Sun Yaowen was somewhat puzzled, after all, he knew nothing, and he was a dullard, his eyes probably couldn’t hold anything but lust.
However, upon hearing this, Yi Ling’s face suddenly changed, and even her gaze at Ji Xinhe couldn’t help but become more vigilant, even fearful.
Yes, fearful.
Yi Ling was too familiar with the means and cunning of this master, so even a conceited and scheming person like her dared not underestimate this master, after all, she had suffered many setbacks at her hands.
If it was before, she was not sure about the purpose of the master’s sudden visit to the Sun Family, but at this moment, looking at her meaningful eyes, Yi Ling was already eighty percent certain that she was targeting her!
Had she really found out about yesterday’s incident so quickly?
The changes in Yi Ling’s face were wonderful, but Xin He only glanced at her lightly, as if she had nothing to do with her.
Madam Sun didn’t think highly of Ji Xinhe, so she didn’t give her a good face at this moment, but because the atmosphere was awkward now, it was good to have someone to break the deadlock, she was still happy to go along with it, otherwise, if Madam Song didn’t give in, she would have to stick to her position, and she would most likely be the one to compromise in the end, which would be a great loss of face.
Madam Sun just coughed lightly and said impatiently, "What’s the interesting story?"
Xin He laughed, "It’s not a serious interesting story, it’s about your esteemed residence’s Fifth Young Master."
As she said this, she turned her head to look at Sun Yaowen.
When Sun Yaowen heard that he was being talked about by a beauty, his eyes lit up, and he excitedly said, "Oh? So you guys actually gossip about me behind the scenes?"
It seemed that his charm was still quite great!
Yi Ling’s face looked even worse, and she secretly glared at Sun Yaowen. This stupid, brainless dunce! He’d probably help others count money after being sold!
Upon hearing this, Madam Sun frowned. She wasn’t that interested originally, but since it had to do with her grandson, she had to ask, "What is it?"
"It is said that Young Master Sun is passionate and loyal, a rare good man. He doesn’t mind that Aunt Yun was from a brothel and went against public opinion to elevate her to the position of honored concubine. Not only that, in order to make his beloved girl live well, he even handed over almost all of the stewardship of the mansion to her. Although she is not the head of the family’s household, she already has the air of being the head, and there are many envious girls now, admiring Aunt Yun’s good fortune and having such a loving husband."
Xin He said faintly, as her gaze also swept over the faces of everyone in the room, watching their interesting expressions change.
Sun Yaowen didn’t catch the hidden meaning in her words, only hearing Ji Xinhe praise him for being deeply affectionate and saying how many women wanted to marry him. He had never heard such pleasant words in his life, and he was already somewhat elated.
"Ah ha ha, it’s only natural. Since she’s a woman I’ve set my eyes on, of course, there’s no reason not to spoil her." Sun Yaowen laughed and responded, even deliberately trying to show off in front of Ji Xinhe.
Yi Ling’s face turned white in an instant, and she was startled, wanting to say something, but it was already too late.
Just as Ji Xinhe’s words fell, Madam Sun slapped the antique next to her and shouted, "How audacious!"
This remark was clearly directed at Yi Ling.
Yi Ling was frightened and shuddered all over, quickly standing up from her chair, kneeling on the ground with a "plop" and kowtowing for forgiveness, "Madam Sun, this matter is completely a rumor, don’t believe it!"
Sun Yaowen was not happy, this woman was actually trying to contradict him in public!?
Sun Yaowen glared, "You ungrateful wretch, I’ve raised you so much, yet you still deny it!"
Yi Ling was so anxious that she wished she could jump up and slap Sun Yaowen twice.
This fool!
But all Yi Ling could do was grind her teeth and curse silently in her heart, finally suppressing her anger and lowering her head.
The corner of Ji Xinhe’s lips curled up in a playful smile.
Madam Sun was so angry that she was shaking, pointing at Yi Ling and scolding, "You seductress! Although you have entered the Sun family and Yaowen has made an exception to elevate you to honored concubine, it is already a great honor for you! But you dare to take control of the household in the mansion, what’s the matter? Do you still hope to become Lady Sun?! Don’t you even look in the mirror to see what you are!
A lowly courtesan who only knows how to seduce men, how can my Sun family tolerate such a lowly and cheap person!"
After this series of curses from Madam Sun, Sun Yaowen finally realized what had happened after a while, but he didn’t know what to say.
All Yi Ling could do was cry for mercy: "Madam Sun, it’s not like that, I really don’t dare, it’s just because there is no head of the household in the mansion for the time being, so the young master asked me to help out temporarily. I don’t dare to overstep any rules, please see clearly, Madam Sun!"
Madam Sun raised her eyes to look at Ji Xinhe, but saw that Ji Xinhe had an innocent look on her face, as if she had no idea that her casual remark could cause such trouble.
"Madam Sun, don’t be angry about this, perhaps I heard it wrong too, I can’t be sure. At that time, there were too many people speaking, and everyone was discussing it. It’s possible that I didn’t hear clearly."
Madam Sun was even more enraged, there were so many people gossiping about this!
Wouldn’t that trample on the face of the Sun Family?
No matter how lowly a woman, she wouldn’t bother with their concubine status, but once such a lowly woman becomes restless in her place as a concubine and aspires to be the head of the household, the Sun Family will probably become the laughingstock of the entire Yu State! 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚
How would she show her face outside in the future?
Madam Sun’s gaze at Yi Ling became even colder, sneering, "Since it’s because there is no head of the household in your mansion for the time being, I think it’s time to find one. I think the Guo Family’s eldest daughter from the Prefecture City is not bad, and I’ll set a date for this matter."
In fact, Sun Yaowen wasn’t that young, but he had been slow to marry, and to put it bluntly, it was because he had a bad reputation. Which family would want to marry their daughter to such a person?
Since a match with an equal family background wasn’t possible, and Sun Yaowen looked down on those with low family status, the marriage had been delayed.
As for the daughter of the Prefecture City’s Guo Family, she was one of Sun Yaowen’s prospective marriage partners. The Guo family’s financial standing was not weak, and it was not much worse than the Sun family’s, but the unmarried Guo daughter had a fiery temper, even violent, and had even accidentally killed someone – this infamous reputation matched Sun Yaowen’s. Nobody dared to marry her either.
Such a woman, Sun Yaowen naturally despised her too.
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