The wicked girl

Chapter 178
There was a small basket of eggs on that stick, and it was covered with a piece of half-worn floral blue cloth.Being hit by Lin's like this, Wuzi fell to the ground with a "bang", and the basket of eggs on it was naturally not spared. It fell to the ground with a "slap", and the egg white slowly seeped out from the broken shell.An unbroken egg quietly rolled to Ye Kui's feet and lightly hit her embroidered shoe.

Lin's little grandson was so frightened by the sound of the son falling to the ground that he burst into tears, and called Lin at the top of his voice, "Grandmother—grandmother—"

However, Mrs. Lin just turned her head and looked at him blankly, neither coaxing nor paying attention to him.

The child's shrill cry lingered in his ears, and Ye Kui was also a little dazed.For so many years, did Lin always think that Xiao Yunniang was still alive?Does this mean that for so many years, Mrs. Lin has never inquired about the Ye family?
This is an era of strict hierarchy.

There is a huge difference between people who live in Chang'an Lane and those who live only a few streets away from the imperial city.So, maybe the Lin family had inquired about it, but couldn't get in touch with the Ye family?

For a moment, my mind was muddled by various conjectures.

"Yunniang is dead?" After a while, Lin finally seemed to come back to his senses, looking into her eyes and asked softly.

Ye Kui let out a breath, and suddenly didn't know how to continue talking to Mrs. Lin, "She was no longer alive on that winter day seven years ago."

Lin slumped and took a few steps back, trying to support the wooden table behind her with her hands to stabilize her body.She took a deep breath, a painful expression appeared on her chubby face, and she said, "Impossible! If she is really gone, why has the Xiao family never held a funeral?"

"My mother is gone outside." Ye Kui stared at her, her complexion couldn't help but look a little ugly. From Lin's words, it can be heard that she didn't pay attention to the Ye family's affairs at all, but why she didn't seem to know at all those things?After a pause, she simply said, "I only returned to Fengcheng last spring, and I never lived in Fengcheng for a day when I was young..."

"What?!" Mrs. Lin blurted out in surprise, but after she finished speaking, she showed a look of sudden realization, and muttered, "No wonder... no wonder I never heard about your being in the Ye family..."

"So, don't you even know that my father married a flat wife?" Ye Kui frowned slightly.

Lin's eyes widened, and she hurriedly said: "How could this be? I... I really don't know anything..."

The two were talking, when the little grandson beside him who had stopped crying suddenly burst into tears again, and ran towards the door on two short legs, shouting indistinctly: "Father— —Daddy—”

"Hey, where did this little cat come from? Why is Yao'er crying?" Lin An strode in from the door, leaned over, picked up his son, and hugged him in his arms.

The little boy named Yao'er pointed to the scorpion that was still lying on the ground and the eggs that were broken all over the floor, and said with tears in his eyes, "It's all broken..."

Lin An laughed, patted him on the back, and comforted him softly: "It's all right, it's all right, isn't it still broken?" After he finished speaking, his eyes suddenly fell to the side, who had been silent and non-existent since he appeared. On Ye Kui.

"Mother, who is this girl?" Lin An nodded slightly at her, turned to look at Mrs. Lin and asked, but as soon as the words came out, he found something wrong with Mrs. Lin, and hurriedly said, "Mother, why do you look so ugly, but What's wrong?"

Lin waved his hand, but did not speak.

Seeing this, Lin An became even more anxious, holding his son in one hand and tearing at Lin with the other: "This cold sweat is breaking out, why is everything going to be fine! Sit down and rest!"

His tone of voice was extremely sincere, as if he really treated Mrs. Lin as his biological mother.He only joined the Lin family when he was seven years old. Naturally, it is impossible for him to have no impression of his biological mother, Aunt Bai, but judging by his current appearance, it seems that he really looks like Lin's biological son.

Ye Kui couldn't help sizing him up.

The ancients said to hold grandchildren but not children, but the way Lin An carried his son was so skillful, it can be seen that it was always like this in the past.Moreover, the tone in which he spoke to his son just now made it clear that he is a father who loves his son very much.

People say that appearance comes from the heart. This may not be true, but it is too easy to tell whether a person's eyes are clear or not.

A person whose heart is cloudy and gloomy will never have a pair of clear eyes.

She didn't, Pei Changge didn't, and the Ye family didn't.Their eyes only looked bright, but they were actually covered with a thick layer of gray.But Lin An's glance at her just now made her affirmed that he is a pure person.

It was really not easy for Lin to teach him to be like this under such circumstances.

Lin An's age is similar to Ye Chongwu's, but the impression they give is completely different.It is not wrong at all that children from poor families are in charge of the family early.Lin An's concern for Lin's was definitely not a disguise. He even left his son aside because he was worried about Lin's.

