Chapter 368： Li Sanlang with ulterior motives

Chapter 368 Li Sanlang with ulterior motives

Early in the morning of the first day, as soon as Chu Nanzhi led the little ones to wash up in the courtyard, Lin Jinhui rushed over with her maid Ming'er in a hurry.

Seeing Chu Nanzhi's figure, he looked around in the yard and asked anxiously, "Sister-in-law, where is Brother Jinxiao?"

"He went to the county government."

Chu Nanzhi replied indifferently.

Since he took office, this little boy has disappeared every day before dawn, and he is completely different from him when he is recuperating at home.

I wanted to comfort him again today, so I deliberately got up earlier, but I didn't think I would still fall behind him.

Looking at her sister-in-law's anxious look, Chu Nanzhi asked hesitantly: "What's the matter, Jin Hui, what do you want from your brother?"

"I heard from the servants who went shopping in the morning that Brother Jinxiao was assassinated outside Chongrenfang last night. My mother was worried, so she deliberately asked me to come over and ask, is Brother Jinxiao okay?"

Lin Jinhui couldn't wait to ask again.

But he never mentioned his father Lin Tingzhen.

"Assassinated?"

Chu Nanzhi was startled, her expression turned solemn and she lowered her head to look back and forth at the little treasures.

The quadruplets buried their heads in fear.

Lin Jinhui said from the side: "I heard that the yamen servants put up notices all over the city early in the morning, so that people who know the details of the assassin can go to the county yamen to report it. The notices are posted everywhere, as if they participated in the assassination. There are still many assassins."

As soon as Lin Jinhui finished speaking, Dabao stuck to Chu Nanzhi's body, with a depressed face, and explained sullenly: "Mother, Dad was hacked to protect us last night, and Dad was afraid that Mommy would worry about it, so he wouldn't let us go." We tell you."

Chu Nanzhi felt sad for a while when she heard this.

Sambo Lin Ruichong also lay on top of her, and said sullenly, "Mother, I accidentally hurt my father."

Chu Nanzhi patted the backs of the little guys, and comforted them with shame: "I don't blame you, it's all mother's fault."

I also blame myself for being careless, for not worrying so much.

No wonder he was so angry last night.

No wonder there was such a heavy smell of plaster from his shoulders in the study.

In the middle of the night, he and the little treasures couldn't see him, so naturally they wouldn't be relieved.

After the curfew, although the city is the most strictly controlled, it is also the time when the assassins are the easiest to attack. As long as the assassins pick the time between the patrol and the guards to change their defenses, the chances of success must be the greatest.

He waited so long last night, he must be very anxious.

After the curfew, the county government has no manpower to mobilize in a hurry, so he can only take the little treasures out to find someone by himself.

It's really hard for him.

"Hey, with my brain, why didn't I think of knocking on the door in the courtyard to confirm whether the five of them, father and son, have indeed rested."

Thinking of this, Chu Nanzhi felt even more guilty.

She told the little treasures kindly: "Mother, go to the county government office to see your father, so you just stay at home obediently and listen to your auntie, study your books and practice calligraphy, and play with brother Muci, okay?"

"Well, mother, can you let Dad come back and live with us? We are very worried that he lives in the county government alone."

The quadruplets nodded obediently, and looked at her expectantly.

"Okay, let your father come back to accompany you every day from now on."

Chu Nanzhi swore a promise.

Although she believed that after this incident, the County Lieutenant's Mansion would strengthen the security in the city and even arrange some guards in the county government, but after all, he is not a prominent royal family like a prince or princess, so it is impossible to use a large number of soldiers as personal guards.

On the contrary, it is much safer at home.

There is a nursing home arranged by Mr. Zhao behind the scenes, and soon the mansion will also arrange some nursing staff. Even if there are still stupid people who want to assassinate, the difficulty will be greatly increased.

Made up his mind, Chu Nanzhi asked Sang Qi to go to the stables to put on a carriage, and ordered Lin Jinhui to help watch the little treasures enter the house, and then hurried to the county office.

The wheels were rolling and driving slowly on the bustling streets, and along the way, you could see county government officials and sergeants in armor posting notices everywhere.

The patrolling guards are also much more diligent than before.

Passing by the gate of the County Wei Mansion, Chu Nanzhi deliberately asked Sang Qi to stop, opened the curtain of the car and looked around.

Someone dared to assassinate in such a bustling and bustling area, it seems that the mastermind behind it is indeed not a smart person.

I didn’t expect that there really are such stupid people in this world. If they jump out to assassinate at this juncture, wouldn’t they be asking for their own death?

It didn't take much thinking to know that it was related to the gentry who opposed the land equalization order.

Hurriedly and slowly, they finally arrived at the gate of the county government office at three poles in the sun.

Chu Nanzhi ordered Sang Qi to park the carriage and wait outside, and went into the county government office by herself.

As soon as he reached the door, Li Ce came out from inside.

When the two met, Li Ceman came over and called kindly: "Sister-in-law, are you here?"

Although he already knew about his elder brother's reconciliation with her, but in his heart he will always only recognize this only sister-in-law.

Chu Nanzhi heard his strange tone, she was a little puzzled, and asked in bewilderment: "Why, Sanlang, but what happened?"

Li Ce didn't know how to answer her, because there was already a troublesome master in front of her.

He ordered the left and right yamen servants to retreat, and half-deceived and half-coaxed her to walk in: "Elder brother doesn't seem very happy today, I'm afraid only you, sister-in-law, can persuade him."

"But your brother punished you for what happened last night?"

Chu Nanzhi asked.

After all, Li Ce is now in charge of the deputy of the County Lieutenant's Mansion, and is also the deputy military supervisor of the Coastal Defense Battalion. He has an unshirkable responsibility for such a thing.

"Brother didn't criticize me too much for this matter, but just told me to be careful."

Li Ce replied.

And even if his elder brother punished himself for this matter, he didn't complain.

What he is most worried about now is the relationship between the couple.

Chu Nanzhi looked at him with a mysterious look, and always felt that there was something hidden in his heart.

But at this time, she was eager to see Lin Jinxiao and check his injuries, so she didn't have too many scruples.

As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the living room in the outer courtyard, Li Ce hurriedly hissed with the yamen servants on both sides, signaling them to keep quiet, and then heard a rush of complaints from a woman:

"Brother Jinxiao, when did you become so restless and irrational now that you want to seize the power of the patriarch for the sake of that woman's elders and elders in the Jianzhi clan? The old man is not a gentle and sage man, but his words are terrifying, you know what is being said about you outside now, saying that you have no respect for your elders, and that you are a rebellious and unfilial son."

"Yan Ning, not all obedience can be called filial piety. Only when respect is reasonable and filial piety is measured can it be regarded as wise filial piety. People's words are awesome, but there are axioms in this world that last forever.

If they are not upright, why should they be upright? If the elders of the Lin family really feel that they have been wronged, why don't they dare to complain openly, but only sow right and wrong behind their backs? Scolding down the spine,

Your sister-in-law has a good saying, 'There are only mediocre people in the world without blame and without reputation'. I, Lin Jinxiao, walk in the world, only recognize reason and not recognize people in everything. People gossip. "

Hearing Chang Yanning's name, Chu Nanzhi couldn't help raising her eyebrows, and only then did she realize why Li Ce was so eager to bring herself in.

She glared at the rascal with contempt, but was about to turn around but was held back by Li Ceqiang.

Li Ce spread out his two big hands and firmly stopped Chu Nanzhi, preventing her from slipping away.

While the two were holding each other, the woman's voice sounded again: "Since your heart is so magnanimous and you have no regrets in everything, what about me?"

(end of this chapter)