Chapter Ninety-Five Explosion

  The weather in June is getting hotter and hotter, the beautiful pomegranate flowers are blooming profusely on the branches, with thousands of petals shining brightly.

  Everyone in the Hou Mansion had changed into their beautiful and elegant summer clothes, with a gentle breeze blowing, flowers swaying, and trees shaking, evoking a sense of "Snowflakes floating on red brocade, jade vases shining with crystal coldness".

  Lin Zhaoyan had been staying in the mansion for some time, and his hand injury was gradually healing. When he unwrapped the gauze, a scar indeed remained.

  Liu was unable to find out where that Tianshan Snow Lotus came from, and the person who delivered it did not leave any clues, which shows how big this matter is.

  Liu couldn't help but think of Lin Zhao's previous marriage with the second son of the Li family in the south city, which had fallen through, and she broke out in a cold sweat on her back.

  She thought, Lin Zhaoyan shouldn't have caught the eye of some powerful man, right?

  But she could only think about it, this kind of thing, first, there was no way to investigate its origin, and secondly, even if the origin was investigated, she had no solution at all, and could only remind Lin Zhaoyan to be careful not to leave any handle.

  From then on, the Tianshan Snow Lotus was kept in the Liu's house and never saw the light again.

  But compared to Lin Zhao Yan's matter, what still gave her a headache was the fight with Qin Shi.

  Don't look at Qin's gentle appearance, when she gets fierce, it's more terrifying than anything. She is determined that the third house has harmed Lin Qingshi, so she deliberately makes things difficult for Liu Shi everywhere, and some things can be solved quickly, but she insists on making trouble and dragging Liu Shi's legs.

  Lin Chen had been informed by Lin Zhao Yan about his mother's worries and he was preparing to have a good talk with Liu.

  Soft light shines brightly, Lin Zhao Yan sits in front of the pear flower wooden dressing table, with Man Shuang helping her to comb and dress up.

  "Miss, how's your hair styled in a cloud bun today?" Her slender fingers gently stroked the soft and smooth raven hair as she asked softly.

  Lin Zhaoyan responded with a somewhat indifferent "uh-huh", her thoughts already drifting far away.

  She was thinking about last night's dream.

  In the dream, there was a eunuch dressed in official attire, holding a yellow imperial edict, announcing that Lin Xingyan, the seventh daughter of the Duke of Jian'an, had been chosen to enter the palace and attend the Empress Dowager.

  Lin Xingyan's face was filled with joy, the sunlight shining on her lovely face, bringing out a radiant glow, as if surrounded by clouds and mist.

  Everyone gathered around her to celebrate and congratulate, blocking out half of the light, with half of her face sunk in shadow, her eyebrows arched high, her features sharp and gaunt, completely different from her usual delicate and charming appearance, an ominous sign.

  Moreover, she wore a crimson dress, and under the scorching sun in June, it shone brightly like fire.

  Just like that nightmare before.

  "Alright, girl." Man pushed her gently, indicating for her to take a look at her hairstyle.

  Lin Zhaoyan came back to his senses and saw the woman in the copper mirror at a glance. Her features were soft, her expression was calm, giving people a sense of quiet comfort.

  Nothing unusual happened.

  Lin Zhaoyan thought, fearing that the previous nightmare had come true on Lin Xingyan's body.

  She didn't have much of a reaction to Lin Xing's words and responded faintly with an "uh-huh", "It looks good."

  The two of them smiled at each other.

  Lin Zhaoyan thought for a moment and said: "In a while, bring out that new set of embroidered peony satin skirt."

  "Huh?" Man asked strangely, "It's a hot summer day and you're wearing that thick thing. Besides, we're just staying in the house and not going out."

  Lin Zhao's lips pursed slightly as she said, "Today we have a noble guest arriving."

  Man Shuang stared at her in confusion through the copper mirror.

  Lin Zhaoyan couldn't explain it clearly, and simply said: "Just do as I say."

  Man Shuang had no choice but to go into the closet to find clothes.

  Manhua entered the house at this time, holding a letter in her hand, and hastily approached Lin Zhaoyan.

  Lin Zhaoyan knew at a glance what she was referring to, her expression turned solemn, and she said in a low voice: "Have you all found out?"

  "Hmm, I've heard it all. " Man Shuang handed the letter to Lin Zhao Yan while saying: "All the noble families with brothers and sisters in Shengjing City are on it."

  Lin Zhaoyan opened the letter and scanned it roughly, his eyes falling on the four words "Zhen Nan Bo Fu" when his eyebrows furrowed slightly.

  Zhen Nan Bo Fu, why does she feel like she's been seeing these four words all the time recently, as if there was an invisible force pulling her.

  Lin Zhaoyan shook her head, not allowing herself to think wildly. She raised her eyes and looked at Manhua with a look of praise, "You did very well." Then she picked out a pair of jade hairpins from the jewelry box and handed them to her.

  Manhua hastily declined, "This can't be! This is the duty of a slave's family!"

  Lin Zhaoyan shook her head and handed the hairpin a little closer, "I heard that this is not as simple as usual, your brother must have made some effort, this is not a reward, consider it as payment."

  Man Shuang also brought over some clothes and joked: "Man Hua, don't be modest anymore, otherwise the girls will feel embarrassed to use your things in the future."

  Man Shuang was bought from outside, and only she was alone in the house. As long as Lin Zhaoyan was good to her, she was good, regardless of whether there were rewards or not.

