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With Hanxiang's support, Tang Yuxiang stood up with difficulty, a burst of pain came from her knees, and she inhaled repeatedly in pain, and leaned half of her body on Hanxiang's body.

"The old lady is in the house?"

Hanxiang put one of Tang Yuxiang's arms on her shoulders, walked into the house, and said, "Well, the old lady just fell asleep and just woke up."

Fall asleep and just woke up?

Tang Yuxiang was taken aback when she heard the words, and then frowned. Could it be that she heard it wrong just now?

impossible!

Walking into the hall, Tang Yuxiang saw Mrs. Lin sitting on a chair, drinking tea leisurely, her face was flat, and she couldn't tell what was going on in her heart.

"Granddaughter-in-law pays respects to the old lady." With Hanxiang's support, Tang Yuxiang walked to the center of the hall, endured the pain, and bestowed a blessing.

Mrs. Lin looked her up and down, and didn't ask her why her legs hurt, but just nodded lightly, and said, "Sit down, how is the matter with Li Guanshi handled?"

Tang Yuxiang's legs softened, and she was about to kneel down to answer, but Hanxiang at the side saw Mrs. Lin's eyes, but didn't let go, and tried her best to support her and sit on a chair beside her.

"Go back to the old lady, Li... Manager Li, he is dead." When it came to business, Tang Yuxiang panicked, biting her lip, and replied timidly.

"Oh." Mrs. Lin's face did not change when she heard the words, she was still as calm as before, she just put the teacup in her hand on the table, and responded softly, as if Guanshi Li's death was nothing to her Big deal the same.

Seeing that Mrs. Lin was not angry, Tang Yuxiang hung her heart for a long time before she calmed down a little. Knowing that Mrs. Lin wanted to listen to the following, she hurriedly explained what happened in the hall. Of course, regarding the evil deeds done by Guanshi Li's family, she tried to embellish it with words as much as possible, so that although Guanshi Li would not be indignant with the gods, he still deserves to die. After she finished speaking, she took out the paper that recorded the crimes of the Li family. , Respectfully handed it to Mrs. Lin.

Mrs. Lin just glanced at those few pages, then put them on the table, and then her complexion became serious, and Tang Yuxiang was covered in it with gloomy eyes, "Li Zhong is also my use If you beat him to death like a slave who has been a slave for more than ten years, don’t you think me, an old woman, too much?”

At the end, Mrs. Lin deliberately raised her voice, and Tang Yuxiang's face turned pale in fright, and she wanted to kneel down to admit her mistake, but Hanxiang, who was standing by the side, stretched out her hand to stop her movement.

Seeing that Tang Yuxiang was so frightened, Mrs. Lin's eyes were filled with satisfaction, and she continued, "Even if he really deserves death, shouldn't you send someone to say hello to me in advance?"

"Yes, Madam, it's the granddaughter-in-law who didn't think carefully, so please punish me." Tang Yuxiang swallowed hard, feeling that her heart was jumping up and down, jumping up to the height of her throat.

"Forget it, you have a bad background, you haven't managed chores in the backyard, and you are still young, so you will inevitably make some mistakes when doing things, so let's forget about it."

Secretly punishing Tang Yuxiang to kneel for more than an hour, and threatening a few more words, Mrs. Lin knew that the heat was enough, so she waved her hand generously, and did not pursue further.

"Thank you, old lady, for not punishing me!" Tang Yuxiang quickly stood up and gave a blessing.

Mrs. Lin waved her hand, motioning her to sit down again, and said: "Speaking of which, it's not a big deal. When you do things in the future, just think about it more. Also, the injury on your arm hasn't healed yet, and you need to Take a rest, I won't assign you any work tasks right now."

Tang Yuxiang knew that it was Mrs. Lin who didn't want to give her power at the moment, so she nodded her head again and again. In her heart, she didn't want to worry about things in the Lin family's backyard. Maybe, she was willing to stay peacefully in her little In the courtyard, do nothing.

The two chatted for a few more words, and Tang Yuxiang backed out. As soon as she turned around the gate of the small courtyard, she leaned against the courtyard wall, stroked her heart with her hand, and breathed a long sigh of relief.

This hurdle is finally over.

Zhidong and Zhiqiu followed behind, also let out a long breath, and their eyes were full of the joy of the rest of their lives, as if they just entered not the old lady Lin's hut, but the gate of hell.

After waiting for the backs of Tang Yuxiang's master and servant to disappear, Liu Xiang turned and went back to the hut. Seeing Mrs. Lin dozing off with her eyes closed, she endured it for a long time, and finally asked, "Mr. Lin, in your eyes , is Second Mistress really suitable to be the mistress of the next generation?"

Mrs. Lin's eyes suddenly opened when she heard the words, sparkling with energy, Liu Xiang, who was so frightened, stepped back several steps one after another, knelt down on the ground with a plop, trembling.

After looking back and forth at Liu Xiang's body for several times, Mrs. Lin asked indifferently, "What do you think?"

"Back to the old matriarch, the slaves don't have any opinion, but think that the second mistress is a bit soft-tempered and a little timid." Liu Xiang was afraid that the old matriarch Lin would be overwhelmed, thinking that she also wanted to participate in the affairs of the backyard, and regretted it for a while.

Soft-tempered?Timid?

Mrs. Lin shook her head slowly. If Tang Yuxiang was really soft-tempered, would she have resisted bravely after being robbed into Lin's mansion?If Tang Yuxiang was really timid, how dare she ask the guards to rescue that Mr. Zheng two days ago?

When there is no room for resistance, bow your head and submit softly. This is not soft-tempered!

Being afraid before death can't be called timid!

Everyone is afraid, fear, if the time is right, it is also a good thing, just like just now, it is easy to control.

With a wave of his hand, Mrs. Lin motioned for Liu Xiang to retreat.

After Yang Wei withdrew, Lin Jingzhi did not leave immediately, but had lunch in the small courtyard before walking out the gate with Shi Mo. Although he was a little worried that Tang Yuxiang would encounter difficulties when dealing with Manager Li, But Mrs. Lin didn't want him to interfere in the affairs of the backyard, so he didn't dare to disobey.

It's not that he is afraid of Mrs. Lin's censure, but because he is worried that after he intervenes, Mrs. Lin will not treat him well, but she will vent her anger on several of his women, especially Tang Yuxiang who handled this matter. He will feel bad.

"Shi Mo, do you still remember that two years ago, there was a person in charge of farming and land reclamation, Zhang Jia, Mr. Zhang?" Lin Jingzhi asked as he walked on the street.

Shi Mo's memory is excellent, but he remembered it in a blink of an eye, and replied: "I remember, Mr. Zhang did a lot of good things for the people back then, but Mr. Zhang was resigned last year."

"That's right, it's always difficult to be a good official for a long time. Do you know Mr. Zhang's address?" Lin Jingzhi asked again.

"Back to the second master, Mr. Zhang lives in Beicheng, the environment there is not very good, and almost all the people who live there are tenants who rent and farm the fields. What's wrong? Second master, are you going to find Mr. Zhang?" Shi Mo wondered what the master could do. It suddenly occurred to me to visit a retired official.

Back then, when Zhang Jia was not resigned from his post, Zhang Jia was just a farmer, a small official from the ninth rank.

Lin Jingzhi nodded, the light in his eyes was hard to understand, and said: "Lead the way!"