Chapter 370 - A Sudden Awakening
Chapter 370 A Sudden Awakening
Lin Mengya’s face blushed as she accepted Tian Ning’s congratulations.
She had no idea that Long Tianyu would come to her rescue in such a brazen way.
She had signaled Lin Nansheng to ask Long Tianyu for help, but she was still surprised when Long Tianyu came alone.
Lin Mengya suddenly thought of the Tiger Token Long Tianyu used to save her.
She felt it strange because her father once told her that the emperor always carried the token with him. How could it have ended up in Long Tianyu’s hand?
Tian Ning did not notice that Lin Mengya was absent minded. He felt overwhelming guilt now.
After a long hesitation, Tian Ning decided to confess to Lin Mengya.
He had been raised to be an honest man, so he could not hide the truth from Lin Mengya anymore.
“Ya’er, I’m sorry. I told them I would help them with their plan.”
Tian Nong felt so relieved after he said that.
Someone visited him before Ms. Tian came back.
The man only told him how ungrateful Lin Mengya was, and how Lin Mengya had forgotten Ms. Tian who had brought her up, like a real mom.
Tian Ning did not want to believe in that guy, but that man was too persuasive.
Those people would have succeeded if Tian Ning had not changed his mind. He gave up because he saw how Lin Mengya respected his mother.
“She’s your sister! How could you do that?”
Ms. Tina looked at her son in shock. Her son was weak, but she knew he was a kind person.
She had no idea he had done that.
“Mother, it’s all my fault. You can punish me, but don’t get too angry. I already know I’m wrong.”
Tian Ning was apologizing. He felt so guilty about getting Lin Mengya in trouble.
Luckily for him, nothing fatal had happened to Lin Mengya, or he would spend the rest of his life regretting what he did.
“Ya’er, we’re so sorry.”
Tears streamed down from Ms. Tian’s face. She had seen how Lin Mengya protected them from those hooligans. She almost lost her life.
After Tian Ning confessed to them, Ms. Tian felt so ashamed.
“Don’t say that. I know Tian Ning more than anyone. He must have been misled by those hooligans. He tried to tell us to get out of the house when we were in the room. They must have threatened him with your safety. Should that happen to me, I would be as panicky as he was. Don’t blame him anymore.”
Lin Mengya said this sincerely. She held Ms. Tian’s hands and put them on her lap.
She did not blame Tian Ning at all. If she had given Mother Tian better protection, Tian Ning would not have been forced to cooperate with those hooligans.
Moreover, she had already noticed that something was wrong with Tian Ning as soon as she stepped into the house.
She could tell Tian Ning did not want her to be hurt, because he was trying his best to push her out of the room.
“What a shame! Your mother was so nice to us, while my son was trying to kill her daughter!”
Ms. Tian was a simple and kind woman. She knew what to love or to hate.
She felt thankful to Lin Mengya’s mother, and she had raised the two kids by herself, which made her care so much about Lin Mengya.
Tian Ning felt so guilty when she saw how upset his mother was. He leaned against the corner of the carriage, tears in eyes. All of this made him want to kill himself.
“It’s fine. Ms. Tian can live with me in Prince Yu’s Mansion in the future. My maids are all too young and immature. The old ones thought I’m too young for them to give their best service. If you go back with me today, you have to teach me a lesson. Don’t let them look down on me again.”
If the servants in the mansion could hear what Lin Mengya said, they would scream for being wronged.
Even Prince Yu respected Lin Mengya, let alone the servants.
All the keys to the storages were in Lin Mengya’s hand.
Those servants would rather bother the cold prince instead of the smiling princess.
Lin Mengya knew Ms. Tian’s weak point. This ordinary woman loved her son. She had protected Lin Mengya and Lin Nansheng from Shangguan Qing’s suppression. Therefore, Lin Mengya could tell this old woman was tough enough.
Ms. Tian had been taking care of Lin Mengya in her old family home, and she would be naturally worried if Lin Mengya was treated unfairly in her new family.
Moreover, Lin Mengya had never been in charge of family affairs before she was married. The mansion was too huge for Lin Mengya to rule perfectly.
