bullyxtreme Chapter 194: Best friend wants to be stepmother! Father and daughter fall out!
Chapter 194: Best friend wants to be stepmother! Father and daughter fall out!
In the mighty general's mansion, Cao Rui began to implement his strategy against Luo Lin.
There is no need to show up in person, just spend some money to spread rumors.
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The early morning sunlight shone through the gaps in the silk curtains and onto Luolin's bed.
She rubbed her sleepy eyes and yawned, the nightmare from last night still lingering in her mind - she dreamed that her brother Ji Yuan was beaten to death by their father!
terrible!
After being awakened, Luo Lin couldn't fall asleep until dawn, so she simply got up and prepared to visit her mother and brother.
With the help of her personal maid, she put on a plain long dress, simply combed her hair, and hurried to her mother's room.
"Is my mother awake?"
"Awake, miss."
"Did my mother sleep well last night?"
"not so good."
Luo Lin asked softly.
The maidservant brought as a dowry by Yan Ji answered softly.
After understanding the basic situation, Luo Lin suppressed her worries, forced a bright smile, and pushed the door open quietly. She saw Yan Ji sitting in front of the dressing table, staring at the mirror in a daze.
"Mom, let me comb your hair!"
"Okay!"
Yan Ji came back to her senses and forced a smile on her face. With Luo Lin's help, she tied her hair into a beautiful bun and her mood became much better.
After successfully completing the task, Luo Lin went to visit her brother Ji Yuan.
Ji Yuan only had some scratches, with no broken bones, but he lay powerless in the reclining chair, with a dull look on his face, as if he had lost his soul.
"Brother, how are you feeling today?"
Luo Lin sat next to the reclining chair and asked cautiously.
Ji Yuan forced a smile: "I'm fine, don't worry."
This doesn't look like everything is alright!
Luo Lin said indignantly:
"Brother, I don't think Xinyue is any good, just tell me what kind of sister-in-law you want, and I'll find one for you!"
What a good sister! Unfortunately, Ji Yuan didn't appreciate it and said:
"I'm a little tired, go and do your thing."
"Humph!"
Luo Lin stood up angrily, thinking that ever since Xinyue claimed that she wanted to join this family, the originally peaceful family has been thrown into chaos. She is really a jinx and a vixen.
Damn it!
I really want to scratch her face!
Luo Lin was holding her breath. She had originally planned to go to the street to buy some supplements for her mother and brother, but now she decided to move back and go to the small garden, and let her personal maid watch at the entrance of the Lotus Gate.
She broke off a branch and prepared to kill the flowers and plants to vent her anger.
Unexpectedly, I saw a few lazy maids and servants eating melon seeds and chatting in the small garden.
"Have you heard? As soon as Madam Xinyue enters the house, Madam will be driven to the Buddhist temple to practice meditation! I have said it before, men are all cats that steal fish, but it's a pity that Madam didn't listen and didn't take preventive measures in advance. Now, these are all right!"
When Luo Lin heard this, she stopped involuntarily and thought, Xinyue was about to come in, how come she didn’t know?
"Xinyue is favored by the general, and it is obvious that he favors his concubine over his wife. You should be more careful in the future, lest you offend Xinyue for no reason and get your skin peeled off."
"Madam, you are so lucky. You have the support of the young master and the young lady. Is it true that you have no chance of turning things around?"
"You idiot, didn't you see that the young master was almost beaten to death yesterday! I think that after Madam Xinyue gives birth to the child, the young master will be sent to the border, and his life and death will be left to fate."
"As for the young lady, hehe, just find someone to marry in your hometown in the Northeast. We are thousands of miles apart, and I'm afraid we will never meet again."
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Hearing this, Luo Lin's face turned pale instantly. She clenched her fists, her nails almost digging into her palms, and she tried hard to restrain her emotions from getting out of control.
But I can't help it!
