Lin Residence.
After the Lin family members returned to the Lin Residence.
“Eldest Madam, hold on.” Lin Yun called out to the eldest madam.
Upon hearing this, the eldest madam’s heart trembled instantly.
On the way back, she had been on edge the whole time.
“Lin Yun, I suddenly remember I have some matters to attend to. I will head back to Fragrant Blossom Hall first.” The eldest madam forced an unnatural smile.
“Eldest Madam, no matter what it is, nothing is more important than what comes next. Now that we are back at the Lin Residence, it is time to settle our accounts. You bullied and humiliated me and my mother. How should we calculate that debt?” Lin Yun’s gaze turned icy cold.
“This…, Lin Yun, we are family after all. There were some misunderstandings before. Like this, I… I will apologise to Madam Yan!”
After speaking, the eldest madam immediately went to Yan Shi’s side.
“Madam Yan, we had some misunderstandings before, but we are family in the end. You will forgive me, will you not?” The eldest madam took the initiative to apologise to Yan Shi, squeezing out a smile on her face. Her attitude seemed extremely good.
If this were before, when Lin Yun said he wanted to settle accounts, she would definitely retort, use her status as eldest madam to suppress Lin Yun, pin a label on him, and turn the tables against him.
But now, she did not even retort Lin Yun. Instead, she directly chose to lower her head and apologise.
The reason was simple. Before, the Lin family was under Lin Guangde’s control, and Lin Yun’s status in the family was low, so she could act that way.
But now, in the Lin family, Lin Yun likely held the greatest authority. Even Lin Guangde had to listen to him.
After all, behind Lin Yun stood a Virtual Dao Realm expert.
As Lin Yun had said before, justice was built upon strength.
With strength, it was justice!
The weak, even if they suffered injustice, had no right to seek justice. That was the reality of the ancestral land.
“This…”
The eldest madam’s actions left Yan Shi somewhat at a loss.
After all, Yan Shi had been just a maid before, while the eldest madam was the Lin family wife. The status gap was vast. Before, it was always the eldest madam using her position to pressure her, the eldest madam scolding her. How could she have imagined the eldest madam bowing her head to her.
Lin Guangde quickly said to Lin Yun, “Yun’er, the eldest madam was indeed in the wrong, but since she has apologised, give her a chance.”
“Yun’er, since the eldest madam has apologised, give her an opportunity.” Yan Shi also said.
Yan Shi’s heart was relatively soft.
“Alright, we will set this matter aside for now. Let us discuss the next one. The incident where my cultivation foundation was crippled back then, was it the eldest madam’s doing? I think it is time to clarify that now.” Lin Yun said.
This matter had never uncovered the truth.
Although Lin Yun had always suspected the eldest madam, it had not been solidly proven after all.
Lin Yun had endured eleven years of suffering. He needed the truth!
As soon as Lin Yun said this, the eldest madam’s heart skipped a beat.
The eldest madam immediately said, “Lin Yun, this matter has nothing to do with me. The master investigated it before. You… you still do not trust the master?”
“I do not want to wrong a good person, but I also do not want to let a bad person go free. If this truly was not your doing, then after your apology just now, for the sake of Father and Mother pleading for you, the previous grievances can be written off.”
Lin Yun’s tone suddenly shifted. “If this was truly your doing, then… no mercy!”
Lin Yun spat out the last three words like sharp blades, each one piercing the heart.
“An Yun, search through her memories from the past dozen years! I want to know everything in her memory related to me and my mother.” Lin Yun said.
“Yes, Young Master.”
An Yun nodded in agreement. A terrifying wave of divine sense burst from An Yun’s sea of consciousness, enveloping the eldest madam.
The eldest madam’s gaze immediately became dazed.
Under such a vast gap in divine sense, An Yun could easily probe the eldest madam’s memories.
Moments later.
An Yun withdrew her divine sense.
“Young Master, eleven years ago, she conspired with that steward named Kun. They designed it, poisoned the apology tea, and ruined your cultivation foundation.” An Yun said.
“What? It… it was her who poisoned?”
Yan Shi was instantly stunned upon hearing this.
She had suspected the eldest madam before too, but Lin Guangde said he had investigated and it had nothing to do with the eldest madam, so Yan Shi believed him.
“Master, you… you previously investigated and said this was not the eldest madam’s doing, did you not?” Yan Shi’s eyes reddened. She questioned Lin Guangde.
