Before long, all the guests had arrived.

Then Mr. and Mrs. Lin helped Mrs. Lin in.

Regardless of what the guests were thinking, everyone stood up in unison to congratulate Mrs. Lin on her birthday.

Lin Zao and his wife also bowed along with everyone else.

The old master of the Lin family passed away many years ago, and only the old lady of the Lin family is in good health. She is now 67 years old.

In ancient times, this was considered a long life.

She had silver-white hair, a kind smile on her face, and wore rich clothes. Surrounded by her son and daughter-in-law, she slowly walked towards the head of the group.

Lin Zao felt little emotion upon seeing the old woman.

Back then, she was often verbally abused by this seemingly kind old lady, who would also hurl insults at her in front of the servants.

If Lin Zao hadn't transmigrated and had an adult's soul residing in her body, she probably would have been subjected to psychological manipulation by this old woman.

If Lin Zao were truly an innocent child, she would likely have been bullied to death by the servants long ago in such a distorted and secluded mansion.

Behind her back, she punished those servants who dared to be mean to her, causing them to stay far away from Lin Zao.

As for Old Mrs. Lin, she just talks a lot, but Lin Zao doesn't even bother to see her.

If it weren't for the fact that she still needed to rely on the Lin family, Lin Zao would have stopped tolerating this old lady long ago.

After Mrs. Lin was seated, she politely addressed everyone:

"Thank you all for coming to my birthday banquet today. The food and wine are ready, please make yourselves at home."

Mr. and Mrs. Lin, who were seated to her left, also warmly greeted the guests and offered them toasts.

Upon seeing Lin Zao and his wife, Master Lin paused for a moment, then his expression changed slightly as if he had thought of something, before returning to normal.

“My niece and nephew-in-law are here. Look at your older brother, he’s so unreliable. He didn’t even tell me you were coming so I could have come and picked you up myself.”

Tang Jian smiled and said, "Uncle, you're too kind. You're very busy today, so I shouldn't trouble you."

Master Lin smiled kindly: "My nephew-in-law, a great general, is so humble. Come, let your uncle toast you!"

Tang Jian thought to himself: It seems that those severed arms have frightened this old man quite a bit!

They actually offered him a toast and tried to make peace.

Uncle Tang was indeed frightened by Tang Jian. Not only did none of the people he sent out that day return, but when he and his wife returned to their room late at night, they saw bloody severed arms on the table, the floor, and the bed.

He was so frightened that his heart stopped and he almost couldn't recover.

I haven't dared to go back to my room to sleep these past few days. I'm often woken up by nightmares in the middle of the night, dreaming that my arm is broken.

Even his wife was so frightened that she fell seriously ill. If it weren't for their daughter's accident, she would probably still be lying in bed.

After this incident, Master Lin realized that Tang Jian was not someone to be trifled with, and since Lin Zao didn't have anything he wanted right now, he naturally wanted to repair his relationship with Tang Jian.

After all, Tang Jian was a trusted confidant of Prince Cheng and a third-rank general!

King Cheng's reputation is currently at its zenith. If King Cheng ascends to the throne in the future, Tang Jian's family will surely rise to prominence.

It would be beneficial for him to befriend Tang Jian.

Unfortunately, this was just wishful thinking on Mr. Lin's part.

How could Tang Jian possibly let someone who had designs on his child get away with it?

If this Master Lin knew that he was the one who interfered with the treasure map and Lin Fu's affairs, he would probably die of anger!

Tang Jian smiled, clearly in a good mood.

Seeing Tang Jian's appearance, Master Lin breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Tang Jian had let go of his grudges.