I Became The Stepmother of My Ex-husband: 3. King Yan
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If someone was willing to marry Lin Weixi three months ago, Sister-in-law Lin would have happily sent him over, but now...
Aunt Lin hesitated, she did not dare to offend Yuan Liu's reputation, but she was really reluctant to part with her brother's property. She is the sister who married outside, and is not considered a serious elder of the Lin family. Even if she can get some money from Lin Yong's property, she will still be in the minority. But if Lin Weixi is allowed to marry her son, then all Lin Yong's rewards will belong to their family, not to mention. Maybe he can even go to government events and pass on the title of Marquis of Zhongyong to his son Li Da. This was a marquis, who was much more powerful than the scholar next door. Aunt Lin was extremely jealous.
Aunt Lin and Matchmaker Wang each had their own agendas, and they kept fighting with each other, completely treating Lin Weixi as a decoration. Lin Weixi stood in the room and listened to everything. She sneered, suddenly lowered her face, and pushed the door open with all her strength.
The wooden door hit the wall with a clang, startling the two people in the yard. Aunt Lin turned around in horror and found that it was Lin Weixi. Her fright immediately turned into anger: "Why are you so crazy so early in the morning? Can you afford to pay for breaking the door?"
"Why can't you afford to pay?" Lin Weixi straightened her back and pressed her clear eyes tightly against Aunt Lin. Her eyes were black and white, extremely clear and bright, as if all the filth in the world was not worthy of entering these eyes. In it, all the dirty and sinister things are hidden, "Lin...Dad died for the country, and the court named him the Zhongyong Hou. My aunt has already impounded so many things from dad, is she still reluctant to part with this small wooden door?"
Wang Po took a deep breath when she saw the people in the room. Previously, she only knew that there was an orphan girl living in Mrs. Lin's house. She was said to be very sick and rarely went out to see people, so Mrs. Wang had never seen Lin Weixi. It wasn't until the court sent a reward later that Wang Po remembered Lin Weixi. Now people from all over the country were staring at Lin Weixi, the fat sheep. Mrs. Wang took Yuan Li's money and hurriedly came over to propose marriage.
In Mrs. Wang's expectation, Lin Weixi is a medicine pot with a huge inheritance and a disease that can pass away at any time. Such a person must be exhausted by the illness. If someone outside proposes marriage to her, she will definitely be upset. Not her. But now that Mrs. Wang saw Lin Weixi in person, she realized that there really are fairies in the world, and that the astonishingly graceful and heavenly talents boasted in the play are actually there.
Po Wang was shocked by Lin Weixi's beauty, and her desire to get the marriage became even more urgent. With tens of millions of wealth, the reputation of being the only daughter of a martyr, and the beauty of Chang'e, it would be foolish not to **** this kind of woman back quickly.
Aunt Lin was also stunned. She had known for a long time that Lin Weixi was good-looking, but in the past, Lin Weixi always locked herself in the room, did not talk to others or communicate with others, and looked sick and weak, which made her look unlucky. Aunt Lin disliked Lin Weixi for being timid, so her son proposed to marry Lin Weixi, but Aunt Lin disagreed life and death, and her disgust towards Lin Weixi became even worse after that. She wholeheartedly felt that this was a foxy girl who was not going to live long and that entering the house would only bring bad luck. But after all, Aunt Lin had raised Lin Weixi for several years. She couldn't afford to lose the rice for so many years. Aunt Lin had already considered it, and it would be just right to sell Lin Weixi to a rich family to be a concubine in the future.
However, after learning that Lin Weixi had Lin Yong's inheritance, Aunt Lin changed her mind. Now she just couldn't overcome her previous prejudice, so she was very confused. Even so, Aunt Lin didn't take Lin Wei Xi seriously, but now that she saw Lin Wei Xi pushing the door open to question her, Aunt Lin felt a sense of awe for some reason, and even her knees felt weak. This feeling was like seeing Lin Wei Xi in the county town. The county magistrate's wife.
Aunt Lin shook her head fiercely, laughing to herself that she had thought too much and was actually afraid of the sick girl in front of her. Aunt Lin glanced sideways at Lin Weixi and said in a sharp voice: "What is seizure? That was left to me by Lin Yong. I bought a lot of things for the New Year. I don't know how much money I have lost raising you over the years. Now that my brother has achieved fame, I What’s wrong with using some things to supplement household expenses?”
