IBTSOME Chapter 100 Part 1

I BECAME THE STEPMOTHER OF MY EX-HUSBAND

 

Chapter 100 Part 1: Sisters

 

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(TN: counting the last three chapters till the mains story ends)

"Wangfei, the Jingsi Hall over there said she want to see you."

 

Lin Wei Xi carefully wiped Rui Yang's mouth. She always liked to spit bubbles after drinking milk. Lin Wei Xi paused when she heard what Wan Yue said, "Did she say it herself?"

 

"Yes." Wan Yue bowed her head in response. In fact, these words should not be passed on to Lin Wei Xi. At first Gao Ran frantically said that she wanted to see Lin Wei Xi. The guard maid just treated her as being fanciful and ignored her. However, after ten days passed, Gao Ran still unyieldingly shouted to see Lin Wei Xi, and her appearance became more and more crazy. The guard maid was frightened, so without better option she had to send the message to Jingcheng Courtyard. Of course Wan Yue was not happy when she heard this, but the guard maid who couldn’t bear it came again once more and said that Shizi Consort's condition was very scary. It was best for Wangfei to know these matters. Wan Yue ponder over it, fearing that there was something serious, so she passed the words to Lin Wei Xi.

 

At this time, almost a month had passed. Gao Ran was stimulated on the day Rui Yang had third day washing ceremony. When her words finally handed over to Lin Wei Xi, Lin Wei Xi's confinement was over.

 

According to reason Lin Wei Xi would not pay attention to such crazy talk, but today Lin Wei Xi didn’t know what happened. She held her daughter and walked slowly in the room, then gently put Rui Yang on the small bed, her voice was casual and light: "When this happened?"

 

"On the day Junzhu had the third day washing banquet. Perhaps that one heard the salute when the palace came to give Junzhu Longevity Lock, and this make her crazy."

 

Wan Yue felt that Gao Ran was just pretending to be mad. The womenfolk who were detained for a long time all become sick. Gao Ran must have been stimulated by the third day washing, and then she madly wanted to see Wangfei. If Wan Yue could say, she did that, Wan Yue didn’t think Gao Ran really had anything to say to Wangfei.

 

"Look after Junzhu carefully. Before going to bed she just had milk, so she should be able to rest for a while. But be careful not to let her eat her hands. These are small problems but you can't let her get used to it."

 

Wan Yue was surprised when she heard this: "Wangfei, you..."

 

"Since the guard maid passed on the words, she must have been harassed by her. She was confined in the Buddhist Hall for half a year, pondering over her mistakes behind closed doors every day, I'm not sure if she really has anything to say."

 

Wan Yue didn't think their Shizi Consort was a person who could repent. But since Lin Wei Xi said so, Wan Yue could only comply: "Yes."

 

Wan Yue brought Lin Wei Xi's cloak over, and when she left the house she opened the umbrella. It was May now, but Lin Wei Xi had just been out of confinement, the maids still dare not let Lin Wei Xi get blown by the wind.

 

In the southwest corner of the mansion, a high wall separated the two worlds. Lin Wei Xi immediately felt a gloomy cold as she walked into the Buddhist Hall. It was already May, outside there were grasses everywhere and birds were flying full of vitality, but this place seemed to have been forgotten by the spring. The guard maid walked to the door and respectfully pushed open the door of Jingsi Hall: "Reporting to Wangfei, Shizi Consort is inside."

 

"Well, go on then."

 

Lin Wei Xi waved to the maid, and the guard maid retreated behind the door with her hands down. Wan Yue took the umbrella and was about to enter the door with Lin Wei Xi, but was stopped by Lin Wei Xi: "You all wait outside."

 

Wan Yue was really taken aback: "Wangfei?"

 

"It's alright, I'll just go in by myself. It’s just across the door, if there’s anything you can immediately push the door, nothing will happen."

 

Wan Yue was still uneasy, but Lin Wei Xi already decided. Before Wan Yue could persuade her, she had crossed the doorstep, turned and closed the door.

 

The door was closed, and the Jingsi Hall became gray again, and fine dust was flying in the beam of light. After a while, Lin Wei Xi adjusted to the light inside.

 

She saw Gao Ran kneeling behind the partition with her back to her. Even such a big matter happened outside, Gao Ran still tap the wooden fish as if she hadn't heard anything.

 

Lin Wei Xi didn't think she really didn't hear it. The structure of Jingsi Hall was similar to the structure of other courtyards in the mansion. The front row of the house were divided into main hall, side room, and small side room. Except for the main hall, each room was divided into many small spaces by partitions. Gao Ran was now sitting behind the carved wooden partition door in the side room to worship the Buddha.

 

Lin Wei Xi slowly walked to the door of the side room, but she didn't mean to go in, separated the carved wooden partition and a low couch, she asked, "What do you want to say?"

 

The sound of the wooden fish finally stopped, Gao Ran’s straight back was to Lin Wei Xi: "It's really not easy to see Yan Wangfei, three and five requests, it's been almost a month before seeing Wangfei’s face."

 

Lin Wei Xi didn't bother to answer Gao Ran. She ignored Gao Ran's sarcasm, her voice was clear and cold: "What do you want? Nowadays I have no patience to listen to your suspense."

 

"Nowadays have no patience, then what about before?"

 

There were ripples in Lin Wei Xi's eyes, and she finally looked at Gao Ran seriously. Gao Ran also straightened her back, even if Gao Ran refused to show her timidity, but half a year praying to the Buddha, she had lost a lot of weight, and her shoulder blades were high and bulging. More importantly, she had lost her anger, and she looks like ten years old.

 

Lin Wei Xi knew what Gao Ran wanted to say to her. She knew, with her understanding of Gao Ran, if Gao Ran didn't think she could turn the tables, how could Gao Ran let others see her in such an indecent and unglamorous state. Lin Wei Xi smiled gently and said, "How I used to be and how am I now, what does it matter? You just need to know that now you are in the Buddhist Hall, I am afraid you will not go out in the second half of your life."

 

Gao Ran was pretty sure that Lin Wei Xi understood, and yet she didn't deny it, unexpectedly tacitly agreed like this. Gao Ran was surprisingly angry. She suddenly stood up and looked at Lin Wei Xi with fire-breathing eyes: "Why did you do this? What do I owe you? Why are you plotting to harm me!"

 

"Think clearly, who is plotting who." Lin Wei Xi's tone also suddenly tense, "Before at Huangjue Temple who plot the startled horse incident to frame Gao Ke and to hurt me, is that not you? Slandered Yun Hui for adultery, used the Yin Yang pot to harm others, didn’t you arrange it with your own hands? You lost your conscience and did all the bad things. Now that you have received retribution, you blame others for harming you?"

 

Gao Ran's face was as white as a ghost, but because of the excitement, her protruding cheekbones were flushed, looking really strange: "But do you dare to say that you haven't secretly moved your hands? From serving tea, to Yun Hui, and the adoption matters, this piled up piece by piece, on the surface it appeared to be from the hands of Yan Wang or Shizi, but wasn’t it you who hint and push until it developed according to your wishes?"

 

"So what, you deserve it." Lin Wei Xi fleetingly laughed, without concealing her contempt. "If you dare to do it, if you do something bad, you must bear the consequences of being discovered. At most, it's just that the consequences are more serious."

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