Chapter 462: Mediator

Mrs. Cui’s teeth itched with hatred.

She didn’t know how many times she’d hinted to her foolish daughter that this cousin was not right, yet her silly daughter kept defending them, unaware that they’d been involved for a long time.

Couldn’t even wait to enter the house.

Qin Yuan sneered with disdain.

Lin Ziqi hung his head in shame, not daring to look at anyone.

The scene was quite embarrassing.

Mrs. Lin saw this and immediately rushed over to beat her son, shouting, "I might as well beat to death this troublesome child of mine. You have read all those sage’s books, and your cousin is a girl from a good family. How will I face people back home? The old woman raised you for nothing, and now you’ve shamed your mother. I’ve lost face with my in-laws. Who have you wronged?"

Lin Ziqi already had a bad headache, and this commotion made him sweat through his clothes, his body shaking, seemingly unable to stand.

Qin Yuan noticed and just slightly raised her eyebrows, then lowered her eyes.

The long and curled eyelashes hid her inner thoughts: "Lin Ziqi’s headache seems not to have improved at all and is worse compared to the past life. If this continues, it will worsen greatly."

It’s just like the nanny said on the road; already weak in health, tangled in all these trivial matters, caught between two women, fearing next year’s Advanced Scholar exam...

Qin Wan’s dream of becoming the Prime Minister’s wife is perhaps even more elusive.

Mrs. Cui suddenly waved her hand and said, "Enough, enough, stop arguing."

Mrs. Lin stopped her shouting.

Mrs. Cui said to Lin Ziqi, "Mr. Lin, do you remember what you promised when you married Wan’er? My daughter, no matter what her faults, truly wanted to live peacefully with you after entering the household. Since you have an involvement with your cousin, why did you help deceive my daughter, pretending to be sincere, and why tell my daughter she was to be married to your fellow student? This is like the trick of ’opening the front door while sneaking through the back’. If it weren’t for this time she accidentally miscarried while pulling down Yanhong, would you let her give birth to this child to force my daughter to accept it?"

These words left Mrs. Lin and Lin Ziqi frantically shaking their heads.

Mrs. Lin sighed, "In-law, this matter was wrong on this unfilial son’s part. It’s my fault for failing his father’s expectations by not raising him well. As for the matter between the two of them, I didn’t know, and Xiao Lian was pregnant, which we were unaware of. If we had known, we wouldn’t have dared to hide it."

Lin Ziqi endured his headache, his face pale, hoarsely said, "Yes, dear mother-in-law, since that ridiculous incident, I dare not repeat it. Besides, I am afflicted with a headache and dare not be near women, even with the fact that my cousin is pregnant, which I am unaware of."

Mrs. Lin flattered, "In-law, for the sake of the future grandchild, please forgive Ziqi this time. As long as you allow the young couple to live harmoniously, whatever demands you have, just speak."

Mrs. Cui said nothing.

Qin Yuan then added, "What I think is, with things blowing up like this, if you want my sister to remain as the Lin Family’s daughter-in-law, it depends on Lin Family’s sincerity. If it’s like it was before, it’s better to divorce swiftly and marry into a good family. No in-laws to control, no cousins to sneak around, a loving husband hands over the family business; that’s truly living life. What is this then, ha ha ha ha."

Mrs. Lin glanced at Qin Yuan, feeling a thousand discontents but dared not speak.

Lin Ziqi hurriedly said, "Big sister, as long as Wan’er agrees not to leave, I’ll comply with anything, only that my cousin is my mother’s side’s relative, if... my mother truly can’t face people back home. This is all my fault, and in the future, I will repay Wan’er well and dare not offend again."

Qin Yuan laughed coldly, "So you say."

Lin Ziqi and Mrs. Lin immediately agreed, "Yes, yes, absolutely no objection."

They looked like they found a lifeline.

Mrs. Cui’s face was cold as she said, "What are you meddling in, little one? You don’t understand the consequences here. Lin Ziqi’s mother and his cousin are both family members, and staying wouldn’t Wan’er always be oppressed by them? The son always hears his mother’s praise of the cousin and criticism of the daughter-in-law; how can life be peaceful? Instead of waiting until aged to divorce, it’s better to separate now, even if Wan’er resents me."

She said it intending to stand up, yet the nearby nanny hurriedly asked, "Shall we prepare the second miss’s dowry to leave?"

Qin Yuan said, "What does the dowry matter? We have it listed with the government, who dares not return it? People are what matters most; go bring second miss to the carriage home."

The nanny said, "It’s best that the eldest miss sees it clearly."

Mrs. Lin became truly panicked and rushed to stop the nanny, also restraining Mrs. Cui, pleading, "In-law, in-law, I guarantee that I will not let the daughter-in-law suffer any grievances in Lin Family, nor let our girl bully the daughter-in-law along with her. I also won’t speak ill of the daughter-in-law before the son. If I do, I’ll deserve an ill fate, struck down by heaven’s thunderbolts."

After they had said a heap of promises, Qin Yuan acted as the peacemaker and said, "Mother, consider agreeing with them. If you forcibly take her back, sister might be sad in the future, and you love her most, aren’t you sad seeing her upset? Besides, father favors the second brother-in-law, better give them another chance. If it still doesn’t work out, divorce, no blame on you."

Mrs. Cui looked hesitant.

Mrs. Lin and her son guaranteed repeatedly.

Mrs. Cui finally relented, "Words are empty promises, so we’ll make a written agreement. If that girl stays, she must never have children. Moreover, leave the evidence of her plotting against my daughter. If the agreement is breached one day, send it to the government for punishment."

Mrs. Lin hurriedly brought Lady Yu in.

Lady Yu understood the stakes and naturally refused to put it in writing.

Mrs. Cui said, "No need for writing either, have her drink a bowl of red flower soup, otherwise return to the countryside, never to meet again."

Eventually, Lady Yu chose to drink the red flower soup.

Mrs. Cui had the nanny handle it.

Seeing Lady Yu wilted like a withered flower, Lin Ziqi felt anguished, his headache worsening.

Qin Yuan said, "Shi Ba, help brother-in-law back to his room to rest, seems he’s not well-built, we’ll handle matters here and sign the agreement, I’ll be the mediator."

She wanted to send Lin Ziqi away to prevent his collapse, delaying things further.

"Yes," Gu Shiba hurriedly helped Lin Ziqi.

A voice came from outside, "What’s this about mediation, count me in."