Chapter 4: Goodbye Mother
Zhao Liniang moved to the southernmost Qiuyi Garden of the Prime Minister's Mansion three years ago to recuperate, far away from Mrs. Lin's Compassion Hall, Lin Wan walked all the way to rest, and it took half an hour to stop. Lin Wan thought to himself that the plan to exercise should be put on the agenda as soon as possible.
Under Lin Wan's deliberate guidance, Fluttershy gave a passionate speech about Zhao Liniang's life in the past few years, and Green Willow was about to cry when she said it. In fact, there are some situations where Luliu, who is Chen's mother's daughter, is clearer, but Luliu is cautious and only adds some important plots on the side.
Zhao Liniang's health is getting worse and worse, and Chen's mother is also a little suspicious, but after changing several doctors, they all said that Zhao Liniang's illness was caused by depression in the heart, and the medicine was also stared at by Chen's mother, and she didn't find out the problem for a few years, so she believed the doctor's words.
As soon as I arrived at the Autumn Garden, I saw Chen's mother already waiting at the door of the main room, and saw Lin Wan hurriedly greet her.
"Madame, Madame is waiting for you, come in. With that, Lin Wan took the lead in the curtain, followed by Chen's mother, Willow, and Fluttershy.
Bypassing the screen, I saw the big bed in the middle of the room half-leaning on the beautiful woman I had seen last time, looking at me with a pair of beautiful eyes.
Lin Wan walked over quickly, sat on the edge of the bed, held her mother's hand and said, "Mother, my daughter is late, so I have been waiting for a long time." ”
Zhao Liniang smiled, a typical smile of everyone's ladies, patted Lin Wan's little hand, and said gently: "Wan'er, my mother is relieved to see that you are all right." As he spoke, he wiped the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief.
Lin Wan hurriedly said: "Mother, Wan'er is fine, and my mother must take good care of her body, Wan'er hopes to accompany her mother to go out to enjoy flowers and drink tea." Wan'er also wants to eat the pastries made by her mother, and her mother wants to get better quickly. ”
Zhao Liniang smiled and hated her: "Look at you, you have been sick, but you have become as clingy as you were when you were a child, and I want to eat sugar cakes." ”
"Mother, my daughter will always be a little Wan'er who doesn't grow up in front of her mother. Lin Wan'er said and leaned into Zhao Liniang's arms and sprinkled coquettishly. This familiar action couldn't help but remind Lin Wan of her mother in her previous life, and her eyes were slightly red.
Zhao Liniang was also very emotional, hugged her daughter, stroked Lin Wan's hair, and shed tears.
Mother Chen also wiped her tears on the side, and walked up to persuade: "Madam, pay attention to your body, the doctor told you not to be too excited." ”
Lin Wan straightened up and smiled at Zhao Liniang and said, "Mother, I come to see you every day, you have a good rest today, and I'll come back tomorrow, okay?"
Zhao Liniang sat for a long time, and she was a little tired, so she nodded and said, "Okay, I'll be fine, you don't have to come every day, I'm far away here, don't be tired of you." ”
Lin Wan hurriedly shook his head: "Don't be tired, it's good for your body to walk more, mother, I'll walk with you more every day, and you won't get sick again." ”
Zhao Liniang looked at her daughter's delicate appearance, she was really happy, and nodded with a smile.
Chen's mother came over and helped her lie down slowly. After covering the brocade quilt, putting down the curtain, leaving a maid ring to serve at the door, a group of people went out of the main room.
Walking into the courtyard, Lin Wan'er looked at Chen's mother seriously and said, "Chen's mother, I haven't talked to you for a long time, and I want to talk to you alone for a while." ”
Chen's mother immediately understood, and asked a maid ring to guard in the yard, and the others were sent out to do things, leading Lin Wan'er to the west wing to talk.
Green Willow takes the initiative to stand guard at the door of the West Wing, and Lin Wan'er tells Fluttershy to stand at the window. Sitting at the table and talking with Chen's mother, Chen's mother served the tea that had been prepared a long time ago, Lin Wan'er walked such a long way, she was also thirsty, drank two sips of tea, and praised: "Mom has a heart, the temperature and taste are just in line with my habits." ”
Chen's mother looked at Lin Wan with a look of relief and said, "Miss I grew up watching, I like slightly cool, lighter tea, of course Chen's mother can't forget it." ”
Lin Wan changed the topic and said solemnly: "Mother Chen, I know that you also had doubts about your mother's illness, and you also know that it was not an accident that I fell into the water this time, I think my mother's illness is still strange." ”
"Miss, are you ......" Chen's mother looked worried.