  Manhua is different, she was born into a family where her parents and siblings all work in the Hou Mansion, so they need extra income to support their expenses.

  Manhua also understood this. In recent years, the girl's support was not small, but the girl herself didn't have much silver on her body, and she felt a little guilty in her heart.

  "Yes, I know." Manhua couldn't bear to reject Lin Zhao's kind intentions, took the hairpin and was even more determined to work harder for her mistress.

  Lin Zhaoyan smiled slightly, a hairpin was insignificant in weight, but the support and trust of people around her were the most precious wealth.

  After everything was settled, Lin Zhaoyan took the two maids to Rufu Hall to pay their respects.

  As soon as I stepped into the courtyard, I saw Ziying coming towards me from afar, with a worried and unhappy expression.

  "Fourth sister, you've finally arrived! The master is arguing with the mistress in the house for some reason!" He looked around the house and said, "The more fifth sister helps, the busier she gets."

  "Quarrel?" Lin Zhao frowned, Lin Chen's temper had always been good, even when he was angry, he would at most give a cold face, and had never seen him quarrel with anyone.

  She remembered what Lin Zhong had told her about Lin's mother before, and thought that Liu wouldn't be so stubborn, would she really become thoroughly hostile with the main house?

  As expected, when she walked closer, she heard Liu's crying complaints, "What's wrong with me? What did I do wrong? Over the years, I have worked hard for you, endured hardships and humbled myself, putting away all my temper from when I was a young girl at home. As a result, you are still not satisfied. What exactly do you want me to do?! Is it that as long as I don't completely follow your heart, you will totally deny me?!"

  "How dare you!" Lin Chen's voice was also filled with anger. "Can you honestly say that what you did this time is right? Has Eldest Sister ever wronged you openly? Even if she has been arrogant, it's because she's the elder sister-in-law and the cousin of your mother! What are you? You may have been able to get away with being domineering in Yanling, but now that you're in Shengjing and in the estate of Duke Jian'an, you'd better rein in your temper! Taking advantage of Eldest Sister's misfortune to kick her while she's down, and not getting along with the second household, this time even withholding the allowance for the fifth household... are you trying to offend everyone in the entire estate?!"

  "The example of the silver in the public house has always been like that, even when my aunt was in charge of the household. The fifth room privately bought antiques and decorations, and also added meals and dishes in the small kitchen, why use the public account? My mother's thriftiness is not wrong! They are all one family, they live a more comfortable life than other rooms, that's the mistake! But it's just because of their humble birth!" Lin Ruoyan shouted in protest.

  "Second Madame increased the public expenses without consulting Third Madame, and when Fifth House used more than their share and was discovered by Third Madame, she wanted to ask them to return the excess silver. But then Fifth Madame suddenly burst into tears, saying that Third Madame bullied her because she was a concubine's daughter-in-law, and it almost escalated to the point of involving Old Madame!"

  Lin Zhaoyan's eyebrows jumped, and Lu Shi's move of sowing discord was really wonderful!

  No matter how you look at it, Liu is the one who's losing out. Once it gets to the old lady, no matter how reasonable you are, you'll still be in the wrong. Why didn't anything happen when Lu was in charge? As soon as you took over, conflicts started popping up left and right? It just goes to show that you're not popular with others. Forget it, let's just have Lu continue managing instead!

  It's even more annoying to go to the old lady, knowing that it was the second and fifth rooms who joined forces to frame the third room, but still had to swallow their anger. Liu Shi could endure this breath, but Lin Ruoyan couldn't! She wouldn't care about anything else, she would fight for justice first!

  "In the room, Lin Chen's voice was even more furious, 'Get out! Get out! Even if you get out again, you're still my elder, how did your mother teach you? You don't have a bit of discipline in your speech, why can't you learn from your sister?!'"

  "She is her! I am me!" Lin Ruoyan shouted in discontent, "If Father is not satisfied, he can simply not recognize me as his daughter. In your heart, there's only Lin Zhaoyan anyway!"

  Lin Zhaoyan knew it wasn't good as soon as she heard it. The feelings that she and her sister had worked so hard to build up were not going to be destroyed all at once again.

  Her footsteps quickened as she hastily walked towards the main house.

  As soon as she stepped into the house, before anything could be said, she stared wide-eyed at Liu's usually well-mannered wife pouncing on Lin Chen with her teeth bared.

  Heart-wrenching wails echoed through the house.

  "Yes! Yes! The daughter I raised is useless, she's the most useless! How can she compare to your Lin Zhao Yan?! I, Liu Yu Xin, must have been blind to like you, a heartless and ruthless thing! In your eyes, a woman who has followed you for over ten years, working tirelessly for over ten years, can't even compare to a woman who accompanied you for six months and then abandoned you! What's the point of me doing all this?! In your eyes, Lin Chen, I'm just a joke, a laughingstock! If you're really so capable, if you really have the ability, go and win her back! If you can win her back, I'll divorce you! I'll take Heng Ge and Ruo Jie and leave for Yanling right now! No more suffering this humiliation!"

  Everyone present was shocked by Liu's sudden outburst.

  Lin Chen was allowed by Liu's family to be grabbed, bitten and kicked, without being able to say a word.

  "Mother!" Lin Ruoyan shouted out loud, she was frightened, her face turned pale.

  Thanks for the rewards from Qieliu, Winter Night Rain Stroll and The Sky Has Faded to Blue~

  Liu finally couldn't hold it in and blew up, guess what kind of reaction Zhao Yan will have when he hears this...