Chapter 182: Farming: Saving the Substitute Husband 25

What are you doing?! No! No!

Li Aunt and the others immediately panicked, hastily blocking the path.

Yelin! Are you crazy?

Yelin coldly snorted, "You aunts are already past your prime, but you can't let the uncles be wronged!"

He's just throwing their words back at them.

Li Aunt's face flushed red then pale; she never expected Yelin to be so shameless—what young lady would blush after just a couple sentences like him?

"Wait, I have something to say..."

Suddenly a voice came from behind the carriage.

Everyone turned to look; Li Aunt gasped, recognizing her.

"Isn't that Ye Yun?"

Yes, she hasn't left the house in a while, staying locked inside all day, not knowing what she's doing.

She's not afraid, but two people have died inside!

Ye Yun forced herself not to listen to the aunts' gossip, today she deliberately changed into clean clothes and applied lip balm; she realized that she was originally the one engaged to Jin Chen, so why should she let Yelin take advantage for nothing?

She hurried a few steps to Jin Chen's side, "Jin Chen, I have something to say to you."

Jin Chen frowned; he had almost forgotten this person. No wonder Yelin still had 10 Blackening Value left—it was because of this.

"I have nothing to say to you."

"Jin Chen, you don't know the truth behind the substitute marriage—it's not that I don't want to marry you; Yelin deliberately took my place! Don't let him deceive you… ah!"

Ye Yun was slapped hard, she lifted her eyes in disbelief and glared at Yelin.

"Yelin! You're crazy! You dare hit me!"

"Sister, haven't you forgotten how the Ye family constantly belittled my husband? Now you come here pretending to be clueless."

Yelin's face grew uglier and uglier, he felt terrible.

"How can everyone be eyeing my husband? I absolutely won't allow it—not even as a concubine. My husband clearly said he would only have me; no one can intrude on our life."

"Don't spout bloody nonsense! I've never belittled Jin Chen; you're so vicious, marrying in my place and still slandering me—how could I have a brother like you?"

Ye Yun had come fully prepared, so naturally she wouldn't be thrown off by Yelin's few words.

She had had enough of living in that house, day and night in fear; every night when she closed her eyes she saw Jinbei brandishing a knife—she had to escape Fengshu Cun at all costs!

The aunts and grandmothers clicked their tongues repeatedly.

They even forgot why they came, watching with gusto; Li Aunt deliberately wanted Yelin to suffer—even if her own daughter couldn't enjoy the town's riches, Yelin shouldn't expect anything good!

She exclaimed and chimed in for Ye Yun.

"Turns out Yelin is a ruthless heart, stealing his sister's riches!"

Jin Chen clicked his tongue, even moving house gets disturbed—so annoying.

He stepped forward half a step, embraced Yelin in his arms, and coldly addressed the few people.

"Sister-in-law, don't forget Jinbei is still in prison; you and he are still husband and wife—stop daydreaming."

Everyone in Fengshu Cun thought Jinbei had been sent to the county jail, and there was no doubt about it.

"But..."

"No 'buts'; I hope sister-in-law upholds her womanly duties and waits for Jinbei's return."

Jin Chen suddenly lowered his gaze, bent down, and said something in Ye Yun's ear.

"If you want to marry me, your deceased mother and brother wouldn't agree—I am… a murderer."

Ye Yun's eyes widened, her whole body turned cold.

She didn't dare dwell on those words, yet she already understood—her mother and little brother were actually killed by Jin Chen!

The Jin Family… they're all murderous demons!

She trembled uncontrollably, unable to speak, in utter anguish.

Yelin raised an eyebrow, quite satisfied with Ye Yun's state.

Jin Chen snorted, straightened his body, and helped Yelin into the carriage.

Zhou Er had also returned, saying, "Old Master, the village head accepted the three taels of silver, took our eggs, and asked me to bring you his thanks."

"Hmm, let's go."

As Jin Chen lowered the curtain, he gave Ye Yun an ambiguous look.

Li Aunt still wanted to say something, but Zhou Da drove her away with a whip, and the carriage sped off again.

"What did my husband say to Ye Yun?"

Yelin was really curious—what words could scare the shameless Ye Yun to this extent?

