Through the troubled times and famine, I just want to farm peacefully

Yun Si covered his nose and pointed to a remote room in the yard.

"over there."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yinan turned around and strode towards the room. As soon as he reached the door, he could clearly smell a strong odor that was even stinkier than a dead rat.

She frowned, kicked the door open, and a foul stench hit her nose.

This is the smell of a rotting corpse!

Without going in, Lin Yinan knew there was a corpse inside.

Seeing the door of the wing room kicked open, Yu Qiutao rushed over like crazy, "What do you want to do? Juan'er is sleeping, don't disturb her."

Lin Yinan stretched out his hand to stop her and looked at Yun Si with a look of majesty and unyielding intent.

"Yun Si, send someone to clean up the bodies inside."

"Yes, I will obey the order."

Yun Si turned around and went out to call for help.

Yu Qiutao stopped being crazy after hearing that, and she stared at Lin Yinan with vicious eyes.

"I'm living a good life here, why do you want to mess up my life? Can't you bear to see me live a good life?"

"You think life is good if you follow the barbarians who kill without blinking an eye? Have you forgotten who killed your father?"

Lin Yinan's eyes were as deep as a cold pond, and he could see through the secrets deep in her heart at a glance.

Yu Qiutao's face suddenly turned pale, and then filled with resentment.

"I'm not as lucky as you. I got pregnant before marriage and still found such a good husband. My mother and brother sent me to Yu Mansion as a concubine in order to marry into a rich family. But my brother was a loser who got addicted to gambling and ended up having his legs broken.

My mother came to him several times to ask for money to treat his leg, and she even pushed me down, causing me to give birth prematurely and almost die. The eldest young master's wife had no children, and she actually wanted to kill me during childbirth. Fortunately, I was lucky enough to survive.

When the eldest young master was alive, I naively thought that he would be my lifelong support, but unfortunately he died young. I lived with my daughter in the Yu family, living in such a humble position that I had to please even the servants.

I was willing to watch Juan'er grow up, even if it meant suffering. But God never favored the poor, and my Juan'er was taken away before she grew up.

In order to please the Hu people, Mr. Yu Er gave me to He Xiong as a concubine regardless of whether I was willing or not. What's wrong with the Hu people? He treats me better than anyone else. These days under his protection are the most comfortable and pleasant days in my life.

Now, my poor Juan'er is back again!"

At the end of her speech, a happy and sweet smile blossomed on Yu Qiutao's face, her eyes sparkled, and her hands gently stroked her bulging belly, and every movement was extremely gentle.

Lin Yian and Lu Changqing looked at each other and rolled their eyes speechlessly.

As the saying goes, people with different goals cannot be friends.

People are born different, and everyone has the right to choose the life they want. Compared with Yu Qiutao, Lin Yinan is destined not to be friends with her.

Yu Qiutao was just one of the thousands of women who were bound by family constraints and social oppression under the feudal ethics. They did not dare to break the taboos of ethics and did not have the courage to pursue their own happiness.

Lin Yinan withdrew his gaze and prepared to turn around and leave.

At this moment, a little boy rushed out from the corner, and Lin Yinan quickly grabbed him by the collar.

"Let me go! You bad guys, don't bully my mother. When I grow up, I will kill you!"

Zheng Ge'er, who was held in the air, kicked and thrashed around like an enraged lion, his eyes filled with hatred.

Seeing that he could not harm her, Lin Yinan let him go.

Zheng Ge'er landed on the ground and stood firmly, and wanted to hit Lin Yinan with his head. He saw clearly just now that their daughter was very respectful, and guessed that she must be an official.

Lu Changqing grabbed the little bird on his head and said, "If you move again, I'll kill you!"

Zheng Ge'er was suddenly grabbed by his hair, and the pain was so severe that tears welled up in his eyes, but he stubbornly refused to let them fall.

Yu Qiutao came to her senses and stepped forward pitifully to plead for him.

"Zheng Ge'er is still young and doesn't understand anything. Please don't hurt him."

Seeing the undisguised hatred in Zheng Ge'er's eyes, Lin Yian said coldly: "The child is only three or four years old. I'm afraid you have instilled a lot of hatred for us in him, right?"

"I didn't, please don't accuse me." Yu Qiutou lowered her head to hide the panic in her eyes.

"Do you know clearly in your heart that you can't be sincere to a child who is not your own? You might be nice to him for the sake of living in the Yu family. But you just want to use him and deal with the Yu family one day. It's a pity that such a good child has been led astray by your evil intentions!"

Lin Yinan ruthlessly exposed Yu Qiutao, and he was very clear about her nature.

Her words seemed to drain all of Yu Qiutou's strength. She slumped down and sat on the ground, her hands trembling as she stroked her bulging belly.

Finally, she glanced at the mother and son, turned around and left without even looking back, saying, "Let's find a place far away from Nanzhou Prefecture and settle them down."

Upon hearing that Lin Yinan was not going to take any action but was sending them away, Yu Qiutao breathed a sigh of relief and loosened the fists that were clenched under her sleeves.

Lu Changqing let go of his hand, and Zheng Ge'er hurriedly hid behind Yu Qiutao. The mother and son looked at each other as if nothing had happened, then lowered their heads to hide the hatred in their eyes.

After leaving the yard, Lu Changqing sent Lin Yian away. He stood by the pond, staring at the lotus flowers in full bloom.

A woman in mourning clothes and with a haggard and old face was walking towards them in the distance.

"Meet the adults!"

Lu Changqing took out a bulging purse from his arms and handed it to her. His face was calm and his eyes were as cold as frost, which was intimidating.

"Be sure to cut the weeds and weeds, and if the matter is settled, all the silver will be yours."

"Sir, this..." The old woman wanted to reach out her hand, but she shrank back and dared not take it.

"Don't worry, no one will bother you except God, you and me."

Lu Changqing's words seemed to give the old woman a reassurance. She took the purse, bowed to Lu Changqing and thanked him again and again, then turned and went to the side yard.

When he saw the hateful eyes of the mother and son for the first time, Lu Changqing knew that he must not raise a tiger to cause trouble.

After a long time, he put away the murderous intent in his eyes and left the villa.

The next morning, the swollen bodies of Yu Qiutao and her son were fished out of the lotus pond.

Lin Yinan did not delve into this matter. She was busy discussing with Lu Changsheng about leading troops to kill He Xiong.

"What happened on the battlefield in the Southland is too strange. If someone uses this as an excuse, there will be no peace in the Southland in the future. That's why He Xiong must die."

Lu Changsheng also had the same worry. After thinking about it, he felt that the lightning strike that day might have been an arrangement by God.

"I agree with City Lord Lin's opinion, but my injury is not good enough for me to walk, and I am afraid that I will be a burden to City Lord Lin. Therefore, I will ask my deputy general to lead 10,000 elite soldiers to follow City Lord Lin to Linjiang County to conquer and wipe out the Hu people. What do you think, City Lord Lin?"

Lin Yinan stood up and saluted, "General Lu is very sincere, I will definitely live up to your trust!"

"When will City Lord Lin set out?"

"Be careful to prevent He Xiong from calling in reinforcements. Now is the best time to take his life while he is ill. The sooner the better. Prepare the food and fodder. If possible, I will set out early tomorrow morning."

As soon as she came back, she discussed it with Yun Yi and others, and just waited for Lu Changsheng to nod in agreement.

Before leaving, Lin Yinan went to Yu's house and met Yu Xunmei.