Two loud bangs exploded outside in a row. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Several maids retreated from the door tremblingly, almost hitting Lin Risheng. The maids knew that he was gentle and kind, and after a few laughs, they ran away.

Lin Risheng exhaled nervously, and gently pushed open the door, just when one foot had just crossed the threshold, and the other foot was still hanging in mid-air, a blue and white porcelain cup suddenly broke through the air and fell straight to his cheek. He listened to the voice, his face was slightly on one side, his right hand was raised, and his palm was turned inward and backhanded, and the cup was firmly clamped in his hand. He was displeased, strode into the door, and before he saw his sister, he rebuked: "Ah Yuan, your temper should be changed, and it doesn't matter how serious it is, but fortunately it's me today, if you hit those little girls, you have to break your head and bleed." ”

When he was angry, his face was still pink, his eyes were bright, and he did not have a trace of fierceness, and he was not feared.

And Lin Yueyuan, who was confronting him, was like a dark cloud, his hands were crossed on his waist, his eyes were big and round, and his angry face seemed to be burning with hatred. She was two years younger than her brother, but she was almost shoulder-level with him. She grabbed him by the placket and asked, "Brother, you still want to hide it from me." I ask you, what about Dad? Mother is dying, why hasn't he come back, where has he gone, you say! ”

Lin Risheng sighed gloomily when he heard this: "You know it well, so why do you want to ask me." ”

Lin Yueyuan was suddenly furious. She clenched her fists with both hands and opened her mouth to scream, as if she was about to vent out her anger: "Sure enough, you didn't believe it at the beginning." I saw Uncle Hong tell my mother that he had raised a house outside, and although my mother didn't say anything, she still cried secretly at night. My mother suffered and was wronged with him back then, but he was so ungrateful, liked the new and hated the old, and had no conscience. As she spoke, she jumped to her feet and slammed the ground on the ground. She has been practicing martial arts for several years, and she is full of energy and has a loud voice, which must be heard clearly by people outside the house.

Lin Risheng was in a cold sweat on the side, he looked around, waved his hand to her again and again, and said in a low voice: "Be quiet, do you want to make everyone know?" ”

Lin Yueyuan continued to shout regardless of it: "You are afraid of me, he is afraid of it, he is afraid of people to say it, I want to shout this ugly thing, it is he who loses the face of the Lin family, Lin Chang is not me." ”

"Don't stop yet." Lin Risheng finally showed a little bit of the majesty of being an elder brother, and said in a deep voice: "Even if my father has a new love, and the golden house is beautiful, we can't say that he is not his as children." Moreover, taking a concubine is not a great sin. He was glared at by his sister, and his voice gradually lowered, "It's just that he shouldn't have turned a blind eye to his mother's condition." ”

"Get out!" Lin Yueyuan pushed him angrily, he staggered back two steps, and hurriedly explained, "What's more, it's not all your father's fault, you forgot that it was your mother who made your father angry in the first place." ”

Lin Yueyuan insisted that Lin Chang was at fault first.

Lin Risheng has a bit of a temper, not as decisive as his mother but not as irritable as his sister, he is not impatient or impatient, and patiently analyzed: "My parents' tempers are incompatible, and since I can remember, there is almost no day when I don't quarrel." The mother is a knife-mouthed tofu heart, and the father always holds it in his heart when he encounters trouble, and the two can't understand each other. It didn't take a day or two for my father to move out to live, and my mother didn't care about whether he was comfortable eating and living outside. She is so inattentive to her father, and his father will inevitably empathize. He sighed faintly, "The two of them are about the enemies of the previous life, and they are tied together to torture each other in this life. ”

Lin Yueyuan was very disapproving: "My mother takes care of the housework, takes care of the business, and is responsible for this family, so I am tired of being sick." Dad is always picky for no reason, inexplicably angry, of course the mother has to return the color, otherwise she will not be bullied. It's strange to blame my father for having a small belly and chicken intestines, no stomach, and even abandoning his wife and widowhood, which is really not the work of a big husband. ”

The two argued, and the maid next to Chen Ping suddenly rushed in and cried: "Madame just vomited blood again, she told you to come over quickly." ”

The brother and sister glanced at each other, immediately stopped arguing, and rushed out of the house together.

