Chapter 382 No One Dares to Marry

Lin Yaxian and her sister returned to the Lin family in a sick state, supported by their maids.

As soon as I entered the yard, I saw a room full of maids packing Lin Yaxian's clothes.

Lin Yaxian was stunned.

Shangxue asked anxiously: "What are you doing?"

One of the maids said cautiously: "The old master said that the second aunt is going back to Lizhou."

Lizhou is the ancestral home of the Lin family.

Lin Yaxian's face changed and she almost fell to the ground.

Lin Yating said excitedly: "How could Dad do this! Come on, little sister, let's go to Dad! Enjoy the snow, you go and call big brother and mother."

After saying that, he hurriedly pulled Lin Yaxian out.

After a while, they arrived at Prime Minister Lin's study.

Lin Shoufu was a white-haired old man in his early sixties, full of dignity, looking at them with a sullen face:

"You still have the nerve to come here? Wasn't it embarrassing enough after making such a scene in the princess's mansion? Lin Yaxian, I've already told you not to bother the Shen family anymore. Why didn't you listen?"

"Since you made that choice back then, you must bear the consequences!"

Lin Yaxian's eyes were red. Why should she endure it?

Why do we have to be so rigid? Why can’t we just forget to start over?

Why do they have to keep holding on to this one after another? So cruel to her...

Lin Yaxian was in agony: "Dad, everyone makes mistakes, why am I the only one who is unforgivable? Why are you holding on to me? If the thugs lay down their butcher knives, they can all become Buddhas! I don't kill people or burn people! I just chose the wrong path..."

Prime Minister Lin frowned and didn't want to talk to her anymore.

He was stunned when she came out of the Lin family alone.

He clearly said to bring Manman along! Bring Manman!

Finally she came out by herself.

She said it was for the Lin family...

Later, the Shen family overturned the case, and she went up to harass them again...

Although he also hoped that his daughter could reconcile with her son-in-law, and he had put aside his old face and pleaded for her at that time, Shen Zhiyan clearly refused.

When he returned, he severely warned Lin Yaxian.

After three years of silence, he thought she had given up, but who would have thought that something like this would happen today.

Lin Yating said, "Dad is just angry about what happened at the Plum Blossom Banquet. But I didn't do anything at that time. I was the one who made a fool of myself! I was also the one who targeted that Ye family. If there is anything, Dad can come to me. Why take it out on me?"

"Shut up!" Prime Minister Lin slammed the table fiercely, "Lin Yating, you are a troublemaker! And you... are the one who is being disturbed."

As he spoke, Prime Minister Lin glanced at Lin Yaxian.

Lin Yaxian was ashamed and angry: "......"

Prime Minister Lin stared at Lin Yating: "You are the wife of the Fang family now, I can't do anything to you. But you have to bear the consequences of your actions!"

Lin Yating thought of the matter of donating food and grass...

At this time, Mrs. Lin was carried in by servants.

Mrs. Lin is in poor health and is always ill throughout the spring and winter.

Now hearing that the old man was going to send his daughter back to his hometown, he ran over despite his illness.

With her was her eldest son Lin Yasong.

Madam Lin coughed and said, "Ting'er is also a sister with deep affection... As for Xian'er, she did nothing. Even if she wanted to see Manman, it was because she was her biological daughter. Which mother doesn't want to see her daughter?"

"Even if she was wrong, she was punished for making such a fool of herself today. If you send her back to her hometown, wouldn't it be an even bigger joke?"

"Why, our Lin family is afraid of the Shen family?"

Lin Yasong said in a muffled voice: "Well, we still have to be cautious."

Lin Yasong is sober now.

Although the old man is now the regent, he is still very powerful.

But the little emperor will grow up one day, and unless he has the intention of rebellion, he will have to return power to his father.

In the long run, it still has to be the Shen family!

Why should they compete with the Shen family? Sure enough, both my mother and my two younger sisters were women with long hair and little knowledge.

Thinking of this, he looked at Lin Yaxian with some disappointment, saying that she was so pretentious and incompetent!

If she could return to the Shen family, he would call her "big sister"!

In the end, he got nothing and made a big fool of himself.

Lin Shoufu rubbed his forehead and said coldly: "Alright. Lin Yaxian, you are not allowed to get close to anyone in the Shen family from now on. Otherwise, I will send you back to your hometown or marry you off. You choose one."

Lin Yaxian's face turned pale. Marry? Where should she marry?

Three years ago, Zhiyan took Manman and disappeared in the capital, and she had given up.

Even if you think you don't want me, I, Lin Yaxian, am the most talented and beautiful person in Beijing. All the people who wanted to marry me in the past have lined up in front of me. There are a lot of people who want me!