"Although I am staying at my aunt's house, the expenses are not from the Li family. My father has served under the King of Yan these years, and he sends money back every year. I have never seen him once. It is all from my aunt. Just keep it. Don't talk about that, just talk about the box of silver ingots that my aunt secretly hid when the court sent them to pursue the title. This alone is enough to buy hundreds of times for your small yard, right?"
Wang Po was shocked, a box of silver ingots? Aunt Lin was furious when her private room was exposed. Her eyes rolled around: "You are a child who doesn't understand anything. You are talking nonsense. There are no silver ingots, just a few broken pieces. I am Lin Yong's sister. He was awarded a reward by the imperial court, but I can’t even take a few pieces of silver?"
Only a few broken pieces of gold... Lin Wei Xi sneered in her heart. The villagers worked frugally for a year, and the money they could save was only two or three taels. This was still a prosperous family. According to the harvest of the Li family , How can I earn one tael of silver a year? Before embezzling Lin Yong and Lin Weixi's property, I'm afraid Aunt Lin and the others didn't even touch the silverware a few times. Now, Mrs. Lin can even confidently say that it is only a few pieces of silver.
Lin Weixi is not a stingy person who doesn’t understand right and wrong. She was brought up by her eldest granddaughter. From time to time, she was taught by the eldest princess Shoukang. Later, she also served as the mistress of Prince Yan’s Mansion. She is not a button. Sosuo people, on the contrary, are very generous to their own people. If Aunt Lin was nicer to Lin Wei Xi and thought a little more about Lin Wei Xi now, it would be impossible for Lin Wei Xi to get Lin Yong's astronomical inheritance and not leave any money to Aunt Lin.
But for the past month, Lin Weixi watched with cold eyes. Aunt Lin's performance was so disappointing. She had never really thought about Lin Weixi, her niece. She used to dislike Lin Weixi as a peddler of oil and medicine. Later, when Lin Yong was granted a posthumous title by the court and left a large inheritance, Aunt Lin remembered the deep love between sister and brother.
What is the best way to legitimately embezzle your brother's property? Of course, let Lin Weixi "voluntarily" marry Li Da. In this way, Lin Yong's things belong to Aunt Lin and Li Da. Lin Weixi's health is not very good. If Lin Weixi dies after passing the door, it will be a blessing.
Lin Weixi could see it clearly and felt increasingly angry. What kind of group is this? They all talk about benevolence, justice and propriety, but think about seeking wealth and death. Lin Weixi finally knows how the original owner died. The original owner was timid by nature, but she, Lin Weixi, was not.
However, Lin Weixi remembered her mother's teachings to her and felt that it was not good to scold others, so she maintained her previous self-cultivation and said politely: "Aunt, I am also grateful for your kindness in raising me, but my father has not been filial, so I can't do it now." It’s time to say goodbye. Granny Wang, thank you for taking this trip, but when you go back, tell others that I, Lin Weixi, am grateful for my father’s kindness and am determined to pray for my father and never marry again. You don’t have to say anything about marriage in the future. You promised it for me."
When Lin Weixi said that she would not marry in the future, Aunt Lin was even more anxious than Mrs. Wang: "How can this be done? You are a little girl and don't understand, but I, an elder, can't watch you make mistakes. We don't have so many rules in the countryside. A few months of filial piety is enough. You should marry as soon as possible while you are still young and there are still people willing to marry you."
Lin Weixi held back her anger and said, "I don't want to get married." After saying that, she didn't want to listen anymore, so she turned around and walked back into the house.
Aunt Lin was so angry that she jumped up and pointed at Lin Weixi with her finger. Her words became more and more harsh: "You are pretending to be noble now and pretending to be unwilling to marry. When you get older and no one will marry you again, let me see what you do. !"
Lin Wei Xi's back suddenly paused. In the dark farmhouse, Lin Wei Xi's eyes almost glowed brightly.
