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  That night, Li Ze and the old witch went to the Ding Mansion, but his sister still hadn't returned. The main culprit, Li Ming, was locked in the ancestral hall by the furious Li Ze until the next day when Lin Lan and Li Ming were allowed out to go to the Ye Mansion. Poor Li Ming's classmates were still kneeling in punishment.

  Lin Lan was visiting for the first time, and it was also a courtesy call to congratulate them.

  My aunt Wang was all smiles and said: "I've been expecting you for a long time, Xiang'er told me that you took care of her on the way to Beijing."

  "This is what should be."

  Wang smiled and said, "I heard it's from Jianxi Village. In the early years, my uncle often went there, and I followed him a few times. Speaking of which, Jin Dabu in our village is still a relative of one of the mothers who manages the household affairs in our mansion."

  Far in the capital, people mentioned Jinxi Village and Auntie Jin, which was very familiar. Lin Lan smiled: "Auntie Jin is a good person, very enthusiastic, when I was in Jinxi Village, Auntie Jin took good care of me."

  "If I had known that your younger brother and sister were in Ganxi Village, Madam Ye would have brought them back to the Ye family long ago."

  Wang smiled and said: "This is all fate. If I had taken her back to the Ye family early, perhaps Brother Ye wouldn't have had this opportunity."

  Lin Lan glanced at Li Mingyun with a hint of shyness, but he was calm and composed, sipping his tea leisurely, not showing any signs of embarrassment, making her wonder if his frequent blushing in the past was just an act.

  "Ah, my dear niece-in-law," said Uncle Ye Dehua with a hearty laugh. "Today you've officially become part of the family! From now on, whenever you have time, come over and visit us often. Keep your aunt company and chat with her - consider this place as your own home, no need to be polite."

  Lin Lanxin said that Ye Xiang'er was not there, but she would be happy to come and learn some business skills from her uncle.

  "Thank you, Uncle. I'll come visit again soon." Lin Lan stood up and bowed.

  "What's the bother, I'm not familiar with this city, and my uncle and cousin are busy outside all day. At home, it's just me and my cousin's wife, we can't even find a partner to play cards together, so it's just right." Wang said with a smile.

  Mrs. Dai sighed slightly: "My younger sister got married and the house feels emptier again. Yezi is wandering around."

  Wang's smile faltered, and he seemed to sigh: "Yes! It will be deserted again."

  Ye Dehui disagreed: "Xiang'er is not married far away, if you miss her, you can let her come back at any time."

  Wang couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness: "Once you're married, you belong to another family. You have your in-laws above and children below, how can you just come back whenever you want?"

  The atmosphere suddenly became low, Ye Dehui hurriedly changed the subject: "Nephew's wife, elder uncle, and aunt have all been called, where is the gift for meeting them? Why don't you quickly take it out?"

  Wang's family suddenly woke up and hurriedly said: "Five children, quickly bring the gift for meeting.

  The little maid called Fivey giggled and responded, turned into the back hall, and soon came out with a tray in her hands, covered with a large red satin cloth, looking heavy.

  "This is the year of the rabbit, and here there are twenty pairs of golden rabbits and a bag of one hundred and eight small goldfish, these little things to play with." Wang said with a slight smile.

  Lin Lan took a cold breath, looking at the golden rabbits, there were at least five of them, and that bulging bag of small goldfish, it was truly extravagant! Gold had become a plaything.

  "There's also a deed here, right across from the Ye family silk store, it's a prosperous shop that Big Uncle Wang specially bought and gave to us as a gift."

  Lin Lan was deeply shocked, this gift far exceeded her expectations. To know that the Ye family silk shop is located in the most prosperous area of ??Jingzhong, the storefront there is much more valuable than the one in Dongzhimen, without tens of millions of silver coins, it can't be bought at all. Lin Lan finally understood why Eldest Aunt said those golden rabbits and golden fish were small things.

  Lin Lan hastily got up: "Uncle and aunt, this gift is too heavy, I'm ashamed to accept it as a niece-in-law..."

  "Holding on to it, Ming Yun is lucky to have married such a virtuous wife, and besides, I only have this one nephew, if I don't spoil him, who will?" Ye Dehua said with a smile.

  Lin Lanxin said: "Don't you want to leave some for your son?" She thought for a moment, the Ye family's wealth and power are boundless, unfathomable, maybe this is just the tip of the iceberg, a drop in the ocean, and she felt relieved.

  "It's just that if it weren't for this time, Mingyun would have been so smooth in becoming the champion scholar, who knows when he would have brought harm to others." Wang said with a tone of resentment towards Han.

  Lin Lan went to see Li Mingyun, Li Mingyun put down his teacup, stood up and walked to Lin Lan's side, bowed his hands: "Thank you, uncle and aunt, for your kindness."

  Li Mingyun has already expressed his attitude, and Lin Lan also hurriedly said: "Thank you, uncle and aunt, for the nephew's wife."

  "We're all family here, no need for formalities."

  After the courtesy, Ye Dehua had to go and entertain other guests. Li Mingyun, as the new top scholar and compiler of the Hanlin Academy, naturally also wanted to go and show his face to his uncle, so he followed him. Lin Lan chatted with Wang for a while, and Rong suggested taking her to see Ye Xiang'er.

  Ye Xiner paced back and forth restlessly on the embroidery building.

  "Ling Yu, is it confirmed that Young Master and his wife have arrived?"

  Ling Yun nodded and said: "I saw it with my own eyes, she was talking to the old master and mistress in the flower hall!"

