Lin Jue and Lin Hu stood far away on the street corner. His attention was not on Qian's dragging Duoduo to the street. His focus was on the other direction of the street. Noon had already passed, and Lin Boyong and Zhang Yi arranged
The time for the meeting has also come, and Lin Jue hopes to see Lin Boyong's arrival. Otherwise, the police patrolling the streets will arrive soon, and the effect of this farce will be greatly reduced without Lin Boyong's witness.
Finally, a big black sedan appeared in front of him. Lin Jue saw at a glance the figure of the housekeeper Huang Changqing walking quickly beside the sedan. Here comes Lin Boyong. Chun Lai Tea House meets Zhang Yi, and the show begins. Unfortunately,
However, Lin Jue cannot appreciate this good show. The longer he stands here, the more likely it is that he will be discovered by an acquaintance.
"walk home."
Lin Jue pulled Lin Hu, and the two of them turned around and went into the alley, disappearing.
…
Lin Boyong sat in the sedan with his eyes closed and meditative. Lin Boyong, who took a nap every afternoon to maintain his energy, rarely went out after lunch. Especially in this season of scorching sun, no one wanted to go out after noon.
However, Zhang Mian sent a letter to his servant to meet at the Chunlai Teahouse, and Lin Boyong had to go. Because the Lin family shipyard's water transportation and various court supplies transportation business were only obtained with Zhang Mian's help. This is also
It gave the Lin family huge profits and a card that could stand out from the crowd. You know, there were countless shipping companies who wanted to take over this business, and the Lin family was able to crush all their opponents to obtain the transportation rights of Jiangnan water transportation, and there were also countless people who were jealous.
Zhang Mian's brother is Zhang Jun, the third envoy of the dynasty, and Zhang Mian is the general magistrate of Hangzhou. Apart from the prefect Yan Zhengsheng, he is the largest official in Hangzhou. Therefore, this relationship must be maintained well to prevent opponents from taking advantage of it.
Entering in vain. Not to mention that his second brother Lin Bonian is Zhang Jun's deputy, and he needs to maintain a good relationship with the Zhang brothers. Therefore, if Zhang Mian wants to see him, he must meet him.
However, Lin Boyong felt a little strange when he received the note from Zhang Mian last night. They had just met and had tea a few days ago, so Zhang Mian wanted to see him again. And the words on the note were also a bit strange. What did Lin Weng want?
We will meet and drink tea at Chunlai Tea House. I will be happy to come and see you there.'. This is nonsense. But Lin Boyong didn't think too much. He just wanted to see him, so there was no harm in meeting him more.
It can bring the relationship closer.
It was so stuffy in the sedan that Lin Boyong couldn't sleep at all. He just squinted his eyes to rest, thinking about what to say to Zhang Mian later. Suddenly, his thoughts were disturbed and interrupted by the noisy voices in front of him.
"Changqing, what happened on the street?" Lin Boyong opened his eyes and asked.
Huang Changqing wiped the sweat from his face with his sleeves, leaned over the sedan curtain and said, "Master, something seems to have happened on the street in front. Someone is quarreling. There are many people waiting in the crowd, and it seems they can't get through."
Lin Boyong frowned and said, "Let's take a detour."
"Master, the Chunlai Tea House is in front of us. There is no detour. We will be there in a moment. It seems to be just a small matter, but there are many people watching. Master, let's go directly there."
"Okay, let's ask the boys to go ahead and clear the way." Lin Boyong said.
Huang Changqing hurriedly said: "I will take the people there myself."
Huang Changqing was walking in front with a few servants, shouting to give way as he walked. Lin Boyong lifted the curtain of the sedan and looked outside. The sedan slowly moved forward, and then Lin Boyong was stunned. He saw the man with his hands on his hips, shouting and swearing fiercely.
Qian saw the half-naked woman being stripped on the street, and at the same time she also saw Lin Quan, who was practicing hard with his head down and frowning.
"Stop the sedan, stop the sedan." Lin Boyong shouted.
The sedan stopped, and at the same time, Huang Changqing, who was furious, also ran to the sedan.
"Master, why don't we find another way?"
Lin Boyong shouted coldly: "Which way? Did you see them too? Do you want to hide it for them?"
Huang Changqing's thoughts were revealed. He had also seen Qian and Lin Quan just now, and he soon knew what happened. In order to prevent Lin Boyong from seeing this scene, he hurried back and asked to change the way. But Lin Boyong had already
Saw it all.
Lin Boyong got off the sedan with a livid face and strode towards the crowd. Qian Wu waved and cursed, and ordered people to drag Duoduo forward. She did not see Lin Boyong, but Lin Quan saw Lin Boyong walking with a livid face.
Lin Quan's face turned pale when the figure came, and he almost fainted on the ground.