Aunt Lin’s words can be said to have stung Lin Weixi in the foot. In her previous life, Lin Weixi was the legitimate daughter of the palace and the granddaughter of the eldest princess. However, after getting married, her married life was not very good. Later she realized that she was just a An unruly ex-wife, a failed first wife, a stepping stone that smoothed out Gao Ran's status as a concubine and allowed Gao Ran to marry into the prince's palace. This has simply become a thorn in Lin Weixi's heart. Now Aunt Lin is saying in front of outsiders that Lin Weixi is pretending to be noble and that no one will marry her in the future. This is really poking a hornet's nest.
Lin Wei Xi turned around suddenly, with blazing fire in his eyes: "Whether I can get married or not is none of your business? Who do you think you are? Besides, if I can't get married, I will be tortured to death by you early, you are not You should be happy. After I die, the reputation of the Lin family and the rewards of the Lin family will all be yours."
As if she had been stepped on, Mrs. Lin jumped up and said, "Hey, what are you talking about!"
"You can't even understand what I said so clearly. So are you deaf? Do you really think I don't know what you are up to? I tell you plainly that I will never get married in the future. I am Lin Weixi. He is a member of the Lin family, and his death is the fault of the Lin family. The land title of Marquis Zhongyong has nothing to do with you or your son!"
Lin Weixi spoke very fast, crackling and making it hard for people to interrupt. However, she didn't have a single curse word but every word she spoke was sharp, like countless knives poking into the human body. Aunt Lin was so pushed that her lungs hurt. She shivered for a long time, saying "you, you, me, me," but she couldn't even utter a complete sentence.
Wang Po was also surprised and couldn't open her mouth from ear to ear. This little girl looked so delicate and frail, how could she scold people so fiercely? It seems that he is very sharp-tongued. It is not like Mrs. Lin said that she never sees outsiders all day long. Instead, she looks like... she often trains people like this.
Wang Po didn’t know where she got this strange sense of sight. She shook her head, put aside this strange thought, and said to Lin Weixi with a smile on her face: "Sister Xi knows it in her heart. It's good, but we outsiders feel distressed when we see you, and want to help you, but are afraid of letting your aunt and nephew leave their hearts. Now, Sister Xi, it would be great if you can figure it out on your own. Sister Xi, you stay here. My aunt's family is not a good match. Although Li Da is loyal, the Li family is a farming family after all. It's not like Li's family, whose poems and books have been passed down from generation to generation. If you marry, you will be a young mistress, and there will be a maid to serve you. Here! Sister Xi, if you miss this village, there won’t be this store. You can’t let it go!”
Lin Weixi was so angry that he laughed: "In front of me, you said that poems and books are passed down from generation to generation, and hairpins are passed down from generation to generation? It's hard for you. It must have taken a lot of effort to memorize these two words. You and my aunt are only fifty It’s nothing more than a smile. The Li family is a wolf, and Mr. Li’s family is a tiger’s den. Who can’t see the dirty ideas in his heart? I tell you clearly, don’t even think about it.”
Li Yuanwai is the local emperor in this area. Grandma Wang is very proud to be able to marry the son of Yuan Li's family. Now Lin Weixi threw Yuan Li's face to the ground and trampled on it. Mrs. Wang was immediately annoyed. She lowered her face and said, "Don't be so shameless. You are just an orphan with no father and no brothers now. Let's give you a face." 'Daughter of loyalty', do you really think of yourself as the young lady of the Hou family? Let me tell you, Yuan Li has taken a liking to you. This is your blessing. It's good that you are sensible. Otherwise, you will have to marry even if you don't want to marry! If you make trouble with Qiao again, you may offend Mr. Li and demote you to a concubine. Don't be a good young mistress and insist on being a mistress. When the time comes, you won't have anywhere to cry."
"You are just a low-class matchmaker, how dare you make such big claims and want to force a decent woman to be a concubine?" Lin Weixi's jade-like eyes fell on Po Wang, and she laughed softly, with a sarcastic tone. Very seriously, "What a loud tone. He is just a donated member of the Communist Party of China, but he really thinks of himself as a local emperor? Those who know him say he is a rich country squire, and those who don't know think his son is some kind of prince. Now this is a choice. Where is the concubine?"
When Wang Po heard this, she was scared to death: "You don't want your life, how dare you say such nonsense about beheading!"
