Need for money

Because of what Lin Jingzhi said, Mrs. Lin gave up on Lin Lizhi completely, so she sent him to live in another courtyard outside the city. When she left, Lin Lizhi's biological mother, Aunt Zhen, and Lin Lizhi's wife Several concubines also accompanied them.

Lin Lizhi's downfall caused a certain commotion in the Lin Mansion, and this was not the end, because Mrs. Lin replaced a large number of servants and servants, and the reason was very simple, nothing more than It was because these people who were sold were on the wrong team at a certain moment, and they were no longer suitable to stay in the Lin Mansion as errands.

Although this is a family matter of the Lin family, it is not difficult for outsiders to inquire about it because the commotion is too loud. After this news falls into the ears of Tian Ji and others, they will naturally think that Lin Jingzhi and his brothers are at odds. In this era, From time to time, there will be scenes of fighting for family property in the compound of the wealthy family. Which family will not die?

Therefore, Tian Ji and others speculated that if Lin Jingzhi knew what his younger brother was doing, he would definitely use this opportunity to get rid of Lin Lizhi completely. Now that the Lin family still has an old lady Lin in charge, Lin Jingzhi cannot personally So he decided to take the next step, and the best way before Lin Jingzhi was to report to the officials and use the hands of the officials to achieve his goals.

After figuring this out, Lin Jingzhi was startled. It seems that Tian Ji really spent a lot of thought in order to obtain the Lin family's property.

"Second Master, I don't know which Zhuangzi Lin Sanye lives in your mansion outside the city? If it's not convenient for you to ask, you can leave it to the villain." When Huo Gengsheng said this, he couldn't hide his excitement.

Before he came, the higher-ups told him that as long as he could persuade Lin Jingzhi to report to the government for one of these two things, he would be rewarded with 100 taels of silver!

Although he is an official, he only has three hundred taels of cash a month. To him, this 100 taels is a lot of wealth.

"Second Master, it's not a trivial matter to rob people's daughters. If the third master really does such evil things, it's better to turn them over to the government." Standing behind Lin Jingzhi, Si Mo suddenly opened his mouth, and then secretly turned to Lin Jingzhi. Blinking his eyes, he said again: "But this matter must be investigated clearly, otherwise it will tarnish the reputation of the third master, but it will be bad. I remember that it was the big steward who sent the third master away. Why don't you call the big steward to ask him?" Ask, to see how many concubines there are around the third master."

"Okay, you go and get the big steward." After Lin Jingzhi finished speaking, Shi Mo ran out in a gust of wind.

Although Huo Gengsheng wanted to take over the job of inquiring about Lin Lizhi himself, he also said earlier that the pleadings against the third master of the Lin family were anonymous and there were no family members of the victim. In this case, the official family has no right to directly To inquire, so he had to sit obediently in the lobby and wait.

Shi Mo went on this trip for a long time, Lin Jingzhi just sat on a chair drinking tea, Huo Gengsheng became more and more impatient, as if there were nails under his buttocks, he moved over and over.

"Second Lord, the chief steward has arrived." Following the sound of the voice, the chief steward and Shi Mo walked into the hall one after the other.

"Slave pays respects to Second Master!" Xu Fu walked into the hall and kowtowed respectfully to Lin Jinglizhi.

Lin Jingzhi helped him up, and said, "Get up, Housekeeper Xu has worked hard, sit down and answer."

Hearing this, Shi Mo didn't need anyone's instructions, so he hurried forward two steps, sat on the chair with Xu Fu, poured him a cup of hot tea, and then walked back to stand behind Lin Jingzhi.

"Second Lord, may I ask you to find the servant, what is the purpose?" Xu Fu sat on the chair and bowed his body.

Lin Jingzhi glanced at Huo Gengsheng indiscriminately, and then nodded, "Well, apart from the old lady, you are the one who knows the most about the inner courtyard of the Lin family. How many concubines did you take in total?"

"Back to the second master, the third master has taken in a total of three concubines." Xu Fu replied respectfully.

"Oh? Then do you know where the natal families of these concubines are? Did they come here by force?" Lin Jingzhi believed that Shi Mo had taken care of Xu Fu while he was on the way, so he asked calmly.

Speaking of this, Huo Gengsheng, who was sitting by the side, had his ears raised high and his expression was tense.

"Back to the second master, the servant knows where the family of the three-bedroom concubine's family is, and they definitely didn't snatch it." Xu Fu shook his head and answered in the affirmative.

"Impossible, the villain personally investigated this matter." When Huo Gengsheng heard that Xu Fu said there was no such thing, he immediately became anxious. This is 100 taels of silver, so he can't just fly away like this.

Xu Fuduan sat on the chair, and just glanced at Huo Gengsheng indifferently, with a look of disdain on his face. Although he was just a servant, he also considered himself to be inferior to this official, and was much higher. Seeing Lin Jingzhi Signaling him to continue, he explained, "The concubines of the second master and the third master were all selected by the old matriarch himself. How could there be a woman who was robbed? And these three concubines are all There will never be any talk of robbing civilian girls for the Lin family to give birth to children."

The family gave birth to children, that is to say, their parents were also servants purchased by the Lin family, so they were also servants of the Lin family after birth, and they were people without status and freedom. Even if the Lin family beat them to death, the government had no right to intervene. Not to mention just being a concubine for the master.

"Impossible, you must have missed it, those two women were already married before they entered the mansion." Huo Gengsheng jumped up and shouted.

"Presumptuous, in front of the second master, do you have a place to call me? I really don't know the rules." Xu Fu slapped the table hard, stood up suddenly, and his voice was stern.

Huo Gengsheng was taken aback, and instinctively took a few steps back.

