Ye Yunniang looked at Jin Lanxuan as she spoke, "I don't know why your Jin family regrets coming to take him away. But I swore at Huifang's grave that I would raise her son well and not let him suffer the pain of being abandoned by his parents again."
"The family did not abandon Fang'er at the time; it was Jinlan who spread falsehoods and conspired with Ziyuan to harm Fang'er," Jinlanxuan explained, adding that the Jin family had also been deceived by the wicked servant.
"It all comes down to you not taking her seriously. Your own daughter, your own sister, such a terrible thing happened. As her family, not a single one of you came to see her, you only sent an aunt she had driven away." Ye Yunniang became even angrier after hearing Jin Lanxuan's explanation.
"I don't believe that the Jin family, with so many members, couldn't send a single relative to Jiangcheng."
Ye Yunniang's question left Jin Lanxuan speechless.
“I agree with that. The Jiang family was at fault for Jin Huifang’s death, but your Jin family is also unforgivable.” Tong Tiemei agreed with Ye Yunniang’s words. The root cause of the servant’s misdeeds was the lack of respect the bride’s family had for their married daughter.
It's said that Jin Huifang has been dead for three years. If Jin Huilan hadn't learned the truth from Tong Mo, the Jin family wouldn't have remembered to come to Jiangcheng to visit their married daughter and nephew.
Jin Lanxuan could not refute Ye Yunniang's accusations.
“I will go to Fang’er’s grave to apologize. But I still want to say that Jiang Tingjun has only suffered with you. If you let him come with me, I can give him a better life.”
"I don't want to. I'm not Jiang Tingjun. I'm Li An, the son of Ye Yunniang and Li Jun. I have no relation to the Jiang family or the Jin family." Li An, who had been eavesdropping outside the door, ran into the house.
“If you follow her, you’ll suffer hardship your whole life. If you go with your uncle, you’ll not only have servants to wait on you, but he can also send you to study at the Imperial Academy,” Jin Lanxuan said, pointing out the advantages.
"I only want my mother. With my mother here, there are no hard days." Li An hugged Ye Yunniang, he didn't feel that his current life was hard at all.
Ye Yunniang reached out and hugged Li An, "I won't let you take An'an away."
“I won’t give up my brother to you either,” Li Pan said as she ran in.
Li Ping, who was the last to run in, grabbed Li An's arm and said, "Second Brother, don't leave."
“I’m not leaving. This is my home, I’m not going anywhere.”
With her sons' support, Ye Yunniang became even more determined not to give up on her sons.
After being rejected repeatedly, Jin Lanxuan looked rather unhappy.
"Ye Yunniang, the Jin family is not one you can afford to offend." Jin Lanxuan no longer concealed his imposing manner.
"Trying to intimidate people with your power?" Tong Tiemei unleashed her aura, pressing down entirely on Jin Lanxuan.
Jin Lanxuan couldn't take it anymore, her waist went limp, and she almost fell off the chair.
"Jin Lanxuan, I, Tong Tiemei, am making this clear. If you and the Jin family behind you dare to lay a hand on the Li family, I'll chop off your claws." Tong Tiemei can't stand anyone bullying the weak.
"Sister Mei, don't be angry, calm down, calm down." Zhou Bowen held Tong Tiemei's hand and comforted her.
Zhou Bowen was very dissatisfied with Jin Lanxuan's actions.
Jin Lanxuan faced the benefactor who had buried his sister and raised his nephew. Instead of expressing gratitude, his words were filled with disdain for Ye Yunniang's poverty and contempt for her.
No matter how poor Ye Yunniang was, she raised Li An well until he was five years old. Furthermore, looking at the three children's clothes, they were all new, and the fabric was the same. From the perspective of time travel, Ye Yunniang made no difference between her biological children and adopted children.
Jin Lanxuan realized he had done something wrong. But he couldn't bring himself to apologize to a widow, so he kept a straight face.
“Young Master Jin, I know you want to take An’an away for his own good,” Ye Yunniang said, breaking the silence in the room.
"Mother, please don't abandon me," Li An cried out in panic.
"Mother, don't let my brother go." Li Pan was also afraid.
"Second Brother isn't leaving."
“How could your mother abandon you?” Ye Yunniang comforted Li An. “Shortly after you turned one month old, I entered the Jiang family to become your wet nurse. You could say that you grew up on my milk.”
In my heart, you, Pan'er, and Pingping are all the same. In this life, I have no other pursuits but to wish for the three of you to be well.
The Kim family is your maternal family. They are willing to treat you well, and you are happy to accept them.
Mother won't be sad, she'll only be happy. My son has so many more people who love him.
Ye Yunniang made her stance clear: she accepted the Jin family's kindness towards Li An, but disagreed with taking Li An away.
"Hmph, all you want is something in return. Tell me how much silver?" Jin Lanxuan believed that Ye Yunniang was holding onto Li An for money.
"How much can you give?" Ye Yunniang patted Li An on the back, signaling him not to act impulsively.
"1000 taels of silver." Jin Lanxuan thought that was a lot.
Ye Yunniang laughed, "Young Master Jin is really not as good as your sister. Back then, I accompanied the young master to a den of human traffickers. The madam rewarded me with two thousand-tael silver notes and a large bag of jewelry. In your uncle's eyes, An'an is really worthless."
Upon hearing this, Jin Lanxuan's expression darkened. "I'll give you 5,000 taels."
"5,000 taels is not much." Ye Yunniang was not tempted by the 5,000 taels of silver.
"You have quite the appetite." Jin Lanxuan felt that Ye Yunniang was pushing her luck.
“It’s not that I have a big appetite, it’s that you, Young Master Jin, are too ruthless and too calculating.” Ye Yunniang put away her smile. “I guess Young Master Jin came to Jiangcheng to take An’an away to show off in front of these two, rather than because he genuinely cares about your sister and your nephew.”
Ye Yunniang noticed that Jin Lanxuan was very respectful to Zhou Bowen. She also noticed that when she talked about Jin Huifang's tragic situation, Jin Lanxuan's eyes showed indifference, disgust, and resentment, but no heartache for her younger sister.
Jin Lanxuan's attitude made it impossible for Ye Yunniang, who truly loved Li An, to bear handing over her son.
Tong Tiemei's impression of Ye Yunniang changed once again. She turned to look at Zhou Bowen and asked, "Is this your good friend?"
Zhou Bowen remained silent.
It was his silence that alarmed Jin Lanxuan.
"You're talking nonsense. Don't try to guess my intentions based on your greedy mindset."
"Lanxuan, you've been rude." Zhou Bowen's voice remained unchanged, but Jin Lanxuan sensed his warning.
"Go and offer incense to your sister first," Zhou Bowen dismissed Jin Lanxuan.
Jin Lanxuan was unwilling, but dared not disobey Zhou Bowen's order, so he answered "yes" and left the Li family.
After Jin Lanxuan left, Ye Yunniang also told the three children to go back to their room.
"Why don't you consider my son?" Tong Tiemei asked directly.
"Young master, you are young and promising, and deserve better."
"You're pretty good."
“I come from a farming family and have three sons to support. I won’t hold Young Master Tong back.”
“Tell me the truth. I’ll consider helping you get rid of my son.”
"If I tell you the truth, will you help me?"
"Yes. My word is my bond," Tong Tiemei assured.
After thinking for a moment, Ye Yunniang said, "Alright, I'll tell you."
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