Chapter 10 Returning Home
After Yang Lan finished crying and her emotions stabilized, Wen Ling said, "I will keep you by my side. If you trust me, I may have a chance to help your entire family overturn the case in the future, but not now."
Yang Lan knelt down again and kowtowed: "I believe in you, Madam. I believe in you! Regardless of whether you will help me overturn the case in the future, it is a great favor for you to take me in!
I cannot thank you enough for your kindness. I am willing to work like a slave for you! I will only be loyal to my wife in this life! ”
Wen Ling helped her up again and told her the truth: "You don't have to do that. I also need to accumulate merit for some special reasons. If I can vindicate the hundreds of people in your Yang family, it will also be a merit for me."
Yang Lan was still very moved: "In any case, this is real help to me!"
"Then from now on, when you stay with me, you can still call me Xiaofa." After Wen Ling made it clear, she gave Yang Lan, also known as Xiaofa, a handkerchief.
Xiaofa didn't dislike her new name and identity at all.
The family has fallen into poverty. Even if she was once a well-educated and well-mannered daughter, what is the use of her pride now?
She just wants to live, and she just wants the day when the verdict will be overturned for her whole family.
The person listening nearby was greatly shocked.
She now has a new understanding of her young lady's strength.
Tingyin couldn't help but say, "Madam, you haven't even left the palace yet, and you're already taking care of Gao Yueyuan and Yang Lan's affairs. I can't even imagine how busy you'll be in the future!"
Wen Ling said solemnly, "I can't help it. I hate evil. I just can't stand seeing unfair things happening in front of me."
Listening: “…”
No, that’s not what you just said. You clearly said that you just want to accumulate merit and improve your cultivation!
The evil spirits in the palace have been almost completely driven away by Wen Ling.
The entire palace was deserted but no longer as lifeless as before.
The palace will be renovated and planted with flowers and plants, and in time it will become a beautiful mansion.
The maids and old women each performed their duties in the palace, and the entire palace soon became filled with the flavor of ordinary worldly life.
With Wen Ling around, these maids and old women will no longer fall ill and die suddenly one after another.
Wen Ling took a hot bath, ate a hot dinner prepared by the newly hired maid, and had a comfortable and satisfying sleep.
She got up early the next morning and dressed up, because today was the big day for her to return home.
Gao Zhi, who had stayed in the urine bucket for a day and a night, missed the Wen family very much!
As soon as Wen Ling walked to the gate of the yard, she found Gu Chenran already waiting there.
There was a carriage parked outside with a word "Chen" hung on it, indicating that the carriage belonged to Prince Chen's Palace.
"Will you go back with me today?" Wen Ling asked Gu Chenran who was waiting at the door.
Today he was wearing a black robe with gold edges and a jade belt around his waist. He looked gentle and his complexion was very good with his delicate facial features.
Gu Chenran nodded and said, "Today is the wedding day, and as your husband, I should accompany you."
Seeing that they were in a good mood, Lu Jian said excitedly, "Madam, you may not know that our Prince Chen's carriage has not been out for a long time. In order to go out today, the prince sent someone to wash the carriage overnight yesterday, and the interior is all new!"
"The prince has put in a lot of effort to make his return home with his wife look respectable!"
After all, given Gu Chenran’s previous condition, it was impossible for him to go out. If he suddenly went crazy outside, it would bring shame to the royal family.
Gu Chenran turned around and gave Lu Jian a glare, and Lu Jian, who had been talking incessantly, immediately shut up.
Your Majesty really doesn’t understand women’s minds. Whatever they do, they have to speak it out so that others can know!
Wen Ling thanked Gu Chenran: "Thank you, it's so thoughtful!"
"It's my duty. Compared with you saving me twice in a row, these are nothing." Gu Chenran said calmly.
It's just that the slightly upturned corners of his mouth were a little obvious.
There was no conversation along the way, and they arrived at the Wen family in just a few minutes.
From a distance, you can see that the entrance of the Wen family is full of people.
Wen Ling's father Wen Tingyun and her stepmother Liu stood side by side at the door, all dressed in their best.
Next to the couple stood a young man and woman.
The lively girl in the light pink dress is Wen Ling’s half-sister Wen Yao.
The man was wearing a green robe, with a fine jade pendant on his waist and a folding fan in his hand. He was her stepmother's eldest son, Wen Haitian.
It's ironic to say that Wen Ling's stepmother Liu was her father's childhood sweetheart. When she was remarried as the first lady, the son she gave birth to with Wen Ling's father was three years older than Wen Ling.
The four of them stood at the door, looking forward to it, with a group of maids, servants and guards standing beside them.
The scene looked very grand, as if they were waiting to welcome some very important person.
Is he waiting for her and Gu Chenran to come back?
That shouldn't be the case. With all the things they did, they probably didn't expect her to come back!
Sure enough, when Wen Ling and his companions' carriage stopped in front of the Wen family's door and Wen Ling got off the carriage, the expressions on the faces of the Wen family members were very interesting.
Wen Ling smiled sweetly at them and took the initiative to greet them: "Hey, everyone is here. Did you know that I'm coming home today and are waiting for me at the door?"
Seeing Wen Ling speak so eloquently, the expressions on the faces of the Wen family members became even more interesting. Everyone had the same little thoughts, which were so colorful.
Wen Tingyun was a little surprised and asked first: "Wen Ling, are you not stupid anymore?"
Wen Tingyun despised his daughter who was born mentally retarded and thought it was a shame for him, who came from a poor family, to have won two titles in the imperial examinations.
He has always called Wen Ling by her full name since he was a child.
Wen Ling nodded as a matter of course, and then said calmly something that made everyone uneasy.
"Yeah, I shouldn't be stupid anymore. I was poisoned on my wedding day and fainted once. When I woke up, I wasn't stupid anymore."
"You were poisoned on the day of your wedding?" Wen Tingyun couldn't help but raise his voice: "What happened?"
He was not worried about his daughter Wen Ling, but the marriage between Wen Ling and Gu Chenran was after all arranged by the emperor himself.
If anything went wrong that day, and if his political enemies in the court were determined to investigate further, he would inevitably be the one to suffer the consequences!
Before Wen Ling could answer, Liu, who was standing next to him, spoke up: "Master, we have something important to do today. Don't let some unimportant things delay today's serious business!"
"That's right." Wen Haitian, the eldest son of the Wen family, also spoke up.
He glared at Wen Ling with great disdain: "Besides, it might be a fabricated story. If she was really poisoned, wouldn't Prince Chen's Mansion report it to the police directly? Why wait until we get home to tell them?
Is this home a court? I think she came back just to cause trouble! ”
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