Chapter 25: Sadness in the Heart
However, the focus of the matter now is no longer what Nanny Li thinks of the Lin Mansion, but how a foreign man broke in?
If the Lin family's backyard was allowed to let outsiders in and out at will, wouldn't it become a laughing stock for the whole world? Wouldn't the women in the backyard be trampled upon by others?
Lin Yingxue's face turned pale again. She looked at Lin Qingjun in panic, with the malice in her eyes not concealed at all.
If she brought out the fact that Xiao Yuan was brought in by her, she would be finished, and her marriage with the Marquis of Wu'an would be out of the question.
Lin Qingjun, how dare she, a mere concubine's daughter, do this?
Besides, didn't she consider her concubine? Concubine Liu was still in her hands. If she dared to say a word, she would let Concubine Liu be buried with her.
Lin Zhi's expression changed again.
He asked, "Lin Qingjun, is this true?"
Lin Qingjun said with certainty, "Father, I'm not the kind of person who talks nonsense. You know, I value rules above all else. When I discovered this, I was also extremely shocked. I never thought such a thing would happen in the Lin Mansion, which is usually well-protected."
Lin Yingxue panicked and interrupted, "Sister, are you crazy? We have hired the best guards in the Lin Mansion, two of whom are martial arts masters, and they were all hired by my mother personally. Could it be that you are holding a grudge because my mother called my aunt away, so you made up this fabricated story to frame my mother?"
Lin Qingjun laughed. Lin Yingxue knew how to turn the tables. How could this matter be linked to her concubine? And how could she be said to have always resented her stepmother? Was she trying to frame her resentment towards her stepmother?
Lin Qingjun raised his head and looked at Lin Yingxue with a smile.
"Sister, it's not the first or second time that Auntie has been called over by my stepmother. Why should I feel resentful?"
"The guards in this courtyard were hired by my stepmother, but the intrusion is also a fact."
"This is a matter of great importance, so I asked Xiaotao to come ahead and report to Father. But sister, you didn't even give Xiaotao a chance to speak. I want to ask you, is there any connection between you and the intruder that's why you're giving him the slip?"
Otherwise, why did he interrupt Xiao Tao and beat her to death? This is more like murder to silence her, right?
Lin Yingxue's face flushed with anger. "Lin Qingjun, what nonsense are you talking about? I'm the daughter of an official family. How could I be connected to that thief?"
Lin Qingjun chuckled and said, "So, sister, why are you so nervous here?"
this?
Lin Yingxue's face turned pale again.
"But, but what evidence do you have that a thief broke in?"
Yes, what evidence does she have?
Could it be that she wanted to take out the worthless jade pendant that Xiao Yuan gave her?
Thinking of this jade pendant, Lin Yingxue smiled again. This jade pendant was chosen by her for him. It was the kind that he picked up from a peddler's stall and only cost one or two taels of silver. Haha, she had given more than that amount as a reward to her servants.
She used this as a token of love between Lin Qingjun and Xiao Yuan, and also made fun of her love which was worthless. She also wanted to deceive her into thinking that Xiao Yuan loved her deeply. Of course, if she regarded this jade pendant as a treasure, she would be happier.
Lin Zhi's face darkened. "Lin Qingjun, your elder sister is right. Don't talk nonsense if you don't have any evidence."
In Lin Zhi's eyes, he could explain the matter of Nanny Li, but if it involved a man from outside the mansion, it would be more than just a matter of face.
Lin Qingjun looked at his father sitting on the first seat, and a sense of sadness slowly rose from his heart.
He had never questioned Lin Yingxue so harshly. Even in the last scene where two women were fighting for one man, he only punished her to kneel in the ancestral hall for half a month. Moreover, Lin Yingxue was just sleeping in a different place in the ancestral hall. He felt sorry for her frail body, so he set up another small couch next to the ancestral hall.
But what about her? They were truly under house arrest, not even given food. If it weren't for the small kitchen in her yard, she, her aunt Xiaotao, and the other two would have starved to death there.
The closeness of the relationship is immediately apparent.
Today, if she couldn't explain the whole story and produce any evidence, she would probably be exiled to the manor by him, or perhaps even suffer an even worse fate.
She stared at him intently. Even though he was middle-aged, she could still tell he must have been a playboy in his youth. But she wanted to ask, was she his daughter? Why were the two daughters treated so differently? Could it be because of the difference between the legitimate and illegitimate daughters?
She had also hoped that he would give her a little fatherly love. She also wanted to see him bring one or two strings of candied haws, a Yuanxiao lantern, touch her soft head affectionately, and say "good boy" lovingly, but she could only hide behind the pillar and watch him do all this to Lin Yingxue with envy.
Even in her previous life, when she married Xiao Yuan, she wanted to win a little fatherly love from him at all costs. Unfortunately, she didn't get a single word until her death. She didn't know if he shed a tear for this concubine's daughter after her death, or if he avenged her as a concubine's daughter?
Lin Qingjun shook her head and suppressed the bitterness in her heart. At this moment, she lowered her head again.
Don't you want evidence? Of course there is.
She slowly took out a brush from her sleeve pocket, raised it high above her head, and hid herself in the shadow of the brush.
She said, "This is the evidence."
Lin Yingxue heaved a sigh of relief when she saw that the jade pendant that was taken out was not Xiao Yuan's. She had said that, how could Lin Qingjun have the ability to fight against her? She had thought that she would take out the jade pendant, but she didn't expect that she would take out a brush that could not be uglier?
Look at this brush, it is neither wool nor sage tail hair, but looks more like rabbit hair, and it is made by plucking the hair yourself. The workmanship is not exquisite at all, and it is even very rough. What's even more ridiculous is that the handle of this brush is just made of randomly cut bamboo?
Even the lowest-ranking servant in the mansion wouldn't use a brush like this, right? What kind of evidence is this?
Lin Yingxue chuckled, "Qingjun, I think you've really lost your mind. You got this broken pen from nowhere, and you actually said it was brought in by a stranger? Do you have any brains at all? Even if you're lying, you could at least get something better."
What kind of thing is this? Could it be that my father would believe it?
Lin Qingjun's sarcasm became even stronger. Lin Yingxue, oh Lin Yingxue, she is really stupid. Doesn't she feel that Lin Zhi's coldness is even stronger than before?
She didn't know who the brush belonged to, but he knew.
Sure enough, Lin Zhi pointed at the brush and asked tremblingly, "Did you really pick this up from the backyard?"
She answered neatly, "Yes, and it's near Xueyuan."
Lin Yingxue was even more puzzled. Why was he talking about her Snow Courtyard again? But before she could come to her senses, she was slapped on the face, causing a burning pain.
"Father?"
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