After being forced to leave the marriage, I became the wife of a top scholar.

Chapter 190 The Prince of Huai's Men Have Arrived
Hai Shengyang returned to his seat, and Lin Yunche also turned around and sat back down.

"Lord Lin, my condition is very simple. I just want to enter the Lin family and become your concubine. That's all."

Now that Hai Shengyang is discussing such an important matter directly with Lin Yunche, he certainly won't start by talking about concubines.

A concubine! Yes, a concubine!
Hai Shengyang's gaze was firm, with a smile in his eyes, while Lin Yunche threw his head back and laughed heartily. He turned around and raised a slight brow with his peach blossom phoenix eyes.

"You, a concubine?"

"If I remember correctly, you only wanted to be a concubine before."

Upon hearing this, Hai Shengyang's smile froze on his face. Lin Yunche knew that he had been to Linjia Village? And that he had met Bai Wanqing?
"Lord Lin, Madam Lin doesn't know how important I am. Don't you realize it now, sir?"

"All I ask for is a small favor from you, sir."

"Why must you trample on other people's sincerity like this, sir!"

Hai Shengyang held his breath, but his tone softened at this moment.

Because the person standing in front of her at this moment was almost nothing like the Lin Yunche she had ever seen or heard of.

The man was now cold and aloof, and the icy light in his eyes was like a sword that pierced through all her pretense.

"Sincere? Miss Hai, you know in your heart whether you are sincere or not."

Hai Shengyang had never experienced such a suffocating feeling before; she was terrified!

However, Hai Shengyang was unwilling to admit defeat. "Lord Lin, whether you agree or not is entirely up to you. You must not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

After Hai Shengyang finished speaking, he turned his gaze away from Lin Yunche.

She was scared! She dared not look anymore! Everyone said that Bai Wanqing had threatened Lin Yunche in the same way back then, could Lin Yunche have the same expression now?

It was terrifying, like a trapped beast, as if it would pounce on its prey and tear it to shreds at any moment.

Hai Shengyang could feel that her hands, hidden under her sleeves, were trembling violently.

Lin Yunche snorted coldly, "Opportunity?"

"What kind of family do you take our Lin family for?"

"And what kind of person do you take me for, Lin Yunche!"

"Miss Hai, now I can give you this answer."

"You have no chance of getting into the Lin family!"

After Lin Yunche finished speaking, the chill emanating from him dissipated, and he returned to his usual carefree demeanor.

Hai Shengyang was annoyed and stammered, unsure of what to say.

Lin Yunche stood up, a smirk playing on his lips, "What do you mean, 'you'?!"

"You should go back and take a piss in your mirror and see what you look like before you talk."

After Lin Yunche finished speaking, he turned and left the Hai family.
As soon as he mounted his horse, Lin Yunche's expression turned solemn.

"It seems there's something fishy about Uncle Lin's matter. We'll probably have to investigate Hai Shengyang."

When Lin Yunche returned home, he saw Bi Yi and Meng Zhan standing anxiously at the door.

"Lord Lin, where have you been so early in the morning?"

"Hai Da has been looking for you all morning."

Lin Yunche rolled his eyes. "This father and daughter really miss me. They can't stand not seeing me for even a moment!"

Meng Zhan lowered his head and said, "No! It's the Prince of Huai's men who came."

"They say that the Fang family owns some properties, and he's sending people to collect them."

"That's why Lord Hai is so eager to see you right now."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yunche turned around and walked into his own courtyard without looking back.

"My lord! What's wrong with you?!"

Lin Yunche turned to Meng Zhan and said, "Commander Meng, I am really not feeling well today and need to take a day off. Could you please pass on this to Lord Hai for me?"

Meng Zhan suddenly looked up, "My lord, you don't look sick at all!"

Lin Yunche was full of energy and walked briskly just now, showing no signs of illness at all.

"Ouch! Ouch!" Lin Yunche immediately clutched his stomach and cried out in pain.

"Lord Meng, I am really ill. Why don't you go to the clinic and find a doctor to take a look at me?"

Where would Meng Zhan find a doctor for him? Even if he did, it would be a doctor from Bai Wanqing's clinic, who would naturally cover for Lin Yunche.

"Yes, I understand! I will inform Lord Lin of his condition truthfully."

Meng Zhan gritted his teeth and agreed.

Lin Yunche nodded. "Alright, you guys go back now. I'm going to rest."

After Lin Yunche finished speaking, he ran back to the house, and the prefect's gate slammed shut with a loud bang.

Bi Yi and Meng Zhan, who were locked out by Lin Yunche, exchanged a glance.

Before Meng Zhan could speak, Bi Yi interjected, "Oh dear! Lord Meng, look, I forgot! I have an appointment to investigate a case today, so I'm afraid I won't be able to return to the yamen with you."

After Bi Yi finished speaking, he turned around and ran away.

Meng Zhan stood still, gripping the reins tightly in his hand.

"Fine! Fine! Fine! You all ran away! Leaving me to eat the first bite of the skewer all by myself."

"Lin Yunche, you still say you're not petty and that you don't care about Bai Wanqing."

"You don't care that you're playing me like this?"

Meng Zhan cursed under his breath, but he couldn't ignore the government's reply.

Those are men under the command of the Prince of Huai! If you accidentally offend the Prince of Huai, well...

If you accidentally offend the Prince of Huai, let alone a mere prefect of Huaizhou, he could be crushed with a single finger!

Meng Zhan suddenly felt this was an opportunity. The worry on his face vanished instantly, and he hurried back to the yamen with a smile.

