novelhk Chapter 320 Negotiation
Chapter 320 Negotiation
"Yes."
The young man turned and stepped into the Yang residence, his tall and slender figure gradually disappearing into the night.
……
Yang Mansion.
In a side room, the woman was restless and uneasy.
Yang Ling stared intently at the teacup on the table.
He pursed his pink lips and poured out the tea from his cup.
"Why haven't they returned yet?" Yang Yurong frowned slightly, a hint of anxiety rising in her heart. "Could they have been entangled by that vixen?"
Over the years, although she married Yang Qingshan, Yang Qingshan always had someone in his heart and never let go of her. Therefore, Yang Yurong harbored deep resentment towards that woman.
She doesn't like that woman either!
Because that woman stole the love that was rightfully hers!
Even so, she only dared to curse in private and never dared to say a word to Yang Qingshan in front of him.
But Yang Ling's existence drove her to the brink of madness with jealousy.
"Miss."
Suddenly, a maid's timid voice came from the doorway: "The eldest daughter of the Yang family has arrived."
"Yang Xue'er is here?" Yang Yurong was slightly taken aback, her brows furrowing slightly. "She should be studying medicine at this hour, why is she out here? Doesn't she dislike these tedious and complicated etiquette lessons?"
"This slave doesn't know."
"Forget it, ignore her," Yang Yurong's eyes flashed. "Isn't she trying to curry favor with the old lady? Let her be, save me the trouble of wasting my time."
Yang Le's personality is just like Yang Xue'er's; she always has a long face, as if someone owes her a million gold coins.
Unfortunately, the old lady doted on her.
Madam Yang was the only female member of the Yang family and the pillar of the family. No matter how much favored Yang Xue'er was, she could only submit to her.
……
Inside the courtyard.
The boy stood at the top of a tree, leaning against a branch, looking down at the people of the Yang family.
"Your Highness," Lianxiang hurried to Yang Ling's side, "Yang Xue'er is here, and also..."
She hesitated for a moment: "Yang Xue'er has arrived with Yang Ningshi and Yang Le."
"Hmm?" Yang Ling raised an eyebrow, turning her gaze to Yang Ning and her daughter. "I remember, it wasn't like this when you left this morning."
“Yang Ling,” Madam Yang Ning sneered, a sarcastic smile playing on her lips, “Do you really think I wanted to come see you? Don’t forget, you’re nothing but a bastard.”
"Bastard?" Yang Ling lowered her eyes, a cold smile playing on her lips. "Yang Ningshi, I remember you once said that I was your only legitimate son."
"Ha!" Madam Yang scoffed. "You're only doing this because your father dotes on you. What else can you do? You're weak and frail, and you have no talent for martial arts. You're destined to be mediocre in this life."
"Oh."
Yang Ling vaguely remembered that when he was five years old, his grandfather suddenly fell into a coma. Yang Ningshi was afraid that she would be found out that she was the one who did it, so she secretly hid him and told him that it was because he had angered his great-grandmother that she was injured and fell into a coma.
This incident caused a huge uproar and almost killed the entire Yang family.
Fortunately, he was lucky and survived.
Old Master Yang lay in bed for several days, but ultimately could not be saved. Yang Ningshi then shifted the blame onto him and even imprisoned him.
At the time, he didn't understand why, after all, in this world, the strong are respected.
He's a good-for-nothing, not worth fearing at all.
But now that I think about it, there must be another reason.
Yang Ling's indifferent gaze fell upon the smug woman, and a slow smile crept onto his lips: "Yang Ningshi, do you believe I'll expose what you and Yang Zhi did?"
boom!
Yang Ningshi's face turned deathly pale, her legs went weak, and she knelt on the ground trembling, her whole body cold.
"Yang Ling," she gritted her teeth, "you dare? I'm your aunt!"
"My mother is your cousin-in-law."
Yang Ling said this in a nonchalant manner.
But beneath that calm tone lay a chilling murderous intent that sent shivers down one's spine.
His mother was also Yang Ningshi's cousin!
Yang Ningshi's face turned deathly pale. She clenched her fists, her eyes filled with malice as she stared intently at the young man in white.
This evil!
"Yang Ling, don't think that just because Yang Qingshan is protecting you, I can't do anything to you. One day, Yang Qingshan will get tired of you, and then I'll deal with you."
She snorted coldly, got up from the ground, and left with a flick of her sleeve.
She came to find Yang Ling this time to warn him not to forget his promise. If he dared to reveal that she and Yang Zhi had joined forces, she would definitely not let him off the hook!
Yang Ling raised her eyebrows slightly, her expression indifferent, seemingly unconcerned about Yang Ning's threat.
He turned around, his gaze falling on the guard behind him: "Go to the General's Mansion and find out if that person has come to the Yang family."
"Yes, Your Highness."
The guards were ordered to retreat.
Yang Ling stared into the void, remaining silent for a long time.
“Young Master,” Lianxiang hesitated for a moment before asking, “Now that you have returned to the Yang residence, why are you concealing your identity?”
He was clearly a genius, and he could have completely changed the fate of the Yang family with his power.
However, for the sake of the Yang family's power, the young master was willing to endure for sixteen years.
Anyone else would have long since refused to stay in this place, let alone continue to endure such humiliation.
"Lianxiang, I am not a child of the Yang family, do you know that?"
Lianxiang was stunned.
She didn't know why the young master wanted to impersonate a member of the Yang family.
“You don’t need to overthink it,” Yang Ling smiled faintly. “I just feel that there’s no need for me to stay in the Yang family. Since my father has already recognized me as his son, I have a reason to stay.”
"Son."
Lianxiang was stunned for a long time before she came to her senses.
She didn't know if this was just an excuse for the young master to give up on himself, but... the young master's decisions were never wrong.
"Lianxiang, let's go back."
"Huh?" Lianxiang blinked blankly. "Young master, didn't you just say... there's a banquet tonight?"
Yang Ling fell silent.
banquet?
He wanted to attend the banquet.
Unfortunately, he didn't want to attend that damn banquet!
Apart from him, the Yang family has no other martial artists. They invited him to the banquet, probably because they wanted to win him over!
"Young Master, shall we still go?" Lianxiang asked, a hint of worry creeping in as Yang Ling remained inactive.
"go."
"Uh?"
Yang Ling stepped outside and said, "Since it's a banquet hosted by the Yang family, how can I be absent? Besides, the Yang family will definitely try to deal with me these next few days. If I don't go, they will think I'm afraid of them. That's why I'm going to the banquet."
"What you say makes sense, young master. Where shall we go?"
"Go..." Yang Ling's lips curled into a cold smile, "Go to the Prime Minister's residence."
The Prime Minister's residence?
Lianxiang was dumbfounded.
She had already said that tonight was the Yang family's celebration banquet, and no one from the Prime Minister's residence would be coming back, let alone attending.
What was Yang Ling doing at the Prime Minister's residence?
Lianxiang was full of doubts, but in the end she obediently shut her mouth and followed Yang Ling closely.
……
The Prime Minister's residence was indeed no longer in the mansion, but as soon as Yang Ling entered the Yang family, she ran into Yang Ningxin, who was about to leave.