My Aloof Lord Ex-Husband Begs for Remarriage
Chapter 481. Future Plans

Chapter 481: 481. Future Plans

"How could it be!"

Upon hearing her aunt’s question, Lin Fuying almost reflexively opened her mouth to refute.

"Yunting has been so good to me, you have no idea. He only put me under house arrest because of the child’s matter."

Right now, Lin Fuying, no matter what, couldn’t possibly admit that she had already been despised by Ye Yunting.

Although this had already become a fact, it seemed that as long as she didn’t admit it, she could continue to deceive herself.

Aunt Li’s face also changed color, "The Prince knows that you lied to him?"

She had warned Lin Fuying long ago that this tactic could only be a temporary measure and could not be kept hidden forever.

The best course of action would have been to use the fake child to muddle through, and then find an excuse to discreetly miscarry.

Lin Fuying originally, in fact, had thought so too.

But who would have expected Chu Nanli’s threats to be so immense?

She hadn’t anticipated matters would escalate to this extent.

"Yes, Yunting was indeed very angry that I lied to him, but all he did was put me under house arrest, he didn’t give any other penalties."

Lin Fuying still wouldn’t tell the truth to her own mother.

Right now, she didn’t want anyone to see her as a joke.

"You’re not unaware, Yunting had originally agreed to let me into the Prince Residence as a Concubine because of his affection for me; naturally, it is far greater than others receive."

"During this time, he is just too angry, once his anger dissipates, he will naturally dote on me like he did before."

Lin Fuying stated with utter certainty, almost managing to deceive herself in the process.

Once again, she looked at Aunt Li, "Auntie, when will father be willing to promote you to his official wife? The position of the Princess Consort of the War King is currently vacant, and if I could become the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister Residence, I would be one step closer to the position of Princess Consort!"

In fact, Lin Fuying had also thought about finding a way to be registered under the name of the Prime Minister’s wife.

But after all, she isn’t the Prime Minister’s wife’s biological child, and with Lin Xuanxuan in front, how could the Prime Minister’s wife truly consider her?

It would be better to help her aunt, that way her own status could also be enhanced.

"Do you think I don’t want that?"

Aunt Li had not refrained from mentioning the matter of becoming an official wife to the Prime Minister in recent days.

But ever since the Prime Minister’s wife returned to her parents’ home, the Prime Minister seemed to be wary of that side and began to be evasive about this matter.

"Then you should talk to father more about it. For the sake of my brother, father will definitely agree!"

In truth, if they really were considering the child’s best interest, they could easily let the Prime Minister’s wife take the child and raise it, directly registering it under the name of the Prime Minister’s wife.

However, Lin Fuying was worried that doing so would mean that once her brother grew up, the Prime Minister’s wife would not allow him to be close to them.

Wouldn’t that be the same as having nothing?

Both of them possessing extremely selfish personalities, naturally, they would use the darkest of thoughts to speculate about the Prime Minister’s wife.

"I know all that you are saying; after all, your brother has been born, the one and only son of the old master!"

Aunt Li was unaware of Lin Fuying’s current predicament, hence she was not as anxious as her niece.

But Lin Fuying couldn’t afford not to be anxious.

With each passing day, Ye Yunting’s attitude towards her was getting worse. If she didn’t find some support for herself, she feared she really would get thrown out of the War King Residence by Ye Yunting!

Not daring to stay outside too long, she instructed her aunt a few words and then planned to return to the Prince Residence.

As Lin Fuying was leaving, she just happened to run into Lin Xuanxuan who was also about to go out.

"What’s this, your house arrest is lifted?"

Lin Xuanxuan seemed to be in a good mood, and when she saw Lin Fuying, her face only changed slightly, unlike before when she would immediately look displeased.

Lin Fuying looked on with a smile that did not reach her eyes, "It’s just because I lost the child, and the Prince pities me, so he let me stay at the Prince Residence to recuperate. How can this be called confinement?"

"Sister, are you going out again?"

"Where I go, what does that have to do with you?"

Though she was in a good mood, Lin Xuanxuan still had no intention of engaging with her.

She was in a hurry to meet Chu Nanli today and had no desire to talk to her more than necessary.

Lin Xuanxuan’s indifferent attitude came across as disdainful in Lin Fuying’s eyes.

She was seething with hatred but was powerless to do anything.

After all, what did she have now?

What Lin Fuying thought did not concern Lin Xuanxuan.

Her emotions had been through a lot of ups and downs during this period.

First, she heard that Chu Nanli had "perished in a sea of flames," and before she had time to grieve properly, she learned that Ye Jiuxiao was actively searching for Chu Nanli’s whereabouts.

She guessed that Chu Nanli might not be dead, but she couldn’t contact Ye Jiuxiao and could only wait anxiously.

Fortunately, before all this, she had followed Chu Nanli’s advice and had her mother return to her maternal family’s home.

Otherwise, the Prime Minister Residence would have been even more chaotic during this time.

What Lin Xuanxuan did not expect was that Chu Nanli would actually ask her to come directly to the Regent Prince Residence to meet her.

Gazing at the grand gate and the stern guards, Lin Xuanxuan swallowed nervously, before daring to let her maid go forward to announce their arrival.

She only had to wait a short while at the entrance before someone came out to welcome her in.

Lin Xuanxuan had followed others into the Imperial Palace a few times before, yet now she felt that the Regent Prince Residence was hardly inferior to the Imperial Palace.

When she entered, Chu Nanli was sitting in front of a cradle, holding a rattle gently to amuse the little one inside.

"Nanli!"

Having seen Chu Nanli safe and sound, Lin Xuanxuan was overcome with emotion but dared not raise her voice too much, fearing she would disturb the little one.

"You don’t know how worried I was about you. After hearing that your place had caught fire, I quietly sent someone to check. The blaze was so intense, I, at that moment, truly feared something had happened to you."

"It’s good that you’re safe, but why did you hide away without showing up if you were unharmed at that time?"

She, like everyone else, believed Chu Nanli had luckily escaped from the fire and was unaware of the hidden truths behind it.

Chu Nanli didn’t want to reveal the disgusting things Ye Yunting had done, for now.

It wasn’t that she still wanted to protect him; rather, making these affairs public would inevitably tie her and Ye Yunting together in the eyes of outsiders.

She would only feel more repulsed.

Seeing that she didn’t want to talk, Lin Xuanxuan naturally did not press on with questions.

Her attention swiftly shifted to the little Taosu in the cradle.

"Can I hold him?"

After receiving Chu Nanli’s affirmative response, Lin Xuanxuan reached out her hands, carefully lifting Taosu into her arms.

The little one was particularly soft, light as cotton when held, as if she was embracing a bundle of cotton.

She hardly dared to breathe, staring unblinkingly at the little one.

The little one did indeed have a good temperament. After being picked up by Lin Xuanxuan, perhaps sensing no malice from her, he quickly got comfortable and even bestowed upon her a soft, mushy smile.