In her previous life, when she first returned to the Lin Mansion, the old lady and the second lady did everything they could to prevent her from leaving the house easily. As a result, before she was fascinated by Nan Huaishuo, she had not met her grandmother many times, let alone her uncle's two families.
It was not until she got married and her cousin Ye Wanling came to visit her that Lin Yushu saw her grown up for the first time. However, Ye Wanling's attitude at that time revealed strong hostility.
At that time, Ye Wanling was very dissatisfied with her insistence on marrying Nan Huaishuo and dragging the Duke of Qing's Mansion into the fight for the throne. She came to visit her only because of her grandmother's order and had no choice.
Ye Wanling spoke to Lin Yushu in a harsh tone, mocking her in a sarcastic way, saying that she was a country chicken wanting to become a phoenix. Lin Yushu was so angry that she kicked her out.
Not long after that, Lin Yushu heard the news that Ye Wanling and Lin Jiang were engaged.
Less than two years after they got married, Ye Wanling died of a sudden illness. At that time, Lin Yushu had just been imprisoned in Qifeng Tower by Nan Huaishuo.
Now think about it, not long before Ye Wanling and Lin Jiang got engaged, her second uncle was promoted by the emperor to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and her eldest uncle inherited the title of Duke at the insistence of her grandmother. In addition, her grandmother owned a large number of shops...
I'm afraid that the marriage between Ye Wanling and Lin Jiang was also a trick of Nan Huaishuo. He wanted the Duke of Qing's Mansion to be his money bag!
Apparently, Lin Yushu alone is not enough in Nan Huaishuo's eyes. He also wants his cronies to marry Ye Wanling and completely tie the Duke of Qing's Mansion to his boat!
The girl in front of him, who was as bright as the morning sun, covered her ears and pouted, looking unconvinced, "Mom, I have learned everything that was taught in school today, so I came back with my second brother to see my little cousin..."
"What? You brought Huanzhi back too! Your second brother will take part in the imperial examination next year, how can you mess around with him!"
As he said this, he was about to pull Ye Wanling's ears again.
Ye Wanling ran away like a water snake, shouting as she ran: "Second brother, save me!"
A man walked out of the waterside pavilion not far away. He was tall and thin, and looked frail, but...
"Oh, mother, please stop hitting me. Ling'er is not smart to begin with. If you hit her again, she will become stupid!"
"You little bastard, you didn't even tell me you came back from the Imperial College. I'll break your legs!"
My second aunt picked up a broom that she had gotten from somewhere and hit my second cousin Ye Huanzhi hard on the leg.
Apparently, Ye Huanzhi was used to it. He kicked his legs and jumped high. Fortunately, he was thin, otherwise he would not be able to jump so high. Ye Huanzhi just jumped like this... like a big monkey...
Lin Yushu couldn't help but burst out laughing.
The second aunt finally reacted. She threw away the broom with a little embarrassment, tidied her hair and dress, and a gentle smile returned to her face.
"Sorry to have embarrassed Shu'er, your second cousin Ye Huanzhi and your cousin Ye Wanling, come here, you haven't seen each other for many years."
Ye Huanzhi scratched his hair and nodded a little embarrassedly, "Hello, cousin."
Ye Wanling put away her attitude of watching a show and saluted solemnly, "Hello, cousin."
"Shu'er has met her second cousin and cousin."
After the greetings, the second aunt took Lin Yushu and the other two and walked towards the grandmother's yard.
Ye Huanzhi and Ye Wanling were both born to the second wife, and eldest cousin Ye Wenjin was born to the eldest aunt.
That year, my aunt's delivery was extremely difficult and she almost lost both lives. Fortunately, my cousin was saved, but the doctors said that my aunt would never be able to give birth again.
Influenced by his grandparents, my uncle had no intention of taking a concubine. Since he already had a legitimate son, he did not care about the matter. Instead, he became more and more attached to my aunt.
But my aunt felt guilty, so she insisted on recuperating for many years. Finally, she became pregnant again and gave birth to a daughter who is just nine years old this year.
