After Lin Zhijiao went out, he walked to the place where he had made an appointment with Shen Pan and a few people.

Lin Zhijiao saw Shen Pan and a few people from a long distance, and was just about to walk over. Suddenly, he was stopped by a dark shadow emerging from the alley.

"Ahh

"Shhh

A man's voice came from behind him, and Lin Zhijiao was really startled when she didn't follow the maid by her side.

"Who are you?!"

Lin Zhijiao was pulled into the alley with her mouth covered, and after a few struggles, the man behind her let go of the hand covering her mouth.

Lin Zhijiao hurriedly wanted to run away but was grabbed by the hair and dragged back, she hurriedly turned around and saw a somewhat familiar face.

"Don't move! Or you'll have your face scratched! See if it's you who runs fast or my knife is fast. Zhang Ze pulled out a knife from his waist, and the tip of the knife was against Lin Zhijiao's face.

"Who am I?" Zhang Ze said viciously, "Who am I, Miss Lin Er, don't you know?" Don't pretend to me! ”

Lin Zhijiao looked at the man in front of her carefully, her face was full of stubble as if she hadn't cleaned up for a long time, her hair was in strands, and she felt that she could smell the smell emanating from her body.

"Are you...... You are Zhang Ze! ”

Lin Zhijiao didn't expect him to appear in front of her, the last time he asked him to do something, he saw that the form was not right, so he beat him up, if he hadn't run fast, he would have found someone to beat him up.

Originally, the agreement between Zhang Ze and the Xue family was that the Xue family would give him a sum of money first, and then give a sum of money after the matter was completed. As a result, Lin Zhiyu exposed their plan at that time and planted Lin Zhijiao by the way.

Zhang Ze saw that the situation was wrong, so he also turned the wind and framed Lin Zhijiao, trying to marry Lin Zhijiao. As a result, the two sides were not human, and they ran away on the spot, without even taking the money from behind.

This time, Zhang Ze appeared again because the money given to him by the Xue family had been spent, and because he was a gambler, he owed a lot of gambling debts and was desperate, so he had to take risks to find Lin Zhijiao.

The reason why he came to Lin Zhijiao was because he heard that she had become quite famous recently, and it must be very useful to threaten her with this, and Lin Zhijiao was not as scheming as Xue's, so it was better to threaten.

"Second Miss, doesn't she still know me? I haven't forgotten what your mother and you asked me to do. Could it be that the second lady forgot? Zhang Ze threatened Lin Zhijiao with a knife, in fact, he just wanted money today.

"You're threatening me? Believe it or not, I'll call someone right now! Lin Zhijiao was so scared that she was going to die, and the sharp tip of the knife was against her face, if she was not careful, it would be a cut. She only dared to threaten with her mouth, but her body kept leaning back.

Zhang Ze saw Lin Zhijiao's pretense and continued to threaten Lin Zhijiao with a knife. "Your name? I'll tell you everything you and the Xue clan have done when someone comes in a while! Also, the poems you read aren't your own, are they? Aren't you afraid that I'll say it? Zhang Ze is alone now, he knows that Lin Zhijiao has far more worries than himself, as the saying goes, those who are barefoot are not afraid of wearing shoes.

"You! What exactly do you want to do? Lin Zhijiao had no choice but to appease Zhang Ze and find an opportunity to escape.

Zhang Ze smiled, "Miss Lin Er, you don't have to be afraid, I just want some money." You're the prime minister's daughter, so you shouldn't be short of my money, right? ”

Hearing that it was just asking for money, Lin Zhijiao breathed a sigh of relief, "How much do you want?" ”

"One thousand taels."

"What! You want to go crazy with money?! No way! I don't have that much money! Although she is the prime minister's daughter, she is also a concubine, and the prime minister does not like extravagance and waste, resulting in her not having much money on weekdays. And she spends money with the Xue family, always spends lavishly, and has never saved money.

"Don't try to fool me! The Xue family is a wealthy businessman, can you still have no money? Zhang Ze thought that Lin Zhijiao wanted money and didn't want to die, so he said fiercely.

Lin Zhijiao was frightened by the dagger, and explained in a trembling voice: "That's my mother's money, why don't you go to her?" I don't really have any money. ”

Zhang Ze sneered, Lin Zhijiao was really a villain who forgot his righteousness, and even betrayed his mother.

"I don't care whose money you have, as long as I give me money, I will never come to you again."

Lin Zhijiao swallowed her saliva, "One thousand taels is too much, I can only take out two hundred taels now......"

"Not a single point less! Don't try to bargain unless you don't want your face! Zhang Ze's eyes rolled, "It's okay if you can't take out so much money, let me scrape your face for a hundred taels, and you don't have to give money for ten dollars." Saying that, Zhang Ze made a gesture to make a move.

"Don't! I'll give! I'll give you money! Lin Zhijiao screamed and covered her face, her face was much more precious than money.

"Wouldn't it be nice to do this sooner? I see a couple of people waiting for you over there. Remember, don't tell anyone, I just want money. Zhang Ze took out Lin Zhijiao's money bag, weighed it, and found that the amount was quite satisfactory, so he put it in his pocket.

"You promise, I will never show up again if I give the money." Lin Zhijiao went out today, but she brought a lot of money, which was taken away, and her heart hurt, but she didn't dare to come back.

"Of course, I don't force you to take it out all at once. Didn't you say that you can only take out two hundred taels now? Give me these two hundred taels at the back door of the Prime Minister's Mansion tonight, and the rest can be graced for a few days. But don't try to play tricks! Or I'll tell you all your secrets!" ”

Zhang Ze threatened Lin Zhijiao and turned around with the money bag and left, and when he left, he stuck a knife in Lin Zhijiao's hair, which scared Lin Zhijiao for a while.

