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  By the end of August, no lotus leaves or flowers could be seen in the Lotus Pond, only some withered and blackened residual leaves and a few floating duckweeds. These duckweeds were being disturbed by several half-grown boys. The black spirit stone that originally stood at the edge of the pond, which was Old Master Lins favorite, had tilted and fallen into the water. Several boys were directing three or four young servants, who were only half grown, to stand in the waist-deep water and push with all their might. The water was stirred up and turned a murky yellow.

  Lin Jinrong glanced back, her skin slightly dark, two thick eyebrows like two worms. The small fat man wearing an autumn-colored robe was Lu Jialang Lu Lun, the same age as her. The tall and slender, refined and pale one wearing a light gray robe was Wu Jias second son Wu Xiang. The white and chubby one wearing a blue robe was Lu Luns older brother Lu Jiasan Lu Jing. Looking delicate and beautiful, with a face full of fear and despair, eyes darting around, wearing a light green robe was her brother Lin Yizhi.

  In the garden, a few half-grown children were frolicking about, which didnt surprise Lin Jinrong. In this area of Pingzhou, the Lin, Lu, and Wu families were prominent clans, all of whom valued poetry and literature, and had always been intermarried. The Lin and Lu families, in particular, were close, with every generation necessarily intermarrying to strengthen ties between the two surnames. As a result, these people all had intricate relationships with the Lin family, often visiting the Lin household when they were young, and were extremely familiar with one another. Although as the years passed, everyone grew older and began to observe the proprieties between men and women, on this joyous day, with Lin Yizhe leading them, sneaking into the garden to cause trouble wasnt a big deal; the adults and servants all just turned a blind eye.

  To speak of the matter, Lin Yizhen was settled accounts by Old Master after the fact, which was well-deserved, but in the end it was her mother who was wrongly blamed and suffered misfortune along with her siblings. Lin Jinrong furrowed his brow thinking, how can this be? As a wife, if she is not loved by her husband, then everything is wrong. In the minds of these men, their own wives should not only manage household chores, give birth to children, serve them well, but also take care of their concubines and children, otherwise they are evil women, poisonous women, and not virtuous.

  Lin Jianrong secretly cursed, what a ridiculous world! Only her former self would have felt unfair in her heart but didnt think it was unjust. After all, since she was young, the education she received and the things she saw and heard were like this, and after a long time, they became habits. But after going through that matter and living again, its clear that it cant be tolerated anymore.

  "Fourth sister." Lin Yizhen, who had a guilty conscience, was the first to discover Lin Jianrong. He was so scared that he almost shed tears, and he looked at Lin Jianrong with a pleading expression: "What should we do?" His birth mother had just gained favor with Lin SanYe, and he was only an illegitimate son. In the eyes of Old Master Lin, who valued ethics and hierarchy above all else, he was nothing! If he hadnt shown off by secretly bringing these young masters here to see this stone, how would such a thing have happened? The thirteen-year-old boys face had turned white with fear.

  Lin Jinyong didnt say a word. Her gaze was still on Lu Xuns body, and the little fatty with a mischievous look on his face stretched two of his ring fingers into his mouth, pressed down on the corners of his eyes with his index fingers, and made a silly face. "Wow..." He stuck out his tongue at her, rolling his eyes, looking as ugly as possible.

  "Slap!" Fourteen-year-old Lu Jing wanted to save face, his face flushed red as he slapped his brothers hand, sneaking a glance at Wu Xiang, and apologetically smiled at Lin Zhen Rong: "Fourth sister, dont mind, Fifth Brother is just this annoying."

  "What are you hitting me for? Im going to tell Mother." Lu Lin shouted loudly, and slapped her brother rudely. "I wont take offense." How could she take offense at Lu Lin? There were only a few people who treated her as well as he did, not to mention that he was like an older brother to her. Lin Jinrong finally calmed down and smiled faintly at the young men, bowing slightly: "Third Brother Lu, Fifth Brother Lu, Second Brother Wu, Brothers."

  Lu Xun stared at her uninterestingly, pulling the gooses neck and shouting loudly: "I heard you were sick, I thought you had lost weight, how did you get fatter? Dont you want to lose weight? My second sister has been yelling about being fat every day, she doesnt even dare to eat." Wu Xiang beside him also smiled at Lin Jianrong, waiting for her response.

  Lin Jinyong couldnt help but touch her cheek, and after taking care of herself for half a month, she had actually gained weight. How did she not notice? However, after so many years, she had also forgotten whether she was fat or thin before, and for a moment, she couldnt find the words to respond to Lu Lin.

  "Always speaking nonsense. Are you also spreading rumors about my sisters?" Lu Jing hurriedly pinched Lu Yun and awkwardly looked at Lin Jianrong, "Fourth sister, this black fatty has caused trouble again, he didnt believe that the Lingbi Stone is the best in Pingzhou..." As he spoke, his gaze sneaked sideways to Lin Yizhen who was lost and dejected, then glanced at the Lingbi Stone half-submerged in water, and winked at Lin Jianrong with a "you know" expression - its no secret that the legitimate children of the three houses of the Lin family have never liked Lin Yizhen.

