At night, Lin Wanwan was curled up in her blankets inside the house, secretly eating the chicken leg she had brought back from the palace.
Every now and then, it makes a couple of smacking noises.
The maids thought it was a mouse and searched everywhere.
It wasn't until Ye Lanyin entered the room and heard Lin Wanwan's inner thoughts that the maids realized what was happening.
"Oh my, Wanwan, it's you, Mouse?"
Lin Wanwan's mouth was stuffed with chicken. She looked up with her cheeks puffed out, stared blankly for a moment, and then looked at her ingratiatingly.
"Mother~"
"Where did you get the meat from?" Ye Lanyin chuckled as she squatted down, looking at the greasy bedding all around.
"It's... given to me by Uncle." The little guy mumbled, but he got so excited that the meat in his mouth fell all over the bedding.
Lin Wanwan was dumbfounded.
This is the piece of meat she finally managed to bite off, and it's all gone just like that?
Ye Lanyin was both amused and exasperated.
"Looks like today's meat doesn't want to go into your stomach."
Lin Wanwan said angrily, "Hmph, I'll bite it to death!!"
As she spoke, she took the remaining half of the meat and tried to bite it hard, but no matter how hard she bit, she couldn't get it out, and in the end, her mouth was full of saliva.
Just then.
A maidservant came to report from outside the door.
"Madam, the young master of the Yao family has arrived."
Ye Lanyin asked in surprise, "What brings Nianyu here so late?"
"Madam, Madam Han did not come, nor did General Yao. Only Young Master Yao came."
While Lin Wanwan was stunned, Ye Lanyin quietly took the chicken from Lin Wanwan's hand, then stood up with a smile.
"Oh, it's Qian Shu!"
"Bring him here quickly."
The maidservant curtsied, "Yes, Madam."
A short while later, Yao Qianshu walked in from the courtyard with large and small bags. Ye Lanyin was quite frightened by his imposing manner.
Yao Qianshu's mouth was practically stretched to his ears.
Finally, they escaped their father's clutches.
Good days are here!!!
"Aunt Ye, can I come and stay with you?" Yao Qianshu asked breathlessly, the weight of her clothes making it hard for her to breathe.
Bai Lu stood aside, watching his stance.
"Young Master Yao, you're not trying to cling to our young lady's coattails, are you?"
With a tearful expression, Yao Qianshu asked pitifully, "Mrs. Ye, can I... stay here?"
Ye Lanyin asked, "Qian Shu, what's wrong? You look like you've been crying?"
Yao Qianshu was overjoyed. Although the tear stains were still visible, he kept his mouth shut and remained expressionless. "Aunt Ye, my father beat me again. My mother took pity on me and agreed to let me stay in Ping'an Prefecture for a while. Can you take me in?"
"Did I hit you again?"
For some reason, Ye Lanyin just couldn't connect the Yao Qianshu in front of her with the Yao Qianshu who had been beaten by General Yao.
"Yes, Aunt Ye, my father took a thick rattan cane. If my mother hadn't protected me, I would have been beaten long ago."
Should I count?
Mother called.
Hua Xin's eyes reddened when she saw his pitiful appearance.
Hua Mei, who misjudged Yao Qianshu, was even more remarkable. She directly took the things from Yao Qianshu and pleaded for him.
“Madam, look at him, he’s only seven years old. It’s not good for him to be beaten by General Yao every day. General Yao is a man who can carry a sword. If he is injured, there will be one less person to accompany Miss in the future.”
"Besides, he has a good relationship with the Third Young Master. Why don't we keep him?"
Yao Qianshu nodded repeatedly, "Our relationship is exceptionally good, I consider him my elder brother!!"
Lin Chang'an: How come I didn't know you recognized me as your elder brother?
[Hmph, they just want to steal my meat, nothing else.]
Ye Lanyin perked up her ears and immediately nodded, "Okay, stay."
Stealing meat?
This is a good idea.
Upon hearing this, Yao Qianshu jumped up excitedly, wanting to hug someone to express his excitement.
He looked around, then ran to Lin Wanwan and lifted her off the small bed.
"Hey, little sister, I'll follow you from now on."
Lin Wanwan stretched out her greasy little hand and slapped Yao Qianshu's face with a 'smack'.
"Okay." Her greasy little hands smeared all over his face.
Yao Qianshu felt a sticky sensation on his face and wanted to push her away in disgust, but he was afraid that Ye Lanyin would see his unseemly side and drive him away.
In the end, he could only resist taking Lin Wanwan's small hand and pressing it against his face.
"Little sister, that's wonderful."
at night.
Yao Qianshu jumped up and down excitedly several times in the guest room until he was tired and finally fell asleep.
And so, Yao Qianshu stubbornly stayed in Ping'an Prefecture. The Yao family came several times, but they still couldn't take him away from Ping'an Prefecture.
Seeing Yao Qianshu crying so hard he was unrecognizable, Ye Lanyin could only sigh and leave him behind.
For more than half a month, Yao Qianshu stayed with Lin Rui'an, and of course Lin Wanwan was there too.
The day finally arrived when the results of the imperial examinations were announced.
Early in the morning, Lin Rui'an went to the main courtyard to pay his respects to Ye Lanyin.
"Mother, your son has come to pay his respects."
Ye Lanyin had just finished changing Lin Wanwan's clothes.
Hearing her son's words, she carried Lin Wanwan to the screen.
"Ruian, why are you up so early today?"
"Yes, Mother, the results were released today, and I want to go see them as soon as possible." These days, he has been reciting poetry with his classmates outside.
During this time, he overheard many people pointing and whispering about his mother behind her back, and he felt an indescribable heartache.
He no longer seeks to pass the imperial examination with top honors, but only to achieve a good ranking so that he can enter the palace as an official and bring honor to his mother.
Seeing that her son hadn't slept all night and that there was an indescribable worry between his brows, Ye Lanyin felt both heartache and pity. This son's life was too hard.
While at the Marquis's residence, he was poisoned and framed, preventing him from attending school and causing him to miss the best age for schooling.
After finally getting a few days of school, she was forced to accept that she was not a child of the Marquis's family.
Compared to his younger siblings, he encountered such a thing at such a young age, which is his mother's fault.
If they were still children like Xiao Chengyun and Lin Chang'an, they wouldn't be under so much pressure.
"Mother will go with you."
Ye Lanyin handed Lin Wanwan over to Huaxin and lovingly straightened Lin Rui'an's clothes.
"Ruian, you are your mother's son. Your safety is my greatest gift. As for anything else, I don't care."
The more Ye Lanyin said this, the more determined Lin Rui'an became.
He has grown up and can protect his mother. He wants to prove that he is no longer the weak person he used to be, and he doesn't want his mother to worry about him or pave the way for him.
He paved the way for himself.
"Mother, let your son help you."
"good."
[Big brother, Mom, I'm still behind...]
The little guy realized he had been forgotten and reached out to grab at their departing figures.
"Even my nest gets angry—"
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