Being a Lady of an Influential Family

A month later, the Sheng family, which had long been in decline, finally faced the fate of imminent destruction.

In a new round of great changes, Mr. Shanda is on the wrong team and is about to be guillotined. To redeem his life, at least five hundred thousand taels would be needed. However, the second son of the Sheng family has lost half of the Sheng family's property. At the same time, several families who had had issues with the Sheng family suddenly added insult to injury and launched an attack on the Sheng family.

The remaining property of the Sheng family has been exhausted, and the Sheng family will end up living on the streets, one son will be decapitated, and the other will become a gambler.

It was at this time that Zhuo Lin appeared in the Sheng family again. Looking at the old and haggard appearance of the graceful and dignified Mrs. Sheng in the past, Zhuo Lin's seemingly stiff face finally showed a smile.

"Is it you?! Did you find someone to deal with the Sheng family?!" Mrs. Sheng grabbed Zhuo Lin's sleeve and pulled wildly, "You evildoer! You want to kill your elder brother! You want to kill the Sheng family!"

Zhuo Lin smiled and looked at the crazy Mrs. Sheng in front of her, and then at her father who was lying on the bed unable to get up. She gently raised her hand and pulled away Mrs. Sheng's hand that was holding her sleeve.

"Mother, is it painful for you to see your eldest brother dying?"

Mrs. Sheng's eyes turned red, "What a sin! I wish I could strangle you to death when I first came down!"

Zhuo Lin said: "Yes, you didn't strangle me to death, so... you killed my son."

Mrs. Sheng's expression changed when she heard this, and her body trembled, "What are you talking about? I don't understand!"

Zhuo Lin said: "Mom, it's a pity that I didn't completely faint at that time. Why didn't you kill me too?"

Mrs. Sheng's face was livid and she gritted her teeth and said nothing. Zhuo Lin said softly: "You didn't kill me. Now it's time for someone else to die. Mother, I only want my eldest brother to pay for my son's life. You have earned it."

"You...you..." Mrs. Sheng staggered back a few steps, looking at Zhuo Lin with fear in her eyes.

This feeling was even scarier than the last time Zhuo Lin threatened her with a gun. She felt that the daughter in front of her who was smiling and talking to her had gone crazy.

"Lin... Lin'er..." Mr. Sheng, who was lying on the bed, struggled hard to reach out to Zhuo Lin.

Zhuo Lin looked at Master Sheng calmly, "Father, what do you want to say?"

Mr. Sheng's lips trembled, "Lin'er... that's your eldest brother. When you were a child, he hugged you, carried you... and carried you. He also loved you. You... you are brother and sister."

Zhuo Lin said coldly: "His mother killed my son. Either she dies or her son dies!"

"I am your biological mother!!" Mrs. Sheng's sharp voice echoed in the room, "You unfilial daughter, you actually want to kill your biological mother!! You will die and go to hell..." Zhuo Lin said coldly Pushing aside Mrs. Sheng who was about to hit her, "Don't worry, even if I go to hell, you will definitely accompany me."

Mr. Sheng finally struggled to sit up and shouted with all his strength, "Lin'er!"

"Father, please, let's just forget about this matter. Let your eldest brother go, let the Sheng family go."

Zhuo Lin didn't answer, so Master Sheng said, "Do you want dad to kneel down and beg you?"

The door to the room was pushed open from the outside, and the Sheng family knelt on the ground in the small courtyard.

Zhuo Lin glanced over and saw two sisters-in-law, several nieces and nephews, and even several concubines from the Sheng family and servants who had taken care of Zhuo Lin since childhood. The children who were still ignorant were whimpering and crying. They didn't know why they were kneeling here. The children who were already somewhat sensible were also rubbing their eyes and crying, looking at the door helplessly and calling them aunt and grandparents.

Mr. Sheng trembled and said, "Lin'er, look at them... What do you want them to do? Ahem... Dad has never asked you for anything... This time, I will treat you as my father..."

Seeing that Zhuo Lin was unmoved, Mr. Sheng struggled to get off the bed. Afraid that he would fall, Mrs. Sheng hurriedly went to help him and said, "Master, don't beg her! I don't believe she really dares to kill me!"

