"Today, we sever our bond as mother and son. I will give you up for adoption to Heiji Yushuang. From now on, you will be her son!"
Lin Shixuan felt as if a dagger had been plunged into his chest, the pain making it hard for him to breathe.
An indescribable sense of regret welled up inside me and then erupted.
He knelt down with a thud, his knees hitting the floor with a heavy thud, and then burst into tears.
"No, Mother, I beg you, please don't do this."
"Son was wrong, son was wrong, son will never do it again."
"Mother, I beg you, please don't do this."
"You are my only mother, and I only recognize you."
"Waaaaah..."
Lin Shixuan wept bitterly, filled with deep regret.
Ye Lanyin closed her eyes, a tear sliding down her cheek. Years of raising her had been wasted on a dog.
She cried because of her past self.
Even with Lin Shixuan present, she can still say such things; one can only imagine the scheming she carried out in her past life.
So be it.
Looking at him, Zou Shuang'er felt so heartbroken she could hardly breathe.
He had even forgotten that he had been beaten.
She rushed to Lin Shixuan's side and comforted him, "Shixuan, Shixuan, don't cry. Your mother was just saying that out of anger."
"You should apologize to him right away."
The Marquis of Zhenbei, standing to the side, was also frightened by Ye Lanyin's stern appearance just now.
He hurriedly said, "Lanyin, it is a great thing to admit your mistakes and correct them. Why bother arguing with him?"
"Besides, Shixuan just got back, shouldn't we ask him how his exam went?"
Ye Lanyin glanced at the Marquis of Zhenbei and sneered.
“My lord, my relationship with Shixuan as mother and son has ended.”
"As for asking about the exam, go ask Yu Shuang."
"In a couple of days, after Master Xuanchan comes to the mansion to exorcise the evil spirits, we will ask the clan elders to come over and change his name to Yu Shuang's column."
Marquis Zhenbei did not expect Ye Lanyin to be serious.
He was somewhat taken aback; what could have made Ye Lanyin so angry?
He glanced at Lin Shixuan.
"What did you say that made your mother so angry?"
Lin Shixuan hesitated, not daring to speak.
Just then, Lin Chang'an was found and brought back by Tian Zhong.
Seeing Lin Chang'an crying, Ye Lanyin hugged him with heartache.
"It's alright, Mother's here."
Lin Chang'an said, crying.
"My elder brother wants to kill me and cut out my tongue."
"Dad, I don't want to live here. I want to go live at my maternal grandparents' house."
"Waaaaah..."
Even the Marquis of Zhenbei was taken aback by these words.
Did Lin Shih-hsuan really say that?
He looked at Lin Shixuan in disbelief, as if asking him a question with his eyes.
Lin Shixuan cried again as he explained, "Father, Father, I didn't mean it."
“I don’t know what’s wrong with my son, but lately he often feels irritable and wants to get angry.”
"On the day of the imperial examination, my son was assigned to a small cell. The place where he lived was exposed to the sun and rain, and it was dark and gloomy. He felt a little unwell, which is why he said some harsh words."
"My son really didn't do it on purpose."
He was already annoyed because Ye Lanyin wanted to give him to her concubine.
Now that Lin Shixuan is talking, how can the Marquis of Zhenbei possibly hold on?
He asked anxiously, "Shixuan, you...did you fail the exam?"
Lin Shixuan cried and said, "No, my son has already finished answering the questions."
Marquis Zhenbei and Zou Shuang'er both breathed a sigh of relief.
Zou Shuang'er walked to Ye Lanyin's side and said ingratiatingly, "Madam, we are both mothers. It is said that children are the apple of their mother's eye. Why don't you forgive Shixuan this time?"
"If Shixuan becomes the top scholar in the imperial examination in the future, he will be the pride of the Marquis's mansion. If you send him to his concubine, wouldn't you be giving someone else a free ride?"
Ye Lanyin smiled.
They're really good at calculating.
"How about I adopt him/her?"
Zou Shuang'er was taken aback upon hearing this.
Then, as if remembering something, she quickly said, "Madam, aren't you making me feel bad?"
“I am but a lowly concubine, how could I be worthy of being adopted by a child of the Marquis’s family?”
"I just feel it's a pity."
Lin Shixuan prayed silently, hoping that Ye Lanyin would listen to her parents' words.
But Ye Lanyin's next words broke his heart.
"Since you know you're worthless, mind your own business."
"In the end, the bond between mother and son is what it is, and whether the Marquis makes the decision or not is beyond my control."
After saying that, Ye Lanyin left the front hall with her child in a carefree manner.
As the Marquis of Zhenbei watched her receding figure, he felt that Ye Lanyin was getting further and further away from him.
He turned around and looked at Lin Shixuan.
She reached out and slapped him hard across the face.
"Smack!"
Lin Shixuan was knocked to the ground by him.
"Father, why did you hit me?"
"Why did I hit you?" Marquis Zhenbei roared. "I went to great lengths to bring you into my manor, to give you wealth and honor, and even arranged your identity in advance."
"I found you a mother in Bianjing who is of noble status, learned, and easy to control."
"How could you do this? You actually said you wanted to kill Lin Chang'an to his face!"
Is this how I raised you?
The Marquis of Zhenbei's eyes were bloodshot, and his voice was filled with fury.
Zou Shuang'er, her eyes red, hurriedly shielded Lin Shixuan to her side, crying as she said, "
"Master, it's clearly Ye Lanyin who's being unreasonable, why did she hit my son?"
"My son worked hard in the imperial examinations, bringing honor to the Marquis's family. He was assigned to a small cell and felt unwell. What's wrong with him saying a few angry words?"
"It's because Ye Lanyin is ungrateful. She doesn't know how to cherish such an excellent son and has hurt Shixuan's feelings."
"You're still hitting him now?"
The Marquis of Zhenbei's expression shifted slightly, and he angrily flung his sleeves.
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