Chapter 23 Past Events

  Wang thought for a moment and seemed to have forgotten who had bad breath.

  But... is she really that smelly?

  "Ah, can't talk to you anymore. Your mouth is full of stinky air, I'm about to throw up. I'm leaving." Ye Yun just lifted her foot, "By the way, you're so smelly now, hurry up and leave. It's too damaging to our Lingmu Manor's image. If you can't walk, I'll have someone hire a sedan chair for you. Yan Cheng, take care of it."

  "Yes! I'll go and take care of it right away!"

  Wang thought to herself, "Is this girl deceiving her?" She took a sniff and indeed smelled something foul.

  No! It will still stink if we go back like this. Wang was getting anxious.

  "Wait a minute. I'm also Ling Feng's aunt, and I'm one of the people from Ling Miao Mountain Villa. Why can't I use the mouthwash from Ling Miao Mountain Villa?"

  Ye Yun turned around, her phoenix eyes flashing with a hint of sharpness, "One of our own? You're really good at praising yourself."

  "Ling Feng is being polite and calling you 'Auntie' because you once took in his mother and son. What did you just scold him for? Being ungrateful and disloyal? We, the Ling family, haven't even done anything yet, but you're already wearing a tall hat. I recall that your granddaughter got married recently, right? It was under the banner of our Ling's Mountain Manor, who provided the generous dowry? When your grandson caused trouble, who helped you resolve it? And when you gambled away all your family's property, who helped you redeem it?"

  One after another, the questions left Mr. Wang speechless. His face turned pale and then red, a truly colorful sight.

  Ye Yun continued: "You initially only provided a decent place for the mother and son to live, and some leftover food. Now he's helping you avoid bankruptcy and homelessness, and even helped you keep your family's only heir, so that you can continue your lineage. You're already in his debt! How dare you come here and scold him loudly?! I really want to find someone to discuss this with, what kind of nerve do you have, coming to Lingyu Mountain Villa every few days to cause trouble?! Do you think Lingyu Mountain Villa is easy to bully?! Any woman can come here and scold the master, slander and defame! From now on, if you dare to come here and say one more word against Ling Feng's reputation, I won't just throw you out. I'll go to the government office and accuse you of damaging the reputation of the master of Lingyu Mountain Villa!"

  Ye Yun's words caused Wang Shi's face to turn from white to green and then black.

  She just relied on Ling Feng not daring to say anything to her as a senior, so she was so reckless. Unexpectedly, she was twice made a fool of by this newcomer maid.

  "Xing Er! Mouthwash!"

  Ye Yun gave an order and Xing Er immediately handed over the prepared mouthwash.

  Ye Yun sneered and stepped closer to Wang, "You wanted mouthwash? Fine. I'll give it to you! Go ahead and rinse that stinky mouth of yours!"

  After finishing speaking, she grasped Wang's chin with one hand and forced her to open her mouth, while using the other hand to pour a whole bottle of mouthwash into her mouth.

  Wang struggled, but was completely no match for Ye Yun.

  The four great guards and Xiang Er all looked on coldly, having suffered for so long, they were finally able to vent their frustrations, it was truly a great relief!

  "If you dare to come back and scold those untrue things again, I will make all the scolding things true! If you still want to get benefits from Ling Feng, think twice before opening your stinky mouth. Don't give me a reason to make those things true! Hmph!"

  Ye Yun had a field day, and Wang was completely deflated, sitting on the side spitting out water.

  Ye Yun gave her a cold stare and turned to ask Yan Cheng: "How did she get here?"

  It doesn't look like she walked here either.

  "She hired a carriage, and we paid for it." Yan Cheng took the opportunity to report her.

  "Alright! Go hire a carriage to send her back." Ye Yun glared coldly at Wang Shi again, "Listen up. This is the last time Ling Mu Mountain Villa will spend money for you. Next time, come and spend your own money. Yan Cheng, pass on my words: from now on, anyone from Ling Mu Mountain Villa who dares to spend money for her will be using their own money to indulge her. Ling Mu Mountain Villa won't give her another penny."

  "Yes!" Yan Cheng nodded vigorously, his eyes gleaming brightly.

  After dealing with Wang's affairs, Ye Yun returned to her own room and immediately removed her armor.

  "Oh no! I'm starving! Xing'er, I want to eat!"

  "Dim sum has been prepared for you." Xing'er considerately brought in breakfast, knowing she must be hungry, so she instructed the kitchen to prepare while washing her mouth.

  Taking advantage of Ye Yun's pause while eating, Xing Er said with a face full of admiration: "Young Madam! You just spoke so well! It was exhilarating! After being stifled for so long, we finally got to vent our frustrations!"

  Ye Yun bit into a pastry, "I've always found it strange. Why is the master of the manor being so polite to her and letting her scold him? And agreeing to so many of her demands."

  Xing'er's expression turned gloomy, "Young Madam, you mustn't blame our Young Master for this. Actually, it was the idea of Young Master's mother. Because Lady Wang had helped them in their time of need, just as you said, by giving them a place to take refuge. However, Young Master's mother said that one should repay kindness with even greater kindness. Therefore, Young Master cannot be disrespectful to Lady Wang for his entire life. That's why he has tolerated her tantrums all these years."

  "What nonsense!" Ye Yun frowned, "You're really good at finding trouble. The exchange was already fair enough, but you want to repay kindness with a flood of gratitude. Repaying kindness also depends on the person! She's obviously just a greedy and insatiable person. That's a bottomless pit, how can it be filled?"

  "Missus said so. However, that was after all the young master's deceased mother's last wish, and it cannot be disrespected." Xing Er said.

  "Huh? Wait a minute, why do you always refer to the young master's mother? Isn't she your wife?" Ye Yun found it strange.

  "Xing'er shook her head, "No. The mistress has been gone for a long time. The old master never remarried. The mistress's biological son is the eldest young master, and the old master had already arranged for the eldest young master to have another estate before he passed away, so the eldest young master isn't here."

  "Your master didn't marry your young mistress's mother?" Ye Yun raised her voice, "How could that be? She gave birth to a son for your master, right? People say 'a mother is noble because of her son', but she doesn't even have this?"

  "No." Xing Er hastily explained, "Actually, the old master's true love was the young master's mother. But she passed away very early on. The old master felt guilty towards her and so despite Madam's opposition, he brought the young master to the mountain villa, acknowledging him as his grandson. He also feared that Madam would make things difficult for the young master, so he sent him to Qi Shan to become an apprentice and learn martial arts. Only after he had finished learning did he return."

  "It's like that. It seems things are not simple after all." Ye Yun took a sip of tea, "Continue speaking."

  "Huh? What did you say?" Xing Er didn't understand what Ye Yun wanted her to say.

  "Let's talk about your family's master and young mistress first. Anyway, I'm also very bored, you might as well keep me company." Ye Yun adjusted her posture, leisurely preparing to listen to the story.

  "This... actually, the young master will tell you later." Xing'er cleared her throat, "I heard that in the past, the old master and the young master's mother were truly in love. However, the young master's mother's family was declining, and at that time, the elder master looked down on the young master's mother's humble background, only willing to let the old master take her as a concubine."