She was buried alive at the start, but she's determined to smash her ex-husband's head in

I just ask that you don't tell anyone...

Ye pulled Lin Qingwei along, all her usual arrogance and pickiness gone, replaced by deep fear in her eyes.

Lin Qingwei sneered inwardly, but pretended to be very surprised: "What is Mother doing?"

"You don't like Yao'er! I'll make sure she never appears in front of you again! Don't worry! She will definitely not target you again! Also! Your engagement with the young master! When you get married, your mother will make sure you leave the Lin family in style! Your dowry will definitely not be less than Yao'er's!"

She pleaded with Lin Qingwei in an extremely humble posture and attitude, every word tinged with a heavy sob.

Lin Qingwei: "Did Mother herself promise me this?"

"Yes! I promised you! If you have any other requests, please let me know! Your mother will do her best to fulfill them!"

"The only person eligible to enter the palace as a companion for the students is me," Lin Qingwei said.

Madam Ye nodded without hesitation: "Of course! Of course it's yours! Yao'er is weak, how can she go to the palace? She might offend a noble person and implicate the entire Lin family! Of course it's yours!"

When you hold a secret that someone doesn't want to be discovered until their death, you essentially possess all the rights to that person.

"Then thank you very much, Mother."

"It should! It should!"

Lin Qingwei smiled slightly: "Besides that, I also want the ledgers that Father has collected regarding the bribes that Prince Duan has received privately."

Ye Shi could understand the first request, but Lin Qingwei's second request put her in a very difficult position.

Lin Zhengwen did indeed respect and cherish her, but he never allowed her to interfere in matters of state. Even she didn't know that Lin Zhengwen had a ledger of the bribes that Prince Duan had received. How did Lin Qingwei know about it?

She looked at Lin Qingwei's calm and composed expression, and cold sweat broke out on her back.

What is Lin Qingwei's purpose in returning? What exactly does the person behind her want?

"Mother, you only need to do what I want you to do, and I can guarantee that the things you don't want anyone to know will be buried forever, the Lin family will live in peace, and you and Father will be as harmonious as ever."

Upon hearing this, Madam Ye shuddered and gritted her teeth, agreeing.

It's just an account book, isn't it? That Prince Duan was already arrogant because of his favor, and he did many things that were wasteful of the people's resources. Handing over the account book can be considered as accumulating good fortune for himself.

Outside Qinghui Hall, Lai's mother craned her neck to look inside, looking extremely anxious and worried. When she saw Ye Shi walking out in a daze, she quickly went to meet her and helped her up.

Ye leaned against her, exhausted, her legs trembling.

This broke Lai's mother's heart. She thought Lin Qingwei had done something outrageous again, and immediately started yelling, "That little bitch..."

"Shut up! Show some respect to the young lady!" Madam Ye shouted sternly, then looked around fearfully, afraid that Lin Qingwei would overhear.

Madam Lai was dumbfounded. Usually, Madam Ye was the one who scolded the most fiercely. Why was she like this today? Could it be that she was really frightened by the fact that the eldest young lady whipped the master and then beat the second young lady?

That can't be! Wouldn't the lady be even angrier? What happened that she doesn't know about?

"There is only one maid in Qinghui Hall, so Madam doesn't need to worry about being overheard." Madam Ye was in such a bad state that Madam Lai could only put aside her doubts and comfort her first.

Madam Ye immediately grabbed her hand and said, "Quick! Go and pick some clever and capable maids and servants to send to Qinghui Hall! Let Qingwei choose, and if she's not satisfied, you can choose again! Keep going until she's satisfied!"

Lai's mother was even more puzzled, her brows furrowed, and the wrinkles on her face revealed disbelief.

"I'm warning you! Don't do anything to these people that would upset Qingwei!"

Madam Lai immediately lowered her head respectfully and said, "Don't worry, Madam, you've given the instructions, there definitely won't be any problems!"

It was puzzling, but Madam must have her reasons for doing this. Lai's mother thought that after so many years, the mother and daughter had finally talked things out, and Madam Ye wanted to make it up to Lin Qingwei.

Where is the master?

"The master has taken his medicine and is probably asleep by now."

"Go to Wenxin Pavilion to see the master!"

She couldn't worry about anything else now; she had to do something quickly to make Lin Qingwei see it, so that she could feel at ease!

Lin Zhengwen, who had been beaten all over by his crazed daughter and dared not tell the truth in front of the doctor for fear of losing face, had just taken his medicine and fallen asleep. He was filled with indescribable sorrow and indignation. He had finally had a moment of peace and quiet when he heard hurried footsteps again.

He frowned as he looked at the newcomer, who was Lian'er, who was beside Lin Xiuyao.

Lian'er cried so hard she could barely breathe. She knelt on the ground and recounted what had just happened at Manfangzhai, how Lin Xiuyao had been humiliated and beaten by Lin Qingwei, to the point that Lin Xiuyao was now bedridden and seriously ill. She begged Lin Zhengwen to seek justice for Lin Xiuyao.

Lin Zhengwen felt a headache coming on. What was the big deal? Lin Qingwei dared to hit him, so what was wrong with hitting Lin Xiuyao?

He gave a few perfunctory words, telling Lian'er to take good care of Lin Xiuyao, and that he would handle it. Lian'er didn't realize that Lin Zhengwen was unwell and was about to continue crying when Ye Shi arrived.

"Master!" Madam Ye said before even entering the door, "I have thought about it carefully, and since Qingwei returned to the manor, we have shown her far too little care!"

Upon seeing Lian'er, Madam Ye's expression darkened. Why was she speaking to Lin Zhengwen at a time like this? Yao'er is truly insensible!

Lian'er shrank back a little and moved to the side. Madam Ye sat down next to Lin Zhengwen and said softly, "I originally thought that Qingwei grew up in the countryside and would not know the rules. I didn't expect that she was so polite in every way when she went to the Duke's mansion. Many ladies praised her."

"I think we shouldn't consider Princess Yuanjia's assignment as a study companion any longer; let Qingwei go."

Lian'er's expression changed drastically, and she immediately lowered her head, pondering what to do! If the Second Miss found out about this, she would be furious!

"Qingwei? But..."

Lin Zhengwen instinctively felt it was impossible; his wounds were still burning and stinging. But then he hesitated when he thought of Lin Qingwei's words.

What if she really has a powerful figure behind her that I can't afford to offend?

The more she thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Otherwise, how could Lin Qingwei have dared to attack her? And how could she have persuaded Ye Shi, who had always hated her the most, to act as her advocate?

For him, having Lin Qingwei act as a study companion was no loss at all; both were his daughters, and there was no difference between them.

Madam Ye then advised, "Master, Qingwei is always very thorough and much more reliable than Yao'er. In addition, Yao'er is ill and I'm afraid she won't get better anytime soon. What if she goes to the palace and passes on her illness to the noble ladies there?"

"Alright, let's do it this way. You take good care of Qingwei and prepare the things she'll need for entering the palace." Lin Zhengwen was already wavering and couldn't resist Ye Shi's persuasion.

"Qingwei doesn't understand many of the rules. Go and invite a nanny who teaches etiquette to familiarize her with the palace etiquette first."

Lian'er was stunned. How could the master and madam have become completely different people in just one afternoon?