Lin Jingzhi originally planned to kill him first and then report to Mrs. Lin, but he didn't expect that Mrs. Lin was a man of extraordinary skill in the Lin Mansion. Before he could figure out how to punish him, he sent someone over there.
.
"My servant Liuxiang, I have met the second master, the housekeeper." The girl who came in was dressed in white, which was cleaner than the glistening white snow in winter. Her voice was light and crisp, like the joyful call of an oriole. She was the one beside Mrs. Lin.
Big girl, stay fragrant.
Lin Jingzhixu gave him a hand and said, "Get up, but the old lady asked you to come here?"
"Yes, the old lady asked the slave to pass on a message. The matters in the backyard are women's business. The second master should worry less and pay more attention to his body."
Liuxiang couldn't understand why Old Mrs. Lin had to let her say such a thing in front of all the servants before her arrival. Wasn't this a deliberate attempt to bring down the second master's face?
Is Manager Li really that important in Mrs. Lin's eyes?
After finishing her words, she sighed softly as she looked at the second master's handsome face, which was already turning black.
Although Liuxiang has been serving Mrs. Lin for nearly five years, she still can't see through Mrs. Lin's way of dealing with things. Sometimes she is too kind, sometimes she is cold and ruthless, and sometimes she just messes up the servants who have made mistakes when she is unhappy.
Beaten to death, in the eyes of outsiders, she was very proud to stay with Mrs. Lin to work, but no one knew that she lived in fear every day, walking on thin ice.
Lin Jingzhi didn't expect that things would turn out like this. This was the first time since he woke up that Mrs. Lin didn't save face for him.
Moreover, he spent a long time here to track down, and finally got the result, so she asked someone to come over to deliver the message. It was like he punched his enemy and was about to hit his enemy in the face, but the other party disappeared all of a sudden.
, letting this punch hit the air, this feeling is really extremely infuriating.
The servants kneeling in the room were all shocked. If Mrs. Lin insists on favoring Manager Li, their future life will be difficult.
Only Manager Li in the hall had his eyes brightened after hearing these words, and the deathly gray color on his face disappeared in an instant. He thought that Mrs. Lin must not want him to be punished, so he refuted Lin Jingzhi's face. Although
He lowered his head as deeply as possible, but the sinister arc at the corner of his mouth became higher and higher.
‘A bunch of despicable slaves dare to offend me. If I get the opportunity in the future, I will let you know how powerful I am!’ Before he was done, he had already begun to plan how to take revenge on those who offended him.
There is only one person among the crowd whose expression has not changed even a little bit from beginning to end, and that is Xu Fu. He has been with Old Mrs. Lin for decades, and he naturally knows the importance of Lin Jingzhi in Old Mrs. Lin's heart. If there is nothing special, Mr. Lin
Taijun would never insult Lin Jingzhi's face like this.
You must know that Lin Jingzhi is the contemporary head of the family!
There was another one, Zhu Hou. This man's expression just changed slightly, and then he became calm again. In his eyes, even if Manager Li could escape this time, he would not end well in the future, so he did not
I regretted just taking out the receipt signed by Manager Li.
"Miss Liuxiang, does the old lady have anything else to say?" Xu Fu stood up, bowed to Liuxiang, and asked.
Liuxiang quickly returned the gift and replied: "I am just a maid, but I cannot be treated as such a great gift from the housekeeper. Before I came, the old lady ordered that Steward Li be temporarily locked up in the woodshed until he is ready."
The smile that had just appeared on Manager Li's face froze before it could bloom. He didn't understand what Old Mrs. Lin meant. If he wanted to protect him, he should let him go directly, or pass him on.
Go over and ask.
But if you don't protect him, then you shouldn't bring shame on the second master.
Everyone in the hall was slightly relieved when they heard such a sentence. They did not directly say to release the person, so the matter was still in limbo.
