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His wet clothes had already been turned into ice clothing by the cold wind, and his hair and eyelashes were covered with ice dregs. With his lowly status as a slave who had been sold to another family, no one would care about their life or death, and even in winter, he did not have any cold clothing. His face was livid from the cold, and his frail body shivered in the biting cold wind.

Just as he was about to faint from the cold, a few servants came over with his sixth wife, Jin Shui Ying. Seeing that it was such a cold day, a servant was kneeling in the courtyard. She was a kind-hearted person, so when she saw that someone was suffering, she kindly advised him.

The Second Young Master saw that Jin Shui Ying was also pleading for mercy for the servant, and he was unhappy, so he put on airs and made things difficult for her by teasing her with frivolous words and teasing her with provocative words.

There was a limit to his tolerance. No matter how good Jin Shui Ying's temper was, she could not bear to see her second young master being so shameless and making things difficult for them. Although he was only one year older than her, he was still Master Zhang's legitimate sixth wife. Disgusted by his despicable expression, he turned around and left, having the servant carry Lin Yueqi to his room.

Seeing this, the Second Young Master realized that he had lost face. He was so angry that his face was not his face, but his nose. He then put all his debts onto Lin Yueqi's head.

After half a month of careful care from Jin Shui Ying, Lin Yueqi's body gradually recovered. After half a month of contact, he was attracted by this girl's kindness, warmth, and gentleness.

Although Jin Shui Ying was the Sixth Madam, she was born in a humble family. Since childhood, she was kidnapped by others and sold to the biggest restaurant in Zhong Ling County to sing music for her guests. Because he had some business dealings with people in the Heavy Mausoleum County, Zhang Shoushan often went to that restaurant. Seeing that this woman was beautiful and she sang well, he became excited and spent a large sum of money to get her to become a child.

At that time, Zhang Shou Shan was already over 20 years old, and Jin Shui Ying was over 20 years younger than him. Putting aside the difference in age, he did not have any character nor charisma, so he naturally could not attract the young and beautiful Jin Shui Ying. And it was precisely because Jin Shui Ying was born into poverty, he was also warm-hearted towards those servants, and was deeply loved by everyone.

Lin Yueqi was also born into poverty and had a low status. However, he was honest, loyal, and even had a pretty and pretty appearance. Thus, Jin Shuiying secretly danced for Lin Yueqi while Zhang Shoushan was not in the mansion. When Zhang Shou Shan was present, she had played the zither for him. She was playing the zither for him, but in reality, she was playing the zither for Lin Yueqi. Naturally, Lin Yueqi understood her thoughts. She was happy in her heart, but she still worked hard.

However, the good news did not last long. Although Li Xiaoyi was keeping watch for them when they met, he was still seen and told the Second Young Master how narrow-minded he was. After knowing that the two of them had met in private, he gnashed his teeth and swore to use this matter to completely destroy Lin Yueqi.

15 th day of the first month

The eldest daughter-in-law of the Zhang family added another layer of joy to the Zhang family. The entire household was brimming with joy as they busied themselves with the feast that was about to begin tonight. Zhang Shoushan was overjoyed. He planned to invite some of the local gentry to join in the fun. How could such a scene be devoid of money? Naturally, she had to go. She asked Li Xiaoyi to bring a message to Lin Yueqi saying that she would ask him to come to her room in the middle of the night. She had a present for him.

When the guests arrived at the Zhang Mansion one by one, and the banquet began, Zhang Shoushan noticed that the sixth wife did not appear, and the second young master did not appear. He sent his servants to look for him, and halfway through the banquet, the servant and the second young master entered the main hall one after the other.

The servant's expression was somewhat panicked. When he saw the Second Young Master giving him a meaningful glance, he pretended to be calm and walked over to Zhang Shou Shan's side, bent his head and whispered a few words. Zhang Shou Shan was shocked at first, but just as he was about to get up, he sat back down and pretended as if nothing had happened as he served everyone.

After the feast, everyone dispersed.

At a quarter to ten, Lin Yueqi arrived at Jin Shui Ying's room at the scheduled time. He saw that the lights were not on, "Is she not here?" Lin Yueqi thought for a moment. Just as he was about to knock on the door, he found it ajar. He thought Jin Shuiying had opened the door for him, so he pushed it open without thinking too much.

He gently called out Jin Shui Ying's name and walked into the room. He could see a little bit of moonlight on the exterior of the room, but he couldn't see anything clearly in the darkness of the inner room. He touched the wall with his hand and slowly moved along the table and chair towards the inside of the room.

"Shui Ying, it's me. Yue Qi, where are you?"

There was still silence in the room, a deathly silence.

Lin Yueqi was a little afraid, and his voice trembled a little, "Water …" Shuiying, are you there? "Water..." Suddenly, something tripped his foot and he fell to the ground.

Lin Yueqi felt around in the dark and found a leg, "Mother!" Lin Yueqi cried out in alarm. His scalp was numb, and he was covered in cold sweat. He continued to feel around until he could feel his upper body. A fragrant smell wafted up. This smell was very familiar. Yes, it was Jin Shuiying's smell.

"Could it be that this person is —" Lin Yueqi's heart skipped a beat when he thought of this, "Shui Ying, Shui Ying, is that you? I'm Lin Yueqi, you … What's the matter with you? " He shook the person on the ground with all his might and said, "Shui Ying, just say yes. Please don't scare me, okay?" At this moment, he realized that there was a handkerchief in his hand. He didn't know what that handkerchief was. He reckoned that it was a gift that Shui Ying was going to give him this time.

Right at this moment, a group of servants rushed in through the door. Zhang Shou Shan and Second Young Master followed closely behind them. As the fire flared up, Lin Yueqi could clearly see that the person on the ground was Jin Shui Ying. Her hair was in a mess, her clothes were in disarray, and her mouth and forehead were covered in blood. The scene was like a thunderstorm, and Lin Yueqi's mind was blank …

Zhang Shou Shan shouted sternly: "Men! Take down this traitor who killed Mrs. Liu! "

A few servants rushed over and pinned him to the ground. At that moment, Li Xiaoyi rushed over after hearing the noise, and upon seeing that scene, he was extremely astonished. He hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "Master, master, this … "This is really unfair. Dinner, dinner, Lin Yueqi and I …"

Zhang Shou Shan glared at him and rudely interrupted him: "Shut up! You're just a servant and yet you're spouting nonsense from then on. If you keep spouting nonsense, don't blame me for capturing you as an accomplice!"