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

 Chapter 246: 

 Door-to-Door

"Who are you?"

Lin Yunjiao was at home taking care of her child when a strange woman knocked on her door. Hearing from the little maid that she seemed quite dignified, Lin Yunjiao went to greet her personally.

Ge Bao'er smiled and handed over her name card.

The place seemed humble, with a lingering unpleasant smell, reminiscent of the rural areas where she had lived as a child.

She used her handkerchief to cover her nose.

Lin Yunjiao didn't take the card, but glimpsed at it and saw the words "Marquis Wu Ding Mansion," which secretly excited her.

"Please come in and have a seat."

She was also very curious about the secret identity of her sister, the princess. Now that someone had come to tell her, she naturally had to open the door.

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"Thank you, Madam," Ge Bao'er followed Lin Yunjiao into the house. As they entered the small courtyard, they passed through a screen wall into the courtyard, where the main house and the side rooms were located together, without even a veranda. It was very narrow.

It had been many years since Ge Bao'er had been to such a small courtyard. She felt quite uncomfortable.

Lin Yunjiao was also not used to it, but since coming to the capital, it was different from being in Jiangqian. She could still occasionally return to the Lin family's residence.

As a pampered eldest daughter who grew up in comfort, Lin Yunjiao immediately understood Ge Bao'er's thoughts.

"I'm sorry we don't have any tea for you. Please have a seat. What would you like to discuss?"

Lin Yunjiao was straightforward. She sat down first and poured herself some tea.

Ge Bao'er stood for a moment, hesitating to sit down. She hadn't expected her supposed sister, Lin Yunjiao, to have such a personality—completely difficult to get along with!

Ge Bao'er certainly wouldn't drink the tea from the Lin family, but it was another matter if Lin Yunjiao didn't offer it to her.

"I am the steward of the Marquis Wu Ding Mansion," Ge Bao'er introduced herself. Most people would assume she was from the younger generation, not realizing she was actually a concubine.

Lin Yunjiao, not one to mince words, glanced at Ge Bao'er and sneered at the silk flower in her hair. "The steward's concubine?"

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Ge Bao'er's expression darkened. She asked, "Isn't Madam Lin from out of town?"

"​How could you know about the Marquis Wu Ding Mansion?" Lin Yunjiao scoffed. "I might be from out of town, but I'm not blind. Your demeanor reminds me of one of my father's distant relatives."

It was that Aunt Man, who had started showing her true colors as a sly fox after her mother was sent to the countryside.

"The aunt from the Lin family is far better than you," Lin Yunjiao continued. "At least Aunt Man knows how to act serious. As for you, all you do is flaunt your wealth and luxury, but deep down, you're just a petty person."

Ge Bao'er's expression turned grim. How dare this peasant woman speak to her like this!

Without waiting for Ge Bao'er to respond, Lin Yunjiao had already finished her tea and impatiently asked, "Are you here to ask for something today? Spit it out already."

Although she was curious about Lin Yunjiao's connection to Lin Yunwan, she didn't want to deal with someone's attitude.

Having seen enough of her mother-in-law's and Aunt Man's expressions, Lin Yunjiao had seen too much.

Ge Bao'er's expression softened considerably.

She still had important matters to attend to and shouldn't dwell on such trivial matters.

"Madam Lin," Ge Bao'er said as she sat down, explaining her purpose for coming.

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"As long as you're willing to identify the Princess Huan, these silver notes are just a small token of my appreciation." She placed five hundred taels on the table before Lin Yunjiao.

For someone who had never seen so much silver before, living in such a narrow and rented courtyard in the capital, it might have been tempting. But Lin Yunjiao wasn't like that.

She picked up the five hundred taels and counted them, smiling. "Five hundred taels, indeed."

Ge Bao'er felt quite pleased with herself.

But what did it matter if she was brazen? In the end, she still bowed down for the silver.