Lin Wan stopped her from continuing, and said, "My matter has passed, don't mention it again, we just have a plan in our hearts." Lin Wan paused for a moment, lowered his voice and said, "Mom, how many credible people are there in my mother's yard?"
Mother Chen said with some annoyance: "Over the years, Aunt Qin has been in charge of the house, and the people around Mrs. have been changed a lot, and now there are only four big girls sent by the Zhao Mansion in the backyard who can be trusted." But there are some people out there, and if the lady needs to hire people or do errands, just say. ”
"Mom, don't worry, take your time, I'm older now, everything is up to me, mother, you have to worry a lot. I will beg my grandmother to ask my mother to have a royal doctor tomorrow, and my mother will find a reliable person to decoct medicine, and the decoction equipment will be replaced with new ones. Lin Wan said softly.
Mother Chen nodded hurriedly, looking at Lin Wan, as if she had a backbone again.
Lin Wan gave her a reassuring smile, stood up and shook Chen's mother's hand again, and said, "Mother Chen, I'll leave first, and if you have something, send a reliable person to Wanxin Pavilion to find me." If I come to you about something, I'll ask Willow or Fluttershy to come, don't trust anyone else. ”
Chen's mother nodded solemnly, the green willows opened the curtains, and Fluttershy came over to help Lin Wan out. Leave Luliu to talk to Chen's mother and daughter, and let her go to the Compassion Hall to find her later.
Fluttershy helps Lin Wan slowly walk towards the Hall of Compassion. Along the way, Lin Wan quietly asks Fluttershy about some small things in the house. Fluttershy thinks that Miss has committed a big crime this time, and her temperament has changed, and she also cares about the little things of these maids and sisters in the house. But she still prefers such a young lady in her heart, and is closer to her.
Walking to a rockery, Lin Wan stops Fluttershy from talking and winks at her, hearing footsteps and voices in the distance.
"Let you find a way to solve those two girls, why haven't you moved yet?" a somewhat hoarse voice.
"Mom, we have sent them all the heavy work these days, and let the fat girls deal with them, but they all endured it, did not fight back, and did a good job, yesterday they secretly ran away to Miss Seven, I made a mistake and beat them again, and punished them for not eating since last night. In a few days, I'll be able to kill them......" a shrill voice replied.
"That's enough, what's the use of talking about this now, people have already put it back, you ...... in the future
Fluttershy and Lin Wan hide behind the rockery, listening to the sound as they walk farther and farther before coming out. Fluttershy's eyes are red with rage, and she gasps for air.
Lin Wan patted her hand and asked, "Have you ever heard whose voice it was just now?"
Fluttershy didn't think about it, and immediately replied, "The one with the shrill voice is Mother Liu from the kitchen, she is Aunt Qin's person, and the other one seems to have deliberately changed her voice so that she can't hear it." ”
Lin Wan nodded and said seriously: "Let's go, don't be angry, go back and take good care of the two sisters, I will take good care of you in the future, you also have to be smart, don't suffer the loss in front of you, understand?"
Fluttershy nodded heavily and helped Lin Wan forward, continuing to gossip about the girls.
When they arrived at the Compassion Hall, it was almost noon.
Aunt Qin had already gone to work in the house, and the people around her had also dispersed, only the third sister Lin Qinglan and the fifth sister Lin Yunzhu were still here to talk to Mrs. Lin.
A little girl opened the curtain and reported: "Miss Seven is here." ”
Lin Wan shouted with a smile on her face as she walked inside: "Grandmother, Wan'er is here again." Wan'er loves to eat the food in her grandmother's room, and the third sister said that grandmother's food here is for people, does grandmother welcome Wan'er?"
As he spoke, he came to Mrs. Lin's side, holding one of Mrs. Lin's arms and shaking it. Mrs. Lin likes her granddaughters to surround her, nodding happily and asking Mother Du to prepare the meal.
Lin Qinglan's face did not change, and she followed to have fun. Lin Yunzhu's face was a little disdainful on the side. Lin Wan saw it in his eyes, and he didn't care, and talked to Mrs. Lin about what dishes were added today.
After eating, Mrs. Lin wanted to rest, Lin Qinglan and Lin Yunzhu said goodbye and went back, Lin Wan'er pretended to be ignorant and had no intention of leaving. Lin Yunzhu had a gloating expression on her face, thinking that Lin Wan'er still didn't understand her grandmother's intentions, and if she stayed, she was afraid that she would make her grandmother unhappy. Lin Qinglan didn't remind Lin Wan'er to leave, and only took her sister away.
