be laughed at by future generations if word spreads.
, let the county government handle this matter according to the law."
"..." Lin Ting was stunned for a moment, his expression changing a lot.
I really didn't expect that the head of the Zheng family would be so easy to talk to, and he would just let Bai Song go.
The head of the Zheng family looked at Lin Tingzheng and asked doubtfully: "What? Why is Brother Lin still dissatisfied with this arrangement?"
"No, no..." Lin Tingzheng waved his hands repeatedly, "Brother Zheng's mind is admirable, which makes Lin ashamed. Brother Zheng can rest assured that when the new son-in-law comes out, Lin will break his legs severely."
"No need, let him stay in jail for a while. I don't want to see him during his period."
…
"Mom, please come forward and intercede."
Xiang'er pestered her father and started crying in front of her mother.
When the young lady made a fuss today, everyone in the house understood it.
I understand the young lady’s feelings for her uncle.
In the past, the family was still speculating whether the young lady and her husband-in-law had a real relationship.
Looking at it now, the answer is very obvious.
Although no one knows where the young lady's feelings come from, it is obviously true.
Now that the young lady has feelings for her uncle, she has to stop calling her "son-in-law from a poor family" and "untouchable from a poor family". From now on, no one should be called "grandfather" when they meet her? Even the young master of the Zheng family dared to beat him up.
The ruthless person.
But, all this has to wait until the man comes back alive.
Xiang'er stayed in her mother's room, crying and fussing, which was half true and half false, making her mistress sigh again and again.
As far as my daughter is concerned, she obviously really likes that boy from a humble family.
The previous thought of driving that boy out of the Lin family seemed to be even more difficult.
This time Bai Song got into trouble and beat up the young master of the Zheng family. It was a great opportunity to use the Zheng family's help to get rid of the son-in-law. How could the mistress come forward to plead for mercy? It's just that her daughter was crying like this. If nothing happened,
If you do it, won’t it chill your daughter’s heart?
"Xiang'er, this matter is not trivial. The other party is the Zheng family, and your father cannot be provoked. How can a woman like you call me mother come forward?"
"Mother, you are the Cui family of Qinghe. The Zheng family cannot bully our Lin family. As long as mother goes out to talk, they will not give face to the Lin family, but they will also give face to the Cui family of Qinghe."
"You girl, to save my husband, you even moved the Cui family out?"
"Mom, please go and say something again! My daughter, please!"
"Hey, how can my mother be considered a member of the Cui family..."
"If my husband dies, my daughter... my daughter will not be alive either!"
"Nonsense!"
Suddenly, a low voice came from outside: "Who said you can't live anymore!"
Lin Tingzheng walked in and glared at Lin Xiang'er.
"Dad...Uncle Zheng..."
"Okay, let's put this matter aside. The Zheng family will no longer pursue Bai Song."
"Really?" Xiang'er wiped her tears, a little surprised.
"Can father still lie to you? But the death penalty can be avoided, but the living penalty cannot be escaped. The boy will have to wait in jail until the end of the year, and then get a beating."
"Dad, can you please stop beating..."
"Are you still not satisfied?! Do you really think that the laws of the Tang Dynasty are just decorations?"
"Dad, calm down. My daughter won't say anything anymore. As long as...as long as she can save her life."
After saying that, Xiang'er couldn't stay any longer and hurriedly left. She was going to watch the kitchen and visit the prison later.
Looking at her daughter's back, Mother Lin sighed: "What an injustice! Our precious daughter is going to be ruined by a child from a poor family!"
"Hmph!" Lin Tingzheng snorted coldly, "Don't worry, the matter is not over yet."
"Huh?" Mother Lin exclaimed, a little confused.
Lin Tingzheng sneered: "Do you really think that the Zheng family will give up so easily? Zheng Xingzhi was Zheng Tai'a's pet peeve, and he was beaten so badly! The Zheng family will not show too much anger out of dignity, but with the insidiousness of the Zheng family, they will definitely secretly
act.”
"My husband means..."
