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

 Chapter 99: 

 Maternal Grandfather

"The young master has already overheard our conversation," said Qianru and Lu Chang Gong, hiding after speaking. They observed Qing Ge'er rushing to Yu Shou Tang to report the news before the master-servant pair halted.

After contemplating for a moment, Lu Chang Gong turned to Qianru and said, "Don't tell anyone about this matter, or I might actually punish you." Having served as the young master of the Wu Ding Marquis's residence for half a year, he was no longer the same as when he first arrived. Although Qianru was several years older, she didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of her master.

She lowered her head nervously and said, "Young Master, rest assured, I absolutely won't say anything!" 

"Good." 

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Lu Chang Gong walked ahead and instructed, "Take this silver, go to the kitchen and supervise the preparation of the celebration wine for him today." 

Playing the role thoroughly was crucial; otherwise, it could jeopardize his mother's plan.

Qianru said, "Yes, I'll go now."

Lu Chang Gong returned to his new residence in the inner courtyard and organized his study. He preferred to personally handle matters related to his studies, not relying on servants. In his study, he hung a portrait of Confucius, and beside it, a calligraphy piece identical to the one in Lin Yunwan's hall.

Once the calligraphy was hung, he gazed up at his own handwriting.

His handwriting was naturally not as good as his mother's, but it was his mother who taught him, and they shared the same heart.

"Mother, what exactly do you want to do..." he murmured to himself. With his current age and understanding, he couldn't fathom his mother's intentions.

However, he couldn't help but smile.

"I know you won't abandon me."

During the negotiations between the Lin family and the Lu family that day, he overheard that his mother had the intention to take him away.

Therefore, regardless of what his mother intended to do, he just needed to wholeheartedly follow his mother's instructions.

~

"Mother!"

Qing Ge'er, braving the northwest wind, ran all the way to Yu Shou Tang to find Ge Bao'er.

Ge Bao'er's body was still quite weak, and it was too cold outside for her to venture out. She stayed indoors by the fire. Her complexion had improved a lot.

"Qing'er, you're here!"

Joyfully embracing her son, Ge Bao'er let him sit in her lap.

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Qing Ge'er felt a bit embarrassed and said, "I'm getting older; I can't sit in your lap like this anymore." He tried to move to the side.

Ge Bao'er held him and said, "There's no one else here."

Qing Ge'er missed his mother, so he nestled against her while sharing everything he had heard.

"Mother, our grandfather is the Duke of Xingguo! You are the legitimate daughter of the Duke's residence!"

Qing Ge'er was extremely excited.

"The legitimate daughter of the Duke's residence?"

Ge Bao'er's mind suddenly went blank. She couldn't even hold onto Qing Ge'er, her arms stiff and immobile.

"Yes! I heard it directly from Big Brother; it can't be wrong!"

"The legitimate daughter of the Duke's residence..."

Ge Bao'er frowned. The enormous surprise left her momentarily unable to regain her composure. She could hardly believe it was true.

"I am the legitimate daughter of the Duke's residence! So that's why..."

"That's why!"

Ge Bao'er was overwhelmed with joy and tears, holding Qing Ge'er tightly.

"Qing Er! Mother always knew that my background couldn't be so lowly!"

She cried with a sense of grievance.

"I just knew... I just knew... Qing Er, since childhood, I've always been different from the servant girls in Liyang Village. I'm different from them!"

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Even when she was serving in other people's homes as a maid, she felt a sense of discord. Clearly, she should have been the mistress!

How could she be a servant girl serving others?

"Qing Ge'er, it turns out that both mother and you have the noble blood of nobility flowing in our veins!"

Ge Bao'er was too excited, recalling various incidents from her childhood that made her feel different from others.

She wasn't like the village girls who only cared about the few acres of land in the village.

She naturally yearned for wealth and glory, power and status, admiring men of noble status like Lu Zhengliu, even though he was an unattainable noble son. She never felt undeserving. These things naturally belonged to her! If it weren't for getting lost, how could she have become a country girl in Liyang Village! She just knew that her background wouldn't be ordinary. "Qing'er, Mom finally—finally found my parents!"

Ge Bao'er's throat was hoarse, and her hands and feet kept trembling.

Qing Ge'er couldn't bear it and said softly, "Mom..."

He wiped away his mother's tears and waited for her to calm down before asking in a low voice, "Mom, but big brother said that mother is going to destroy your jade pendant."

"Mom, if there is no jade pendant, will your father come to pick you up?"

"Big brother said that if there is no jade pendant, you will forever be just a concubine. Is what big brother said true?"

Qing Ge'er looked at Ge Bao'er eagerly, longing for a powerful grandfather.

In that case, the ancestral grandmother should never dare to separate him and his mother again.

Ge Bao'er was stunned.

"No jade pendant..."

That's right, her jade pendant was taken away.

But how did it end up in the hands of Lin Yunwan?

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It was useless to think about it now. Qing Ge'er was right. Without the jade pendant, she couldn't leave the Lu family's gate. Without it how would the people from the Duke's Mansion come to recognize her?

"Qing Ge'er, Mom will get the jade pendant." Ge Bao'er said calmly.

Qing'er nodded eagerly, his face filled with anticipation. "Mom, I will also help you figure out how to get the jade pendant back. When we get the jade pendant, we'll go see my grandfather."

Ge Bao'er smiled and agreed.

Once her son left, her expression changed completely.

"Lin... Yun... Wan."

Ge Bao'er sat on the cushion, grit her teeth as she pronounced the name, then regained her composure.

Trying to destroy her jade pendant, ruin her status— it wouldn't be that easy!

She must find a way to retrieve the jade pendant!

She didn't want her son to be treated as a commoner, she didn't want others' sons to overshadow hers, and she definitely didn't want Lin Yunwan to have power over her!

What should she do...

Stay calm, think carefully. This time, she couldn't afford any mistakes. She had to plan everything thoroughly.

~

"She's going out again?"

When Old Lady Lu heard that Lin Yunwan was going to visit Madam Lin, she felt displeased. A married woman running back to her parents' home so frequently was rather unusual.

No matter how many times they had disputes and discussions about separation, as long as an actual separation hadn't occurred, Lu Yunwan was still a woman of the Lu family. Everything she did required the approval of the elders of the Lu family.

Yan Mama said, "I heard that Madam Lin's eyes have improved a bit. Madam must be thinking of going to see her because of that."

Old Madam Lu snorted but didn't say anything more.

She thought for a moment, then suddenly became spirited and said, "It's good that she's gone. Now, find a way to search through the Chui Si Tang. If, by any chance, you find the jade pendant, that would be perfect!"

Yan Mama hesitated and said, "But how can this servant go without a proper reason..."

"What other reason do you need? It's the residence of Zhengliu. If he wants to go, he goes!"

"Yes."

Yan Mama went to find Zhengliu.

~

Lin Yunwan returned to the Lin Residence and rode in a carriage with Madam Lin to the Chi Xiang Si. When they were close to the temple, their carriage crossed paths with another family's carriage, blocking their way.

"Tao Ye, go down and take a look," instructed Lin Yunwan, not wanting to reveal herself.

Tao Ye went to check. The coachmen were already discussing how to maneuver the carriages, but the surprising thing was that the carriage on the opposite side belonged to...

"Big Madam, it's the Xia family's carriage," she reported back.

Lin Yunwan lifted the carriage curtain, and from the Xia family's carriage emerged a young man, around the same age as Prince Huan.

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Did anyone else have images of Yunwan's residence being full of venomous snakes and scorpions when they went to look for the pendant? LOL

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