Lin Qingwan had already turned around and returned to the carriage, her voice faintly coming from inside, "My brother will be staying at Fu'an Temple in the city, if you all have a kind heart, go there to pay your respects."

  Having spoken, he ordered the horse carriage to proceed.

  The Lin family's carriage slowly passed in front of these people, and Zhou Cishi led everyone to quietly retreat two steps, standing by the side of the road to see them off.

  After Lin's team left, a teapot and a tray were left on the ground, which was said by Lin Qingyuan to be the tea and refreshments for them, this is undoubtedly a loud slap in the face.

  But nobody dared to speak.

  Everyone quietly climbed into their own carriages and left.

  The road sacrifice also needs sincerity, and there is not much difference from attending the funeral of the deceased. On someone's funeral, leisurely drinking tea, eating snacks and chatting...

  This is the rhythm of revenge, no wonder Lin's family would be angry.

  However, this aunt from the Lin family is not easy to mess with. After all, standing here are people who have a good reputation in the entire city of Suzhou. Moreover, there are many relatives and children of the Lin family, but she didn't give them a glance before leaving.

  The grandma of Lin's family is not easy to mess with!

  This is the most direct recognition of the masses after regret.

  The Lin family's carriage drove away, and Shang Mingyuan hesitated for a moment before turning his head to see that his younger brother had already followed closely behind, his mouth twitching as he also spurred on his horse to follow.

  Forget it, anyway, today only the servants who came to pick up the two brothers arrived at Shang's house, and Lin Auntie is not a face-saving person for the Shang family, so those people can't blame the Shang family.

  Lin Run paused for a longer time, but Eighth Uncle had already coldly instructed the coachman, "Let's go."

  The sixth uncle and eleventh uncle also had a cold expression, didn't even glance at the people outside, and when the carriage passed by the relatives who came to greet them, they gave them a sharp look.

  Lin Run saw his father and two uncles like this, so he didn't hesitate anymore, whipped the horse and followed up.

  "Haoyu may be gone, but the Lin family is still the Lin family, and we can't lose our dignity," Sixth Uncle scolded his son with a stern face. "What were you afraid of just now? You hesitated, while a 15-year-old girl showed more determination than you. As the head of the Lin family, when you saw them setting up tables to have fun, you should have whipped them at once. Outsiders are one thing, but for our own family's patriarch to pass away and yet they set out tea and snacks to receive mourners - is this mourning or rejoicing? Those who don't know would think they had a deep grudge against Haoyu and the main branch."

  Sixth Uncle was furious, and said in a deep voice: "Outsiders will not feel good because of their flattery, but instead think that the Lin family is discordant and has poor morals. Who knows what they'll be laughing at behind our backs."

  Lin Run bowed his head in shame, "Father, I know I was wrong. When I get back, I will definitely severely punish those who went to receive the coffin today."

  Sixth Uncle nodded solemnly and sighed after a while, "No wonder Second Brother dared to hand over the Long House to Ruan Jie, in the future, Lin Shi will have to rely on her even more."

  The Lin family's convoy did not return home directly, but first went to Fu'an Temple, where they stored Lin Jiang's coffin and offered incense to him, entrusting the abbot of Fu'an Temple before descending the mountain to return home.

  It was already dusk, and Lin Qingyuan invited the three clan elders to say: "The sky is late, and the three uncles are better off staying in the city tonight."

  Three people were stunned, and Sixth Uncle furrowed his brow and asked, "Aren't you going back to Lin Family Village?"

  Lin Qingwan shook her head, "Everything is in the house in the city, and in the past when Father came back, he also lived in the city. I'm used to it too, so from now on, Yu Bin and I will also live in the city."

  As soon as Lin Zhi was mentioned, Liu and Shiyi suddenly had no opinion, and even Bayi just pursed his lips and didn't speak.

  Lin Qingwan said softly: "Sixth Uncle, from now on, if there's anything going on in the clan, you can just send someone to find me at the manor. After all, Lin Family Village and Lin Manor in the city aren't far apart."

