A short while later, Tang Jian heard Lin Zao's even breathing; she had fallen asleep.
Tang Jian released his grip, gently picked up Lin Zao, carried her to the bedroom, and carefully placed her on the bed.
He sat on the edge of the bed, looking closely at Lin Zao, and reached out to touch her face. She had lost weight.
"Knock knock"
There was a knock on the door.
Tang Jian glanced at Lin Zao, and seeing that she was still asleep, he got up and went out with peace of mind.
Sun Ding handed a letter to Tang Jian.
"General, it's a message from Yaozhou."
Tang Jian paused as he took the letter. Yaozhou—he had almost forgotten that he had someone follow his ex-fiancé, Wang Xuzhi.
Could something have happened?
Tang Jian's eyes were deep and unfathomable. He quickly opened the letter with both hands, and after reading it, he stood there thinking for a long time.
It seems they need to find time to visit Yaozhou in person.
Tang Jian folded the letter; what to do next would depend on his wife's decision.
This time, he would not let Lin Zao leave alone no matter what.
So, when Lin Zao woke up, she finally saw the letter.
It turns out that Tang Jian had been sending people to follow Wang Xuzhi. After Wang Xuzhi suffered a setback at the General's Mansion and missed the Double Phoenix Mirror, he could only leave Ganzhou in anger and return to Yaozhou.
Even so, Tang Jian did not return with his men. Instead, he went to Yaozhou to inquire about the Lin family and Lin Zao's past.
After so long, we've finally found some information.
It turns out that the Lin family of Yaozhou was a wealthy merchant family that mainly dealt in lotus root starch and some silk products. They and the Wang family were considered the two major wealthy families in Yaozhou.
Their lotus root starch and silk were so popular that it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they sold throughout the entire Zhou Dynasty.
As for Lin Zao, she is the daughter of the second master of the Lin family.
This Second Master Lin was also a remarkable person. It is said that when he was young, he expanded the Lin family's business several times over. The Lin family, which was originally only considered a minor family, suddenly rose to a position that could rival the Wang family.
In order to expand his business, this second uncle was rarely at home. It is said that he was still unmarried at the age of 25. Unfortunately, no matter how much his family pressured him, he was unwilling to get married.
Until one day, this Master Lin brought back a woman, and the key point is that this woman was pregnant!
Master Lin said that he met this woman outside, and the two fell in love at first sight and got married. After his wife became pregnant, he had to bring her back to the Lin family for easier care.
The Lin family was very displeased with the sudden appearance of the woman whose identity they did not know. The most important thing was that they had married without their knowledge!
So they blamed the woman, believing she had seduced their son, and began to find fault with her in every way.
The son was fixated on this woman, ignoring all the other women who came to him, regardless of their size or shape, and devoted himself entirely to her.
The old master and matriarch of the Lin family had no choice but to reluctantly accept this second daughter-in-law.
A few months later, the child was born. When they found out it was a girl, the two elders of the Lin family disliked the mother and daughter even more.
And Lin Zao is this child.
As for Lin Zao's mother, that woman, she suffered severe bleeding during childbirth and was in poor health, so she passed away after less than two years.
As for Master Lin, it is said that he was greatly affected by his wife's death and neglected Xiao Linzao. He mysteriously disappeared when he went out to discuss business.
After several years of no news, the Lin family assumed that their son had died in an accident, so they hung up a white banner and built a cenotaph for him.
I never expected that someone I hadn't heard from in over a decade would suddenly reappear!
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