The concubine is soft and delicate, making her the treacherous minister's white moonlight

Chapter 23: Even They Can't Protect Themselves

After a little thought, Lin Mowan just said: "I want a complete family." These words were spoken sincerely.

Jiang Wenqing looked at her, his frown not even a bit relaxed, his sharp and distant eyes trying to find a hint of ridicule in Lin Mowan's gaze.

But this time, it took him a long time to realize that she was serious. Jiang Wenqing was a little surprised, and at the same time, he couldn't tell which of her words were true.

After a long time, he just laughed coldly. When he came to his senses, he seemed to have heard the most ridiculous joke in the world.

Even though she no longer cared about it, Lin Mowan's heart sank because of his sincere contempt. When she raised her eyes again, she met the disdain in his eyes.

Lin Mowan just looked at him with dim eyes and didn't say anything. In fact, she didn't mind Jiang Wenqing's behavior. She was even looking forward to how heartless he could be to her. She was not angry, but rather enjoyed the sadness aroused in her heart.

If she wasn't sad, how could she be more ruthless than him? From another perspective, now that Jiang Wenqing was treating her well, she had to change from solving their problems without any burden to solving them with a burden. Obviously, she still preferred the former.

Jiang Wenqing said nothing more, the mockery in his eyes seemed to be overflowing. He looked at her, not knowing which word made him feel it was outrageous. Even the way he looked at her was filled with a little more sympathy. In the end, he said nothing more and turned away.

Yuzhi saw him off to the courtyard gate and watched Jiang Wenqing walk away. Just as she was about to turn back, she caught a glimpse of Jiang Yanran standing outside with her maid holding a basket.

The girl behind her was holding an umbrella. She was the first to bow and said, "Sister Yuzhi, is Sister Wan here?"

Yuzhi looked back at the yard, then looked back at Jiang Yanran, then nodded and led her into the house.

After learning that it was Jiang Yanran, Lin Mowan was a little confused. Although their relationship was not as tense as with Jiang Ruixue, it was only ordinary and the two of them did not interact closely.

Standing at the entrance, the girl took off her cloak, shook off the snowflakes that had stuck to her along the way, and put it aside.

Jiang Yanran straightened her clothes, shook off the coldness on her body, carried the basket through the beaded curtain and walked into the inner room. Lin Mowan stood up to greet her and handed the kitten in her arms to Yuzhi beside her.

"Why are you here, sister?" She said as she sat down at the table with Jiang Yanran. Jiang Yanran smiled and put the basket in her hand on the table. She enthusiastically took out the things that had been prepared in advance from the basket. It was an exquisite small white porcelain jar.

She handed the porcelain jar to Lin Mowan and said, "This is called White Jade Cream. Second Mother said it has a miraculous effect on fading scars. Although I don't know if you can use it, you still asked me to send some over first. There are also some homemade snacks. They are not expensive things. Please don't despise them, sister."

Lin Mowan smiled and did not reject Jiang Yanran's kindness. During the days when she was recuperating, apart from the servants of the Jiang family who came to her yard for formality, Jiang Yanran was one of the few people who came to visit her sincerely.

Looking at the exquisite jade bottle in her hand, Lin Mowan felt a little complicated. After a moment of silence, she raised her eyes and smiled at her: "Thank Second Mother for me."

Jiang Yanran nodded: "I told you not to be polite to me." As she spoke, her tone paused slightly, and the smile on her face gradually faded. She looked back at the door, as if to make sure that no one was there, and then she lowered her voice and continued: "Sister, if possible, you should leave the Jiang family for a while."

As if she didn't expect her to say that, Lin Mowan felt a little strange, but more confused: "Why do you say that?"

Hearing this, she stopped talking again, hesitating for a long time before saying meaningfully: "Brother Xi, I like you very much. The old lady likes Brother Xi the most, so..."

