The dim back

Liu Zhongqing listened to Zhang Yulu's narration and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Maybe if I had met you earlier, the matter would have been resolved quickly and it wouldn't have come to this point today."

Zhang Yulu said in her heart: "If it were in the past, and I hadn't traveled through time, we wouldn't have been able to meet each other."

At this moment, a maid came in and reported: "Miss, Master Lin asked me to pass a message to you. He has been waiting for you at the door for a long time."

Zhang Yulu didn't want to see this person anymore, so she said to the maid, "Next time Lin Xuefeng comes here, tell him that I don't want to see this person."

The maid immediately said, "Master Lin told me that he knows the whereabouts of the painting and wants to talk to you."

This aroused Zhang Yulu's interest: "What secrets are hidden in these four paintings?"

Zhang Yulu thought that since the system wanted him to find these four paintings, they must be related to him.

The system began to remind Zhang Yulu: "Master Host, if you can find these four paintings, you can travel back."

Zhang Yulu only now understood that Lin Xuefeng had been talking about the four paintings. It seemed that Lin Xuefeng wanted to use his connections to find the paintings and then travel back in time. After all, he was still a homeless person here. After returning to the modern era, Lin Xuefeng would have his own house.

Zhang Yulu already knew Lin Xuefeng's secret, so she refused without hesitation: "Go tell Mr. Lin that I have cut off all ties with him. Don't let him come to me again."

Hearing what Zhang Yulu said, the girl ran out with a smile. After seeing Lin Xuefeng, she said to him, "Our young lady asked me to tell you that you are not welcome in Yiren Villa in the future. Our young lady is not interested in the paintings you mentioned."

Lin Xuefeng was helpless and had to use his trump card: "Go back and tell your young lady that I know the whereabouts of Zhang Laojiu."

Lin Xuefeng is a very smart man. He can speak to the heart of others no matter what time. Zhang Yulu is looking for Zhang Laojiu, but he didn't expect that Lin Xuefeng could tell Zhang Laojiu's secret.

The maid told Zhang Yulu about this matter, and this time Zhang Yulu came out in person.

The moment he saw Lin Xuefeng, Lin Xuefeng had a flattering look on his face: "You are finally willing to see me. I hope we can get along well like we did in our hometown."

Zhang Yulu said bluntly: "It's not impossible for us to just get along well, but you should do the things in front of you first."

Hearing these words, Lin Xuefeng rolled his eyes and said, "Don't lie to me. If you still want to return to our hometown, you have to listen to me about what happens next."

Zhang Yulu was forced to know Zhang Laojiu's secret, so she had to reluctantly agree to Lin Xuefeng: "I'll listen to you. Please try to make things clear."

Lin Xuefeng coughed and said, "Can we go out and sit down and talk? I'm very tired after walking all day."

Zhang Yulu knew that Lin Xuefeng could not enter her house no matter what he said, so she nodded reluctantly: "Let's go out for a walk, but not too far."

The two of them came to the nearby woods, and Lin Xuefeng began to make some moves, holding Zhang Yulu's hand and asking about her well-being: "How have you been doing in Yiren Villa since you came here?"

Zhang Yulu didn't want to answer Lin Xuefeng's words at all: "Just tell me what you want to say. I want to go back and talk to Liu Zhengqing."

When Lin Xuefeng heard this, he became unhappy: "You are lucky enough to have traveled through time to become a young lady, but I traveled through time to become a shabby scholar. Not only am I penniless, I don't even have a place to live."

Zhang Yulu knew in his heart that if Lin Xuefeng knew about this, he would travel to the Lin Xuefeng of this world. Lin Xuefeng took Master Lin's property because his father had harmed Master Lin.

Lin Xuefeng didn't know what he would do.

Seeing that Zhang Yulu didn't say anything, Lin Xuefeng also made his own request: "Since I can tell you the clue, can you give me some money to spend?"

Zhang Yulu looked up at Lin Xuefeng and saw that he was in tatters. Out of sympathy, he gave Lin Xuefeng a hundred taels of silver and asked, "Where is Zhang Laojiu?"

Lin Xuefeng leaned over to Zhang Yulu's ear and said, "Yesterday I saw Zhang Laojiu at the City God Temple. He was talking to a mysterious man, and they agreed to go to Yiren Villa tomorrow."

As Zhang Yulu knew, the person who was talking to Zhang Laojiu was probably his family's mortal enemy. But what did Zhang Laojiu want to do by coming to Yiren Villa?

Zhang Yulu tentatively asked Lin Xuefeng: "How did you know about this?"

Lin Xuefeng showed a very obscene look: "The two of them were talking next to the City God Temple. I just happened to go over and eavesdropped. They almost broke my legs."

After Lin Xuefeng finished speaking, he began to slander Liu Zhongqing again: "Do you remember when you didn't travel through time? You also didn't know people well. Before you started dating me, you were almost deceived by that senior."

