Interesting! This was their first meeting. Or had Ling Zhang already guessed his identity?
If his identity wasn’t the reason for Ling Zhang’s hostility, then the only possible reason would be their engagement.
It seemed that there were still things he didn’t know. Since he was already in Tanyang, he would surely figure everything out.
“Marshal, what about these people?” the leader of those men in black asked.
When Yuwen Tong looked at Ling Zhang and noticed Ling Zhang’s lack of reaction at the mention of his title ‘Marshal’, he knew that Ling Zhang had already guessed his identity.
“Figure out why they did this and tell them to shut their mouth about today’s matter,” Yuwen Tong said.
“Okay, Marshal.” The man turned around and walked toward the patrols who were kneeling on the ground.
Ling Zhang watched the soldiers being interrogated in turns by the men in black. The soldiers were questioned for only a few minutes before confessing. Then each of them turned pale and seemed to have seen something horrible.
“Marshal, these people have acted under Zhang Chong’s orders. Zhang Chong knew about Young Master Ling’s arrival at the farm, so he ordered these people to force Young Master Ling into the encampment of the Prefecture Guard.
Although Ling Zhang had guessed Zhang Chong’s plot, he still couldn’t help but clench his fist tightly.
Yuwen Tong winked at the man in black, who nodded upon getting the hint and walked to the guards. No one knew what he did or said to the soldiers, who all kept kowtowing and nervously promising that they would keep the events of the day a secret.
Ling Zhang felt a little strange. He looked at them carefully for a long time, but got nothing finally. Then he couldn’t help looking at Yuwen Tong.
Yuwen Tong turned to Ling Zhang and said, “You are not surprised because you’ve figured out who I am?”
Ling Zhang’s face turned stiff. “I am just taking a random guess.”
Yuwen Tong looked at him seriously for a while before saying, “I have the letter about breaking off the engagement written by your grandfather. If I don’t agree, the letter is invalid.”
Ling Zhang froze after hearing his words. “Why?”
He couldn’t understand Yuwen Tong’s meaning. Wasn’t Yuwen Tong eager to break off the engagement with him? Why did Yuwen Tong disagree with it now?
“We can’t make hasty decision about marriage, further discussion is necessary, ” Yuwen Tong said.
“You… you don’t want to marry me, do you?” Ling Zhang asked in a hurry.
Yuwen Tong gave him a deep look. “Where did you learn that I don’t want to marry you?”
Yuwen Tong only knew the engagement days ago and he had never made a statement about it. Why did Ling Zhang think he didn’t approve of this marriage?
Ling Zhang was silent now. Should he tell Yuwen Tong that he had the memory of the previous life? That was obviously impossible.
That was a slip of tongue and he wouldn’t do that again.
“You are the most famous Marshal of Great Yue, but I am a mere nobody. And the position of our two families is poles apart. It would be a good thing for you if our family gave up this engagement. Countless dignitaries in the capital want to marry their daughters to you, and any one of them is a better choice for you. Isn’t that good?” Ling Zhang said after calming down.
Yuwen Tong felt a little funny. He said, “Who told you that I was going to marry the daughter of a dignitary? Where did you hear such nonsense?”
Ling Zhang was stunned. He frowned and thought back to his previous life. Back then, those people came to Tanyang to annul the marriage agreement, claiming that their Marshal was only interested in marrying daughters from noble families. They then told him that their Marshal would never be interested in a lowly nobody like him.
Who was lying? The servant? Or Yuwen Tong?
Yuwen Tong saw Ling Zhang’s doubts. Then he said unpleasantly with a cold face, “I, Yuwen Tong, do not need to lie to anyone.”