A few short words, like a stone shattering the sky.

  Ling Feng was still an inexperienced young man, and although he had some city manners, he was far from being able to cover up his thoughts at any time. At this moment, his eyes were full of shock, and also the panic of having his secret exposed, he didn't have the courage to meet Ling Jingxiao's bright and piercing gaze, and subconsciously lowered his head.

  After throwing out this sentence, Ling Jingyu didn't speak again, but instead looked at Ling Feng with a faint smile that was almost imperceptible.

  The house was silent.

  Only the faint sound of candle flames burning, lingering in my ears.

  Ling's heart was like a candle flame, flickering bright and dim, uncertain. After a moment, he pretended to calm down and opened his mouth to say: "Sister, you specially called me over, just to say these useless words?"

  Ling Jingyu looked at Ling Feng deeply: "This is not useless nonsense, but it's closely related to brother's future. Hasn't brother ever carefully thought and planned for the future?"

  What's going on?!

  This problem has been lingering in my mind for a long time. But some things are not as simple as just thinking about them and making them happen.

  Ling Feng smiled self-deprecatingly and said calmly, "Everyone has their own dignity and pride, no one is willing to be inferior to others. It's just that I was born as a concubine's son, my mother died early, and there was no one to protect me. You and Ah Xiao still have your grandmother's favoritism, and Ah Yu is the apple of her parents' eye. I'm just a concubine's son, and I don't have any exceptional talent in studying. Being able to get a humble official position would be good enough for me. The chance of passing the imperial examination is really slim."

  "If I could speak a good marriage, perhaps I can still borrow the prestige of the Yue family to turn over. This year I am already sixteen years old, my father and mother have not arranged for me to get married, it is clear that they do not care about this illegitimate child. In the future, even if they want to arrange a marriage for me, they probably won't choose a good one."

  At this point, Ling Feng's tone revealed a hint of resentment.

  Perhaps it was the accumulation of too much repression over time, and even though he knew that Ling Jingyi in front of him wasn't the best person to confide in, Ling Feng couldn't help but continue: "In the manor, no one asks about me, no one dotes on me, what qualifications do I have to think about and plan for the future? You asking me these questions, is it any different from mocking and ridiculing me?"

  In the end, it was somewhat exposed that he had been gnashing his teeth in anger. His normally handsome face was also slightly distorted.

  Ling Feng indeed has pitiful aspects too.

  Children without a mother are like grass. His sister and brother were legitimate, and with Old Lady Ling taking care of them, their days in the Ling household were still passable. But Ling Feng didn't have this good fortune; Fifth Master Ling was angry at him because of what happened to Summer Concubine back then, and treated him especially coldly.

  Li's mind was vicious and ruthless, unwilling to let go of the siblings, nor had he forgotten to deal with Ling Ting. He deliberately mentioned a "good" marriage for Ling Ting.

  The other party is the daughter of a military general, a legitimate child with a large dowry, and everything seems fine. However, this woman is promiscuous by nature, unchaste before marriage, and restless after marriage. Moreover, she has some martial arts skills and is extremely bold. Poor Ling Feng endures humiliation and wears a cuckold's hat, barely able to lift his head in public.

  Now she is reborn and back, not only to change her own fate and Ling Xiao's fate, but also the fate of people around her will be affected, which is vastly different from her previous life.

  "I didn't mean to mock you." Ling Jingyu suddenly threw down another thunderbolt: "I want to give a brocade future to Big Brother, it's just up to Big Brother whether he has the guts to accept it."

  Embroidered Splendor?

  Ling's gaze flashed repeatedly, obviously extremely unpeaceful in his heart. However, he didn't rush to ask questions, patiently listening on instead.

  Ling Jingyu deliberately sold a pass and changed the subject: "How did Xia Yiniang die back then, do you still remember, big brother?"

  Ling Feng pursed his lips tightly.

  How could I forget?

  Xia Yiniang passed away five years ago. At that time, he was already eleven years old and had reached the age of memory. He personally witnessed his mother, who was as beautiful as a flower, becoming weaker and more haggard day by day, crying every day, and longing for her father to come see her once.

  Unfortunately, Ling Wu Ye was furious about Ling Xiao's fall and blindness, his heart as cold as iron, and he never came to see Xia Niang again. Xia Niang died in depression.

  At the moment of death, only he knelt beside the bed. His eyes were swollen from crying, his voice hoarse...

  At the thought of that day's events, Ling Feng's eyes suddenly turned red.

  Ling Jingxu's voice sounded in her ear: "To say, this is actually a muddled account. Ah Xiao's eyes are gone, Father didn't find the real culprit behind the scenes, and vented his anger on Xia Yiniang. Poor Xia Yiniang was speechless, died unjustly..."

  Ling Feng's whole body shook, and he suddenly lifted his head: "What did you say?"

  "I've said what I needed to say, big brother has already heard and understood clearly."

  Ling Jingyu said slowly and clearly: "The fall of Ah Xiao was not related to Xia Niang at all. All this was Li Shi's doing in secret. She secretly instructed someone to make the ground next to the fake mountain slippery, and then let someone lead Ah Xiao over. Ah Xiao fell down, hit his head on the fake mountain and got hurt, all within her calculation. At that time, Xia Niang was in charge of things, while Li Shi was staying in the house to rest during her pregnancy. No one would have suspected her."

  "She harmed Ah Xiao and also implicated Xia Yiniang, getting rid of the thorn in her side. Afterwards, she gave birth to a son who stole all of his father's attention, smoothly taking over the five houses, truly a triple gain!"

  Ling's chest heaved with agitation, his face flushing with anger, as he struggled to maintain a calm tone: "All of this is just your speculation, you don't have any concrete evidence to prove that the Li family harmed Ah Xiao and then framed Xia Niang."

  Ling Jingyu pulled the corner of her lips: "I really have no evidence, everything is just my guess. You might as well think about it, who is the biggest beneficiary of this matter? Who benefits the most, who is the murderer behind the scenes. From this line of thinking, it must be Li Shi without a doubt."

  "Think again, what benefits would Xia Yini get from harming Ah Xiao? At that time, Li Shi had already entered the household and given birth to a son who was the legitimate heir. Even if Xia Yini harmed Ah Xiao, you as an illegitimate child wouldn't become the legitimate one. Taking a step back, assuming Xia Yini did have such intentions. At that time, Xia Yini was in charge, once anything unexpected happened, suspicion would fall on her head. If Xia Yini had even a bit of intelligence, she wouldn't choose to act at that time."

  "All these years, I've been thinking back to what happened that year, and after much thought, I finally figured out the inside story. Big Brother must have also racked his brains many times, right? You probably had your suspicions about Li Shi too, but just didn't have any evidence, so you didn't dare reveal them, in case she found out and took action against you!"

  Ling Feng: "......"

  Ling Feng clenched his lips tightly, and a hint of hatred shot out from his eyes.

  No need to say anything, his expression has already said it all!

  Ling Jingyu continued to observe Ling Feng's expression closely, and slowly said: "Li Shi's heart is ruthless, now that she has won over Father's favor, not to mention her spoiled youngest son. My siblings and I are naturally thorns in her eyes, and you, this illegitimate child, are also a thorn in her flesh. If she wants to deal with you, all she needs to do is interfere with your marriage."

  These words hit Ling Feng's most secret worry.

  Ling Jingyu looked straight at Ling Feng: "Big brother, don't you want to avenge Xia Yiniang? Don't you want to become the pillar of the fifth house? Now there is the best opportunity in front of you."

  Ling Feng took a deep breath and said calmly: "No need to beat around the bush anymore. What exactly do you want me to do?"

  ......