Xu Fu is not Shi Mo, he has been the housekeeper of the Lin family for many years, pampered and powerful, so it is normal for Huo Gengsheng to be afraid.

Facing Huo Gengsheng, Xu Fucai shook his sleeves fiercely, and said to Lin Jingzhi, "Second Master, as the butler of the Lin family, if this slave doesn't even know how many concubines the master has, it would be ridiculous gone."

Lin Jingzhi didn't say anything immediately after listening, but deliberately looked back and forth between Xu Fu and Huo Gengsheng. It seemed a bit difficult to make a decision. Don't dare to speak up anymore.

"It stands to reason that Huo Yamen servant is an official servant, so he should not wrong the third master for nothing, but what Steward Xu said is also reasonable. He has been in charge of the Lin family for so many years, how could he not know how many concubines the third master has? I am the second Brother, I often go out, so I don’t know much about it, but then again, since the two women were married before they were robbed, then the Yamen Huo should know where their husbands and family members live?”

What Huo Gengsheng was most afraid of was that Lin Jingzhi asked the family members of the two women. After hearing the words, his face turned bitter, and he stuttered and couldn't speak.

"Why, could it be that Huo Yamen servant didn't even find the sufferer, so he came to my Lin Mansion to investigate?" Lin Jingzhi knew that the fire was coming, his face was serious, and his stern expression was full of coercion.

Seeing this, Huo Gengsheng's scalp went numb, and he waved his hands again and again: "No, it's not the villain who wants to investigate, it's my adult who received an unnamed certificate, that's why I asked the villain to come and ask."

"Huh, nameless certificate? Huo Yamen servant, what kind of family do you think the Lin family is? Can you just make up a reason and come to the door to check it? Robbing women is a violation of the law. How can you be so casual ? If this ruins the reputation of the Lin family, I will definitely let you go around!" Lin Jingzhi slammed on the armrest of the chair and shouted angrily.

Huo Gengsheng was so frightened that he trembled all over, and almost knelt down. At this time, he couldn't care less about the 100 taels of silver reward. He just asked Lin Jingzhi to calm the fire. He knew how powerful the Lin family was. If you sincerely want to trouble him, you only need to move in the dark, and you can kill him.

"Second Lord, the villain is only following orders. I beg you to be generous and spare the villain this time."

"Fart, Mr. Wang is a fair person, and the government is clear and bright. How could you ask me to question my Lin family just because of an anonymous nameless certificate? Do you really think that my Lin family is a soft persimmon, and you can pinch it if you want?"

Huo Gengsheng didn't expect that Lin Jingzhi would get angry when he said it, and he was already a different person from when he first met, his face turned pale with fright, and he repeatedly begged for mercy.

Standing behind Lin Jingzhi, Shi Mo also took the opportunity to scold a few dog slaves, a black-hearted bastard, but when he came out of the hall just now, someone reported something important, and he wanted to tell the master as soon as possible, so he put away the scolding , Changed his words and persuaded: "Second Master, get angry with this dog slave, and lower your status for no reason, let him go away!"

"That's right, Second Master's body is more important." Xu Fu also stood up to advise.

Lin Jingzhi flicked his sleeves, and said only one word coldly, "Get out!", Huo Gengsheng hurriedly begged for mercy, and ran out.

After he ran out of Lin's mansion, Huo Gengsheng gradually let go of his hanging heart. After thinking about his status as an official servant, he was scolded like a dog by others. It's just a few stinky money, what's the big deal! '

At this moment, a gust of wind happened to blow over, and Huo Gengsheng shuddered immediately, only to realize that his back was drenched in cold sweat.

After all, the Lin family was a well-known wealthy family in Los Angeles. Huo Gengsheng was afraid that they would trouble him afterwards, so he quickly raised his legs and ran back. After crossing several streets, he came to the door of a small courtyard and stopped in his tracks.

After looking around for a while, seeing no one around, he stretched out his hand and knocked on the courtyard door a few times, with three loud beeps and two soft beeps, which was the signal set earlier.

When the people in the courtyard heard that the knock on the door matched the signal, they stepped forward and opened the door wide. Huo Gengsheng didn't say a word, just flashed in.

At this time, a middle-aged man in his 40s was sitting in the hall of the small courtyard. He had a long and thin face and a three-inch black beard on his chin. He looked like a black-faced goat. It was hard to imagine that anyone could grow into a Like this.

After Huo Gengsheng entered the house, he hurriedly reported his conversation with Lin Jingzhi after seeing Lin Jingzhi today, and Lin Jingzhi's performance. The middle-aged man closed his eyes and listened quietly until Huo Gengsheng finished speaking. He waved his hand lightly, signaling him to step back.

After contemplating for a long time, the middle-aged man opened his eyes, the meaning in the pupils was difficult to understand, 'soft persimmon?Black-hearted bastard, is Lin Jingzhi talking to himself?Could it be that he has known for a long time that the official is going to attack the Lin family, so he has been reluctant to report to the official?If this is the case, I'm afraid it will be a little troublesome. '

Standing up slowly, the middle-aged man circled back and forth in the hall, thinking about what Huo Gengsheng said about Lin Jingzhi's toughness, without the slightest panic, his brows frowned even deeper. Not to mention the benefits, the people above will blame him, but although the Lin family has no one in the court now, the identity of the old lady Lin is not simple, there is no certain reason, and he, the city guard, can't come to the door lightly condemn.

The middle-aged man rubbed his forehead with a headache, and finally his face sank, and he made up his mind, "No matter what, you can't be blamed by the superiors for this incident and ruin your future. It really can't be done, even if you use some extraordinary means, it's not good." Can't! '

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