Jiang Nan lowered his head in shame.

  "The Lin family has many enemies. To say nothing of those far away, I wonder if the Liao people would kill both me and Yubin to avenge themselves if they had the chance?"

  Jiang Nan's face changed greatly, gritting his teeth: "This subordinate deserves to die, Miss, rest assured, from now on this subordinate will be extremely careful and never dare to let the young lady take risks again."

  "Besides the Liao people, in our Da Liang, the Lin family also has many enemies. I put you by her side because of your exceptional abilities and meticulousness. But if you can't even detect a few children's pranks, what will happen when more cunning opponents make their move?"

  Jiang Nan lowered his head, his fists clenched slightly. He had indeed become slack, ever since being assigned to be by the young lady's side. Every day was just sending her off to school, waiting for her outside until she finished classes, then picking her up again.

  Although there were also fights in the school, they were all a group of young people with shallow thoughts, and when they fell into his eyes, they were just children's petty squabbles.

  Auntie said before, apart from ensuring Big Sister's safety, nothing else matters.

  So he never interfered either, who knew that what was originally just a staring contest between you and me, with me secretly badmouthing you, suddenly escalated to digging a hole to harm someone?

  Jiang Nandu regretted it to death. If he had known earlier, he should have paid more attention to his surroundings. Young people are bound to be careless in their actions. If he had been more careful, he would definitely have discovered it.

  It's fortunate that this time it was just a prank by some kids, if they had really encountered the Liao people setting up traps on the road, he might not have been able to protect the young lady.

  Lin Qingwan did not change his mind, and in terms of ability, Jiang Nan was the strongest in the guard team. He had also learned a lesson, so he would definitely be more careful than others in the future. After the lesson, he let him step down.

  "What about those mischievous people?"

  Lin Qingwan smiled lightly and said, "The children's affairs will naturally be resolved by the children themselves."

  Even if she was furious in her heart, it's impossible to kill them at their home, otherwise small things would become big things. However, Yuhin's course might need to be increased a bit, such as practicing archery, so that when the time comes and they are bullied, they can fight back.

  So Lin Yubin was stuffed with a slingshot the next day, and a little black girl named "Daniu" also moved in beside him.

  She is really dark, her face is black, her hands are black, even her neck is black, when she smiles with a split mouth, only one tooth is white.

  The big girl gave a curtsy and kowtowed to Lin Yuhong, saying: "Your humble servant greets the young mistress."

  Lin Yuhu came back to his senses and looked at Xiaojie with a puzzled expression, "Xiaojie, I'm fine now."

  "This is extra for you," said Lin Qingyuan, "Daniu is Fang Daxiang's daughter, she shoots a bow very well, sometimes when birds fly over her, she can shoot them down, later she will teach you how to shoot a bow."

  Yingyan and Bihong widened their eyes, "Hit, hit with a slingshot?"

  The two of them stared blankly at their elder sister, and suddenly the image of their gentle elder sister holding a slingshot to shoot birds flashed in their minds. The two of them shuddered and immediately threw the image out of their minds.

  The two of them stared intently at the eldest sister, hoping she would refuse.

  Lin Yuhbin, however, became excited after a moment of stunned silence and asked enthusiastically, "Can I also learn how to play the pipa?"

  "Of course, I've already found a young master for you, haven't I? In the future, if anyone bullies you again, just keep a distance and use your slingshot to fight back. When you grow up a bit more and build up your strength, I'll have someone tailor-make a bow for you."

  Lin Yuhong became more and more delighted, saying to Da Niang: "Then from today on, follow me. Do you want to change your name?"

  The big girl immediately knelt down and said, "Please, elder sister, give me a name."

  Lin Yuheng thought for a moment and said: "From Bì Róng down, let's call it Bì Hǎi."

  "Thank you, Big Sister!" The big girl smiled with an open mouth, delighted that she had a nice-sounding name.

  But others are different, Bi Rong is now the largest maid in the big sister's house except for Ying Yan, and the first-class quota is full. The second-class has a vacancy, Bi Hai and Bi Rong are lined up, which means she is already the second-class maid as soon as she comes up.

  Everyone envied her.

  Bi Hai was only nine years old, and she was still a child. Growing up in the Zhuangzi, her thoughts were very simple, and she didn't know about these twists and turns. After kowtowing, she happily returned home to find her father, and today she had to move into another courtyard, and she could also get two new sets of clothes.

  Lin Yuhu didn't know until he arrived at school that yesterday's incident had caused quite a stir, as Zhou Tong and several others were injured pretty badly.

  Jiang Nan was furious in his heart, and when he struck out, although he held back some strength, it was still quite ruthless. He directly smashed a hole in Zhou Tong's head, and following that, several of Zhou Tong's men were also beaten by Jiang Nan and Ying Yan until they were not lightly injured.

  What's more, when they ran down at that time, they fell several times. After returning, not only were their faces covered in blood, but their hands and feet were also injured. One of them was unlucky enough to fall into a ditch. At the time, he didn't feel anything, but after returning, he felt unbearable pain. It wasn't until a doctor came to examine him that they discovered his bone was fractured.

  The parents were heartbroken and asked for reasons, but the young people dared not to say, otherwise they would have to peel off another layer of skin.

  Although they are mischievous, they understand right and wrong and know that if this matter is made public, no matter how miserable they are now, it's all their fault.