  Lin Jinyong looked at Lu Jings silly smile, pretending to be unaware of anything, but in her heart, she was coldly laughing. In the past, she had been blinded by infatuation and thought he was a good person, only to find out that this man would poison his own brother for personal gain. Looking at him now, afraid that the world is not chaotic enough, yet still pretending to be a good person in front of her, his sinister nature had already shown signs when they were young, how did she not see it back then?

  Lu Xun exploded in anger, he hated it when people called him a black fatty, not even his own brother was allowed to do so. He turned red with rage and shouted at Lu Jing: "White fatty, how did I know that the rotten stone wasnt placed stably? Lin Wulang only told me this stone is the best in Pingzhou, but didnt tell me its short of a leg, cant even be touched... Luckily Im lucky, otherwise if it fell on this side, Id be dead..." He ferociously poked Lin Yizhi, who was pale-faced beside him, and shouted: "Is that right? Lin Yizhi! Tell me, is it intentional? To avenge the last fight when you didnt beat me?"

  "No. I didnt know it would be like this." Lin Yizhi nervously wiped his hands on his robe again and again, unable to wipe away the cold sweat that kept pouring out. He gritted his teeth, rolled up his sleeves, and prepared to jump into the pond to help the young servants push the stones.

  All evils start from this jump, and hes going to jump again! Lin Jiner hastily called out to Wu Xiang, who was silently standing by: "Second Brother Wu, quickly hold him back."

  Wu Xiang immediately listened and pulled Lin Yizhen, who struggled pitifully: "Let me go, Ill be beaten to death by my grandfather."

  Actually, hes also silly and pitiful, not even considering whether that stone can be pushed up by his small body? Lin Jianrong looked at Lin Yizhen with a gentle expression: "Most likely the stone base was already unstable, it has nothing to do with brother. Well all testify for you. Right? Lu Wuge?" She glanced sideways at Lu Lun.

  The little fatty grunted twice, after all, to give Lin Jianrong face, reluctantly said: "Yes, yes, I think this stone looks good, just want to touch it, the result is lightly touched and it fell." He rolled his eyes, "Really annoying!"

  Wu Xiang glanced at Lin Jianrong and smiled calmly: "Thats right, we all saw it." Since Lin Jianrong, the person with the most reason to gloat over Lin Yizhous misfortune, didnt plan on pursuing the matter, why should he bother? He had never been one to stir up trouble.

  Lin Jinyong looked at Wu Xiang with gratitude, and Wu Xiang showed her a row of clean and tidy white teeth, indicating that she didnt need to worry.

  Among the four people present, three have already expressed their attitudes. Lin Yizhens heart ignited with a few sparks of hope, carefully looking at Lu Jing who had not yet expressed his attitude.

  Lin Jinyong looked at Bai Chubuzi Lu Jing, thinking of the vicious and ruthless heart hidden behind his smiling face, and felt a wave of disgust and hatred. His face smiled even brighter: "Lu San Ge? You just said..." Although Lin Yizhi shouldnt have shown off this stone in front of them, he also shouldnt have instigated Lu Yun to tease Lin Yizhi. Just pushing all the blame onto Lu Yuns back, and then not even sparing Lin Yizhi? This is the Lin family, not his Lu familys backyard!

  Seeing several pairs of eyes staring at him, Lu Jings eyes turned and he smiled slightly: "Of course it is. Fourth sister, remember to tell the adults to take a look at other stones in the garden to see if they have similar problems. If so, deal with them early, otherwise it will be bad if someone gets hurt."

  Lin Jin smiled coyly: "Thats natural." She waved to Lin Yizhou, who had gradually calmed down, and said softly, "Brother, Im here to find you. Father is looking for you." Hurry up, dont cause any more trouble for the ladies.

  Lin Yizhen looked at the stone with difficulty, then looked at Lu Jing and others. Lin Jinrong sighed and took a few steps forward, saying in a low voice: "You hurry up and go, Ill go and tell my wife to arrange for someone to come and lift the stone."

  Lin Yizhi forced a smile at her, nodded at Lu Jing and the others, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and left.

  Lin Jinrong smiled and said to Lu Jing and the others: "I just heard that the performers of the variety show have arrived, why dont you guys go take a look first and see if theres anything good to watch. Later, you can also tell us about it. Im going to find our wife too."

  Lu Xun stepped on her skirt corner with one foot and grinned at her: "Im not going, Ill go find Xiao Qi Di to play with you."

  A shell burst on his dark and shiny forehead, cursing: "No discipline! Dont you let go of your feet?"

  "Want to try hitting me again?" Lu Luns fist landed on Lu Jings chest with a "thud", and he glared at Lin Jianrong with a provocative gaze. But instead of getting angry, Lin Jianrong smiled back at him, which made Lu Luns ears turn red in surprise. He awkwardly withdrew his foot and gruffly asked, "Whats wrong with you?"

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