Zhang Yulu didn't expect that Lin Xuefeng would bring up the past and repeatedly ask for favors from her. It seems that the Lin Xuefeng in front of her is still the same as before, and can't be any worse.

Lin Xuefeng's eyes were filled with anger: "If I knew who was the one who persecuted my family and brought them down upon themselves, I would tear him into pieces and double the suffering I've endured, returning it to him."

Seeing Lin Xuefeng like this, Zhang Yulu felt a little scared: "It seems that my father should be careful. This Lin Xuefeng in front of me is not easy to mess with. After all, he uses the wisdom of modern people, and he knows some secrets of Yiren Villa. I'm afraid he will find out soon."

Zhang Yulu then thought of another thing: "How are you going to explain this to Widow Yang?"

When Widow Yang was mentioned, Lin Xuefeng became a little angry: "Don't mention that fat guy to me. I feel annoyed when I see him. If I wasn't so poor, how could I agree to the fat guy's request?"

At this time, Liu Zhongqing came up behind him and said to Lin Xuefeng openly: "Zhang Yulu, you are my fiancée now. I hope you won't bother me too much. After we finish talking, you can leave now."

After Liu Zhongqing finished speaking, he threw a hundred taels of silver on the ground and said as if giving alms: "Take this silver back. It will be enough for you to live for a while. Don't come and torture us in every possible way."

Lin Xuefeng had no choice but to bend down and pick up the silver on the ground. He said without any reaction: "Since I have no money, I will bend my waist. You bend your waist for five pecks of rice, but I bend my waist for one hundred taels of silver. It's not shameful for me to say so."

After saying these words, Lin Xuefeng turned around and walked away happily.

Liu Zhongqing looked at Lin Xuefeng's back and said, "You'd better stay away from such a person. I don't know what he is up to. I have been standing far away. For a while, I heard him mention Zhang Laojiu. I don't know what they have secretly conspired with. Otherwise, Zhang Laojiu is so cunning, how could he just casually tell the secret?"

Zhang Yulu also found it very strange and thought that this was the case. Zhang Laojiu was so cautious. Although he was a scoundrel, he was still smart when doing things.

If he really had no brains, I believe Zhang Shaohua would not cooperate with him.

Liu Zhongqing thought of something: "I have an idea. I can get close to Zhang Laojiu tomorrow."

This aroused Zhang Yulu's interest, and she was very happy: "Tell me quickly, I want to hear it, I also want to know why."

Liu Zhongqing said frankly: "I think Zhang Laojiu came here for money. Since the incident that just happened in the brothel, I think Zhang Laojiu must be holding a grudge. I will take advantage of this to see if I can provoke him to say something."

Hearing Liu Zhongqing's words, Zhang Yulu laughed: "I didn't expect you to always be so prudent. I have to be on guard against you in the future. If you plot against someone, that person will probably lose miserably."

Hearing Zhang Yulu's evaluation of him, Liu Zhongqing also smiled and said the truth: "Let me tell you this, I won't do anything unless you offend me. But from the current situation, you just need to return to Liuzhou and be a good daughter-in-law of the Liu family. You can leave everything else to me."

Zhang Yulu then thought of something, "Shouldn't you go back and take care of Miss Qiufeng? He's all alone in Liuzhou. Aren't you afraid that our princess will cause trouble for him?"

This is also what Liu Zhongqing is very worried about: "I really have no other options, but I can't solve the case and help him at the same time. Qiu Feng must face the struggle in the inner house by himself."

Zhang Yulu began to speak out her true feelings: "None of you royal relatives married one wife, they all had three or four concubines. So, you also want three wives and four concubines?"

Liu Zhongqing shook his head: "I was forced by the situation. Qiufeng and I have been childhood sweethearts, and you are my childhood sweetheart. I can't just throw away both of you. This is my responsibility as a man."

Hearing what Liu Zhongqing said, Zhang Yulu understood: "If the imperial court needs you for marriage one day, you will be like others and will definitely marry a new bride for the sake of the overall situation?"

Liu Zhongqing nodded without hesitation: "But such things are rare, please rest assured about your work. Qiu Feng and I have also talked about this before."

Soon, the next morning, Zhang Laojiu hurried to the door, and after conspiring with Zhang Shaohua for a while, he just walked out of the door.

Liu Zhongqing stopped Zhang Laojiu in the corridor and said, "Last time you put me in jail, I haven't settled the score with you yet, but today you're here for me."

Zhang Laojiu changed his usual style and said with a smile on his face: "Then I didn't know you were the eldest princess's son. If I knew you were the eldest princess's son and a famous marquis, I would never dare to do that. How could I offend you for a whore in a brothel?"

Hearing Zhang Laojiu's evaluation of Qiu Feng, Liu Zhongqing became very angry and punched him.