  It's not far, in those years Lin Zhi didn't like the side branches, so he specially bought land on the east side of the city to build Lin Fu, while Linjiazhuang was in the northern suburbs. If it weren't for the fact that there wasn't good land in the south of the city, Lin Liu Shu thought he would definitely have built his mansion in the south.

  Sixth Uncle thought for a moment and said, "But it's not convenient for you two sisters to live alone in the city. What if someone bullies you? It's better to go back to Lin Family Village, at least there are relatives around who can take care of each other."

  Lin Qing smiled faintly and said, "Thank you, Sixth Uncle, but Yu Bin and I have our identities to consider. Not just in Suzhou, but throughout the entire Jiangnan region, there are only a few who would dare to bully us. And what's more, we still have Lin Guan and his family. If all else fails, when the time comes, we can always ask someone to call out to our clan, and I'm sure our uncles and brothers won't ignore us."

  Sixth Uncle and Eleventh Uncle exchanged a glance, sighed, and agreed to let Lin Qingyan and Lin Yubin stay in the city, but he also politely declined Lin Qingyan's invitation and returned to Linjiazhuang with Lin Run.

  Eighth Uncle followed them out, and when they got on the horse carriage, he said coldly: "This is a tiger with sharp claws, don't raise it like a cat, or it will bite you back in the end."

  "Lao Ba," Liu Shu warned, "How can you talk about your own niece like that? Don't forget, we're from the same root."

  "Early out of five clothes of clan relatives, even if they are not close to each other, how can you know what's in people's minds?"

  Eleventh uncle said coldly, "You're the one who has a grudge, aren't you? The relationship between Sixth Brother's house and the direct branch has always been good. When Third Brother was still around, Wu Lang even studied with him together."

  Eighth Uncle was speechless, Eleventh Uncle was satisfied, and after humming twice, he stepped onto the carriage, lazily instructing his own coachman: "Return home. We've only been away from home for three or four months, but the whole village has turned upside down, losing face all the way to the city."

  Liu Shu and Ba Shu suddenly remembered the commotion at today's funeral, their faces turned pale in an instant, and they climbed onto their own carriage to return home.

  Lin Qingwan watched as their carriage disappeared into the distance before turning to Shang Mingyuan and his brothers, saying: "You all should head back soon too. Having been away from home for several months, your family must be missing you."

  Shang Mingjie said: "Lin aunt, let's send you back to the mansion first."

  Lin Qingwan slightly shook her head and said, "No need, this place is not far from home. Da Guan had already returned two months ago to collect and arrange things. Now entering the mansion can settle down, why bother you all to take another trip? You go back and tell Shang Lao Furen that I will bring Yubin to pay respects when I have time."

  The two brothers should go down. Shang Mingyuan dragged the reluctant Shang Mingjie back, who had been away from home for several months and really missed his wife at home.

  "Let's go, we're going home too." Lin Qingyan took Lin Yuhong's hand.

  Perhaps it was a case of being nervous about returning home, Lin Yubin became unusually tense.

  Because Lin Jiang rarely returned to Suzhou, and Lin Zhi didn't like Suzhou, only a few servants were left to clean the mansion on this side. So when Lin Yubin returned to his hometown that year, he didn't live in the Lin Mansion but instead stayed at his maternal grandmother's house.

  But she also returned to Lin's mansion, which was very deserted at that time, and because there was no master in it, there was not a bit of atmosphere.

  At this time, they returned to the street where they had entered the Lin's mansion. The gate was wide open and Gong Da led the servants in a line waiting for them.

  The government office has been renovated, the courtyard with lush grass has been cleaned up, weeds have been cleared, and various flowers and trees have been replanted.

  The bluestone floor underfoot has been swept clean, and the damaged places have also been repaired.

  Zhong Daguanshi and Lin Guanjia led the servants to follow them into the house, although no one dared to speak, but she felt that the originally quiet Lin's mansion became lively.