Chapter 11 Reunion with Original Release Network

  Although He Huan couldn't bear to rub salt in Shen Jinglun's wounds, thinking of her mother and younger brother, she cleared her throat and said to Zilan: "You should know that when Brother-in-law He will remarry and who he will marry is entirely up to him and Old Lady Shen. To be precise, it's all up to his decision." She paused for a moment before continuing: "You're very clear about his lifestyle with Sister-in-law, actually as long as he still misses Sister-in-law and sees that Nianxi is being taken care of well, naturally he won't rush into remarrying."

  "Is that it?" Zilan's face showed an expression of "you think too easily".

  He Huan knew what she was thinking and shook her head, saying: "Of course it's not just that, but first and foremost, you can't scold Lin Erniang in front of your sister's husband just because you're anxious for a moment."

  "This servant naturally knows." Zilan nodded, "The old lady has long said that the master dislikes others talking nonsense the most." As she spoke, her gaze at He Huan was filled with even more surprise.

  "In short, you must make Brother-in-law think that Sister is still alive. Whether it's her death or what happened before, everything she did was for him, for Nian Xi. Apart from this, I want to see Aunt."

  "Miss Bai, your words will be remembered by this humble servant, but if you wish to see the mistress, I'm afraid this servant is powerless to assist."

  He Huan glanced at her and said in a low voice, "You are very clear in your heart. Even if Shu Sheng's husband is thinking of his sister-in-law, it cannot change the fact that Nian Xi needs her mother to take care of her. You are just a maid, some words can only be spoken by Auntie."

  Zi Lan's face showed a few shades of difficulty, shaking his head and saying: "Miss Biao, the old lady's body has always been poor..."

  "Is Mother really ill?" Hehuan blurted out, and then hastily changed her words: "Sister passed away, Aunt can't help but be overly grieved, didn't Brother try to comfort her?" She was anxious.

  Zi Lan looked at her deeply, and Tao Shi beside him also had a puzzled look in his eyes.

  He Huan hastily suppressed his worries, pretending not to notice, and sighed: "Mother passed away ten years ago. In fact, I have always treated Auntie as my own mother. Three years ago, if it weren't for the fact that our family was really struggling to make ends meet, plus Uncle's illness worsened, I would never have made things difficult for Cousin, and hurt Auntie."

  Although her words had already revealed the "mother" from earlier, Zilan still said that she couldn't arrange for her to meet Lin Xiyu's mother, Da Han. As time went by and it got later, He Huan became increasingly anxious and angry, saying: "I understand your loyalty to your master, but at this time, you're afraid of everything, even arranging a meeting between me and my aunt is something you don't dare do. In the future, when Lin Mengyu becomes the eldest lady of the Shen family, if anything 'unexpected' happens to Xiyu, how will you explain it to your cousin?"

  He Huan's sentence "Fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind" made Zilan tremble all over. Lin Xiyu had also said this to her with the same tone before. She raised her head and said, "Miss Biao, I can tell you where Madam is now, but that doesn't mean I agree with you. Neither you nor Second Miss have the qualifications to replace Madam."

  As a maid, Zilan's words were too much, but He Huan didn't mind and instead smiled: "I'll say it again, in the future, everyone will rely on their own abilities. For now, just remember that we have a common enemy."

  Zi Lan had no interface. After a cup of tea, He Huan made an excuse to go to the outhouse and took Bai Miao with him, shuttling between the courtyards of the Shen family. According to Zi Lan's words, yesterday Da Han saw Lin Xiyan's body and fainted, and was arranged by Shen Jinglun in Leng Mei Yuan. Today at dawn, Da Han looked a bit better, but when she saw her daughter's body again, she fainted once more. The doctor took her pulse and prescribed medicine, after which she rested in Leng Mei Yuan, accompanied by her son Lin Nuoyan.

  He Huan's heart sank when she first heard the news. She wanted to tell her mother that she was Lin Xiyue, that she hadn't died but had only changed into He Huan's appearance. But calming down and thinking about it, even if her mother believed her, what then? Her mother had always been weak and didn't have any schemes, if she accidentally let something slip, it would only bring trouble. Besides, it was also time for her mother to become stronger, after all, with He Huan's identity, she found it difficult to protect her and her brother at all times.

  In the distance, two men wearing short servant clothes watched as He Huan skillfully dodged the sight of the maids and walked in a certain direction with seven twists and eight turns.

  The man with clear eyebrows and bright eyes looked at He Huan's master and servant in confusion, asking the person next to him incomprehensibly: "Third Master, do you know them?"

  "She's very familiar with this place." The man with thick eyebrows and big eyes stroked his chin thoughtfully, then suddenly threw out a sentence: "I'll go ask for directions." He quickly walked towards He Huan and her servant.

