Unfortunately, the time was too short, and not as many people heard the rumor as Young Master Lin had imagined.
But that's enough.
In just over half a day, the strange story of Old Zhang encountering a ghost spread everywhere.
It's conceivable that the speed of communication in ancient times was no slower than in modern times.
Young Master Lin came out and loudly questioned Butler He and Su Ya.
Who are you?
The steward of the He family, who was standing to the side, was so frightened that he wet himself and couldn't utter a word for a long time.
"Lin Mu, your plan has been exposed."
And who are you?
"The people who came to arrest you."
"You should quickly send Miss He back to the He family."
"No, I won't see her off. He'er is mine."
Su Ya never liked talking to people like that, so she gave her brother Su Linxi a look. Su Linxi and his sister now had a certain understanding, and receiving his sister's signal, he said...
"Lin Mu, what you're doing is unacceptable to the world. Even if you escape to the ends of the earth, the officials can still bring you back."
"So what? I was originally his fiancé. If it weren't for Master He having someone push me into the river, I would be the one marrying He'er now."
"Weren't you dead?"
"I'm not dead. That corpse isn't me at all."
Even the steward of the He family hadn't expected that so many of them had been deceived by Young Master Lin.
"And Miss He, she didn't die either."
“I’m not dead, how could my He’er be dead? Of course she’s not dead. Besides, she’s carrying my child. How could I bear to let her die?”
So the suicide attempt that day was faked.
"Of course it's fake. I just prepared chicken blood and dog blood in advance, put them inside a cleaned pig intestine, and had Xiao He carry them on his person. When the bridal sedan chair was about to arrive, it was used to create the illusion of a suicide."
"So, you're the one who orchestrated all of this."
"right."
By this time, Butler He had calmed down. However, he was still somewhat frightened.
Suya pointed out, "You see he has a shadow, so he's alive."
Yes, ghosts don't have shadows.
Butler He immediately lost his fear.
So he shouted: "This young master Lin is a living person, not a ghost. Come and tie him up right now!"
Those servants hadn't gone far; they were all waiting outside the gate. After all, they were servants of the He family.
After hearing what Steward He said, those people realized that Young Master Lin was not a ghost, and they rushed in.
"Young Master Lin, I'm sorry."
Even the timid ones managed to say something.
Then they tied up Young Master Lin with the rope they had brought.
"Just tie me up, but don't hurt He'er, she's pregnant with my child."
Young Master Lin glanced at the inner room one last time in despair.
A moment later, a woman dressed in a plain dress came out. Although she was without makeup and dressed simply, she was undeniably beautiful. Her belly was quite large, and it looked like she would give birth soon. "I'll go back with you. Release Young Master Lin. This was all my idea, and it has nothing to do with Young Master Lin."
"Miss."
"If you don't release him, I'll die here today."
After saying that, he picked up a small knife and pointed it at the carotid artery in his neck.
"He'er, no!"
Seeing this, Young Master Lin shouted anxiously.
"Release them now."
After saying that, he brought the knife closer to his neck.
The knife was swift; a red mark appeared on his neck almost instantly.
"Release her immediately, did you hear me? If the young lady is harmed, you'll be sorry."
After saying that, those people released Young Master Lin.
He'er glanced at Young Master Lin before leaving.
That man was the one she loved most today.
She said this to herself silently.
"Farewell, Young Master Lin."
Then he said to Butler He, "Take me back to my father. This matter must be settled."
Butler He was worried that the young lady, being heavily pregnant, might get hurt. So he quickly had a carriage rented.
The carriage carried He'er towards the He residence.
"Little sister, is that all?"
Su Linxi was somewhat incredulous. Although the matter had been resolved, he was still saddened by the experience. Why couldn't lovers be together in the end?
"Not yet. Let's go to the He residence and rescue Ziling."
And so the group arrived at the He residence in a grand procession.
The other seven people were already waiting at the He residence.
They returned ahead of schedule, and none of them had heard anything about Young Master Lin.
I wonder what's going on with Su Linxi and his sister.
The group of people also looked somewhat worried.
Time is running out.
Junjun, who had been looking around, happened to see Suya and the others return.
"You're back. How was it?"
Su Ya didn't answer. She had been thinking about it on the way back, feeling that things weren't that simple, but where was the breakthrough?
Su Lin pursed her lips, pointing to the slowly moving carriage that had just rounded the corner.
Because Miss He was pregnant, Butler He instructed the coachman to go as slowly as possible, for fear of hurting the young lady inside the carriage.
That speed is even slower than Suya and the others walking.
Therefore, Su Ya and her group arrived at the He residence a little earlier than Steward He and his group.
"Is Miss He inside?"
"right."
"Thank God, the Bodhisattva has appeared. Zi Ling is saved."
While Suya was deep in thought, she suddenly heard Junjunzi mention the Bodhisattva.
And so a brilliant idea formed in his mind.
She told her second brother, Su Linxi, to go and fetch Young Master Lin.
He turned to Li Xiulu and said.
"Lishulu, do you have your lighter?"
"Here I am."
"Give it to me, I need it."
Li Xiulu didn't even ask Su Ya what she needed the lighter for. He was now somewhat blindly devoted to this girl because what she had done had shocked him so much. He quickly took it out of his bag and gave it to her.
Suya took it. She watched as Lishulu and Anyadi issued their second order.
"Bring a whole bunch of materials, the more the better. Then put them outside the courtyard of the He residence."
The two men accepted their orders and left.
"As for the rest of you, come inside with me now."
Now, the six of them listen to Suya completely; whatever she says goes. They don't want to be stuck here, so they only ate something in the morning and are now hungry and sleepy. They really want to go out for dinner as soon as possible.
The night watchman came again. He knocked seven times.
The weather is dry. Be careful with fire.
After he said that, the sky suddenly darkened.
It looks like it's already seven o'clock.
At this moment, the carriage arrived at the red gate of the He residence.
With the help of Butler He, He'er carefully got out of the car and entered the gate.
Suya and the others followed closely behind.
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