Although Lin Qingwan resented her mother for protecting Jiang Yanwan, not all of her words were wrong.
But she had no way to turn back. If she endured it, she would die at Jiang Yanwan's hands sooner or later.
"Is Mother speaking so earnestly because the young prince sent me some snacks, or because the old lady made such a scene, putting you and Father in an awkward position?"
Lin Qingwan noticed that her mother had stopped moving.
Lin frowned. "Do you have to talk to me like that?"
“Since you came back, how much has happened at the Prime Minister’s residence? This time, they even caused a scene at the Minister’s residence. Your father and I have lost all face.”
Lin Qingwan smiled and said, "It only sounds right to me when my mother says it like that."
"You!" Madam Lin regretted her soft heart earlier. How could she have thought that a few sincere words would make her submit!
"You used Prince Jing to send Jiang Mingyun to the Dali Temple. Do you think the truth matters to others? They will only gossip about you and call you a vixen who seduced the prince."
Lin Qingwan was well aware of this.
She suppressed her pain and said, "I don't need to think about others. I just want to live and make those who bullied me receive the punishment they deserve."
“Since I returned to the manor, I have never intended to make things difficult for anyone. It is not that I start any trouble, but no matter how I try to avoid it or what I do, I always end up getting involved.”
"The whole thing about the Minister's Mansion is even more ridiculous. It's Jiang Mingyun who's embarrassed, not me."
Lin was speechless with astonishment.
Lin Qingwan thought she was going to get angry again, but after waiting for a long time, Lin said wearily, "Jiang Mingyun's legs are mostly crippled. Although she tried to kill you twice, she didn't hurt you at all, and she has already been punished."
Lin Qingwan turned around and stared at her mother. "If I let her go, she'll do it a third time. And regarding what Cheng said about my engagement, are you willing to find out who leaked it to Jiang Mingyun?"
"If my mother agrees, I can also give my grandmother the explanation she wants."
The temperature between the two suddenly dropped to zero, and the air was filled with tension. Lin stared straight at her, feeling that her heartfelt words just now were a joke.
She's threatening me? How dare she!
Although Madam Lin was furious, she couldn't really let the old lady hang herself in front of the door.
"You've already stolen Yan Wan's husband, isn't that enough?" Lin asked.
This was even more suffocating for her than scolding Lin Qingwan; her mother knew that Jiang Yanwan was behind everything.
She knew, she acquiesced, and she even questioned herself on behalf of Jiang Yanwan.
For a moment, Lin Qingwan didn't know whether to cry or laugh. "What did I do to make my mother define it as robbery? I can't refuse the Prince Jing's reward, and I can't refuse the Prince Jing's promotion."
“My father made me clothes that Prince Jing liked, and also taught me how to make crabapple fragrance, and my mother didn’t stop me.”
Lin pursed her lips tightly, avoiding her gaze.
Although Lin Qingwan didn't know the reason, she was certain from her mother's reaction. "This matter must be beneficial to the Prime Minister's residence and the Jiang family. Does Mother really want me to bear the blame for even this?"
Her chest heaved, her eyes reddened, she raised her head to force back the tears, and finally said what she wanted to say most: "Jiang Yanwan is the biological daughter that her mother carried for ten months and longed for day and night for fifteen years."
Lin trembled, her nails digging deep into her flesh, and she turned away angrily, saying, "I've given you all the advice I could. Whether you listen or not is up to you."
He hardened his heart again and said, "I will talk to Yan Wan about this. She has liked Prince Jing for more than ten years and has always followed the rules and cultivated him according to the prince's preferences. Now that you have won the prince's favor, how can she sit idly by and wait for her doom?"
“I believe killing you was Jiang Mingyun’s idea.”
“I can confine Yan Wan to her home to reflect on her actions. If you are still not satisfied, then have her produce evidence, just like you did with Jiang Mingyun. Then Yan Wan and I will go to the Dali Temple together.”
"If you feel wronged by this Prime Minister's residence, you can have complete control over the inner quarters from now on."
These were words spoken in anger, and even more so, harsh words.
Lin Qingwan felt her heart pierced to the core, the pain unbearable, and tears finally welled up and soaked her clothes.
As Lin walked to the door, she heard her say weakly, "You know perfectly well what I'm hoping for when I come back, yet you repeatedly hurt me with my most vulnerable parts."
Lin staggered, but forced herself to calm down. "You never listened to me from the beginning, and you brought this on yourself."
After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the old lady saw that Lin Qingwan still hadn't come out, so she started making a fuss again.
"Fine, if you insist on taking Mingyun's life, then take my name too."
She threw down her cane and headed for the door, with Madam He following behind. "Mother, if anyone's going to die, it'll be me. Ah Heng is worried about you. If something happens to you, I won't be able to face him."
“It was because I used to be disrespectful to my sister-in-law because of my mother’s favoritism. Back then, my sister-in-law gave birth to a girl as her first child, but I was lucky enough to give birth to Jiang Mingting. I made a lot of sarcastic remarks about it.”
"That's why my sister-in-law resents me and wants to take my Mingyun away."
"This is my karma."
He brought up old grievances again, causing chaos in the main hall.
Jiang Zhenlin tried to go in several times, but Caibao stopped him each time, saying, "Young Master, Madam said you can't go in."
"Let go of me! I can't stop my grandmother, but I can at least say something to my second aunt."
Cai Bao thought to himself, "You call that a few words of retort? You practically berated him mercilessly!" And considering Jiang Mingting had injured the young lady's brow bone at the old house, he couldn't let the young master in.
"It's already chaotic enough. Please wait a little longer. Madam is going to call Miss Qingwan."
Mentioning Lin Qingwan made Jiang Zhenlin furious. His elder sister had fallen ill since returning because of her affair with Prince Jing, and he hadn't even settled accounts with her yet.
The fire was burning brightly when Madam Lin arrived with Lin Qingwan.
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