I Became The Stepmother of My Ex-husband: 9. Return

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You can feel free to stay in Prince Yan's Mansion for as long as you want.

This sentence seemed to still be lingering in Lin Weixi's ears. She was stunned on the spot. After coming back to her senses, she said flatly: "No."

Gu Huiyan's expression remained unchanged, but there was an indescribable inquiry hidden deep in his eyes: "Why?"

What does this make Lin Weixi say? Did she say that your son is actually my husband in the previous life, and your soon-to-be daughter-in-law is her concubine? Lin Weixi has been harassed enough by those two people, and now she wants to go back with a different identity?

Lin Weixi refused without even thinking: "Prince Yan, this is not appropriate. I have no connection with Prince Yan's Mansion, and I live in the Prince's Mansion for nothing. What is this like? And your new daughter-in-law will enter the house soon, I Wouldn't it make her feel uneasy if an outsider lived there?"

Gu Huiyan looked at Lin Weixi with calm eyes and a faint smile: "You can just stay in peace. I say it's okay. If anyone talks too much, no matter who it is, just tell me."

This "whoever he is" felt chills when he heard Lin Weixi's back. Was King Yan alluding to Gao Ran? That's right, an orphan girl without a father and mother living in another house does cause a lot of troubles. It is understandable that the hostess is unhappy. Lin Weixi has also been a daughter-in-law, so she understands the rules. But if the speaker is King Yan, then whatever he says is okay, it is okay, and you have to endure any trouble.

Lin Weixi suddenly felt emotional, as if a few days ago she was still working hard to manage the housework of Prince Yan's house, enjoying the glory in front of others and working hard behind others, breaking silver teeth and swallowing blood, but in the blink of an eye, she turned from the person she worried about , became that privileged person.

The world is really wonderful, and the root of it all is just a word from the person in front of me.

Lin Weixi sighed for a while, and finally shook his head: "Your Highness, Prince Yan, I appreciate your kindness. But I just want to live a peaceful life and spend this life without illness or disaster. The family of Prince Yan's family is too Gao, I won’t agree if I go."

"Is it okay for you to go? Why do I think you don't want to go?"

Lin Weixi suddenly felt unspeakable pressure. This was King Yan. When talking to him, he didn’t show any airs of King Yan. He smiled lightly, as if stepping on a shallow beach, which made people feel relaxed and happy like a spring breeze. But wait for you to be surprised When he fell asleep, he found that he had already been surrounded by the deep sea. The surface was calm as before, but he was ready to set off huge waves at any time. Lin Weixi is now the one submerged in the water, and again.

Lin Weixi secretly cursed herself for being a pig-brained person. She only failed once yesterday, so why was she caught in a loophole again today? She acted like a little country girl resisting to live in a wealthy family, and said deliberately arrogantly: "I went to the capital when I was sick at the age of ten. There were many people in the capital and there were many people on the street. A random person on the street wore better clothes than the village chief." My family was decent, but I was so sick that I was about to die. There were so many people on the road, but no one stopped to ask, and they even chased me and my father away. I didn’t like that place. Besides, you are King Yan, don’t look at it. You talk to me so nicely now, but it will definitely not be like this when I return to your palace. I can’t even live in my aunt’s house, let alone go to the palace.”

Gu Huiyan ignored the little girl's fragile and sensitive emotions. He calmed down his momentum and said as gently as possible: "Don't be afraid, I will take you back. What happened when you were ten years old will not happen again. And there are few people in the palace. , I only have one son. Although he is not sensible, he will not embarrass you. After arriving in the capital, you can just stay there. If you don’t like others to disturb you, then I will find you a separate courtyard in the palace, and I will arrange the manpower for you. You have the final say. As for the cost of food and clothing, don’t worry about it. All your expenses will go to my private account. You can give me whatever you want, and no one will give you advice."

"Actually, just find a simple and quiet town where I can live peacefully..."

"There is no place for real simplicity in the face of interests. You are rich and young. If you live alone outside, you will not be safe anywhere. But as long as you come to the capital, no matter you want to get married in the future, If you want to live alone, as long as Prince Yan's residence is here, no one will bother you."

"I..." Lin Weixi opened her mouth and found that Gu Huiyan had said everything, and she could no longer find any reason to object. She said she didn't want to live under anyone else's roof, so Gu Huiyan found a yard for her alone. She was worried that she would conflict with the new mistress, so Gu Huiyan let her handle her own private accounts, so that no one could control her. Lin Weixi held it in for a long time and only managed to say: "This is too troublesome for you..."

