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

Chapter 40 This is the only solution he can think of

This was the first time that Jiang Wenqing got so angry in front of the old lady. You know, Jiang Wenqing was well-known for being filial in the area. When he was in high school, the first thing he did was to bring his mother to live with him and show her filial piety in every way. When Gongshu Tingyue married into the family, Jiang Wenqing didn't ask for anything. The only thing he asked for was to show filial piety to the old lady.

Seeing this, the old lady and uncle Tingyue were also stunned. Lin Mowan lowered his eyes without any expression. To outsiders, it seemed that he was frightened by his rage.

In fact, only Lin Mowan knew how devastated and desperate Jiang Wenqing was right now. Not only was he worried about Jiang Youxi's death, but he was also terrified of the ghost marriage that the old lady had mentioned. He didn't even dare to think about what would happen if Shen Weiyuan knew about it.

After his desperate roar, no one in the room spoke again. After a long while, Jiang Wenqing gradually calmed down, sat back in his seat, and spoke again: "Starting tomorrow, you will move back to Ziteng Garden."

This was a notification tone, leaving no room for negotiation.

This is probably the only way Jiang Wenqing can think of to temporarily ease the situation. After something like this happened, he would never let Lin Mowan stay in the mansion no matter what.

Lin Mowan didn't say anything, and the old lady was the first to express her dissatisfaction: "Even if you are dissatisfied with Miss Lin, you should have asked the Second Master before making a decision. She and Youxi love each other, so what's wrong with that? I think the girl herself is willing."

The old lady was a little angry, but she was obviously no longer in a desperate state. Before Jiang Wenqing could say anything, Lin Mowan said, "It's okay. I can move back. I was alone before, so it's okay."

These words sounded so pathetic, as if she was the one being bullied and had to compromise. Jiang Wenqing didn't say anything, but his expression became increasingly gloomy. Seeing that she didn't act up anymore and had agreed, he just endured it again and again.

As night fell, New Year's Eve was not as lively as imagined. The entire Jiang Mansion was dead silent. Although all the prepared dishes were served, no one had much appetite, especially Gongshu Tingyue, who did not even move his chopsticks from beginning to end.

The whole banquet was filled with an indescribable sense of depression. Only Jiang Youan ate a few pieces of his favorite cakes and drank some fruit wine, then was led away by the servants.

In the Feiqing Courtyard, Yuzhi was ordering the servants to pack up. Jiang Wenqing did not give Lin Mowan any room to regret. The biggest leniency he gave was that she had to move back immediately after eating the New Year's Eve dinner.

Things were packed up in a hurry, but there were not many people who were really busy. Apart from Yuzhi, there were a few maids who were brought from Zither Garden earlier.

As for the maids in the Jiang Mansion, she was sure that she could not take any of them with her. Seeing that Lin Mowan was asked to leave, the maids were no longer as respectful as usual. They walked and talked laughing, and pretended not to see Lin Mowan when they met her, or simply walked around her. A few of the more domineering ones even snorted disdainfully and rolled their eyes when they passed by Lin Mowan.

After walking a distance, I heard a strong laugh from behind: "Some people are really funny. They put a few peacock feathers on a pheasant and imagined themselves to be a real phoenix. Now, after just a few words, their true colors are exposed."

As soon as she finished speaking, she was greeted with wanton laughter from several older girls. This was probably one of the few happy laughs in the entire Jiang family on this New Year's Eve.

Yuzhi had never seen a servant with such an attitude before, so she turned around and rushed up to argue with him, but was caught by Lin Mowan. Yuzhi was puzzled, but Lin Mowan didn't care: "Forget it, they are just ignorant people, don't bother with them."

After Lin Mowan finished speaking, before Yuzhi could refute, a girl's scream and the sound of a pile of things falling to the ground came from behind her. Then, that imposing voice sounded again: "You have no eyes. This road is so spacious, but you bump into me? Shameless thing!"

