Before Liu Er had time to appreciate the young lady's impressive momentum, she felt her hands go cold. Wen Shaoxue sat next to her, tears constantly falling down.
Liu'er patted Wen Shaoxue's back gently: "Miss, don't cry."
Wen Shaoxue shook his head: "It's okay, let's go."
Song Jintang neither stopped nor detained them, and just let them leave. He was even glad in his heart that he got rid of a big trouble so easily.
After Wen Shaoxue and Liu Er came out, their first priority was to find a place to stay, but at this time the inns in the city had already closed. No matter how loud they shouted, no one opened the door to let them in.
Finally arriving at the inn where Lin Chong and the others were separated, Shao Xue couldn't help squatting on the ground and crying. As she cried, she fell asleep at the door.
Liu'er didn't sleep all night, so she stayed by her side until Lin Chong came out and saw them.
After knowing the cause and effect of the incident, Lin Chong and his party were very angry. After all, this was someone they had known for almost half a month, and they had traveled a long way.
Now that she sees that the man she longs for turns out to be such a piece of shit, she can't help but feel sorry for her.
Zhou Ze greeted the waiter and served two steaming bowls of noodles, and placed a few light side dishes in front of the master and servant.
"Eat something first, then take a shower, change clothes, and have a good rest." Their clothes were already wrinkled from sleeping outside all night.
Wen Shaoxue lowered her head and pinched a piece of noodles. The hot air on her face was uncomfortable at first, but now it made her feel warm and safe.
Lin Chong felt relieved to see that the two of them, especially Wen Shaoxue, could still eat noodles instead of crying and looking for life.
After the master and servant finished eating, they followed the waiter upstairs to rest, while the remaining people below stared at each other with big eyes.
Zhou Ze grimaced: "What should we do now? Should we go or not?"
Wang Chengen said with a cold face: "We have been delayed for a long time."
Mumu whispered: "But that sister is so pitiful... Should we just abandon them and run away?"
Lin Chong was also very worried. It was neither a matter of leaving nor a matter of not leaving. What should he do?
After much deliberation, he decided to wait for them to wake up first.
It was already afternoon when the two girls woke up. After taking a bath and changing clothes, Liu Er helped Wen Shaoxue go downstairs. Lin Chong saw that they were in much better spirits, so he let go of the big stone hanging in his heart.
"How are you? Do you feel better?" Lin Chong asked.
"It's much better now. Thank you Mr. Lin for rescuing you many times. We feel really sorry. Mr. Lin still has important things to attend to, so please get down to business quickly. We will feel even more sorry if we delay your important things.
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"Let me hear what you plan to do next?"
"Go home, otherwise I don't know where else to go. We two have never seen anything in the world. Weak women must have difficulty surviving outside. It's better to go home and get married. I don't want to cause any more trouble to my mother.
Maybe this is my fate, I have worked hard for it, and I have no regrets, but the fate of some people may be destined to be unchangeable."
Lin Chong's face darkened: "Are you really willing to go back like this, marry a bad old man who is old enough to be your grandfather, and never have happiness in your life from now on?"
Wen Shaoxue smiled miserably: "Of course I don't want to, but what can I do? Apart from Brother Jin, I can't think of anyone else who is willing to help me. But now that he has a new love, he abandons me like a worn out shoe. I would rather
I don’t want to marry someone who can be my grandfather and continue to look at their faces in the Song Mansion.”
Lin Chong shook his finger: "Of course there are other ways. Over the years, your family has contributed to the purchase of everything in the Song Dynasty. Even a minor official like him was paid for by your father."
?Of course you have to take back what originally belongs to you and the Wen family before leaving."
Wen Shaoxue lowered his head: "How to do it? He is the general judge of the whole government. I am just an ordinary citizen. Who can speak for me?"
"What kind of official is a general judge?" Lin Chong disagreed. Zhou Ze's eyes jumped and an ominous premonition filled his heart.
As expected, Lin Chong's next words were: "We have an official of the fourth rank, Minister of Rites, here. Although his official position is not high, it is enough to deal with a small general judge."
Wen Shaoxue and Liu Er were stunned. They had grown up in a local area and had never been to the capital. The biggest official they had ever seen was the prefect. Now they suddenly learned that the people traveling with them were actually four members of the imperial court.
The high-ranking official was so panicked that he hurriedly saluted Zhou Ze.
Lin Chong was quite dismissive next to him. A low-ranking official from the fourth rank had frightened you like this. If you knew that the current emperor was standing next to him, you would be so frightened that you would faint to death.
He didn't know how far away the word emperor was to ordinary people. If the master and servant knew his identity, they might really faint from fear.
While Zhou Ze looked at Lin Chong with sad eyes, he reached out to help the master and servant of the Wen family: "We have known each other for more than a day or two. I don't care about these people who are hypocritical. There is no need to salute in the future. We should still treat each other as friends.
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Wen Shaoxue said in a low voice: "How can that be done? We didn't know Mr. Zhou's identity along the way. It was very abrupt. Please forgive Mr. Zhou."
Zhou Ze came closer and whispered: "I have important things to do when I come out this time, so it is not convenient to reveal my identity. From now on, you can just call me Mr. Zhou as before, otherwise people with ulterior motives will hear it and do something to me.
It’s actually a troublesome thing.”
Shao Xue and Liu Er nodded hurriedly with their eyes wide open: "It's because we didn't think carefully, Mr. Zhou."
Zhou Ze nodded: "That's right." He glared at His Majesty the Emperor who was not moved at all: "Save people to the end, and send Buddha to the West. Since we have promised to help you, we will never abandon you halfway.
Don't worry about staying here, I will make the decision for you."
Lin Chong interrupted at this time: "Although Mr. Zhou is willing to make the decision for you, you must do your best to cooperate with him."
Wen Shaoxue nodded hurriedly: "We will try our best to cooperate with Mr. Zhou, but we don't know what Mr. Lin needs from us?"
Seeing Lin Chong showing his usual sinister smile, Wang Chengen and others clearly knew that someone was going to be in trouble.
The last time Lin Chong showed such a smile was after he said he would put Zhou Ze in jail. "Miss Wen, you have to keep your eyes open this time to see clearly. Don't continue to be deceived."
Wen Shaoxue clenched her fists: "I have seen through it all."
Lin Chong nodded, that's good. Otherwise, if he becomes soft-hearted, Lin Chong and the others' efforts will be in vain. Seeing Wen Shaoxue's firm attitude, Liu'er was filled with indignation, and Lin Chong felt relieved.