CHAPTER XIV

When Cui Ning woke up again, he found that he was already in the Buddha hall, lying on the bed where he first came here.

But the jade pendant is gone.

Cui Ning got up with a grunt, Xu was too anxious, and for a while he felt that the world was spinning, and the whole person threw himself on the cold ground.

"Ning Niangzi. Lin came in and saw Cui Ning fall to the ground, so he hurriedly put down the medicine bowl in his hand and stepped forward to help her up.

Cui Ning saw that it was someone next to the old lady, so he called, "Aunt Lin." ”

Lin helped her sit down, "The lady is injured like this, but she feels sorry for herself." ”

"Why am I here?" If Cui Ning remembered correctly, Ling said that he would not send her to the Buddha Hall to think about it until her injuries healed.

Lin pulled the thin quilt and put it on her, and his words were straightforward, "The lady hugged Fu Langjun and didn't let go, and was seen by many people." ”

Even if he is only eight years old, he has to consider Ling Ce's feelings.

Cui Ning is about to collapse, what is she really doing wrong here.

Suddenly, Cui Ning was enveloped by a deep sense of powerlessness, and everything seemed to prove her incompetence again and again.

She has betrayed the trust of the second senior brother!

When Lin saw her desperate gaze, his heart jumped, thinking that what he said was too harsh, "Ning Niangzi doesn't have to care about these little things, you are still young, so there is nothing wrong with it." ”

Cui Ning is actually very smart, when she was in the mountains, although she was a little lazy, but everything the master asked to do, she could easily complete it in half the time less than others, and the good book back and martial arts were also the best among children of the same age, and even the sweeping was cleaner than others. But now every qiē has severely dampened her self-confidence.

Lin's words could not have the slightest comforting effect.

The old lady came in, saw Cui Ning's appearance, frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"

The old lady sat down, held her hand, and said distressedly, "What is the difficulty, tell grandmother, don't hold it alone." ”

Cui Ning raised her head when she heard this, her empty eyes slowly brightened, and there was a cry in her voice, "Grandmother, the jade pendant is lost." ”

The old lady laughed, stretched out her hand and stroked her hair, "What should I do, you haven't been out recently, and you have lost it at home, that jade pendant is an ancestral thing, who dares to covet it? ”

"Yes, yes, how did I forget it!" Cui Ning cried with joy, and her tears couldn't stop pouring out.

From childhood to adulthood, Cui Ning rarely shed tears, and in the short eight years of life, the darkest time was the recent period.

"Look at my good granddaughter, like a cat. The old lady took out a handkerchief and gently wiped her tears, "Does your face still hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt anymore. Cui Ning raised her sleeve and wiped her face, smiling brightly.

The old lady did not blame her for her rude behavior, but comforted, "Your loveless appearance just now frightened my grandmother, how can you be like this at such a young age? Misfortune and blessing are relied on, blessing and misfortune are lurking, it is not a big deal to be bad for a while, and if you encounter any difficulties in the future, you must remember what your grandmother said to you. ”

Cui Ning nodded, "Hmm." ”

"I knew you were an open-minded child. The old lady was very satisfied when she saw that her expression was like a cloud.

"It's still the old lady who understands the truth, and she persuaded Ning Niangzi to smile. Lin took the medicine and handed it over, "Lady, take the medicine." ”

Cui Ning took the medicine bowl, tried the temperature just right, and then raised his head and drank it all in one go.

Not long after drinking the medicine, she was a little sleepy, and the depression in her heart was relieved, and she soon slept sweetly.

The old lady then left.

Ling sat on the stone bench in the courtyard, and when he saw the old lady coming out, he immediately got up to greet him.

"Sit down. The old lady said.

After the old lady sat down, Ling sat down, "Mother, how is Ning'er?"

"Good. The old lady looked at the falling flowers on the paulownia tree, held the Buddha beads in her hand, and said slowly, "She is resolute and open-minded, and she is a child with a lot of aura, so don't use those dead rules to restrain her anymore." ”

Ling hesitated, "But my mother's side ......."

"Everyone has their own fate, so let's follow it. The old lady paused for a moment, and then said, "Let's change people, the clan will never send a girl who can't bear the responsibility of the clan to be the eldest daughter-in-law of the Ling family." ”

Ling said, "Don't hide it from my mother, I also want to let Jing'er marry, but if Ning'er's reputation is damaged after being repented of the marriage, I am afraid that the matching clan will not marry." ”

"Looking old at the age of three, Ning'er's temperament is not suitable to join the family, I like her very much, so let her stay by my side. The old lady said.

Ling's heart was overjoyed, "Thank you, mother!"

The old lady was born in the Xie clan of Chenjun, and when she was in the boudoir, she was a famous noblewoman, with both ability and political integrity, and excellent appearance, and many big families were vying to marry.

In the old days, Wang Xie Tang Qianyan flew into the homes of ordinary people. The Chenjun Xie clan started in the Three Kingdoms period, the Eastern Jin Dynasty when the axis of the clan, and the Langya Wang clan is called "Wang Xie". The origin of the Qinghe Cui clan can also be traced back to the Three Kingdoms period, but it was not considered a top aristocrat for the next hundred years, and it was not until later that it slowly rose. Compared with an ancient scholar clan like the Xie clan of Chenjun, the Qinghe Cui clan is considered an "upstart". And although the Xie clan is not as good as it used to be, the centuries-old heritage is not replaceable by any new nobles.

The Ling family also thought about asking the old lady to teach Cui Ning in person, but it was a pity that she had lived in the Buddhist hall for a long time and was not very concerned with mundane affairs, but she didn't expect Cui Ning to have her eyes!

"She stayed in the temple until she was fifteen years old, and you can usually take her with you when you go out for entertainment. The old lady said.

"Yes, they all listen to Mother. The joy on Ling's face couldn't be hidden, and she didn't deliberately hide it, "It's just bothering my mother." ”

The old lady stopped plucking the Buddha beads, put her hands quietly on her knees, I don't know what she was thinking, the whole person was quiet like a scene in the courtyard.

After a while, she said, "Go back." ”

Ling got up and saluted, "Daughter-in-law retires." ”

The maids in the courtyard followed Ling out in an orderly and quiet manner.

The old lady looked at the dead leaves all over the ground, as if she was talking to herself and to the Lin family beside her, "She has met a good time." ”

Lin bowed slightly and did not answer.

There was silence in the courtyard, and time seemed to stand still, until Cui Ning woke up and still saw this picture when he walked out of the house.

"Come here. When the old lady saw her, she had a smile on her face.

Cui stared at the old lady, obviously with pale sideburns and wrinkles, but it made people feel so dignified and beautiful.

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