Chapter 624 House Arrest

After laughing, Lin Yue'e fell silent. She rested her chin on her hand, her gaze fixed on a certain spot, lost in thought.

Lin Yuesha was extremely heavy-hearted. Since Qin's death, her mindset had changed, and she no longer harbored such resentment towards Lin Yue'e.

Ultimately, it was the fault of Lin Shusheng and Qin Shi that caused those close to them to suffer the consequences. Lin Yuesha hoped that Lin Yue'e would step up her efforts and find out the truth about Qin Shi's death as soon as possible.

She and the pockmarked man had an agreement not to interfere in this matter, but Lin Yuesha firmly believed that those who do evil will eventually receive their due retribution. Fine, let her scumbag father run wild for a few more days. She was always ready to uphold justice and even kill her own family member for such a morally depraved scoundrel.

The Qin residence was in complete chaos at the moment.

Upon receiving the news, the masters of the Qin family all rushed to Zhou's courtyard. Even the old lady Qin, who was pretending to be sick, was helped by her maid and walked quickly, bumping into Qin Nanyan who was running over.

"Nanyan, why are you in such a panic? You don't act like a proper young lady at all!"

Old Mrs. Qin nearly stumbled from Qin Nanyan's impact and immediately scolded angrily, "The manor spent a fortune hiring a governess for you, and all that you learned went to waste?"

Despite a scathing rebuke, Qin Nanyan paid no heed.

She used to think that she was the daughter of the Qin family and was loved by her grandmother, which is why a lot of money was spent on cultivating her in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Only now does she realize that the Qin family spent money on her just to make her more useful.

Before the flower viewing party at the Prince's Mansion, the Qin family's target was the Prince of Luo.

No wonder Qin Nanyan was repeatedly confined to her home after that incident and often received disdain from her grandmother. She had naively thought that her grandmother was just angry and would be fine in a few days, but now it seems that it was just disdain.

The reason why one's own mother hanged herself is self-evident. The Qin family did not care about the life or death of their mother, Zhou Shi, but instead resented her for causing trouble for the Qin family. How pathetic.

"Is Zhou, that jinx, going to cause trouble?"

Upon receiving the news, the Qin family patriarch and master strode over and asked the old woman beside Zhou, "How is it? Is the person dead or not?"

"Replying to the old master and the master, the madam is still breathing."

Fortunately, several of Zhou's maids were quick-witted and noticed something was wrong. They rushed into the room, cut the ropes, and lowered the person down. Otherwise, the person would have been dead and the body would have been cold by now.

"fortunately."

Master Qin breathed a sigh of relief, then said angrily, "The Zhou family has quite the nerve!"

"Master, although Madam is still alive, her voice is damaged and she cannot speak right now."

When the head of the Qin family lost his temper, everyone fell silent, and the servants who explained the situation nodded and stammered.

"Hmph, it would be a good thing if she became mute, so she wouldn't be bothering the master in the future."

Master Qin was ruthless; he didn't even want to step inside.

"Father, Mother is your first wife, is this how you treat her?"

Qin Nanyan felt a chill run through her heart. She suppressed the hatred in her eyes and spoke up for Zhou Shi.

"Nanyan, don't interrupt when the adults are speaking. Just focus on preparing for your wedding."

Everyone with eyes could tell what Zhou's fuss was all about—it was all to prevent Qin Nanyan from marrying Lin Shusheng. A funeral broke out in the mansion, and Qin Nanyan had no choice but to observe three years of mourning.

Qin Nanyan wanted to speak again, but Master Qin went into the room first, and Qin Nanyan followed closely behind, worried.

Zhou was put down and lay on the ground without being moved. At this moment, Zhou slowly woke up and saw her daughter Nanyan nearby. She was so anxious that she burst into tears.

"Zhou, what do you mean by this? Do you want to die even longer?"

Women are often seen as short-sighted and prone to crying, making a scene, or threatening suicide, which is quite annoying. When Master Qin saw Zhou Shi with her disheveled hair and lifeless expression, he turned his face away in disgust.

"Sir, I beg you..."

It took Zhou a lot of effort to squeeze out a few words; her throat was burning with pain, and her eyes revealed a pleading look.

“Zhou, let’s be frank. Even if you die, you’ll die after Qin Nanyan gets married.”

Master Qin turned around, his face ruthless. Moreover, Zhou's death could not stop anything, and the interests of the Qin and Lin families could not be severed. The only woman of marriageable age in the mansion was Qin Nanyan, and she had to marry into the family.

"If you have someone to blame, blame yourself for spoiling your child too much. Did you think that the Qin family's social standing meant you could choose any marriage you wanted?"

Master Qin completely forgot that he had taken money from the Zhou family and had promised to leave Qin Nanyan's marriage entirely to the Zhou family. Now he had already gone back on his word and denied it outright.

"Mother, if you don't need to beg him, I'll marry him."

After marrying into the Lin family, she should whisper in Lin Shusheng's ear and sever all ties with the Qin family as soon as possible.

Grandfather and father didn't want to be bound together, but Qin Nanyan insisted on breaking them up. She wanted everyone in the Qin family to regret it and pay the price for it.

"Mother, please don't do anything foolish, I'll marry him."

Qin Nanyan held back her tears, squatted down beside Zhou Shi, and helped Zhou Shi wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

Zhou Shi was the best mother. Although she had many minor flaws, she was wonderful to Qin Nanyan. She felt very happy.

In this chaotic and corrupt Qin family, there are people who genuinely care about her and consider her needs.

"daughter……"

Zhou was speechless, a fleeting look of guilt crossing her eyes. If her father were alive, the Qin family wouldn't dare to treat her so disrespectfully. It was all because the Zhou family had fallen on hard times, and the remaining members of the clan still depended on the Qin family for care.

A woman must have the support of her maternal family; she cannot do anything more for her daughter.

Marriage is a major life event. Back then, it was because she was blind that she fell for Master Qin, that beast in human clothing. And Lin Shusheng is just like Master Qin, birds of a feather.

The Qin family was already a pit of fire, and the Lin family was even worse. Zhou didn't want to see her daughter follow in her footsteps and live a life of depression and unhappiness.

"Mother, don't worry, I can still keep Yue'e company after I get married."

Qin Nanyan smiled and said, feigning happiness, "Besides, there's only one elder in the household, Old Madam Lin, so it won't be too complicated. I can handle it."

"Lock up the young lady and the madam separately, and don't let them see each other for the next few days!"

Master Qin warned that if the mother and daughter were to be together, trouble was bound to happen. Zhou was bold enough to attempt suicide by hanging, and was also secretly trying to persuade her daughter, which worried Master Qin.

"Father, you can't do this!"

Qin Nanyan hated Master Qin to death and immediately retorted.

In the Qin family, she only had her mother as a relative, and her motivation to live was because of her mother. If she left, her mother's situation would probably become even more difficult.

Marrying Lin Shusheng is fine; at least she'll be the wife of a third-rank official. In the future, the Qin family will need her to do favors, and she can temporarily keep the evil spirits in the mansion at bay.

"Who is the master in this manor? Didn't you hear what I said? Are you all deaf?"

Master Qin made a decisive decision, ordering that Qin Nanyan be confined to his own courtyard to focus on embroidering her dowry, and that she be forbidden from leaving the mansion before the wedding.