Lin Zhijiao recovered for a long time, her hands trembled, and she pulled the knife out of her hair, and her heart still jumped wildly. She doesn't have a penny on her now, her hair has just been ripped by Zhang Ze, and she looks like a madman.

She looked at Shen Pan and the others at the mouth of the alley, and found that they were already waiting impatiently. But she can't see people at all when she looks like she is now, so Lin Zhijiao had to sneak away from the alley.

After Xue learned from Xue Yan that Lianhua had met a foreign man last night, she had been thinking about how to say it, if she said Lin Zhiyu directly, the prime minister and the eldest lady would definitely not believe it, or suppress the matter.

But what if she said it was Lianhua directly? Maybe the prime minister and the eldest lady will investigate the matter thoroughly because they are afraid that Lianhua will bring Lin Zhiyu to harm, at this time, as long as the evidence is found, even if it is not Lin Zhiyu, she can be implicated because of the personal maid.

If Lianhua can be driven out of the house, then Lin Zhiyu is missing a right-hand man, it is best to place his own hands next to Lin Zhiyu, and then Lin Zhiyu will just recognize her kneading and pinching and flattening?

Xue said that he would do it, and asked the maid to paint her makeup lighter and pretend to be full of sadness. Holding the mung bean water to cool off the heat in the prime minister's study, he kept sighing.

The prime minister was really annoyed by Xue's annoyance, so he looked up and asked, "What's wrong with you?" ”

Xue Shi saw that the prime minister finally noticed her, and immediately served the mung bean water, "Prime minister, the weather has been hot recently, you can drink a little mung bean water to cool off." ”

The prime minister took it and put it on the table with some reluctance. "It's only the middle of June, and it's not yet hot."

"Yes...... Is it? The concubine is just looking at the weather has been a little hot recently, and I am afraid that you will have heat stroke and boiled mung bean water for you in advance Xue Shi waved his hand and asked the maid to take the mung bean water away, and sat aside and sighed.

The prime minister really couldn't read the official document quietly, and he didn't know what happened to the Xue family. "Why do you always sigh?"

Xue Shi saw that the prime minister finally asked her, and quickly pretended to be worried. "My maid saw a man at the back door last night, and I don't know if I should tell you or not."

Although the prime minister is a civil servant, he is the most annoying person like the emperor who speaks around the corner. "Just say it, I still have business to deal with."

Xue Shi saw that the prime minister was a little impatient, and hurriedly said: "Yesterday, my maid Xueyan saw the eldest lady's personal maid Lianhua meeting with a foreign man at the back door!" ”

While the prime minister was in a daze, Xue Shi added fuel and vinegar and said: "I don't know if such a maid will teach the eldest lady badly, alas! It's sad. ”

The prime minister also frowned when he heard this, it is true that a maid also has an impact on the master, especially one like Lin Zhiyu, who relies on Lianhua for many things.

"Your maid can see clearly?" The prime minister always felt that this was like a trick of the Xue family, would she really worry about Lin Zhiyu?

"This maid is here. Tell the Prime Minister what you saw. Xue pushed the snow goose out.

"Yes."

Xue Yan told the prime minister everything she had heard from the rough maid, and described it in a vinegaring manner.

"Are you telling the truth?" The prime minister put down the official document in his hand.

"It's true, I saw it with my own eyes, it's Lianhua." Xue Yan didn't lie, she did see Lianhua's face in the end.

"By the way, I also saw that the man gave Lianhua something and put it in her arms."

Although the prime minister didn't believe it, Xue Yan didn't say it like it was choreographed. And what's the use of them if they make it up?

"Prime Minister, why don't we go and have a look. If Lianhua really has an affair with a foreign man, we should quickly kick her out, so as not to affect the eldest lady. "Xue's fight is the idea of searching Lin Zhiyu's courtyard, even if it is just to search for a maid, it is also a person from Lin Zhiyu's courtyard.

"You go and invite the eldest lady, and I'll go with you to have a look." The prime minister is well aware of the intrigue in the backyard, but he tries to avoid it, even if there is a real problem, it is on the side of the eldest lady.

Xue wanted the prime minister to deal with it personally, which made the problem even more serious, but she also guessed that the prime minister might be called the eldest lady, but it didn't matter.

According to Xue Yan, Lianhua has been having an affair with a man for a long time, and there must be something left by that man in the room. And didn't Snow Goose say that the man gave her something back yesterday? Now look for it and you'll find it.

Xue went to invite the eldest lady with a ghost in his heart, and after explaining the situation to the eldest lady, the eldest lady gave Xue a blank look.

On the surface, he pretended to care about Lin Zhiyu, but in fact, he didn't need to guess that this matter was caused by the Xue family.

"You've already told the prime minister?" The eldest lady hurriedly followed the Xue family. Although the prime minister is towards Lin Zhiyu, he doesn't understand some conventional things in this backyard.

"Yes, the concubine didn't dare to hide it, so she first told the prime minister, and then came to tell the eldest lady about you. The prime minister said that you should hurry up. It should have arrived at the eldest lady's yard by now. Xue pretended to be very regular, but he was secretly happy in his heart.

The eldest lady gritted her teeth angrily, but the most important thing now is Lin Zhiyu, if the prime minister goes over to check on this matter first, and then she arrives, it seems to outsiders that the people in Lin Zhiyu's room were discovered by the prime minister, and her mother came to help Lin Zhiyu.

The eldest lady walked over anxiously, scolding the Xue family for always doing things, and on the other hand, she was still worried that the prime minister would enter Lin Zhiyu's courtyard before her.