Lin Jingzhi felt very uncomfortable being looked at by the complicated eyes of the people in the hall. There were obviously results, but Mrs. Lin intervened. How could such a villain not be punished! But no matter what, Mr. Lin
He had no choice but to listen to Taijun's words, so he had to wave his hand and signal everyone to retreat.
Xu Fu was the last one to stand up and say goodbye, leaving a profound message, "Second Master, in Mrs. Lin's heart, you are more important than anything else."
After all the servants retreated, only Aunt Wan was left in the room. Lin Jingzhi saw that her eyebrows were deeply knitted together and she was worried about herself. He smiled softly and said, "Wan'er, don't worry. I'll punish this manager Li."
It’s decided.”
"Second Master, you..." Aunt Wan originally wanted to give her some advice, but Lin Jingzhi didn't give her a chance. He was the head of the family of this generation. It would be a big joke if he couldn't even fight against a servant.
"Wan'er, don't worry, the old lady and I will not come to the courtyard for such a thing. Inadvertently, he saw a branch sticking out of the wall. He frowned and said:
"In the future, when you have free time, you should go out for a walk more often. Don't stay bored in the yard all day long. You may get sick from being bored."
Aunt Wan responded with a smile, and there was a burst of joy in her heart. Although she liked peace and quiet, she didn't want to stay in the yard all the time, but since she married into the Lin Mansion, Mrs. Lin banned her.
How could she dare to step out of the small courtyard? In fact, it was precisely for this reason that Manager Li had the audacity to suppress her.
"Rou'er has the best temper. If you feel bored, go find her to chat and stroll around the garden." Lin Jingzhi thought for a while and felt that Aunt Rou had a gentle personality and should be able to get along with Aunt Wan.
, and left the small courtyard with Shi Mo.
Aunt Wan stood at the door of the courtyard, waiting until she could no longer see Lin Jingzhi's back, and then withdrew her gaze. Seeing Lu'er and Ping'er standing behind her, she stepped forward and took their rough little hands.
, sighing softly, "Following this useless master like me has made you both suffer."
When Lu'er and Ping'er heard this, their eyes turned red and they almost shed tears. Lu'er sniffed and said, "Auntie, it's not hard for me to follow you."
"My slave is also willing to follow you." Ping'er said immediately.
Since leaving home, Aunt Wan has no relatives around her and is lonely. At this moment, she sees that these two little girls are honest and sensible, and they don't blame her for being useless at all. She is moved in her heart and says, "Okay, as long as you are willing."
Stay by my side and I will treat you well in the future."
When Lu'er and Ping'er heard this, they all laughed, their smiles were so simple and without any impurities, but what Aunt Wan said after that made them blush.
"Well, I will choose a handsome young man for both of you to marry in the future."
"Aunt..."
"It's so embarrassing!"
The two little girls, both under the age of fourteen, stamped their feet angrily upon hearing this and ran away with blushing faces.
Aunt Wan stood there with a smile on her face and a happy face. The arrival of Lin Jingzhi made her see a bright future. Moreover, this talented husband was already in good health, tall and handsome. As a woman, as a concubine
, what else is she dissatisfied with?
After leaving Aunt Wan's courtyard, Lin Jingzhi originally wanted to ask the old lady directly why he defended the villain, but he stopped halfway. The old lady was his elder and treated him very well.
If he just ran over, wouldn't it become a question?
This is not good, and he told Aunt Wan before that he would not have a conflict with the old lady over such a trivial matter, it was not worth it, so why rush there now.
Thinking that Manager Li was already locked up in the woodshed and couldn't make any more trouble, he decided to wait a little longer and ask the old lady what she meant during dinner in the evening.
Of course, this villain must be punished, and the Lin family can no longer take him in. For a little money, he dared to ignore the seriously injured guard and abduct his daughter-in-law. If such a heartless villain stayed in the Lin family, he would be nothing.
Good thing.