She jumped out and shouted:
"Who told you that Xinyue is going to marry in soon? You're still favoring your concubine over your wife, bah!"
The maids were so frightened that they quickly waved their hands and knelt down to admit their mistakes.
I heard this from the kitchen helper.
The one who said that he heard it from the stable master.
"If you dare to gossip again, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Luo Lin felt a headache after hearing this, but she couldn't find the source of the problem. She only knew that the news had spread throughout the house. She waved the branch and hit the boys a few times at random, but it didn't make her feel better at all. Instead, she became panicked and felt that the future for herself, her mother and her brother was bleak.
It seems that no one can protect them in this family.
suddenly!
Luo Lin thought of Cao Rui, the other male owner of the general's mansion. It seemed that he was the only one who could help protect them now.
So Luo Lin turned around and found Nu Dahai, begging him desperately:
"Father, I beg you to drive Xinyue out of the house or marry her to my brother!"
Nu Dahai said angrily: "What do you know as a child? Xinyue is a princess appointed by the emperor himself. How can your brother, a loser, be worthy of her!"
Luo Lin felt a little desperate after hearing this, but continued to argue:
"Dad, you used to praise my brother for his proficiency in archery and horsemanship, his outstanding literary and military talents, so how come he has become a waste? Although Princess Xinyue is of noble status, my brother is not bad either!"
"Besides, my brother is sincere to Princess Xinyue. If you can marry Princess Xinyue to me, my brother will definitely treat her well, and our family will be able to settle down."
Nu Dahai waved his hand impatiently and said:
"Humph, the past is the past. Now he dares to disobey me. He is an unfilial son. How can he dream of becoming Princess Xinyue? Let's not talk about this matter again!"
Luo Lin bit her lip, tears welling up in her eyes:
"Dad, after all, you just want to enjoy Princess Xinyue for yourself! Don't you think you are old enough to be someone's father?"
"It's fine if an old cow eats young grass, but in order to marry her, do you have to divorce my mother first and send us brothers and sisters away?"
"After all, there is no reason to let a princess be a concubine!"
Those foolish maids have only seen the concubine being favored and the wife being neglected, but they don't know what a miserable end the eldest wife will have when she is forced to give way to the new wife.
"presumptuous!"
Nu Dahai was hit in the back, his face was extremely gloomy:
"You unfilial daughter, do you also want to disobey me?"
Luo Lin was not afraid at all. Seeing that the window paper had been torn, Nu Dahai still had no intention of changing his mind.
She was completely desperate. She knelt down, kowtowed three times, then stood up and left.
Nu Dahai was so angry that he pulled out his knife and slashed around the room. Everyone wanted to betray him. Why couldn't they fulfill his and Xinyue's old-young love?
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It is said that after Luo Lin left crying, she found Cao Rui as quickly as possible and said hopefully:
"Uncle Cao, I heard some rumors about Xinyue, I...I'm very scared now!"
Although the rumors were all made up by Cao Rui, he was not sure what kind of story they would become as they spread, so he asked the maid to make her a cup of hot tea and told her slowly after she calmed down.
"Lin'er, I'm one of the male owners of the General's Mansion. I can be considered your stepfather. No matter what difficulties you encounter, you can tell your stepfather!"
Luo Lin nodded repeatedly with emotion, choking up and saying:
"He is completely obsessed with that woman. He wants to marry her, but I'm afraid he can't even get past the clan house."
"He is just a famous general, but he dares to take a princess as his concubine. Will he dare to covet the queen in the future? The emperor and all the civil and military officials in the court cannot tolerate him!"
"If he wants to marry a princess, he has to divorce my mother first and make room for his wife!"
"Uncle Cao, I...I am willing to recognize you as my father. Only you can give us a real home."
Cao Rui said solemnly: "Lin'er, don't worry, as long as I am here, this family will not fall apart!"
"As long as I'm here, you won't be hurt, but your mother has too deep feelings for him, I'm afraid she may not abandon him and choose me."
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