"I said I don't want to follow her mother's path, so be careful."

Jin Chen held Yelin in his arms to comfort him, "Yelin, don't get angry—it's not worth getting angry over nothing."

"Hmm, not angry!"

Yelin snuggled into the embrace, his eyes slightly lowered.

Actually he could roughly guess that his mother and little brother's deaths were probably the husband's doing, but what of it?

The debt of raising him had long been repaid by the Ye family's repeated abuse and insults; his life now belongs to the husband, unrelated to the Ye family.

But since the husband fears he'd be hurt and insists on hiding it, he might as well pretend not to know—after all, it doesn't matter.

【Villain Blackening Value decreased by 10, total now 0! Congratulations, Host!】

Jin Chen let out a breath, finally having eliminated the last Blackening Value.

From now on, the remaining decades of this world will be a new life, with no further ties to Fengshu Cun.

He lowered his head and kissed the tip of his husband's ear, "Yelin, shall we hold another wedding ceremony? Earlier I was foolish, you were forced—it really doesn't count as complete."

Yelin widened her eyes slightly, slipped out of Jin Chen's embrace, locked gazes with him, and asked, "Husband, are you telling the truth?"

Of course.

Jin Chen had already planned this; the previous wedding belonged to the original body and Yelin, whose soul was not that of a lover, and had nothing to do with the two of them.

"On the day of the new house opening banquet, we'll hold another ceremony—just the two of us and the servants in the courtyard, with no one else."

Jin Chen stroked the husband's cheek, "Yelin, are you willing?"

Willing!

Yelin wrapped her arms tightly around Jin Chen's neck, nodding repeatedly, "Thank you, husband."

"Nonsense, there's no need to say thanks between us; Yelin, you'd better show your gratitude with actual actions."

Jin Chen had something in mind, lowered his head and lightly kissed the husband's lips.

"We'll talk about that tonight."

Yelin was a bit shy, but couldn't suppress her inner joy, leaning straight into Jin Chen's embrace and not stopping his wandering hands.

Upon arriving at the new courtyard, he stayed in the carriage for a while, letting the heat on his face fade before reluctantly stepping out, still trying to stay calm.

The cook grandma and the servant Shuang'er hurried forward to greet them.

"From now on, you needn't be overly formal; as long as you do what you're supposed to, your monthly silver won't be reduced, and serving the master well is the top priority."

Jin Chen took Yelin's hand and walked into the courtyard, stopping outside the main house to assert authority over the servants; although he had personally selected them, it was still inevitable that they might harbor ill intentions.

"Yes, please listen to the Old Master's teachings."

The four of them hurriedly performed a salute and responded.

"Old Master, these are the house deed and the servants' contracts; the landlord had the servant bring them."

The grandma handed Jin Chen a plain box.

He took it, glanced at it casually, and found nothing amiss.

"Yelin, I'm entrusting this to you; from now on you'll need to learn to manage the household."

Jin Chen smiled and handed over the house deed and the servants' contracts to Yelin.

"I will study well." Yelin knew this was her husband's trust and affection, and she solemnly promised.

"All right, you're tired today; go back to your room to rest."

——

The couple's make-up wedding ceremony was held that very night of the moving-in opening banquet; after the guests left, the quiet that followed the festivities felt all the more precious.

The grandma, whom Jin Chen had instructed a few days earlier, brought people to hang the red joy cloth in the room, decorating it indistinguishably from a new bridal chamber.

Yelin put on a more exquisite wedding outfit again and waited for Jin Chen in the room.

The veil was lifted, and the two gazed at each other and smiled.

Jin Chen couldn't help but caress Yelin's cheek, his voice so soft it could drip water, "Yelin, you look stunning today—more beautiful than any new husband under heaven."

"The husband is also quite handsome."

Yelin lowered her gaze, her lashes trembling slightly, unable to hide the joy in her eyes.

The two drank the nuptial cup.

Jin Chen gently laid Yelin down on the bed and lowered the curtain.

【Detected Villain Heartthrob Value 10, accumulated 100!】

After the July 31 bulletin was quickly broadcast, he hurriedly locked himself in the small black room.

Hehe, a moment of spring night is worth a thousand gold!