Time Travel: The Noble Family-Chapter 1399 - 574: Struggling

Yueyao leaned back in the chair, squinting her eyes without speaking for a long time, and finally asked, "What do you think?" On the surface, this matter had nothing to do with Lin Qinghan, but Yueyao felt the whole situation was too suspicious. Brother Xin was raised by Lin Qinghan. When Lady Yue took the child back to raise him, she just had a fight with Tingzheng and that was it? It’s hard not to suspect something.

Xiang Wei stated truthfully: "There is no evidence to suggest this is related to Lin Qinghan." She had her suspicions too, so during the interrogation, she was very thorough, but unfortunately, despite her diligence, she couldn’t find any evidence proving Lin Qinghan’s involvement.

Yueyao thought for a moment and immediately called the Chief Steward over and asked, "Has there been anything unusual about Madam Lin recently? Such as frequent correspondence with people outside or frequent outings?" Although Tingzheng had stripped Lin Qinghan of her housekeeping rights, her freedom wasn’t restricted, and Lady Yue couldn’t prevent Lin Qinghan from going out.

Ah Si thought for a moment and said, "The day after Madam argued with the Old Master, she went to Duke Ning’s Mansion, but she hasn’t left the house since, nor has she communicated with anyone. Lady Lin only returned after Brother Xin’s incident."

Yueyao frowned tightly; she preferred to believe this was a conspiracy rather than an accident. Otherwise, it would be too unjust if Brother Xin died amidst the feud between these two women.

Xiang Wei knew Yueyao wasn’t feeling well, but she had to ask, "How do you plan to handle this?" The matter must be dealt with after it happened.

Yueyao stood up and said, "Let’s go back." She really didn’t want to stay here any longer.

Xiang Wei was taken aback.

Yueyao said, "Tingzheng will be back by tomorrow morning at the latest. Let him handle it himself." Though she said so, Yueyao instructed Ah Si to prepare for Brother Xin’s funeral before returning home. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Returning home, Yueyao felt very downcast. She told An Zhichen, "Such a cute child, ended up lost in the battle between these two women? That child is too pitiful." Thinking about the adorable, lovable child who was gone just like that brought tears to Yueyao’s eyes.

But An Zhichen said, "The lack of distinction between wife and concubine, internal strife in the inner house, is the root cause of chaos in the household. If the backyard isn’t cleaned up, Brother Xin will just be the start." According to An Zhichen, the real culprit behind Brother Xin’s death wasn’t Lin Shi or Lady Yue, but Tingzheng. By excessively favoring a concubine, he fueled the ambition of the concubine, leading to household discord. Of course, Lin Shi wasn’t a good person either, otherwise, things wouldn’t have turned out this way.

Yueyao also understood that Brother Xin’s death was caused by Tingzheng, Lin Shi, and Lady Yue together. They all loved Brother Xin very much, yet they were the ones who caused his death. Who could be blamed? No one, except Brother Xin’s unfortunate fate.

An Zhichen thought for a moment, "Yueyao, when Tingzheng comes, do not meet with him." One should handle their own affairs rather than always relying on others. Moreover, An Zhichen didn’t want Yueyao to get involved in the household affairs of the second branch of the Lian family, to avoid unnecessary trouble and stress.

Yueyao understood what An Zhichen meant, and nodded, "Alright." If even this incident couldn’t make Tingzheng alert and lead him to remove future troubles, she wouldn’t hold any more expectations for him.

Tingzheng rushed back upon receiving the news. He was already twenty-five years old, and only had this one son, but now even his only son was gone. Returning home, he was greeted by his son’s cold corpse, bringing tears to his eyes on the spot.

Brother Xin died young, so a grand funeral wasn’t possible, and he couldn’t even be buried in the ancestral tomb. Tingzheng found a good spot and invited monks from the temple to perform rites for Brother Xin. Throughout this process, Yueyao did not make an appearance.

Yueyao’s absence was not considered disrespectful. After all, the funeral of a child who died young isn’t held publicly, and there’s no need to inform friends and family—just find a coffin and bury him. However, relatives soon learned of Brother Xin’s passing.

Zhuang Ruolan came over upon hearing the news and asked Yueyao, "What’s going on? How could the child just be gone?"

Yueyao didn’t hide anything from Zhuang Ruolan and narrated the whole incident from start to finish, "I really don’t want to meddle in this anymore." This is really beyond my control.

Zhuang Ruolan also didn’t know what to say. If Brother Xin had been murdered, they could seek revenge, but now there’s not even an adversary to blame: "What will Tingzheng do in the future?" With these two women, the backyard will just be a chaotic mess from now on.