"Shut up!" Master Sheng gasped and reprimanded his wife. He had a weak personality and had never spoken harshly to his wife in his life. At this time, he was obviously pushed to the extreme.

Mr. Sheng finally stood up leaning on his wife, and looked at Zhuo Lin who was standing aside and knelt down with a bang.

"master?!"

"father?!"

"grandfather!!"

There were exclamations in the room and in the courtyard.

"Lin'er, dad please... ahem... do you really want dad to die in peace?"

Zhuo Lin looked at the haggard man kneeling in front of her, feeling ridiculous, pitiful and pathetic in her heart.

This is her biological father, but he has never thought of protecting her. In such a patriarchal society, he allowed his wife to arrange for his daughter without daring to object at all. Being his wife may be a blessing, but being his daughter can only be filled with sorrow.

Now, he is dying, and he is using himself to blackmail his daughter to protect his wife.

Compared with him, Fu Zheng, Long Xiao and others should commit suicide in shame.

But at this moment, she hated him extremely!

"Arlin!" Sheng Zhuoyan rushed in from outside and was shocked when she saw the situation in the room. "Father, mother, what are you..." She quickly went over to help Mr. Sheng up.

Seeing the return of her eldest daughter, Mrs. Sheng seemed to have found someone to support her. She and Sheng Zhuoyan helped her husband stand up while cursing Zhuo Lin for her unfilial piety.

Mr. Sheng still looked at Zhuo Lin, "Lin'er..."

Zhuo Lin ignored him, and Master Sheng finally couldn't help but his feet gave way and he fell down again.

"master!"

"father!"

The people kneeling in the yard couldn't bear it anymore and rushed in one after another.

The room was noisy and chaotic. Zhuo Lin stood aside and watched the scene coldly, suddenly feeling that it was all boring and ridiculous.

Seeing everyone carrying Mr. Sheng to bed and calling for the doctor, Zhuo Lin turned around and walked out.

Two days later, Sheng Zhuoyan brought money from the Wei family to rescue the eldest son of the Sheng family. But the money that was exported and annexed would never come back. The Wei family also criticized Sheng Zhuoyan's behavior and was unwilling to support the Yue family anymore. The Sheng family sold off all their ancestral belongings and laid off most of their servants, only to be able to maintain an empty ancestral home.

Half a month later, Mr. Sheng passed away.

On that day, Zhuo Lin left the place where she was born and raised. She thought she would never come back in this life.

"Arlin, are you blaming your sister?" Sheng Zhuoyan was the only one who came to see her off. She had not been in good health since giving birth to her child, and she looked even more haggard after being busy these days.

Zhuo Lin shook her head and said calmly: "This is my sister's choice. I have no right to blame you."

Sheng Zhuoyan sighed softly, her beautiful face full of sadness. She reached out and hugged her sister's thin body, "Arin, I know you hate...but you can't do that. After all, we are..." Looking at Zhuo Lin's expression , Sheng Zhuoyan swallowed back the next words.

Zhuo Lin said: "Sister, please tell the Sheng family. As long as I am alive for one day, they'd better not leave here, let alone set foot in the officialdom. Next time, you won't have so much money to save your life. Sometimes, money may not save your life." Get your life."

"Aling, you..."

"I'm leaving." Zhuo Lin didn't want to hear what she had to say anymore and said calmly: "Sister, take care."

Sheng Zhuoyan could only nod, "Take care of yourself too."

Zhuo Lin turned around to leave, then suddenly thought about it and turned back and asked, "Sister, do you really not hate me?"

Sheng Zhuoyan was startled and didn't say another word until Zhuo Lin boarded the ship.

After returning to the north, Zhuo Lin did not go to the capital but went directly to the four northern provinces. During that time, she lived a very decadent and confused life.

The lofty aspirations and good expectations for future life that she once had in her heart seemed to have collapsed long ago. After leaving her hometown, she didn't even know why she was still alive.

No matter whether there is a strong war or a change of dynasties outside, what does it have to do with her?

