IBTSOME Chapter 54 Part 1

I BECAME THE STEPMOTHER OF MY EX-HUSBAND

 

Chapter 54 Part 1: Avoid Suspicion

 

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Lin Wei Xi was very satisfied with this result. Who do these people think they are, to actually blame her? Seeing Lin Wei Xi's face ease down, the Gao second lady was overjoyed, and quickly helped Lin Wei Xi sit back in her seat. Lin Wei Xi half-willing half-unwillingly sat back. Seeing that the farce had finally come to an end, and didn’t become out-of-hand situation, Duke Yingguo old madam was relieved in her heart: "Yan Wangfei, this old body talking in a hurry just now. This caused a misunderstanding."

 

This was a roundabout apology. After all, Duke Yingguo old madam was forty or fifty years older than Lin Wei Xi. In a patriarchal society where the old was respected, a grandmother's generation could say to this degree was rarer than a red rain. How could Lin Wei Xi's previous life ever think that one day, she would hear her arbitrary and domineering grandmother apologize to her.

 

But Lin Wei Xi was not a person who stop while she’s ahead, what she liked the most was to kill to the very last one. Lin Wei Xi smiled at the old madam. She had a beautiful face, and this one smile was like the sky lighten up for the first time, when spring return to the earth, it’s a pity what she said was a different kind of situation: "Old madam, since today’s scene is all a misunderstanding. Where is the servant who use their tongue to cause this misunderstanding? Can actually move Yan Wang Mansion’s affair to the Duke Mansion, presumably this is a servant of Yan Wang Mansion. Under my rule, some people dare to do this. This matter also misled the old madam and the second lady. It is really a crime worthy of death. Old lady can just say it, no matter who it is, I will punish them severely and give justice to Duke Yingguo Mansion."

 

Duke Yingguo old madam was shocked when she heard this. She and Guo second lady looked at each other in surprise, never expecting Lin Wei Xi to do things this way. It was also an eye-opener for Guo second lady. Among the noble ladies she used to meet, which one were not thin-skinned. They regarded face more than life, even if they were angry, if other people were looking, they would wipe their face, and most of them would just let it go. But Lin Wei Xi didn't. They had already speak to this extent, and almost put the dignity of Duke Yingguo Mansion to dust, and they finally persuaded Lin Wei Xi to come back. But now Lin Wei Xi still want to pursue the person who passed the message?

 

It’s the first time for Guo second lady to see such an unreasonable and unforgiving woman. Wasn’t she too confident?

 

But who made the other person felt so confident? Lin Wei Xi was the Yan Wangfei, who was more than a round younger than Yan Wang, and the one Yan Wang personally seek to bring back. It was indefinite how much Yan Wang loved her. Even if Duke Yingguo Mansion were the in-laws, the one they catch was Gu Cheng Yao. They still need to depend on Yan Wang, so how could they dare to offend the little Wangfei whom Yan Wang loved so much? To make things worse, this matter was still Gao Ran who was wrong first.

 

Gao second lady scolded Gao Ran very much in her heart. This troublemaker, she caused troubles and was punished, and went home to manipulate her elders, and now she wanted to involve her elders to apologize for her.

 

Gao second lady took a careful look at her mother-in-law, and after receiving her instructions, she said a name with shame on her face. Lin Wei Xi knew it was one of Gao Ran's dowry servant. Although she was also from the Duke Mansion, she couldn't compare to confidants like Tao Mama and Ning Fu. Lin Wei Xi also knew that it was impossible to cut off Gao Ran's right arm all at once, and it also quite rewarding to be able to get rid of the dowry servant because the opportunity that Gao Ran presented herself.

 

Lin Wei Xi thought this way, just as the Duke Yingguo old madam wanted, and did not continue to question closely, but just dismissed the dowry servant. It happened that the master’s family was also there, so Lin Wei Xi said, “This dowry servant was brought by Shizi Consort, since Shizi Consort has entered the door of my mansion, then these dowry servants are all become my Yan Wang Mansion’s people. But they are from Duke Yingguo Mansion after all. I can’t judge the severity of it, so I can only ask the old madam a few advises. You said, what should I do with this kind of villainous slave who plays with their tongue and incite disharmony between in-laws?"

