Chapter 25: Not Bothering To Care
Thinking of the anger suffered at Madam He’s hands, she said discontentedly, “Elder Sister-in-law has not returned.”
“How could she be so heartless? They were husband and wife after all. Could it be she really watched Elder Brother die without lifting a finger?” Lin Ningkun complained discontentedly. “What about the He Family? The He Family is not getting involved in this matter?”
“The He Family said this is the Lin Family’s matter and has nothing to do with them.”
“How could their family be so heartless? Elder Brother’s reputation is ruined, does he think the He Family can stay out of it alone?”
“I said the same thing, but since the He Family is not getting involved, what can we do?”
“Mother, no matter what, Elder Sister-in-law is still our family’s daughter-in-law. You are the mother-in-law, you must think of a way.”
Madam Zhou said, “I know all these things without you telling me, but now that the He Family is not stepping in, you can’t just abandon your Elder Brother and let him die, right?”
He certainly knew that, but he originally had no silver in hand. All these years’ salary he had spent entirely on Jiang Xuerou. Now to take out such a large sum of silver, he truly did not have it.
“Mother, why don’t you go ask Second Sister? At this point, borrowing money from others is too little too late. Only Second Sister can help us now.”
“But it’s so late, and Second Sister had a miscarriage and is still in postpartum confinement.” Madam Zhou looked troubled.
“Mother, Second Sister is always the best to you. For this matter, if you speak up, she will definitely agree to your request.” Lin Ningkun did not care about these things and looked at Madam Zhou full of expectation. “Mother, for the Lin Family’s future prospects, you will go borrow silver from Second Sister, right?”
Looking at her son’s firm gaze tinged with stubbornness, Madam Zhou suddenly hesitated.
She knew her son’s temper best. If she did not go now, if something really happened later, he would definitely blame her even more.
“I don’t know if your Second Sister has it, but I can’t guarantee I can borrow it.”
Madam Zhou took a deep breath and could only agree.
“This concerns the Marquis Manor’s future. Second Sister will definitely lend it to us.”
These words were said both for Madam Zhou to hear and for himself.
After Madam Zhou left, Lin Ningkun breathed a sigh of relief.
No matter what, Second Sister could not ignore Mother’s plea.
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The next day, Jiang Ruanxi had just gotten up when Hong Ye came over to serve her washing and dressing.
“Madam, Master returned last night.”
Jiang Ruanxi was not too surprised and just smiled. “Looks like the Marquis still has some ability to borrow money under such circumstances.”
“It wasn’t the Marquis who borrowed the money. It was Old Madam who borrowed it from Second Miss.”
Jiang Ruanxi was stunned and took the mouth rinse handed over by Hong Ye, but her heart was filled with sarcasm.
She should have thought of it earlier. A person like Lin Ningkun, even when faced with trouble, would not act personally unless absolutely necessary.
He was just that selfish. If things did not go well, he could stay out of it and even blame others without reason.
This was to maintain his image and preserve his aloof and upright appearance.
In fact, there was no one dirtier in the entire Lin Family than him.
“Not only that, Master also returned, and the Marquis went to the Clan Leader’s side.” Hong Ye said impassively. “But I heard that when Master returned home, he was in a bad mood and kept throwing tantrums. Madam sent someone to the He Family early.”
Jiang Ruanxi smiled and changed the topic.
“By the way, has the Marquis brought Young Master Xiao back for quite a while? I haven’t seen him alone yet.”
“Young Master Xiao went to the private school early.”
Jiang Ruanxi looked at herself in the bronze mirror. Hong Ye’s hairdressing skills were good; this hairstyle suited her very well.
“After school, have him come sit here. The child has no father, and his mother is not by his side. It’s quite pitiful.”
“Yes, Madam.”
After eating breakfast, Jiang Ruanxi originally wanted to take this opportunity to go out and inquire about the Nameless Daoist, but she did not expect Madam He to return.
“Elder Sister-in-law, you are back.”
Jiang Ruanxi looked at her with a smile as usual.
However, Madam He was aloof and always looked down on Jiang Ruanxi, so she just frowned. “Second Brother’s Wife, so early in the morning, from your appearance, are you going out?”
Madam He’s aloofness was different from Lin Ningkun’s. She truly regarded money as dirt and was a true lady from a great family.
That cold aloofness came from her bones, not deliberately put on.
Sometimes, Jiang Ruanxi felt that Lin Ningkun was deliberately imitating the He Family.
But the He Family’s cold aloofness came from their bones, which he could not imitate at all.
Jiang Ruanxi did not mind her coldness and replied enthusiastically, “There are many affairs in the manor, and several shops’ overnight matters need handling. I have to go take a look.”
Madam He unconsciously frowned slightly. “Even if there are many worldly affairs, exposing yourself like this is still improper. As Marquis Manor Madam, Second Brother’s Wife, you still need to mind your propriety.”
Jiang Ruanxi was not angry, because she knew Madam He, like other capital aristocratic families, looked down on her for being raised in a merchant family. But she was different from the Lin Family members. She looked down on her but would not covet her things.
To be precise, she disdained to covet them.
So Jiang Ruanxi treated her with an ordinary heart, neither liking nor disliking.
“Elder Sister-in-law is right, but Elder Sister-in-law may not know the Marquis Manor’s situation since you do not manage the household. If I don’t go handle it, our Marquis Manor’s days may not pass well.”
Madam He thought Jiang Ruanxi was satirizing her for not getting the household management rights as the elder sister-in-law.
Her expression turned a bit ugly, she glared at her, and left with a flick of her sleeve.
Jiang Ruanxi looked at her back. When she reached the door, she remembered something and instructed Hong Ye beside her, “Wait, go inquire why Elder Sister-in-law suddenly returned.”
Madam He was always aloof and always looked down on the Lin Family’s actions, especially looking down on the eating, drinking, whoring, and gambling of Lin Feng.
According to the previous life’s trajectory, Madam He had not returned at this time.
But now it seemed many things were not following the previous life’s trajectory.
“Yes, Madam.”
Jiang Ruanxi took Hong Ye to the alley but searched around and did not see Bian Du.
Jiang Ruanxi fell deep into thought. Where had Bian Du gone?
Originally, she saw that several days had passed and she had time today, wanting to ask Bian Du about the Nameless Daoist’s information, but she did not expect Bian Du to have left the alley.
On the way back, Hong Ye could not help saying, “Madam, we didn’t encounter a deceiver, did we?”
Jiang Ruanxi said seriously, “Don’t talk nonsense. We didn’t give him silver, and he doesn’t know our identity. If he were really a deceiver, what could he deceive us of?”
“But where did he go?”
Jiang Ruanxi did not know either.
But thinking of the previous life, now after her rebirth, many things had come earlier. She had to find out who had stolen her luck and exactly what it was.