She didn't say anything else, but frowned and looked at Lin Mowan evasively. Lin Mowan immediately understood that she wanted to remind Lin Mowan, but was worried that Jiang Wenqing would find out and take his anger out on her. Lin Mowan didn't say anything, but the smile in her eyes became more intense. She didn't really understand that Jiang Yanran was not favored in the Jiang family, including the second mother Tong Yuhua, who was considered to be well-behaved and didn't dare to cause trouble.

Moreover, with Gongshu Tingyue and Jiang Ruixue putting pressure on them, their lives seemed to be even more difficult. But Lin Mowan didn't understand. They were obviously in a difficult situation themselves, but they still wanted to help Lin Mowan.

It's really not Lin Mowan's fault for being suspicious. After seeing so many intrigues, she felt that such sincere people were just acting. She always felt that they must be vying for something.

Lin Mowan smiled but didn't say anything. She just picked up the teapot and cup beside her and poured her a glass of water. She didn't respond to what she had just said, but just said, "Try it. This is the new tea that the Second Master sent yesterday."

Looking at the teacup handed to her, Jiang Yanran's expression froze slightly, as if she had just remembered something. When she raised her eyes, the confusion in her eyes disappeared and she suddenly realized.

Yes, how could she forget that Lin Mowan is not just an orphan who seems helpless on the surface, at least she has Shen Weiyuan to rely on.

But to be honest, Tong Yuhua is still worried. The people in the Jiang family are not easy to deal with. Lin Mowan looks so fragile. If she stays here for a long time, she will definitely be taken advantage of by this family.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yanran's expression became a little complicated. Even if Shen Weiyuan had tremendous abilities, the Jiang family was not completely under his nose. There would always be times when he didn't see it.

But Lin Mowan looked as if she didn't care at all. After Jiang Yanran hesitated for several times, she finally stopped trying to persuade her.

The first snow of this year stopped not long after it fell, before it got completely dark. It was completely quiet outside, with only the maids and servants in the mansion taking turns clearing the snow on the road so that the masters could travel.

After the heavy snow, it was sunny for a few days. Although the sun was often out, it was not very warm and the wind was always cold.

On the third day after the weather cleared up, Xue Zhong, the head of the mansion, came in person to deliver a message, saying that a banquet would be held in the mansion to celebrate the old lady's 80th birthday and that dignitaries would be invited. Lin Mowan certainly had no objection and agreed with a smile, and asked Yuzhi to give him some change and said some nice words.

When Xue Zhong came, he still had a look of vigilance, alienation and contempt. After taking the silver that Yuzhi stuffed into his hand, he was smiling when he left, and he looked a lot kinder.

After being stuck in the house for so long, Lin Mowan felt a bit bored, so she took advantage of the good weather these days and went out for a walk with Yuzhi.

Passing by the small garden in the mansion, before she got close, she heard the sounds of laughter and playing not far away. Lin Mowan stopped and looked up. It was Jiang Ruixue and Jiang Youan playing shuttlecock on the path in the garden.

Lin Mowan stood not far away and had no intention of going over. To be honest, Jiang Ruixue had never caused her any trouble since she entered the mansion. She was quite patient, especially after she knew that Shen Weiyuan had kicked Jiang Youxi and caused internal injuries for her, she was still able to endure it.

This was indeed beyond Lin Mowan's expectations. If it were just based on Jiang Ruixue's personality, she would have gone to Feiqing Courtyard to make trouble long ago. It was estimated that either Jiang Wenqing or Gongshu Tingyue had reminded her. They were both old foxes. Even if there was no evidence, they would still be wary of Lin Mowan.

Lin Mowan stood there, Jiang Ruixue looked up and saw her. They looked at each other from a certain distance. After a brief hesitation, Jiang Ruixue finally couldn't hold back her anger, threw down the shuttlecock in her hand, turned around and walked towards Lin Mowan.

Seeing this, Lin Mowan couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips under her veil. It wasn't until Jiang Ruixue approached that she forced herself to suppress it and spoke first: "Sister, you are so elegant. You come out to play shuttlecock in such a cold day."

(End of this chapter)