Fu Lianyin's face was filled with disappointment, which did not escape Yun Kexin's notice as she couldn't help but curve her lips slightly: "You're very disappointed, aren't you, Fu Lianyin?"
"You want to use this 'ghost incident' to provoke Third Uncle's resentment and dissatisfaction towards my parents and Uncle's family, adding new strength to your revenge plan. Then you conspire with Dai Chun Ni to exploit my youth against my relatives. Unfortunately, if I let you manipulate me in this life, wouldn't that make my rebirth meaningless?!
"Just wait, I will gradually tear apart your delusions and schemes. Today's Dai Chun Ni is going to be your future—perhaps even a hundred times more miserable than her!"
Immersed in disappointment and anxiety, Fu Lianyin did not notice the flicker of anger deep within Yun Kexin's pupils and her inner thoughts. She stubbornly probed again—
"But how could the Substitute Concubine bully Mother and Father? You must know that Father is the master of the Third House of the Duke's residence, and Mother is the legitimate wife. How could a bought concubine dare to bully the master and mistress?"
Fu Lianyin fixed her gaze on Yun Kexin's rosy and lovely face, trying to discern something from it. However, after looking for a while, apart from that eternally unchanged expression, she truly could not see anything unusual. Confused in her heart, she waited for Yun Kexin's response.
"The Substitute Concubine is a concubine, but she has Third Uncle..." Yun Kexin blinked her watery eyes and pondered for a moment before seemingly innocently uttering a painful truth.
As soon as these words were spoken, she immediately sensed Fu Lianyin's face change abruptly, her lips biting into blood. Meanwhile, Yun Yang also felt a surge of tension throughout his body; his expression was not good—Third Uncle's domineering behavior was evident even to a child!
Back then, the cunning Fu Lianyin had noticed that Yun Jinxiu's relationship with Dai Chun Ni was "unusual," yet she did not receive the master's favor. Thus, she would occasionally mock them coldly but dared not go too far, unwilling to provoke trouble with someone powerful. As a result, Yun Yang had some reservations and treated her coldly but did not dare to neglect her.
However, they never expected that Dai Chun Ni actually did not care about her connection with the Third Old Master of the Duke's residence because she knew it was merely an "old tree" halfway buried in the ground. If she were to bully others now and that tree fell, her future days would be hard to endure.
This is why she never mentioned her relationship with Yun Jinxiu in the Third House and instead tried hard to please Yun Yang while enduring Fu Lianyin's bullying after entering.
People are strange; although Dai Chun Ni harbored jealousy, she had a simple mind yet could analyze pros and cons at appropriate times—she was "foolish for a lifetime but wise at times."
In contrast, Fu Lianyin was filled with cruelty and malice from head to toe, using others cunningly to achieve her own goals while retreating unscathed. Yet such a person would accept Dai Chun Ni's "good strategy" due to the pain of losing a child...
In a sense, she also became an unspoken pawn of the Dai Family—one could say "wise for a lifetime but foolish at times!"
“Seventh Young Lady, come here to Father.” Yun Yang pressed his palm against his forehead and spoke softly.
Yun Yun Kexin obediently walked in front of Yun Yang, standing there in a daze.
“Xiner, remember, you must never say that again,” Yun Yang held Yun Yun Kexin's hand with one hand and placed the other on her shoulder. “And you must never go outside to do that, understand? Quickly promise Father…”
Yun Yun Kexin nodded heavily.
“And also, why did you go looking for Third Uncle this morning?” Yun Yang suddenly asked.
“Master, this was Consort's idea; it has nothing to do with Xiner.” Fu Lianyin stood up beside him, nodded slightly to Yun Yang, and said calmly.
Indeed, “once bitten, twice shy,” the slap from last time was not in vain! The lesson from Dai Chun Ni was not wasted either! Yun Yun Kexin thought bitterly, casting a cold glance at Fu Lianyin without saying a word.
Yun Yang knew what kind of person he was; how could he not understand that at Yun Yun Kexin's current age, she was far from having such awareness and behavior unless someone had “suggested” it! He just hoped Fu Lianyin would admit it herself to remove the psychological shadow she had cast over him last time and leave Yun Yun Kexin with a noble and respectable image of a mother.
“Father, Mother is also doing this for your sake…” Yun Yun Kexin held her hand against Yun Yang's palm, gently shaking it with her childish voice.
Yun Yang smiled lightly without answering. “No one knows a wife better than her husband.” He knew Fu Lianyin's thoughts: Dai Chun Ni had always been protected by Third Uncle, not to be easily struck or scolded; pampering her was also awkward, and he had long endured a belly full of anger.
Now there was finally a proper reason to firmly give her a little reprimand, to avoid adding trouble to the Third House. However, the “Ancestral Family Law” was no joke; that bamboo stick was special—thick and heavy, hitting even a big man would leave wounds. Let alone someone like Dai Chun Ni, who lived in luxury.
At that moment, he acted impulsively without thinking too much. Upon calm reflection afterward, he felt a chill down his spine. If an ordinary Concubine made a mistake, even being beaten to death would be deserved. But Dai Chun Ni was different; if something serious happened to her, it would lead to greater troubles that could affect his career. Therefore, when he saw Yun Jinxiu appear, he was initially very annoyed. However, catching sight of Fu Lianyin desperately making faces at him made him instantly understand her intentions. He then followed Yun Jinxiu's lead; in his heart, he felt grateful to Fu Lianyin instead of blaming her.
“Xiner is really good; Father understands,” Yun Yang finally smiled and gently patted Yun Yun Kexin's head a few times. He then raised his eyes to the group of maids and servants in the room and said, “Let today’s matter pass like this; no one is allowed to mention it again… Granny Feng, take care of Seventh Young Lady back to her room to rest.”
"Yes," the Nursemaid replied, coming over to take Yun Kexin's hand and walk away, but was blocked by Yun Ran.
"Father, Mother, I want to sleep with Seventh Sister tonight..."
Yun Kexin narrowed her eyes: what scheme is Yun Ran up to this time? She noticed that one of Yun Ran's hands was hanging by her side while the other was tightly clenched into a fist, as if holding something secretively...
It dawned on her that in her previous life, because she was favored by Fu Lianyin, she had incurred Yun Ran's deep-seated jealousy. Yun Ran always tried to deal with her—bullying, scheming, slandering, framing, and sabotaging were all tactics she employed. Eventually, she began to ingratiate herself and get close to Yun Kexin, making her let down her guard until her wedding night!
The excuse of "sleeping together" was the best pretext and opportunity for her; was this a scheme or an attempt to befriend her?
"Alright, Kexin wants to sleep with her sister too," Yun Kexin suddenly smiled widely, innocent and adorably foolish, and reached out her hand to Yun Ran, saying, "Come on, sister."
Seeing this, Yun Yang frowned slightly before relaxing and smiling: "That's fine. Ran'er, take good care of your sister. Don't start arguing again. Think about Cousin and Cousin; they are very close to each other."
Yun Ran suppressed her displeasure and teased, "Got it. Father and Mother always favor my sister... Seventh Sister, let's go."
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