Chapter 160

Lin Jinyue frowned as she looked at the scene inside.

Inside the private room, the sounds of string and wind instruments, singing and dancing never ceased.

With two beauties in his arms, Xie Hong's hands were also wandering around.

If I remember correctly, these two are musicians from the nearby Xianyin Pavilion, who perform but do not sell their bodies.

In ancient times, if someone was good-looking and could play musical instruments and sing, even if they agreed to sell their art but not their body, they would still have some difficulty controlling their own destiny if they were noticed by a noble person.

At times like these, Lin Jinyue felt that ancient times were truly cruel.

However, it seems that she is now in dire straits herself.

Lin Jinyue looked at Xie Hong and asked directly, "General Xie, what do you want with me?"

Xie Hong then said, "Sit down."

Lin Jinyue didn't stand on ceremony and found a place to sit down.

She couldn't stand Xie Hong touching those two beauties so casually, so she didn't beat around the bush and asked directly, "General Xie, what brings you here to see me?"

Xie Hong then said, "No rush, let's eat first."

Seeing that he had no intention of harming her, Lin Jinyue did not hold back.

She ate the food as soon as it was served.

Lin Jinyue went even further: "General Xie, I also want two pretty ladies to feed me cherries."

Xie Hong: ...

Xie Hong opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but then stopped himself.

Oh well, he's only nine years old, he won't hold it against him.

He pushed the two away listlessly, saying, "If you serve Manager Lin well today, you'll be richly rewarded."

The two breathed a sigh of relief and went to Lin Jinyue's side.

One person massaged her shoulders, while the other fed her cherries.

Lin Jinyue was thoroughly enjoying herself and casually said, "General Xie, you're so kind. Can I take these two beautiful ladies back to Yunhe Village?"

Xie Hong was very easy to talk to, "Of course."

Lin Jinyue was basically certain that Xie Hong must have some ulterior motive, otherwise he wouldn't have agreed so readily.

After Lin Jinyue finished eating and drinking, she let Lin Chen, who was with her, eat as much as he wanted.

After a long while, Lin Jinyue asked Xie Hong, "General Xie, what is the purpose of summoning me here this time?"

Xie Hong then said, "I know, your father listens to you, right?"

Lin Jinyue nodded: "He will listen to my opinion. What, do you want to talk to my father about something?"

Xie Hong: "No, that's not it. I mainly wanted to see you."

He thought for a moment before saying, "Young lady, do you know our Xie family?"

Lin Jinyue nodded: "I've heard a poem that goes, 'The swallows that once graced the halls of the Wang and Xie families now fly into the homes of ordinary people,' so your Xie family..."

Xie Hong's face immediately darkened.

Lin Jinyue blinked. "Hasn't your Xie family reached that point yet?"

Xie Hong took a few deep breaths.

He felt once again that Lin Jinyue was specifically there to bring him bad luck.

Xie Hong even began to doubt whether his decision was right or wrong.

Xie Hong said to Lin Jinyue, "Alright, I won't beat around the bush with you. Our Xie family is one of the top wealthy and influential families in the capital. Even the Gu family can't rank among them."

Lin Jinyue's expression remained unchanged.

Xie Hong continued: "My grandfather was the prime minister of the current dynasty, my father was the Minister of Personnel, and there are countless other officials in my clan."

Lin Jinyue: "So, you're the worst off in your family? And you were even exiled to Lingnan?"

Xie Hong: ...

He took three more deep breaths.

I almost crushed the teacup in my hand.

Lin Jinyue tilted her head, looking at him with an innocent and bewildered expression.

The two beauties behind her froze. Even Lin Chen, who had seen a lot, was too scared to speak at this moment.

Lin Jinyue once again pushed Xie Hong's nerves: "So, your dad isn't planning to take you back?"

She even gave him a "you're so pathetic" emoji.

Veins bulged on Xie Hong's forehead. "What I mean is—"

Xie Hong took three more deep breaths, afraid he might not be able to resist killing someone.

He kept reassuring himself: these people have a lot of treasures; getting them is like getting the world.

He had to endure it.

Xie Hong suppressed his anger and looked at Lin Jinyue: "What I mean is, when you grow up a bit more, we can get married, and I can give you the status of my legal wife."

Lin Jinyue shook her head. "No."

She was right.

Xie Hong's response was exactly what she expected.

Xie Hong is a greedy man, greedy for money and lustful. He has some brains, but not many.

He'll definitely get wicked ideas when he sees those glass pieces.

A more reliable approach than exchanging benefits is to keep her, someone with a lot of brilliant ideas in her head, under control.

Xie Hong, suppressing his anger, asked, "Why?"

Lin Jinyue had already devised a solution to this problem.

Lin Jinyue walked up to him and said, "General Xie, please extend your hand."

Xie Hong did as instructed.

Lin Jinyue immediately took his pulse, muttering incantations as she did so:

“Your pulse is somewhat weak and shallow, which is probably due to excessive indulgence in sex and frequent drinking and revelry… My father said that I shouldn’t get too close to people with kidney deficiency.”

Xie Hong immediately stood up.

Lin Jinyue quickly said, "Oh, General Xie, don't worry about it. I've seen plenty of people like you. Hmm, you might even have venereal disease. Let me prescribe some medicine for you."

The room was completely silent.

Xie Hong's confidants all lowered their heads, hoping that he wouldn't hold a grudge against them later.

They knew just how petty and narrow-minded Xie Hong was.

Which man can tolerate being told on the spot that he has kidney deficiency and is impotent?

Especially the woman in front of him, whom Xie Hong had personally promised to make his wife his principal wife.

It's easy to imagine how ashamed and indignant Xie Hong must have felt at that moment.

The others were also stunned.

I never expected Lin Jinyue to be so tough.

Lin Jinyue sat there and kept calling out, "General Xie, don't go. It's not a serious illness. I guarantee the medicine will cure you."

Xie Hong quickened his pace.

He wished that no one here would recognize him at all.

Lin Jinyue clicked her tongue twice, thinking to herself that Xie Hong was really useless.

You can't even handle this?

She hasn't even used her trump card yet.

Lin Jinyue looked at the two beauties again and said with a smile, "Let's go to Yunhe Village."

The two hesitated for a moment, "But, we are of lowly status..."

Lin Jinyue smiled and said, "It's alright. General Xie said that you can come with me."

As she spoke, she turned to look at Deputy General Gao, "General Gao, your General Xie is certainly not the kind of person who goes back on his word, right?"

For a moment, Deputy General Gao had no idea what Xie Hong was thinking.

But he knew he couldn't afford to offend the young girl in front of him yet, so he didn't reply for the time being.

While he hesitated, Lin Jinyue said, "You can ask your General Xie to handle this for me later. I'm taking the person with me now."

Deputy General Gao opened his mouth, but in the end he could only agree.

As soon as he stepped outside, Lin Chen got angry. "You rotten cucumber, what kind of pipe dream are you having!"

Recently, Lin Chen has been reading a lot of the novels written by Lin Jinyue, and his thinking has been gradually changed, making him feel that monogamy is the normal thing.

He's definitely going to tell Lin Xueqing and Lin Shucheng about this later!