Although my eldest uncle is a bit old-fashioned and does not have the romanticism of a literati like my grandfather, he has inherited his grandfather's talent for scholarship. His poems, calligraphy and paintings have all been highly praised by the emperor. He is currently serving as a lecturer in the Hanlin Academy. Although his official rank is not high, he is highly respected by literati.
It was precisely because my uncle devoted himself to learning that official rank and power were nothing to him, and therefore he did not want to inherit the title of Duke. He spent his days embroiled in power struggles and intrigues, which gave my grandmother a headache.
My eldest cousin Ye Wenjin is twenty-five years old this year. He is a talented writer and a descendant of my eldest uncle. He is the youngest runner-up in the imperial examination and is currently serving as an editor in the Hanlin Academy.
My second uncle has a free and easy personality and is very cheerful, completely different from my eldest uncle. He is very adaptable to the twists and turns of officialdom and is currently the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
My second cousin Ye Huanzhi is 21 years old this year and is a student at the Imperial College. His temperament is not as steady as Ye Wenjin's. Instead, he is as lively as Ye Wanling. These two monkey-like children seem to often give my second aunt a headache.
Ye Wanling is seventeen years old this year. She and her second cousin have inherited their second uncle's free and easy character. They are as heroic and unrestrained as men. They wear horse clothes and ride horses in parades all day long.
Looking at the harmonious and intimate atmosphere at her grandparents' house, and then at the intrigues in the Lin residence, Lin Yushu felt indescribably envious.
As soon as I entered my grandmother's yard, an old voice cried out from inside the house, "Shu'er!"
At this moment, the grandmother staggered to the door, holding the door frame and stretching her hand to her, her old face full of tears. Behind her, the aunt hurriedly followed, and the aunt couldn't help but wipe the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, holding the excited grandmother to prevent her from falling.
The eldest uncle and the second uncle who were pacing in the room both stuck their heads out excitedly to look around, while the eldest cousin and his wife-in-law looked at Lin Yushu from afar with smiles on their faces.
The whole family was waiting for her.
Lin Yushu's eyes instantly turned red. After so much suffering in her past and present life, her family finally returned to her!
Lin Yushu knelt down in the yard, her forehead touching the ground, and kowtowed three times to her grandmother while holding back her tears.
Sorry! Sorry! Sorry!
Every time she kowtowed, Lin Yushu repented in her heart.
Grandmother Ji was startled and hurried over to help Lin Yushu up, with a loving look in her eyes, just like a mother's.
"Silly child, I am sorry that I have not been able to help you for so many years. You must not make yourself suffer."
The families of my eldest uncle and my second uncle came over to comfort the grandparents and grandchildren. The whole family returned to the house, and the joy of reunion gradually subsided.
Lin Yushu briefly talked about her life in the Lin Mansion's villa over the years, deliberately not mentioning the hardships she had endured, as she didn't want the old man to be sad.
"Hey, even if you don't say it, I know you must be unhappy. Look at how thin you are now. How can you look like a rich lady?"
Ji snorted in dissatisfaction. She was very clear about the character of Lin Yushu's grandmother Chen. She had always acted like a mother-in-law to her daughter Ye Yuanshuang and had made things difficult for her for many years. In Ji's mind, Chen was largely responsible for Ye Yuanshuang's death!
"My grandmother has been very kind to me this time. Grandmother, don't worry."
"She's the best!"
Lin Yushu didn't want her grandmother to interfere in the affairs of the Lin Mansion. In this life, she had to handle her own affairs by herself. However, there was one thing that she did need her grandmother's help with...
"Grandma, I wonder how many shops my mother owned back then?"
Ji was slightly startled, and her dissatisfaction grew even stronger. Lin Yushu was a young lady from an official family who was about to get married, but she didn't even know her biological mother's dowry. These were her future dowry.
"Your mother's dowry was a total of thirty-two sets. These were not outstanding, but ordinary clothes, jewelry, and jade. However, your mother's dowry included twenty shops and five farms, including the Lin Mansion Villa where you live, which also belongs to your mother."
!!!
Lin Yushu was shocked. She didn't expect that her mother's dowry included twenty shops. You know, the shops owned by her grandmother were all big shops, not small workshops.
What made Lin Yushu angry was that the Lin Mansion villa actually belonged to her mother, and the old lady had trapped her in her mother's property for six whole years!
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