Since the beginning of winter, Mrs. Lin's condition has deteriorated day by day, and she is only in a trance all day long, looking tired. Lin Risheng would go to check his mother's pulse every morning and evening, and he and the masters at home studied together, and he was very confident that he could control her condition. Unexpectedly, in the past month, Chen Ping's condition suddenly recurred, like a flood, fierce, uncontrollable, and rapidly deteriorated, and there were some signs of decline.

The two came to their mother's bedside and couldn't help but feel sad when they saw her sick appearance. Thinking about how resolute and shrewd Chen Ping was at the beginning, she was like a general in command at that time, keeping the house in order. She always takes care of everything and does it herself. For so many years, she has been like a scalper who knows how to give without asking for anything in return, squeezing out the last drop of blood in her body for the prosperity of her family. She was shriveled, rough, emaciated, and no longer glamorous, and her husband, instead of being moved, was going to abandon her and throw himself into the arms of others.

Grievances shouted in Lin Yueyuan's mind, but such a wise woman could not escape the tragic fate. Every day, countless women are abandoned by their husbands for various reasons, and the blood and tears they leave behind are engraved as monuments to the coldness and cruelty of the patriarchal era.

Lin Yueyuan rubbed her mother's dry and rugged hand and silently left tears, tears fell on her mother's hand, slowly flowing along the cracked chasm on her hand, as if to melt into her mother's dry life to nourish her lonely soul.

Lin Risheng sat at the head of his mother's bed and combed his hand, combing his mother's gray hair. The mother was surrounded by the warm affection of her children, and she quietly enjoyed the rare warmth and tranquility of this moment. Looking back on her life, although she has been sluggish since she was a child, she has a father-in-law who treats her as her own. She got an enviable husband, she raised a pair of filial children, she supported a noble and glorious family court, it seems that life has been completed, but when she was seriously ill and dying, she suddenly realized that she still has regrets.

Her heart trembled slightly, and her thin hand as if she had been drained of flesh and blood grabbed her daughter's fingers, and said in a hoarse voice like a knife: "Is your father back?" ”

Lin Risheng was silent, and Lin Yueyuan snorted and turned his head.

Chen Ping, who has been strong all her life, finally left weak tears in front of her daughter. It turned out that the biggest failure in her life was not getting her husband's heart, and their marriage could only be characterized as a transaction in the end. Lin Chang took a fancy to the wealth she brought and her ability to be as strong as a man, but he never faced her as a person and her heart. And what about her?

She laughed at herself, she had neither understood nor disdained love in the past, and thought that marriage was just a task that had to be completed. Thinking about it, she really seems to be a girl who has not opened her love in this life, stubbornly guarding her prejudice against love. It wasn't until life gave her a heavy blow that she suddenly woke up: a woman not only needs marriage but also love, and respecting each other is not perfect but a tragedy, not to mention the same bed and different dreams. It was already delusional to start over, but at least Lin Chang should be let know her full mood at the moment. She held her daughter in both hands and said with difficulty, "I want to see him." ”

Lin Yueyuan felt that her mother's life was slowly fading, but her heart, which was full of doubts just now, slowly firmed up, she gave her mother a comforting and tearful smile, and said softly in her ear: "Don't worry, I will definitely let him come to see you." ”

As soon as Chen Ping fell asleep groggy, Lin Yueyuan turned back to the room and put on a red brocade cotton cloak, and did not even change his clothes, only wrapped the gold silk soft whip he used around his waist, and walked out of the door in a hurry.

Lin Risheng then chased after her, grabbed her arm, stopped her steps, and blocked in front of her. She thought he was going to stop her from going out, her eyes narrowed, and her other arm was back to pull the whip on her waist, she was already determined that no one could stop her.

