Chapter 239 Hurry home and see your family.
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“Mother, that woman lives in the west courtyard. I heard from the family that the west courtyard originally belonged to the mistress of the house. She is so shameless as to take it over.”
Er Ya was furious and found a whip somewhere, which she then held in her hand.
"I'll go beat her up and kick her out! Shameless bastard!"
Ye Wan said, "We live in the main courtyard, so why do you care about the mistress and the master? We are the masters."
No sooner had she finished speaking than Huigu arrived.
"Aunt, have you found out the details?"
Huigu said, "Madam has already found out that this Pang was sent by the family. I heard that when Master left the Pang family, he glanced at her a few times."
Ye Wan sneered upon hearing this, "As long as it wasn't Lin Anyuan who took it himself, otherwise I would have skinned him alive and castrated him to be a eunuch."
You bastard.
Seeing Ye Wan's expression, Er Ya dared not speak anymore.
Ge Chen and the other two have been moved to guest rooms.
Right now, only our own people are in the main hall.
“Madam, I am the steward of this household. All those with the surname Lin are servants in this household. Greetings, Madam.”
Steward Lin led all the servants to pay their respects.
As for why the steward's surname is Lin, it was chosen by Prince Jing for Lin Anyuan.
"Yes, I'm not feeling well since I just got back today. You may leave now and come to pay your respects again tomorrow."
"Yes, it was my oversight. The kitchen has already prepared the meal, Madam, please take a look..."
The steward consulted Ye Wan for her opinion.
Ye Wan asked someone to set out a meal.
It just so happens that it's almost lunchtime.
The dishes were served in a continuous stream. Just as Ye Wan picked up her chopsticks, Pang Shi arrived again.
"These are all dishes I personally prepared. What do you think, Madam?" Madam Pang asked with a smile.
She is indeed a rare beauty, with a touch of mature charm.
"Who sent you?" Aunt Hui frowned and scolded.
Mrs. Pang was startled. "I...I came by myself. Can't I come?"
She must have done a great job having the kitchen prepare this meal; they certainly put in the effort, even if they didn't do anything special.
She knew that as a second wife, she could never be General Lin's wife, but what about being a concubine...?
"Alright, you should go eat too," Ye Wan said coldly.
Madam Pang bowed and said, "Yes, if Madam needs my help in any way, please summon me again."
After everyone left, Er Ya was furious.
"Mother, do you really want to keep this woman? She doesn't look like a good person at all; she's already showing off to you as soon as you arrived."
Father has really changed; he's even taken a concubine. Er Ya feels terrible.
Ye Wan slowly picked up some food, "My opinion doesn't count. If your father wants to keep it, let him. I'm leaving."
She has legs of her own; Lin Anyuan is just a rotten cucumber. Why doesn't she just walk away?
Suddenly, everyone at the table fell silent.
Aunt Cai chuckled, “Wanwan is right. If you have no feelings for me, then I will leave. Why hang myself on one tree? There are plenty of handsome men in the world, not just Lin Anyuan.”
Actually, I'm also worried, mainly because of that Pang woman; she's the kind of woman men like.
"Mother is right. The dishes in the kitchen are quite good today. Here's a reward."
Soon the head chef from the kitchen came to thank them for their praise.
"This humble servant, Yuanbao, thanks Madam for the reward." A short, stout cook came over and kowtowed to Ye Wan.
Ye Wan was a little uncomfortable, but she still nodded, "Not bad, your cooking is really good, you can go now."
This dish is really delicious today.
"Chef Yuan, how much is Madam missing?"
As soon as Yuanbao returned to the kitchen, someone started asking about him.
Not seeing the silver in his hand, she immediately exclaimed in surprise, "My goodness, five taels of silver! Madam is too generous!"
Someone nearby said, "I originally thought it was too much of a waste to send you to be a cook in General Lin's mansion, but I didn't expect such a good thing. This is not a waste at all, it's a way to make a fortune. If you get rewarded a couple more times, you could get married."
Even though Yuanbao used to work at the restaurant, his monthly salary was only five taels.
I originally thought that since this lady was from the countryside, I would only give her a few coins, but I didn't expect her to be so generous.
"Madam is so generous. We will do our job well, and you will surely be rewarded as well," Yuanbao said with a smile.
The word quickly spread throughout the mansion that the lady was very generous.
Ye Wan had already learned about the situation at home, including the story of how generous she was in the kitchen earlier. She said, "I know, Auntie, you've worked hard, so please get some rest."
Having Hui-gu around is great; she can gather all sorts of information with ease.
"Miss, it's time to rest."
In the west courtyard, a maid brought in hot water.
Madam Pang was combing her hair. "Tell me, what exactly does this Madam Lin mean? She didn't make things difficult for me at all."
She looked at herself in the mirror. Her appearance was so stunning that it would make women jealous and men cherish her. Even her mother-in-law was jealous of her after she got married, and her father-in-law couldn't help but take a few more glances at her, despite the ethical constraints.
Lin Anyuan's wife didn't react much.
Pang was also surprised by Ye Wan's appearance. Although she wasn't as alluring as Pang, she possessed an ethereal beauty and an indescribable air of nobility.
It seems like they were born to be superior to others.
She grew up in a luxurious environment, which seems to be somewhat inferior to others.
The maid whispered, "My lady, don't you think about her background? Back in the countryside, it was one thing for a country man to live with one wife, but now that General Lin has such a high status, how can he have only one woman?"
The maid was Pang's personal maid, who had been with Pang since she was a child, followed her after she got married, and now that she had come here, she naturally served her as well.
Madam Pang nodded, "What you said makes sense. Isn't that what Father was planning when he sent me here? As long as I give birth to a son or daughter in the future, our family's wealth and prosperity will be guaranteed."
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Ten days later, news came that Prince Jing had captured Shangjing and entered the palace directly.
This means Lin Anyuan will be back soon.
Everyone in the family was beaming with joy, and they cleaned up all the dust in the corners.
"Is Dad coming back?" Sanya asked Ye Wan.
Er Ya immediately said, "When Dad comes back, we'll make him kick this woman out. She comes to us sisters every day trying to curry favor, but who pays any attention to her? It's so annoying!"
Sanya said, "Second Sister, just ignore her."
"Of course I ignored her, but she took advantage of my older sister's good temper and kept running to her place. My older sister was really something, she didn't even kick her out."
Er Ya realized after she finished speaking that her mother had no reaction at all.
After talking to them, Ye Wan said, "Let's go to the market today. We've been here for almost half a month and haven't been yet."
Sanya immediately cheered, "Okay, okay, Mother, I'll lead the horse for you."
"Horses aren't allowed at the market, so we'll just walk. It's not far anyway."
Since we're going out, the whole family should go.
Meanwhile, King Jing was wiping his blood-stained sword.
"An Yuan, I heard your family is already in Jingzhou City. Leave the rest to others. You should go home and check on them."
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