Carrying the little lucky star, leading the villain on the road to exile

The maids and servants around these ladies all knew what they were there for today. They had been watching for a long time and now that they had a chance to help, they rushed forward without saying a word and slapped the two unfamiliar maids that Madam Lin had just pointed at to the ground. However, they didn't hit their faces, and the two maids still screamed.

An old woman, displeased with their behavior, took out a handkerchief from her bosom and stuffed it into their mouths. "You little thieves! You refuse to confess and dare to resist! We haven't done anything to you! Why are you yelling like this? You're trying to frame us!"

Tears welled up in the eyes of both maids. They had only been bought into the manor not long ago, and had only been serving the mistress for a few days. What was going on? How had they become thieves?
Lin Dali, who had rushed over, saw this scene and immediately shouted, "Stop! Stop!"

Several ladies blocked his way, saying, "Mr. Lin, don't be anxious. Madam Lin has caught the thief."

"Your household is just too outrageous. You even dared to steal Madam Lin's dowry. If you ask me, cripple her and send her to the authorities. It's disgusting."

These words had a double meaning, but the anxious Master Lin didn't understand. "It's all a misunderstanding. You hit Mingli. She didn't steal Madam's things; she just borrowed them."

"May I ask who this Mingli is? Is she a young lady from the Lin family?" a lady asked with a cold face, pretending to be casual.

"Madam Xiao, even if she is a daughter of the Lin family, she cannot take someone else's dowry. What kind of family upbringing is this?"

"Exactly, there's no one this shameless, except for thieves..."

Bai Suihe held Gu Xingyang and watched this scene. This real-life version was indeed much more vivid. Look at the anxious expression on Master Lin's face, and his heartbroken look. Could it be that the old house really caught fire...?
"Madam, please tell them to stop fighting! That's Mingli..."

Hearing this voice, Ma Mingli, who was being beaten, felt as if she had been saved. She immediately screamed, "Master, please chase them away! They're about to beat me to death..."

"Oh, how arrogant," Madam Jiang said to Hu Wan'er sarcastically, "You Lin family, a high-ranking and wealthy family, dare to kick us out with just a few words."

"Mrs. Jiang, please don't mind. Don't pay attention to what some nobodies are saying. I am still the matriarch of the Lin family. It's just that you've made a fool of yourselves today."

"Then you're quite pitiful. Look, does this Master Lin know this woman?"

“My family is in trouble,” Hu Wan’er gently dabbed at the corner of her eye with a handkerchief. “My two sisters-in-law, I’m sorry to have troubled you. It’s all my fault for being incompetent and unable to protect my dowry.”

Lin Dali felt a little guilty. He had been unable to resist Mingli's pleas, and when news came from the county that his wife was seriously ill, he thought that since the courtyard was empty anyway, he would let her stay there for a while. He knew that she had been wearing his wife's headdress these past two days.

But when Mingli asked him in a sweet, delicate voice whether he looked better in his own clothes or his wife's, he was completely smitten and forgot that it was his wife's dowry.

As soon as the two young mistresses of the Hu family let go, Ma Mingli immediately staggered to her feet and lunged at Lin Dali.

"Master, you must do justice for me..."

The affected voice startled the ladies, who immediately widened their eyes. They also had concubines in their household, but none of them had such manners.

Lin Dali's taste is really peculiar. Compared to the other two, he also felt that the women in his own backyard were not so hideous and hateful.

"Madam, you have indeed gone too far..."

"Son-in-law, what do you mean by that?"

The eldest sister-in-law of the Hu family stepped forward, holding up the headdress she had just torn off in front of him. "This was our dowry for my sister. How could it be on her head? And who is she? How did she end up in my sister's yard?" Her repeated questions made Lin Dali somewhat embarrassed and angry. What was wrong with the Hu family? Did they not give him any face at all?
He wanted to get angry, but when he saw the ladies standing in the courtyard, his rationality returned instantly. "These are all misunderstandings. Mingli is only staying here temporarily. It's all my fault for not explaining to her clearly. These jewelry pieces are part of the ladies' dowry. I will have them melted down and remade later."

"Ha! You still haven't answered me, who is she?"

Hu Wan'er stepped forward and looked Ma Mingli up and down. "Oh, so it's Widow Ma. It's all my fault for not recognizing you earlier because I was so angry."

However, taking without asking is the act of thief, and given your status, you shouldn't be in the main courtyard.

"This is what the master agreed to..." Ma Mingli looked at the many ladies around her and finally dared not be as arrogant as before. However, she hid behind Lin Dali and suddenly felt that she was in charge again. "Besides, I'm just taking you along. I don't want you."

This shameless statement made Hu Wan'er laugh in anger. "What right do you have? This is my dowry prepared by the Hu family. Even the master has no right to touch it."

Bai Suihe didn't want to hear them continue arguing; what if the widow escaped?
She asked curiously, "Madam Lin, is this the new concubine that Master Lin mentioned before?"

Hu Wan'er said, "It's her who made us all a laughingstock."

Bai Suihe started, and the other ladies immediately chimed in, "Tsk tsk tsk, the rules in your household are really unacceptable. A concubine dares to come and stay in the mistress's courtyard and even dares to use the mistress's face."

“I am not a concubine,” Ma Mingli shouted. “I will not be a concubine.”

Madam Jiang looked at her in shock. "You won't become a concubine? You'll enter the Lin household without any status or title? Are you a mistress, or...?"

The last two words were spoken in a high-pitched tone, with a disdainful look in his eyes as he looked at Ma Mingli, the implication being obvious.

The other ladies covered their mouths and laughed, saying that it was understandable; after all, it's normal for a man to occasionally have a woman.

However, using his wife's dowry as payment for prostitution is something Mr. Lin has never done before...

The man and woman trapped in the middle were practically steaming with rage. If word got out, they wouldn't be able to stay in this area anymore. Ma Mingli, in particular, was clinging tightly to Lin Dali's arm. "Master, you must stand up for me!"

"Don't talk nonsense," Lin Dali said, closing his eyes. He had already made up his mind.

He could spoil Ma Mingli and agree to some harmless conditions, but his reputation was also very important.

"This is my new concubine, Mingli. Come out and greet the ladies."

"My God, she's a concubine?"

Bai Suihe couldn't help but look over; the exaggerated performance was so comical that she almost burst out laughing.

Gu Xingyang, however, had no such concerns and giggled.

“Yes, she is a concubine.” Lin Dali turned and looked at Ma Mingli with a warning, his cold eyes causing Ma Mingli to pout and lower her head unwillingly. (End of Chapter)