I Became The Stepmother of My Ex-husband

Chapter 35: Old Slave

After getting married Lin Wei Xi was in awkward position for a period of time. In this situation, no matter what it would be her negligence, if she took care of it then she would definitely offend these respectful old servants, when the time come it all would be her fault. It was also Lin Wei Xi's bad luck, at that time she and Gu Cheng Yao had a harmonious relationship, and Gao Ran still had not tell Gu Cheng Yao the truth. Lin Wei Xi was muddleheaded because her farce husband and wife's relationship, when she was cleaning up the mess somewhat didn't have any worry. Lin Wei Xi firmly believe that she was doing the right thing, even if they were respectable old servants, they should be punished if they made a mistake. She didn't care when the people below said that she was not good. The long-term plan of the mansion was the most important.

However, Yan Wang Mansion was not the princess mansion after all, and Gu Cheng Yao was not the Grand Princess Shou kang either. Afterwards thing happened one after another, the relationship between husband and wife was broken, the wicked slave that she punished took this opportunity to rebound. Lin Wei Xi was not a soft person, and naturally cleaning up the rules more strictly and tried to prove herself to everyone. As a result, the relationship between husband and wife was getting worse. Like a vicious cycle, the snowball rolled bigger and bigger, until it finally overwhelmed her.

Lin Wei Xi now looked at Bu mama again, there was a bit amusement and regret in her heart. She also did not expect to meet again with the old people from the previous life, and Lin Wei Xi would once again return to the position of the mistress of Yan Wang Mansion. Lin Wei Xi closed the roster and looked at Bu mama with a smile: "Bu mama, I think you to have something to say. There are no outsiders here. If you have anything to say, just say it."

"Wangfei, to order the people below to have an audience with you it's only a matter of a few words for you, but from now to weishi it's only an hour. How many things should be abandoned in the kitchen, purchasing department, and sweeping duty, if you let them leave their work and come over to kowtow to Wangfei. For Wangfei maybe it's nothing, but there may be confusion below. After all, such a big mansion is not for playing around."

"If only coming to kowtow to me can cause confusion, then they don't have to work in the mansion. I don't need such a mediocre person in Yan Wang Mansion." Lin Wei Xi glanced at Bu mama indifferently, ignoring her pulling the elder face, continued to say, "In that case let's do it like this, when it's weishi, let the people in the mansion come in batches to pay respect. Half of the people in each duty will go, after the people in the front return, the other half will come over. The kitchen still need to prepare for evening meals, let the people in the kitchen come first. After the two groups of people in the kitchen leave, it will be the storeroom..."

Lin Wei Xi spoke like a jade pearl falling on a silver plate. At once completed the arrangement of the huge mansion. Granny Zhao and Bu mama couldn't even find a chance to interrupt. After finished talking, Lin Wei Xi lifted the tea cup and took a mouthful to moisten her throat. Then she put the tea cup on the table with a thud, her eyes were clear, and her expression was calm: "Have you remember it?"

Lin Wei Xi's posture as the mistress was natural and smooth, the people below didn't even dare to lift their heads, could only agreeing. Bu mama was going to break this little Wangfei's authority today, to show her who was really in charge of the mansion and who was the real Wangfei. Unexpectedly, after Lin Wei Xi's speech, Bu mama was too stunned that she didn't catch any slip up. Instead, she seemed to have fallen into disadvantages position. Bu mama was unhappy. She had been respected for many years, also secretly felt dislike towards this orphan girl who lived in someone else home and the one that took over the position of her own lady. Her lady had a deep affection for Yan Wang, and she gave birth to the only heir of the mansion. Yan Wang should remember her forever. How could he let another person occupy her lady's position?

Bu mama originally had personal prejudices in her heart, but now she was suppressed by Lin Wei Xi, her heart became more and more angry. The corners of her mouth were stiff, and the wrinkles on both sides became more rigid: "The arrangement of Wangfei is naturally good. I didn't expect that although Wangfei is the second wife, she is decent in terms of managing the household, I think compare to noble ladies also not weaker."