  After all, the Lin family's coachman and servant girl were scolding each other, and they didn't even see their appearance clearly. It can be said that they were beating a dead horse, and the family couldn't reason with them at all. On the contrary, they would be at a disadvantage because of their digging holes affair.

  So the three young men refused to say anything, and their servants were even more afraid to speak, they could only follow their words and say that the young masters were naughty, after school they ran into the mountains to catch rabbits, but ended up falling.

  The other two were fine, but Zhou Tong's father, Prefect Zhou, was not convinced. As a local official for so many years, he could still tell whether the wound on his son's head was caused by a collision or a blow.

  What a big wound, so much blood has flowed, it's heart-wrenching for him, he only has this one son, the pain is piercing his heart, naturally he repeatedly asks.

  But his son was seriously injured at this time and couldn't be beaten or scolded, so he could only lock up the little servant who followed him and interrogate him.

  It seems that there is no result for the time being, so Zhou Cishi sent someone to the school to ask about it, but in Lu's family school, someone bullied his son.

  So the reason was not heard, but it made people in the school know that three people were in trouble.

  The three sisters of the Shang family had already guessed what was going on and didn't feel any sympathy for the three people. They secretly cursed, "Serves them right, let's see if they dare to harm anyone again."

  "Lin sister, will this matter be investigated?" After a moment of relief, Danzhu also became worried, "I heard that Governor Zhou is very fond of Zhou Tong."

  Lin Yuhong sneered: "I'd rather he knew, can the Zhou family still dare to come knocking on the door without asking about the truth?"

  "The Lin and Zhou families have never had any conflicts, but now that Zhou Tong is everywhere, does he really think that after my father's passing, the Lin family has no one left?" Lin Yubin had long been harboring a bellyful of resentment towards Zhou Tong, and couldn't wait for the adults to find out and teach him a lesson.

  Zhou Zhi's efforts finally paid off as the young servant could no longer withstand the torture and confessed.

  Then Zhou Xie Shi knew about his son's "brilliant achievements" in the school, and Zhou Xie Shi was so angry that he almost fainted.

  He bowed his head and made amends with Lin Qingyan, carefully covering up the funeral incident from last year. Who knew that his son would secretly sabotage him from behind, offending the Lin family once again?

  Zhou Zhi Shi looked at his pale-faced son lying in bed, feeling frustrated and helpless. He wanted to scold him but couldn't bear to lay a hand on him, so he stomped his foot and cursed: "You disobedient child, can't you just listen for once? It would save me a few white hairs!"

  Zhou Tong pouted and said: "Dad, now it's your son who's being bullied. You're not helping me get back at them, but instead you're scolding me?"

  Zhou Zhi's face turned red with rage, his nose smoking with anger. He pointed at him for half a moment before finally suppressing his temper and asking, "I'm asking you, why do you keep targeting Lin Xianzhu? Don't give me any nonsense about not liking her looks. I've seen Lin Xianzhu too, and even if she's not stunningly beautiful, there's no reason for anyone to hate her without cause."

  Zhou Tong pouted, "I'm not doing it for you," he called out unhappily: "The Lin family is just one of the families under your jurisdiction, and you're still the father official of Suzhou. Lin Jiang was a colleague of yours, and now that he's dead, going to mourn his death is a matter of loyalty, but not going is also reasonable. What right do you have to give me attitude?"

  Zhou Tong coldly snorted, "You still have merits in the imperial court, yet those Lin family cousins only got their titles as county masters because of those bestowed wealth. How dare they scold you in front of so many people? What right do they have?"

  Zhou Zhi's expression changed, he hadn't expected that his son was speaking for him. He felt both comforted and angry in his heart, and after a moment of silence, he said: "You can't say it like that. If I didn't go, then so be it. But since I did go, I should have been sincere. Last year's incident was indeed our fault, and we were impolite."

  He didn't want to bring it up in front of his son, after all, he was the one who had been rude, so he glossed over it and said: "Besides, our two families have already made amends and there's no conflict between us. Why are you still targeting her at school? Didn't your father's efforts go to waste?"

  Zhou Tong's eyes turned even redder, "Why should Lin Qingyuan, a widow, make you yield and become inferior?"

  "Preposterous!" Zhou stabbed his finger at the table and said, "Who gave you permission to address Lin Guniang in such a manner?"

  Zhou Tong pursed his lips, "I didn't say anything wrong, she was a widow after all."

  Zhou Zhi's hand itched, and he couldn't help but raise his palm, but looking at the gauze on his son's head, he couldn't bear to hit him. He could only speak with a bitter tone: "You foolish child, do you think that just because Lin Jiang is gone, the Lin family will collapse? Don't you see the current imperial favor the Lin family enjoys? And Lin Guizhuang isn't an ordinary woman either - she's able to bring her niece back to the Lin estate without anyone in the Lin clan being able to intervene with the fiefs under her name. Do you think she's someone who can be easily bullied?"

  "Take a look around, who in the whole city of Suzhou dares to bully them now? If it weren't for the fact that they are currently in mourning, I'm afraid the threshold of the Lin family's side house would have been trampled by people by now." Zhou Cishi advised in a low voice: "In terms of status, whether from Lin Jiang or from Lin Gu's identity, we are all inferior. You must not make any more trouble in the future."

  Zhou Tong's eyes were red all over, and he lowered his head without saying a word.

  Zhou Shi sighed, stroking his head and said: "Good child, father knows you're worried about me. But in this world, how many people are ranked above me? Are you going to make enemies of all of them?"

  Zhou Tong remained silent and didn't say a word.