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"What do you like about her?"
After leaving the Tan Mansion, Tan Linshuang and Ayun strolled on the street and chatted casually.
"Ah?" Ayun didn't react for a moment, because he was thinking about where his master was going to take him.
Tan Linshuang turned to look at him, "Xiaozhu, what do you like about her?"
"Didn't you complain before that the girl was chattering like a mynah bird?"
Ayun blushed immediately.
"cough!"
He turned his face slightly away, avoiding Tan Linshuang's mischievous gaze, and stammered, "Before was before... now is... now..."
"Anyway... Master, what about you? Why did you fall in love with the Young Mistress?"
He suddenly changed the subject and turned back to meet Tan Linshuang's gaze. "Before we got married, didn't you vow to make Zhao's daughter a mere formal wife and never give birth to children with her?"
"Well!"
The boomerang came so fast that Tan Linshuang was startled and quickly denied it: "When did I ever say that?"
"No?" Ayun raised his eyebrows.
Tan Linshuang flicked his sleeves and said, "If you want to win the beauty, you have to beg me."
After saying that, he took a big step and left Ayun behind.
"Please, please, please...Isn't it enough that I beg you?" Ayun hurriedly caught up.
Tan Linshuang raised her lips quietly and put her hands behind her back.
Ah Yun then asked, "Master, where are we going?"
Tan Linshuang's smile faded. "I'm going to see a former elder. She lives not far away, so there's no need to take a car. Taking a car would only attract attention."
Little did they know, there was a pair of eyes in the crowd, glaring at their backs...
"Lin'er greets Aunt Qin!"
After two sticks of incense, Tan Linshuang took Ayun to meet this former elder, Qin Yurong, the daughter of the former Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and also the ex-wife of Tan Mozhu.
Her former identity was known to everyone, and because of this, she was respected throughout Fushun County, and even in Xuzhou Prefecture, she was honored as a noble lady.
The latter identity has been forgotten by the world as time goes by.
But perhaps, she did it on purpose, not wanting others to know that she was Tan Mozhu's first wife, even though she did not remarry after the divorce.
From an observer's perspective, this seems a bit unbelievable. After all, no matter how bad Tan Mozhu's reputation is, he is still the nominal owner of Zhulin Trading Company, which is not shameful.
This is the first reason, and the second reason is that she will never marry again.
Tan Linshuang vaguely remembered that when the two divorced, she was not yet twenty years old and was in the prime of her life. Moreover, her father had not yet retired at that time. Not only could she find someone to remarry locally, but even marrying someone in the capital was not a problem.
It is said that her father had originally arranged a marriage for her in the capital, but she fell in love with Tan Mozhu. At that time, Tan Mozhu was in his prime and his character problems had not yet been exposed. In addition, with the financial strength of the Tan family, after weighing the pros and cons, she felt that it was better to marry down than up. With her status, she would never suffer any loss in the Tan family.
Unlike the capital city where there are powerful people everywhere, her father's official rank of third grade can't protect her from being bullied in her husband's family.
Between being the head of a chicken and the tail of a phoenix, she chose the former.
Unexpectedly, they divorced two years after their marriage and have never remarried.
Tan Linshuang once asked Tan Moxiang the reason for their divorce. At that time, Tan Linshuang was still young and it was impossible for her to know. She even forgot that there was such a former aunt.
But Tan Moxiang didn't know much.
Tan Moxiang's original words were: "At that time, in the Tan Mansion, besides your mother, I was the only young woman. I was the same age as her and we got along quite well."
"In the first year after marriage, she would occasionally talk about her previous harmonious relationship with Tan Mozhu, but in the second year, she rarely talked about Tan Mozhu, and her meetings with me became less frequent. She often went back to her parents' home. I had no idea what was going on."
"Before they officially divorced, she found me alone and said something very meaningful to me, asking me to leave the Tan family as soon as possible."
"Because of what you said, after your grandmother arranged a marriage for me, I immediately agreed. This actually surprised your grandmother, as she thought I would refuse."
"Later, I gradually understood that she must have discovered something. Perhaps it was the secret of the Tan family, or perhaps it was Tan Mozhu's true face."
Putting away the memories and looking at the former aunt in front of her who still had her charm, Tan Linshuang thought it should be the latter. Because in just two years, it was difficult for her to discover the secret of the Tan family's filth as she lived in the back house for a long time. But it was different for the person next to her. Once she took off her clothes, her true nature could not be concealed.
"Lin'er is so big now."
After carefully examining Tan Linshuang, Qin Yurong was quite surprised. "You look healthy."
Tan Linshuang smiled and said, "It's said that I won't live past my twenties. But after counting on my fingers, I know that I will soon be twenties."
Qin Yurong's expression changed slightly, and the look she gave him became deep.
Tan Linshuang remained calm, "What's spread outside may not be true, Aunt Qin, what do you think?"
Qin Yurong nodded, "Some secrets, how could outsiders know."
"Just like the reason why you divorced my uncle, it is still a secret." Tan Linshuang followed up with a tentative statement.
Qin Yurong's expression changed again, her brows furrowed, her disgust hard to hide.
"Why did you come to see me?"
She already had an expression as if she was seeing someone off.
