Need for money

When Zheng Sheng heard that Zheng Jianqiu had intended to date his younger sister and Lin Jingzhi, he was taken aback for a moment, then frowned, and thought deeply. To be honest, Lin Jingzhi gave him a good impression and was quite talented, but that's all. Two points are not enough to impress him to promise his daughter to Lin Jingzhi.

The daughter is also his own flesh and blood, among other things, before betrothing her, he at least needs to know the man's family background and character in detail in advance.

Moreover, Xuemei is an arrogant girl, and she is spoiled by him on weekdays. If her daughter doesn't nod, he won't force her to marry her.

Speaking of which, Zheng Sheng can be regarded as a kind father, more tolerant and generous.

"Father, are you afraid that your sister will disagree?" Zheng Jianqiu guessed what his father was thinking when he rolled his eyes.

Nodding his head, Zheng Sheng said: "At this time, it would be nice to be able to marry the Lin family, but you know Xuemei's temperament, if she doesn't agree, there is nothing she can do as a father."

"Haha, as long as the father has no opinion on this matter, it will be fine. My sister will have her own child to talk about it." Zheng Jianqiu grinned, looking very confident.

Zheng Sheng couldn't figure out where his son's self-confidence came from. In fact, judging from his daughter's performance during the meal, the chances of this marriage being successful were not high, but he didn't object to it, so he simply let Zheng Jianqiu to deal with.

Zheng Jianqiu responded and left the study.

After Lin Jingzhi left the Zheng residence, he went straight to the small courtyard of the Lin family. Several guards and servants who came with him followed closely behind him to protect his safety. There is still a distance between the Zheng residence and the small courtyard of the Lin family, so It will take at least half an hour.

At this time, the night was getting dark, and occasionally a few floating clouds would float over the head, blocking the moonlight outside, leaving one after another dark projections on the ground, just when Lin Jingzhi was not far from Zheng's mansion, after turning the third At the corner of the street, I suddenly heard a scream of "Ah" from the roof on the right. After hearing the sound, several guards rushed up and surrounded Lin Jingzhi tightly.

On the roof, a black figure was clearly visible, slowly walking over.

As the figure got closer and closer, the guards surrounded the master and retreated. Although they were all nervous, none of them turned around and ran away. Just like a ghost, the black figure jumped from the high roof. When he got down, Lin Jingzhi suddenly felt a little familiar, and even thought of Aunt Yu's last time, she jumped off the high wall like this.

"Yu'er, is that you?"

The black shadow didn't expect Lin Jingzhi to recognize him, he paused, then quickened his pace, "Second Lord, since you left the Zheng residence, someone has been following you, just now the concubine sneaked past..."

Speaking of this, Sombra made a downward chop with his right hand.

The voice of the person who came was very familiar, and it was undoubtedly Aunt Yu. When Lin Jingzhi saw that action, a layer of cold sweat broke out on Lin Jingzhi's forehead instantly. My dear, Aunt Yu must have killed that person!

Although he had guessed before that Aunt Yu had wandered around in the rivers and lakes, he was still a little scared when encountering a life-threatening event, so he pushed the guards in front of him away, and said anxiously: "Yu'er, Let's go, or it will be bad if someone finds out."

Killing people on Tianji's field, if he was really caught in the prison, then he might not have a chance to come out again in his life.

Perhaps because of being frightened, Lin Jingzhi walked very quickly for the rest of the journey, but fortunately, there was no surprise when they walked back to their small courtyard.

Heaved a long sigh of relief, Lin Jingzhi ordered the guards and servants not to spread the matter to the outside world, and told them to go down to rest, while he walked into the bedroom with Aunt Yu.

There was a little girl in the bedroom, and when she saw him walk in, she wanted to help him wash his face, but although he was used to getting dressed and put on his shoes, it was more comfortable for him to wash his face, so that The little girl retreated, Lin Jingzhi rubbed some water on his face, and then asked, "Yu'er, why did you appear there? You also know that someone is following me."

In Jiancheng, no need to ask, Lin Jingzhi also knew that the person following him must have been sent by Tian Ji to follow him.

"When you went out to meet guests, I was idle and bored, so I walked out together, wanting to go for a stroll on the street, but after walking a few steps, I found a few sneaky people around you all the time, as if to It's not good for you, so I followed you to Zheng's mansion until you came out, I hid in the dark, and found a man in black watching you secretly, so I gave him a hard lesson."

After Aunt Yu finished speaking, she spread out her small hands, and five or six steel needles about three inches long were neatly arranged on them.

"Then you haven't eaten until now?" Lin Jingzhi was moved after hearing this, his concubine seemed to be a woman with a cold face and a warm heart.

Nodding silently, Aunt Yu put away the steel needle.

Those steel needles looked familiar to Lin Jingzhi. After thinking about it for a while, she remembered that when she was on the road during the day, Aunt Yu fastened a row of iron rings at the neckline of her cloak. The iron rings were bent with these steel needles. Made it, "Wait a minute, I'll have my servant cook you a delicious meal right away."

