Yin Wenxiao was originally unwilling to come.
He drank too much last night and acted impulsively, ruining everything. He doesn't know how to make amends and has no face to see his mother.
However, since it was Granny Bi who personally invited him, Yin Wenxiao had no choice but to come.
Yin Wenxiao had a cut on his forehead, which had been treated and bandaged, but it still looked a bit unsightly.
"Mother---"
Once inside, Yin Wenxiao lowered his head, feeling ashamed to face Old Madam Yin.
"Wenxiao, come here." Old Madam Yin pulled him down to sit and said, "At the latest, you and Qin Sheng should settle the divorce within the next two days."
"So rushed?" Yin Wenxiao asked in surprise.
“We can’t let people criticize us anymore,” said Madam Yin. “Once Qin Sheng leaves, you should immediately and secretly bring Jiao Niang back.”
"..."
Yin Wenxiao pursed his lips and didn't reply for a moment.
After his falling out with Qin Sheng, he asked himself more than once whether he still had feelings for Jiao Niang.
Yin Wenxiao didn't know.
He married Qin Sheng out of necessity, to use her background to revitalize the Yin family, and it had nothing to do with feelings.
Could it be that now---
"Wenxiao?" Old Madam Yin frowned. "Weren't you madly in love with Jiaoniang before? What are you hesitating about now?"
"..."
Yin Wenxiao said, "I have no hesitation. I will do as you say. I will have someone notify the elders of both families to come over now."
...
Zhefangyuan.
Both Qiao'er and Fei Cui were worried, fearing that something might go wrong in the end.
Qin Sheng remained calm. Based on her understanding of Old Madam Yin, the reason she had previously delayed letting Yin Wenxiao divorce was simply to extort money from her before she left the Yin family.
According to the laws of Da Xiang, in any divorce, the husband's family must give the woman a sum of money, commonly known as 'alimony'.
Madam Yin was reluctant to part with the money, but she also coveted Qin Sheng's dowry.
But Qin Sheng knew that compared to gaining this small advantage, the news of Ye Jiaoniang in Qingfeng Hutong had already spread.
After weighing the two options, Madam Yin will definitely make Yin Wenxiao divorce her as soon as possible.
...
That very night, Madam Yin instructed Granny Bi to arrange for one of the Yin family's "cousins" to go to Qingfeng Alley and secretly bring Ye and her daughter back to the Yin residence. To prevent any leaks, they arranged for everyone to stay in Songliu Courtyard.
Ye Jiaoniang and her mother were both somewhat uneasy.
The mother and daughter shared a room.
In the dead of night, neither of them could sleep. Lying in bed, Ye Jiaoniang couldn't help but ask again, "Mother, how exactly did you get from Hushan to the capital?"
"..."
Ye Nishang is a beauty. Even though she is over thirty, she doesn't look it at all. She looks like she's only in her mid-twenties.
Indeed, if she hadn't been a stunningly beautiful woman, she wouldn't have been offered to the emperor as a songstress back then.
Ye Nishang said, "Didn't you send someone to tell me that you had come to the capital?"
She had already answered this question three times, but Ye Jiaoniang still didn't believe it.
She was such a perceptive person; how could she not have noticed that the mother and daughter had been living and eating together in the courtyard of Qingfeng Hutong during this time?
My mother seemed to be constantly worried that someone would come knocking on our door.
"Mother," Ye Jiaoniang suddenly sat up, looking at her intently, "We've relied on each other for so many years, don't you really trust me?"
The two looked more like sisters than mother and daughter.
Ye Nishang looked at her, finally sighed, and sat up as well. She held her daughter's hand and said slowly, "Do you remember what your mother told you? Our Jiaoniang is destined to live a good life."
"..."
Ye Jiaoniang pursed her lips, suppressing the unease in her heart.
Ye Nishang smiled and said, "Jiaoniang, don't worry, I will pave all the way for you."
Ye Jiaoniang, however, was not at all at ease.
...
The next morning, before she had fallen asleep for long, Ye Jiaoniang was woken up by a messenger who said that the old lady wanted to see her.
Ye Jiaoniang was a little nervous.
Her mother took her hand, and after the two of them washed and changed, they went to see Old Madam Yin together.
"Madam." Ye Jiaoniang bowed, and Ye Nishang also gave a slight curtsy.
Seeing that she was in a good mood, Madam Yin asked them to sit down and talk, and then had Granny Bi serve tea and breakfast.
"You haven't had breakfast yet, have you? Eat first, and we'll talk after you've finished."
Ye Jiaoniang and Ye Nishang exchanged glances, neither understanding what the old woman meant, but they still picked up their bowls and thanked her.
Madam Yin was very generous, and the breakfasts sent over were all of the best, including bird's nest porridge and nourishing soup, which the kitchen staff prepared before dawn.
After breakfast was finished and the servants had cleared away the bowls and cups, Madam Yin finally spoke.
"Jiaoniang, let me ask you, do you harbor any resentment towards me and Wenxiao?"
Ye Jiaoniang was taken aback. How could there be no such thing? She hated Old Madam Yin for looking down on people, but she hated Yin Wenxiao's fickleness even more.
But then I thought, what's the use of hating heaven and earth? In the end, it's just that she has bad luck.
Unlike Qin Sheng, who was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.
But now---
Ye Jiaoniang lowered her head and said, "Jiaoniang dares not. When we were in Hushan, the Lord treated me with such genuine affection that I will remember it for the rest of my life."
She would remember Yin Wenxiao's coldness and indifference for the rest of her life.
Hearing her say that, Madam Yin was very pleased.
The servants in the room were all dismissed. Old Madam Yin wiped her lips with a handkerchief before saying, "You all know about that jade pendant. It belongs to the royal family. If it's not handled properly, it could lead to the confiscation of the family property and the extermination of the clan."
If, by any chance, the jade pendant is fake, or Ye Nishang is lying, then not only will she and her daughter suffer, but the entire Yin family will also be in trouble.
Therefore, although Madam Yin felt that God was helping the Yin family, she still had to be cautious about this matter.
"I've already come up with a plan, but Jiao Niang—"
Madam Yin said slowly, "Before we present that jade tablet to the emperor for you, you must first conceive Wenxiao's child."
"..."
"..."
Ye Jiaoniang and her daughter Ye Nishang exchanged a glance, both of them shocked. They never expected that Old Madam Yin would be so shameless!
"But……"
Ye Jiaoniang's face was pale. "But the doctor said that my body was damaged by the previous miscarriage. For the sake of my health, I should wait at least a year and a half before I can have another child."
"It doesn't matter."
Madam Yin said, "There are plenty of good things in the mansion. Eat more and take good care of yourself. Women always have to have children."
"..."
Ye Jiaoniang had no choice but to give a perfunctory reply, but she knew in her heart that she could not fool Old Madam Yin.
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