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

 Chapter 209: 

 Calling For Water, Night and Day

"Master?" As soon as Madam Zheng saw Lin Huabin, she burst into tears, looking aggrieved. 

"Today is our daughter's return home day. How could the Old Madam forbid me from going? Our daughter grew up before my eyes, never suffering any grievances. The house the Wen family rented is not much, and the dowry she took wasn't lavish either. How could she endure such hardship?" 

Madam Zheng's heart ached for her daughter. Her tears flowed uncontrollably as she spoke. 

Lin Huabin looked at her coldly as if he hadn't heard her. After a long time without her husband's comfort, Madam Zheng couldn't help but feel anxious. 

She wiped away her tears and looked at Lin Huabin. 

The Old Madam must have revealed the arson incident, but without evidence, she would never admit it! 

"Master..." 

Madam Zheng reached out to tug at Lin Huabin's sleeve. 

After so many years of marriage, she still behaved as if she had just entered the family, but Lin Huabin pushed her away coldly and said, "Don't think I don't know what you've done!" 

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Indeed, the old madam must have said something. 

Madam Zheng slumped onto the bed, sitting up with a broken heart. "Whatever the Old Madam says, you believe it, you forget, do you remember how she treated you when you were young? If she really cared about you..."

Lin Huabin didn't argue with Madam Zheng; he simply looked at her quietly. 

Madam Zheng, however, felt a sense of unease. Every time she brought up this matter, her husband seemed deeply resentful, so why was he looking at her with such indifference now? 

Didn't he blame the Old Madam? It seemed that it wasn't the time to bring up past grievances again. 

"Master, I..." Madam Zheng gathered her courage, remembering what a mother should do. Regardless, she was Lin Huabin's lawful wife, and she was Yun Jiao's mother. She had to intervene in Yun Jiao's marriage no matter what. 

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"Master, I don't think Wen Hai is a suitable match for Yunjiao." Madam Zheng said solemnly. 

This time, Lin Huabin's expression changed drastically, almost shocked. 

"What are you saying? Yunjiao is already married, and now you're saying this! What were you doing all this time?" 

Madam Zheng also knew it was hard to justify herself. 

She collected herself and said, "Master, I made a foolish decision. Now I realize that Yunjiao can't bear the hardships at Wen's house."

"You ever think about how Yunjiao grew up? Was Lin's house not where she spent her time?" Lin Huabin was furious, but oddly calm. He smiled gently and asked, "So what are you suggesting now?"

Seeing her husband's expression soften, Madam Zheng became emboldened. She blurted out, "Let them divorce!"

"We can afford to support Yunjiao! It's better for her to live with us for the rest of her life than endure hardships with Wenhai," Madam Zheng said. 

These past few days, as her daughter got married, her mind was in turmoil. She had also considered that they could support their daughter for several years. Once everything settled down, they could find her a better match. 

"Hmph," Lin Huabin chuckled inexplicably, not a cold laugh, nor a mocking one.

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"Madam Zheng, it's because of you that Yunjiao ended up marrying Wenhai! If it weren't for you conspiring with your cousin, would Yunjiao have fallen into the water? And now you still want to harm her?!" 

He grabbed Madam Zheng's neck, but couldn't bring himself to harm her. Eventually, he released her.

Lin Huabin looked at Madam Zheng coldly and said, each word deliberate, "I won't allow my daughter to divorce or be cast aside unless she's no longer part of the Lin family."

"Wenhai is a son-in-law of the Lin family, whether you like it or not," Lin Huabin stated firmly. 

Madam Zheng stared blankly at her husband, not daring to say a word. 

With a sweep of his sleeve, Lin Huabin left the room. 

Madam Zheng lay on the bed in a daze, unable to collect her thoughts. Suddenly, she heard a heartbreaking "Mother." Turning around, she saw her daughter standing outside the door curtain. 

Lin Yun Jiao bit her lip, tears streaming down her face. 

"So it was you... You and Auntie conspired to make me fall into the water?"

