Young Master, Don't Show Off - Chapter 65
[Chapter 65: Visiting to Thank You]
Lin Xiu hurriedly walked out of Lihua Garden, feeling extremely embarrassed.
Last time he just found an excuse to touch her skin, and he wanted to use it again this time, but he didn’t expect Caiyi to ruthlessly expose it.
Didn’t she think that he was taking advantage of her?
But thinking about it carefully, Lin Xiu laughed again. Whether
Caiyi thought so or not, it didn’t matter. With Lin Xiu’s experience, how could she not see that Caiyi was interested in him, otherwise, she would not blush shyly, but slap him. It
would be much easier for the two to establish a relationship if the girl first developed a good impression. If he hadn’t been engaged, he could have taken her down in three days at most. Unfortunately, he promised Lingyin and could only wait for her sister to come back.
After leaving Lihua Garden, Sun Dali hadn’t come yet, and Lin Xiu walked alone in the direction of the East City Yamen.
Lin Xiu had been to this place twice, and this was the third time, but it was still a little strange.
It wasn’t that Lin Xiu was forgetful, but that all the faces in the Yamen were new. Not only did he not recognize any of the constables, but even the gatekeepers were obviously replaced.
Lin Xiu revealed his identity and entered the yamen. He said to a yamen runner, “I have something to do with your city lieutenant. Please inform him.”
The yamen runner said, “The city lieutenant is not in the yamen now. Please come back at another time.”
Lin Xiu came to help Caiyi solve the matter of Lihuayuan, but he didn’t expect to come back empty-handed. He had to return to the Lin Mansion first. Sun Dali was standing in the yard practicing martial arts. When he saw Lin Xiu, he was surprised and said, “Master, why did you come back by yourself?”
Lin Xiu said, “I have nothing to do today, so I came back early.”
Sun Dali said, “Master, you came back at the right time. Two people came just now and said they were looking for you. I said you were not there, so I asked them to go back first. They didn’t leave and are waiting in the yard now.”
Lin Xiu had just walked into his own yard when he saw the father and son of the East City Lieutenant standing in the yard, with nervous and cramped expressions.
No wonder they were not there when he went to the yamen just now. It turned out that they came to his house to find him.
Lin Xiu walked over and asked, “Sir Wu, what do you want to talk to me about?”
Hearing Lin Xiu’s voice, the East City Commandant immediately turned around, and then knelt down with his son with a “thump”, and said excitedly: “Thank you for saving my life!”
Lin Xiu was startled and asked hurriedly: “What are you doing, get up quickly?”
The East City Commandant said: “If it weren’t for you speaking for me that day, I’m afraid I would have been in danger. Today I bring this rebellious son to thank you for saving my life!”
Wu Qing looked at Lin Xiu with gratitude and fear in his eyes.
Gratitude is gratitude for Lin Xiu speaking for his father, and fear is fear. If he had done the same as Wang Hong at that time and added insult to injury to Lin Xiu, he would probably be one of those who were executed in a few days.
Of course, he was also afraid of Lin Xiu’s insidiousness.
The second time he was arrested and taken to the government office, he was still calculating others. Yongping Hou was a first-class marquis, but his son was exiled by him. What a wrong decision he made to provoke this person?
After letting the father and son of Dongcheng Wei stand up, Lin Xiucai learned from him the follow-up of this incident.
Dongcheng Ling was arrested on the spot for participating in Yang Xuan’s frame-up of Lin Xiu. Not only was he arrested, but he also betrayed an official of the Ministry of Justice.
Once the Secret Investigation Division is dispatched, even a small matter will become a big deal. Not long after, all the corruption and abuse of power that Dongcheng Ling had done in the past were dug out one by one. Together with his son, the crimes committed by the father and son were too numerous to list. They were directly sentenced to death according to the law and would be executed in a few days. All the
constables and jailers involved in the case in Dongcheng Ya were dealt with one by one.
Dongcheng Wei not only escaped this time, but also got a blessing in disguise and replaced the original position of Dongcheng Ling. Starting tomorrow, he will officially take office.
Because all this was brought to him by Lin Xiu, he brought his son and prepared a generous gift to Lin’s house to thank him at noon today.
Lin Xiu waved his hand and said, “You don’t need to thank me. If you want to thank someone, thank yourself for not doing evil like the East City Order. But you should take good care of your son. Don’t bully the people all day long by relying on your status as an official’s son. If he offends someone he shouldn’t offend, I will send you to jail…”
Upon hearing this, Wu Qing knelt down again with a plop and said repeatedly, “Don’t worry, Master Lin, I will definitely change my ways and be a good person in the future. I will never dare to be like that again…”
After experiencing two life-and-death disasters, Wu Qing really repented.
The son of the East City Order, who was once so arrogant, was going to be beheaded in two days, and the noble son of Yongping Marquis was already on the way to exile. These things had a huge impact on him, and it was also the most important reason why he was determined to repent.
Lin Xiu looked at the East City Commandant again and said, “Congratulations to Lord Wu for his promotion. As the East City Commandant, you are the parent official of a region. You should benefit the people more and don’t always think about clinging to the powerful. You have seen the fate of your predecessor. Serving the people honestly is better than anything else…”
The East City Commandant said solemnly, “This subordinate will definitely remember your teachings.”