"No trouble."

Lin Weixi was completely speechless. She looked at the calm and calm King Yan and suddenly had a strange feeling.

Why does she think that King Yan deliberately led her to say she didn't want to, and then blocked her way one by one? King Yan seemed easy-going, but there was no room for maneuver in what he wanted to do. In fact, he is actually a very dictatorial person.

Gu Huiyan noticed Lin Weixi's hidden glance. He smiled slightly and didn't take it seriously. Instead, he asked: "What's wrong? You can't be reluctant to leave your homeland. That's why you don't want to leave, right?"

Actually, Lin Weixi really wanted to use this excuse. Unfortunately, in order to rely on King Yan a few days ago, she personally cut off the most powerful escape route of homesickness. Lin Weixi felt helpless from the bottom of her heart. She sighed and her whole body slumped down: "Okay, just follow what King Yan said."

Lin Weixi couldn't explain her feelings for the capital. She grew up there, all her relatives lived in that magnificent city, and all her nightmares were there. If possible, Lin Weixi did not want to return to the capital. Whether she was escaping or deceiving herself, it would not be easy for her to live a new life. She did not want to see Gu Chengyao and Gao Ran again. As long as he doesn't see them, Lin Weixi can continue to deceive himself. You are not that failed. You can still find a small city to live a stable and prosperous life. You just can't see your former relatives, friends, and husband. It's not that they gave up. You, abandon you like worn out shoes.

But when the words "return to Prince Yan's Mansion" came out of Gu Huiyan's mouth, Lin Weixi suddenly felt calm after she found that there was no room for change after the initial strong rejection. In fact, she was not willing to give in.

Not talking about anyone else but Princess Shoukang, Lin Weixi wanted to go back and see her grandmother again. She is the only child of her mother, and her mother, Wei, is the only daughter of Princess Shoukang. Wei passed away early, and now Lin Weixi is the only bloodline of Princess Shoukang, and the relationship between her grandmother and the consort is not very good. Lin Weixi felt heartbroken when she thought that her grandmother didn't even have a junior to serve her. Even for her grandmother, she had to go back.

Lin Weixi's mood gradually calmed down. Gu Huiyan saw that Lin Weixi had figured it out. He glanced at her with satisfaction, then continued to read the letter, and casually said to Lin Weixi: "I have Lin Yong's canonization edict, gold book and iron certificate, and the land title deeds assigned by the imperial court. If you have nothing to do these two days, just count the gift utensils in front of the gift list and booklet. Can you read the gift list and booklet?"

"Yes." Lin Weixi has been following Princess Shoukang in arranging banquets and preparing New Year's gifts since she was a child. Lin Weixi thought to herself that she personally prepared the New Year's gifts handed over to the palace by Prince Yan's Mansion last year. If I had known today, why would I have bothered to take care of the family business in the first place? I should have let the entire property of Prince Yan's Mansion suffer a loss.

"Then you go and take inventory first. After I go to the capital, I will exchange the land deeds for those around the capital and make them your dowry in the future."

Lin Yong's posthumous title was severely withheld. The special set of ritual utensils for the title was clearly targeted, and no one dared to touch it. However, in addition, a lot of land title deeds, raw silk and cash were intercepted. Gu Huiyan knew that corruption in the officialdom was serious, but he did not expect it to be so serious. If he hadn't taken a temporary detour to Shunde Mansion, I'm afraid this matter would have ended like this. The county magistrate had been careful to excuse himself today, for fear that he would convict him, but what kind of person was Gu Huiyan, how could he be angry at a few low-level officials. He wrote directly to Zhang Xiaolian. He had no control over how Zhang Shouxu dealt with his subordinates. As long as he finally got the result from Zhang Xiaolian, it was enough.

But he can control these disgraceful things, and Lin Weixi doesn't need to know. The land deeds assigned to Lin Yong by the imperial court contained a lot of water. Many of the lands were just in name and could not be obtained by Lin Weixi at all. Gu Huiyan exchanged these death contracts for Lin Weixi around the capital. Lin Weixi could not do these things, but if they were in his name, it would be nothing.

Lin Weixi did some calculations in his mind, and suddenly became interested: "Your Highness, King Yan, how to calculate this? How much land in the capital is one acre?"

Gu Huiyan couldn't help but laugh. His eyes were full of smiles, and he looked at her helplessly and amusedly: "Don't worry, I won't take advantage of you. Naturally, it's an acre for an acre, equal treatment."

