Night had fallen.
Liu Junlan yawned, pulled off the latch, and as soon as she pushed the door open, she saw Liang Xin standing outside.
"???"
Liu Junlan's half-yawn froze on the spot. After a long while, he lowered his hand and asked with an icy expression, "Oh, I wonder what brings Lord Liang to our house in the middle of the night?"
Her icy gaze seemed to wish she could banish Liang Xin to winter immediately, so he could feel the biting north wind.
"..." Liang Xin was so frightened that his body trembled. He shrank his neck and secretly looked up at Liu Junlan's back.
Even though he didn't see anything, he had a feeling that Liu Junlan wasn't the only one there... It seemed like quite a few eyes were watching him.
Liang Xin was used to being served by others and always had a lot of servants with him, so he was more likely to notice the unfriendly gazes at times like this!
He almost wanted to back down, but then he thought about his shaved head, the head on his neck, and the official position on his head.
"Madam, I...I've come to see that little...little deity! I've been sick these past few days, so I haven't had time to come and apologize to the little deity. I was deceived by a wicked person; I never knew it was the little deity who descended to earth for a stroll, and that's why I offended him..."
"Please give me a chance to apologize to the little deity in person and make amends, so that the little deity's enjoyment of the trip won't be ruined because of my mistake."
Liang Xin forced a smile at Liu Junlan, his face full of kindness and friendliness, completely unlike his usual aloof demeanor.
"..." Liu Junlan didn't quite believe him and looked at Liang Xin suspiciously, wondering what kind of bad idea he was up to this time.
However, Lin Weiming and Xuefu were waiting for Liu Junlan to come back for dinner. When they saw that she had not returned for a long time, they sent Lin Weiming to check on her.
"Mother, who is it?"
When Lin Weiming saw that the person guarding the door was Liang Xin, his face immediately darkened. "What are you doing here? Now you've even followed us to our house! Do you really want to force our family to our death and make our family unable to survive?"
Lin Weiming thought Liang Xin had come to cause trouble for his family, and he was so angry that he wanted to go find a stick, but Liu Junlan stopped him.
“Xiao… Lin…” Liang Xin opened his mouth and stammered.
Liang Xin was a civil official who was usually quite eloquent, but at this moment he didn't know how to address Lin Weiming.
“He said he didn’t come to cause trouble, but to apologize to Wanwan.” Liu Junlan pulled her impulsive son back and lowered her voice to say, “I think he’s a bit sincere since he came alone.”
"You've come here to apologize to my daughter?" Lin Weiming frowned, his eyes filled with a scrutinizing gaze.
Liang Xin then realized what was happening and quickly said, "Ah, yes, yes, it was all my fault before. I was misled and misunderstood the little immortal. I was seriously ill the past two days and didn't have time to come and apologize to the little immortal. Now I just want to ask the little immortal to forgive me and not hold it against me."
Lin Weiming and Liu Junlan, mother and son, exchanged a glance, both seeing distrust in each other's eyes.
However, since ancient times, the common people have not fought against the officials.
Since Liang Xin wasn't trying to drive their family to their deaths, Lin Weiming didn't want to be unreasonable, so he called Lin Wanyue over from the back of the yard.
Lin Wanyue, with two little braids in her hair, skipped and hopped over. The four Lin brothers, who were also waiting at the dinner table for Lin Weiming and the others to come back for dinner, found it strange and followed her over.
After seeing Lin Wanyue, Liang Xin became even more respectful, bowing slightly as he apologized to her.
Lin Zheyun and the others stared wide-eyed in astonishment, unable to believe that the person apologizing to Lin Wanyue was actually their current master, Lord Liang Xin!
"Tsk tsk!" Laifu sat on the gate of the courtyard, nudged Hu Jiuyuan next to him, and said with a grin, "I thought this old guy was tough. He even brought an old Taoist priest to deal with us before, but now, after only a few days, he's come to admit defeat?"
"He's still someone who knows how to adapt to the times," Hu Jiuyuan commented.
Neither of them dared to speak much, because they could feel the oppressive atmosphere of a large ghost beside them, as chilling as the north wind.
Lin Wanyue said magnanimously, "Then I forgive you."
"Huh?" Liang Xin, who had just finished apologizing, stood there stunned, and asked tentatively, "Little fairy, you really forgive me like that?"
Lin Wanyue nodded: "Okay, didn't you say you were scammed? Then I forgive you, you can go now."
She still has to have dinner with her parents and grandma. If this person keeps staying here, isn't that disturbing their meal?
But Liang Xin didn't leave; instead, he looked at her expectantly.
"Why aren't you leaving yet?" Lin Wanyue blinked, wondering if this person was taking advantage of her and trying to invite her to dinner.
But the food at home is already prepared. If he invites me to dinner, what excuse should I use to refuse?
Before Lin Wanyue could come up with a worthwhile excuse, Liang Xin had already pulled off his hat with a mournful face and said pitifully, "Little fairy, please forgive me, please forgive me... I really know I was wrong."
There was only a small lamp lit at the entrance of the Lin family's courtyard, so things weren't very clear.
This time, Liu Junlan and Lin Weiming stood guard at the door, preventing Liang Xin from entering the house. The dim yellow light shone directly on his head, making the large patches of white scalp between his hair stand out brightly.
"Hahaha, who shaved his head? How did they manage to shave it like that? It looks awful!" Lin Zihan and Lin Ziqiu couldn't help but burst into laughter when they saw Liang Xin's scalp.
Men in this dynasty also kept their hair long; apart from children and prisoners, very few people needed to shave their heads.
Especially someone like Liang Xin, whose scalp was shaved in patches, is even rarer.
Lin Zhongyuan and Lin Zheyun, who were older than their two younger brothers, couldn't help but laugh when they saw this scene.
"Big brother," Lin Zheyun turned to his older brother and whispered, "Tell me, with his head shaved like that, no barber will be able to get paid!"
Lin Zhongyuan smiled and nodded.
Faced with the blatant mockery of the four Lin brothers, Liang Xin gritted his teeth in hatred, but with an innocent and beautiful little girl standing in front of them, he could only swallow his anger back down.
Liang Xin now knows that he can no longer afford to offend the Lin family.
This time it's just his hair; if the razor moves down two inches next time, he might not be alive.
"Little deity, you are a celestial being, a compassionate and merciful deity who saves people from suffering..."
Before Liang Xin could finish his plea, Lin Wanyue quickly interrupted him: "No, no, no, I don't want to go to the temple to shave my head. Just say what you want to say."
"Little fairy, please help me! Please stop making me go out with this hair on, otherwise I won't be able to keep my official post. As long as you can help me, no matter what it is, as long as you can tell me, I will do it for you!" Liang Xin's voice was almost choked with tears as she pleaded.
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