Dummy loss

  Dummy loss

  Mei Garden was also in a state of chaos at this time. Chen Niangniang was the most favored concubine in the Hou Mansion, aside from Xiao Linshi. Unlike Xiao Linshi's deliberate gentleness and courtesy, Chen Niangniang had an entirely different style.

  Madam Chen was beautiful and had a fiery personality, which made her very popular with the Marquis, who was a military general. Her position in the manor was also quite stable.

  Although she was arrogant and proud, she had never had any other ideas. With her identity, other things were irrelevant, serving the young master well, getting more good things, finding a good marriage for her son, and when her son went out to establish his own career, she would also enjoy a happy life with him, without having to put up with Lin's wife's attitude anymore.

  She always warned her son not to get too close to the Lin mother and son, that pair of mother and son are extremely vicious and evil, even their heads are emitting bad water. She was clear about her own son, he wasn't a fool, if he followed them, the mother and daughter, he would be cheated sooner or later.

  Isn't something wrong already?

  Yin Jinhong told the whole story, and Chen Yinniang suddenly got angry and had a chest pain. For no reason at all, she went to speak up for that cheap woman.

  No matter whether the title will be bestowed on the eldest son or the legitimate son in the future, it has nothing to do with her and her son. Chen's mother is illiterate, and the son she raised is not a material for studying. He also doesn't want to suffer from practicing martial arts, so he had long given up those unrealistic ideas.

  Aunt Chen's fingers, dyed bright red by the hibiscus flowers, pounced on Yin Jin Hong's body, "You heartless and ruthless person, do you know that someone has been scheming against you?"

  Yin Jinhong nodded vaguely, "Mother, didn't you dislike that kid from the very beginning?"

  Aunt Chen was so angry that she almost didn't catch her breath.

  Who in this house would get along with whom? To say who doesn't get along, she dislikes Lin's mother and son the most, wishing they would die immediately.

  Chen Ayi and Xiao Lin Shi can be said to have been harboring resentment for a long time. In the main house, Madame Da Lin Shi's place, on the first and fifteenth of every month, Master Hou would always make an appearance. The remaining time was spent with the other concubines, who didn't dare to fight too much. The ones who were evenly matched were these two women.

  Madam Chen looked down on Xiaolin's pretentious behavior, and Xiaolin also secretly despised Madam Chen for being ignorant of the situation.

  In Xiaolin's view, Chen Yiniang should have been put in her place a long time ago for daring to be on an equal footing with her. However, she was only a concubine, although a noble one, and not the mistress of the house, so she didn't have the right to make Chen Yiniang follow rules in her quarters.

  She thought she could finally get what she wanted and be promoted, but in the end it was all just a waste of time. No matter, since Yin Jinhong is involved in this matter, she will make good use of it to show off her skills and let that cheap person know her power.

  Kobayashi had made up his mind and led his men into the Mei Garden.

  Madam Chen was anxious in her heart, and just then the little maid came in to report that Xiaolin Shi had arrived. Xiaolin Shi didn't wait either, and directly entered the main house.

  Seeing Kobayashi's face with a smile that didn't seem quite right, Chen Ayi calmed down instead.

  "I didn't know Sister Lin was coming, it's really a shame I didn't go far to welcome her."

  "Hmph." Kobayashi-san let out a displeased hum, her face carrying a hint of disdain mixed with a hint of laziness, and an air of superiority. "Elder Sister Chen is carefree in this Mei Garden, but poor me, no one loves or cares for me, I've done so many things, yet it's unlikely to end well."

  "What Lin sister said is nonsense." After instructing the maid to serve tea, Chen Yiniang picked up a covered bowl and gently stirred the tea leaves with the lid. "Sister's status is noble, and she's in charge of the household. Although she's busier than us, this just proves that Sister has won the heart of Master Hou. Sister may be tired, but perhaps she also enjoys it."

  "This is also for the good of this family." A look of self-satisfaction appeared on Mrs. Kobayashi's face, as there were many women in the mansion, although she was the one in charge. When her sister wasn't around, who else would be in charge? "I just want to do a good job managing this household, but some people are not content."

  "Oh, I don't know what kind of person and sister can't get along?" Chen Yiniang knew that Xiaolin Shi had come over, and she must be looking for trouble, but she wasn't sure if it was because of Yin Jinhong's affair.

  As far as she knew, Kobayakawa hated Yin Ruofei's legitimate son so much that he wished something would happen to him, so that her own eldest son, Yin Jinyuan, could smoothly inherit the title.

  She has been in the Hou Mansion for over a decade, with one son and two daughters by her side. She still remembers how arrogant Xiao Lin was when Madame didn't give birth to a legitimate son. Xiao Lin gave birth to two sons in a row, and her status and prestige were unmatched at the time, even Madame had to yield to her. When she gave birth to Sanzi Yin Jin Hong, she was indeed bullied and framed by her many times.

  Fortunately, although her mother's family was not wealthy, she was able to gain the favor of Lord Hou and had good luck herself, which protected her son. Later on, when the fourth, fifth, and sixth elders one by one jumped out of their mother's womb, Lady Lin could no longer keep up, until many years later when the elder lady gave birth to her only legitimate son, did Lady Lin shift all her attention over there.

  Madam Chen muttered to herself, no matter what, this time her Jin Hong had helped the young Madame Lin vent her anger. It was said that the young Madame Lin even cried with Master Hou, provoking him into a rage and storming off, probably not without stirring up more trouble.

  Although she was favored, she didn't have control over the household. Moreover, with Old Madame and Fushou Yard's Xiao Lin, it was even more impossible for her to intervene. However, in this large and gossip-prone household, one could still make some educated guesses about certain matters by observing the increased number of servants following the Marquis along the way.

