Chapter 42: Leniency for Those Who Confess (Part 2)

  Returning to Lingmu Manor, Ye Yun strode into the great hall and slammed her hand heavily on the table, which cracked loudly and split apart, scattering debris everywhere.

  Everyone was stunned, each nervously tense, staring at Ye Yun tightly.

  Ling Wei swallowed hard, feeling scared for the first time in her heart.

  Ye Yun turned around, a cold light flashing in her eyes, directly shooting towards Ling Wei.

  The chief culprit! If it weren't for her, why would she be insulted by others?!

  Ling Wei took a step back in fear and bumped into the four great guards standing behind her.

  "You're being protected too well! You can't even tell what you can and can't do! The old lady wants to marry you off to Yan Qing, but that's just an idea, who knows if the Yan family will agree or not. This matter isn't even worth mentioning. You're making a scene like this, aren't you afraid of losing face? If this gets out, who'll still dare to marry you?"

  Ling Wei let out a sigh and sat down in the chair, "Fortunately, Yan Qing didn't make a big deal about it. If he was a difficult person to talk to, this would have been a huge embarrassment for you, your brother, and the Ling Mu Mountain Villa! Do you think it's easy for your father and brother to support the Ling Mu Mountain Villa? The life you have now is all thanks to their hard work! You don't even know how to be grateful, yet you cause such a ridiculous scene!"

  Ling Wei hung her head in shame, scolded by Ye Yun. As she thought back on everything that had happened, she finally realized just how outrageous her actions had been.

  The wedding had not been settled yet, but she actually came to the door and made a big noise. Fortunately, Ye Yun arrived in time, otherwise she would have done something even more embarrassing.

  If Ling Feng finds out about this, she...

  "This thing, you can't hide it from your brother. You'd better honestly admit your mistake to him!" Ye Yun saw Ling Wei hanging her head, looking like she was reflecting on herself, and didn't want to say anything more.

  The words had just fallen when Ling Feng's icy voice, tinged with a hint of anger, came over.

  "What did I do wrong?"

  Ling Wei was so frightened that she shrunk her neck and slowly turned her head around, her face deathly pale. "Brother..."

  Ling Feng walked into the hall and saw the table that had been smashed to pieces, furrowing his brow.

  "Don't ask, I did it." Ye Yun glared at Ling Feng with a bad temper as soon as she saw him.

  When he needs to appear, even his personal shadow can't be seen.

  Everything has been taken care of, and he's finally shown up. It would be better if you could just pick up something that's already available, right?

  Ling Feng's eyebrows relaxed as he stepped forward, taking her hands in his. In a gentle voice, he asked, "Which hand did you slap with? Does it hurt? If you're angry, you can smash things, just don't hurt yourself."

  Everyone stared at Ling Feng in shock and dismay.

  Good heavens! Is this still the ruthless lord of their manor? Someone dies in front of him and his eyes won't even blink.

  Ye Yun just slapped the table, and the broken "corpse" of the table was still lying on one side, how innocent.

  He actually cared about whether Ye Yun's hand was slapped sore!

  Lian Ye Yun was stunned and couldn't snap back to reality.

  Even if you have to pretend to be in love, do you have to take it so seriously at this time?

  "It's nothing." Ye Yun stiffly withdrew her hand, "But where did you go earlier? People couldn't find you."

  "I'm going out to take care of something." Ling Feng stubbornly grasped Ye Yun's hand, exerting a bit of force so she couldn't struggle free. "What happened?"

  Ye Yun's anger was just dissipated by Ling Feng's numb movements, and she couldn't get angry at this time. She glanced at Ling Wei with a faint look.

  "Ask your sister." Anyway, even if they didn't say it, the rumors outside would soon reach Ling Feng's ears.

  It's better for him to confess now and get a lighter punishment than to be exposed by others later.

  "Ling Wei?" Ling Feng turned his head and saw Ling Wei lowering her head, not daring to look up. This was her usual behavior when she had done something wrong. "What happened?"

  Ling Wei clenched her fists tightly around her clothes, not daring to make a sound.

  Ye Yun sighed, "You'd better be honest. Anyway, this matter will somehow leak out even if Yan Qing stops it. Waiting for others to tell your brother is not as good as you being frank now and getting a lighter punishment. Maybe he won't be too angry."

  "Yan Qing?" Ling Feng's body emitted an even colder aura, "Ling Wei!"

  Ling Wei's whole body shook, and she squatted down to wail, "Gege, I know I was wrong. Gege, don't be angry."

  Seeing Ling Wei like this, Ye Yun let out a faint sigh and pulled on the hand that Ling Feng was holding hers with.

  Ling Feng turned his head back, and there was also a hint of helplessness in his eyes.

  Ye Yun let Xing Er accompany Ling Wei back, and comfort her well.

  She and Ling Feng returned to Tingfeng Building together, and she told him everything that had happened in detail.

  "Yan Qing should suppress the lower officials in the government, not allowing them to spread it out. But where is there a wall that doesn't leak in this world? This matter will definitely be passed on."

  Ling Feng furrowed his good-looking eyebrows, lost in thought about something.

  Ye Yun gave him a slanted glance and said, "Whether your sister can get married or not depends on her own luck. She's young and impulsive, I reckon she must have been instigated by someone to do such a thing. I remember I didn't say anything about Old Lady wanting to marry her off to Yan Qing, how did she know? Hey, do you have any leads?"

  Ling Feng raised his eyes and looked at Ye Yun, with a hint of undercurrents surging in his gaze, making Ye Yun's heart skip a beat.

  "What's wrong?" Ye Yun asked.

  "That Di Yuan, why did he have to slander you like that? I'll go and get to the bottom of it, for your sake." Ling Feng's eyes flashed with a cold light, actually carrying a murderous intent.

  "Huh?!" Ye Yun's mouth was agape in surprise. "I just spent half the day talking to you about Ling Wei, and you're thinking of this?"

  "Of course! You're the one I brought, and someone actually dares to slander you? I'll definitely help you get to the bottom of it, can't let you suffer unjustly!" Ling Feng said matter-of-factly.

  "This...” Ye Yun's emotions were complicated, “I didn't plan on letting it go like this, but today Di Yuan was also taken care of by me. I'm going to start from somewhere else and see where that rumor came from. I'll find the root of the problem and solve it once and for all."

  "Alright! That's fine too. I'll take care of this matter, I'll help you investigate." Ling Feng's thin lips curled up, revealing a smile so beautiful it was bewildering.

  Ye Yun's mouth was agape in shock, but she immediately regained her composure and tried not to be swayed by him. "Wait! Don't talk about me, what about your sister? What are you going to do?"

  "Yan Qing's side has been handled. As for the subsequent problems, it depends on Ling Wei's own luck. She made such a big fuss, even if she was a very capable matchmaker, it would be difficult to get her out of this situation. I just hope that the servants in Yan's household will keep their mouths shut and not leak any information." Ling Feng's attitude seemed to be one of indifference, as if he didn't care about the outcome.

  Ye Yun didn't know how to describe her current mood.

  "I thought you were very fond of your little sister..."

  Did she misunderstand?

  "You're referring to Ling Wei's personality, right? That was how my father spoiled her. Later on, I didn't restrain her much either, so naturally she became a bit arrogant. However, she has always been simple-minded, just as you said earlier, what she did might have been instigated by someone else."

  "So you just heard me talking!" Ye Yun sighed.

  I thought her words had all fallen on deaf ears.

  Ling Feng blinked his eyes and said, "How could a husband not listen to his wife's words?"

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