Lin Risheng smiled in the deep suffering, and he softly soothed his sister's tense nerves: "I will go with you, and I will definitely invite my father back." ”

Lin Yueyuan's tense heart suddenly relaxed, she stared at her brother in front of her, and felt that her brother had already taken responsibility. In the past, the elder brother rarely went against his father's wishes, and occasionally had a few quarrels with his father, even if he was unwilling, he would still obey his father's will in the end. She has always thought that her brother is soft and kind by nature, and has a gentle and cowardly personality. But today he is going to join himself in openly rebelling against his father. It was the Mother who guided them and gave them courage.

Lin Yueyuan became more and more courageous because of the encouragement of her family, she held her brother's hand with her backhand, his hand was wide and warm, and his smile was sincere and reassuring. There is no brother and sister in the world who are closer than them, and nothing can stop them when they work together.

Lin Risheng took his sister out of the house and traveled all the way north, to an elegant and secluded house, and the three words "Huancai Pavilion" on the plaque were written by Lin Chang at a glance. If it weren't for the urgency, Lin Yueyuan would have to kick this plaque off.

Lin Yueyuan went on a rampage, beating drums like slamming the door, and as soon as the little girl opened the door, she pulled her brother and strode in.

After entering the door, he was even more like an angry lion, pulling the little guy and asking, "Say it quickly!" What about Lin Changren? ”

The little maids and the maids had never seen such a fierce girl, and they were all stunned for a while, not knowing what to do.

The girl was only ten years old, but there was a faint majesty between her eyebrows, and her momentum was so imposing that it made people's hearts tremble.

When the housekeeper heard the sound, he rushed over, and waved his hand arrogantly: "Where did the wild girl boy dare to trespass into the house, and if you don't come from it, go back to where you came from." ”

Lin Yueyuan was full of anger and had nowhere to vent, and the housekeeper added fuel to the fire this time.

She was hating that she hadn't tore her head apart, and the butler happened to pull her lion's whiskers. She stepped forward quickly while he was unprepared, and pulled his arm back, and the butler screamed, but she didn't expect a little girl to be so strong that she almost didn't twist his arm.

She yelled: "My father, where is he, let him come out and tell you whose wild family I am, and see if he doesn't break your legs." ”

The housekeeper was so shocked by her roar that his ears "buzzed", and only after half a sound did he slowly say: "Who is your father, I don't know your father, where are you from, what are you from, what are you yelling about, I don't know what kind of place this is, if you dare to come nonsense, I will call the master to come out and teach you a good lesson." ”

When Lin Yueyuan heard this, he quickly strengthened his hand, and snorted coldly: "Okay, tell your master to come out, I'm just about to look for him, let him come out and teach me a lesson." After saying that, he raised his hand and slapped him.

The housekeeper was slapped to the ground by Lin Yueyuan, and he swayed for a long time before he covered his face and stood up and said, "Okay, dead girl, you wait, there will be your good fruit to eat in a while." ”

She raised her eyebrows, clenched her hands into fists, and was about to attack again. Lin Risheng was afraid that things would be too big and cause trouble, so he hurriedly stepped forward and apologized to the housekeeper: "My sister is young and ignorant, you don't care about villains, don't be like her, and I ask you to go in and tell you that we want to ask to see your master." ”

The housekeeper saw that the young man who came with him was white and soft, and he spoke softly and politely, and the hostility in his heart was slightly reduced. He shouted along with his words: "You wait, the master will look good when he comes out." ”

By the time Lin Yueyuan was ready to scold again, he had already disappeared. She chirped in the direction he was leaving, "Dogs fight people." ”

The two waited in the courtyard for a while, and a maid came out of the inner room and led them to the side hall.

The side hall of the Huancai Pavilion is very gorgeous, not as dull as the main hall of the Lin family, which shows that Lin Chang is quite casual and comfortable here. After the two brothers and sisters entered the house, they saw Lin Chang sitting on the east side of the side hall, sipping tea. The butler was standing with his cheeks covered with his hands on his face, and when he saw the two approaching, he pointed at them and shouted, "The lord is them." ”

Lin Yueyuan glared at him with contempt, tilted his head proudly, and folded his hands in front of his chest.

