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 Favoring Concubines and Destroying Wives? I Refuse to be the Mistress of this Marquis' Mansion

 Chapter 115: 

 New Identity

“Miss, watch your step.”

Xi Ruo helped Lin Yunwan down the mountain. As they arrived at Jiang Qian, the Lin family was ready to welcome them into the mansion. They decided to go first to Miss Lin's residence in the countryside.

Xi Ruo was a very steady maid. Coming out from the dwelling of the departed young lady, she couldn't help but exclaim, "Miss, Miss Lin's living conditions are truly austere."

Lin Yunwan nodded and said, "I never expected that the legitimate young lady of a scholarly family would end up living in such a place."

"Indeed," Xi Ruo sighed. "Miss Lin's birth mother passed away too early. People often say that with a stepmother comes a stepfather."

"Miss Lin is only four or five years old. Old Master Lin truly had the heart to abandon her. He left only two old servants to take care of Miss Lin, treating it as if he had forgotten about this daughter. He didn't even arrange a marriage for her. When those two loyal servants died of old age, he suddenly remembered he had a daughter!"

"Miss Lin's feelings of despair are quite understandable. Perhaps taking her own life was a form of release. With no one caring for her, returning to the Lin family might only bring more humiliation."

Miss Lin's background is truly a pitiful tale.

Yet, Miss Lin indirectly helped Lin Yunwan. Lin Yunwan also expressed pity, saying, "Poor Miss Lin." Strangely, her situation allowed Lin Yunwan to see the light of day again. She couldn't help but raise her head to look at the sun. The winter sunlight was mild, and looking up didn't feel overly dazzling.

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Xi Ruo pointed to the foot of the mountain, saying, "The Lin family's carriage has arrived."

Lin Yunwan looked at the lazy-looking maids beside the carriage, hesitated for a moment, and said, "The servants of the Lin family don't seem to be very easy to deal with either."

Xi Ruo also glanced at them. Even without meeting the maids, she felt they were arrogant and didn't take the matter of welcoming the young lady back to the mansion seriously.

"This Lin family is really unreasonable!" Xi Ruo was somewhat annoyed. However, since Miss Lin had already passed away, they weren't here to play in Jiang Qian.

Lin Yunwan said to Xi Ruo, "You and I are just staying in the Lin family for a while. Once we become familiar with the situation, my identity won't be exposed..."

The turmoil in the capital has also subsided...

"I still want to return to the capital and reunite with my family. Less trouble is better than more. Xi Ruo, if there's anything unpleasant in the Lin family, don't take it to heart."

Xi Ruo nodded and said, "Miss, this servant understands."

Lin Yunwan said, "Help me put on the headdress." Xi Ruo put on the headdress for her, covering her face.

The original Miss Lin had been living in the countryside, rumored to be timid and sickly, rarely seen since coming to the mountains.

However, Lin Yunwan was the mistress of the Marquis's mansion, and she didn't resemble a country girl in any way.

Covering her face could help avoid unnecessary trouble. Xi Ruo assisted Lin Yunwan down the mountain, and she walked steadily. Lin Yunwan praised her, saying, "You walk much more steadily than any woman I've seen."

Xi Ruo replied softly, "His Lordship may not have had time to tell you; my father used to be a hereditary commander. With only a daughter like me, he raised me as if I were a boy from a young age."

So, she has some martial arts skills.

Lin Yunwan smiled faintly, "I've noticed."

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This girl had a robust physique, broad shoulders, long legs, and the slender grace of a woman. From the journey between the capital and Jiang Qian, she always stood like a pine and sat like a bell. She was even more formidable than a bodyguard. Qi Lingheng must have had some considerations in leaving such a girl by her side.

Reaching the foot of the mountain, Xi Ruo told the maidservants from the Lin household, "This is the young lady. See her off onto the carriage."

The leading maidservant, sent by Lin Yunwan's stepmother, glanced at Lin Yunwan and sneered, "Why is there another girl to serve? Madam didn't say she wanted to pick up two people!"

Lin Yunwan calmly asked, "Did Master say I'm not allowed to bring someone into the mansion?"

Of course, he didn't. However, she was just an unfavored young lady, what's with the arrogance! The maidservant lifted the carriage curtain, rolled her eyes, and said, "Miss Jin Gui, please get on the carriage! It's so cold; you wouldn't want to catch a cold."

Xiruo helped Lin Yunwan onto the carriage. Before getting on the carriage herself, she cast a fierce glance at the maidservant. Servants were adept at reading expressions, and with just one look, they could tell that Miss Xiruo was not someone easy to mess with. The maidservants wisely chose not to provoke trouble.

With no need for their assistance, Lin Yunwan and Xiruo traveled peacefully. They spent a night at an inn, continuing their journey the next day. After the sun had set, they safely arrived at the Lin residence.

"Miss, we have arrived." The carriage stopped in front of the closed gate of the Lin residence. The lead maidservant, tired from the two-day journey, spoke with a lack of energy and respect towards Lin Yunwan, the fallen main daughter of the Lin family.

Though Xiruo felt uneasy about it, she couldn't afford to argue with the maidservant at the moment.

She got off the carriage first, carefully assisting Lin Yunwan. Then she instructed the maidservant, "Why don't you go and have someone open the gate? Should the young lady wait here?"

The maidservant, irritated, retorted, "Just a young lady. Why bother going through the main gate? Go around the back; it's not even a quarter-hour walk. Knock on the door, and you'll be in. Lead the young lady there, and we are going to rest."

Xiruo narrowed her eyes, "You won't even show the way?"

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The lack of manners from the Lin family's servants surprised her.

The maidservant rubbed her hands, frowning, "These days have been cold and exhausting; my back really can't take it anymore!"

She complained while looking at Lin Yunwan, "We've endured the cold wind to welcome you back, but you don't seem to understand how to show consideration!"

Xiruo coldly chuckled, "You're exhausted just from a couple of days without even having to pour a glass of water?!"

She clenched her fist and slammed it against the carriage wall.

Bang—

The wall cracked.

Xiruo delivered a few more punches, directly smashing one side of the carriage. If she continued, it might even break through. She coldly asked the maidservant, "Are you going to knock on the door?"

Clutching her fist, bones cracking, Xiruo scared the maidservant out of her wits.

Is this really a young woman? Those fists could kill someone!

If those punches had landed on her head, it would've been smashed too...

The maidservant hurriedly ran to the front gate to knock, and the gatekeeper quickly opened it. Xiruo assisted Linyun Wan through the front gate.

The maidservant, sweating profusely, saw them off and muttered to herself, "How can a village girl have such strength?"

Even men can't compare!

On the second gate, someone sent by Lin Jiuniang, Lin Yunwan's stepmother, came to receive them.

Xiruo felt that this steward mama didn't seem friendly. She whispered to Lin Yunwan, "Miss, should we not go first?"

Lin Yunwan said, "Let's go and see."

Xiruo dissatisfiedly said, "How did Old Master Lin arrange this?"

The Lin estate, entrusted by Prince Huan's uncle, treated Linyun Wan like this! However, Lin Yunwan remained calm and said, "Perfect situations are always hard to come by."

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