My Aloof Lord Ex-Husband Begs for Remarriage
Chapter 266 - 267 Inquiring about News

Chapter 266: Chapter 267 Inquiring about News

"Auntie!"

Xiaoyun blurted out, startling Aunt Wan.

"You girl, instead of serving your master at the Prince Residence, why have you returned to the village?" She anxiously glanced outside and, noticing that Xiaoyun was alone, she felt relieved.

Xiaoyun wasted no time and quickly brought up the matter she wanted to inquire about with Aunt Wan.

Upon hearing what Xiaoyun wanted to investigate, Aunt Wan’s brow immediately furrowed even tighter.

"Auntie, I am now working for the Concubine of the War God Residence! This information is also what the Concubine Madam wishes to know!" Xiaoyun quickly sensed her hesitation and urged while the iron was hot.

"My mother died early, and if it weren’t for you, aunt, and a few other aunts, I’m afraid I wouldn’t have survived this long."

Xiaoyun wrapped her arms around Aunt Wan’s arm, skillfully acting coquettish and charming.

"This information is really important for my master, Auntie, please tell me!"

If she couldn’t get the information from Aunt Wan, she feared she might be killed by Lin Fuying upon her return!

Aunt Wan pondered with a stern face for quite some time before she finally loosened up.

"All right, I can tell you, but when you go back, tell your master, five hundred taels of silver, and I’ll speak!"

"Five hundred taels!"

Xiaoyun’s eyes widened in shock—wasn’t five hundred taels way too much?

"Don’t think it’s too much, you should know, others have offered me thousands of taels and I still wouldn’t speak. The five hundred is only because of our aunt-niece relationship!"

Ever since Chu Yi came knocking on her door, Aunt Wan had realized that what she witnessed that night must be no small matter.

It could even cost her life!

Aunt Wan planned on taking the silver and hiding in the neighboring county for a few months before returning to Xingshan Temple.

No matter how coquettishly Xiaoyun acted, Aunt Wan insisted on the five hundred taels of silver, not one tael less.

The five hundred taels of silver represented a significant expense for Lin Fuying.

She simply couldn’t afford that much ready cash!

For a moment, she even considered directly leveraging the power of the War God Residence to abduct Aunt Wan and torture her for information.

But doing so would surely bring Ye Yunting into the picture.

After pondering for a moment, she continued to speak, "You tell your aunt that if she is willing to share what she knows with me, I can give her an estate in the capital."

The value of that estate was no less than five hundred taels of silver.

"The condition is, after she tells me, she mustn’t tell anyone else."

Lin Fuying’s eyes held a veiled threat as they landed on her, "You should know just how ruthless the Prince can be."

Xiaoyun’s body shuddered violently.

Being in the War God Residence, she knew the truth much clearer than outsiders.

Lin Fuying’s words were by no means a deception.

Haven’t you seen the Princess Consort being "driven" away? Lin Fuying’s assumption of the position as Princess Consort was likely just around the corner.

That’s precisely why she was so eager to curry favor with Lin Fuying.

Even fantasizing about replacing Dong Yue.

Lin Fuying took out a hidden property deed from her vanity box and handed it to Xiaoyun.

Speaking of which, this deed was given to her personally by Ye Yunting to comfort her.

Her place in Ye Yunting’s heart was unique, and she couldn’t let Chu Nanli take it away.

Of course, Lin Fuying had no intention of genuinely giving the estate to Aunt Wan.

Once she found a way to silently dispose of Aunt Wan, she would take back the estate, wouldn’t she?

Xiaoyun and Aunt Wan were clearly unaware of Lin Fuying’s cruel intentions.

Having received what she wanted, Aunt Wan was not about to hold back any longer and told Xiaoyun everything about what had happened that day.

"Come here, I’ll tell you; that day, I personally saw..."