"Second Master, I have inquired about what you told me. The marble should have been transported back to the house three years ago. At that time, you fell seriously ill after you passed the examination and returned home. At that time, I have been waiting on you all night.
No one around you noticed this."
"I also heard someone say that the old lady bought that stone with a nod, saying that the marble can be used to build a house."
Lin Jingzhi nodded and learned from his memory that the Lin Mansion also extensively renovated the house and courtyard that year. Almost all the stone slabs under the feet were replaced with new ones. Could it be that the old lady accidentally bought this marble for use?
Coming to the town house?
But where did Mrs. Lin know that this marble can be used to house a house?
And even if he knew that marble could stabilize his house, why would he put it under his bed?
There are still many questions in this, "Well, this matter is not urgent. You can check it slowly. If it is a coincidence, we can find an excuse to carry it out." Since the thing that harms people is marble,
So Tang Yuxiang would be fine if she slept on it in the short term, so Lin Jingzhi thought there was no need to be too anxious.
"Yes, I understand." Shi Mo responded.
After giving instructions, Lin Jingzhi looked at the position of the sun. Seeing that it was still early, he said: "Let's go, you come with me to see Aunt Yu." Knowing what happened to Aunt Wan, without his support, the concubine would
He was afraid that his life would not be easy, so no matter what, he had to go and visit.
The two of them walked in tandem and soon arrived at Aunt Yu's courtyard. This small courtyard was not big, with five or six rooms, but compared with Aunt Wan's small courtyard, it was much worse.
Stopping and looking around, I saw that the steps in front of the house were covered with dust. I don’t know how long it had been since they had been cleaned. There were also several fruit trees planted on both sides of the stone road, but their branches and leaves were complicated and irregular, slightly different from the ones under the trees.
The dry and yellow weeds complement each other, giving the desolate place a sense of desolation. If this was not the Lin family's backyard, he would have thought that no one had lived here for decades.
Shi Mo looked around and frowned tightly. Could it be that he went to the wrong place?
As if to prove that Shi Mo's idea was wrong, at this moment, there was a sudden creaking sound, and a little girl opened the door and walked out of the middle room.
The little girl was twelve or thirteen years old. She didn't expect that there were people in the yard, and they were two grown men. She panicked and said, "Who are you? How dare you break into my aunt's small yard."
"Bold!" Shi Mo's face was serious and he shouted sharply. He felt that this little girl was too unruly and dared to be presumptuous in front of the master. He was about to scold her, but at this time, the door behind the little girl rang again.
Then three more maids of the same age ran out.
Lin Jingzhi was stunned at first, and then he was dumbfounded. It turned out that the three maids who ran out not only had wary expressions on their faces, but also held brooms or wooden sticks in their hands. If there was any disagreement, they would rush up and start fighting.
Posture.
Darling, is this the backyard of the Lin family or the countryside in the mountains? Are you so vigilant and well-armed?
After coming back to his senses, Lin Jingzhi had a strange look on his face. He was curious about this Aunt Jade. What kind of woman was she who could train her maid to be so fierce!
He waved his hand and signaled Shi Mo not to talk too much, otherwise he would anger these little girls. If he really took action, it would be a lot of fun. Lin Jingzhi took a step forward and said warmly: "Is Aunt Yu in the room?
Go back and tell her that the second master is here to see her."
The girl who went out first had a hint of curiosity on her face and started to look around.
Lin Jingzhi's old face turned a little red when his breathing stopped. He could naturally tell that this little maid was looking for the second master he mentioned.
Is it just that I don’t look like my master?
"Ahem, stop looking. I'm Lin Jingzhi. Go back to the house and report." Lin Jingzhi turned sideways to hide his embarrassment.
Shi Mo was originally filled with anger, but after seeing this scene, he covered his mouth and almost laughed out loud. It wasn't until he saw his master glare over at him that he quickly stopped his laughter.
Being ignored by the little maid in his inner courtyard, the second master is really embarrassed today!
Today’s third chapter is presented…
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