Meanwhile, as Song Liyun rode past the Lin family's caravan, someone suddenly rushed out from the huddled crowd, who were trembling like quails with their heads down, grabbing the wooden railing and shouting, "Miss Song! Miss Song!"
Song Liyun turned around and saw a face swollen and deformed from being slapped, along with a look of surprise on its face.
She looked at him several times before recognizing him, and couldn't help but laugh: "My eyesight is poor, I almost didn't recognize you. How is Young Master Lin?"
"Song Liyun, do you want to save your brother...?"
Lin Qinghua was so excited that he trembled all over; his savior had arrived.
"younger brother?"
Song Liyun frowned, her first thought being Song Zhen'an.
Xiao An is now staying at Tianxiang Tower and doesn't even want to go home. He has become the darling of Lin Tao and Zhou Xiang, and with Hei Jin by his side, who would dare to touch him?
The Lin family were suspects, and within that short time, the escorting officers loudly and sternly ordered them to stop talking.
Lin Qinghua knew that money could buy anything, so he quickly pulled out a gold bean from a hidden part of his body to ask for a few minutes' time to say a few words.
The escorting officers, seeing that Song Liyun was a well-dressed young woman, assumed she was Lin Qinghua's lover who had come to see him off. They pinched gold beans in their hands, showing disdain, and impatiently walked to the side.
Song Liyun just watched with a cold smile, wanting to hear what Lin Qinghua had to say.
"Song Liyun, if you can let me go, I'll tell you where your aunt and cousin are."
Lin Qinghua was excited and certain that Song Liyun would definitely want to find these two people, whether out of kinship or hatred.
Sure enough, Song Liyun looked surprised: "Those two people are in your hands!"
She had always thought that Xiao Gu had gone back to Xiaoshi Village, but Song Zhenping later found out that she had gone missing.
So it turns out they went with Lin Qinghua. That vicious young master Lin is truly a venomous snake in the shadows.
No wonder Lin Qingyuan hated him to the bone and had to keep an eye on him to feel at ease.
Song Liyun did not express her opinion on the spot. She wanted to see what other tricks Lin Qinghua had up his sleeve, so she only accepted a token.
After a full day of travel, the Lin family arrived in Hecheng at nightfall. The garrison commander's office, having received advance notice, sent people to take over the suspect and imprison him.
Song Liyun rode her horse faster than the Lin family and checked into the inn early.
With Founder Group making arrangements early on, there's nothing to worry about.
Just as Song Liyun finished eating, her guard Guo Tong returned from outside.
“Miss Song, the city is under military control and there is a curfew at night. There is still half an hour before the first drumbeat. If there is anything you need to do, you must do it immediately, otherwise you will have to wait until the market opens at dawn tomorrow.”
Hecheng was actually the inner city of Xiashi Pass, garrisoned by 10,000 soldiers. Although it was a bustling commercial center, it was also a veritable military city, and its management was naturally different.
Even the curfews that are practically non-existent elsewhere are strictly enforced here; once caught, one is punished with ten strokes of the military rod, whether guilty or innocent.
Song Liyun thought for a moment and asked, "Are all members of the Lin family detained? What about Lin Qingyuan?"
At this moment, Old Qian also came in from outside. Hearing Song Liyun asking Lin Qingyuan, he hurriedly said, "Young Master, you'll also be detained in jail. Miss Song, the garrison commander's office won't accept money. Young Master will probably suffer!"
Song Liyun frowned; there was nothing she could do about it.
The current garrison headquarters is newly established. Fang Zheng and Guo Tong are from the Lei Battalion of the Zhenbei Army and have never been inside.
Moreover, the garrison headquarters is governed by military forces, unlike ordinary government offices, and there are plenty of people who can bribe officials with money.
"That's fine! Anyway, it's your master who's going to make things difficult for himself. He's only just entered prison, so the garrison won't resort to torture lightly."
Soon, muffled drumbeats echoed throughout the neighborhood, and hurried footsteps could be heard running through the streets and alleys.
Those were pedestrians who needed to get home within fifteen minutes.
Two drumbeats seemed to pause the bustling city instantly.
Having a home to return to means having a happy life.
In the top-class room of the inn, Song Liyun changed into clean, loose robes and sat by a brazier of charcoal fire.
The charcoal brazier had just been brought over by the waiter, and the flickering flames danced on the charcoal.
As the door closed, Song Liyun smiled coldly, picked up a dark purple handkerchief lying on the ground with a stick, and slowly placed it into the brazier.
This handkerchief is Song Xiaobao's personal item.
On the way, the young master Lin, who had stopped Song Liyun, actually tried to blackmail her with the lives of the Gu family mother and son, whom he had imprisoned.
He was investigated for colluding with officials, and now that he sees Song Liyun, he assumes that Song Liyun is there to sue him.
If Song Liyun takes the initiative to submit a petition for reconciliation, he will return Xiao Gu and her son to her family so that they can be reunited.
How ridiculous!
Song Liyun pouted: Does she have a masochistic face, and can be tortured and tormented by this group of people, and then be blackmailed by blood ties?
He owns a house and land in Xiaoshi Village. Even if he takes his family property with him, it will belong to the eldest son of the Song family. Song Lao Er is not in such dire straits that he can no longer make a living.
The fate of Song Lao Er's family was entirely of their own making.
The fine cotton towel turned black as soon as it touched the flames, and soon the towel was completely reduced to ashes.
Song Liyun casually tossed the wooden stick into the brazier as well. As the flames rolled, a thin layer of ash mixed into the charcoal and disappeared from sight.
The Gu family mother and son will not take care of themselves, since Young Master Lin said that the Gu family and Song Xiaobao are in his hands.
Then we'll have to ask Steward Wan and the others to investigate the estates that the Lin family has connections with, and send that mother and son far away.
He wanted to disappear from the lives of the Song brothers forever.
The next morning, Fang Zheng, who had arrived in Hecheng ahead of time, returned, unexpectedly bringing Abu and Song Dekui with him.
Upon seeing Song Liyun, Song Dekui shouted, "I heard that Lin the Fool was arrested and is still locked up in jail? Hahaha, when I see him, I'll definitely make fun of him."
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