Lin Wan'er waited for them to leave, looked at Old Madam Lin, and shouted pitifully: "Grandmother." ”
Mother Du saw that she had something to say, so she let a few little girls go out.
"Grandmother, Wan'er went to see her mother today, and I'm afraid that my mother's illness is ......" said Lin Wan as if she was about to cry.
Old Madam Lin blamed her and said, "Don't talk nonsense, what do children know!"
"Grandmother is right, Wan'er said the wrong thing. Grandmother, Wan'er wants to beg Aunt Yu to find a royal doctor for her mother, okay?" Lin Wan pleaded.
"Nonsense, such a trivial matter, how can you trouble Concubine Yu?" Old Madam Lin was a little angry.
Lin Wan hurriedly said: "Grandmother, don't be angry, it's Wan'er who is not sensible, but Wan'er is in a hurry." She looked at Mrs. Lin's face carefully, and continued: "The fourth brother is still at the border, and Wan'er doesn't know what to do......?"
When Mrs. Lin heard her mention her most painful grandson, her face was slightly pale, she looked at her sad granddaughter, thought about it and said to Mother Du: "Wenjuan, you sent someone to take my post and ask Imperial Doctor Wang to ask him to come and diagnose my pulse tomorrow." ”
Since last year, Mrs. Lin has received the emperor's grace, and she can ask the royal doctor in the palace to consult at any time. Lin Wan originally wanted to let the royal doctor come, but it was not easy to say it directly, now when she heard Mrs. Lin take the initiative, she immediately broke into a smile, hugged the waist of Mrs. Lin and flattered her hard: "Or grandmother is thoughtful, Wang Imperial Doctor has excellent medical skills, I'm afraid Aunt Yu can't invite it, Wan'er knows that grandmother loves Wan'er the most, and is the most bodhisattva-hearted, Wan'er will start tomorrow, help grandmother copy Buddhist scriptures every day, and pray for grandmother and mother." Grandmother, do you say okay?"
Old Madam Lin smiled very happily: "Well, my Wan'er has really grown up. ”
Mrs. Lin is a believer in Buddhism, and she goes to Lingshan Temple on the first day of every month to offer incense and offer a lot of sesame oil money. But Lin Wan knew that if she encountered something related to the interests of the Lin family, she was by no means soft-hearted, and when Mrs. Lin in the script used ruthless means to send Lin Qinglan to the prince's mansion, she had no scruples about the Buddha at all. And Zhao Liniang's death, although it was not her hand, was also connived at by her.
Of course, this may never happen again.
Lin Wan'er coaxed Mrs. Lin to be happy, and then said goodbye, Mother Du sent her all the way to the door, obviously this Mother Du, who is good at observing words and feelings, also looked at Lin Wan'er with admiration.
Lin Wan'er walked to the door, held Du's mother's hand and said, "Mom doesn't need to send it, you better go back to serve your grandmother to rest, grandmother can't leave you for a moment." ”
Out of the Hall of Compassion, Green Willow is already waiting at the door, and she and Fluttershy are walking back with Lin Wan left and right.
Lu Liu leaned over to Lin Wan's ear and whispered, "Miss, the third miss and the fifth miss are at the rockery next to the Bihu Lake in front." ”
Lin Wan nodded and didn't say anything.
When he walked near Bihu, Lin Wan said worriedly: "Green willow, do you think that grandmother will punish the third sister and the fifth sister? It's all my fault, I accidentally fell into the water, if I still involve the two sisters to be punished, how can it be good?"
Green Willow cleverly continued: "Miss, you don't have to worry too much, you have made it clear in front of the old lady, it's not about the third and fifth misses, the old lady loves the two young ladies so much, she will definitely not be punished." ”
Lin Wan looked relieved and said, "Well, I have to copy the Buddhist scriptures well when I go back, and I can't dislike my grandmother anymore......"
As he spoke, he walked away until he couldn't hear any more voices, and Lin Qinglan and Lin Yunzhu walked out from behind the rockery, followed by Dong Ju and Cuihong.
Lin Yunzhu asked suspiciously: "Third sister, did you say that the seventh sister didn't find out that I pushed her into the water?"
Lin Qinglan said thoughtfully: "I can't say for sure, but I think she is a little difficult to deal with, so we have to be careful in the future." ”
Lin Yunzhu nodded, walked in the other direction with Lin Qinglan, and returned to their Qingzhu Garden.