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

 Chapter 226: 

Meet the Family

 

After returning to the capital, Lin Yunwan sent gifts to familiar relatives and friends, and attended banquets with Qi Lingheng.

They deliberately avoided visiting the Lin family.

The incident involving the legitimate daughter of the Lin family and the Marquis of Wuding was widely known.

Although many years had passed since then, those who heard about the incident couldn't help but sympathize with the Lin family.

When Prince Huan returned to the capital, he and his wife paid respects to their Madam Lin quietly. They kept a low profile during their visit. The Lin family also refrained from making a grand reception.

When Lin Yunwan returned home with Qi Lingheng, only her elderly mother, younger brother, and a few old servants were there. Seeing the aged beams and tiles, she felt an indescribable sense of bitterness.

"Mother..."

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Madam Lin quickly stopped herself, "Dau... Wangfei, Wangye, please come inside."

Lin Yunwan tightly grasped her handkerchief, nodded, and followed Lin Yunyi into the inner courtyard.

Madam Lin couldn't hold back her tears. The moment she saw her daughter, tears streamed down her face. "My child, my child... you're really back..."

Qi Lingheng tactfully excused himself and went with Lin Yunyi to the next room to have tea and chat.

"Yunwan, let mother take a look at you."

Madame Lin was in tears, tears streaming down her face. She sobbed, "Your brother always said you were doing well, but I couldn't see you. I always felt like he was lying to me."

Lin Yunwan wiped away her tears and smiled, "Mother, don't you recognize your daughter's handwriting?All those letters were real."

Madam Lin cried, "Yunyi never let me keep your letters. Every time I finished reading them, he burned them. Reduced to ashes, there was nothing left. It felt like I have just woken up from a dream."

"Mother, I've been unfilial." Lin Yunwan choked back her sobs.

Madam Lin held her daughter in her arms for a long time before she could finish speaking.

Several years had passed, and she had become calmer and more rational.

Madam Lin pulled Lin Yunwan to sit down and said, "Good child, as long as you're doing well, that's all that matters. If you keep worrying about me and your brother and end up causing trouble for yourself, I'd rather never see you again in my life."

Lin Yunwan felt increasingly distressed in her heart.

Madam Lin knew that even if they met now, it wouldn't be the same as before. Her daughter could not openly call her mother, and the family could not reunite if they wished.

She didn't want to dampen the mood, so she said, "This is the first time you've brought the prince back. It was supposed to be your homecoming, and I couldn't make a big fuss about it. But I made a few dishes you used to love when you were young."

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"Things must be very different between Jiangqian and our capital! You must have missed eating the dishes I made."

Lin Yunwan smiled bitterly, "The dishes you make, others can copy the appearance but not the essence."

Mother and daughter exchanged many intimate words.

Madam Lin still felt somewhat uneasy and whispered to Lin Yunwan, "Is the prince really treating you well?"

Lin Yunwan nodded, "Just like how Father treats you."

He even treats her more tenderly and attentively than her father did.

Madame Lin patted her daughter's hand and said, "A considerate husband is truly rare."

With so many ups and downs over the years, she didn't want to say much more. She continued, "Yunwan, you've grown up. You've gone through so much. Whatever you and the prince decide, go ahead with it! I won't pry or interfere, but your brother will always be your brother, and I will always be your mother. As for the people of the Lin family, let's not count on them."

Lin Yunwan nodded.

She casually asked about some matters concerning the family, "Are the elders of the family doing well?"

When she left the Marquis of Wuding's residence back then, the clan members also made efforts.

Madame Lin sighed, "It's true that being distinguished is never easy. The Lin family is also declining more and more."

Even scholars have their own contradictions, and the Lin clan has begun to decline, with no one truly capable of taking on major responsibilities.

"Let's not talk about that," Madam Lin didn't want to discuss family trivialities.

Lin Yunwan observed her eyes, "You can see everything clearly now, and it's okay to shed tears?"

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Madam Lin told her, "As long as you stare at the sun, shedding tears all day, the eyes of an ordinary old woman aren't much different."

She smiled, "Old Physician Li Qi is kind-hearted. He still comes to see me once every one or two years when he returns to capital."

Lin Yunwan asked, "Is he in good health?"

"Oh, he's still robust, still loves drinking. Yunyi stores wine for him every year, buried under the apricot tree in our courtyard. When he returns to capital, it will be taken out."

Lin Yunwan felt relieved, "Yunyi handles the affairs of the family well."

She was still concerned about one matter and asked Madam Lin, "Mother, why didn't Yunyi take the imperial examination three years ago?"

Madame Lin paused for a moment.

Lin Yunwan looked at her quietly.

Madame Lin sighed and said, "Yunyi doesn't want me to say. You go ask him yourself."

"Sister, haven't you finished talking with Mother yet?"

Lin Yunyi came in.

Lin Yunwan stood up with a faint smile, "We're done. Yunyi, come with me. I have something to ask you."

She had a smile on her face, but her tone was very serious.

Lin Yunyi hadn't met Lin Yunwan for several years. He didn't know why his sister was angry. He glanced at Qi Lingheng, hoping his brother-in-law could help him.

Qi Lingheng cleared his throat and whispered, "Yunyi, good luck."

Lin Yunyi was speechless.

As he passed by Qi Lingheng, he muttered, "My brother-in-law is so unreliable."

Qi Lingheng followed with a faint smile, "If your sister gets angry, even Qi Zaijun's presence won't help, let alone me."

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[1] The title "世子" (shizi): in Chinese refers to the heir apparent, the eldest son who is designated to inherit his father's title, estate, and responsibilities. It can be translated as "crown prince" or "heir apparent" in English.

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