Marrying Wife and Concubine Together: After Rebirth, I Remarried the Scumbag's Father on the Sp

"Sister!" Lin Xiaoruan's eyes immediately turned red with grievance.

Lin Yiwan asked gently, "Do you remember when you lost this sachet?"

Lin Xiaoruan usually practices medicine outside, so she really can't remember.

She murmured softly, "Maybe someone grabbed it while I was walking outside. I really don't remember!"

Lin Yiwan turned to look at the bewildered Madam Cui. "There are so many similar sachets in this world. Go ask your Second Young Master if he has any other keepsakes. If he does, I'll consider a marriage between our two families. If not, it's a misunderstanding. Madam Cui should be well aware of the consequences of slandering our Zhan Yihou Mansion, right?"

Mrs. Cui was filled with anger and resentment. After all, she was the mistress of the Minister of Revenue's Mansion. Why did Lin Yiwan pour water on her?

Besides, it is her blessing that the Cui family chose Lin Xiaoruan!

She should have happily agreed to his proposal, so how could she dare to refuse?

Why should she?

She forced herself to speak, "Madam Hou, we are both mistresses of the household. We should all know how important reputation is to an unmarried woman. Even if I tried to keep it a secret for Miss Xiaoruan, there's no guarantee that someone else would spread the story. How can you, on your own, stop the gossips of the world?"

Lin Yiwan said in a deep voice, "Even if everyone is telling the truth, if anyone is making up rumors, don't blame me for getting to the bottom of it!"

Mrs. Cui shrank her neck in fear and glared at Lin Xiaoruan fiercely: "I didn't make up any rumors. I'm going to go back and ask my son if he has any other tokens. As long as you have done it, don't even think about denying it!"

She raised her hand to wipe her face and left in shame.

Lin Yiwan then looked at Lin Xiaoruan: "What's going on between you and Cui Lingshao?"

Lin Xiaoruan replied, "When I was at the pharmacy seeing patients before, he had an emergency and insisted on cutting in line. I reprimanded him in public, and he started lashing out and threatening to teach me a lesson sooner or later. I didn't take it seriously, but who would have thought he would repeatedly pester me in public and even buy me gifts, which I threw back at him!"

Lin Yiwan immediately understood that she had encountered a rogue.

But why did it have to be the Cui family?

Or was it that Cui Lingshao was following someone else's orders and deliberately plotting against Zhan Yihou's Mansion?

Qin Jinjin should have been behind this.

In order to confirm what she thought, Lin Yiwan asked Zi'er to inquire about Cui Lingshao's whereabouts.

Soon, she hurried back to report: "He gambled heavily with others at the Jixiang Casino and has now lost about five thousand taels of silver, and he's still shouting that he wants to make up for it!"

Lin Xiaoruan muttered softly, "Sister Zi'er, how could I possibly choose such a gambler?"

Zi'er said, "How about I help you kill him?"

Lin Yiwan immediately interrupted, "Don't be impulsive. The Cui family is the residence of the Minister of Revenue. How can you take his life without sufficient reason?"

Zi'er said anxiously, "But we can't just watch his family force Xiaoruan to marry him, right? I saw him at the gambling house, and he couldn't even walk steadily. It was obvious that he'd been drained of his body by alcohol and sex!"

Lin Xiaoruan also spoke up: "Sister, he went to the pharmacy to see a doctor, and he was also treating those dirty diseases. I ignored him. It was the shopkeeper who told me about it later!"

Lin Yiwan immediately had an idea. She lowered her voice and said, "Let's go to the gambling house to meet him!"

Several women disguised themselves as men and came to the Jixiang Casino, where they saw a pale and thin young man sweating profusely at the gambling table.

He gritted his teeth and yelled, "I don't believe this. I bet big, so how can I not make a comeback this time?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the dealer shout: "Small!"

Cui Lingshao suddenly became as dejected as a defeated rooster. He took out the last silver note from his sleeve and handed it over reluctantly.

At this time, the dealer had already shouted, "Second Master Cui, you are completely broke? Do you still want to gamble? You even bet the jade crown on your head. Do you think you still have something valuable?"

Cui Lingshao replied inexplicably, "I'm about to become the brother-in-law of Marquis Zhan Yi. Are you still worried that I don't have money?"

As soon as the words fell, there was silence all around.

Finally, the banker asked cautiously, "Second Master Cui, is this true? The capital is so big, don't lie to us with your lies!"

Cui Lingshao raised his chin proudly. "How could I lie to you, you coward? My mother has already gone to the Marquis Zhan Yi's mansion to propose marriage. Good news will come out soon, and it will definitely shock you!"

Everyone quickly flattered him, "Congratulations, Second Young Master! If you don't have enough money, let's go for another round!"

After hearing this, Lin Xiaoruan's eyes turned red with anger.

She said anxiously: "Sister, look at him, he is talking nonsense. We have already rejected her mother, and he still dares to ruin my reputation!"

Lin Yiwan soothed softly, "Don't panic. I'll ask her to clarify everything for you no matter how bad he is. I have my own way!"

She quickly took the banknote and stepped forward, slapping it heavily in front of the dealer and said, "I'll bet on Second Young Master Cui!"

Because she deliberately dressed as a man when she went out, no one could recognize her true identity.

I just think she is a pretty good-looking young lady with a jade-like face. Many people's eyes look a little different the moment they see her.

Cui Lingshao, in particular, could not move his eager eyes away from the stack of banknotes.

He asked with a complicated look in his eyes: "Why? Do you want to bet with me? But I have no money left!"

Lin Yiwan said indifferently, "This is the capital I'm giving you. Feel free to use it for gambling. If you win, it's yours. If you lose, it's mine!"

Everyone couldn't help but gasp. Is this young master crazy? No matter how rich he is, he can't be so wasteful.

At this time, a man quickly squeezed over and said, "Young Master, give me the banknotes as capital. I have great luck and gambling skills, and I will definitely make you a fortune!"

Cui Lingshao recovered from his brief shock. Without hesitation, he pushed the man away, cursing, "Smash him to pieces! Now it's your turn to steal my fortune!"

The man retorted unyieldingly, "How can you be so lucky? Have you ever won a hundred taels of silver since you entered this gambling house?"

Cui Lingshao's expression was complicated and ugly. He gritted his teeth and said, "That was because I didn't have enough capital before. Now that I have the support of the young master, do you think I can win?"

He subconsciously snatched the stack of banknotes, his face full of greed.

Everyone couldn't help but laugh: "Second Master Cui, are you afraid you'll lose everything again?"

Cui Lingshao turned to look at Lin Yiwan: "If I lose, will you let me return these banknotes?"

Lin Yiwan said calmly, "Of course not. My family is coming to the capital to do jade business, and the last thing we lack is money. Now that these banknotes have been handed over to Master Cui, you can use them as you wish!"

Cui Lingshao's face lit up with smiles instantly. He subconsciously reached out to pat Lin Yiwan's shoulder, but she dodged him without leaving a trace.