This is not an equal calculation. Lin Yong’s fiefdom is in Shunde. How can the land in Shunde compare with that in the capital? When Lin Weixi heard this, he quickly thanked King Yan, fearing that he would regret it: "Thank you, Your Highness, King Yan."

Gu Huiyan put one hand on the wooden table and looked at Lin Weixi with a smile: "You resisted getting married like that, I thought you didn't want to hear the mention of dowry."

"How can this be the same?" Lin Weixi has been a housekeeper since she was a child, and she understands the benefits of private property very well. It is true that she does not want to marry again, but if a dowry is prepared for her, it is no problem and there is no need to worry about her self-esteem.

Gu Huiyan was amused, and this time he even laughed softly. If it were Zhou Maocheng or another old man standing here, he would be so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth when he saw this scene. However, Lin Weixi still didn't understand how rare it was to make King Yan chuckle. She was now eager to find a chance to resign. Finally getting Lin Yong's title, her palms were itching now.

Gu Huiyan could see Lin Weixi's eagerness, so he didn't feel too embarrassed. He pointed to the box at hand and said: "This is your father's land deed and the maid's deed of sale. You can take them together. It's inconvenient on the road. I brought too many maids, so I only found one for you, and I’ll go to the capital to make up for the rest.”

Lin Weixi was not polite and stepped forward neatly, going around to Gu Huiyan's hand to get something. Lin Weixi held the wooden box and saluted Gu Huiyan, and was about to exit when she suddenly heard Gu Huiyan say something very unintentionally: "If you have any grievances in the future, just come to me. There is no need to compromise."

Lin Weixi was stunned for a moment, and a surprising guess came to his mind. Her pupils dilated unconsciously, obviously very surprised: "You know?"

Gu Huiyan did not speak. He spread out the rice paper and picked up the pen from the pen grid, as if he was planning to reply to Zhang Xiaolian. Lin Weixi said nothing, quietly polished the ink for Gu Huiyan, and then quietly retreated.

After coming out of the study, the cool air hit his face, and the wooden box in his hand also showed his presence heavily. Only then did Lin Weixi finally feel a sense of reality.

When she grew up, this was the first time someone said to her, "You don't have to compromise." In the past, her father, grandmother, and even the wives and servants of the British government had told Lin Weixi over and over again, "You are the eldest granddaughter, you have to Show off your eldest sister's dignity and give way to the younger sister below.

Lin Wei Xi's eyes were moist for some reason. It turned out that King Yan went out today for her business. He not only dealt with Aunt Lin and Li Da's family, but also got Lin Yong's reward from the county magistrate for her.

This is the first time she has felt the feeling of being cared for. In the past, Gao Ran could get the attention of the British prince, brothers in the clan, and even cousins ​​without doing anything. At that time, Lin Weixi dismissed it. It’s not like she has no hands, she can get these things herself, so why use them to be a good person? But now Lin Weixi finally knew that it was different.

This kind of intention alone cannot be matched by my own efforts, even if it is the same thing.

The King of Yan did not stay in the county for long. After everything on the road was almost ready, the King of Yan gave the order to set off and rushed towards the capital. King Yan originally planned to visit Shunde Mansion, send Lin Yong's bones to the ground, and then rush to catch up with the large army returning to the court. However, Lin Weixi was temporarily added to the team, and the plan to catch up with the army was naturally shelved. King Yan The matter of leaving the army cannot be concealed. In this case, Gu Huiyan simply wrote a letter to the capital, explaining where he was going, and then took Lin Weixi slowly towards the capital.

In Gu Huiyan's opinion, this was a deliberately slow trip, but for Lin Weixi, who had never traveled far and was not in good health, such a trip was still too rushed.

Lin Weixi could hold on a few days ago, but later when she settled at a post station, Lin Weixi could no longer hold on. She had a high fever that night and couldn't afford to fall ill.

Because Lin Weixi fell ill on the road, King Yan's footsteps were greatly delayed. When they finally returned to the capital, it was already March.

A month has passed since Gu Chengyao and Gao Ran's wedding.

Lin Weixi was leaning against the carriage sickly, and a servant's greeting came from outside: "Miss Lin, Prince Yan's Mansion has arrived."

With the help of the maid, Lin Weixi carefully stepped out of the carriage and stood in front of this magnificent mansion again.

Prince Yan’s Mansion, she is back.