  Ye Xiner took a deep breath and became tense again, success or failure depends on today. If this opportunity is missed, it will be difficult to retrieve. Father, mother, forgive me for being unfilial, I really can't bear anyone else in my heart. It's better to understand myself than to suffer for a lifetime.

  "Go and see if it's Elder Madam bringing Eldest Sister over, come back and report to me quickly." Yexi'er instructed.

  Ling Yun's heart was uneasy, her pulse racing. Even if she was foolish, serving the young mistress every day, she could see some clues. The young mistress refused to marry, what for? Wasn't it because of her infatuation with Young Master Biao? If not for Old Master's harsh words, if the young mistress didn't marry, she would become a nun, and die or live as she pleased... The young mistress couldn't resist, so she agreed. She thought the young mistress had given up, but yesterday she whispered with Eldest Lady for half a day, and today she sent all the other servants away, not letting anyone approach the embroidery building. What was the young mistress planning to do? Was she going to beg Young Master Biao's wife? Beg her for what? To be a concubine? The young mistress wasn't ashamed of it? Ling Yun really couldn't understand the young mistress's thoughts. If Old Master found out, the consequences would be severe.

  Lin Lan followed Rong Shi to the embroidery building and found that it was cold and deserted. The large embroidery building had only one maid serving, not at all like a boudoir of a young lady waiting to be married, without any festive atmosphere.

  Ling Yu leads the two upstairs.

  Rong smiled and said: "Xiang'er little sister, come quickly and see who has arrived."

  Ye Xiner sat quietly in front of the lotus flower mirror, motionless and silent, staring at the figure gradually becoming clear in the mirror. Her hands were clenched into fists in her sleeves, so tightly that her fingernails dug into her palms, causing pain, but it was nothing compared to the ache in her heart. Father had already compromised, but after Zhou Ma's visit to the mansion, he changed his mind again. It went without saying that Lin Lan must have been behind this. On the boat, Lin Lan had been extremely cautious around her, not giving her any opportunity to intervene. Now that they were in the capital, Lin Lan hadn't bothered her at all, so why did she need to come and interfere? Did she want to force Ye Xiner to marry just to put her mind at ease? If she was going to be forced, then don't blame Ye Xiner for not being polite.

  Rong looked at Ye Xiang'er who didn't react and awkwardly smiled: "Xiang'er sister, your aunt has come to visit."

  Ye Xiner sneered and slowly turned around, slanting her eyes at Lin Lan, saying with a hint of a smile: "Sister-in-law is really thoughtful."

  Lin Lan smiled and said, "Today is the auspicious day for my cousin's engagement, so as her aunt-in-law, I naturally have to come and offer my congratulations."

  "Let's just forget about the congratulations! This marriage is what you wanted, but not what I wanted." Ye Xiang'er spoke coldly, her face filled with mockery and her eyes blazing with resentment, completely shedding her former gentle demeanor.

  Lin Lan smiled calmly and said, "Sister-in-law is really good at telling jokes. Uncle spent a lot of effort to arrange such a good marriage, it's a happy event for everyone. As the sister-in-law, I should be happy too. As for you not being happy in your heart... don't blame me for speaking straightforwardly. People always cling to some impossible things, which only increase trouble and have no benefit. It's better to think more openly. There's a saying: 'If you try to force flowers to bloom, they won't; but if you plant willows without intention, they'll grow into shade.' Maybe, your husband is the one who is truly suitable for you."

  Rong's family member chimed in, "Xiang'er, I heard your brother say that your sister-in-law's husband is a rare talent! He's also from a noble and refined family. Such a husband would be hard to find even with a lantern, so don't be picky anymore."

  Yexi'er's face sank: "We agreed that we would marry on our own, don't come to harm me." After speaking, she turned her head away and ignored the two people.

  Rong was very embarrassed and gave Lin Lan a signal with her eyes, saying: "I still need to help my mother entertain the guests, sister-in-law, can you also come and help out?"

  Lin Lan understood, and Mrs. Rong was just making excuses to leave. She didn't want to talk to Ye Xiang'er anymore either. Anyway, what needed to be said had already been said. Once she got married, those thoughts would gradually fade away. So she smiled and said: "Alright then, I won't disturb my cousin."

  After coming down from the embroidered building, Mrs. Rong said with a smile: "Originally, I brought her here to take a look at Xiang'er with good intentions, but I didn't expect that she would still be so stubborn. Don't mind it, sister-in-law, Xiang'er has never liked this marriage, and I don't know what's wrong with her being so stubborn..."

  Lin Lan smiled slightly: "My cousin will come around."

  Rong sighed: "Forget it, let's go to the flower hall! Today is really busy, mother can't handle it alone!"

  Ye Xiner watched the two of them leave through the window gap, and immediately called out: "Ling Yun, go to the front yard and invite Young Master Biao over. Tell him that Eldest Young Mistress suddenly has a stomachache."

  Miss Ling looked at the young lady with a startled expression, now she had roughly guessed the young lady's intention, and said anxiously: "Young lady... this... I'm afraid it's not suitable."

  "Stop nagging! Just follow my orders and be careful, don't alert anyone else."

  Ling Yun was so frightened that she almost cried out, trembling and pleading: "Miss, I don't dare..."

  Ye Xiner looked at her coldly: "If you don't dare, tomorrow I'll sell Lingyin and let you never see your sister again."

  Ling Yun shivered and quietly turned around to go downstairs.

  Yexi'er's mouth corners rose with a cold smile, from small to large, she had never been unable to get something.

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