When I marry into a wealthy family again, they will regret it.

But the result...

The people who used to come and visit are long gone.

Her mother introduced her to one family after another, but in the entire capital, no one dared to marry her.

It is said that a wife who abandons her husband and daughter when he is in trouble should not be married.

Not to mention marrying into a family higher than the Shen family, any good family that values ​​reputation would not be willing to do so.

She, Lin Yaxian, has become a laughing stock in Beijing!

Moreover, with the current power of the Shen family, whoever marries her would be tantamount to becoming an enemy of the Shen family.

Even if the Shen family won't target them, they can't stop others from thinking so.

Lin Shoufu picked up a book and slammed it on the table: "Alright, everyone, go back!"

Lin Yating took Lin Yaxian's arm and walked out of the study in embarrassment.

......

Lin Yating returned home.

What greeted her was the thunderous curses from her husband Fang Jingcheng.

Why did she offend the Shen family when she was called stupid?

She also said that the Fang family would not provide that batch of food and fodder, and if she wanted to donate, she could use her own dowry.

Lin Yating was so angry that she thought of a way to shirk the responsibility of providing food and fodder.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she returned home, someone from the Ministry of Revenue knocked on her door and thanked her with a smile for donating food and fodder to the Northwest Army.

Lin Yating almost vomited blood.

She has been strong-willed since she was young and is a person who cares a lot about her reputation.

If you are unwilling to donate, won’t you become a laughing stock in the entire aristocratic circle?

She decided to go all out and donated 15,000 taels. That was half of her dowry.

If you want to donate, donate more! I spent money but didn't get it and became a joke again.

......

Both the Lin family and the Fang family were in chaos, but Ye Caiping's family was warm and cozy.

In the evening, Ye Caiping cooked personally and prepared a table full of her signature dishes.

Shen Zhiyan and Shen Manman are here, plus Ye Daquan and others, it's like being in the village.

Shen Manman ate a small chicken stewed with mushrooms: "Delicious! When will we go back to the village, Nanzhou? I like Nanzhou."

She likes Nanzhou, she likes the village, and a group of people eating together.

Of course, she prefers to eat meals cooked by her aunt.

Ye Caiping picked up a piece of chicken thigh for her: "Soon, after the Chinese New Year."

Shen Manman immediately smiled.

Ye Daquan and others also laughed happily, that was great! The novelty of arriving in the capital had long since worn off, and they also began to miss home.

After the meal, Ye Caiping brought out Shen Manman’s favorite coconut milk sago.

Shen Manman took a bite, feeling full of happiness: "Where did you find Xu Yu?"

Shen Zhiyan said: “Simple.”

It’s really that simple, as long as you ask, you can get it immediately through various channels.

Shen Manman said "oh", ate a few bites, and rubbed her arm on Ye Caiping.

Ye Caiping's heart melted by her cuteness and she touched her head.

She knew that Shen Manman had made a break today, and she must feel a little uncomfortable.

Some things don't need to be said or mentioned.

Ye Caiping specially prepared a table full of her favorite dishes and silently stroked her hair.

Being a mother is painless anyway.

Two is also a yes, three is also a yes.

From now on, Shen Manman will be her biological daughter.

......

The next morning.

Ye Caiping sat at the dining table. Today's breakfast was fried dough sticks, meat buns and white porridge.

Ye Jin'er said: "I heard that Madam Fang donated food and grass."

Ye Caiping raised her eyebrows: "How much did you donate?"

Ye Huan'er: "I heard that she donated more than 10,000 taels, which is almost half of her dowry. Now people outside are praising her for her generosity!"

Ye Caiping smiled and said, "Oh, that's good."

I didn't expect Lin Yating to spend so much money just to save her face.

She is truly a talented woman who is proud of her talent! The key point is the word "pride"!

Anyway, I can't lose my pride and face!

No matter what, it is always good to be generous and give more than 10,000 taels to the soldiers at the border.

Of course, there is no war to fight now, food and grass are not tight, and the court has money. But don’t refuse the money that is given to you for free.

Because of the donation, Lin Yating hired people to publicize it widely, and it became the talk of the town all of a sudden, with everyone praising her.

Fang Family——

Lin Yating looked in the direction of Ye Caiping's house and snorted.

She covered her chest, suppressing the pain after donating the money: "So what if you can make glass? You say it can help the people. But the people can't afford it!"

"At least my money was put to good use!"

......

Soon it was the day for Ye Caiping's family to move into their new home.

Ye Caiping did not plan to hold a big housewarming party this time. After all, she was young and not of high enough status.

After thinking about it, he decided to adopt the method of the young lady hosting a small birthday party and invite some female relatives who were compatible with him to come over.