As soon as the words came out, there was silence in the west house. Wan Xing's eyes were wide open, but she was pulled hard by Wan Yue. Lin Wei Xi smiled and put her hands on her knees, leaned back slightly, and looked at Bu mama with a smile: "Although I am not talented, but since I am in this position how can I fail to live up to Wangye's trust? As Yan Wangfei, this is what I should do."

Lin Wei Xi directly called herself "Yan Wangfei", and even vaguely moved Yan Wang's name. Bu mama didn't dare to talk about Yan Wang, so she had to choice but avoid the sharp point, smilingly praised. Afterwards, Bu mama seemed to casually talk about Shen Wangfei's deeds, including the first meeting of Shen Wangfei and Yan Wang, their marriage, the joy of the whole family when Shizi was born, and Shen Wangfei extremely grand funeral when she died.

Lin Wei Xi kept smiling while she listened. She could fight back against the slaves' bullying and decisively displayed her mistress position, but she couldn't say anything about the dead original partner that was like white moonlight.

In fact, Lin Wei Xi had heard of these deeds in her previous life, although the focus last time was to beat her to show her filial piety, but this time it was a show of demonstration to her as an outsider. When she heard it last time, Lin Wei Xi, as a daughter-in-law, didn't care at all about the feelings of her mother-in-law and father-in-law. She treated it as listening to a story. But this time, when Lin Wei Xi heard it there were other different flavors.

Princess Shou Kang was a princess, Wei shi was the princess' daughter and the wife of a duke's shizi, Lin Wei Xi was a duke mansion's daughter in her previous life. With the accumulation of family education from generations to generations, to be honest, Lin Wei Xi, about this story of falling in love at first sight in midst of military upheaval thus eloped with each other for thousands of mile, was unable to hear any sense of beauty.

This matchless fornication, wasn't the woman who eloped become a concubine? For Lin Wei Xi, who still had a quarter of imperial blood, she didn't really understand this marriage union. In her world, marriage was a good way to tie both surnames, principal wife concerned the worship to the ancestors, to make offering with the palm of her hand, which symbolizes status, not love. As a clan woman who was raised as a noble young lady since birth, no one dared to talk about love in front of Lin Wei Xi, and the marital relationship of her grandmother and mother did not make Lin Wei Xi feel that love between men and women was a good thing.

So now Bu mama told the legendary and touching love story of Shen Wangfei, Lin Wei Xi besides being silent could only be silent. She had never been in touch with love, and never had someone given her love. She was like a spectator of a play, could only hide from a distance, silent and took a step back from the story of Yan Wang and Shen Wangfei.

First it was Gu Cheng Yao and Gao Ran, now it was Yan Wang and Shen Wangfei. Lin Wei Xi still had a smile on her face, but her heart was cold. She probably was born as the ashes of other people's love stories, for two whole lifetimes she unable to avoid it.

While Bu mama was still talking, footsteps came from outside the house. When Bu mama saw the incoming person, her voice suddenly went hoarse: "Wangye."

Lin Wei Xi also stood up and greeted Gu Hui Yan, "Wangye, you are back. Have you eaten?"

Gu Hui Yan swept across the house full of maids, and finally fixed his eyes on Lin Wei Xi: "No. Have you been waiting here?"

"This is natural." Lin Wei Xi's mood felt a little heavy. She held up her smile and tried her best walked over to Gu Hui Yan without any peculiarly, "Wangye, the meal is ready, I will let them prepare the meal. Please wait a moment."

Gu Hui Yan nodded. Seeing this, Bu mama and several others hurriedly retired. Wan Xing and Wan Yue also followed out to set up the meal. Gu Hui Yan barely enter the door, and the completely packed west house was suddenly empty.

Gu Hui Yan sat on the seat at the west window. He looked at Lin Wei Xi. When he came in, he vaguely heard them talking about Shen shi? For this deceased wife, Gu Hui Yan's feelings had always been complicated, even a little inexplicable. But after all she was Gu Cheng Yao's birth mother, Gu Hui Yan unlikely to say ill about the deceased, and he always showed respect towards Shen shi. Was it because these servants actually said it in front of Lin Wei Xi?

That Gu Hui Yan suddenly felt irritable.