Lin Risheng saw that his father hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "Dad." Then he glanced sideways at his sister, suggesting that she should hurry up. Lin Yueyuan didn't see that she was still standing straight unruly, so Lin Risheng had to pull the hem of her clothes again. She reluctantly shouted, "Daddy"

Lin Chang didn't look at the two of them squarely, he only raised the cup high and snorted from under his nose, "Hmm." ”

Only then did the housekeeper know that these two people were actually the young master and young lady of the family, and he was so frightened that his legs were weak and he was in a cold sweat. Busy nodding to the two of them, he's not accompanied.

Lin Chang put down the cup and waved his hand, "You go down." When he heard the pardon, he fled with his tail between his legs.

Lin Chang didn't bother to say polite words and said straight to the point: "Anyway, I came all the way here, I don't just want to make a scene, what the hell is going on." ”

Seeing that his father was so frank, Lin Risheng didn't go around the bush and said directly: "Dad, my mother is seriously ill, please go back and have a look." ”

Lin Chang said perfunctorily without changing his face: "Madame is seriously ill, I am naturally very concerned in my heart, but I have always had a lot of things, and I really have no time to go back, so you should worry more about your mother's illness." ”

Lin Yueyuan had expected that his father would find an excuse, and he didn't care about filial piety and shouted directly: "Okay, take off your fake mask." What a business, I see you here leisurely very. ”

Lin Chang was so humiliated by his daughter, slapped the table, and said sharply: "Presumptuous, you dare to speak to me like this, there is no one who is moral, and he still understands the dignity of the elders and the young." It's just unreasonable, it's all used to your good mother, she can't even teach her daughter well, what's the use of living. ”

These words really angered Lin Yueyuan, her angry eyes were blood-red, and a hideous expression appeared on her face. Even Lin Risheng on the side couldn't help but argue: "Father, mother are about to die, how can you bear to say such things, why are you so cold-blooded and ruthless." ”

As soon as Lin Risheng's words fell, a young woman came in with a tray in her hand, and then his words said loudly: "Young master, this is wrong. You are still young, covered by your parents, protected and loved, and you are used to being pampered, but you don't know that the world is difficult. The Lin family's family business is not easy to come by, the lord has a great responsibility as the head of the Lin family, and he can't take it lightly, he must be cautious in everything, and ask in person, of course, he is busier than ordinary people. Your mother is a beautiful lady and comes from a famous family, don't you know that the family business is greater than everything, if she delays the master's major affairs because she is alone, how can she have the face to see the ancestors of the Lin family after her death. ”

Lin Yueyuan glanced at her sneeringly and said, "This is the person my father misses, he is really beautiful and extraordinary, I'm afraid that even my mother will be ashamed of herself when she sees it." Lin Yueyuan smiled proudly when she saw her, glanced at her and continued, "Gu Youda has bewitched the King of Xu, causing the death of the King of Zhou, and then there is Concubine Yang's red face and trouble, and the disaster of the country and the people, all because of a face like you, a femme fatale, that's it." Evil women come out of troubled times, and evil women come out of troubled families. Our family is separated because of you, a wild woman, and my father will leave a long-tongued evil woman like you by his side to make the family business collapse, and he will not be able to see the world. ”

When the woman heard this, she pretended to be aggrieved and said: "Master, listen, although I don't have an official name, I am also your person, Miss is scolding me here and again, but in fact, she is here to refer to Sang and scold Huai, and it is you who are scolding." He whimpered and cried.

Lin Chang was annoyed by her and said, "Okay, Lin Yueyuan, don't apologize to your Aunt Man." ”

Lin Yueyuan pointed at her nose and said angrily: "She is also worthy." ”

When the woman heard this, she wept even louder. Lin Chang was even more annoyed in his heart, his daughter was so disrespectful to him, which made him lose face in front of his own woman, and Su Ri's majesty was gone.