The disappointment in Ms. Tian’s eyes was replaced by deep concern.
“You must be having a hard time in the new home. I can see how the prince loves you, but their noble families must be hard to get along with. Ya’er, I can’t imagine what you’ve been through.”
Lin Mengya casually laid down and put her head on Ms. Tian’s lap.
Her eyes were bright. but there was a bitter taste in her mouth. She recalled some of her hardest moments.
“You were not there with me in my new family, so nobody taught me how to wait on my husband and how to get along with the new family.”
That was why she strived and tried her best to win Long Tianyu’s love with her excellent flirting skills.
“I did not know how to control the servants. None of them took me seriously when I first went there. Everything seemed so wrong, and every step was so hard.”
That was also partly right, except that the maids she trained, were running the whole mansion now.
“Later, Concubine De, my mother-in-law, moved in. She really gave me a hard time. I’m not sure if I could survive and see you, without Prince Yu’s protection.”
The tears shimmered in Lin Mengya’s eyes, but it did not fall.
Her soft voice stabbed at Ms. Tian’s heart. The old woman felt like crying.
She held the poor kid firmly and her heart was aching.
Lin Mengya acted like a spoiled child in Ms. Tian’s arms, as she sniggered secretly.
She knew Ms. Tian could not bear to watch her suffering. She had finally succeeded in coaxing Ms. Tian to stay at Prince Yu’s Mansion.
Long Tianyu was riding alone on the horse in the front of the team. His curious eyes were staring at the three people getting out of the carriage.
The old woman’s eyes were seemingly red, and she was holding Lin Mengya’s hand firmly. Then she looked at Long Tianyu, with satisfaction and gratitude.
Lin Mengya looked messy when she got off with the old woman. She was smiling, looking so protective toward the old woman and the young man.
The man looked weak, and his head was always lowered.
He had an apologetic look in his eyes when he looked at the two women.
Feeling confused, he get off the horse and walked over to Lin Mengya, saying softly,
“Go and freshen up, we will go back home later.”
His gentle tone made Lin Mengya blush.
She raised her head and saw Long Tianyu who was so close to her. She nodded and walked into the Lins with the old woman.
The gatekeeper, Liu Er, had already been replaced. Nobody would ever dare to block her from going back home again.
Her cold eyes caught sight of Shangguan Qing and Lin Mengwu, who were pretending to be innocent, as if they had no idea what had happened at all. Lin Mengya could only suppress her anger temporarily.
They were even pretending to be shocked.
“What happened? My sweet girl! My daughter! Should anything happen to you, how would I live with the regret!”
Till now, Shangguan Qing was still trying to play the kind step-mother in front of Long Tianyu.
Lin Mengya found it so funny. She was not the only one who had seen through Shangguan Qing and Lin Mengwu. Long Tianyu had already known about the evil deeds the two had done.
They were still acting, trying to get away from this.
“Don’t worry, mother. I was so lucky that nothing serious happened. I heard my brother is back, did you meet him?”
Lin Mengya suddenly lost all interest in their false manners.
The two must have something to do with what happened today. They were only here now to put on a show for the other people.
“Your brother has returned to his yard. By the way, now that your brother is back, where’s your father? Did he come back?”
Lin Nansheng’s return caught Shang Guanqing by surprise. She was so afraid that Lin Nansheng would see through her little tricks. Then she would have to bear her husband’s fury.
She did not know why Lin Nansheng had gone back to his own yard without greeting her, but Shangguan Qin did not dare to ask. She knew Lin Mengya might be the only one that was allowed in that room.
At this time, they heard the news that Lin Mengya had been saved by Long Tianyu. They were so afraid that Lin Mengya might have evidence against them, which was what brought them out, to give the fake welcome.
They had no idea that Lin Mengya had already seen through their little tricks.
“I don’t know if my father is coming back, but from today on, Ms. Tian will be back with me,”
Lin Mengya stood in front of Shangguan Qing, announcing this word for word.
“It will be as if my real mother has come back to me.”