When the female supporting role has a beauty system

Chapter 1438 Jin Yue 39
Cheng Sui was unaware that his biological father had broken down.

He didn't care much about returning to Beijing. As long as Tan You was there and everyone around him was there, Cheng Sui could go anywhere.

When Tan You returned to the capital, Madam Wei was naturally unaware of it. In the past five years, she had lived a relatively comfortable life in the mansion. As long as she didn't actively cause trouble, the mansion wouldn't mistreat her.

Various benefits are offered throughout the four seasons and eight festivals, and occasionally the Wei family can even receive some special items from the frontier, such as furs, medicinal herbs, fruits, and so on.

The premise is that she behaves herself.

After returning to Qinglanggan and settling down, Tan You returned her body to Lin Jinyue.

Even knowing he couldn't physically touch Tan You, Cheng Sui still sat close to her. His eyes were fixed intently on Lin Jinyue on the bed, filled with both nervousness and anticipation.

Do you think Mother will be happy to see me?

Tan You: "Yun-ge'er has grown up to be like this, she must be very happy."

Cheng Sui: "I prepared a gift for my mother, but I don't know if she'll like it..."

A gentle female voice rang out: "I'll like whatever Brother Yun prepares."

Cheng Sui jumped off the stool and walked hesitantly to the bedside: "Mother."

Lin Jinyue held his hand, tears welling up in her eyes before she could even speak: "My Yun-ge'er, you've grown up to be like this now, and you're the one I can't let go of the most."

She was framed by Wei Ruoyu, and Wei exiled her to a manor. The servants on Wei's orders mistreated her and Cheng Sui. She soon fell ill, and how could Cheng Sui, a thin and frail child, possibly survive?
Thinking of this, Lin Jinyue hugged Cheng Sui, her hatred for Wei Shi so intense she gritted her teeth.

Even a clay figurine has its own temperament. Moreover, Madam Wei has gone too far; two lives were lost between them—how could she be let off so easily?

Children resemble their parents; Cheng Sui was excited for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn after Lin Jinyue woke up, but quickly regained his composure.

He poured tea for Lin Jinyue: "Mother, Lin Yuan is dying. Do you want to go back and see him?"

Lin Jinyue held her teacup, thought for a while, and finally shook her head: "Forget it, there's no point in seeing him. What could we say even if we met? He owes my mother a life, he should have died long ago."

"Now that we've severed ties with the Lin family, why maintain any lingering connections?"

Tan You raised an eyebrow: "If I had known you thought this way, we wouldn't have gone back to the capital. We were much more comfortable staying in the border town."

Thanks to her concern for Lin Jinyue, she hurried along the way, afraid that Lin Jinyue would miss her last moment with Lin Yuan.

Lin Jinyue looked at Tan You and smiled very gently: "Thank you for thinking of me, Miss. Ever since I was used as a tool for marriage by the Lin family, I have no family in my heart."

"Now that the Lin family has fallen on hard times, if I go back to them, they will only come crawling back to leech off me."

"I won't cause any trouble for the girl."

Tan You suddenly felt that Lin Jinyue was a very interesting person. She looked gentle and weak, but she had a clear sense of justice and could calculate everything clearly.

"Cheng Qian... what do you think?"

Cheng Sui looked at him, and if his mother and Cheng Sui were to reconcile, Cheng Sui's face would involuntarily wrinkle.

Lin Jinyue was taken aback, then laughed and said, "He's just a tool. I have no feelings for Cheng Qian. His greatest contribution to me was giving birth to Yun-ge'er. Other than that, he's useless."

Tan You chuckled. Lin Jinyue was sensible; that was good. Gentle yet aloof—it would save them a lot of trouble in the future.

If you don't fall for a man, you'll have far fewer troubles. "My only wish now is for Yun-ge'er to become the heir apparent, and for the entire Duke's mansion to belong to my son and me. As for Cheng Qian, it's fine if he's alive, but it would be better if he were dead."

"But he can't have any more children in the future, not even girls."

When Cheng Qian was mentioned, Lin Jinyue's eyes were filled with indifference. She didn't love Cheng Qian, but she didn't hate him either.

She just doesn't care.

Even if Cheng Qian was indifferent to her, she was still better off in the Cheng family than in the Lin family. Even if being the wife of the heir was just a nice title, at least she could live her own quiet life behind closed doors in the Cheng family.

She only cares about Cheng Sui, and only cares about the people around her.

As for Cheng Qian's mistreatment of her, Lin Jinyue understood; no one is obligated to be kind to another person. Besides, her marriage was arranged by Wei Shi.

For someone as ambitious as Cheng Qian, how could he be willing to be forced to marry someone who was of no benefit to him?

Neither of them wanted to, so Lin Jinyue couldn't really feel hatred towards Cheng Qian.

If it's about hatred, there are many people she hates. Wei Shi, Wei Ruoyu, her biological father Lin Yuan, her stepmother Qi Shi, her elder brother Lin Jinyu, her elder sister Lin Jinzhu, and even the concubines and half-sisters of the Lin family, etc., Cheng Qian is not even in the top tier.

Tan You liked Lin Jinyue's attitude. Compared to the current generation of women who put their husbands first, Lin Jinyue was a rare example of someone who was insightful.

In this vast Duke's mansion, she knew Cheng Qian was unreliable, so she never tried to depend on him, but instead devoted herself entirely to raising Cheng Sui. This thought surpassed that of many others.

“I’ve been away from Beijing for the past few years, and the Wei family has become quite powerful. If you see her, she will definitely recognize you.”

Stopping the conversation about men, Tan You then brought up the Wei family, "The Wei family... what are you planning to do with them?"

Lin Jinyue held the teacup, the steam from the tea obscuring her features. She smiled calmly: "When she sent me to the estate, the servants, acting on her orders, treated me poorly."

"Let's settle this score now. I won't deliberately mistreat her. How she ends up is up to fate."

Tan You chuckled: "What kind of revenge is this?"

Lin Jinyue laughed and said, "What Wei Shi fears most is losing the dignity of being the Duchess. Sending her from the Duke's mansion to the estate is more painful than killing her."

“I do want to kill her, but Yun-ge’er can’t have a mother with a tarnished reputation. I can’t let Yun-ge’er be unable to hold his head up in the future.”

"He wants to rightfully inherit everything from the Duke's mansion. Wei is just a woman in the inner quarters; he can just send her away."

Tan You shook her head: "Then let's do as you say. If Cheng Qian knew that his mother had been sent to the estate, he wouldn't stand idly by."

"Perhaps Wei would be more comfortable living outside the Duke's mansion."

Lin Jinyue: "She is Cheng Qian's biological mother. No matter how dissatisfied Cheng Qian is with her, they are still family behind closed doors."

"When it really comes down to it, he will still choose his own mother."

Tan You: "I always feel like the Wei family got a good deal."

Lin Jinyue said indifferently, "It's nothing special, girl. If we're talking about your standards, there's no man in this world who could stand next to me. Everyone has their own preferences, and they would never choose me first."

Cheng Sui: "Mother will always choose Mother, and Yun-ge will always choose Mother."

Lin Jinyue's eyebrows relaxed: "Miss, you are really good at teaching children. You have raised Yun-ge'er very well."