He was furious and shouted, "In that case, then I will go and mourn your mother after she dies." "Let's say that the butler will send off the guests.

The brother and sister returned in disappointment, Lin Yueyuan only felt ashamed, sat on the stone bench at the door of the room in a daze, and did not dare to see his mother. Lin Risheng stood in front of a withered rose, thinking about what happened to his mother. The two were silent, one was standing and the other was sitting, Lin Risheng was sad, and Lin Yueyuan was sad and angry.

In the evening, the maid came to report that the lady seemed to be dying. Lin Yueyuan shouted sadly: "It's good to be dead, it's clean to die, even if you don't die of illness now, you will be angry to death in the future." My mother is dead, and I don't recognize this father anymore! ”

Chen Ping stared at Sha Man on the bed with dull eyes, and her sallow face was shrouded in the yin qi that only dead people have. The children stood in front of the bed, Lin Yueyuan rarely let himself cry in such pain, Lin Risheng hugged his sister's shoulder, and couldn't suppress the sad cry in his mouth.

The sense of time has long been confused in the dying Mrs. Lin, and she dimly feels as if she has returned to her girlhood, and the young man standing in front of her is not her son but her sweetheart. She smiled sweetly at the imaginary Lin Chang, her mouth turned up slightly, pulling the dry and shrunken muscles on her face, and her expression not only did not have any beauty but looked weird and terrifying. But she couldn't see herself, she just thought she was content, she had never smiled at him like that, a sincere smile full of love from the bottom of her heart. She walked to the end of her life with this smile.

Chen Ping died, and the entire Lin Mansion was immersed in a sad and pure atmosphere, and all the colors in the house were unified at this time, black and white. Her tablet was placed in the hall of the Lin Mansion, and her huge coffin was parked in the middle, and the people knelt on both sides, crying silently. Lin Risheng wore a white linen mourning dress and knelt in front of the tablet with tears streaming down his face to recite Buddhist scriptures for his mother, hoping that his mother would ascend to bliss as soon as possible. Lin Yueyuan knelt beside her brother, cold and gloomy, as quiet as a statue, mechanically repeating the action of throwing paper money into the brazier. As soon as the paper touched the flames, it burst into a brilliant fire, and then turned to ashes. The light flashed on her face, making her face turn blue, like a ghost in the night. She watched the fire flicker, and suddenly viciously imagined the paper money in her hand as her father and Su Man, and with a wave of force, they sank into hell and the flames of hell will never be reborn.

Lin Chang really kept his promise, and on the third day after Chen Ping's death, he finally came to mourn her belatedly. Before his future, Lin Risheng had always been in charge of the Lin Mansion, but he was not the real master of the Lin family after all, so he only organized everyone in the family to hold a simple memorial ceremony for his mother, and did not notify others, waiting for his father to come back to preside over the overall situation.

Lin Chang ordered his family to report the funeral everywhere, and the next day he invited the monks and monks of various temples and temples in southern Shunan to hold a grand **** for his wife, and finally chose a feng shui treasure for her to be buried in a beautiful place. He has done enough work, and he has also given his wife enough face in front of and behind him.

When others saw the funeral of Mrs. Zhang Luo, who was so hard-working, they thought that they were deeply in love with each other, and kindly advised him not to grieve too much, and he must take care of his health. It's a pity that everyone was deceived by his courteous appearance, only everyone in the Lin Mansion was clear in their hearts, he was just doing his best and pretending to be a gesture. Only God knows how much truth there is.

The mourning lasted for a month before it fell silent, followed by a year-long period of filial piety. During this period, all members of the family, large or small, must wear plain clothes and live in seclusion, and all undignified words, deeds and activities are forbidden to express their condolences for the deceased. But at this moment when there should be grief for no reason, Lin Chang's whim once again stirred everyone's tense nerves, and helped the Lin family, which was already on the verge of falling apart, for another hurricane.