Upon hearing Butler Chang's words, Lin Songhao's eyes widened, his face contorted with rage, and he was so angry he could hardly breathe.
"How could this old hag be so vicious!" Lin Songhao was furious and cursed through gritted teeth. This was the first time he had ever cursed his step-grandmother.
"Don't be anxious, sir." Butler Chang quickly waved his hand, signaling Lin Songhao to calm down, and then said, "In a couple of days, the seventh master of the Shen family will come to the Lin residence to propose marriage first."
Lin Yajun and Zhao Canchen also heard these words, and the two frowned and looked at each other.
Lin Yajun thought angrily to herself: Is this old witch forcing me to massacre her family?
Zhao Canchen pondered: If the Shen family comes to force Xiao Jun, how can I provoke them to curse me and make them suffer the consequences?
"Hmph!" Lin Songhao snorted coldly, his resentment still burning. He declared on the spot, "I will absolutely not let that old woman's scheme succeed!"
Lin Songhao grew angrier the more he thought about it, wishing he could rush up to the second wife's family and give them a good scolding, and even wanted to kill that vicious old woman.
Seeing this, Butler Chang advised, "Sir, please don't act rashly. This matter needs careful consideration; you must not act rashly."
Lin Songhao suppressed his anger and nodded, indicating that he understood Butler Chang's meaning.
Seeing that Lin Songhao's emotions had calmed down, Butler Chang was relieved and hurriedly bowed and took his leave, disappearing in a flash.
Lin Yajun narrowed her eyes, her gaze revealing a deep killing intent. She made her decision: "Anyone who dares to scheme against me, I will kill them all!"
Lin Songhao quickly reassured her, "Sister, don't worry. Father and Mother will definitely not agree to the Shen family's marriage proposal, and I will absolutely not agree either."
Zhao Canchen said, "Your parents knew long ago that the second branch of the Lin family had ill intentions, so how could they possibly agree to it?"
Lin Yajun's lips curled into a cold smile, and she said in a chilling voice, "Hmph, let them come. I'd like to see what tricks they can pull! I'll burn incense when I encounter Buddha and draw my gun when I encounter a thief!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Canchen was taken aback, thinking to himself, "What Xiao Jun said makes so much sense! Shouldn't we be decisive like this in our dealings with others?" So he immediately praised, "Xiao Jun is absolutely right, that's exactly how one should be!"
Lin Songhao nodded repeatedly, like pounding garlic, and muttered, "Sister is right, sister's words are excellent, I'll remember them."
Then, he suddenly lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "If only we had a musket, then we could truly draw our guns on any thief and easily take down the Shen family!"
"A musket?" Lin Yajun exclaimed in surprise upon hearing this. She never imagined that such an advanced weapon as a musket had already appeared in this era.
Zhao Canchen waved his hand solemnly, signaling Lin Yajun not to raise her voice. He lowered his voice and explained to Lin Yajun, "This is not something ordinary people can possess. Only the Royal Guard is qualified to be equipped with it, and the number is extremely limited."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yajun's eyes widened in surprise. A thought suddenly popped into her mind: "If they could get their hands on a musket, why didn't the people who assassinated Zhao Canchen use it?"
As if knowing her thoughts, Zhao Canchen continued, "Each musket is marked and kept by a designated person. If anyone illegally possesses a musket, both the person in charge and the person who possesses it will have their family property confiscated and their entire clan exterminated!"
"I understand." Lin Yajun nodded quickly, understanding Zhao Canchen's meaning. The assassins weren't unwilling, they just didn't dare.
If Zhao Canchen isn't killed, at most one person will die. But if Zhao Canchen is killed with a musket, countless people will die. Everyone can calculate this kind of deal clearly.
Seeing that firearms were a taboo subject in this dynasty, Lin Yajun stopped mentioning them.
"Sister, look! That's our shop!" Lin Songhao pointed ahead and shouted loudly.
Upon hearing this, Lin Yajun quickly looked in the direction he was pointing and saw a shop facing west being demolished. The once neat building was now in disarray, with various pieces of wood and bricks scattered on the ground around it.
"Let's go see who bought our shop," Lin Yajun said to her younger brother, her curiosity piqued, as she walked towards the shop.
The three of them walked to the front of the shop and saw that the shops on both sides were also being demolished, and it looked like the whole thing was going to be rebuilt.
"Who bought this place? What are they going to build here?" Lin Yajun couldn't help but ask the busy craftsmen.
"Oh, it was bought by me, so what?" A rough voice suddenly came from the teahouse across the street.
Lin Yajun and the others looked in the direction of the sound and saw a tall man walking out of the teahouse.
The man had a fierce look on his face, and his eyes were staring at Lin Yajun askance, making people feel very uncomfortable.
When his gaze fell on Zhao Canchen, he suddenly became respectful and bowed to Zhao Canchen.
Seeing this, Lin Yajun became even more curious and turned to ask her younger brother, "Who is this person?"
Lin Songhao seemed somewhat disgusted with the man. He lowered his voice and said to his sister, "Sister, don't you know him?"
“How could I possibly know such a sleazy guy?” Lin Yajun replied, frowning.
“He is the illegitimate son of the Ren family, he…he…” Lin Songhao stammered, seemingly unsure how to reveal the man’s identity.
This tall man was Ren Guiwang's illegitimate son, Ren Dahu.
Ren Dahu's relationship with Lin Yajun was originally quite complicated. He was initially Lin Yajun's cousin-in-law, but after being involved in a marriage exchange, this identity suddenly changed, and he became Lin Yajun's fiancé. However, things didn't stop there; subsequently, after another marriage exchange, he became Lin Yajun's brother-in-law. Such a complex relationship was truly difficult to discuss.
After Ren Chuanhe was burned to death, Ren Dahu and Lin Yajun had no further connection.
With the Ren family convicted, Ren Guiwang's property was quickly confiscated and he was beheaded, while his wife was also hanged for the same crime. As a result, no one pressured Lin Yajun to remain a widow.
With the Ren family destroyed, the marriage was naturally dissolved.
When Lin Yajun learned the true identity of the person in front of her, she couldn't help but look him up and down.
Lin Yajun raised her eyebrows provocatively and asked without any politeness, "The Ren family has committed a crime, so how come you're alright? Logically speaking, shouldn't you have been beheaded like them?"
Upon hearing this, Ren Dahu clenched his fists in anger and gritted his teeth as he cursed, "You wicked woman!"
Faced with Ren Dahu's insults, Lin Yajun did not back down and immediately retorted, "You robber!"
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