She will get what she wants, no matter what.
She had schemed against Xiao Minghui; she knew very well that Xiao Minghui was an upright person and would definitely take responsibility.
She thought they were in love, but he listened to his mother and married Xu Youran, and she thought he liked her.
She had always thought so, believing that he had tacitly approved of the scheme, but now she was no longer sure.
This person... said, "They weren't in love. How could they not be? How could they not be?"
Later, when she was in charge of the household, she thought they had feelings for each other after all the good years she had lived.
She felt that if she was doing well, her daughter would also be able to do well in the future, so she thought of using the same trick to get her daughter to get along with the young prince.
She knew that Xiao Minghui cared about his reputation and that others did too, which was why he wanted his daughter and the young prince to be mutually in love.
"You, you, you..." Xiao Minghui looked at Lin Ling in shock, unable to believe that Lin Ling could do such a stupid thing. "How could you do this to our daughter? Do you still want your daughter to marry into a good family in the future? Do you know that the prince is just what other people call him? Do you know that the prince's son has to be married by the emperor? Do you really think you can decide that?"
Let me tell you, if you drag this out any longer, it will only ruin your daughter's reputation, while they'll be completely unaffected!
Xiao Minghui really thought it was outrageous; what on earth was Lin Ling thinking?
"Impossible, impossible." Lin Ling didn't believe it, not at all.
“Your vision is too narrow. You can only see what’s in front of you. Forget it. In the end, I’ve been too lenient with you. You… take care of yourself. I’ve already given you a letter of divorce. From now on, you… have nothing to do with me anymore. There will be other adults to handle this case.”
Xiao Minghui has already sent people to bring those people back for interrogation, to find out what happened.
Among those people, there were some clever ones who knew what to say and what not to say. Some said they didn't know, that they were just their aunt's close friends.
It's normal for friends to exchange gifts; they can't just stop interacting with each other altogether.
Those who aren't smart will say they want to beg for some protection, and in the end, they'll sign and get beaten and fined.
Fortunately, those people were just testing the waters, thinking that a concubine wouldn't be of much use, so they gave them only ordinary things. Xiao Minghui returned them and explained the situation, and that was the end of it.
As for Lin Ling, she refused to accept the letter of divorce and was eventually beaten with a cane.
Although the matter is over, Lin Ling is still in jail. Her indenture is still with Mo Yan. That's right, concubines have indentures, and the legal wife can... sell her concubine.
While Xiao Minghui was dealing with this matter non-stop, Mo Yan also welcomed the young prince and his wet nurse... as well as the matchmaker he brought.
Upon receiving the message, Mo Yan didn't even let him in the door, blocking him directly at the entrance.
They were incredibly arrogant, saying they were there to discuss his marriage with Xiao Yudie.
Mo Yan sneered. A wet nurse? Is she worthy? Even if that prince came, she wouldn't give him any face.
They locked the gate and wouldn't let them in.
The young prince and his wet nurse both turned pale. Were they being disrespected by this family?
"Second Young Master, this family doesn't take our family seriously at all. There's no need for them to come and propose marriage. She's just the daughter of a fourth-rank official. She's not qualified to be your concubine at all."
Indeed, in the wet nurse's eyes, her second young master could not possibly marry the daughter of a fourth-rank official; at most, she would be a concubine.
“Nanny, you don’t know, this is a tacit understanding between me and General Xu. We still have to save face for the General.”
Regardless, we still need to meet with them and have a proper discussion. The legal wife certainly can't do anything about it; I've already come in person, which is already giving them plenty of face. Don't worry, they will definitely come to greet you personally in a little while.”
That's right. In the mind of this so-called young prince, his coming here was already giving them face. Unexpectedly, they wouldn't open the door.
They waited for a long time, but no one came to open the door, and their expressions turned sour.
"Someone, keep knocking."
After a long while, Mo Yan arrived with her entourage, opened the door, and looked at them with a dark expression.
"What are you doing? Standing in front of someone's house like this, what do you want?"
The young prince's face darkened, and one of his lackeys spoke up.
"Are you blind? Can't you even see who this is? This is the young prince!"
The moment that lackey finished speaking, the maid beside Mo Yan immediately took action and subdued him.
The young prince's expression darkened further. "What are you doing, Madam? This is my person."
"Young Prince?" Mo Yan looked at him indifferently, her eyes full of disdain. "How come I didn't know you were a young prince? I do know your father, but even if he came in person, he wouldn't dare to be so arrogant."
"Your subordinate insulted a noblewoman; shouldn't he be killed?"
The young prince's face was as black as charcoal. Not many people knew that he wasn't actually a young prince. How could such an old woman in such a remote and impoverished place know this?
The wet nurse couldn't hold back any longer and started yelling at Mo Yan.
"How dare you! You are merely the mother of a fourth-rank official. If you are comparable to my second young master, then my second young master is the son of a prince."
Mo Yan rubbed her ears and whispered a few words, "Detain them all and send them to the manor. Then send a message to his father by carrier pigeon and have him come and get them. You're not qualified to cause trouble here."
After saying that, Mo Yan's man struck the wet nurse with a palm, sending her flying. The wet nurse coughed up a mouthful of blood.
The young prince could no longer hold back and was about to make a move when he was kicked away by Mo Yan's men.
Before Mo Yan could even make a move, the entire group of them knelt down. "You are not worthy to marry my daughter!"
The young prince lay on the ground clutching his chest, roaring at Mo Yan, "Who are you to be so arrogant? Aren't you afraid of offending my father? Besides, my relationship with Xiao Yudie was approved by General Xu."
"General Xu?" Mo Yan said these three words casually. "What is he? He's just my granddaughter's maternal grandfather. What right does he have to say anything? You, a son of a concubine, want to be a prince? You're not even a crown prince."
I wanted to offer you a fig leaf to deter you, but you insisted I tear it off.
They should just get lost. Mo Yan might not come out then, so none of them should leave now.
Their group was detained, and Mo Yan even sent a message to that prince by carrier pigeon, just one sentence.
"Your illegitimate son is trying to scheme against me. Get over here and bail him out!"
That prince didn't actually have any rebellious intentions. He even knew what he was really capable of—he was only good at fighting. He only took on the princely position after Mo Yan and the others left. Now the emperor was testing him, and he had already handed over his military power. Who knew that his sons would act so irresponsibly and put him on the fire to roast.
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