"What are you doing here?" Lin Boyong shouted angrily.
"What does it have to do with you?" Qian, who had his back to Lin Boyong, didn't even know about Lin Boyong's arrival, so he said it casually.
It wasn't until she saw Lin Quan and the maids and servants bowing and calling them "Master" that Qian turned her head in shock. Then she saw Lin Boyong's cloudy face.
Lin Boyong quickly figured out what happened and he was going crazy. Lin Quan and his wife actually did such a thing and exposed their family's scandal in the street. This was simply intolerable.
However, what was even more embarrassing was yet to come. Just as he was telling everyone to go back to the house immediately, Zhang Mian arrived with his entourage on the street ahead. Zhang Mian's expression after learning about this made Lin Boyong want to find a crack in the ground to crawl under.
.Although they are partners in terms of interests, they actually look down on each other. Zhang Mian looks down on Lin Boyong as a businessman, and Lin Boyong actually looks down on Zhang Mian for relying on his brother's power to get promoted and make money. Today's incident made Zhang Mian see that Lin Boyong
After knowing this, Zhang Mian would inevitably laugh at him.
Soon after, the police on the street came after hearing the news. The laws of the Zhou Dynasty prohibited street fights and disturbances. Although this matter was not serious, it was inevitable that he would be taken to the Yamen for questioning. Fortunately, Zhang Mian, the general magistrate of Hangzhou, was present.
Zhang Mian ordered the police to arrest no one, which saved Lin Quan, Qian and others from having to be dragged to the Yamen to appear in court, but it also made Lin Boyong even more annoyed. He received Zhang Mian's favor in vain and was short.
Three points.
Naturally, he was not in the mood to talk to Zhang Mian over tea at the restaurant, and Zhang Mian also expressed his understanding. Such a shameful thing happened to the Lin family, and a person as shameless as Lin Boyong must deal with the matter first. When leaving, Lin Boyong even
He even forgot to ask Zhang Mian why he invited him to Chunlai Tea House today. After confessing his crime, Lin Boyong ordered Lin Quan, Qian and a group of servants and maids to return home with him.
On the way, he had made up his mind to punish Lin Quan severely. Today's incident will soon spread throughout the city, and soon the Lin family will become a laughing stock. It doesn't matter how much trouble Lin Quan and his wife make, but they should not make such a mess
The whole city knew about the commotion. Therefore, he had to punish Lin Quan severely and show outsiders that the Lin family's strict family laws and serious handling attitude.
…
In the Lin family hall, Lin Quan and Qian were kneeling down in the hall with their heads down. At this moment, Qian finally understood that what happened today was a big deal. Originally, her idea was very simple, she just wanted to make Lin Quan look bad and humiliate that person.
He asked many women to express the evil in their hearts.
But who would have thought that Lin Boyong happened to be passing by and made an appointment with Zhang Yi, the general judge, and it was so much fun. It could be seen from Lin Boyong's face that he was going crazy.
Lin Boyong sat at the top with a gloomy face, looking coldly at Lin Quan and Qian who were kneeling in front of them. There were more than a dozen direct princes and women standing high and low in the hall. Lin Quan's mother, Mrs. Jiang, also stood with a pale face.
next to.
"What does our Lin family rely on to survive for hundreds of years? It depends on our strict family rules, being wise and self-disciplined from generation to generation, and cherishing the family honor. As a member of the Lin family, the first priority is
What comes to mind is to maintain the reputation of the family, because any one of us who loses the support of the Lin family is like a rootless duck and can do nothing. Because of this, after I took office as the head of the Lin family, I will do whatever my heart desires.
It's all about this. Teach your children to cherish family honor and strictly enforce family laws. This is what I emphasize all the time. However, what happened today really makes me sad and angry."
Lin Boyong spoke coldly, but everyone was silent and did not dare to speak.
"On weekdays, I'm actually quite lenient with my direct relatives. I turn a blind eye to some things and pretend not to see them. But today, you guys went too far. You also put my Lin family's reputation on the line.
In your eyes? In the public eye, in full view, you expose such scandals to the world. It’s okay for you to make a fuss at home, but you still want to make it to this point. Do you still have the Lin family in your eyes? Also.
Am I the head of the family? Do I still have family laws?" Lin Boyong asked sharply.
Lin Quan lay on the ground and wailed: "Master, please calm down. I know I made a mistake. This is my fault. I am willing to be punished by the master."
Qian also kowtowed and said, "Master, please spare us this time. We will never do this again next time."
Lin Boyong said coldly: "Now I know I was wrong, but it's too late. You have already caused a very bad influence. In less than a day, the whole city will be talking about you two, and my Lin family will also be treated as a joke.
Don't blame me, I must punish you, otherwise it will be difficult to rectify the name of the Lin family."
