My Aloof Lord Ex-Husband Begs for Remarriage
Chapter 443: Indiscriminate

Chapter 443: Chapter 443: Indiscriminate

"What are you talking about, sister?"

Even Lin Fuying, with her deep scheming, couldn’t help but change her face upon hearing Lin Xuanxuan’s blunt words.

Wasn’t Lin Xuanxuan afraid of implicating the Prime Minister’s wife by saying such things in the Prime Minister Residence?

"I am simply kindly reminding you, sister, after all, who knows, maybe in the future, we could become true blood sisters. Naturally, I have to care about you in every way."

Lin Fuying remained gentle and weak, yet her words were filled with hidden thorns.

"If sister doesn’t appreciate it, then be it, but why do you speak ill of me like this?"

"Blood sisters?" Lin Xuanxuan let out a derisive laugh upon hearing her words, "My mother is the rightful Prime Minister’s wife, wed through the proper betrothal rites. Do you really expect our father to divorce my mother?"

"Yingying wouldn’t dare to think so!"

For the Prime Minister to divorce his wife was absolutely impossible.

After all, the Prime Minister’s wife had never stepped a foot wrong over the years.

If the Prime Minister suddenly brought up the idea of divorce, it would inevitably lead others to think he favored his concubine and wanted to get rid of his wife.

Even if Lady Li managed to rise to prominence, she would still be seen as nothing more than a lowly servant in the eyes of other noble families’ wives.

"Sister has really misunderstood Yingying. I am only worried that sister, trying to please everyone everywhere, still ends up with no benefits in the end... That would be..."

"You shut your mouth!"

Lin Fuying’s remarks had completely enraged Lin Xuanxuan.

She had long disapproved of Lin Fuying’s character, and now here she was, demeaning Chu Nanli in front of her, making it unbearable.

Lin Xuanxuan stepped forward, intending to silence Lin Fuying directly with her hands if she didn’t shut up on her own.

In any case, she now saw clearly that talking was useless against someone like Lin Fuying; it was better to just make her shut up.

"Stop right there!"

A furious voice suddenly erupted from behind Lin Xuanxuan.

The Prime Minister strode over, his eyes burning with anger as he glared at Lin Xuanxuan, "How can you treat your younger sister like this?"

"Even if your sister has done something wrong, you could instruct her with words. How could you lay a hand on your sister?"

"Father defends her so quickly without even understanding the full story?"

Lin Xuanxuan looked coldly at the Prime Minister; his favoritism towards Lin Fuying was something she had long grown accustomed to.

And the Prime Minister’s arrival was clearly something Lin Fuying hadn’t anticipated either.

However, the current situation clearly favored her much more.

Lin Xuanxuan’s expression was icy: "Before you reprimand me, Father, you might want to ask what exactly she said and did just now!"

To the Prime Minister, her demeanor appeared even more like insubordination, especially next to Lin Fuying.

Lin Fuying timidly began, "Father, don’t blame sister. It’s all my fault. I just wanted to exchange a few words with sister, but I didn’t expect to delay her. She was in a hurry to leave, and I was the one keeping her."

As expected, Lin Fuying’s words made the Prime Minister’s already dark expression cloud over even more.

"As an elder sister, what, you can’t even spare a few words for your younger sister?"

"Where have all the morals and decency I had you taught gone to, into a dog’s stomach?"

The Prime Minister had probably just returned from court, still dressed in his court attire, radiating a more imposing aura than ever.

Rebuked so unwarrantedly by him, Lin Xuanxuan felt the tears welling up in her eyes.

But she still refused to show weakness in front of Lin Fuying.

Especially under the current circumstances.

"Father’s heart has gone off to who knows where nowadays. How does he even have the face to discipline his daughter?"

Lin Xuanxuan held her head high, for she had never talked back when Prime Minister Lin chastised her like this before.

But today, her resistance not only shocked Prime Minister Lin but also made him feel he was losing face.

"It seems your wings have grown stiff. Don’t think that I don’t know, you spend all day outside, fraternizing with all sorts of disreputable people, and they’re the ones leading you astray!"

"Starting today, you’re not allowed to go anywhere!"

After Prime Minister Lin rebuked Lin Xuanxuan, he turned to Lin Fuying, his expression softening.

"Why have you come back today? Good timing, come with me to see your aunt."

The backs of the father and daughter, leaving together, stung Lin Xuanxuan’s eyes even more.

"Let’s go!"

Even though she was used to such treatment, it was still unbearably painful.

The maid beside Lin Xuanxuan couldn’t help but remind her, "Miss, didn’t the master just say you’re not allowed to..."

"So what? In his eyes, all that matters now is over there. Why should I listen to him!"

Lin Xuanxuan was not the least bit afraid of punishment from Prime Minister Lin.

All his attention was probably on his cherished son, how would he notice whether she was at the Prime Minister Residence or not.

...

Originally, Lin Xuanxuan had planned to attend to the matters of Jici Academy.

But after encountering such an infuriating incident before leaving, she no longer had the heart to deal with serious matters.

In a daze, she found herself thinking of Chu Nanli.

Before Lin Xuanxuan arrived, Ye Jiuxiao had already been there for half a day.

His men had found something very interesting, and since he was planning to visit Chu Nanli, he brought the item with him.

"Are you saying this packet of medicine was what Aunt Li arranged to have sent into the Prince Residence?"

Chu Nanli reached out tentatively toward the medical ingredients, but Ye Jiuxiao had already grabbed her hand before she could touch them.

"If you want to understand the effects of this medicine, I’ve brought the prescription as well. There’s no need to risk your safety."

Ye Jiuxiao didn’t approve of her risking herself like this.

Handling any medicine without caution could harm the body, how could that be a good thing?

"I understand."

Chu Nanli sheepishly stuck out her tongue but noticed her hand was still being held by Ye Jiuxiao.

She tried to pull back, but couldn’t.

Ye Jiuxiao, with a serious face, couldn’t resist teasingly scratching the palm of her hand before finally letting go.

She glared at him irritably and then bent her head to closely examine the prescription.

The prescription only listed a few medicinal ingredients, with no clear mention of their purpose. Chu Nanli could only deduce from the medicinal properties of the ingredients.

"If I’m not mistaken, this recipe could create the false appearance of pregnancy."

After a moment’s thought, Chu Nanli figured out the crux of the matter.

She looked up at Ye Jiuxiao again, "You just said this prescription was sent to Lin Fuying? Are you certain she used it?"

If she had used it, did that mean Lin Fuying wasn’t actually pregnant at all?

If so, that would explain why Lin Fuying is still keen on targeting her instead of resting to nourish the fetus.

A sudden interest rose within her, "Tell me, what do you think Ye Yunting would do if he knew about this?"