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Chapter 607 The Ugly Girl's Counterattack 4

When Lin Hong was about to leave, An Yanbing suddenly stopped him: "Father, can you please stay? I have something to ask you."

Lin Hong turned around, looking a little puzzled: "Yuyan, what else?"

An Yanbing took a deep breath, looked at him firmly, and said slowly: "Father, I want to ask you about mother. As far as I can remember, my mother's figure has been vague in my memory. Now that I have experienced so many things, I just want to know more about my mother's past."

Lin Hong's eyes instantly became complicated, as if he was lost in distant memories. After a long time, he sighed and said, "Well, you've grown up now, and it's time for you to know. Your mother has been in poor health since she gave birth to you, and has needed to take medicine all year round. When you were seven years old, a big change happened." Lin Hong paused, a look of pain on his face.

"That year, the situation in the court was turbulent, and my father encountered many traps in officialdom. Your mother worried too much to protect me, and her illness became more serious. At this time, some rumors inexplicably spread in the mansion, saying that your mother had an unlucky fate and would bring disaster to the prime minister's mansion." Lin Hong's voice trembled a little.

An Yanbing frowned and said angrily: "This must be Madam Lin's conspiracy!"

Lin Hong shook his head. "At that time, your father was so overwhelmed by the affairs of the officialdom that he never thought about the mystery. Your mother was already weak, and hearing these rumors tortured her physically and mentally. Finally, on a rainy night, her condition suddenly worsened, and she passed away before the doctor arrived."

An Yanbing's eyes were red and her voice was choked with sobs: "Father, are you going to let mother die unjustly like this?"

Lin Hong clenched his fists, a trace of regret flashed in his eyes: "Father also realized it later, but he had no evidence. Now that I think about it, I am sorry for you and your daughter."

At this moment, a gust of wind suddenly blew outside the window, making the window frame creak. An Yanbing's hair fluttered in the wind, adding a bit of sadness.

"Father, I will definitely seek justice for my mother." An Yanbing bit her lip and swore secretly.

Lin Hong looked at her, his eyes full of guilt and relief: "Yuyan, your father will support you, but you must not act rashly."

An Yanbing nodded: "My daughter understands."

As the days passed, the Prime Minister's Mansion seemed to have returned to peace, but in fact, undercurrents were surging.

On this sunny day, An Yanbing was walking in the garden with her maid. Suddenly, she heard a quarrel not far away.

"You little bastard, how dare you dirty my clothes!" Lin Ruyan's sharp voice came.

An Yanbing looked in the direction of the voice and saw Lin Ruyan yelling at a little maidservant. The little maidservant was so scared that she knelt on the ground and trembled.

"Miss, please spare my life. I didn't mean it." The little maid cried and begged for mercy.

An Yanbing walked forward and said calmly, "Sister, why are you so angry? It's just a piece of clothing."

Lin Ruyan's face turned even uglier when she saw An Yanbing: "Hmph, stop pretending here. It's not your turn to speak in this mansion!"

An Yanbing smiled slightly: "Sister, what you said is true. Now that father knows what you and your daughter have done, sister should restrain yourself."

Lin Ruyan stamped her feet in anger: "You! Don't be so complacent!"

"I'm just stating the facts. If you think what I said is wrong, you can go and argue with father." An Yanbing's eyes were calm and firm.

Lin Ruyan was speechless for a moment. She glared at An Yanbing fiercely and turned away.

Looking at Lin Ruyan's back, An Yanbing thought to herself: Lin Ruyan is still so willful and capricious. It seems I have to find a way to teach her a lesson.

Back in the room, An Yanbing was thinking about a strategy when the maid Xiao Cui walked in.

"Miss, I just heard that Mrs. Lin got angry again in the room." Xiao Cui said.

An Yanbing's eyes gleamed, "Oh? It seems that the mother and daughter are not well behaved during the confinement."

"Miss, do you want to go and take a look?" Xiao Cui asked.

An Yanbing shook her head: "No need, let them toss around, they will suffer one day or another."

A few days later, the emperor held a banquet in the palace and invited court ministers and their families.

Everyone in the Xiangfu prepared carefully and went to the palace for the banquet. In the palace, there was singing and dancing, and it was very lively. An Yanbing sat quietly aside, observing the people and things around her.

At this time, a prince came over and greeted An Yanbing with a smile: "Miss Lin, how are you?"

An Yanbing recognized the man who helped her last time and stood up to greet him: "Meet the Seventh Prince, thank you for helping me that day."

The Seventh Prince looked at her with admiration in his eyes: "Ms. Lin is really radiant today."

An Yanbing smiled slightly: "Seventh Prince, thank you for the compliment."

The two exchanged a few words, attracting the attention of people around them.

After the banquet, everyone in the prime minister's residence returned home.

Lin Hong called An Yanbing to the study and said seriously, "Yuyan, I'm afraid that the conversation between the Seventh Prince and you in the palace today will cause some disturbances."

An Yanbing frowned: "Father, I was just communicating normally with the Seventh Prince and I didn't have any other thoughts."

Lin Hong sighed: "The situation in the court is complicated now. If you are not careful, you will fall into danger. You must be more careful in your future actions."

An Yanbing nodded: "My daughter knows."

However, the matter did not end there. Not long after, rumors of an affair between An Yanbing and the Seventh Prince spread in the palace, and for a time, the Prime Minister's Mansion became the focus of everyone's attention.

When Mrs. Lin and Lin Ruyan learned about this, they were secretly delighted and thought of taking this opportunity to suppress An Yanbing again.

"Mother, let's see how she ends up this time!" Lin Ruyan said proudly.

Madam Lin sneered, "Hmph, just wait and see, she won't have a good ending."

However, An Yanbing seemed to be exceptionally calm in the face of this sudden storm. She knew that Mrs. Lin and her daughter must have been behind this, and she had to find a way to resolve the crisis.

  Just as An Yanbing was thinking hard about countermeasures, a mysterious man appeared in the Xiangfu.

The mysterious man, wearing a mask, sneaked into An Yanbing's room.

An Yanbing looked at the other person warily: "Who are you?"

The mysterious man lowered his voice and said, "Ms. Lin, don't be afraid. I'm here to help you."

An Yanbing was skeptical: "Help me? Why would you help me?"

The mysterious man said slowly: "Because I know the real cause of your mother's death, and I also know all the conspiracies of Mrs. Lin and her daughter."

An Yanbing's heart was shocked: "Are you telling the truth?"

The mysterious man nodded: "It is absolutely true, but you must agree to one condition of mine."

An Yanbing said without hesitation: "As long as I can get justice for my mother, I will agree to any conditions."

The mysterious man leaned close to An Yanbing's ear and whispered a few words.

After hearing this, An Yanbing's face became serious: "Okay, I promise you."

"Then come with me, I will show you something. That thing was left by your mother..." said the mysterious man.

An Yanbing didn't want to go at first, but when she heard that it was a relic left by her mother, she thought about it and followed the mysterious man.

(End of this chapter)