Chapter 329: The Duke's Wife Comes to Apologize
Soon, Xiaotangbao knew why.
"Miss, you saved my life, and I swore to protect you my whole life." Lin Enyi knelt before Old Madam Su and spoke in a resounding voice, "It was my negligence back then that caused you so much suffering. Now that we've finally found you, I will protect you from now on..."
When Lin Enyi said this, he took out a yellowed piece of paper from his pocket.
"This is my indenture. The young lady was kind enough to return it to me back then," Lin Enyi said. "Actually, I didn't go to the government office to have my slave status extinguished. I'm still your slave."
After Lin Enyi finished speaking, he raised the indenture contract high above his head.
Old Mrs. Su looked at the yellowed indenture with a complicated expression on her face, but she did not take it.
"Guard Lin, what happened back then was not your fault. Now that I have returned the indenture contract to you, you are no longer a slave of the Lin family. You can go to the government office to cancel your slave status at any time. Why bother doing this?" Old Lady Su sighed.
"Miss, although you don't blame me, I cannot forgive myself." Lin Enyi said stubbornly, "My life was saved by you, so I must return it to you. Please take back my indenture!"
Old Madam Su said helplessly: "Guard Lin, you have seen that our family is just an ordinary farmer now..."
"My dear Miss, I've traveled extensively searching for you these past few years, doing all kinds of work, even farm work." Lin Enyi said immediately, "What's more, your family has built a school, so they need someone to patrol and sweep the grounds... My dear Miss, you're the village head, so you need someone to protect you too..."
Lin Enyi laid out his demands one by one, indicating that he was not leaving.
After he returned these few days, he arranged everything and handed over the lion dance troupe to someone else, and then came to the Su family with his luggage.
Grandma Du listened to Lin Enyi's words, thought for a moment, and said, "Ru'er, what Xiao Linzi said makes sense. Apart from anything else, it's always good to have more people guarding the academy at night."
After saying that, he looked at little Tang Bao again and continued, "When Tang Bao grows up, she'll need someone reliable to accompany her when she goes out. Xiao Linzi has martial arts skills, so it's perfect for him to be with Tang Bao..."
"Mother Du is right, that's exactly what she said." Lin Enyi said anxiously.
He was afraid that Old Lady Su would still not take him in.
Little Tangbao blinked his eyes, looked at Lin Enyi, and suddenly asked, "Did you tell the people in the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion that my mother was here?"
As soon as Xiao Tangbao finished speaking, the eyes of Mrs. Su and Grandma Du fell on Lin Enyi, waiting for Lin Enyi's answer.
Lin Enyi, “…”
My scalp feels a little tingling.
Did he do something wrong?
"Xiao Linzi, it can't really be you, right?" Grandma Du asked doubtfully.
Lin Enyi: “…Yes.”
I nodded reluctantly.
"You silly boy!" Grandma Du said angrily, "Why did you reveal the whereabouts of the eldest lady? Fortunately, the Duke of Ying's Mansion has fallen. Otherwise, they would be afraid that the matter would be leaked and would want to kill the eldest lady and silence her. What should we do?"
Lin Enyi, “…”
Lin Enyi looked at Old Madam Su and said hesitantly, "Miss, I don't think the Duke knows what happened back then. He truly treats you like his own daughter and loves you dearly. He's not being hypocritical..."
It is precisely because of this that he has always maintained contact with the Duke.
When Mrs. Su heard what Lin Enyi said, her heart ached.
After all, Lin Hong is her uncle.
Grandma Du looked at Old Madam Su, then at Lin Enyi, feeling somewhat unsure.
However, he said angrily: "How do you know that the Duke doesn't know? You are so stupid, you have been fooled!"
Lin Enyi shook his head and said, "When the Duke heard the news that the eldest lady had been in trouble, he ignored his important position and rushed to the capital overnight. He was almost punished by the emperor. Later, he searched everywhere for the eldest lady but found nothing. He thought she was really dead and fell seriously ill..."
As Lin Enyi spoke, Mrs. Su's expression became more and more complicated.
Finally, he sighed and said, "Let's not talk about the past anymore."
Whether my second uncle knew it or not, it had already happened and so many years had passed.
Now she just wants to stay with her man and children and live her own life.
As long as the people from the Duke of England's Mansion no longer bother her and no longer have any ideas about her little girl, she doesn't want to have any entanglement with the Duke of England's Mansion anymore.
Grandma Du patted Old Madam Su's hand silently.
Old Mrs. Su looked at Lin Enyi and was about to say something when a voice full of mixed feelings came from the door.
"Big sister!"
Following the sound, the second master of the Lin family quickly walked into the yard.
Behind the second master of the Lin family followed the third master of the Lin family and a sedan chair.
Thanks to the large gate of the Su family, the sedan chair was carried directly into the yard.
The third master of the Lin family was also very excited when he saw Old Madam Su.
"Big sister!" the third master of the Lin family shouted.
Then, my eye circles turned red.
Old Mrs. Su naturally did not recognize the second and third masters of the Lin family.
But who else could call her "big sister" while wearing coarse cloth and carrying a whip on his back, except for someone from the Duke of Ying's mansion?
Old Mrs. Su's face changed.
Then, looking at the second and third masters of the Lin family, his eyes were dazed for a moment.
When she left, the second and third masters of the Lin family were only a few years old.
Now, looking at these two people, it is like seeing my second uncle back then.
After all, they are father and son. The second and third masters of the Lin family look like Duke Lin Hong of England.
Moreover, the two of them are now about the same age as Lin Hong was when Old Lady Su left the Duke of England's Mansion.
To the extent that his appearance became more and more similar to the Lin Hong in Old Lady Su's memory.
Grandma Du naturally guessed the identities of the second and third masters of the Lin family.
"Xiao Linzi, are you the one who brought these heartless people here?" Grandma Du asked angrily.
Lin Enyi quickly waved his hand in denial.
"Of course not!"
He can't take the blame for this!
If he had known that the Lin family was coming today, he would have definitely changed the date.
After hearing what Grandma Du said, the second and third masters of the Lin family both looked embarrassed.
After all, it is very cowardly to be unable to tell the difference when someone calls you a heartless person in front of you.
When a sedan chair entered Daliushu Village, it naturally attracted the curious onlookers of the villagers.
Especially at the gate of the Su family, there was already a group of Tangbao's new brothers playing.
At this time, they saw someone carrying a bramble and entering their old house, and immediately surrounded him.
"I know, they are here to ask for forgiveness!"
A little kid started yelling.
As for the story of carrying a thorny branch to apologize, because Da Pan, Wang Lai and others did so, the adults and children in the whole village all knew what it meant to carry a thorny branch to apologize.
"They must have made a mistake!" another child also shouted.
"Did they bully the boss?" another child asked suspiciously.
As soon as the child finished speaking, the other children looked at the second and third masters of the Lin family with eager eyes.
"They must be bad guys!" a little child shouted angrily.
"Yes! Big bad guy!"
"Big bad guy..."
All the children shouted as if they shared a common hatred for the enemy.
Just throwing stones!
Seeing this, Xiao Tangbao was very relieved.
These little brothers were not recruited in vain.
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