Chapter 125: Something That Can’t Be Brought To The Table
Lin Tingting angrily pounded on the gate forcefully. “Lin Feng, open the door for me. This is my home. Why can’t I go in?”
But even if she shouted until her throat was hoarse and her hands hurt from pounding, there was not the slightest movement from inside.
“Lin Feng, if you don’t open the door, I’ll go outside and tell others that not only are you a profligate son, but you won’t even let your own sister return home. Let’s see what the people in the Capital will say about you.”
As soon as her words fell, the door suddenly opened.
Lin Tingting thought her words had worked and was feeling smug when a pitch-black wolf dog with fierce eyes in its head charged out.
It barked and ran toward her, scaring Lin Tingting so much that she screamed and ran outward, her face pale as she got into the carriage and told the coachman to drive away quickly.
While leaving, she cursed Lin Feng for being inhumane—not saving Mother was one thing, but he even released the dog to bite her.
She thought that if he didn’t let her in, she would have no other ways. She was underestimating her.
Actually, after receiving a letter from an unknown sender earlier, she thought she finally had a chance to return to the Lin Family and was happy for a long time.
But because she was a concubine, returning to the Lin Family required the permission of the Heir Apparent’s Wife, the legal wife. The Heir Apparent’s Wife had always been jealous of the favor Sun Chengye showed her and usually made things difficult for her in the manor. Now that she wanted to leave the manor to see Madam Zhou, even though she went to plead with her, she had never agreed.
Finally, since Madam He had given birth to a child, even if the Yongning Marquis Manor didn’t give face to the Lin Family, they had to give face to the He Family, so they allowed her to go home.
But she didn’t expect Lin Feng to be so ruthless that he wouldn’t even let her through the family gate.
In anger, she swept the things in her hand to the ground viciously. The coachman seemed accustomed to it and didn’t even lift his eyes, continuing to drive the carriage.
She thought she would compromise just like that? In his dreams.
Lin Tingting composed herself and instructed the coachman, “Go to Zhenguo Marquis Manor.”
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After Hong Ye told Jiang Ruanxi what happened at the back gate, the corners of her mouth couldn’t help but curve upward.
“You little girl, if you want to laugh, just laugh out loud.” Jiang Ruanxi looked helplessly at Hong Ye’s excited expression.
With permission, Hong Ye burst out laughing loudly.
She was really too happy. Thinking of the usually arrogant Lin Tingting’s disheveled appearance at the gate made her unable to hold back her laughter.
After Hong Ye had laughed enough, Jiang Ruanxi said faintly, “Actually, if Lin Tingting could enter the Lin Manor this time, we wouldn’t need to devise any other plans.”
“Madam, what do you mean?” Hong Ye held back her laughter and asked puzzledly.
“Does she come to see Madam Zhou, so that she can explain why Madam Zhou can’t speak?”
“Madam means to push everything onto Third Miss.”
Realizing what she had said, Hong Ye covered her mouth and looked around, relieved to find no one had heard.
Jiang Ruanxi nodded amusedly.
Hong Ye looked regretful. “Madam, what do we do now? Should I sneakily bring Third Miss to see the Old Madam?”
“You silly girl, if you bring her, won’t that tell her that we made Madam Zhou mute?”
Hong Ye thought about it and agreed. “Then what should we do now?”
“Wait. Lin Tingting won’t give up so easily. She’ll definitely think of other ways. We just need to wait and see.”
Thinking of something, Jiang Ruanxi instructed Hong Ye, “Go and convert all my dowry into banknotes.”
Hong Ye thought she was short on cash and needed a large sum, since she had recently given He Kui one hundred thousand taels of silver to buy grain.
“Madam, this servant will go right now.”
Jiang Ruanxi’s guess was correct. Lin Tingting went straight to Zhenguo Marquis Manor.
Compared to the heartlessness of her maternal home, Lin Qingxu’s heart was much softer and she naturally allowed her to enter the manor quickly.
Once at the manor, Lin Tingting was just about to complain when she saw Elder Madam Li Ti sitting to the side before she could speak.
Although she wasn’t present for the matters involving Madam Zhou and Madam Kang Zhou, she had heard quite a bit about them.
She felt everything was Madam Kang Zhou’s fault; otherwise, with Madam Zhou’s personality, she would never have done such a thing.
Elder Madam Li Ti was Madam Kang Zhou’s mother-in-law, so by extension, she was also at fault. Lin Tingting gave her no good expression.
She glanced at Elder Madam Li Ti sarcastically.
“Sister’s home really lets in all sorts of demons and ghouls without checking their identity, not afraid of disgracing Zhenguo Marquis Manor.”
Lin Qingxu was stunned, not expecting Lin Tingting to say such things. She looked awkwardly at Elder Madam Li Ti and said apologetically, “Tingting is still young and doesn’t know better, offending the Old Madam. I hope the Old Madam can forgive her.”
Elder Madam Li Ti already had grievances against the Lin Family members, and now being mocked by Lin Tingting like this, how could she swallow this anger.
“I’m old, but I’m not only your elder, I’m also a proper madam. I come to Zhenguo Marquis Manor because we’re distantly related kin, coming to the Capital to visit relatives. Unlike some people who are just a concubine, yet still putting on airs like a proper wife.”
Lin Tingting had always been sensitive about her identity as a concubine, and now being mocked to her face by Elder Madam Li Ti, how could she endure it? She angrily pointed at her and cursed, “You old hag, what do you mean?”
Elder Madam Li Ti was pointed at and cursed, her face immediately darkening.
“A concubine really is a concubine, something that can’t come to the stage.”
Lin Tingting angrily stepped forward to hit her but was held back by Lin Qingxu.
“Your granddaughter is also a concubine, what are you so smug about?”
“My granddaughter may be a concubine, but I’m not. Concubine Lin, as a concubine of Yongning Marquis Manor, should follow the marquis manor’s rules, obey the laws properly in the marquis manor, and not come out to disgrace Yongning Marquis Manor.”
“You old hag…”
“Enough, both of you say less.”
Lin Qingxu saw that a conflict was about to erupt and gripped Lin Tingting’s wrist tightly.
She was a bit angry at her sister’s behavior, and her tone became much more indifferent.
“Third Sister, Elder Madam Li Ti is a guest in my home. This is Zhenguo Marquis Manor, so please conduct yourself properly, Sister.”
If it were before, Lin Tingting would definitely retort when Lin Qingxu spoke like this, but thinking of her purpose in coming here and that this was Zhenguo Marquis Manor, she was no longer the same as before and couldn’t go too far. She silently turned her face aside.
Seeing her starting to restrain herself, Lin Qingxu knew they couldn’t stay properly in this scene and looked apologetically at Elder Madam Li Ti.
“Old Madam, sorry, my younger sister is young and ignorant. If there’s any lack of hospitality today, next time I’ll entertain you properly.”
Elder Madam Li Ti heard that she was seeing her off, and she didn’t want to stay in the same space as Lin Tingting either. “Madam of Zhenguo Marquis is too serious. I happen to have matters to attend to and must leave first.”
