Chapter 24 Handing over the key to the private vault
"You dare!" Lin Tingfeng's angry voice came from inside the house.
Song Yanxi pretended not to hear and turned away.
The crow on the eaves was startled, made two sharp "cawing" sounds, and flapped its wings and flew away.
Zhuzhi watched with surprise on her round face, "Listen, girl! This bird seems to be cursing."
Song Yanxi raised the corners of her lips slightly, and said in a good mood: "Maybe you heard it wrong."
The cry of a crow is a bad omen and is generally disliked by people. When people see it from afar, they will say it is bad luck.
I would want to avoid it if I see it, let alone let it fly into the yard and rest on the eaves.
But today, it seems that this crow is quite human-like. Perhaps it knows that the owner of this house will soon be in great trouble, so it comes to announce the death in advance.
Just as the master and servant reached the door, Lin Tingfeng's gloomy voice suddenly sounded behind them.
He threatened, "Song, if you dare to step out of the house today, I will not let you go!"
Women in the world value their reputation the most, especially daughters from prominent families like her, whose every word and action represents the family's reputation.
If she was divorced, even if she was the legitimate daughter of the Yongchuan Marquisate, the Marquisate would not take her home without considering the future of other children in the family.
There are only two paths waiting for Song Yanxi.
Either she would shave her head and become a nun to spend the rest of her life with the ancient Buddha and the green lamp, or she would tie herself to the beam with a three-foot white silk thread and commit suicide.
Upon hearing this, Song Yanxi couldn't help but stop.
Thinking she was scared, Lin Tingfeng snorted coldly and said in a condescending manner, "I am not a narrow-minded person. Since you have admitted your mistake, I will just pretend that what happened today never happened. Remember not to make the same mistake again in the future."
This easy-going look is completely different from his previous appearance.
Did he suddenly change his personality?
Song Yanxi and Zhuzhi exchanged glances, and neither of them felt that way.
Sure enough, when Lin Tingfeng saw that Song Yanxi did not refute, he immediately changed the subject and began to make demands.
"Mother is unwell, and as her daughter-in-law, you are supposed to take care of her. You haven't shown up all day, leaving your eldest sister-in-law to serve her alone. How will it look if it gets out?"
Zhuzhi turned around angrily and said, "There are so many maids and servants in the general's mansion, who can't serve the old lady?"
Her eyes were slightly red, and every word she spoke was powerful. "General, you can go out and ask around. Is there anyone who forces their sick daughter-in-law to serve their mother-in-law?"
The shout was so powerful that the servants passing by the courtyard stopped in their tracks and pricked up their ears to listen carefully.
Lin Tingfeng's face was gloomy. He stared at Song Yanxi's back and asked, "Song, is this how you discipline your servants?"
He didn't care at all about what Zhuzhi said about Song Yanxi being sick. He just wanted to take the opportunity to find something to hold against her.
Zhuzhi felt so distressed that she angrily said, "General..."
"shut up!"
Song Yanxi shook her head slightly at Zhuzhi, turned around, and there was no extra expression on her pale little face.
She asked Lin Tingfeng, "General, are you sure you want me to go and serve my mother-in-law?"
The words of certainty were on the tip of his tongue, but Lin Tingfeng thought of the gnashing of teeth on Old Madam Lin's face when she mentioned Song Yanxi in front of the mansion yesterday, and most of the certainty on his face disappeared.
Especially the questions Song Yanxi asked, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that there was something wrong with them.
It was as if she had made all the necessary preparations and was just waiting for him to give in.
As for what to prepare, it goes without saying.
The more Lin Tingfeng thought about it, the angrier he became. His face was almost gloomy and he squeezed out two words from between his teeth, "No need."
Song Yanxi nodded, turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped by Lin Tingfeng.
She looked at him, her cold eyes filled with obvious impatience, "General, is there anything else?"
Lin Tingfeng's hands hanging by his side suddenly tightened.
This bitch did it on purpose.
If I really let her go to my mother's yard, I will make sure she gets punished!
Meeting his eyes that were about to spit fire, Song Yanxi raised the corners of her lips slightly, and said in a good mood: "General, if there is nothing else, I will go back to recuperate first."
She was full of energy when she spoke, but her face looked a little pale. How could she look like a patient?
Lin Tingfeng took a deep breath and said directly: "Song, as the general's wife, you should be in charge of the general's mansion.
Since you are not feeling well, I will let my mother take care of this matter. Please hand over the key to your private vault and I will take it to my mother's hospital for you."
When these words were spoken, the whole yard was so shocked that one could hear a pin drop.
The two servants waiting at the door looked at each other, clearly feeling that this was outrageous.
Even for an ordinary family, using the wife's dowry is a very shameful and difficult thing to talk about. How could he just say it out loud?
If he wasn't afraid that Song Yanxi would be unhappy, Zhuzhi would have gone up and slapped Lin Tingfeng twice.
The shameless man is invincible in the world, and he really dares to open his mouth!
He also wants the key to her girl's private vault. Would he take it if I gave him a ladle of gold juice?
Song Yanxi frowned and asked, "What did the general just say?"
Without waiting for Lin Tingfeng to speak, she smiled and explained, "The dog outside was barking too loudly just now, I didn't hear it clearly."
"You!" Lin Tingfeng was extremely angry and opened his mouth to say something, but at that moment, a burst of excited dog barking came from outside.
Song Yanxi smiled innocently, as if to say, "Look, it was really a dog barking just now."
If Lin Tingfeng had not practiced martial arts for many years and had excellent hearing, and was sure that he had not heard any sound, he might have been deceived by her pretended kindness.
He completely lost his patience and simply stopped pretending. He looked at Song Yanxi with obvious disgust in his eyes, "Song, you brought this upon yourselves.
It was you who took it upon yourself to refuse the Emperor's reward, and when Mother wasn't paying attention, you emptied the General's Mansion and sold all the shops and land there. This hole should be filled by you."
Just mentioning these things made Lin Tingfeng want to kill someone.
If it weren't for her, how could the General's Mansion have fallen to the point of having no food to eat?
"General, you are wrong."
Song Yanxi originally wanted to hear him finish, but she really couldn't stand Lin Tingfeng's self-righteous look.
I think he was hit on the head at Duke Jingguo's Mansion yesterday and forgot some things.
But it doesn't matter, she just reminded him that they are family after all.
"The general used his military achievements to petition His Majesty to grant you Princess Shihan as your equal wife. But you've completely forgotten what happened yesterday?"
Song Yanxi's face was filled with sarcasm, and without waiting for Lin Tingfeng to speak, she continued, "As for the donation of money and property from the mansion, my mother was aware of the entire process and was willing to supervise it.
If you don't believe me, General, feel free to go to the Ministry of Revenue and find Lord Bai Anyang. He can testify for me."
The more Lin Tingfeng listened, the gloomier his expression became.
They are all colleagues serving in the same dynasty. If he really asks, will he still want to keep this face in the future?
What a good Song Yanxi is! She spent all the general's wealth to gain a good reputation. Now she is a princess and has a fiefdom. She has taken advantage of everything but still doesn't want to spend a penny?
She wishes!
Lin Tingfeng looked at Song Yanxi coldly, "Song, I'm only asking you once, will you give me the key to the private vault or not?"
The sinister look in his eyes was like a poisonous snake lurking in the dark, waiting for its chance to strike, making people shudder.
Song Yanxi frowned, and after a while, she seemed to have finally made up her mind. She said helplessly, "Zhuzhi, go get the key to my private vault."
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