Seeing that her aunt had already figured it out, Madam Yu lowered her head and assured her, "Don't worry, Aunt, I will never dare to do it again. I was just worried that if she had a child early and established herself, it might not be good for my cousin. You can see that her attitude towards my cousin has changed a lot recently."
Lin's mother said, "I know your heart is with your cousin, but..."
Before he could finish speaking, Baihe and the others rushed over menacingly, with several old women carrying sticks.
The servants in the house were all Qin Yuan's dowry servants. Lin's mother couldn't help but secretly lament her predicament and hurriedly came out to stop them.
"What are you doing?"
Lily said coldly, "Grandma, we've come to find Miss Biao and ask her some questions."
Madam Yu's eyes rolled upwards, and she fainted.
Lin's mother pushed people out, screaming, "Is there no law anymore? The servants in the house have rebelled and are bullying their masters!"
The neighbors often heard the Lin family's lively activities, and today, as usual, many of them heard the commotion and climbed over the wall.
Lin's mother simply ran out of the house and begged them, "Dear neighbors, please ask the village head to come. The servants in my house are going to turn on me. The people my daughter-in-law brought are trying to ride roughshod over this old woman. I really can't live like this anymore."
Lily raised her voice and said, "Since all the neighbors are here, I beg you all to judge this matter for our young lady."
Lin Ziqi hurriedly chased them out, shouting, "Stop making a scene, you're making a fool of yourselves. Let's settle our family matters at home. Why are we making a scene outside?"
Baihe ignored him and continued, "When the cousin first came to seek refuge, what did you tell my young lady? You said she was coming to stay at our house for a while, so that she could find a good husband and support each other. How did my young lady treat the Lin family, and how did she treat the cousin? When she came, she didn't even have any decent clothes. I'm not saying this, but she was dressed worse than me, a servant. My young lady was so kind, giving her food and clothes, even two sets of jewelry! But the cousin wanted to usurp my place, poisoned my young lady, and tried to kill her and her unborn child. If you continue to protect such a vicious relative, we will immediately go to the Grand Master's mansion to ask the Master and Madam to take charge."
More and more people are climbing over the wall.
Yan Hong, who was inside the room watching over Qin Wan, asked, "Miss, is this feasible?"
Qin Wan said coldly, "What else can I do? I will absolutely not allow them to take that woman surnamed Yu as a concubine."
"Will your son-in-law hate you?"
Yan Hong was puzzled.
Qin Wan sneered, "He did such a thing with that Yu fellow, how could he and his mother do this to me? What was Yu's situation when he came to our family? What is his situation now? He treated me like this before he even passed the imperial examination. If he becomes successful in the future, what will become of me?"
Yan Hong was speechless.
Qin Wan continued, "My mother previously advised me to take you as a concubine for my future son-in-law, to prevent him from having an affair while I was pregnant. Now I think it's unnecessary. That old hag is afraid that I will get close to Lin Ziqi. If we have any marital relations, she will say disgusting things every day. But her niece did such a shameless thing, and she didn't say a word. She's not worried that Lin Ziqi's health is too weak and he will miss the imperial examination. I've finally figured it out."
Having figured something out, she stopped talking.
Yan Hong trembled as she pledged her loyalty to Qin Wan: "Miss, I only have you in my heart, and I would never dare to have any disloyal thoughts."
Being caught in the middle of these people, life was truly difficult.
Qin Wan chuckled and said, "I used to be reluctant to part with my son-in-law, but now I'm reluctant to part with you. What kind of life did the four of you live with me in the Imperial Academy, and what kind of life are you living now? If Lin Ziqi had any official position, with my father's connections to back him up, what could he do to me? Even if he were the top scholar, wouldn't he have to start as a seventh-rank compiler? No matter how bad things are between Qin Yuan and me, Qin Yuan will always support me. Why should I suffer in the Lin family's backyard?"
"From now on, we'll behave the same way in the Qin family and here. Lin Ziqi is no good man, so why should I drag you into this competition for favor? If I don't let you have children, I'll feel guilty. But if I do let you have children, I'm afraid you'll become my enemies. Wouldn't it be better for you to marry well and be husband and wife?"
Yan Hong gasped in astonishment.
Unexpectedly, after I went out to fetch a doctor, the young lady changed her appearance.
But this doesn't seem to be a bad thing.
Qin Wan then asked the old woman guarding her, "Did they go to the Grand Master of Ceremonies' residence to fetch my mother?"
The old woman said, "Taking advantage of the chaos, we found someone to send a message over there."
Qin Wan nodded.
In the past two days, Lin Ziqi has been explicitly and implicitly pressuring her to write poems.
She can't write it.
Ever since reading Nantang Gongzi's poem, the unease that had been surfacing in my heart for so long could no longer be suppressed—it turned out that the Prime Minister Lin, whom I had longed for in my previous life, was really a fraudster.
Upon learning that this young master from Nantang was a friend of Mr. Songshan and was also acquainted with the people of the Marquis's mansion, Qin Wan couldn't help but wonder if this young master from Nantang had some connection with Qin Yuan in her previous life, and that he was willing to be driven by Prime Minister Lin, allowing Prime Minister Lin to use her poems to become famous throughout the world.
Qin Wan felt a subtle contempt for Lin Ziqi.
After learning that Madam Yu was pregnant, her last lingering feelings for Lin Ziqi vanished without a trace.
Qin Wan could no longer tolerate the Lin family.
Although she was neglected and lonely by Lord Gu in her previous life, she still maintained the dignity of a marquis's wife and lived a pampered life in the Qin family.
In this life, she thought she had married a good man and devoted herself wholeheartedly to him, hoping to gain marital bliss and wealth.
I never expected to suffer so much at the Lin family's house.
Why should I?!
Qin Wan said, "We won't go out. You guys keep an eye on the things and the witnesses. Let them do whatever they want. We'll talk about it when my mother arrives. You guys guard my room carefully and don't let anyone disturb the baby in my belly."
She gently stroked her belly.
Reborn into this life, I married the brother-in-law I had longed for in my previous life, but it's nothing special.
Fortunately, she had a child.
Heaven has been kind to her.
"Your mother will protect all your things, and no one else can even dream of them."
In her previous life, Qin Yuan never had a child before her death, but this Lady Yu had several.
Lin Ziqi's numerous illegitimate children are not a good thing for his legitimate sons and daughters.
She would never allow such a thing to happen to her again.
Qin Yuan was listening to Gu Shiliu and Gu Shiba report the regulations in the council courtyard when a servant rushed into the courtyard from the second gate and said to the maid guarding the gate, "Quickly tell Madam that the Chancellor's Mansion has sent someone, saying it is an extremely urgent matter."
Qin Yuan, who was inside the house, overheard this and was startled.
Gu Shiliu immediately shut his mouth.
Then, a maidservant was heard outside saying, "Madam, the Imperial Academy has sent an old woman to invite you."
Qin Yuan hurriedly said, "Quickly, please invite her in."
The old woman kowtowed as soon as she entered, and without waiting for any questions, hurriedly said, "Eldest Miss, Madam has sent this old servant to invite you to the Lin family to seek justice for Second Miss."
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