Upon hearing Yang Cui say she was going to the county government to file a complaint, the Lin family panicked. By then, how could things be resolved?
Zhou Daqing said, "Xiao Cui, we'll be your witnesses when we get to the yamen."
As soon as Zhou Daqing spoke, the Zhou family members all said that they could go to the yamen to testify for Yang Cui.
The development of events was something the Lin family had not anticipated.
With a smile, Yang Cui said, "Thank you, uncles and elders." After saying that, Yang Cui "fainted."
Yuan Qiu burst into tears: "Godmother! Godmother!"
Zhou Daqing shouted loudly, "Oh no! Someone's been killed! The Lin family has killed someone!"
Upon seeing this, the Zhou and An families shouted, "Someone's been killed! The Lin family has killed someone!"
The Lin family was furious, but they couldn't do anything about it.
Manager Yu was a shrewd man; how could he not see that Yang Cui was faking her fainting? At this moment, Manager Yu finally understood why Yang Cui had said that her boss would protect her when they first negotiated the terms. It turned out that Yang Cui had planned all of this in advance.
Yang Cui had anticipated that the Lin family would cause trouble this time, so when she sent An Xiaojiang to work that morning, she also told Manager Yu that she was about to encounter a big problem and asked him to come and help.
After receiving Yang Cui's request for help, Manager Yu and Su Murong guessed that Yang Cui's trouble must be related to the rumors in the county.
Not to mention that there was already an agreement with Yang Cui, the Observatory is also a beneficiary of this rumor.
While dealing with the Lin family, Yang Cui also took the opportunity to promote peaches, ginger, and dried plums. Those who knew the rumors knew about these two products, and in the past two days, these two products have made their boss a fortune.
If she hadn't hinted to Manager Ma beforehand to stock up on more goods, they would have sold out long ago, and they wouldn't have made so much profit. As a result, Manager Ma was praised by the young master for his decisiveness, and his wages were increased.
It was because of this incident that the young master sent him on a personal trip to ensure Yang Cui's safety!
This woman is capable, meticulous, and ruthless! With this, Lin Tanhua's chances are slim; at the very least, he can forget about a bright future.
"I've heard a lot of rumors about Lin Tanhua these past few days. I thought it was because someone was jealous of Lin Tanhua's success in the imperial examination and was deliberately trying to slander him. But now it seems..." Manager Yu's disdainful gaze swept over the Lin family members.
Then, Manager Yu said to An Dafu, "Brother An, given Miss Yang's current condition, let's see a doctor first! You two come with me to the county town so that we can report the case to the yamen as soon as Miss Yang wakes up."
"Okay, okay." An Dafu nodded repeatedly, then looked a little troubled, as there was no one to look after the children at home.
At this moment, An Huangshi, the village chief's wife, said, "Dafu, Xiuxiu, you can go to the county town without worry. Leave the children to us, so don't worry about them."
"Yes, yes, leave it to us, don't worry." Yang Cui's two aunts-in-law also expressed that they would take care of the three children.
“Manager Yu, there’s no need to take this to Master Yin.” Sun Dewen said with a smile, “It’s all a misunderstanding, and it’s really just a family matter.”
“Young Master Sun, whether or not to report this to the authorities is not up to me. Miss Yang is a friend of the Su family in Kyoto. Whatever she says, we will fully cooperate with her.”
Manager Yu immediately referred to the Su family of Kyoto, not the Guanxinglou, which meant that not only could Sun Dewen not touch Yang Cui, but even Yin Zhihua, the magistrate of Wan'an County, could not do anything about her.
Upon hearing this, Sun Dewen and the Lin family knew that the key to the problem lay with Yang Cui, and that Manager Yu and even the Su family of Kyoto were Yang Cui's backers. If Yang Cui said she wanted to report to the authorities and ask the county magistrate to handle the matter impartially, the magistrate would have no choice but to do so out of respect for the Su family. At that time, the Lin family...
Wen and Anhuang worked together to lift Yang Cui onto Manager Yu's carriage. Yuan Qiu, who had also broken his head, was also taken along. This was partly to better treat his wound, and partly to serve as evidence of Fan's assault when they went to the yamen.
An Dafu and his wife also rode in the carriage and went to the county town with Manager Yu.
The matter was of great importance, so Zhou Daqing, along with his son Zhou Hongda and nephew Zhou Changlin, also rode in a mule cart into the city.
The atmosphere at the Lin family's place became tense.
After a day of commotion, several women had even bled, but Yang Cui only suffered minor injuries. How could the Lin family not be furious?
But even more frustration was yet to come!
“The Su family of Kyoto is a century-old family. Even Vice Minister Wang cannot afford to offend them, let alone the county magistrate. If Yang Cui insists on reporting to the authorities, then…” Sun Dewen analyzed the pros and cons for the Lin family in front of them, “The best way now is to shake hands with Yang Cui and make peace with her, so that she will not report to the authorities, but come forward to clarify the rumors, and find a few scapegoats, saying that the rumors were spread out of jealousy of Brother Lin’s success in the imperial examination. Otherwise, Brother Lin will be in danger, and the Lin family will be in danger.”
The Lin family felt incredibly aggrieved when they heard that they still had to beg Yang Cui!
Chief Lin asked with a bitter expression, "Isn't there any other way?"
Sun Dewen shook his head: "Unless you can get the Su family to ignore this matter."
“We have no relation to the Su family, so how can we ask them? Even if we did, they probably wouldn’t agree,” said the Lin clan chief, looking troubled.
"That bitch Yang Cui, does she have to make our Lin family a living hell before she'll stop?" Madam Lin cried anxiously. She knew very well that if this matter wasn't resolved, her son and grandson would be ruined.
The more glorious they were when Lin Shih-kang became the third-ranked scholar, the more humiliating they will be later.
“My suggestion is to reach a settlement. Even if Yang Cui reports this to the authorities now, I will try to get the case postponed in front of the county magistrate. You can take this opportunity to negotiate with Yang Cui.”
After saying this, Sun Dewen left in a carriage.
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