Caught off guard, Lin Qingyuan was pinned down and unable to move, only able to yell, "Who are you? What right do you have to hit me?"
Song Dekui stomped his feet wildly: "Why? Tell me why! It's because I'm Manager Song's uncle, an elder, don't you understand? You dare to 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 slender man kicked and beat Lin Qingyuan until he was rolling on the ground.
It was Lin Qingyuan's guards who reacted, and the 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 had picked up hurt Boss Song. They dropped their reins and rushed forward to separate the people.
Song Dekui was held back and could only jump up and down, cursing, "Let me go! I'm going to beat this bastard to death!"
Lin Qingyuan, the illegitimate son of the Lin family, was a reckless and unruly man. Before he could even say anything more, he was beaten up and shouted without any regard for his reputation.
Suddenly, Song Liyun's prefab camp was bustling with activity, a chaotic scene filled with shouts and neighing horses.
The chaos was only brought under control after Song Liyun pulled Song Dekui back to the small house.
Wu Dong was a soldier in Guangbao Garrison. Rescuing Lin Qingyuan from the Wu Dynasty merchant caravan was his duty, but he did not expect that he would have such a falling out with Boss Song as soon as they met.
Lin Qingyuan's already dirty face was now covered in bruises, and he groaned in pain as he clutched the bump on his forehead: "General Wu, you must stand up for me. I only said one sentence and did nothing, and I was beaten up."
Wu Dong was also troubled: "Does Young Master Lin have some old grudge against Miss Song?"
Although Lin Qingyuan's words were rude, it didn't bother him as a man.
Besides, Miss Song usually shows her face in restaurants; she's not the kind of shy, petty woman who's kept in seclusion. She wouldn't fight to the death over a single irrelevant remark.
Lin Qingyuan was also extremely frustrated at this moment.
Having escaped from the chaos of the Mida River Valley, he was already terrified and exhausted, and no matter how clever he was, he didn't have the energy for this.
I just blurted it out because I was excited to see someone I knew, and then I got beaten up.
When Wu Dong asked him this, he could only awkwardly reply, "I met Manager Song... well, how should I put it! When I first saw Manager Song, this heroine, at Tianxiang Tower in Qili County, I was immediately struck by her beauty. I even went to her door to propose marriage, but Manager Song was too shy to agree at the time!"
He didn't dare say that he had also been beaten at Tianxianglou.
Wu Dong immediately understood!
A family with a daughter will find a hundred suitors!
Given Miss Song's abilities, it's normal for the Lin family, a merchant family, to propose marriage. However, since they are currently in the same house and it's Miss Song's camp, it's best not to provoke them further.
Thinking of this, Wu Dong told Lin Qingyuan about the situation at the prefab camp and told him to keep a low profile and to bring it up again when they returned to Wu Dynasty.
When Lin Qingyuan heard that these large houses were actually portable prefabricated houses, his eyes widened in surprise.
He nodded repeatedly, promising Wu Dong that he would definitely behave well and restrain his men.
In the small room, Song Liyun said with a serious expression, "Uncle Kui, that Lin Qingyuan is the younger brother of Young Master Lin!"
What! They're a family?
Song Dekui was initially a little nervous, thinking that he had upset Xiaoyun by hitting her earlier.
Upon hearing that they were family members of that young master Lin, they immediately rolled up their sleeves: "Heh heh, the big one ran away, and now the little one has arrived. I haven't settled the score with young master Lin yet!"
Since being flogged at the county government office, Young Master Lin has remained secluded at home, accompanied by a dozen or so servants.
With Song Lizheng and Jiang Butou around, Song Dekui couldn't even get a glimpse of Young Master Lin.
Song Liyun shook her head, stopping 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 on the same side. Let’s find out first!”
Song Dekui frowned; he understood what Song Liyun meant: there was something wrong with the relationship between the two brothers.
After learning that Young Master Lin was the mastermind behind it all, Song Liyun asked Steward Wan to conduct a detailed investigation in the prefectural city, and they quickly uncovered some of the Lin brothers' secrets.
Although Lin Da Gongzi and Lin Qingyuan are brothers born of the same father, Lin Da Gongzi is the legitimate son, while Lin Qingyuan is only the son of a concubine.
When the second wife of the Lin family was pregnant, she was less vigilant, so the second master brought in a concubine.
This concubine was quite shrewd. Not only did she get pregnant immediately, but she also made the first wife angry every day. In the end, she gave birth prematurely to a sickly boy, who became the eldest son of the second branch of the Lin family.
The first wife hated the concubine to the core and wanted to sell her off, but the concubine ran to the old lady and cried that she was pregnant with a boy and that he was also of the Lin family bloodline, thus escaping this calamity.
However, 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 point she regained her status as a favored concubine.
Manager Wan said that the eldest son of the Lin family, relying on his connections, is arrogant and domineering, and he tries to interfere in all kinds of businesses to get a share of the profits.
He even wanted to use a portion of the leather goods quota from the royal merchant Qi family as a share in the Wan family's leather goods business.
Wan Jia was willing to risk smuggling rather than be controlled by others, and he had some grudges against him. However, because there were members of the Lin family in the government office, he had no choice but to put the matter aside.
Lin Qingyuan was different in the eyes of ordinary people. As a son of a concubine, he indulged in pleasure and frequented brothels and back alleys. He was a good-for-nothing playboy.
But Manager Wan said he suspected that Ruzhuge, the largest jewelry store in Pingyang Prefecture, was related to Lin Qingyuan.
Since Lin Qingyuan's elder sister, Lin Shuyu, married into the Qi family, a royal merchant family, a jewelry store opened in Pingyang Prefecture and became very popular in just five years.
He thought this way because over the years, Young Master Lin had also tried several times to forcibly acquire a stake in the jewelry business.
But every time something happens at the Lin family mansion, something happens, or the premature and weak eldest son of the Lin family mansion falls seriously ill and becomes bedridden. When these coincidences happen too often, people start to have doubts.
This Lin Qingyuan is a spendthrift son of the Lin family, with a reputation for being a playboy. He gets scolded every few days and doesn't go home, but apart from being obsessed with beautiful women, there's nothing else wrong with him.
Even the manager could only suspect it; no one had any evidence to prove the connection.
Song Liyun's suspicions at this time were not about Ruzhu Pavilion.
She wondered, why would a typical rich kid, a spoiled brat, suddenly appear on the war-torn grasslands?
There must be something fishy going on here. We should find Wu Donglai and ask him about Lin Qingyuan's background.
In the large room, Lin Qingyuan washed his face and was wolfing down his food.
His guards approached and whispered, "Young master, those two men surnamed Song seem to be up to no good. Should we take precautions?"
Lin Qingyuan's face was no longer cynical; he lowered his voice and said, "Don't make wild guesses. You should be able to tell that everyone here listens to her."
If Song Liyun wanted us dead, all she had to do was drive us out of the camp.
No matter which direction we go, we can't bypass Guangbao Garrison and Suijin Garrison.
If we go back to the grasslands, we'll all be dead. So... tell Old Qian and Old Liu, don't say I didn't warn you, if you want to live, don't do anything rash!
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