At this moment, Lord Hai is leading Magistrate Han and the Prince of Huai's men to conduct verification.

The Fang family possessed considerable assets, including two estates they had leased from the Prince of Huai. Magistrate Han looked at the two men sent by the Prince of Huai with a complex expression.

“My lords, the land deed of the Prince of Huai is clear, and it is a simple lease.”

"There's no need to have Lord Lin check it together."

“Look at our clear accounts, and the Fang family recognized them clearly back then.”

"Your Highness can simply take these two estates back now; Lord Lin will certainly not object."

Magistrate Han took out the lease agreements for the two estates and handed them to the two advisors of the Prince of Huai.

The two advisors had grim expressions, but instead of taking the contract from Magistrate Han's hands, they spoke to him in a tough tone.

"Lord Han, it's not that we're unwilling to give you face."

"But our Prince Huai said that we need to communicate with Lord Lin personally about this matter."

"Lord Han, Lord Hai, please forgive us."

After the two advisors finished speaking, they looked at Lord Hai and asked, "Lord Hai, didn't you say that Lord Lin would be here soon?"

"But it's already this late in the day, why hasn't Lord Lin arrived yet!"

One of the aides, Cao Zhe, asked impatiently.

Hai Daren was already sweating profusely, craning his neck to look outside.

"Almost there! Almost there!"

This Lin Yunche really has a grudge against him. Every time he encounters Lin Yunche, he never has a good time. Now that these two evil gods have left, he absolutely cannot stay in Huaizhou City any longer. Otherwise, he doesn't know when Lin Yunche will kill him here.

Another aide was more accurately described as a bodyguard than an aide.

His eyes flashed with a fierce light, and whenever Cao Zhe became impatient, he would stand up and slam his fist on the table.

In just this short time this morning, he knocked off the corner of a table in the government office, which is why Hai Chengming is so afraid now.

After waiting for another quarter of an hour, Meng Zhan appeared at the entrance of the government office.

Hai Chengming ran out as if he had seen a savior.

What surprised him was why Meng Zhan came alone, and where was Lin Yunche?
Hai Chengming slapped Meng Zhan away and looked behind him; there was absolutely nothing there.

"What's going on! Where is Lord Lin?" Hai Chengming's roar echoed throughout the entire government office.

Cao Zhe led Ma Yu and the other man out, asking, "What's going on, Lord Hai?"

Hai Chengming smiled, then glared angrily at Meng Zhan. Meng Zhan, with a mournful face, helplessly spread his hands and said, "Reporting to you gentlemen, Lord Lin is ill."

"He's lying at home and probably won't be able to come to the government office today."

Cao Zhe roared, "What? You can't come?"

"Lord Hai, do you think he doesn't care about our Prince Huai at all?"

"Hmph! A mere Lin family dares to be so arrogant."

Hai Chengming harbored some resentment towards this advisor, but he didn't show it on his face.

"Brother Cao, how about we come back tomorrow or the day after?"

"Presumably, Lord Lin will return once his illness improves."

Cao Zhe, having failed to wait for Lin Yunche, left the government office with Ma Yu in a fit of anger.

"Brother Cao, this kid Lin is so disrespectful to us, should I go and teach him a lesson?"

Cao Zhe's eyes gleamed with cunning. "No problem, no problem. Let's go back to the inn first and talk about it then."

Cao Zhe returned to the inn, and he and Ma Yu ordered a few dishes and went into their room.

Cao Zhe was known for his volatile temper under the Prince of Huai, and he was quick to resort to violence at the slightest provocation. The Prince of Huai personally appointed Cao Zhe to take over the estate in Huaizhou City.

"The Prince of Huai sent me here to teach that Lin a lesson, didn't he?"

Cao Zhe drank a glass of wine and pulled his good friend Ma Yu aside to speak.

"Brother Cao, what are we waiting for? Let's just go to his house in the middle of the night and beat him up."

"Why should we have to watch him put up with this kind of nonsense here?"

Once Cao Zhe got drunk, he realized that Ma Yu's words made sense.

Seeing that Cao Zhe did not object, Ma Yu felt relieved. "Brother Cao, how about we make our move tonight?"

Cao Zhe smiled and shook his head, "No rush, no rush!"

"We didn't see Lin Yunche today, so we don't even know what he looks like!"

"I heard he's never been particular about his clothes. What if we sneak into his house and hit the wrong person? Wouldn't we have wasted our time?"

"What do you suggest, Brother Cao?"

"Tomorrow, tomorrow we'll go to the government office again. If we don't see Lin Yunche, we'll go straight to his house."

"If you want to see him, of course you can."

Ma Yu spat out a mouthful of wine, "Hmph, this kid doesn't even deserve our attention."

Cao Zhe laughed and said, "Wouldn't it be better if we went to their door?"

"It can be considered as scouting the location in advance."

Upon hearing this, Ma Yu immediately nodded, "Okay! Then we'll do whatever Brother Cao says."

Zhuang Qi knew that the Prince of Huai had sent Cao Zhe and Ma Yu to Huaizhou, and seemed to understand the Prince of Huai's intentions.

"Mr. Zhuang, what can these two rascals do in Huaizhou?"

"With the Fang family gone, how could they possibly have the ability to rebuild a Wang or Liu family?"

Zhuang Qi stroked his beard. "Not at all! The prince simply wants to reclaim the estate, and sending these two men is quite appropriate."

"Mr. Zhuang, how come even you are here?"

"Brother Fu, don't worry, we'll find out soon enough."

(End of this chapter)