Author: Liu Xi Haoyue

On the second day after Mrs. Hou's birthday, the Cao family came to offer employment. On this day, Mr. Cao specially applied for leave to the court and came in person. Not only did Mr. Cao come in person, but also Cao Yi's two brothers and Cao Ruicen who were in the capital.

They all came, so the whole family came to apply for the job, which gave the Lin family plenty of face.

Although the betrothal gift was not as rich as Wei Mingji's, it was still spread all over the backyard of the Hou Mansion.

Lin Xingwei saw the gift. After the two families had dinner together in the afternoon, the Cao family left for home. Lin Xingwei specifically stopped Cao Yi, pulled him to a secluded place, and asked: "Have you decided how to return the gift from Wei Mingji?"

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Cao Yi looked at Lin Xingwei blankly and said, "We are not married yet, so we should wait until we are married to return the gift."

Lin Xingwei said: "We haven't even gotten married yet, and someone has already given us gifts. You can follow me and return Wei Mingji's gift today."

"Ah? Today? But I haven't prepared anything." Cao Yi looked towards the gate of the Hou Mansion in a panic. If his parents and brothers hadn't gone far yet, he could catch up and discuss it, but they were no longer visible.

Already.

Lin Xingwei pulled his arm, asked him to look at her, and said, "I have already prepared the gift. You don't need to prepare any more. Just come with me."

Without allowing Cao Yi to hesitate, Lin Xingwei grabbed his hand and headed towards the back door of the Hou Mansion. Luo Fu had already prepared the carriage and was waiting at the back door. The two of them got into the car directly. Luo Fu rode away without saying a word.

Lin Xingwei had already found out clearly that after Wei Mingji broke off the engagement, he moved back to the Lu Mansion. He had only been living in the Wei Mansion for the past few days. Lin Xingwei thought that while he was at home, he could do what he needed to do first.

If he returns to the Lu Mansion in the future, he will inevitably run into General Lu and Mrs. Lu again. The less people know about her meeting with Wei Mingji, the better.

The carriage stopped in front of the Wei Mansion. When they got married that day, Lin Xing was so flustered that he didn't take a closer look. Looking at it today, he saw that the Wei Mansion's gate was really tall and majestic. Even fifty people could live in such a big house.

The couple have returned to Beihai County, and it would be a waste to live with Wei Mingji alone now.

At that time, people's houses were built as tall and grand as temples. They were cool in summer, but they were not very warm in winter, so four or five braziers were needed in one house. Even though it was already March and the flowers were blooming,

But when you enter the house, there is a fire pit for cooking, and you still have a warm quilt when you sleep at night.

Lin Xing glanced sideways at Cao Yi, who was even more uneasy than himself, and then looked at the majestic lintel of the Wei Mansion. It was as if Wei Mingji had turned into a few owl kisses on the roof and was looking at him fiercely.

The gate of Wei Mansion was closed tightly, and several defenders at the door were waiting with guns blazing.

Lin Xingwei said weakly: "How about you go up and call the door?"

"Still... you better go, General Wei and I are not familiar with each other." Cao Yi looked at Lin Xingwei cautiously and then at the gate of Wei Mansion.

Lin Xing gave him a stern look and said angrily: "Am I very familiar with him? I'm not as familiar with him as I am with the furry lion!"

"Well, then, I'll go." Cao Yi seemed to feel that he had touched Lin Xing's microscopic scales, and after hesitating for a while, he moved forward.

Just as Cao Yi was about to talk to the Yangdi garrison at the door, the door of Wei Mansion suddenly opened halfway, and Zuo Qiuzhi walked out and walked straight to Lin Xingwei.

Lin Xingwei was thinking about how quickly this guy's leg injury healed. At that time, he was thinking of recuperating for more than half a year. Unexpectedly, he was walking as usual in less than four months. Zuo Qiuzhi was wearing armor and a mask, holding his hands on his waist.

He wears a sword and looks like he has gone to work normally.

Wei Mingji really invited famous doctors and famous medicines to diagnose and treat Zuoqiu Zhi, so it was possible for him to recover so quickly. By caring and caring for his subordinates like this, Wei Mingji was really a good leader.

Seeing Zuo Qiu Zhi coming out, Cao Yi followed him and stood side by side next to Lin Xingwei. Zuo Qiu Zhi bowed his hands and said, "Our general has been waiting for the princess for many days."

Lin Xingwei couldn't see Zuoqiu Zhi's expression, but just from the tone of his words, he felt that this person was just a talking machine without emotions.

"How long will you wait?..." Cao Yi looked timidly at Lin Xingwei, his face not very satisfied with what he said.

Lin Xing frowned slightly and looked back: If he says this, what can I do?

Lin Xingwei and Cao Yi followed Zuo Qiuzhi inside, and were taken to the hall where Lin Xingwei "quarreled with the Confucian scholars" at the wedding banquet. Wei Mingji sat at the top, holding a scroll of bamboo slips to read, wearing a black tunic with ink jade.

Crown, black hair, fair face, deep eyes, the moment he raised his face and put down the bamboo slips to look at Lin Xingwei, Lin Xingwei's heart couldn't help but tremble.

She was like prey under the talons of an eagle. Before the eagle could catch it in person, she was sent to the door by herself out of fear.

"The princess is here."

The lobby was empty, and there was still a slight echo in Wei Mingji's voice, which made Lin Xingwei and Cao Yi feel as if they were in the Hall of Hell.

Although Cao Yi was the son of Guang Luxun and had seen many war scenes with his father and brother, he was still too well protected after all. In addition, Wei Mingji was known as the "Devil General". Even though Wei Mingji looked cheerful at this moment, he was still a little nervous.

