That's just naive of him. Xiao Minghui thought that everyone, no, all officials, would be as upright and incorruptible as he was.
"How am I naive? I'm telling the truth, and I've always done it this way."
Lin Ling nodded. That's right, that's what he always did. "Do you have any friends? Do you have any close colleagues? No, right?"
Their lord is ridiculously naive.
"What do you mean?"
"Everyone is doing their work and cooperating to some extent, but you, sir, are so adorably stupid. You seem to know nothing and understand nothing."
Everyone's thinking about getting a little something extra, a little benefit. Why take those behind-the-scenes maneuvers seriously? Give them some direction, and they'll follow your lead.
When Lin Ling said these words, her eyes were full of calculation. It could be said that every word she said carried a hint of probing.
Xiao Minghui was even more disappointed after hearing this. It was as if he didn't recognize the person who had been lying next to him for so long.
"If everyone thinks like this, what will happen to the people? What will become of us in the future?"
Xiao Minghui spoke very seriously. His world wasn't simply black and white; he just hoped there could be more white, and even more white.
"I know that I can't change anything on my own, but I always want to try my best to make things better for the people under my jurisdiction."
If everyone retreats, what will happen to the people behind us? They have already reached their limit; any further retreat would lead to an abyss.
Lin Ling, you made a mistake. You not only ruined me, you also destroyed my hope.
I wish I could change something, but now…
Lin Ling doesn't listen to these things. She hates emotional appeals the most. "Master, you're so adorably stupid. I didn't take many things. Why don't you release me and let me go out to clear things up?"
Actually, many people didn't come because of you. There's also the matter of Yufei. Yufei and the young prince are in love and will definitely be together in the future.
I will become the young prince's mother-in-law.
Xiao Minghui was speechless. Who was being naive here?
"Who's really naive here? I saw you coming up with a whole bunch of fallacies when you were accepting the gifts."
Would a prince like him be with a concubine's daughter? Would he make her his princess? Do you think our Yufei is a good match for her? Have some self-awareness!
You really think that just because someone gives you some things, you can live a good life with those things? Impossible!
If someone gives you something, they definitely want to get something in return. If they tell you that you don't need to give anything back then, that's a lie. If something happens to them in the future, they will definitely use it against you and ask you to do something for them, or even cover for them.
I've said it before, this is the bottom line. If you knowingly break the law, I can't protect you. You'd better confess honestly.
Because of our relationship, I'll have my superiors handle this matter. They won't care that you're my aunt; even I might be implicated.
At this moment, Lin Ling realized that the man was serious; he truly wanted to be impartial and to punish her according to the law.
"Are you really going to hand me over?" Lin Ling's eyes widened. "I followed you, I managed your household, I did so much for you."
"What have you done for me? Have you accepted other people's things, or bullied my daughter and made her suffer?"
Lin Ling, you said you would treat both children fairly, but what happened?
There were always other people around before, but now it's just the two of us here. You can be completely frank with me, why would you go to such lengths? Haven't I been good enough to you? I respect you, I take care of you, I trust you!
Lin Ling looked at Xiao Minghui, whose eyes were red, and felt lost. Should she be happy at this moment? Look, Xiao Minghui's eyes are red because of her. But what does it matter?
"You've wronged me. You've wronged me from the very beginning. I waited for you for so long. I thought you would come back and marry me after high school. I thought you would marry me with a grand wedding procession."
But you didn't. I waited so long, only to hear that you were already married. Do you know how much pain I was in?
She waited so long, but this man married someone else. How could he do this? How could he marry someone else? How could he be with someone else?
Xiao Minghui frowned, somewhat puzzled as to why Lin Ling would think that way.
“At that time, we had no relationship. Why couldn’t I marry someone else? Our families had no engagement. I don’t think I’ve done anything wrong to you.”
They weren't engaged at that time, were they?
This was unacceptable to Lin Ling. What did this mean? He had never thought of marrying her back then. "No, what do you mean? We already knew each other back then, and I even told you that I hoped we could stay together forever."
Xiao Minghui: "???"
Is there anything wrong with this statement?
Lin Ling: "..."
Lin Ling took several deep breaths, furious. "So don't you think you made a lifelong promise with me back then?"
"How could that be? I only met you a few times back then, and my mother said that marriage contracts are not to be taken lightly."
I did not make a promise to grow old with you.
Lin Ling was devastated; so that's what he was thinking.
"So if that incident hadn't happened, you would never have taken me as your concubine, right?"
"That's right, I always thought you should become someone's legal wife, but after you got together with me, I also tried my best to make you live well and happy. I don't think I've done anything wrong to you. What about you? Why did you contact the young prince? What's your relationship with him?"
Do you know that they're just using you? They're just using our daughter to provoke Yudie.
Although he loves his daughter, he also knows the difference between legitimate and illegitimate children, which is not something he alone can change. How could the young prince possibly be with Yufei?
"Impossible. The young prince likes Yufei very much and will definitely make Yufei his future princess."
"Let me tell you, I've already spread the news that they're in love. It's even been made into a book about a perfect couple. You and your mother absolutely must make Yufei the young prince's future queen, or your family's reputation will be ruined."
In reality, Lin Ling wasn't that stupid. Otherwise, she wouldn't have schemed against Xiao Minghui in the first place. She knew very well that among the people she knew, Xiao Minghui was the one who could give her a good life, which is why she started to carefully plan.
She wanted to be with Xiao Minghui, to live a good life, not to marry a villager, not to face those people, and even less to deal with their trivial matters. She wanted to be superior to others and to be waited on.
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