Lin Xiu nodded and said, “By the way, a murder happened in Lihua Garden that day. Your government has not allowed them to do business until now. Remember to lift the restrictions. They are small businesses and cannot withstand the tossing…”
The East City Commandant nodded quickly and said, “Yes, yes, I will do it when I get back, I will do it when I get back…”
Lin Xiu said again, “Also, I have a friend in Lihua Garden. If it is convenient, please take care of the place more often. After all, the people in that building are either old or weak or girls, and they are easily bullied.”
The East City Commandant patted his chest and assured: “Of course, of course, don’t worry, sir. If anyone dares to make trouble there, I will definitely help them!”
With his words, Lin Xiu didn’t have to worry.
Lihua Garden was in the DC area, which happened to be under his jurisdiction. Moreover, that place was not a prosperous area, and the specifications of the theater were not high. Generally, the dignitaries would not go there. After he became the East City Order, he could basically cover it. After
leaving the Lin Mansion, Wu Wenyuan, who had been promoted to the East City Order, returned to the government office as soon as possible and personally led people to Lihua Garden. Lin Xiu had been very kind to him, so he asked him to do this. If he couldn’t even do this well, how could he face him next time?
At this time, Lihua Garden.
Facing the hooligans who stayed in the theater, the owner was somewhat helpless and said, “Dear guests, it’s not that we don’t want to entertain them, but the official said that we can’t open the theater these days. There is really no way…”
A man with a face full of flesh smiled and said, “You said that we won’t open the theater today, I won’t make it difficult for you. I’ll pay for the money and invite a few girls to sing in my house. Isn’t it okay?”
The owner shook his head and said, “Sir, I’m really sorry. There has never been such a rule in our building. The girls are not allowed to leave the building.” The
evil intentions of these girls who asked them to go to the house were obvious. I don’t know how many girls in other buildings have been harmed by this. Why would she push the girls into the fire pit for money?
The man spat on the ground and said impatiently, “What a broken rule. I’m not not giving money. Let me tell you, if you make me unhappy today, you don’t have to open this theater anymore…”
The owner looked embarrassed, and the actors and girls in the theater retreated one after another.
When Wu Wenyuan walked in, he saw these hooligans making things difficult for the people in Lihuayuan.
He knew these rascals. When the previous East City Magistrate was in office, several of them gave the East City Magistrate a lot of tribute every month, so they could run rampant in the jurisdiction. Wu Wenyuan wanted to control them at that time, but he was afraid of offending the East City Magistrate, so he could only turn a blind eye.
Now it’s different. Now he is the head of the East City Yamen. Who does he have to look at?
He frowned and said angrily: “You bastards are really rebellious. Come on, drag them all out, give each of them a hundred sticks, and beat them on the street. I want to see who dares to act wild here in the future!”
Before the rascals could react, they were carried out by the accompanying constables and yamen runners. Several others took benches from the building. Soon, there were miserable screams outside.
Countless passers-by watched from afar. They knew these ruffians. They used to oppress the people in the city, and the government didn’t care. What happened today? They were dragged out of the theater by the yamen runners and beaten so hard…
It seems that this theater called Lihuayuan has a background…
In Lihuayuan, a group of girls looked at this scene with great surprise. The owner of the troupe didn’t know what was going on at the moment. At this moment, Wu Wenyuan’s gloomy face turned into a spring breeze-like smile in an instant. He walked forward and said, “You are the owner of this theater. From now on, you can open the door to do business. I am the newly appointed East City Order. Such ruffians have appeared in the jurisdiction. It is all because of my poor governance. If anyone dares to make trouble in the building in the future, you can come to the East City Yamen to find me, and I will definitely make the decision for you!”
The owner and the girls of Lihuayuan were a little confused. Is this new East City Order so approachable?
Only Caiyi seemed to have thought of something, and her heart was slightly sweet, and a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
It was not until Dongcheng Ling left that the girls began to exclaim in delight.
“Well done!”
“This new lord is such a good official…”
“Hehe, we don’t have to worry about those bad guys making trouble in the future!”
…
The girls were chattering and making a lot of noise. Only the class leader walked up to Caiyi, glanced at her and asked, “Caiyi, do you know something?”
Caiyi shook her head and said, “Nothing…”
The class leader rolled his eyes at her and said, “No shit, and you want to hide it from me. I just saw you grinning alone there. You don’t want to tell me, right? Next time Young Master Lin comes, I will say you are sick and not here…”
Caiyi had a panicked look on her face and said, “It was the Young Master who just told me that he would go to the yamen to help us urge them. I didn’t know that Lord Dongcheng Ling would come…”
The class leader smiled and said, “Caiyi, I think that Young Master Lin is really interested in you, otherwise why would he care so much about our affairs?”
Caiyi clenched the hem of her clothes with both hands. She had buried some thoughts deep in her heart, but what happened today made her think more…
But, the Young Master is engaged, and that proud girl should not allow him to take a concubine, right?
Even if she didn’t become a concubine, it would be nice to be able to serve him often and sing for him…
For a moment, she began to worry about gains and losses. It
will be on the shelves this Friday. Please bear with me for two more days. I dare not say anything about things that are too far in the future, but I will definitely show you 10,000 a day during the days when it is on the shelves.
(End of this chapter)
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