Chapter 311 Feed the Dog
The man rushed out in a hurry, and Baozhu subconsciously stood in front of Lin Hao. The one who reacted faster than Baozhu was the guard following the carriage.
"Let me go!" the girl who was stopped shouted.
Lin Hao looked at the girl clearly and frowned slightly: "Chang Qing?"
The person who blocked her way was Chang Qing, the concubine born to Wen Rugui and his cousin Chang. No, she should be called Wen Qing now.
When Wen Qing saw Lin Hao, she recognized her and her eyes lit up: "Second sister, I have something to talk to you about——"
After hearing this, the guard who stopped her couldn't help but look at Lin Hao.
Lin Hao's eyes froze the moment she heard "Second Sister" and she waved her hand to signal the guards to let the person go.
Wen Qing rushed to Lin Hao, tears streaming down her face: "Second sister, please save father!"
"I only have one sister, no younger sisters. If you shout again, I will ask the guards to throw you out." Lin Hao warned coldly.
Wen Qing's crying stopped, she raised her sleeve to wipe away her tears, and asked timidly, "What should I call you then?"
She inherited the best features of her parents, delicate and beautiful, and somewhat similar to Lin Hao. She asked so softly and weakly, making Lin Hao look imposing in the eyes of others.
Fortunately, this was in front of the general's mansion, next to which was Prince Jing's mansion. People on both sides were on Lin Hao's side, and Lin Hao didn't care about other people's eyes.
"You are not a child. Do you need others to teach you how to address others?" Lin Hao raised his eyebrows and turned to leave.
In fact, she was too lazy to say a word to Wen Qing, but since Wen Qing came to her, she couldn't be avoided. If she ignored her, she might go and bother her elder sister.
The eldest sister is thin-skinned but soft-hearted. Once she gets entangled with that family of four, she will be in trouble.
Wen Qing was anxious and shouted, "Madam, please save my father. He is very ill and we can't afford to hire a doctor!"
Lin Hao paused and turned around: "So you're here to ask for money?"
Wen Qing was choked, and a trace of embarrassment flashed across her face.
She didn't expect that the other party, who was also a person of status, would speak so directly.
But when she thought about her brother who was going to take part in the autumn examination this year, she put aside her daughter's self-esteem.
The mother of her drinking buddy who only knew how to get drunk every day was ill, and it happened at this time. If her father died, her brother would miss this year's provincial examination due to mourning, which would be a disaster for her and her mother.
Wen Qing suppressed her embarrassment, tears welling up in her eyes: "Madam, conflicts between elders should be resolved by the elders. No matter what, he is your father. Please save him."
As she cried and shouted like this, passers-by and neighbors stopped to look, and more and more people came to watch the fun.
Lin Hao frowned. "I haven't said anything yet, and you're already crying non-stop. Are you trying to put pressure on me by letting others talk about you?"
Wen Qing bit her lip.
Lin Hao looked at her aggrieved expression and said with a half-smile: "Don't forget, your last name is Wen and mine is Lin. What you think can affect me is not worth mentioning to me."
"But, but father is dying..." Wen Qing started crying again.
"How much do you want?" Lin Hao interrupted the other party impatiently.
Wen Qingwan didn't expect Lin Hao to ask so directly, and she was so stunned that she almost choked.
"One, one hundred taels..." She boldly said a number.
She had once thought that a hundred taels was nothing. Her father was a minister, living in a luxurious mansion with a multitude of servants. The cost of several pieces of jewelry she and her mother had made was more than a hundred taels.
After her father was dismissed from office, as he drank every day and her brother had to study, they spent all their money and had to pawn the jewelry one after another. The house they originally rented became smaller and smaller. Only then did she realize what a huge sum of money one hundred taels of silver was for an ordinary family.
With this one hundred taels, not only could I save my father's life, but I could also provide enough money for my brother to take the provincial examination.
"One hundred taels..." Lin Hao curled his lips, "Baozhu, give her a hundred taels of silver."
Wen Qing was stunned.
Is it so easy to talk to? At this moment, she couldn't help but regret asking for less.
If it were two hundred taels, our family would be more comfortable—
But the words had already been spoken, and it was too late to regret. Wen Qing looked down at the banknotes Baozhu stuffed into her hand, quickly put them in her arms, said thank you, and hurried away.
Lin Hao turned around calmly and walked towards the general's mansion. When he reached the door, he ran into Lin.
"Ah Hao, that bastard's daughter is here to see you?" Lin grabbed Lin Hao's hand and looked outside, only to see the crowd of onlookers gradually dispersing.
"Mom, let's go inside and talk."
Lin endured it until she entered the house and immediately asked, "Why did she come to see you?"
"She said her father was ill and asked me for some medical expenses."
"That bastard, I hope he dies of illness!" Lin slammed the table, her face red with anger. "How dare that bastard ask you for money? Ah Hao, have you given it to me?"
"I gave you one hundred taels." Lin Hao picked up the teacup and took a few sips.
The tea was fragrant, and even the slight ripples in her heart when she first saw Wen Qing were soothed.
The person she hated the most was her father, followed by Chang. As for Chang's two children, she didn't hate them at all, she just didn't want to have anything to do with them.
When Lin heard this, she was furious: "You shouldn't give me a penny. You might as well feed it to the dogs!"
Lin Hao smiled and said, "If I don't give it to her, I'm afraid she'll go to my elder sister to make trouble. Don't be angry, mother, just treat it as feeding the dog."
Lin looked at Lin Hao's expression carefully, and seeing that she was not sad or depressed, the tension in her heart finally dissipated.
As time passed, she no longer cared about Wen Rugui at all, leaving only regret for her own youthful folly and resentment towards this man. She didn't care about the money, but she was worried that Ah Hao would not be able to sever the father-daughter bond with Wen Rugui. Ah Hao didn't care about that father at all, and she was relieved.
Ah Hao is right, we can’t let them find Chan’er.
"I'm afraid if I give it to you this time, you'll come back again next time."
Lin Hao smiled nonchalantly, "Don't worry, Mom. One or two times can be enough to shut people up. It won't be easy for them to just turn around and give up."
Due to the natural father-daughter blood relationship, it is indeed not easy to be too ruthless on the surface, but given the huge gap between the two sides, it is not difficult to get rid of the entanglement of that family.
In fact, in Lin Hao's opinion, it was unexpected that the family of four had endured for so long before coming to his house.
Seeing her daughter so calm, Lin put the matter aside and asked about the progress of the headless female corpse. When she heard that the identity of the female corpse had been found, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "That's great! Finding the murderer as soon as possible will put my worries to rest."
The mother and daughter chatted for a while, then went to see the old lady, and then Lin Hao returned to the palace.
The Golden Crow crept quietly from the east to the west, and was about to fall. From a low-rise house, a woman's curses were heard.
"It's better to get sick sooner rather than later. Hui'er got sick right before the exam. You can't bear to see your family suffer, right?"
On the shabby bunk bed, a sickly-looking man opened his eyes, then closed them again, shouting, "Water—"
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