Madam Shen, Madam Shen, the eldest princess, Madam Liao... and more than 40 people in total came.

The few male guests were Shen Zhiyan, Marquis Dingguo and his three sons.

In addition, Empress Dowager Shen sent Eunuch Yu to come and give Ye Caiping a screen and five valuable ornaments.

Ye Caiping thanked him and Eunuch Yu was about to leave.

Ye Caiping hurriedly asked him to stay: "Sir, please stay. It's a rare visit for you. Please sit down and have a drink."

Eunuch Yu just thought she was being rude: "Thank you, Lady Ye. I have to go back and report."

Shen Zhiyan stepped forward: “There will be something important for the eunuch to report later.”

Eunuch Yu was totally confused. What was there that couldn't be said now?

But since Shen Zhiyan had spoken, it proved that there was something really wrong, so he had no choice but to agree with a smile.

Ye Caiping quickly asked Duanwu and Changxi to take him to the flower hall for a reception.

Ye Caiping and Madam Shen chatted lively for a while, and the eldest princess became impatient:

"Last time, Lady Ye said she wanted to show me something new. I've been thinking about it for several days."

Ye Caiping said, "Let's go check it out right away."

Everyone thought she had come up with something new like glass, or some new food like spicy soup.

Who would have thought that Ye Caiping actually took them out.

Soon, they arrived at the northwest corner of the mansion.

Everyone looked at each other, and Princess Fushun asked, "Is the scenery here... nice?"

This corner... is just ordinary!

Mrs. Shen was slightly startled: "Eh... I remember there was a well here... why is it gone? Hey, what is this big iron lump?"

Everyone followed Mrs. Shen's gaze and saw that there was indeed a large iron lump standing there, like a tall and thin kettle.

Ye Caiping walked over and said, "This is the well."

"Well?" Everyone was confused and looked at Ye Caiping in silence. Is this... a joke?

"This is the well!" Shen Manman had seen Ye Caiping's water pressure well a long time ago, and she was present when it was assembled.

She looked so proud, you don't know? Don’t understand?

Princess Fushun and Madam Shen looked at each other in bewilderment.

Ye Caiping smiled and said, "Just watch."

Ye Caiping walked to the big iron lump and gently pressed the handle.

Then, a magical scene appeared - clear water actually gushed out of the "spout".

The ladies exclaimed, "Water is coming out! This can actually shake out water!"

Princess Fushun gasped, "What's going on? Is there a basin of water underneath?"

Ye Caiping said, "Well... it's not the basin, it's the whole well! Just as Mrs. Shen said, this was originally a well. Then I added this big iron lump, which has many mechanisms inside."

"Just gently press this handle to pump water out of the well. If it's not used for a long time and the water in the bowl rim dries up, we can add another bucket of water in and it will be pumped out again."

Mrs. Shen said excitedly: "Really? Just press the water and it will come up?"

"yes."

“Let me try!”

“Let me try too!”

Madam Shen and the eldest princess hurried over and kept trying it out: "It's fun, so fun!"

Old Madam Shen was standing aside and was also eager to try, but she was too old to step forward.

She looked at Ye Caiping: "Did you do all this?"

Ye Caiping nodded: "Well... I read some miscellaneous books before and knew the principle, so I made it."

“Okay, okay!” Old Madam Shen looked at Ye Caiping as if she were looking at a treasure, and held Ye Caiping’s hand tightly: “This is a big deal! Quick, let Eunuch Yu come over.”

The maid beside her ran out quickly, and soon came back with Eunuch Yu, panting.

Eunuch Yu was about to ask a question, but the next second his eyes widened.

I saw Princess Fushun and Madam Shen playing in the water...

It’s not just about playing with water, it’s about squeezing water!

That big iron lump is actually oozing water!

Eunuch Yu was surprised and said: "Ye Yiren, this is..."

Ye Caiping said, "This is a new type of well. I call it a water pressure well. It has a mechanism inside that can pump up groundwater."

Princess Fushun came over and said, "This water-pressing well is a good thing. It can produce water with a light press, which makes it more convenient and safer to draw water. It can also prevent people or small animals from falling in."

Ye Caiping said: "Here are the blueprints, please go back and report!"

As he said this, he handed over the drawings that had been prepared long ago.

Eunuch Yu opened the drawing...well, I couldn’t understand it! But it looks awesome!

Eunuch Yu couldn't hide his shock: "Did Ye Yi make this?"

Madam Shen immediately burst into laughter: "Yes, it was made by my daughter-in-law."

Eunuch Yu: "Then I will go to the palace to report. My dear nobles, I will take my leave first."