C15 (1/2)
All the trees and houses had been erased by the darkness of the night, leaving only a vague wheel width. Waves of night wind blew by, and the branches swayed along with the wind, as if they were dancers in the night, dancing a lonely dance.
Yang Lin brought Yang Song and Yang Bai to walk a circle around the walls of the Yang Mansion, and they could see all the night scenery of the Yang Mansion in their view. There weren't many buildings in Yang Mansion, and all of them were hidden in the tall and dense trees. Other than the few courtyards where there were still lights, most of the buildings seemed to be asleep.
Outside the wall, the mountains had also fallen asleep, only the rustling of the mountain breeze could be heard. The mountain peak occupied by the Yang Mansion seemed to be the tallest mountain in the surrounding area. From afar, one could see the nearby villages, with twinkling lights all around the Yang Mansion.
”You may leave.”
Yang Lin waved his hand and Yang Song and Yang Bai disappeared into the night. Just now, Yang Song had told Yang Lin that the Yang Mansion was divided into inner and outer chambers, and that the women all stayed in the inner chamber. Yang Lin walked towards the inner chamber of Yang Mansion. Just as he walked to the entrance of the inner chamber, two girls waited there with lanterns in their hands.
”Master, the Madam is asking you to come.”
Yang Lin nodded and followed the two girls inside. The shaking lanterns shone down on the big trees on both sides of the street, the thick and big tree trunk recorded the Yang Mansion's past. Although there were not many courtyards by the side, it was still ancient, showing the long history of the Yang Mansion.
”Master, this way please.”
Walking to the front of a small courtyard, the two girls pushed aside the yard gate and invited Yang Lin in. It was an exquisite little building, with two floors and five rooms on each floor. Under the guidance of the lantern, Yang Lin arrived at the second floor. There, a door was opened and the girls left.
In the room, Lady Yang sat by a table, holding a piece of cloth in her hand. It looked like she was embroidering a pillowcase, the two roses on top were blooming, but Lady Yang's face was filled with worry. She raised her head and looked at Yang Lin, and then pointed to the seat beside her.
”Sit down.”
Yang Lin sat down and looked up at Lady Yang. Lady Yang's beautiful eyes seemed to contain a trace of sadness. She quickly glanced at Yang Lin and then lowered her head.
”Madam, why are you looking for me?”
”From now on, just call me old madam, Yang Juan is your wife.”
”Old madam?”
Yang Lin almost burst out laughing as he glanced at Yang Juan's mother. She was not that old, and looked to be around thirty years old, just in her prime. She really looked like a sister to Yang Juan.
”Are you very old, madame? Are you still very young? How could he be called an old mistress when he was in his prime? Who has ever seen such a beautiful young madame? ”
Lady Yang's beautiful face instantly turned red, and the melancholy on her face was swept away. He had originally wanted to put on an experienced look in front of Yang Lin, but he couldn't resist revealing a smile. She pretended to be angry and glared at Yang Lin fiercely.
”Go, is that how you talk to your mother-in-law? I'm already over thirty years old, and I'm still in the prime of my life, not to mention young and beautiful. ”
”Oh, is being in your thirties that old?”
Yang Lin stood up and took a step back. He took a careful look at Lady Yang, who was wearing a light, well-proportioned cotton jacket, revealing her slender, shapely body. He leaned forward with his face slightly wiped away, but he looked even more charming, just like the most natural but also the most beautiful on a girl's face. Although he was wearing a long skirt, it still couldn't cover his slightly raised round bottom.
”Madam, the first time I came to borrow a bow and arrow that day, I thought that Yang Mansion had two young misses, thinking that these two sisters looked really alike. Even now, I still think that you two are sisters.”
Although Yang Lin was deliberately flattering his, in his heart, he was also thinking about it for the first time. A woman in his thirties, isn't that the golden age of women? She was standing together with Yang Juan. One was a bud that was about to bloom, and the other was a peach that had just matured.
”I didn't expect you to have such a clever mouth. You sure know how to coax people.” During the day you played them round and round, and now you play me again? ”
”I'm not trying to coax you. What I said was the truth.”
Lady Yang laughed, her face could not help but become hot, her beautiful face turning red like a rose. Although she felt somewhat embarrassed, her heart was still as sweet as honey and her heart was beating wildly. She breathed in and out a few times, calming herself down a bit.
”Stop blabbering, let's be serious. Can you tell me what exactly happened with the five million?”
”Heh heh, I won that five million.”
”Ah, you won?”
”Exactly.”
Seeing Lady Yang's shocked expression, Yang Lin smiled slightly. He then told him about how he went to the Forbidden Land of Fire to sell his prey and shake the dice. Then he remembered the question that had been hovering in his mind.
”Madam, Lei Shu has always kept this in mind. Can you tell me what conflicts exist between Yang Family Villa and Yang Family Villa?”
”Sigh, it's a long story.”
Lady Yang let out a long sigh. Her expression was somewhat unfriendly, as if the scene from ten years ago once again flashed before his eyes. Although she didn't want to talk about it, the shadow had always been with her, making it impossible for her to get rid of it. Now that Yang Lin asked about it, she had no choice but to say it, otherwise she would leave goosebumps in Yang Lin's heart.
”Ten years ago, because I only had a daughter and the second wife did not have any children, but Yang Feng already had two sons, so she wanted to pass his youngest son on to the old master. I knew that she was doing it for the Yang Mansion, so I didn't agree. In order to have a son to inherit the Yang Mansion, I married the third wife for Master. ”
”Not long after marrying the third wife, Yang Feng's husband had his thirtieth birthday, so the old master went to congratulate him. Yang Lei and a few servants went to protect the old master. I didn't expect that after returning, the old master would be completely unwell. He had invited many doctors, but they were still unable to treat him. Even the cause of his illness wasn't found. In less than a month, the old master passed away. ”
”At that time, I had already suspected that Yang Feng had killed her own brother in order to take over Yang Mansion, but he didn't have any evidence so I was extremely angry. He also heard from the servants that Yang Feng had already liked Yang Lei a lot when he was still a young miss in the Yang Mansion. Therefore, I blamed Yang Lei for not protecting the old master well. I don't know if Yang Lei was feeling guilty, or if he truly suffered under the hands of the old master, but in the end, he left the Yang Mansion in a fit of rage. ”
”For the past ten years, I have always sent people to keep an eye on Yang Lei and Yang Feng, hoping to find out the cause of death of the old master. But ten years had passed and Yang Lei and Yang Feng had never interacted with each other before. Thinking about it now, maybe I really wronged Yang Lei at that time. ”
”So that's how it is.”
Yang Lin let out a long breath, as he too, felt as though a heavy burden had been lifted from his heart. Whether Yang Feng liked Yang Lei or not, whether Yang Lei was related to the old master's death, whether Lady Yang wrongly accused Yang Lei or not, these were not important anymore, Yang Lin did not care, and could not be bothered to worry about them.
”Let bygones be bygones, and let it be bygones. With me here in Yang Mansion, no one can even think of trying to harm you. ”
Seeing Yang Lin's confident look, Lady Yang could not help but laugh, it seems that she had chosen the right person. With such a powerful person taking charge of the Yang Mansion, not only Yang Feng, even the bandits would not dare to have any ideas about Yang Mansion.
”Are you really going to sell horses?”