Lin Yunjiao tossed the silver notes back, chuckling. "Do you think I'm foolish? Five hundred taels and you expect me to identify Princess Huan? Go inquire about the background of the Lin family in Jiang Qian! When I was still in my maiden chambers, just a few pieces of jewelry were worth five thousand taels!"

"Such a paltry sum trying to buy the lives of my entire Lin clan, who would care for it!"

She rolled her eyes.

Before marriage, her parents forbade her from making such expressions, but after living with her mother-in-law for so long, rolling her eyes every day, she was no longer the refined young lady she once was.

Ge Bao'er couldn't hold her embarrassment off her face.

But she came prepared, seizing upon the loophole in Lin Yunjiao's words in an instant.

"If five hundred taels isn't enough for you to identify her, then how much silver would it take for you to do so?"

Lin Yunjiao's implication was that the money wasn't sufficient, not that it wasn't feasible.

It seemed that there was indeed something suspicious about Lin Yunwan's background!

Ge Bao'er was a bit excited; it seemed like she was about to catch Lin Yunwan's handle.

Lin Yunjiao was also stunned for a moment, not expecting to have slipped up like that.

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But she wasn't intending to defend her fake sister; after all, it was her mother who had been harmed by her. Even though her mother had made mistakes too.

"Don't even think about getting me to identify her. Let me tell you, not a single person from our Lin family would ever go to identify the Princess Consort Huan."

"I'm telling you, dear sister, open your eyes wide and see—she's now the Princess Consort Huan—Prin-cess Con-sort Huan."

The identity of the Princess Consort Huan was as weighty as Mount Tai!

Ge Bao'er was feeling a bit helpless. If money couldn't sway the other party...

She quickly interjected, "Madam, you came to the capital and didn't seek refuge with your own sister, the Princess Consort Huan. I see you're not very close with the Princess Consort Huan..."

Lin Yunjiao sneered, "We share the same father but different mothers. Her mother and mine didn't get along at all. Of course, we're not close."

As for family matters, she wouldn't divulge them to outsiders.

Ge Bao'er felt secretly delighted. She had indeed hit the mark.

Regardless of why they weren't close as sisters, as long as they had enmity between them, it was enough.

"Since you're willing to let me in, I suppose you're also willing to help me, right?" Ge Bao'er continued holding out the silver. "As long as Madam can assist me, I'll still give you the silver."

Lin Yunjiao didn't even glance at the silver. She said, "I'll say it again, I won't help you identify her. But I can tell you..."

Ge Bao'er listened intently.

Lin Yunjiao spoke a few more words to her, then said, "You can go and investigate for yourself. If you can find out, then it's your own ability."

Ge Bao'er listened excitedly and immediately got up. "Thank you."

She left behind five hundred taels of silver.

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Lin Yunjiao rolled up the silver and stuffed it into her purse, then instructed her maid, "Go and inform the Prince's Residence."

Meanwhile, Lin Yunwan was handling affairs in the inner courtyard. When she heard that Lin Yunjiao had arrived, she was somewhat surprised and told Cuiqin, "Bring her over."

She also instructed other maids, "Prepare some snacks that children like, and also some gifts for the two children."

"Yes."

Two quarters of an hour later, Lin Yunjiao finally made her way to where Lin Yunwan resided.

Upon entering, she couldn't help but exclaim, "This mansion is so large, even bigger than the Lin family's. I thought wealthy people in the capital would have smaller houses."

"It's the same everywhere."

People of high status never compromise on their living standards.

Lin Yunwan chuckled softly. "Please, have a seat."

Lin Yunjiao took out the silver notes hidden in her waist and placed them on the table. "Let's make it clear. I don't owe you anything. This is from the people of the Wu Ding Mansion. I won't take a single coin of it."

She turned her face away, acting stubbornly. "If it weren't for this matter, I wouldn't have come to your house."

Lin Yunwan spoke softly, "Have some tea."

Cuiqin brought the tea over and smiled, "Second Madam, please have some tea."

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