The Herbal Scents of Farm Life
Chapter 2107: Gnawing Till Not Even Bone Scraps Remain

Chapter 2107: Chapter 2107: Gnawing Till Not Even Bone Scraps Remain

Thus, it was arranged for me to send their family to Prince Niu’s Mansion, to alleviate the pain of my mother’s longing for her child."

Lin Caisang: "..."

So, there was such a way to deal with the situation, something she had not thought of before.

"Do your maternal grandmother’s family actually have such a family?" she asked.

If they were fabricated out of thin air, Yin Lvqing would easily find out upon investigating.

"Yes."

Yin Baiqing nodded.

"That family lives in a very remote small village, so remote that it takes two months to fly there on a demon.

By then, the story will be that the family had had enough of their poverty, had finally scraped together some travel funds, half-begging their way here just to come to Ziyan Kingdom and seek food from my grandmother’s family."

Of course, this was also true. Such a family did indeed come to my grandmother’s house, but they were turned away by my grandfather on the grounds that they were not relatives of ours.

Later, it was only out of pity for that family that my grandmother arranged a place for them.

Now, it would be perfect to use this as an excuse.

"Where are they now?" asked Lin Caisang.

"They live on a mountain not far from a village just outside the city," replied Yin Baiqing.

Lin Caisang: "!"

Yin Baiqing’s maternal grandfather’s family were indeed something else.

To think they are relatives, yet they were placed to live on a mountain?

This place is unlike the wastelands; besides wild animals, there are surely demons too, right? Don’t they fear that the family of three might disappear overnight, gnawed to nothing by demons?

"Baiqing, I’ve finally seen what your maternal grandfather’s family is like."

It was not that she wanted to speak ill of people, but this family’s deeds were truly horrifying.

A family that can establish marital ties with Prince Niu’s Mansion should be somewhat powerful, right? Even if they were arranging for a relative, they should at least place them in the village.

She had thought that such families, even when sending away beggars, would at least toss a few taels of silver, let alone relatives.

Hearing her words, Yin Baiqing merely curled his lips.

"I’ve long said that no one in my maternal grandfather’s family is decent, of course, except for my mother," he said.

Lin Caisang: "..."

Indeed, judging from Princess Consort Niu’s character, one could not see how pretentious Yin Baiqing’s maternal grandfather’s family was.

Before, she thought that Princess Consort Niu was prejudiced against her own family.

But now it seemed that it was really...

"Did your mother settle this matter with your maternal grandfather’s family?" she asked.

"There’s no need to speak with my grandfather about this; my mother can just go and ask for them directly. She has always known about that family and has been secretly supporting them," Yin Baiqing said.

"I see." Lin Caisang nodded.

In that case, it would be easy to handle. They could surreptitiously replace that family of three and let Princess Consort Niu go to her family to claim them.

"This is quite good."

...

Outside Dream Flame City in Ziyan Kingdom, on a mountain not far from a small village.

A small wooden cabin had come into view for the three people, Lin Caisang. In the courtyard, a man was chopping wood, while a woman was bringing out a bowl of water and handing it to the man.

The man stopped his work, took the bowl, drank it all at once, handed back the bowl to the woman, and resumed chopping wood.

Next to him, a little boy about the same age as Yin Baiqing was on the ground collecting the chopped firewood. He placed it in the corner of the fenced courtyard, stacking it up bit by bit, busily and happily.