 

It’s really been a long time since Duke Yingguo old madam had been this upset. She said: “You can do anything with those wicked slaves, this kind of people even the duke mansion can’t tolerated it. Wangfei doesn’t have to worry about it, just sell them."

 

"Alright." Lin Wei Xi responded with a smile, and said to Wan Yue, "Pass on the old madam's order and sell all the dowry servant in the Shizi Consort’s courtyard with the surname Li."

 

Duke Yingguo old madam was speechless, why it became her orders again? Gao second lady at last gained first-hand knowledge, there were actually such difficult people in this world, and this person was Gao Ran's mother-in-law, and the duke mansion’s people all dare not offend this Yan Wangfei.

 

This trip for Duke Yingguo Mansion was really a failure. Originally planned to come to support their granddaughter, but they were trolled by their granddaughter’s young mother-in-law and many years of self-respect were all gone. Not only that, but also paid with a dowry family. Gao Ran only took two dowry family with her when she got married, and one family was lost in a blink of an eye. This loss was not insignificant.

 

Might as well thicken the face, the Duke Yingguo old madam simply gave up and brazenly asked, "Wangfei, the New Year is approaching, even the court has started the annual leave, Shizi actually still has to study all night?"

 

Lin Wei Xi for a while couldn’t guess why the old madam suddenly asked about Gu Cheng Yao. She was afraid to leave an opening, so she just responded vaguely: "Shizi's daily necessities have always been a matter of the outer courtyard, generally follows Wangye’s arrangement and I never get involved."

 

Duke Yingguo old madam also only started talking. She did not intend to question the way Yan Wang disciplined his son, but then asked: "Yan Wang’s strict discipline to Shizi really makes me amazed. It's just that studying is a quiet and noble’s work. It’s inappropriate to have distracting thoughts in mind. Since Shizi wants to concentrate on studying, if there is still a maid by his side, won’t it disturb Shizi’s study?

 

Lin Wei Xi finally realized, it turned out Duke Yingguo old madam were talking about Yun Hui. Lin Wei Xi coughed, and a red cloud rose on her face, and her expression became embarrassed: "Yun Hui's matter...this is Shizi room's affairs. I'm afraid it's inappropriate for me as the stepmother to interfere."

 

Duke Yingguo old madam also felt embarrassed, and a seventeen-year-old girl said these, she couldn't hold back her old face. However, this was the main purpose of her coming today. Since the words had already spoken here, and the dowry family had been lost, then the vixen around Shizi must be dealt with. They could not meet Yan Wang, also didn't dare to talk to Yan Wang about such things. Of course, how to deal with Shizi’s orioles and swallows, had to let Lin Wei Xi this mother to take action.

 

Lin Wei Xi felt that this was something… Yun Hui, she had the knowledge from her previous life. This person had served Gu Cheng Yao for ten years and two years older than Gu Cheng Yao. The girl understood the matters early, and Yun Hui personally took care of Gu Cheng Yao from boy to man. She might have regarded herself as his room’s people in her heart. Not to mention Yun Hui and Bu mama were close, the two get along better than mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. In this case, if an outside primary wife wants to gain a foothold, these two "contributors" were a troublesome matter.

 

In the previous life, Lin Wei Xi was very uncomfortable with Yun Hui's behavior, and even more disgusted with Bu Mama who faintly regarded herself as half mother-in-law. Want her and Yun Hui to follow the example of Ehuang and Nyuying¹? She was just dreaming, was Yun Hui really her match.

 

Lin Wei Xi had a lot of trouble with Bu Mama and Yun Hui in her previous life, but Gu Cheng Yao was blind, wholeheartedly thought that his nanny and close maid were good. Lin Wei Xi had finally left this quagmire now, and came as the sole winner. It was not an exaggeration to say that she was the one who called the wind and summoned the rain (the one that stir up troubles). Why she still contaminated by this mud? Gao Ran usually guarded against her like a thief, but now she wanted her to take action to solve Yun Hui, Heh! Where did she get such a thick face.

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1 Ehuang and Nyuying are from Chinese mythology, they are the daughters of Emperor Yao, they both married Emperor Shun together, one as the wife the other as concubine. The three had good relationship, when Emperor Shun died, they both throw themselves into Xiangjing River. TN: Source I’m sorry if my summary sucks, if any of you familiar with the story please do tell.^↩

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