The key point is that people come and help without asking for wages, so Lin Jiujiu has no reason to kick them out.
Under Baili Chenyuan's relentless persuasion, Lin's father, mother, and brothers have visibly softened their attitudes towards him.
As for the previous speculation that he might have ulterior motives, they also learned from that fool Tantai Yueming that Baili Chenyuan was the only queen of the Great Yan Dynasty with a different surname, and they also dispersed.
That person is a prince. It's not unusual for a prince to be granted the title of prince, but Xiao Tianyi is just an outsider. Yet he was personally granted the title of prince by the emperor, which is enough to prove his ability.
Lin's parents also learned a new term from Tantai Yueming: cultivator.
Not long after Tantai Yueming and Baili Chenyuan left the Lin family that day, they were stopped by someone as soon as they left the village.
Lin Jiujiu watched them leave and then deliberately took a shortcut to stop them.
When Tantai Yueming saw that it was her, she couldn't help but wink at Baili Chenyuan.
Baili Chenyuan ignored him and stared at Lin Jiujiu, waiting for her to speak.
"I have something to say."
Lin Jiujiu never expected that one day she would take the initiative to seek out Baili Chenyuan.
However, she felt it was necessary to make things clear.
Baili Chenyuan nodded at her, then gave Tantai Yueming a look that said, "Why don't you get lost?"
Tantai Yueming received the signal, but deliberately put on an expression of being betrayed by a heartless man, which disgusted the two of them.
Before Lin Jiujiu could make a move, Baili Chenyuan couldn't stand his disgust and sent him a thousand meters away with a flick of his sleeve.
Lin Jiujiu glanced at the perfectly curved parabola, gave it a long look, and a faint smile appeared on her face.
When Baili saw her smile, his eyes became somewhat dazed. He didn't know what was wrong with him.
Lin Jiujiu seemed to notice his gaze, and then turned around to look at him.
"I don't know what your purpose is in staying, but I don't want you to disturb my family."
Lin Jiujiu wasn't worried that he had any ulterior motives towards her, but she didn't want the Lin family, who were so devoted to her, to be saddened by this.
Upon hearing this, Baili Chenyuan realized that she had misunderstood and quickly shook his head to indicate that he meant no harm.
But Lin Jiujiu clearly didn't believe it.
She didn't even know why this person was talking about Xiao Tianyi in front of others. She had secretly checked his bone age and he was clearly an old monster who had lived for who knows how long. He had absolutely no connection with Xiao Tianyi.
Although she did deduce from him that he, herself, and the little boy had causal entanglements, it was still a bit far-fetched to insist that he was Xiao Tianyi.
This is also why she has always refused to admit that he is Xiao Tianyi.
Lin Jiujiu didn't know if Baili Chenyuan would listen to her, but she had already said what she needed to say.
If he continues to pester her, she will not hold back any longer.
Lin Jiujiu originally thought that she had been so ruthless last night that the two of them would not show up again.
But things seemed to have taken her somewhat unexpected turns.
The Lin family mansion was progressing quickly, and the day for raising the roof beam arrived in less than a month.
Early in the morning, Lin's father bought a string of firecrackers from town.
An accident occurred just as the foreman had set an auspicious time to begin setting off the fireworks.
A group of people dressed in police uniforms came running from a distance and stomped out the newly lit firecrackers without saying a word.
Then, they loudly drove the workers away.
"Disperse, disperse! The Lin family is harboring fugitives and abducting people. Come with us to the yamen for questioning."
Lin Jiujiu was steaming sugar cakes with her mother in the yard, preparing to distribute them to the workers later.
Hearing this, she peeked out of the yard and saw several tall, burly men pulling a muscular man with a fierce face out of a haystack not far from her house.
Anyone who isn't an idiot could tell that this person was probably hidden here beforehand.
Even if it isn't true, it has absolutely nothing to do with Lin Jiujiu.
They couldn't catch anyone, so it's a bit far-fetched to say that it was Lady Lin who hid them here.
But those people didn't care about any of that. When they saw Lin Jiujiu come out of the house, they took out shackles and tried to take her away.
They treated her like a prisoner.
Lin Jiujiu frowned slightly, looking at the leader and feeling that he looked somewhat familiar, but she quickly remembered who he was.
She said that the Xiao family had suffered such a great loss, how could they just swallow their anger? It turned out they were waiting for her here.
The arrival of the officials attracted a crowd of onlookers.
Lin's father recognized who the leader was and guessed the reason, but the workers were confused.
Foreman Jiang greeted them with a smile and explained.
"Sirs, have you misunderstood something? There are hundreds of people coming and going here. Who would be foolish enough to hide a fugitive here?"
As Jiang the foreman spoke, he slipped a silver coin into the purse, implying that he hoped the foreman would make an exception for him.
But the man was clearly there to cause trouble. When he saw the silver that the man had handed him, he picked it up in his hand, chuckled, and whispered something.
"You think I'm a beggar for this little bit of money?"
After saying that, he glared at her with a cold expression and rebuked her sharply.
"You even dared to bribe the officials! Take them all away with you."
He spoke with righteous indignation, but he was quick to put the silver into his pocket.
Foreman Jiang now realized that this person had come to cause trouble on purpose.
However, he wasn't afraid at all.
I was just thinking of using money to settle things because I wanted to avoid trouble.
If this person refuses to give up easily, then it's beyond his control to interfere.
If the events that happened to the Lin family hadn't occurred, he might have been worried about them, but now he wasn't worried at all.
You have to understand, the Lin family has powerful backers; even the county magistrate has to treat them with respect. What are these people compared to them?
They probably don't have any connections in the government offices, otherwise they would know who they shouldn't mess with.
As expected, Foreman Jiang was right about some things. These people were all from the county government's fast patrol team, specifically responsible for chasing down thieves.
Those who had accompanied the county magistrate on his trip were actually members of the official yamen (a type of official in the imperial guards).
The two men didn't get along in the government office, and since they had just returned from an outing last night after arresting someone, they had no idea what had happened before.
However, when the leader returned home, he overheard his wife whispering in his ear that Lin Jiujiu had somehow gotten money to build a mansion.
Fortunately, the prisoners in his hands had not yet been handed over, so he had the idea of taking over Lin Jiujiu's house for himself, which is why he brought people to put on this show early in the morning.
The prisoners didn't run away on their own; they hid there secretly when no one was looking.
The purpose was to forcibly pin a crime on Lin Jiujiu so that they could take her away.
They are very skilled at this kind of thing. Once someone enters the yamen, whether they are guilty or not is entirely up to them.
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