She lived in such a muddle-headed way in a small courtyard not far from Long's house, seeing no one except her aunt and cousin-in-law every day.

If Long Xiao hadn't broken in and woke her up one day, Zhuo Lin felt that maybe she would have continued like this until she died.

Long Xiao had just returned from overseas. He was still wearing an iron-gray uniform and looked a little dusty.

After not seeing each other for a few months, Long Xiao seemed to have changed a lot. He became calmer and more fierce, with an undisguised evil aura in the corners of his brows and eyes. Zhuo Lin knew that he had just returned from the battlefield.

Now Long Xiao can be regarded as a real powerful force. Taking advantage of the chaos during this period, he has completely own troops and power, and no one above his head can control him.

There is a natural difference between a young talent and a tyrant.

"Are you going to continue like this?" Long Xiao sat in a chair, looking at the somewhat small room and the rudimentary furnishings in the room, and finally his eyes fell on Zhuo Lin.

Zhuo Lin poured a glass of water and put it on the table in front of him, and said calmly: "I'm fine now, but you... just came back, right? Why did you come to my place if you don't go back to see your aunt and sister-in-law first?" He didn't even put on his clothes. Before she had time to change, Zhuo Lin could tell that he might have come directly before going home.

Long Xiao raised his eyebrows and said, "I just had a fight with Fu Zheng. I guess you didn't read the newspaper either."

Zhuo Lin was startled, she really didn't look.

When she suddenly heard the name Fu Zheng, she was in a trance for a moment. The name seemed to be far away from her, and it was vaguely unfamiliar.

Seeing that Zhuo Lin didn't speak, Long Xiao smiled and said, "Fu Zheng and Wang Derui had a falling out."

"Then?" Zhuo Lin was not surprised. Wang Derui was not tolerant, and Fu Zheng was not a creature of water. Sooner or later, these two people would fall out.

Long Xiao smiled and said, "Wang Derui asked me to help kill Cai Fu Zheng. We fought a battle first. Then..." Long Xiao smiled meaningfully, "We joined forces to kill Wang Derui."

Zhuo Lin said: "Raising tigers is a disaster."

"Are you talking about me or Fu Zheng?" Long Xiao asked curiously.

Zhuo Lin looked at him and said nothing, and Long Xiao said with satisfaction, "It's true that raising a tiger is a recipe for trouble, but...even if I don't help Fu Zheng, I can kill Wang Derui, but if I help Wang Derui, we might both end up hurting him. Fu Zheng can kill Wang Derui." The government is very cruel and ruthless now. The four northern provinces are not peaceful either." He does not have complete control over the four northern provinces now, and he does not want to get involved in the affairs within the customs for the time being. The reason why he agreed to Wang Derui is just because it is profitable.

After saying this, Long Xiao looked at Zhuo Lin and said, "He asked me about you."

Zhuo Lin's expression changed slightly and she said in a deep voice: "What do you ask me for?"

Long Xiao said: "You asked people to send all his things back, and then disappeared without a trace. He was probably afraid that something would happen to you. However, he became quite a lot more this time when we met." Long Xiao said I don't have a particularly good relationship with Fu Zheng, but I am still familiar with him. Naturally, I can see the changes in Fu Zheng these days.

Zhuo Lin said: "I'm not interested in these."

Long Xiao nodded and said: "He probably knows that you are in the northeast, and told me that you don't have to hide from him, and he will not bother you in the future." Speaking of this, Long Xiao rubbed his tea cup and smiled: "He is sitting now With three provinces under his control, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, a lovely wife and concubines, and two sons and daughters, it can be considered a blessing in disguise."

It is said that Feng was frightened and gave birth to a son prematurely, who was deeply loved by the old man and his wife of the Fu family.

Although Fu Zheng did not take Feng seriously, and the old lady of the Fu family made it clear that she did not like Feng, the old lady of the Fu family still forced Fu Zheng to marry Feng for the sake of his grandson.