Scared.

Lin Xing straightened his expression slightly, relieved the tension in his heart in one breath, and said loudly: "The general gave me and Zhi'ang a wedding gift, and this is a return gift."

She took out a brocade box from her sleeve and handed it to Zuo Qiuzhi, who then handed it to Wei Mingji.

Wei Mingji opened the brocade box and took a cold look. It was what he wanted. He closed the lid and put it under his hands. He raised his black eyelashes and said, "Sit down, A-Zhi, and serve tea."

Why sit down? There is nothing to say when you sit down.

Lin Xingwei pulled Cao Yi and bowed his hand to Wei Mingji, apologizing: "The general is busy with business, and Zhi'ang and I also want to go to someone else's home to return a gift, so I won't delay here and say goodbye."

The two of them turned to leave, but a voice came from behind: "I haven't congratulated the princess yet. You got a good husband after you left me. I heard that Mr. Cao has hired you. When will you two plan to get engaged?"

Yi?"

This time, Cao Yi planned to declare his sovereignty. He turned around and said: "My mother has asked someone to look after her. Getting married is a big event. Our two families plan to make complete preparations before holding the engagement banquet. There will be a meeting at that time."

Invite General Wei to the banquet."

Wei Mingji's eyes darkened and he said in a deep voice: "If you don't marry the woman you like quickly, you won't be afraid that the situation will change if you delay it for so long."

Cao Yi smiled lightly and said: "My family has already hired the princess, and I treat her sincerely. Sooner or later, the princess will be mine, and I am not worried about any changes."

"That's not necessarily the case!" Wei Mingji stood up and walked down from his seat, stood opposite Cao Lin and Cao Lin with his hands behind his back, and said, "I once hunted an elk, but the elk was injured. I have already boiled water to kill it and cook it in a pot.

But when I was about to skin it, the elk escaped. For this reason, I regretted not killing it as soon as I caught it. This shows that the words 'sooner or later it will all be mine' cannot be trusted."

Lin Xing slightly arched his eyebrows and looked at Wei Mingji coldly. He was indeed an eagle and an owl, and he thought she was a prey. What kind of injured elk? He was really good at metaphors!

Cao Yi glanced at Lin Xingwei angrily, and then offered his hand to Wei Mingji: "How can marriage be compared to hunting? What matters when a man marries a woman is that the two hearts are happy. If one party is an elk and the other party is a hunter, it is so unequal, it will be the same for everyone.

To escape."

"Really?" Wei Mingji took a step closer to the two of them, "In my opinion, it's just that my methods are not in place."

Lin Xingwei's brows furrowed even more tightly. Give him what he wants. Why listen to his useless nonsense anymore? He squatted down slightly, took Cao Yi's hand, turned around and left.

No matter what your methods are, unless she is killed and buried in the Wei family's ancestral grave, she will never have a relationship with him again.

Back on his carriage, Lin Xingwei asked Luofu to walk faster. It wasn't until he turned two lanes that Cao Yicai said, "I finally know why you broke off your engagement with General Wei."

Lin Xingwei looked at him and said: "In the past, I only heard that he used his power to oppress you. Today, after listening to his few words, I know that he speaks without speculation. Such a person is really embarrassing as a husband."

Lin Xingwei took the opportunity to complain, with a sore nose, he said: "Zhi'ang, you know, ever since I knew that I was going to be engaged to General Wei, I have never been happy for a day. He always takes whatever he says and never makes up his mind.

After discussing with my family, we decided to get married directly without an engagement, so that's all. He even decides who to invite and who not to invite to my family."

"My grandparents, grandparents, and mother were so angry that they became seriously ill. On the day of the wedding, I didn't even see him. When Luo Fu found out that he had a private meeting with Chen Xinan in the study, I couldn't bear it when I found out about it. It made such a fuss.

Everyone knows that he broke off the engagement because he lost face."

Lin Xingwei touched his chest. He still has lingering fears and tears in his eyes: "I was really scared. If I had been weak and endured this, I can't imagine what kind of life I am living now. Even now, he is still

He threatened me with a wounded elk and wanted to skin it and kill it. He didn't regard me as his marriage partner at all. He always treated me as an animal."

Seeing the pitiful girl in front of him, like a frightened kitten, Cao Yi's heart completely melted. He took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped away the tears on Lin Xingwei's face, gently stroked the girl's back up and down, and mouthed

Said: "Xingwei, I will definitely be good to you. My parents are very loving. I know what a loving couple looks like. I will be as good to you as my father was to my mother. I will trust you and respect you. We will have business relationships in the future."

Live life in measure.”

Lin Xingwei was moved in her heart, shedding another string of tears, and said in a trembling voice: "Zhi'ang, I just escaped from Wei Mingji's hands and met you. You don't know how happy I am. I must have used a lifetime of good luck to escape."

Met you."

These two words made Cao Yi feel a little elated. He thought that Lin Xingwei would dislike him because of his weak character, but he didn't expect that he had such a heavy weight in Lin Xingwei's heart.

After today's incident, the relationship between Lin and Cao reached a new level. Lin Chengyu had been skipping school for too long, and Lin Tingyu sent a letter to urge him to return to Yanshan Academy to study immediately.

At this time, spring is in full bloom on Luting Mountain, and there are not a few people outing for fun. Lin Xingwei and Lin Chengyu have long wanted to go out. These days are Mrs. Hou's birthday, and the Cao family has come to hire people, so they have many things to do.
Chapter completed!