She could have avoided this humiliating marriage, but it was her mother who caused it!

"Jiao'er... Jiao'er!" Madam Zheng rushed forward, but the servants had already closed the door, saying coldly, "Madam, without the master's orders, you cannot leave."

Madam Zheng pounded on the door, her heart burning with anxiety.

~

"Uncle." 

Lin Yunwan and Qi Lingheng arrived at the Su family together. 

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Master Su and Madam Su, accompanied by their children, came to greet the guests. 

Master Su, feeling embarrassed due to his mobility issues, said, "Your Highnesses, please don't stand on ceremony with us. Please take your seats." 

Having been a businessman all his life, he understood his status very well. 

Even though his own niece had married into the royal family, there was still a clear distinction between ruler and subject. 

Moreover, the princess was only his nephew's wife. 

However, Qi Lingheng was not bound by such formalities and said, "Please, both of you, take your seats together!" 

They then had lunch together. 

Madam Su was not accustomed to such formal occasions and felt uncomfortable, wanting to leave with her children. But they didn't forget to give red envelopes. Madam Su was afraid Lin Yunwan wouldn't appreciate it, so she handed them over tremblingly. 

Lin Yunwan accepted them with a smile and gave generous gifts to the two children, saying, "I've been wanting to prepare a gift for my cousins for a long time. Last time we met, it wasn't the right time. Aunt, please don't refuse this time." 

Madam Su thanked Lin Yunwan with the children and then left. 

Lin Yunwan and Qi Lingheng didn't come just to chat this time. 

"Uncle, has the dowry promised to my birth mother by the Lin family been fulfilled?" 

Master Su smiled but seemed hesitant to speak. With his strong self-esteem and reluctance to speak ill of others, it was typical of his character. 

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Lin Yunwan understood his thoughts. 

After a pause, Master Su said, "Not fully fulfilled, but your uncle is right, there's plenty of time in the future. We can take it slow." 

Lin Yunwan sighed and shook her head. While the reputation of the Lin family was good outside, not everyone dealing with them could benefit. With Master Su's personality, he might still suffer losses. 

Lin Yunwan was straightforward: "Uncle, I not only want you to receive what you deserve, but I also want your help with some matters concerning the prince and myself." 

"Your Highness, what help could I possibly offer you?"

Lin Yunwan smiled faintly. "It's a long story. I'll talk to you about it later! But the things that the Lin family should fulfill for you, you can't be careless about." She continued, "You've been by your father's side since childhood, soaking up knowledge about business. You know what to do. I won't say more. In any case... in the future, some matters concerning me and the prince in our fief will be entrusted to you." 

Master Su hesitated all of a sudden. It's not that he didn't want to agree, but... He lowered his head and said, "Your Highness, I'm afraid... I'm afraid I won't be able to do it well... Your Highness, Your Highness, there are things you and the prince don't know. These years I..."  He had experienced too many setbacks. It wasn't easy to stand up again. 

Lin Yunwan interjected, "Don't forget how everyone praised your father, my grandfather, when he was alive." 

Thinking of his father, thinking of the old Su family, Master Su was moved. "Your Highness, Your Highness, I... I'll do my best to try!" 

That's enough.

Not long after, Lin Yunwan and Qi Lingheng left. 

~

Back at the mansion, Qi Lingheng asked Lin Yunwan, "Why do you value the Su family so much?" 

"Because the Su family is more reliable than the Lin family," Lin Yunwan replied, turning the question back to Qi Lingheng. "Does the prince think that I married you just to freeload?" 

She not only had to take care of her dowry but also had to manage the entire prince's mansion, working with him to make Jiangqian better. 

"What are you laughing at?" 

Lin Yunwan noticed Qi Lingheng had been smiling at her all along. 

Qi Lingheng took her hand and said, "With such a virtuous wife, shouldn't I laugh?" 

He stood up, leading her towards the bed. 

In the first month of their marriage, in the main courtyard of the prince's mansion, every night echoed with their intimacy...

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