My Aloof Lord Ex-Husband Begs for Remarriage
Chapter 350 - 351 Provocation

Chapter 350: Chapter 351 Provocation

"Father also said that cousin has quite gained His Majesty’s favor in the court now, and our entire Yang Family’s honor rests on cousin alone!"

With these words, she was actually pledging allegiance to Ye Yunting in a roundabout way.

After hearing this, Ye Yunting’s expression indeed softened a lot.

"Actually, the reason I came is to apologize to cousin."

"Back then, I was young and ignorant, only wanting to cling to cousin and play, which is why I caused so many troubles."

Yang Xuan cast a half-provocative glance at Lin Fuying, "But Sister Lin is so kind, you probably wouldn’t take it to heart, right?"

"Of course not."

In front of Ye Yunting, Lin Fuying could only respond without changing her expression.

But in fact, she wished she could kick Yang Xuan out right now!

"Who hasn’t made mistakes when they were young? It’s good that you realize your errors now. Besides, I’m a few years older than you; naturally, I should be more forbearing toward you."

Yang Xuan feigned innocence as she spoke, "Isn’t that so, Sister Lin looks almost the same age as the new concubine my father just married."

"Does the Prime Minister Residence lack any means of self-care? Sister Lin, you’re not young anymore, you should learn to take better care of yourself."

Ye Yunting, standing to the side, could hardly be said to not understand the sharpness in their exchange; rather, he simply wasn’t concentrating on the two of them.

He was still pondering the news Ye Yi had discovered that afternoon.

"Prince, my subordinates have checked. The day before the incident happened to you, someone did indeed see the Princess Consort... Miss Chu near Xingshan Temple."

Ye Yi, gauging Ye Yunting’s mood, still swallowed back the words "Princess Consort" that had almost slipped out.

He still couldn’t fathom the Prince’s current plans.

To say the Prince cared about the Princess Consort, yet strangely enough, the Prince had repeatedly harmed her.

But if he didn’t care about the Princess Consort, why then would he send people to inquire about these matters now?

"When did she return? Did anyone see her?"

This news made Ye Yunting feel all sorts of uncomfortable emotions.

Chu Nanli’s face once again came to his mind.

Her eyes had been brimming with tears that day, her expression resolute; could it be that what she said was actually true?

But soon, Ye Yunting snorted with derision.

That woman was always full of cunning schemes, and her words that day were surely just excuses she had come up with to protect her lover and their illegitimate child.

How could he be so foolish as to not even remember whom he had encountered?

"No one saw Miss Chu leaving the temple, and for the time being, we don’t know when she returned to the Prince Residence."

Actually, Chu Yi had already discovered that a nun from Xingshan Temple had gone missing.

But he hadn’t fully cleared up the matter yet, so he dared not tell Ye Yunting for the time being.

"A bunch of good-for-nothings!"

Hearing his answer, Ye Yunting felt even more dissatisfied.

He had tasked Ye Yi with investigating this matter to expose Chu Nanli’s lies, not because he had any other thoughts about her!

"Then go check it for me again!" the darkness in his eyes grew more intense, "And, find out exactly how many lovers she’s seduced, investigate it clearly for me!"

What brought Ye Yunting’s thoughts back was the sound of shattered porcelain.

He looked up, only to realize that the atmosphere at the table had become tense for some reason.

Yang Xuan, upon seeing him look over, quickly spoke up, "Cousin, Sister Lin, she probably didn’t do it on purpose."

Saying this, she covered her reddened right hand, tearing up as she looked to Ye Yunting.

She, like Chu Nanli, had a similarly bright and impressive appearance.

Ye Yunting was momentarily dazed, as if he had seen Chu Nanli.

No, that’s not right, that woman would never be like this!

He furrowed his brows and asked, "What happened?"

Lin Fuying, her lines snatched away by Yang Xuan, wore an expression of indignant displeasure.

But when Ye Yunting’s gaze shifted toward her, she reverted to her usual frail demeanor.

"I’m sorry, Yunting brother, it’s all because Yingying is so useless, I can’t even carry a bowl of soup steadily, and I’ve caused my cousin to get hurt as well."

When it came to feigning weakness, even ten Yang Xuans were no match for her.

She lowered her head slightly, seemingly not wanting Ye Yunting to see her distress.

"Yunting brother, I didn’t take good care of my cousin, you should punish me."

Ye Yunting’s brow immediately furrowed even tighter.

Just as Yang Xuan thought her clumsy trap might actually succeed, Ye Yunting’s words petrified her smile on her face.

"Knowing that Yingying is frail, why would you still have her serve you?"

Besides, how could a concubine of the War King Residence be made to do such servile deeds?

Yang Xuan’s tricks had indeed improved a lot compared to the past.

But she forgot the most important point.

The current Lin Fuying was already a concubine of the War King Residence.

"If you know pain, then you’d better remember this lesson in the future!"

Ye Yunting, his heart cloaked in irritation, had no desire to continue facing them here.

"I have some matters to attend to, I’m going to the study," he said.

With those words, he swept out of the room.

"I thought that as my cousin got older, her tactics would have matured as well."

Lin Fuying looked at Yang Xuan with a provocative expression. With Ye Yunting gone, she naturally didn’t need to continue pretending to be frail.

"I didn’t expect her to still be just as inadequate as before!"

She had already forced Chu Nanli away, and now it seemed, dealing with a Yang Xuan was as easy as flipping her hand.

Yang Xuan trembled with rage, but since they were within the War King Residence, she didn’t dare to lash out.

Once back in her own courtyard, Lin Fuying’s face completely darkened.

"Aren’t you going to hurry over here to serve your mistress?"

Upon seeing Xiaoyun standing dumbfounded at the doorway, Lin Fuying’s anger erupted.

"Last time, I asked you to find someone to deal with Chu Nanli and you botched it. Today as well, you almost let that hot soup spill on me, didn’t you even think to come over and block it?"

"And that Yang Xuan, thinking she could use my moves against me? Sooner or later, I will make her pay the price!"

Facing Lin Fuying’s barrage of criticism, Xiaoyun didn’t dare to retort and could only take the scolding with her head bowed.

After all, Dong Yue was still kneeling in the courtyard at this moment.

If she offended Lin Fuying, she feared she would end up like Dong Yue.

But she still couldn’t help cursing in her heart.

Indeed, she had followed Lin Fuying’s orders to have someone infiltrate those villages in the capital suburbs to kill Chu Nanli.

But with such tight security in those days, how could she possibly have succeeded?

"Enough, I should have known that relying on you, nothing significant would ever be accomplished."

Lin Fuying, having vented enough, finally stopped scolding Xiaoyun.

A few days earlier, she had sneakily paid a visit to the Prime Minister Residence and brought back some useful items.

She had intended to save them for later use.

Who would have thought that Princess Consort Yang Shu would send Yang Xuan back to the capital so directly?

Having just "dealt with" Chu Nanli, how could she possibly allow Yang Xuan to usurp her position?

It seems she truly had to use that method to draw Ye Yunting’s attention back to herself.