  No matter how hard she thought, Chen's wife couldn't figure out Xiao Lin's purpose and had no choice but to remain silent.

  Seeing Chen Ayi pretending to be stupid, Xiao Linshi was not anxious either. Over the past decade or so, the two had almost met once every two or three days, and although Chen Ayi started out calmly each time, she would always end up in a mess.

  Chen Yiniang was just the only daughter of a martial arts family, with a spoiled and arrogant temperament. She had been slowly taught by her mother since childhood, but she didn't have much understanding of household matters.

  "Sister, you and I have been together for many years, although we've had our ups and downs, in the end, because you're older than me by a few years, you've always given in to me. Little sister is actually quite grateful." Xiaolin touched the golden hairpin on her head, "But, sister, no matter what, shouldn't have had bad thoughts about Feier, he's the legitimate son of the Marquis Hou after all."

  "You, you're talking nonsense!" Chen's wife was already grumbling about this in her heart, and she couldn't hold back the fire anymore. When she heard Lin Liang's distorted words, she suddenly became furious, slammed her hand on the table, and stood up: "Lin Liang, don't think about framing me!"

  "What? Isn't that what sister meant?" Xiaolin had expected Chen Niang to lose her temper, and she slowly stirred the tea leaves with a spoon while holding the teacup. "That's not right for Jin Hong to do such a thing to his own brother, it's unjustified. Although my sister is no longer here, Fei'er's status as the eldest son won't change."

  "Nonsense! How could my son be like that?" Chen's wife was furious and her whole body was trembling. "You're bullying people like this, I'm going to see Master Hou!"

  "Spare me, sister." Xiaolinsi didn't care at all and said half-jokingly, "The Marquis already knew, otherwise why would he send me here?"

  "You, you... That's obviously Jin Tang's doing..."

  Bang!

  "Chen family's sister, you can eat whatever you want, but don't talk nonsense! Jin Hong incited someone to beat up the eldest son, and now you, as a concubine, still dare to bite back at me?" Kobayashi slammed his hand on the table.

  "You..." Madam Chen's body trembled with rage, but upon hearing that Master Hou already knew about the matter, she was even more shocked and frightened, biting tightly on her embroidered handkerchief.

  Yin Jinhong had already told her about this, and when Yin Haicheng sent someone to that kid's house today, Yin Jinhong had already sensed something was off, otherwise she wouldn't have rushed back without even finishing class.

  Once that little brat is caught, Yin Jinhong can be caught too. Although there's still Yin Jintang left, but this Yin Jintang has always been cunning and hasn't said much, only hinting at Yin Jinhong. At this point, even if we want to drag Yin Jintang down, there's no evidence. It's just hearsay, and the Lin mother-daughter duo are good at pretending, so Master Hou won't believe Yin Jinhong.

  Madam Chen hated that her son was not making progress, and even more hated that Xiao Lin's mother and son were not good things. However, when she saw Xiao Lin killing in front of her, she had no way to deal with it. She wanted to die rather than admit it, but the prince's side had already intervened.

  His son is not promising, and he has lost the heart of the Marquis again. What's good for him in the future? Thinking about it, I suddenly felt a blackness in front of my eyes.

  At the moment when Chen Yinniang fell down, the two big girls on both sides hurriedly supported her. Xiao Lin saw that Chen Yinniang had fainted from anger and couldn't help but giggle twice.

  "Sister Chen doesn't need to pretend to be gentle anymore, you're from a martial arts family, your physical strength is much stronger than your sister's. This punishment was bound to come, even if you fainted, you can't escape it."

  Kobayashi stood up, facing Chen Ayi's maid and slightly opening his lips, "When your ayi wakes up, go to the ancestral hall to kneel down and copy the family rules and women's precepts ten times. So that she won't have nothing to do and think about those useless things again."

  Madam Chen was in a coma, and the two maids on either side of her didn't dare to speak out, watching with wide eyes as Young Madam Lin swaggered out triumphantly.

  Xiao Lin left Mei Yuan, Yin Jinhong waved his hand and rushed out of the inner room.

  "Mother, mother..." Although Yin Jinhong was a rascal, he had a very good relationship with Chen Niang and her son. Chen Niang only had this one son, so she naturally doted on him more than her two daughters. Moreover, Chen Niang was self-aware and knew that her son wasn't cut out for studying or martial arts, so she didn't force him to read books or practice martial arts. As a result, the two of them almost never had any conflicts.

  Watching his own mother being implicated and fainted by Xiao Lin's anger, Yin Jin Hong instinctively wanted to rush out, but was firmly held back by his own sister, the third miss of the Hou Mansion, Yin Rui Shu.

  Third Miss is already fourteen this year and will be coming of age in a few months. She usually has a good mind and is quite good to her younger brother. Otherwise, if it were someone else, Yin Jin Hong would probably have shaken off the other party long ago.

  Yin Rui led out with her younger sister Rui Yun, instructing the maid to help the slightly awakened Chen Niang onto the bed. Although her face was somewhat anxious, it was more gloomy. The calculation that flashed in her eyes was surprisingly similar to Xiao Lin's.

  For a time, except for Ruiyun who was still young and didn't understand things, the other three mothers and sons all hated Xiaolin, but they didn't know that the kid who hit Yin Ruifei hadn't confessed to anything.

  After Kobayashi left the gate of Meiyuan, she didn't go back to Liyuan directly, but instead went to the Fushou Temple where the old lady lived. Today's affairs need to be done with caution, even if it means taking a detour. Moreover, she also wanted to visit the old lady and test the waters.

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