Jiang Yanwan's only reliance is the life-saving grace she received years ago.
Even though her mother and Ah Lin knew she had done something wrong, they only gave her a minor punishment as a warning. They said that in time they would treat her as well as before. Moreover, she was raised by her mother with great care, so even if she was only an adopted daughter, her father planned to let her enter the Eastern Palace to serve the Crown Prince.
But now, a strange woman is trying to destroy her trump card with just a few casual words!
How could Jiang Yanwan accept this!
Lin's cold and silent turn made Jiang Yanwan's gaze toward Wen Yu turn sinister and terrifying, with no doubt that she would tear him to pieces at any moment.
Wen Yu wasn't afraid at all. "Yan Wan, you were originally the daughter of a maid and a medicine merchant. The wealth you gained through deception over the past fifteen years will diminish your good fortune. You should let it go."
“If we keep pestering her, even the kindness of your mother in raising us will be erased.”
"Shut up!" Jiang Yanwan said in a trembling voice, "Who do you think you are? You're talking nonsense! You're slandering us!"
Seeing that she was still stubborn, Wen Yu closed his eyes helplessly and sighed, "You don't repay the kindness of giving you life, and you don't repay the kindness of raising you."
“Yan Wan, your mother and I are sisters, and I really don’t want to see you ruin your future.”
"I'm not! I'm the daughter of the Prime Minister's family. I only have one mother, I..."
She looked at Lin Shi blankly and found that her mother was getting closer and closer to Lin Qingwan.
With tears in her eyes, her mother looked at Lin Qingwan with such caution and guilt... Jiang Yanwan felt as if all the blood in her body had been drained, and the suffocating feeling was about to drag her into hell.
Lin was also suffering. Every word Wen Yu uttered was torment to her. She couldn't help but want to hug her daughter, but even though that slender and frail figure was only a step away from her, she couldn't bring herself to take that step.
Even the old lady could tell that Lin Qingwan hadn't gained weight after returning to the Prime Minister's residence, but her mother didn't seem to care.
She remembered Cheng Min's kindness for fifteen years, neglecting her own daughter because of it, and telling her to endure some grievances and be good to Jiang Yanwan when she needed her family the most.
She believed everything Cheng wrote in his letter, but she didn't believe a single word Lin Qingwan said.
Her own daughter had to go out to buy a new dress if she wanted one; her own daughter would be gossiped about by the servants if she ate two extra bowls of fish soup noodles; her own daughter was repeatedly harassed and insulted by her spoiled son. Instead of blaming Jiang Zhenlin, she advised her to speak nicely to Alin and just bear with it.
Her own daughter... took a deadly poison to see her daughter, but she was cruelly pushed away time and time again!
The pain in Lin's heart spread to his internal organs, and he could only resist it by curling up.
All the past events held her back like ropes, making it impossible for her to utter the word "Qingwan".
But she couldn't miss out again!
Lin reached out, but before she could touch Lin Qingwan's clothes, Lin Qingwan seemed to sense her presence and stepped away first. "The matter has been explained, and the grave has been visited."
"If we stay any longer, Madam will get a headache."
"Let's go."
Looking at her empty palm, Lin felt as if her heart had been ripped out with a knife, her throat filled with bitterness.
Lin Qingwan walked quickly, her expression far less composed than her back view; her breathing was a little erratic, and her lips, pressed into a straight line, were trembling.
My mind kept replaying my mother's heartbroken appearance, her eyes filled with regret, and her trepidation as she mustered the courage to approach me.
That was a scene Lin Qingwan had dreamed of for fifteen years, but when it finally arrived, she dared not look at it and only wanted to hide from it.
She doesn't need her mother's pity, nor does she need her mother's regret.
She returned from taking poison willingly, without needing anyone to share the burden. But the mistreatment she received during her three months in the Prime Minister's residence is a separate matter.
Lin Qingwan heard Jiang Yanwan screaming and pleading in despair behind her, and then she got into an argument with Wen Yu. She didn't know what her mother said, but the argument gradually subsided.
But she didn't care about any of that; she had already achieved her goal.
The ones who should be tormented are Jiang Yanwan and the people of the Prime Minister's residence, not her.
But she didn't feel happy.
Even after returning to Ningsi Garden, Lin Qingwan lay in bed, her mind still a jumble of thoughts.
Everyone knew about her poisoning. Mu Xue and Qiu Hong cried until their eyes were red and swollen. They saw her staring blankly at the ceiling, not daring to say a word.
Jiang Zhenlin rushed in, a flicker of panic quickly crossing his dark eyes. "I...I've already called the physician. Are you feeling very unwell?"
"Mother has asked Father to fetch the imperial physician, so you don't need to be afraid."
"The Prime Minister's residence will ensure that nothing happens to you."
Jiang Zhenlin was the first to realize that they had misunderstood Lin Qingwan and wronged her. He has been trying his best to make amends these past few days, and has even learned to fly a bamboo dragonfly. He hopes that as time goes by, Lin Qingwan will be able to accept them.
But when he heard his mother, her face streaked with tears, say that Lin Qingwan had been forced to drink a deadly poison in order to return, he briefly lost all sensation.
how so!
Seeing that Lin Qingwan was alright, he reassured himself that she would definitely be cured!
Lin Qingwan didn't even blink when she heard the noise, and said calmly, "What am I afraid of? It's not like I've wronged the Prime Minister's Mansion."
Jiang Zhenlin's Adam's apple bobbed. "I'll go dig up Cheng's grave right now and scatter her ashes to avenge you!"
Lin Qingwan knew he was really capable of doing it.
"Why bother arguing with a dead person? Cheng Min abused and harmed me because she wanted her own daughter to enjoy a lifetime of wealth and luxury."
She only said that one sentence.
Jiang Zhenlin felt a release for his heartache and distress. He gritted his teeth, left with the words "Take good rest" and departed.
Lin Qingwan closed her eyes again, trying to calm her thoughts.
Shen Xu appeared outside the screen at some point and said calmly, "When Young Master Jiang gets angry, he doesn't know his own strength. I'm afraid he might beat Jiang Yanwan to death."
Hearing his voice, Lin Qingwan managed to sort out her chaotic thoughts a little. "Hasn't he been pestering me to forgive him? That's his older sister whom he's kissed for fifteen years. I want to see how determined he really is."
Shen Xu couldn't help but shudder. Sure enough, when women get ruthless, men have nothing on their side.
"Has His Highness arrived at the small courtyard in the east of the city?" Lin Qingwan's tone softened considerably when she mentioned Feng'er.
Shen Xu nodded, "The Crown Prince is still on Chaoning Street, and no one can control the young prince. He insisted on coming out today."
Lin Qingwan took a deep breath. "I want to see him too."
"Change your clothes and then go."
After returning from Shuiyuan Town, she felt extremely depressed and desperately needed to get some fresh air from Feng'er.
The Prime Minister's residence only brought her endless oppression.
When Lin Qingwan arrived at the gate of the Prime Minister's residence, the steward dared to speak, "Miss, the Prime Minister has gone to fetch the imperial physician, and Madam is organizing medicinal herbs in the storeroom... Where are you going?"
Lin Qingwan stated directly, "The Crown Prince is waiting for me in the East Courtyard of the city."
The butler's eyes narrowed, and he dared not stop them.
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