Chapter 101 Slippery Tongue
Wang Qiang, who heard his master shouting loudly, ran to Lin Zimo's government office and pulled out a knife around his waist. Behind him was closely followed by the three servants on duty. The four people who did not push the door broke in together, and the scene they saw happened to be designed by Lin Zimo. When he saw them coming in, he pushed away Lumaqiu, who had already lost his breath.
Wang Qiang took a look at the "assassin" who fell back on the ground and inserted a dagger into his chest. He asked with concern, "Sir, are you all right?"
Lin Zimo refers to Lu Maqiu, who lay on the ground and lost his popularity. He pretended to be a little unpredicted. Xu said the lines that had been arranged for a long time: "This rebel assassin pretends to be a messenger from our government and wants to harm me. If I hadn't seen through him, I'm afraid the person lying here would be myself.
Wang Qiang, who felt his dereliction of duty, fell to the ground on his knees and blamed himself very much: "It was my negligence that frightened the master."
Lin Zimo's words were to be told to the three government officials who came in, so he did not say generously, "I don't blame you for this. Get up quickly."
Wang Qiang, who was uneasy, slowly stood up, walked to Lu Maqiu's body, squatted down and pulled out his master's dagger. After wiping it clean, he returned his hands to his master. Lin Zimo, who took over the dagger, saw the three government officials coming in, and his attention was focused on the deceased.
"Wang Qiang, take someone to clean this place for me. You should all remember that this is not good for publicity. I don't want to cause unnecessary panic." Lin Zimo deliberately knocked on the three government officials: "The withdrawal of the rebels is likely to be their plan, and this assassination of me must be one of their plans, so everyone must be vigilant and careful."
Wang Qiang and the three government officials, who did not think carefully, were convinced of what he said. After all, both of them had been fiercely fighting. In their opinion, since the rebels did not succeed in attacking the city, it is reasonable to assassinate their own commander. They were all glad that Lin Zimo avoided the assassination, otherwise Pingnan County would become a pot of porridge.
Under the auspices of Wang Qiang, two servists carried out the body of Lu Maqiu lying on the ground, while the other servative was busy cleaning up some blood stains on the ground. Seeing that Lin Zimo was busy with each other, he walked to the carbon basin, took out the official letter in his arms and threw it in. In an instant, the official letter was burned by fire and turned into ashes.
Lin Zimo is powerful and when Lu Maqiu has never come, let alone seen the official letter he gave to himself. He only thought that the chief staff of his magistrate was killed by the rebels on the way. Unable to feel inappropriate, he returned the dagger back to his boots, and then went back to the back of the public case to sit down and continue to deal with the official business on the table.
After the county government office, Lin Zimo, who did not go home directly, got on the official sedan chair, first went to inspect the southern wall, and then went to the north wall. The two gates have been closed for a long time. Without his and Zhao Wenxuan's orders, no one dares to privately let people outside the city enter the city. He guessed that Luma Qiu must have entered the city several days ago.
The reason why he didn't come to see Lin Zimo was that he learned that the mud bodhisattva here was crossing the river, and it was difficult to protect himself. What's more, he was for his own life, so he was not in a hurry to take out his master's letter. When Lu Maqiu learned that the crisis here had been resolved, he would definitely continue to complete his mission. After all, he once boasted in front of the governor of Xunzhou and wanted to show his "great wisdom and courage" by riding alone, in order to consolidate his position as the first staff.
Before that, Zhao Wenxuan had sent out detectives to spy on the movements of the rebels. After all, it is not a perfect way to always close the city gate. Lin Zimo, standing on the northern wall, found that the rebels outside the city had long been gone, but he was not in a hurry to open the gate, and wanted to observe for another two days. Since nothing happened in the north and south of Pingnan County, I decided to go back home. After all, standing here drinking the wind is not enough.
When he returned to the house, Lin Zimo found that his servants were more diligent and attentive than usual. He didn't quite understand him. He habitually invited Ji Xiaojuan to ask questions. Although she is young, her affection for him increases day by day. Every time, Ji Xiaojuan comes to Lin Zimo, he always looks a little distracted. She admires her master's talent, appearance, speech and so on. She knew that she was there for a long time and didn't want to leave, so she fell in love with him at first sight.
Lin Zimo, who didn't notice her slight changes, sat on the chair and asked while drinking tea, "Why do I feel different at home?"