Tan Linshuang hurriedly bowed and said, "I want to know the reason why you two are getting divorced."
"Why do you know this? So many years have passed." Qin Yurong said impatiently.
Tan Linshuang lowered her head and said frankly and sincerely, "I want to bring up old scores."
Qin Yurong narrowed her eyes, and a faint light flashed in them.
After waiting for a long time, Tan Linshuang felt her back almost stiff, before she heard Qin Yurong speak again, her voice very slowly, "Since it's a divorce, there must be a reason. At least you have to give an explanation to the old lady."
"My reason is that Tan Mozhu had an affair with my personal maid, which made me feel ashamed and angry, and I couldn't marry him anymore."
"Tan Mozhu didn't deny it, and the old lady didn't ask any further questions. From now on, I have nothing to do with your Tan family anymore."
"But as you said, what is spread out may not be true. It is possible that the truth is hidden very deeply and will never be known to outsiders."
Qin Yurong paused here, and Tan Linshuang heard the sound of her taking a deep breath.
"Huh... My personal maids were brought to the Tan Mansion as my dowry. I don't mind them serving Tan Mozhu. Besides, a man often has three wives and four concubines. Instead of waiting for the maids in the Tan Mansion to take over, it's better to send my people to Tan Mozhu's bed first."
"But I never imagined that he had no interest in young and beautiful girls, but was obsessed with..."
Qin Yurong suddenly clenched her hands, her nails digging into her skin.
And her teeth seemed to be clenched, unable to speak any further.
Tan Linshuang raised her head and finished her words for her: "He is obsessed with pregnant women, especially virtuous women with clean backgrounds."
"You know?" Qin Yurong was stunned, her pupils then grew larger and trembled continuously.
Tan Linshuang nodded and closed her eyes. "My mother was pregnant when she died."
Qin Yurong was startled again and took a breath.
After a moment, she also closed her eyes and said in a low voice, "Besides his disgusting obsession with pregnant women, he also has an inappropriate attitude towards your mother... Perhaps I am the first person to notice that he has inappropriate thoughts about his eldest sister-in-law."
"But this is nothing compared to how disgusting and embarrassing it makes me feel about him being obsessed with pregnant women!"
Tan Linshuang said, "This is called 'pregnancy'. It's a very special disease."
"A special disease?" Qin Yurong frowned, as if she had thought of something.
Then, she put on a serious expression, invited Tan Linshuang to sit in the flower hall, and called the servants to serve tea.
After a cup of tea, her mood had calmed down, and she seemed to have let it go completely. She began to talk freely: "I don't know if it's his nature, or if it's because he's doted on by the old lady."
"Although we have only been together for two short years, I know him better than perhaps you, his nephew."
Tan Linshuang smiled and nodded, pretending to listen attentively.
Qin Yurong recalled: "When we first got married, we still had endless things to talk about, from poetry and songs to anecdotes and childhood experiences."
"I heard from him that before him, the old lady had been pregnant once, but unfortunately, she miscarried. This was a huge blow to the old lady, so after she became pregnant with him, she was extra careful. However, during the birth, she still encountered a difficult labor and nearly lost both her children."
"It is precisely because he is so hard-earned that the old lady dotes on him in every way."
"I'm worried that he'll suffer, and I'm also worried that he'll be overprotected and won't be able to compete for the family inheritance in the future."
"So, the old lady tried every possible way to remove obstacles for him... Do you understand what I mean?"
Qin Yurong's eyes flashed.
Tan Linshuang nodded in understanding.
"In short, under the old lady's excessive doting and after witnessing her ruthless methods, Tan Mozhu gradually became a complex person who was both a playboy and a man of many tricks and strategies."
"And fierce!"
Qin Yurong's grip on the teacup suddenly tightened, and her brows furrowed.
"After I discovered his shameful secrets, one night, I felt someone strangle me by the neck and I couldn't breathe. Fortunately, the feeling only lasted for a moment. When I opened my eyes, he was facing away from me, motionless. But I had a feeling that he was watching me with his eyes open."
"When I woke up the next day, I took advantage of him being out and moved back to my parents' house. I then sent someone to deliver the divorce papers."
"But the old lady still asked me to come back to the mansion to talk in person. I couldn't refuse, and I also wanted to get an explanation, so I sent a servant to accompany me. Seeing this, the old lady seemed to understand something. After I told her the reason for the divorce, she didn't ask any more questions and agreed to it."
“From then on, I was completely liberated.”
"Then why haven't you remarried yet?" Tan Linshuang asked curiously.
"I'm scared!" Qin Yurong admitted with a wry smile.
"Do you know how it feels to be choked in the middle of the night?"
"Although my body is free, but here..."
She pointed to her chest, "It's still a gloomy place!"
Tan Linshuang frowned and nodded, his eyes full of apology and pity.
Qin Yurong waved her hand and said, "It's all in the past."
She seemed more like she was comforting herself.
"Why are you bringing up the past? You can't bring your parents back to life." She asked, expressing her confusion.
Tan Linshuang stood up, clasped his fists, and bowed his head. He said solemnly, "In addition to wanting to get a better understanding of Tan Mozhu's true face, I also hope that Aunt Qin can stand up and testify for me when I go to court with Tan Mozhu."
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