"If you dare to do it, why don't you dare to let others say it? It's ridiculously stupid to use coercion and inducement with me. When my aunt, I was practicing, you didn't know what you were doing." Lin Weixi frowned lightly She raised her thick eyelashes slightly, and her voice was like ice hitting jade. These words were obviously condescending and slightly mean, but her voice was clear and cold, and her tone was a little squeamish when she turned. Coupled with Lin Weixi's fast and smooth speaking speed, she could curse people. You can actually hear some enjoyment.
Lin Weixi didn't know that her training was judged as enjoyment by others. If she found out, she would be furious. She is still pointing at Mrs. Wang and scolding her: "I tell you, aunt, I don't want to get married. No one in the world can force me to do what I don't want to do. Who is Mr. Li's son today? Will there be Mr. Wang tomorrow? My grandson? If you have such dirty thoughts again in the future, I will hang myself with a piece of white silk hanging from the main beam of the county government office. Anyway, my father’s gold book and iron certificate are still covered, and I will let everyone see it when I die. How did you force the martyr's daughter? When things get bigger and the capital and King Yan know about this matter, none of you will be able to live well!"
"Sister Xi..."
"Go away, if you keep saying one more thing, I will throw myself into the lake right now!"
Outside the gate of the courtyard, the accompanying county magistrate was dripping with cold sweat. A man gently rubbed his jade ring finger and asked with mixed emotions: "Lin Yong's gold book and iron certificate were withheld?"
"No, the little one is just...well, it is just for the safekeeping of Marquis Zhongyong temporarily. You also know that the country people are not enlightened and ill-educated, and theft and other things are always forbidden. The lower official is worried about Marquis Zhongyong's golden book. The iron coupons were stolen by thieves in the countryside, so they were kept in the county government office."
It was a very poor official article. The person who came here did not say whether he believed it or not. He glanced at the particularly lively farmyard and said: "The thing that Marquis Zhongyong worried about most during his lifetime was his only daughter, even though she was just a little girl. , but she is Lin Yong’s serious successor. After the things are returned, just give them to her directly."
"As commanded."
The man's tone was calm but unquestionable, which showed that he was a senior man with many years of experience and was used to giving orders. After the county magistrate responded with a cold sweat on his face, he found that the adult did not move. The magistrate was surprised, then realized, and hurriedly walked toward Aunt Lin's yard with his waist hunched over.
In the yard, Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Wang were both suffocating. They had also quarreled with the neighbors and villagers, but everyone came and went, and each had his own victory or defeat. Unlike now, they could only talk and interrupt. I couldn't insert it in. I could only hear Lin Weixi's crackling sound in my ears, which made me really angry.
Aunt Lin was almost so angry that she wanted to take action. She just had this idea and suddenly felt that the atmosphere was not right. She quickly turned around and saw that the person's legs were almost weak.
"Master County Magistrate..."
The county magistrate waved his hands angrily. The giant Buddha outside was still looking at him. What a master, don't ruin his career. After secretly warning the two village women, the county magistrate turned to look at Lin Weixi, and his expression immediately became kind: "Miss Lin, I heard that you were sick again a few days ago. Are you feeling better now?"
Lin Weixi was no ordinary village girl. She recognized this as the most formal official uniform of the county magistrate, and the county magistrate was still fawning over her like this. Lin Weixi became more and more wary. She looked at the other party defensively, said a blessing first, and then asked nervously: "Why is the county magistrate here?"
The apologetic smile on the county magistrate's face became more and more obvious. After hearing what the magistrate said, Lin Weixi became even more surprised.
The county magistrate actually wanted to return the gold book and iron certificate to himself. What's more, the reward from the court would be transferred intact to Lin Weixi's name. How is this possible? Since Abnormal is a demon, what does he want to do?
Seeing that Lin Weixi refused to talk, the county magistrate was so anxious that he broke into sweat. He really had no choice but to turn sideways and point outside, and then signaled to Lin Wei Xi with his eyes: "A big shot in the capital is here. If he wants to give it to you, just accept it."
Lin Weixi followed and looked outside. She saw many horses tied to the crooked neck tree across the road. There were so many people standing there, but they were all silent, standing behind one person in awe.
Lin Weixi has grown up so big and has been in many big scenes, but he was also attracted by the other person's aura. Lin Weixi looked confused and asked: "Who is that?"
"King Yan."