Chapter 262 Lord Ji has displeased Lin Luoxi
In front of everyone, the wooden box was opened, revealing neatly stacked silver ingots, each weighing fifty taels.
"Because Bear Ridge has been a menace to the region for many years, our prefectural government has posted a reward of five thousand taels of silver. Please keep this money." Lord Ji spoke very politely and patiently explained the origin of the five thousand taels to Lin Luoxi.
At the same time, he was also very grateful to Lin Luoxi, a female knight with extraordinary courage, for helping him solve the most troublesome problem of the bandits of Bear Ridge who were threatening all sides.
The performance report Lin Luoxi submitted will likely earn him at least another promotion once the imperial court approves it.
Looking at Lin Luoxi now, her smile is as bright as a chrysanthemum.
"Lord Ji, you are truly honest and impartial." Xiao Jingchen, who was next door, couldn't stand it anymore and brought Lin Jize over.
These past two days, Lin Jize's attitude towards Xiao Jingchen has immediately improved because Xiao Jingchen found such a skilled old teacher to teach Lin Wenqian, Lin Wentao, Xie Hanchuan, and Lin Wenjin. Now, he follows Xiao Jingchen wherever he goes.
For no other reason than that Lin Jize also felt that his master was having a bad run of luck. His granddaughter had just met him and was already in trouble. If he didn't go with her, she would go and cause more trouble for Lin Luoxi, which wouldn't do.
"Nine..." When Lord Ji and Lord Su saw Xiao Jingchen appear, they wanted to kneel down and kowtow, but Xiao Jingchen stopped them with a look.
"My lords, you've come to the countryside today mainly to deliver payment to Miss Lin, right?"
"Yes!" They only came to the Lin family today to distribute the reward and had a meal with the Lin family. They didn't see anyone else.
Lord Su is really not polite. Lin Luoxi hasn't even asked him to stay for dinner yet, but he's already brought up the dinner, making it hard for Lin Luoxi to refuse.
"Daughter, I heard..." Just as Lord Su finished speaking, Lin Jize and Madam Lin Wang, along with Zhao Ximo and four others, plus Madam Lin Yang and several other women, rushed back in a hurry.
"Father, Mother, this is the Prefect, and this is Lord Su. You've met him before." Lin Ruoxi immediately introduced Lord Ji to Lin Dayou and Lin Wangshi upon their return.
Lin Dayou, Lin Wangshi, Lin Yangshi, and the other women, along with Zhao Ximo and the other three, upon hearing that even the Prefect had come, their knees went weak, and they immediately knelt down to pay their respects to Lord Ji and Lord Su.
Seeing her parents, Zhao Ximo, and the other three kneeling on the ground, as well as her aunts, Lin Luoxi's expression turned sour. She really didn't welcome these officials to her home, especially since they were making her parents kneel and bow.
Lord Ji was inwardly thinking that the two elders of the Lin family were much better than Lin Luoxi; at least they knew to kneel before him. Lin Luoxi, on the other hand, didn't even want to invite them into her home.
He had no idea that he had already made Lin Luoxi uncomfortable.
"Cough cough..." Xiao Jingchen saw that Lin Luoxi's face was not good, so he quickly coughed twice. He told Lord Ji that it was enough to just make a token gesture. He actually asked her parents to kneel down. Lord Ji was going to be left out in the cold this time.
He's a prince, yet he doesn't dare to make Lin Luoxi kneel and bow to him, and he doesn't even get a kind look from her. Heh heh, this time there's going to be a good show.
"Get up quickly..." Lord Ji received Xiao Jingchen's signal and quickly stepped forward to help Lin Dayou and Lin Wangshi up, speaking kindly to Zhao Ximo and the others who were still kneeling.
Lord Su saw through everything, but with so many people present, it wasn't appropriate for him to offer advice to Lord Ji in front of everyone.
Lin Dayou and Lin Wangshi were unaware of Lin Luoxi's inner thoughts at that moment. When they saw Lord Ji personally helping them up, they were almost overwhelmed with emotion.
He kept thanking Lord Ji, and the sight of him made Lin Luoxi feel even more heartbroken.
"Father, Mother, this is the reward money sent by Lord Ji. Let Lin Yi take it back to your room!" Lin Luoxi had made up her mind that the money would be kept by Lin Dayou and the others.
The reason they were so obsequious to Lord Ji was probably because they didn't have the money to back them up.
Then she would give the money to her parents so that they could stand tall and wouldn't have to be so servile to anyone they met in the future.
Upon hearing Lin Luoxi's words, without Lin Luoxi even having to speak, Lin Yi called to Lin Er and the others to carry the box of silver to Lin Dayou's room.
"Daughter, this..." Lin Wangshi was really uneasy about entrusting so much silver to them for safekeeping.
"Mother, here you go. You can learn how to manage money." Lin Luoxi whispered in Lin Wangshi's ear.
Seeing Lin Luoxi's insistence, Lin Wangshi had no choice but to find a lock and lock their room door.
With so many people around and so many eyes watching, it's not safe to keep such a large box of silver at home. I'll lock it up first to feel at ease.
Several women in the courtyard were filled with envy when they saw that the Lin family had received another box of silver.
However, given the relationship between the Lin family and these two adults, they only dared to admire, not to be jealous.
Knowing that there was such a large box of silver in the house, Zhao Ximo and the other three dared not leave the Lin family home.
I was busy with my work the whole time, and I also had to keep an eye on Lin Dayou's room, afraid that some fool might rush in.
With Lin Jize and Xiao Jingchen present, Lin Dayou didn't need to attend to these two adults.
The main reason was that these two adults had ulterior motives, and he, a country farmer, didn't have much to say, so he simply went into the kitchen and started preparing lunch.
Lin Luoxi, using the excuse that she was still feeling a bit unwell, simply left the four of them in the courtyard and went back to her room to think about things.
At noon, Lord Ji originally wanted to go to the county for lunch, but Xiao Jingchen, Lin Jize, and Lord Su showed no signs of leaving, so he could only sit down and keep them company.
When the food was served, he was even more puzzled to see Xiao Jingchen disregarding his noble status and picking up chopsticks to eat.
The Ninth Prince isn't hiding his identity in this countryside. He eats the food prepared by the villagers without checking for poison. Isn't he afraid that this family might cook something that doesn't suit his taste and cause a reaction?
To put it bluntly, Lord Ji is used to eating delicacies from land and sea, so naturally he looks down on these simple home-cooked dishes from the countryside.
"Why aren't you eating? If it's not to your liking, then don't eat..." Lord Su was overjoyed to see that Lord Ji hadn't touched his chopsticks. If this fool wasn't eating, then he could eat more.
Upon seeing Xiao Jingchen, General Lin Jize disregarded his noble status and began to eat heartily, which puzzled Lord Ji. He picked up his chopsticks to try it himself.
Once he tasted it, he completely forgot that he had previously looked down on country food. He couldn't stop eating and ate with gusto.
This time he finally understood why Xiao Jingteng, with his princely status, was willing to condescend to eat at this country family's house. It turned out that the food was so delicious that it was comparable to the rare delicacies in restaurants.
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