Lin Mowan turned around and saw the little girl who had fallen to the ground due to inertia, trembling and looking up at the older girl who staggered a few steps and was supported by her sisters to steady her feet. Although she was scared, she still argued: "I...I didn't hit you, you were the one who bumped into me without looking at the road you were walking on!"

"You're still being stubborn!" The older girl was furious and slapped the younger girl in the face. The younger girl's head tilted and tears started to flow. Lin Mowan stood not far away and recognized that the person sitting on the ground was from Ziteng Garden. The things that fell on the ground had to be packed up and taken back to Ziteng Garden.

Yuzhi had obviously recognized it earlier than her and wanted to go forward to vent her anger, but was afraid that Lin Mowan would be angry, so she could only stand where she was, wanting to go forward but not yet. She gave Lin Mowan a slightly pleading look. Lin Mowan didn't say anything, but just let go of her hand that was holding Yuzhi's arm.

Yuzhi understood instantly, walked forward with big strides, pulled the big girl over, and slapped her twice, making the left and right sides of her face symmetrical.

The eldest girl staggered a few steps, screamed, covered her face with her hands, and looked at Yuzhi in horror and disbelief: "You, you dare to hit me!"

Yuzhi raised her chin and said, "What's wrong with hitting you? Who allowed you to attack the people of Zitengyuan? You don't have a long life, but you are very brave."

The eldest girl's face was full of anger. After she calmed down a little, she put down her hands that were funny covering her cheeks and turned to look at Lin Mowan: "Miss Lin! Is this how you teach your servants?! You dare to attack me, do you know who I am!"

She was so angry that she was breathing heavily, veins bulged on her neck and forehead, and her cheeks were red, not sure if it was from Yuzhi's slap or from her anger.

Lin Mowan didn't respond, her eyes remained calm. She certainly knew the identity of the person in front of her and why she was so arrogant.

Her name was Hanyan. She was originally a maid bought by Gongshu Tingyue. She worked as a foot washer in Jiang Wenqing's room for several years and climbed up step by step to the position of the eldest maid. Of course, as for the means she used, it was of course Jiang Wenqing's most useful skills in bed.

It was obvious that Gongshu Tingyue didn't know about this, otherwise she would have become a homeless ghost long ago, and she wouldn't have the capital to scream at her here.

Compared with the maids traveling with her, they did not have such a good backing. They were all girls from honest families who were forced to come into the mansion to work and earn money to support their families because of their poor families.

Although Hanyan was the one they needed to curry favor with, they were all forced to flatter her. When it came to the point where they really had to fall out with Lin Mowan, they still didn't dare to do so. They could only huddle in a corner with their heads down and keep silent.

The scene fell into silence. Hanyan felt a chill on her back as she stared at her. After a long while, Lin Mowan spoke softly, "It's not important whether I know or not. What's important is whether Madam knows or not."

Sure enough, Hanyan knew who was the more powerful one in the family. After listening to Lin Mowan's words, her face changed, from anger to horror, but it was only fleeting.

"You, stop talking nonsense!" She screamed in anger, trying to cover up her guilty conscience with screaming and actions. She rushed forward and was about to slap Lin Mowan.

Just as Yuzhi was about to step forward to stop her, Lin Mowan took the lead and grabbed her hand that was raised in the air. She raised her hand and slapped Hanyan in the face. She let out a scream that almost broke her voice. Lin Mowan's hand holding her wrist loosened, and she staggered a few steps and fell to the ground, covering her face for a long time without moving.

The girls who were traveling with her were all terrified. They never expected that Lin Mowan, who usually looked so weak that she had to take a deep breath after walking two steps, would have such strength. They held their breath and dared not make any sound, fearing that they would be the next person to be hit and unable to get up.

The scene was silent for a few seconds. Hanyan still remained lying on the ground on her side. After a few drops of blood fell, she finally came to her senses. She remembered to raise her hand to wipe it, coughed lightly twice, and spat out a bloody tooth.

(End of this chapter)