Chapter 186 Her Thoughts
Boss Ye's actions stunned Shangguan Jin for a while and made her feel a little uncomfortable.
Is this forcing myself?
"Boss Ye, get up and talk to me properly! Look at yourself now."
"If you weren't a friend of Master Hua, I would have thought you were trying to coerce me!" Shangguan Jin said calmly.
Hua Yueniang also sighed.
"Mr. Ye, what are you doing? Madam Shen is a very nice person. Can't we talk things out?"
"They've been working so hard these past few days to find clues about your sister. Aren't you just putting them on the spot by doing this?"
At this point, Boss Ye realized that his behavior might have been a bit inappropriate, so he quickly stood up.
“Madam Shen, Master Hua, that’s not what I meant.”
I was just too eager to see my cousin.
Thirty-three years have passed. My uncle and aunt were so troubled by my cousin's situation that they passed away early due to poor health.
Before leaving, he kept telling me not to give up on finding Linniang.
I...I lost my composure.
Shangguan Jin sighed at the sight of Boss Ye bowing his head in defense.
She looked at Boss Ye's slightly trembling hands, thought for a moment, and then said, "I have no problem with this."
But do you know what your cousin thinks?
We'll tell your cousin about this first. As for her future plans, you'd better listen to her opinion.
After all, she... had lived as a dependent since childhood, surrounded by treacherous people; how many were truly kind to her?
Upon hearing this, Boss Ye quickly nodded.
What opinions could my cousin possibly have?
If the Duke were still alive, there would be a reason for him to stay in the Duke of Dingguo's mansion.
But now the Duke is no longer here...
Besides, wouldn't it be better to go back to the Ye family in Jiangnan and be a wealthy old lady?
......
The next day, Shangguan Jin brought Aunt Xin to Chun Bu Wan.
Of course, Aunt Xin was a little worried, so she still included winter wheat in the list.
Through Shangguan Jin and Hua Yueniang's conversation, Aunt Xin finally learned that her real name was not Xin Yunniang.
It was Ye Linlang, the one the lady had asked about before...
Aunt Xin was stunned for a long time.
In just a few days, she became an unfavored concubine in the Duke of Dingguo's mansion and the cousin of a wealthy man in Jiangnan.
It's a bit exaggerated, a bit unbelievable, and besides, Aunt Xin is mostly bewildered...
“Aunt Xin, no, I should call you Aunt Lin now, that’s how things are now, everything has been investigated and clarified.”
You are the girl that the Ye family sent to the palace back then.
She was also the niece of Consort Wan, the late emperor's concubine.
"This is your cousin, Ye Wei." Shangguan Jin introduced Mr. Ye to Aunt Xin.
Mr. Ye looked at Aunt Xin with excitement, and the more he looked, the more he felt that Aunt Xin looked like his aunt.
“Linniang, you and your aunt look very alike,” Boss Ye blurted out.
Aunt Xin was still quite surprised. She carefully took two steps back, her hands involuntarily gripping her skirt...
She was the niece of the late Emperor's Consort Wan, and was then taken away by the then Empress, now the Empress Dowager...
Then, the Empress hated Consort Wan, so she trained herself to be a potential concubine who would use her beauty to please others...
No wonder the Empress Dowager once praised herself for brewing tea well.
But there was never any news of her brewing tea afterwards...
"My name is Ye Linlang, not Xin Yunniang?" Aunt Xin muttered to herself.
“Yes, your name is Ye Linlang, and your nickname is Linniang. That’s my uncle. Your father gave you that name,” Boss Ye said hurriedly from the side.
Aunt Xin was stunned for a moment, then suddenly began to cry softly.
“I...have parents. They didn't abandon me. They didn't sell me.”
I have parents, and they love me very much.
Hearing Aunt Xin say this, everyone in the room felt terrible.
A perfectly good young lady was raised into a woman who only knew how to keep company, pour tea, and undress...
Boss Ye's eyes turned even redder.
The Ye family is very wealthy. If Ye Linlang had grown up in the Ye family, she would definitely be living a better life than she is now.
At the very least... she's definitely someone else's wife.
"Linniang, it's alright now, everything is over, we've found you."
"Madam Shen is kind-hearted. She said she would write a document to release you from your concubine status, and your cousin will take you back to Jiangnan, back to the Ye family." Boss Ye wiped his eyes before smiling and saying this.
Aunt Xin was stunned for a moment before looking at Shangguan Jin.
"Madam, am I no longer a concubine in the Shen family?"
Shangguan Jin sighed.
The fact that Consort Xin entered the Duke of Dingguo's mansion was a dirty trick orchestrated by the Empress Dowager; it wasn't something she wanted.
Although I often bickered with Dongmai back then, it was just minor squabbles.
"Your cousin said he wants to take you back to Jiangnan, where your roots are."
As for your household registration issue, you don't need to worry.
The household registration documents that the Empress Dowager gave you were fake.
When the time comes, I'll have someone arrange for you to fake your death or something, and then I'll get you a new household registration document.
"That way, you can be Ye Linlang again," Shangguan Jin said.
Aunt Xin bit her lip tightly.
Yes, this is the best arrangement; Madam's arrangement is very reasonable.
He chose to fake his death to avoid trouble from the Empress Dowager if she found out.
but......
She glanced at Dongmai standing behind Shangguan Jin, and saw Dongmai suddenly turn her head away, no longer looking at her, with a fleeting look of reluctance in her eyes...
"Do I... have to go back?" Aunt Xin suddenly asked.
Everyone in the room was stunned when he said that.
What kind of talk is that?
What do you mean by "must go back"?
Shouldn't we go back?
If she stayed in the capital, everyone would know that she was the unfavored concubine of the Duke of Dingguo's mansion.
Wouldn't it be better to go back to the Ye family in Jiangnan?
They don't have to do anything, are served by a large number of servants, have a large fortune, and have no worries whatsoever...
Why not go back?
"Yunniang, what... exactly do you mean?" Shangguan Jin looked at Aunt Xin in surprise.
Mr. Ye stared blankly at his cousin.
Does my cousin not want to go back?
“Linniang, you definitely have to go back! Jiangnan is your root. Although your uncle and aunt have passed away, they are always waiting for you to return,” Boss Ye said anxiously.
Aunt Xin thought for a moment, and finally looked at Boss Ye.
"Ye...Cousin, is that how I should address you?"
Can you please listen to what I'm thinking?
"Many things are not as simple as people think," Aunt Xin said earnestly.
Mr. Ye looked at her in surprise.
Shangguan Jin and Hua Yueniang also stared intently at Aunt Xin.
They all wanted to know what this seemingly unremarkable aunt, who only knew how to make tea, was thinking.
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