  Right in front of her eyes was the Lin family's residence, and He Huan's heart was racing. She could be tough in front of the He family, she could argue with Zi Lan, but inside the Lin family's residence lived her mother and younger brother, what should she do? The past grievances between the Lin and He families were too deep-seated to be resolved with just a few words.

  "Ah!" He Huan let out a soft cry and quickly covered her mouth. She almost bumped into a man who had suddenly appeared from nowhere.

  "You... how did you end up... here?" Bai Zhan's voice was trembling. She recognized him, he was the hoodlum who had threatened them outside the city.

  He Huan also recognized the man, secretly cursing in her heart, and only then realized he was wearing the clothes of a Shen family servant. Although she couldn't say that she knew every single servant of the Shen family, the man in front of her was absolutely not one of them. She grew cautious, furrowing her brow to look at him.

  The man looked He Huan up and down. Her clothes were neither new nor old, but unlike the disheveled state of two days ago, she was now carefully dressed. "Ah, Miss Lin's maid, what a coincidence, we meet again." He clicked his tongue and glanced at Bai Miao twice, "You're in such a hurry, where are you going?"

  "What do you want to do!" Bai Rou was so scared that her face turned white, "If you don't let go, I...I'll call for help." She weakly threatened.

  "Alright, go ahead, I'm waiting." The man's gaze fell on He Huan's face.

  He Huan let out a quiet sigh, gesturing to Bai Miao to go ahead and block the wind. Lowering his voice, he said: "This young master, two days ago you took our silver... everyone minds their own business..."

  "I've saved your life at least, is it only worth those few taels of silver?" The man took two steps forward, forcing He Huan into a corner.

  He Huan's back was against the wall, and he was secretly anxious. He didn't say his purpose, he was negotiating with her. Pretending to be a servant of the Shen family, his motive must not be pure. She had to think of a way to let the people of the Shen family discover him.

  The man lowered his head and scrutinized He Huan, saying bluntly: "I saved your life, you don't have to offer yourself in marriage, but at least be honest with me, Lin family's maid?"

  "Not bad, I'm indeed not a maid of the Lin family. I shouldn't have deceived you, this is my fault." He Huan frankly admitted his mistake and sincerely said: "You saved my life, apart from money, if there's anything else I can do for you, just say it. I think, you stopped me, not just to greet me, right?"

  The man chuckled lightly. He Xuan was luring him to reveal his purpose, although the method wasn't very clever, but it was enough to show that she wasn't an ordinary ignorant woman. He lifted her chin, looking straight into her eyes. He noticed that the bruise on her neck was still there, and his lips pursed into a straight line.

  He Xuan stared at him in the same way. Ten years ago, she had learned to be strong. Having lost her father's protection and having a wolf-like uncle, if she wasn't strong enough, she would only be slaughtered by others. This was reality.

  "For a brief moment of silence, the man suddenly asked: 'Who are you?'"

  "It doesn't matter who I am." He Huan tried to push him away, but he didn't budge. She stomped on his foot with one foot, but unfortunately, her embroidered shoes were too soft and she was too weak, so the effect wasn't ideal.

  The man still remembered her kicking him that time and smiled, asking: "What's this, thinking of using the old trick again? You're really an ungrateful woman!"

  He Huan tilted his head and glanced at the sun in the sky, saying: "I think you deliberately created chaos, trying every means to get in, there must be an unavoidable reason?"

  "Were you in one of those carriages just now?" The man's words were phrased as a question, but his tone was affirmative.

  He nodded and said, "We are straightforward people who don't speak in riddles. Don't ask me who I am, and I won't ask what you want to do. Tell me directly how I can help you. If I can assist you, after today, we will be strangers and neither of us will recognize the other again."

  The man looked He Huan up and down again, nodded and said: "Very good. However, you have to tell me first, with a temperament like yours, how could you hang yourself?"

  The man's expression clearly told He Huan that if she was lying, they didn't need to continue talking. He Huan knew the real reason why He Huan took her own life, but she had revealed too much of Lin Xiyue's nature to the man in front of her, and he wouldn't believe her explanation.

  "What's wrong, can't speak?" The man urged.

  "It's not that I couldn't say it." He Huan lowered her eyelids, "I just experienced the thing that women least want to experience, and for a moment, I couldn't think straight, that's why..." Her voice was as thin as a mosquito.

  The man immediately thought that she had hinted that she was no longer a virgin. He took two steps back, changed the subject and said: "It seems you're quite familiar with the Shen family."

  "If I were to give you directions, would you harm anyone's life?"

  "No." The man nodded firmly.

  "Good." He Huan nodded in the same way. Afterwards, she asked him where he was going and showed him the way. She also carefully told him how to avoid the patrolling servants and how to deceive the gatekeeper.

  The man said as he was leaving: "From now on, we have nothing to do with each other." He turned and left.

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