"Are you the daughter of the Lin family?"
Madam Xiao closed the marriage certificate and frowned at Lin Yiran who suddenly came to her house late at night.
"My Xiao family is no longer what it used to be. Others can't even hide from us. Have you thought it through?"
A cup of tea ago, she reluctantly pulled out the arrow from Xiao Yunzhan's leg, and prepared to carry him out to make a big fuss.
I didn't expect that he was alive.
Although his breath was still very weak, at least he was still alive.
At this time, the housekeeper was in the room with two servants treating Xiao Yunzhan's wounds.
She was thinking about whether she should find a little maid to entertain Xiao Yunzhan and congratulate him. Maybe this will make him completely better.
Unexpectedly, the daughter of the Lin family suddenly came to the door with a marriage certificate.
The three sisters-in-law stood aside, looking at Lin Yiran with scrutiny.
They didn't understand what the Lin family meant.
According to the Lin family's nature of flattering the powerful and bullying the weak, shouldn't they draw a clear line with the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion by now? Why would they send their daughter here at this time?
When something is abnormal, there must be something wrong.
"certainly."
Lin Yiran took out the letter of severance from her bosom and handed it to Madam Xiao.
"Old Madam, please see, the Lin Mansion has nothing to do with me anymore. The marriage arranged by the late emperor will be carried out by me."
Old Madam Xiao took the letter of severance and her brows furrowed more and more as she read it.
When she looked up at Lin Yiran again, there was a hint of pity in her eyes.
This is also a poor child. Her biological mother died when she was just born, and she has been making a living under the nose of her stepmother. Although she is nominally the legitimate daughter of the Lin family, her life must not be easy.
Otherwise, the Lin family wouldn't have pushed Lin Yiran out as soon as something happened in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
Old Madam Xiao waved at Lin Yiran.
Lin Yiran walked over with a confused look on her face.
Madam Xiao embraced Lin Yiran and patted her back gently.
"You are a good girl, but unfortunately - my Xiao family is already in trouble, and you should not suffer this unprovoked disaster."
"If you return to the Lin family, you might still have a chance to survive. I will write you a letter of divorce on behalf of the Xiao family..."
"Madam, you absolutely cannot do that," Lin Yiran said hurriedly. "A marriage granted by the late emperor cannot be divorced. We absolutely cannot make unnecessary moves at this time and let the dog—er, the emperor—use this to bring further charges against the Xiao family."
Lin Yiran pulled the corners of her lips, gently left Madam Xiao's arms, and took a small breath.
In this ancient time when imperial power was supreme, she almost blurted out the words "dog emperor".
Don't scare the women and children in this room.
The second sister-in-law raised her eyebrows slightly, glanced at Lin Yiran with appreciation, and whispered,
"Isn't he just a dog emperor? A blind and incompetent ruler at that."
The eldest and third sister-in-law turned their heads to look at the second sister-in-law, their eyes full of approval.
If Yao had said this before, Old Madam Xiao would have scolded her, "Be careful with your words, don't let them cause trouble."
But today was different from the past. Madam Xiao simply pretended not to hear anything.
After thinking for a moment, Madam Xiao looked at Lin Yiran solemnly.
"Since you care so much about the Xiao family, I must make some things clear to you. The emperor will issue an order tomorrow to confiscate the property of the Xiao family and exile them. You can't imagine how difficult the journey of exile will be."
The Lin family hurriedly sent Lin Yiran to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion at this time, and they must have heard something.
But she was sure that no one in the Lin Mansion had told Lin Yiran that the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion would cease to exist tomorrow.
"If my sisters-in-law can bear it, I can too."
Lin Yiran picked up the teacup on the table, stepped back, knelt, and said respectfully,
"I have made up my mind. My daughter-in-law, Lin, invites mother to tea."
Old Madam Xiao didn't expect Lin Yiran to be so determined. She was stunned for a moment, and her eyes turned red in an instant.
The women in her Xiao family are all good, none of them are cowards, and they have the style of a military family of her Xiao family.
“Okay, okay!”
Old Madam Xiao quickly stood up, took the teacup from Lin Yiran's hand, and took a sip of the tea that had already gone cold.
"I'm sorry for wronging you."
Madam Xiao put down the teacup and helped Lin Yiran up with both hands.
I really feel sorry for Lin for not even having a wedding ceremony.
If everyone can survive in the future, she will definitely hold a grand wedding ceremony for Lin. Old Lady Xiao kept these words in mind.
"We are all family, there is no grievance or injustice."
Lin Yiran took Madam Xiao's hand and stood up.
Madam Xiao patted Lin Yiran's hand, turned to her three daughters-in-law and said,
"Come over here and meet your four brothers and sisters-in-law."
"Fourth sister-in-law, I am your sister-in-law, Wan Suyun."
"Sister-in-law."
"Fourth sister-in-law, I am your second sister-in-law, Yao Wenhong."
"Second sister-in-law."
"Fourth sister-in-law, I am your third sister-in-law, Zheng Yunyun."
"Third sister-in-law."
The four of them looked at each other with tears in their eyes, their hands tightly clasped together. Even if they had thousands of words in their hearts, it was difficult to express them at this moment.
Old Madam Xiao looked at her four beautiful daughters-in-law, feeling very sad, and a tear slipped down from the wrinkles at the corner of her eye.
She turned her head, raised her hand to wipe away the tear, and instructed Mrs. Zhang,
"Go and ask the kitchen to prepare all the ingredients so that the whole mansion can have a good meal."
You can’t take these ingredients away even if you don’t eat them, so eat as much as you can.
Mrs. Zhang responded and hurried out.
"Mother, we can't take anything with us when we're exiled, but we can't be without money on the road."
Lin Yiran let go of her sisters-in-law's hands and continued,
"But hiding the silver on us is pointless. We'll definitely be searched tomorrow morning. If we change into prison uniforms and are found, it will only cause us more trouble."
Madam Xiao nodded, "What do you think?"
Of course she knew this, so she never asked anyone in the house to pack up their things. There was no need for that.
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