Ji Xiaojuan, who is not stupid, stood three steps away from him and said honestly, "Master has built another strange skill, so everyone believes that you will continue to rise. There will be more and more servants, and the house will become bigger and bigger. They all want to follow you outside Pingnan County, so they can show more in front of you and the eldest lady, hoping to get a position in charge of the family.
Lin Zimo, who put down the tea in his hand, lowered his head and casually said, "If I really rise, would you like to go with me?"
Ji Xiaojuan's face turned pink in an instant, and her heart suddenly beat much faster, and some of them didn't know how to answer. If you say you don't want to, it's definitely a lie. If she says yes, she seems to be a little frivolous. In a dilemma, she hesitated not to answer directly, but lowered her head and rubbed the skirt of the floral skirt.
Yang Mengqi, who learned that his father-in-law had returned home, walked into the front hall and saw Ji Xiaojuan standing beside him unnaturally. Before she could speak, she saw Ji Xiaojuan, who noticed him, take the initiative to do a thousand blessings to herself, and ran out with a red face. He raised his eyes and looked at his husband again and found that the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.
Yang Mengqi, who sat down, once again brought up the old topic and said, "If your father-in-law likes this little maid, he will put her in the house. The slave family has no opinion on this matter, and I think the little girl Hanlu will not have any objection.
Standing behind her, Cai Yue suffered a lot in her heart. If Ji Xiaojuan really becomes the third lady of the Lin family, she will have to be very low when she sees her. If one of the two people who enter the Lin Mansion together becomes the master and the other is still a slave, it is bound to cause the indignation of the frustrated. If you are really a concubine with Lin Zi, Cai Yue is also very willing. What puzzled her was why her hostess always wanted to push Ji Xiaojuan to him, not herself?
Lin Zimo, who kept smiling, had no intention of including Ji Xiaojuan in the room: "I just think this girl is not a marketer and still maintains that pure heart, so I am willing to talk to her more. Look, our family is about to become a small market.
Yang Mengqi heard the meaning of his words and did not answer positively. Instead, he learned from Chu Hanlu's appearance and pouted and said, "Fair, you are a strange slave who has no way to govern the family. In your mind, in addition to Ji Xiaojuan who also has a pure heart, we are all dirty people! The slave family felt wronged and didn't follow what you said.
It's rare to see Lin Zimo acting coquettishly in front of her and said calmly, "Madam, how can you learn the nature of a little girl? She is ignorant. Are you also ignorant with her?
As a daughter, Yang Mengqi also likes to coax his man, so he sits sideways. Lin Zimo, who raised his hand and waved his hand, intended to pick the moon first. After a salute to him, he stepped back a little faster. Lin Zimo saw that there were only two husband and wife left in the front hall, so he got up and walked behind his wife and stroked her hair.
Yang Mengqi, who was happy in his heart, had no performance in his movements and said strangely, "Fang, if you think the slave family is not good, you can replace him!" I don't have to rely on this backyard as a family member.
lowered his head, bent his waist slightly, put his mouth against her face, and slowly moved to her left earlobe. Yang Mengqi's face turned red in an instant. Being unaccustomed to being intimate with him outside the living room, he bit his lower lip, stretched out two small fists and gently beat him in front of his father-in-law, expressing a silent protest.
Lin Zimo knew that she was being petty towards herself, grabbed her wrists, smiled and said kindly, "As for people's market and snobbery are inevitable, so I just said that I don't blame you. I know you have done a good job at home. The more beautiful you are, the more virtuous and capable I am. I can't help but want to reward you.
"Glossy tongue." Yang Mengqi, with a happy and sweet smile, said in a tone, "As our lady said, you are becoming more and more annoying. You are always such a frivolous slave, and I have no place to reason.
Lin Zimo, who let go of his hands, pretended to be a gentleman and said, "Little lady, if you have any grievances, just tell me. I will make the decision for you and punish the villains who are mean to you. Such behavior should not be tolerated. Therefore, I will definitely judge that this villain will love and cherish you for the rest of his life. Are you willing to accept this sentence?
Knowing that he was playing a trick on Yang Mengqi again, he was overjoyed. He stretched out his hand and beat him twice, pretending not to take a detour: "I hate it, I hate it. Your mouth is getting worse and worse.
Lin Zimo touched her face and said the old-fashioned sentence, "Men are not bad, women don't love."