Chapter 443 The Power of the Patriarch
After Lin Qingshan left the table, several elders also stood up, leaving the space for the young people to speak.
Lin Yangyang finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Yan Yu wanted to add to the chaos and said, "Why, are you worried that the Marquis will mess up the relationship?"
"Just eat yours!" Lin Yangyang put a big chicken leg on his plate, obviously trying to block his mouth.
This joke actually eased the awkward situation.
Lin Shian cleared his throat and looked at Lu Huai:
"Brother Lu, Grandfather and Uncle Lu will definitely get drunk tonight. I have already arranged a room for you to stay in."
"No need. We came here with such fanfare today. If we stay here, people will inevitably gossip about us." Lu Huai refused.
Previously, people who stayed overnight at the Lin family were mostly in emergencies, and no outsiders knew about it.
But the situation is different now, so it is naturally not suitable to stay here.
As soon as Lu Huai finished speaking, Lu Nanyue waved her hand:
"You can go back by yourself. I haven't talked to Xiao Qing'er for a long time."
Lin Zhiqing smiled and said, "No problem, my yard can accommodate you."
Why do I always feel abandoned... But Lu Huai didn't say much.
Lin Zhiqing and Lu Nanyue were close friends.
Seeing the lively atmosphere at the table, Lin Jiusi consciously became a quail, just concentrating on eating the food without saying a word.
Lin Jingya pursed her lips. Seeing that she couldn't join their conversation, she looked at Lin Zhiqing and said, "Come out with me for a moment."
Having said that, he stood up and walked out.
The expressions of the others remained unchanged, but they stopped talking and looked at Lin Zhiqing.
Lin Zhiqing put down his wine glass and said, "Sister Jingya, according to the Lin family rules, you should call me cousin."
Lin Jingya was stunned. Lin Zhiqing rarely acted in a pretentious manner. The way he spoke showed that he obviously disliked her.
However, the Lin family is different now than before. She opened her mouth again:
"Cousin, could you please go out with me? I have something to tell you."
Lin Zhiqing raised his chin: "If you have anything to say, just say it directly. No one here is an outsider."
Lin Jingya pursed her lips, struggled internally, and finally sat down:
"Cousin, I was wrong about what happened before. I apologize to you."
"Lin Jingya, you are so stupid. Don't let others use you as a gun next time!" Lin Yangyang couldn't help but speak.
Lin Jingya pursed her lips and slowly lowered her head. She felt a little embarrassed to be reprimanded in public.
The others didn't care. Those who were eating ate their food, and those who were drinking drank.
Lin Zhiqing gave Lin Yangyang a wink, and Lin Yangyang didn't say anything else.
Seeing this, Lin Zhiqing looked at Lin Jingya: "What do you want to say?"
Lin Jingya's eyes were red: "Cousin, are you still blaming me?"
"Of course." Lin Zhiqing answered without hesitation.
This answer stunned Lin Jingya. She thought Lin Zhiqing would consider the decency between sisters and say something high-sounding.
Lin Zhiqing didn't care about Lin Jingya's surprised look, but said:
"Come out with me."
Having said that, he stood up and walked out.
She thought that Lin Jingya would have made some progress after staying in Bianliang for so long.
But I didn’t expect that Lin Jingya’s mind was still not very clear.
Her words were unpleasant to the ear, and there was no need to save face as a woman in front of others.
Seeing Lin Jingya follow him out of the yard, Lin Zhiqing waved his hand, and all the servants in the yard left.
Lin Jingya knew that this was the respect given to her by Lin Zhiqing, and the embarrassment of being humiliated in public just now dissipated a little.
Lin Zhiqing took a deep breath and asked, "You wanted to ask Jiang Liuyun just now?"
Lin Jingya paused and didn't say anything, obviously agreeing.
Lin Zhiqing rolled his eyes mercilessly:
"Lin Jingya, wake up. The one who plotted against you was Jiang Liuyun, and the one who wanted to wipe out the Lin family was also Jiang Liuyun."
"It was Jiang Liuyun who framed my father and caused the Lin family to fall into ruin."
"What do you like about this kind of person?"
"Do you like him to be cunning and treacherous, or do you like him to be merciful?"
Lin Jingya was about to cry:
"Cousin, that's not what I meant. I, I just wanted to ask him how he treated me..."
Lin Zhiqing shook his head and interrupted her directly:
"Lin Jingya, how old are you? He approached you to do something that would harm the Lin family, and you still want true love?"
"You are so stupid."
Lin Zhiqing had never seen such a typical love-brained person. She really wanted to send Lin Jingya to dig wild vegetables.
Lin Jingya couldn't help shedding tears:
"Cousin, I know. I know I was wrong."
If you can understand that you are wrong, you are not too stupid.
Lin Zhiqing spoke again:
"Lin Jingya, I can live under the same roof with you because sisters share weal and woe."
"But that doesn't mean I like you."
"If you still want to stay in Shengjing, then you should consider what you can and cannot do."
"You are greedy, selfish, and self-righteous. You concealed the truth, which led to the thief lurking in the Lin family. I don't care about these things."
"In such a huge Lin family, I know you better than you know yourselves."
"If you stay home well, I can pretend you don't exist, but if you have any evil intentions, I don't mind abandoning a sister."
Lin Jingya was stunned by these words. Only now did she remember that Lin Zhiqing was no longer the weak and timid woman she used to be.
She is the head of the Lin family!
Lin Zhiqing walked past her and went inside.
Lin Jingya's body couldn't stop shaking. She knew that what Lin Zhiqing said was true.
If Lin Jingya turned around and left now, she would be offending the people at the table inside and would also lose face for Lin Zhiqing.
She has no qualifications to offend Lin Zhiqing now.
The Lin family is indeed quite different from before.
Lin Jingya wiped away her tears, turned around and returned to the table.
Seeing Lin Jingya coming back, Lin Zhiqing knew that Lin Jingya had heard everything she had just said, so she ate a few bites casually and asked everyone to leave.
Lin Jiusi and Lin Jingya returned to their respective courtyards.
Lu Huai and others went to Shuqing Pavilion, as they had things to discuss.
"Sister Qing, what did you say to Lin Jingya just now? Why is she crying?" Lin Yangyang was very curious.
"They are all insignificant matters." Lin Zhiqing answered simply, then looked at Lu Huai:
"Lu Huai, you said you had some news to share. What was it?"
Lu Huai immediately spoke:
"I previously sent the weapons of those who blocked the road to the Ministry of Works and had them checked. They were indeed from Daliang."
"Where is the body?" Yan Wu asked.
"I asked the coroner to check. Apart from the poison master, I couldn't find anything on the others." Lu Huai frowned slightly.
"What I'm considering now is whether or not to report the matter of the body."
In other words, the collusion between the Zhenyuan Marquisate and the people of Daliang was reported to the court.
"This matter is of great importance. I have no objection if you report it." Lin Zhiqing said.
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