Lady Jiang thought this was reasonable. Even if she was reluctant, she had to admit that Lin Jingyue was a woman with strong opinions and methods; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to win over County Princess Yunhua or tap into the connections of Guanxian Academy. People like Lin Jingyue were the most cold-blooded and ungrateful of all. Perhaps, after sending those two hundred taels of silver last time, Lin Jingyue considered the Lin family's years of raising her to be fully repaid and wanted no further ties with them.
While Lady Jiang hesitated, Tang Yingliu—who had been forcibly summoned by the Old Madame—approached with a dark expression. Her eyes immediately landed on Lady Jiang and Lin Jingyan, who were sitting motionless. Tang Yingliu’s gaze flickered, and she stepped forward with a faint smile. "Oh my, aren't these the lady and young miss from the Lin family?"
She sent a maid to invite Lady Jiang and Lin Jingyan, escorting them all the way to Lin Jingyue. "Sister, regardless of everything else, Lady Lin raised you for over a decade. How could you leave them sitting coldly in a corner? Those who didn't know better would think you were cold-hearted and ungrateful, looking down on the merchant class and forgetting the grace of the Lin family's upbringing."
Chapter 17