"I guess tonight, the Zheng family will definitely send someone to assassinate us! The son-in-law will not survive at all. We don't need to spend any more effort. Now that the Zheng family is doing evil for us, it is really a good thing. Even if my daughter knows about it in the future, she will not hold a grudge.
parents."
…
The head of the Zheng family returned to the courtyard arranged by the Lin family with a sullen face.
Everyone in the Zheng family looked at the master's expression.
"Dad..." Zheng Liangqiu asked in a low voice.
Zheng Tai'a waved her hand to signal her daughter not to speak.
Then he walked to his son's bed and sat down.
"Father... avenge the child..." Zheng Xingzhi shouted weakly, his eyes blurred and his injuries remained.
Seeing her precious son like this, Mrs. Zheng's heart was as sharp as a knife.
A cold light flashed in his eyes, and he said in a low voice: "Don't worry, as a father, I will not let the murderer go unpunished... Promise will make him pay a heavy price!"
After speaking, he greeted the accompanying steward and explained something in a low voice.
But before Zheng Tai'a could explain the matter, a servant from outside came to report: "Master, there is an old man outside who said he would like to send a token and a message."
"Token? Let's take a look?"
The servant handed him a belt with both hands.
The belt is nothing special, only a piece of beautiful jade embedded in it is particularly eye-catching.
Zheng Tai'a held the belt and looked at it for a moment. Suddenly, he was shaken and almost dropped the belt to the ground.
"Who is the other party? What does he look like?"
"I don't know, this little guy is just an old man. He keeps his head down and doesn't see clearly."
"What words did you bring?"
"Well..." The servant was a little embarrassed and hesitated to speak.
"explain!"
"He said...let the master take care of himself..."
Everyone present was shocked. What he said was quite delicious. Is there anyone in Youzhou who dares to speak to the head of the Zheng family in such a tone?
And what's even more surprising is.
Zheng Tai'a didn't feel angry at all. Instead, he stood up quickly and said to his servants: "Where is that man?"
"The man handed over his belt and left. Do you want to send someone to find him?"
Zheng Tai'a hesitated for a moment, waved his hand, sat down again with some fear, and slowly put away his belt.
…
Xiang'er originally wanted to visit the prison in person, but she heard many servants in the house talking about it, saying that the young lady really liked her uncle.
The little girl was thin-skinned and didn't like hearing this. She thought that if she went to visit the prison again, wouldn't the rumors be confirmed?
Anyway, the life of the troublemaker is saved, so why not just let Xiaocui go.
Xiaocui was very concerned about her uncle and accepted the young lady's instructions without any complaints.
Taking the freshly prepared meals and some money for the prison head, he quickly ran towards the prison.
As soon as they arrived at the door of the prison, the officer joked: "Hey, isn't that Miss Lin's maid? Isn't she here to visit the prison again?"
Xiaocui was panting and hurriedly took out the money and asked casually: "Are there many people visiting the prison?"
"One of them just came in and hasn't left. The little girl doesn't want to pay. The county magistrate said that anyone who visits Mr. Bai will be allowed in."
"Is there such a thing?" Xiaocui was greatly puzzled, and without thinking any more, she entered the prison first.
In prison——
Not long after Bai Song had eaten the chicken soup brought by Sang Sang, the third uncle of the Mo family sent Bai Song another roast chicken weighing more than two kilograms.
After eating for a while, the third uncle packed everything up and prepared to leave without saying much.
He only left one sentence at the end: "Don't worry, the Zheng family dare not pursue this matter."
The word "dare not" made Bai Song stunned. He wanted to ask, but saw that the third uncle of the Mo family had already walked away.
The third uncle of the Mo family walked away, and Xiaocui came over again, carrying the same small basket, it must be food again.
"Uncle, did the lady ask me to come?"
Bai Song rubbed his belly, and there was no time for digestion: "You're not going to eat chicken again, are you?"
Xiaocui was very quick. She put down the basket at the door of the cell and opened it: "One stewed chicken and one roasted chicken. The young lady made them in the kitchen while watching the cook. My uncle hurriedly ate them."