Chapter 168: Bad Words
Song Yuntang glanced at him indifferently, and felt that this Young Master Lin was really confident and conceited.
"You think too much. It's just a side trip."
The ready-made clothing shop that makes custom wedding dresses is not far from the tavern. If you don’t pick it up on the way, you will have to walk back some distance to get it after meeting Lin Jingyao.
"But don't women make their own wedding dresses at home? Why are you showing off your wedding dress in the streets?" Lin Jingyao said confidently, "Tang'er, you are not really that willing to marry Xu Qingye, are you?"
Song Yuntang chuckled.
"I'm already so busy, how can I find the time to embroider a wedding dress? It's just that the custom-made wedding dress happened to be picked up today. Master Lin is really worrying too much."
Lin Jingyao clenched his fists and asked expressionlessly, "What about Xu Qingye? Do you really like him?"
Thinking back on the days they had spent together, Song Yuntang couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips slightly.
"Of course I like it."
Even if it's not the kind of liking between men and women, at least it's not disgusting.
But in front of Lin Jingyao, there is no need to delve into it.
Lin Jingyao did not miss any change in Song Yuntang's expression, but the more he looked at him, the more suffocated he felt in his heart.
The expression on her face didn't look like a show.
Could it be that she really fell in love with Xu Qingye?
"I like it, that's good."
Then he closed his eyes and stopped talking.
Song Yuntang was also happy and comfortable. He sat upright and glanced out of the car window from time to time to make sure whether the road outside was the one he had taken before to the county town.
Her little movements naturally did not escape Lin Jingyao's eyes.
Seeing her being so cautious in front of him, he felt funny, angry, and a little distressed.
He had been her eldest brother for thirteen years, even though she had some unpleasantness with the Lin family later, and even though he had previously thought of taking her into the Lin Mansion, since she did not agree, could he still hurt her?
What a heartless person.
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An hour later, the carriage entered from the city gate of Anyang County and headed straight for the county government office.
Song Yuntang was the first to get out of the carriage and jump down. Awang, who originally wanted to help her, didn't even touch her hand.
"You are not a good master, but I still let you drive the carriage when you are injured."
Although Awang felt that Song Yuntang had a hard time, Lin Jingyao was his master after all, so he naturally didn't want others to say anything bad about him.
"The young master has been very kind to me, so please don't try to sow discord between us, Miss Song."
Well, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to be beaten.
She was the one who talked too much.
Song Yuntang said no more. After Lin Jingyao got off the carriage, they walked towards the county government office together.
The two men arrived in front of the county government office. Lin Jingyao was about to step forward to explain his purpose, but he saw the yamen runner greeting Song Yuntang very cordially.
"Miss Song is here."
Song Yuntang smiled, "Hello, brothers. Is Lord Zhu in the government office today?"
One of the yamen runners, Luo Gang, who was about 27 or 28 years old, nodded and said, "I am here. There have been many cases recently, and Master Zhu has been busy in the yamen until very late every day. Miss Song, are you here today to help Master?"
"Master Zhu, have you encountered another problem?" Song Yuntang asked.
"Of course not." Luo Gang approached Song Yuntang, "The people Miss Song knocked unconscious on the mountain last time were not bandits at all. They were from the Huang family. They were found out after being interrogated by adults. Miss, you must be careful when you meet people from the Huang family in the future."
After hearing this, Song Yuntang pretended to be surprised and bowed to him.
"Yeah, thank you very much, Brother Luo, for reminding me."
Everyone likes a pretty, sweet-talking and capable girl, and Luo Gang likes her no matter how he looks at her.
If he had been able to get married earlier, his child would probably be only five or six years younger than Song Yuntang, and it would be okay for him to call him uncle.
Calling him "big brother" really makes him look younger.
Seeing that Song Yuntang was chatting so familiarly with the yamen runners, and listening to the implications of their words, it seemed that Song Yuntang also knew Lord Zhu and had helped him.
Lin Jingyao was extremely surprised.
But right now, they have more important things to do and can't delay.
"Sir, could you please tell Lord Zhu that Lin Jingyao from Cile Town and his sister Song Yuntang want to see you?"
Hearing the man claiming to be Song Yuntang's brother, Luo Gang, who didn't know the connection, didn't think much about it. He said something to Song Yuntang and turned to run into the yamen to pass on the message to the two of them.
Only then did Lin Jingyao look at Song Yuntang.
"Since Tang'er knows Lord Zhu, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Song Yuntang looked at him in confusion, "It's my business that I know Mr. Zhu, why did I tell you earlier?"
"If I had known that you had such a wide network of contacts, I would..." Lin Jingyao hesitated to speak.
"What's wrong with you?"
Song Yuntang smiled. The more he interacted with Lin Jingyao, the more he felt that Xu Qingye's courage and character were rare.
Lin Jingyao always wanted to keep the position of the principal wife and give it to a woman who could be helpful to him in the future, but Xu Qingye never wanted to rely on a woman to gain power. He always wanted to rely on himself.
This is the biggest difference between the two.
Although Lin Jingyao had no concubine or wife, Zhuang Wenyin had already arranged a maid for him.
Xu Qingye, on the other hand, was a man of integrity. He had been seriously ill before, so he had stopped thinking about it and had never thought of harming other girls.
"Nothing."
After a long while, Lin Jingyao finally replied.
Not long after, Luo Gang, who had gone in to pass the message, came out and said, "Please come in, the county magistrate is in the backyard."
When Song Yuntang and Lin Jingyao arrived at the backyard, they happened to see Lin Zhaozhao being brought out of prison by the bailiffs.
When she saw Song Yuntang, Lin Zhaozhao's eyes seemed to be filled with poison. She wanted to rush towards Song Yuntang, but was grabbed by the arm by the yamen runners.
"Song Yuntang, you put me in jail, you must die a miserable death!"
Song Yuntang glanced at her coldly, "You have done all the evil things and you are reaping the consequences. How dare you speak ill of me here? If I don't accept mediation, you will definitely spend three months in jail."
Lin Zhaozhao's eyes were red with anger and she wanted to rush forward to say something, but was stopped by Lin Jingyao.
"Zhao Zhao! I had a hard time inviting Tang'er to the county government for mediation. If you still want a reduced sentence, you'd better behave yourself!"
Lin Zhaozhao pouted, looking pitiful.
"Brother, you are so mean to me!"
"You've never been this mean to me before."
Looking at her like this, Lin Jingyao just felt a headache, and his tone became softer and softer.
"Although you were a bit of a bad temper before, you have never acted like this. Do you know how many people your parents have begged and how many gifts they have given out for your sake? If you dare to do this again in the future, I will not care about you anymore."
Lin Zhaozhao shrank her neck and dared not speak any more.
Among the Lin family members, the person she least wanted to and dared not offend was the eldest brother. He was the hope of the entire Lin family. Only by establishing a good relationship with the eldest brother could she enjoy wealth and glory with him in the future, use his influence to marry into those powerful families, and truly put Song Yuntang under her feet.
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