"But what happened?" After asking for a while, he finally realized something was wrong.The strange girl who suddenly appeared at home is very weird no matter how you look at it!He turned around suddenly and stared at Ye Kui with guarded eyes, but he didn't ask questions first.

Lin shi comforted Yao'er who was at the side, sighed heavily, and said to Lin An: "An'er, this is your niece."

Lin An was stunned, and said, "Niece?"

"It's a child of the Ye family." Lin looked carefully at Ye Kui's eyebrows, as if trying to find some traces of Xiao Yunniang.

Ye Kui gave a little blessing, and said to Lin An: "I have seen the third uncle."

Hearing the word Sanjiu, Lin's mother and son couldn't help being stunned.Lin frowned and asked, "Your mother told you about those things?"

Ye Kui shook her head, "I just said a few things." When Xiao Yunniang passed away, she was only seven years old, even if Xiao Yunniang had told her everything about the Xiao family, at her age at that time, she shouldn't have remembered everything clearly.Besides, she only saw those things from Xiao Yunniang's diary.But how can the diary in simplified Chinese tell Lin, so some words can only be ambiguous and perfunctory.

After a while, Lin An suddenly said: "Child of the Ye family, I wonder how long you have been in the Ye family?"

"Line two." Although he didn't know why he asked this suddenly, Ye Kui answered truthfully.

Lin An's face changed when he heard it, and his voice trembled slightly: "Could it be that second lady who dared to kill anyone?"

Ye Kui raised the corners of her mouth slightly, and saluted respectfully: "The person the third uncle mentioned is indeed me."

Those words have been spread all over the streets and alleys long ago, and now there is no need to hide them at all. What's more, when Lin An said those words just now, Lin's eyes did not show any disgust or fear, but were full of curiosity and Appreciate.

Since Second Miss Ye's ugly reputation can spread throughout Fengcheng, it naturally means that the words about why she did this have already spread throughout Fengcheng.

He Shi can spread rumors outside in an attempt to destroy her reputation, so wouldn't she just follow suit?One of the rumors is limited to the wise, and the other can also be broken by rumors.It's like hype, first blacking out and then whitewashing, the effect is far better than praising it at the beginning.

What's more, people are probably concerned about Emperor Chengzhen's edict referring to marriage, right?
Ye Kui put away the faint smile on her lips, and said seriously: "The day the He family came in, my mother took me away from Fengcheng. Since then, it has been going on for many years, and it was not until last spring that Xiaoshu and I returned to Ye's house. My relative's spiritual seat can also enter the Ye family's ancestral hall. It's a pity that a clothes tomb is the ultimate."

"Never leave home in life, never leave roots in death..." Lin muttered, "I tried my best to stay in Fengcheng, but she lived and died outside, becoming a rootless ghost..."

Trying everything to stay in Fengcheng?

Ye Kui has more and more doubts about why the Xiao family did not leave Fengcheng.What reason does Lin have to stay in Fengcheng?Could it be that she has been waiting for the Xiao family to be rehabilitated one day?
"I shouldn't have promised her to marry into the Ye family..." Lin began to blame herself, murmured a few words, and then said, "After all, it was the Xiao family's affairs that dragged her down..."

This is true and false.

If Xiao Yunniang hadn't been unable to think about it, she would not have left the Ye family, and she would not have died tragically later.However, if there hadn't been the downfall of the Xiao family, the ancestors probably wouldn't wantonly talk about wanting Ye Chongwen to marry a common wife.But thinking about it this way, if Xiao Yunniang gave birth to a son instead of a daughter, then maybe there would be nothing wrong with the He family.

After all, it's just a trick of good fortune.

"What are you here for today?" Lin An looked at her with guarded eyes, as if he didn't quite believe that she was Xiao Yunniang's daughter, and he seemed not to want to get in touch with those who knew the past of the Xiao family.Or maybe he was simply terrified of her because of her vicious-sounding rumors.

He tightened his arms holding his son, and took another step forward, blocking half of Lin.

Ye Kui took a step back, keeping a little distance can make people feel more secure.

"If Yao'er hadn't discovered me just now, I wouldn't be going to visit today." Ye Kui began to explain, "I have been looking for you since I returned to Fengcheng, but I didn't know you were in Fengcheng until a few days ago."

Mrs. Lin sighed heavily again, and said suddenly: "I've seen it before. If Yun'er is not here, we really have nothing to do with the Ye family. Second Miss Ye should go back earlier, isn't this Chang'an Lane Where you nobles should set foot, you don't have to dirty your good shoes."

Ye Kui was startled.

The meaning of Lin's words couldn't be more clear. Once Xiao Yunniang died, they would have nothing to do with the Ye family. Wouldn't this mean that they wanted to separate themselves from her and Ye Shu?

Although puzzled, Ye Kui knew that now was not the time to ask questions.Without any hesitation, she said bluntly: "In this case, then grandma and third uncle just pretend that I have never been here before."

(End of this chapter)