"Arlin, it's been almost a year, it's time for you to come out." Long Xiao also felt a little guilty for Zhuo Lin. No one expected that the turmoil in the capital would be so sudden, and he couldn't care about Zhuo Lin at all. When he finally found time to go home, it was already the third day of Zhuo Lin's delivery. If he had sent Zhuo Lin back to the four northern provinces earlier, this would not have happened.

Zhuo Lin smiled lightly, "I know, cousin, don't worry I'm fine."

Long Xiao sighed helplessly, "Aling, do you still remember those words you once said? Do you really want to die of old age in this small yard? You are like this... In addition to making those who don't like you gloat about your misfortune , what's the use? The situation is different now, Arlene, I need your help."

"How can I help you?"

Long Xiao said: "I just took over these territories, and now there are still many forces in the four northern provinces. I'm afraid I won't have time to take care of the local people's livelihood for a while. Arlene, do you want to give it a try?"

Zhuo Lin was a little surprised, "You want me... to govern the place?"

Long Xiao asked: "What? Don't you dare? You really have no experience, don't be afraid, not now."

Zhuo Lin didn't speak. She actually understood that Long Xiao didn't really need her help, he just wanted to find something for her to do.

However, such a decision... is somewhat unlike what Long Xiao would make.

Seeing Zhuo Lin staring at him, Long Xiao didn't hide it and said with a smile: "It was a suggestion given to me by someone else. He said you can do it well."

"Who?" Zhuo Lin asked.

Long Xiao said: "Prince An."

Zhuo Lin was stunned and quickly realized that Long Xiao was talking about Xiao Zhu.

In the sudden mutiny a year ago, Zhuo Lin lost her child, and Xiao Zhu lost his throne and freedom.

Long Xiao knew that Zhuo Lin had a good relationship with Xiao Zhu, "I went to the capital to visit Prince An before I came back. He seemed to be doing well, and he asked you specifically. This was the advice he gave. Arlin, what are you thinking about?" Sample?"

Zhuo Lin asked: "Do you really believe that I can do a good job?"

Long Xiao smiled and said: "The question is not whether I believe it or not, but whether you are willing or not?"

Zhuo Lin pondered for a moment and said, "I need time to think about it."

"Of course." Long Xiao didn't push her, and said, "You should think about it slowly, don't be in a hurry."

Zhuo Lin looked at the man who was sitting in front of her and said softly: "Cousin, thank you."

Long Xiao smiled and said: "If you really want to thank me, cheer up. Arlene, I don't believe that a person who has persisted all the way to this point can be knocked down by these things."

"I know." Zhuo Lin said.

Long Xiao put down his tea cup and left.

Three days later, Zhuo Lin walked out of the courtyard and walked into Long Xiao's study room.

Coming out of the study, Zhuo Lin officially became Long Xiao's military office assistant.

Three years later, she served as an administrative official in a place under the jurisdiction of Yunzhou and became the first official female official in the four northern provinces. A few years later, he took office as the deputy governor of Yunzhou, which started the road of progress for Yunzhou from the poorest and backward place in the four northern provinces to the most prosperous place.

During her tenure as the deputy governor of Yunzhou, Zhuo Lin sent away several governors and was known as the "iron deputy governor and the smooth governor", but everyone knew that she was the real ruler of Yunzhou.

In the 28th year of the last emperor of Anxia, ​​Zhuo Lin was promoted to governor of Yunzhou.

In 29 years, he entered the capital and served as deputy minister of finance.

In the first year of Daxia, he took office as the Minister of Finance.

In the sixth year of Daxia, he took office as the second president of Daxia.

Ah~ My dears, you have been waiting for a long time~~ From the perspective of love, this is undoubtedly a tragedy, but I still think she is a he~~ Life is not only about love.

ps: The extra chapter is too long and I am tired. I will write two short stories later. The story of Shang Feiyun and Long Boyun and the story of Miaomiao will be completely finished. I thought about Mr. Zhang for a while, and it seemed like there was nothing I had to write about. To sum it up, it’s probably the image of Mr. Zhang from a down-to-earth family returning to the top~ I won’t write about it.

pss: It’s already scheduled to open a new article on October 13th~~