Chapter 313 The Lin Brothers
Caught off guard, Lin Qingyuan was stepped on and could not move. He could only scream: "Who are you? Why are you hitting me?"
Song Dekui stomped on her: "Why? Why? Just because I'm Manager Song's uncle, an elder, don't you understand? How dare you bully her in front of me? I'll tear your skin off."
Everyone was shocked, including Song Liyun.
So, a large group of people formed a circle and watched as a willow-like man kicked and beat Lin Qingyuan until he rolled on the ground.
It was Lin Qingyuan's guards who reacted first, and three of them rushed forward to attack Song Dekui.
Although Wu Dong and his men didn't know what was going on, they couldn't let the people they picked up hurt Boss Song, so they dropped their reins and rushed forward to separate the people.
Song Dekui was restrained and could only jump up and down and curse: "Let me go, I'm going to beat this bastard to death."
Lin Qingyuan, the illegitimate son of the Lin family, was a scoundrel to begin with. He got beaten without even saying a word and was yelled at without caring about his dignity.
Suddenly, Song Liyun's wooden camp was crowded and messy, with people shouting and horses neighing, it was very lively.
The chaos was brought under control only after Song Liyun pulled Song Dekui back to the cabin.
Wu Dong is a sergeant of Guangbao Guard. It is his duty to rescue Lin Qingyuan from Wu Dynasty merchant caravan, but he did not expect that he would have such a quarrel with Boss Song as soon as they met.
Lin Qingyuan's already dirty face was bruised even more. He covered the bump on his forehead and groaned in pain, "General Wu, you have to take charge of this for me. I just said a word and didn't do anything, and I got beaten."
Wu Dong was also troubled: "Does Master Lin have an old grudge against Miss Song?"
Although Lin Qingyuan's words were rude, to a man like him, it was nothing.
Besides, Miss Song usually shows up in the restaurant. She is not the kind of woman who is kept in seclusion and has a thin skin and a small mind. She would not fight with others for an inappropriate remark.
Lin Qingyuan was also extremely depressed at this time.
He had already escaped from the chaotic soldiers in the Mida Valley with his heart broken and his body and mind exhausted. No matter how cunning he was, he didn't have the energy to do so.
I just saw an acquaintance and said it casually in an excited mood, but I got beaten as a result.
When Wu Dong asked him about this, he could only reply awkwardly, "Me and Manager Song... well, how can I put it?! When I first saw Manager Song at Tianxiang Tower in Qili County, I was struck by her beauty. I proposed marriage to her, but Manager Song was shy and didn't agree yet!"
He didn't dare say that he had been beaten in Tianxiang Tower as well.
Wu Dong suddenly understood!
If one family has a daughter, hundreds of families will seek her!
Given Miss Song's ability, it's normal for the merchant Lin family to propose marriage. However, now that they live in the same house and it's Miss Song's camp, it's best not to provoke them.
Thinking of this, Wu Dong told Lin Qingyuan about the situation in the wooden house camp, asking him to be more restrained and to bring up the matter when he returned to Wu Dynasty.
When Lin Qingyuan heard that these large houses were actually portable wooden houses, his eyes widened.
He nodded repeatedly and promised Wu Dong that he would keep his people under control.
In the small room, Song Liyun said with a serious face, "Uncle Kui, that Lin Qingyuan is Young Master Lin's younger brother!"
"What! They are a family?"
Song Dekui was a little nervous at first, thinking that he had made Xiaoyun unhappy by hitting someone just now.
When they heard it was Young Master Lin's family, they immediately rolled up their sleeves and said, "Hey, the big ones ran away, and the small ones are here. I haven't settled the score with Young Master Lin yet!"
Young Master Lin has been staying indoors ever since he was beaten with a stick in the county government office. He is guarded by a dozen servants.
In addition, with the presence of Song Lizheng and Jiang Quantou, Song Dekui couldn't even see Master Lin.
Song Liyun shook her head to stop his impulse.
"Uncle Kui, you've already hit him, so there's no need to touch him again. Lin Qingyuan and Young Master Lin... are not the same kind of people. Let's find out first!"
Song Dekui frowned. He understood what Song Liyun meant: there is something wrong with the relationship between these two brothers.
After knowing that Young Master Lin was the mastermind behind the incident, Song Liyun asked Manager Wan to conduct a detailed investigation in the city and soon discovered some unknown secrets of the Lin brothers.
Although Young Master Lin and Lin Qingyuan are brothers from the same father, Young Master Lin is the legitimate son, while Lin Qingyuan is just a bastard son born to a concubine.
At that time, the second wife of the Lin family was pregnant and neglected to take precautions, so the second master brought in a concubine.
This concubine was quite resourceful. Not only did she get pregnant right away, she also made the wife of the main house angry every day. In the end, she gave birth to a sickly boy prematurely, who became the eldest son of the second wife of the Lin family.
The wife of the main house hated the concubine so much that she wanted to sell her off, but the concubine ran to the old lady and cried that she was pregnant with a boy, saying that he was also of the Lin family's bloodline, and thus she escaped the disaster.
But eight months later, the concubine gave birth to a daughter, Lin Shuyu, and had to keep a low profile until she became pregnant again and gave birth to Lin Qingyuan, at which time she resumed her status as a favored concubine.
Manager Wan said that Young Master Lin relied on his connections with the Lin family to act arrogantly and conceitedly, and to intervene in all kinds of businesses in order to share the profits.
He even wanted to invest in the Wan family's fur business by taking some of the fur quota from the imperial merchant Qi family.
But the Wan family would rather take the risk of smuggling than be caught. They still had some grudges against him, but because there were members of the Lin family in the government office, they had to put the matter aside.
Lin Qingyuan is different in the eyes of ordinary people. As a bastard, he sleeps with prostitutes and frequents singing halls and back alleys. He is a playboy who does not work properly.
But Manager Wan said that he suspected that Ruzhu Pavilion, the largest jewelry store in Pingyang City, was related to Lin Qingyuan.
Ever since Lin Qingyuan's elder sister Lin Shuyu married into the imperial merchant Qi family, a jewelry store was opened in Pingyang Prefecture, and it became very popular in just five years.
The reason why he thought so was because Young Master Lin had tried several times over the years to forcibly acquire shares in the jewelry business.
But every time something would happen in the Lin Mansion, or the premature and frail eldest son Lin would fall seriously ill and be bedridden. The number of coincidences always aroused suspicion.
Lin Qingyuan is the prodigal son of the Lin family. He has a reputation as a playboy and is often scolded for not going home. However, apart from his obsession with beauty, there is no other problem.
Manager Wan could only suspect, as no one had any evidence to find a connection.
Song Liyun's suspicion at this time was not about Ruzhu Pavilion.
She was wondering, why would a typical rich and powerful kid, a spoiled dandy, inexplicably appear in the war-torn grassland?
There must be something fishy going on here. I should ask Wu Donglai about Lin Qingyuan's background.
In the big room, Lin Qingyuan had washed his face and was eating voraciously.
His guard came closer and whispered, "Sir, those two Songs look like they're going to do something bad to you. Should we be on guard early?"
Lin Qingyuan's face no longer had the cynicism he had just had, and he lowered his voice: "Don't make random guesses, you should have seen that everyone here listens to her.
If Song Liyun wanted us to die, she would have just driven us out of the camp.
No matter which direction we go, we cannot bypass Guangbao Guard and Suijin Guard.
If we go around the grassland again, we'll all die. So... tell Old Qian and Old Liu, don't tell me I didn't warn you. If you want to live, don't act rashly!"
(End of this chapter)
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