After Lin Jingzhi finished speaking, he called his servants to settle down.

When the servants left the hut, Aunt Yu asked with some doubts: "Second Master, why don't you care that someone is watching you secretly?"

"Well, it's a long story, Yu'er, thank you tonight."

Facing Lin Jingzhi's gentle gaze, Aunt Yu's heart skipped a beat and she quickly turned her head to the side, "You're welcome, I just happened to see it."

"Well, I know." Although Lin Jingzhi said so, the smile on the corner of his mouth was getting higher and higher.

"So... I'll teach you some self-defense techniques when I'm free in the future." For some reason, Aunt Yu suddenly felt flustered, and she didn't dare to continue the topic just now.

Lin Jingzhi's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he quickly nodded in response, "Okay, but what tricks are you going to teach me?"

"It's very complicated to put it into words. I'll teach you in person when I get back to Los Angeles." Aunt Yu frowned, and stopped talking after she finished speaking.

In the past, Aunt Yu was not a talkative person. Lin Jingzhi was already very happy to be able to talk so much today for the first time. Only then did he reluctantly leave the room.

Aunt Yu breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Lin Jingzhi's back disappearing from the door. She really didn't know whether she would resist or obey if Lin Jingzhi wanted to sleep in the same room with her.

In the early morning of the next day, the sky was clear and cloudless, and the weather gradually cooled down in this season. It was the time to sleep well, but Tang Yuxiang woke up abnormally early for some reason, and after waking up, I couldn't sleep anymore.

Wrapped in a quilt, she lay on her back on the bed. From time to time, she would look in the direction of the reclining chair through the bed veil. Lin Jingzhi slept there on weekdays, and she was still full of vigilance, for fear that he would sneak in while she was asleep. She slipped into bed and took advantage of her, but last night Lin Jingzhi didn't spend the night here because she went out, instead she felt empty in her heart. When she opened her eyes in the morning, she felt that she was alone in the room, and even felt a little lonely.

Could it be that he fell in love with that cheap husband-in-law?

This idea flashed through Tang Yuxiang's mind and was rejected by countless voices. This should be a habit.

She felt that this explanation seemed the most reasonable.

When Zhiqiu and Zhidong entered the inner room, they realized that the master had woken up early today. They looked at each other, and then each sighed. They thought that the master must have been hit by Lin Zhou's affairs , I didn't sleep well all night.

Knowing that the master was in a bad mood, but they couldn't think of a good way to comfort her, the two little girls could only silently help Tang Yuxiang cleanse her face and rinse her mouth, and then tied a delicate bun for the master. When the three of them came to the main room, almost The aunts had already been waiting here in advance, and when they saw her walk in, they all stood up.

"Second Mistress, are you feeling unwell? The concubine sees that you don't look well." Aunt Wan stepped forward to meet Tang Yuxiang's right arm.

Tang Yuxiang glanced at Mrs. Lin Zhou, who had never been here before, and forced herself to smile: "No, I just had a dream last night and didn't sleep well. I will serve the old lady for breakfast later, and then go back Just take a nap and you'll be fine."

"Are you all right?" Aunt Wan was still a little worried, and asked again.

Tang Yuxiang supported Aunt Wan's arm, sat down slowly, shook her head and said, "It's really fine, don't forget, I'm a doctor."

When Aunt Wan heard what Tang Yuxiang said, she felt relieved and didn't try to persuade her anymore. When the other aunts saw that the second grandma had sat down, they stepped forward to salute one by one.

Early this morning, Mrs. Lin Zhou was called up by the person who was summoned by the old matriarch, and told the old matriarch's words, asking her to go to the main room to chat with Tang Yuxiang and others from today onwards. Well, it stands to reason that she hasn't been married yet, and it would be inappropriate to come here to mingle with Lin Jingzhi's women, but she dared not listen to what the old matriarch said.

So I could only bite the bullet, suppressed my shame and came to join in the fun. After several aunts greeted Tang Yuxiang, she also stood up, walked in front of Tang Yuxiang, gave a blessing, and said:

"Sister, Guifang greets you."

For some reason, Tang Yuxiang always felt uncomfortable when she saw the gorgeously dressed Lin Zhoushi again today, unlike last night, she was just surprised, but she could only be polite when he came to greet her early in the morning She responded with a few words, but before she could speak, a sharp voice came from behind,

"Hey, my eldest grandma, haven't you been married yet? Why are you called Second Grandma Sister now!"

As soon as these words came out, the complexions of all the women in the hall changed drastically, especially Lin Zhou's, her pretty face turned pale and red, red and white again, and she wished she could find a crack in the ground and get in immediately.

In a corner of the hall, a woman suddenly raised her head after hearing the words, a flash of light flashed in her eyes, and then, taking advantage of everyone's inattention, she sneaked out, stepped out of the main room, and raised her steps, Hastily went straight to the small courtyard where Mrs. Lin lived.