Chapter 81: Rumors Spread
Prince Jian's Mansion is warm, but Shangshu Mansion is Longtan Tiger's Den, the old lady sits in the first place, holding the Buddha beads with her eyes closed, Lin Qisheng and several ladies and ladies sit according to their ranks, each face is full of various moods, there is a gloating look like a good show, and there is also a worried handkerchief tightly holding a handkerchief.
The eldest lady knelt in front and wept silently, and behind knelt Luliu and Mama Du, but the two of them lowered their heads and were silent.
"What's going on with you as a mother, you don't even know that your daughter is gone, a lady who disappeared in the middle of the night, and even the maidservants around her don't know where she went, it's ridiculous!" Lin Qisheng preemptively looked coldly at the eldest lady kneeling on the ground and said.
The eldest lady knelt on the ground, trembling with fright, and slammed the floor towards the old lady: "Old lady, forgive me, please forgive her!" ”
"Eldest sister doesn't know if she's really stupid or pretending to be stupid, Lin Ran, a yellow flower girl is gone, but it's your sin, but you are still here to beg for mercy for her, the ancients said well, the son doesn't teach, the mother's fault, am I right, old lady?" The second lady glanced at the old lady seriously, and hooked the corners of her lips without a trace, early this morning she heard the news that Lin Ranran did not come back, she had already calculated the time, and deliberately went to visit the old man in his room when he woke up, and inadvertently said that he had leaked his mouth, and sure enough, Lin Qisheng heard that the third daughter had not returned for a day and a night, and he was immediately furious, and even the old lady who was resting was alarmed, and all of a sudden, all the people in the Lin Mansion gathered because of Lin Ranran's matter.
"Give me a few words." The old lady suddenly opened her eyes and glared at her fiercely, and the second lady saw that the old lady was angry, so she quickly silenced, and Lin Qisheng's face became extremely ugly.
The fifth lady stood on Lin Ran's side and said, "Maybe there is something urgent, she won't just run out without informing anyone." She glanced at the second lady's ill-intentioned look, and said to the green willow who was kneeling on the ground: "Did your young lady explain anything to you before leaving?" ”
Green Willow sighed in her heart, thought of Miss's previous explanation, shook her head and lied: "At that time, the slave maid had already fallen asleep, and when she woke up, she found that Miss was gone." ”
"Then why didn't you inform the old lady and the old man earlier?" The Fifth Lady continued to ask.
Green Willow froze, glanced at Lin Qisheng's gloomy face, thought about it and mustered up the courage to say: "The slave is afraid that the master will blame Miss if he knows, so, so ......"
"What nonsense!" Lin Qisheng slapped the table heavily, and the green willow who was kneeling on the ground trembled in fright, and his eyes looked directly at Mama Du who was kneeling next to the green willow like an eagle: "Mama Du, you are the old man who has been serving by the third lady's side, you should be able to tell the truth!" ”
Unexpectedly, Mama Du lowered her head and shook her head: "The old slave really doesn't know where the young lady is, if you don't believe it, you can ask the people in the whole courtyard, everyone has already fallen asleep at that time." ”
"Hehe, master, I think this thing must be colluded to deceive you, the minions in the yard don't even know when the young lady disappeared, this is really unreasonable!" The second lady was caught in the middle and stabbed again, "I thought it must be this slave who deceived everyone with a full of lies, and he didn't take your old man in his eyes at all. ”
As soon as he said this, Master Lin seemed to have found a place to get angry, and raised his voice: "Come on, pull Luliu and Mama Du out and beat them each with fifty boards, and beat them until they say it." ”
Seeing this, the eldest lady crawled in front of the old lady, knelt down and begged for mercy: "Old lady, please for the sake of Lin Ranran's granddaughter, spare her, spare the green willows, Mama Du is also so old, she can't withstand such a heavy punishment." ”
Unexpectedly, the old lady hadn't spoken yet, and Lin Yuan, who was sitting on the side watching the show, snorted coldly: "It is also said that Lin Suddenly is a concubine, and she will sneak out in the middle of the night, she should be more exemplary, if you don't punish them severely, do you think there is no family law in the house?" Even if it's a concubine, even the prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people, not to mention that Lin Ranran is only one of the daughters of his brother, sister-in-law, you put the hat on this kid too high, and it is inevitable that he will develop a persistent and arrogant character. The implication of her words is that Lin Ranran deserves this crime, and no one can stop her.
The eldest lady raised her head, looked at the cold corners of Lin Yuan's lips, and her heart became cold inch by inch, this is the true face of the family, and at the critical moment, they are all thinking about falling into the well. stepped on her and her daughter hard, she smiled coldly in her heart, she was so stupid and stupid before, how could she believe that there would be good people in this family?
The old lady looked at the eldest lady's desperate expression, and sighed softly, hey, should she suffer hardships, she has been raised in swaddling clothes, she doesn't know anything, and she blindly favors those who have framed Lin Ran, as long as she can wake up, the road in the future will be a little easier, so she looked at the eldest lady silently, and continued to close her eyes and chant Buddha.
Lin Qisheng was worried at first that his mother would favor the eldest lady, but now when he saw her indifferent appearance, he suddenly rejoiced in his heart, and said sharply: "Don't pull the two of them out quickly." ”
"Don't, don't!" The eldest lady knelt on the ground, begging for mercy, the fifth lady couldn't look past it, and wanted to hold her, the second lady said coldly: "The fifth sister is really kind, do you also want to kneel and be punished like the eldest sister?" ”
The fifth lady bit her lip angrily, withdrew her hand, and a flash of apology to the eldest lady flashed in her eyes, and she suddenly helped her daughter a lot, but at the critical moment, she still couldn't protect them, after all, in this family, she was just a concubine, and compared to the status of the second lady in the Lin Mansion, she had the least right to speak.
Lin Qisheng was tired of listening to the eldest lady's bitter pleading, and saw that the fifth lady wanted to support the eldest lady again, and the anger in his heart was even worse, in this family, when did the eldest lady not put her in her eyes, and would rather beg the old lady than beg him.
He secretly sneered in his heart, and said sharply: "Drag the eldest lady out for me, and the family law will serve." ”
When Lu Liu heard that the eldest lady was also going to be beaten, she wiped a handful of tears, raised her red eyes and said stubbornly: "Master, Madame's health is not good, and Mama's health is not good, please let them go, if you want to beat me, you will beat me alone." ”
"Green Willow!" The eldest lady shook her head with tears, she didn't know that there were such loyal slaves and maids around her, she was really blind and believed Lin Qisheng's words, Zi said: The nature of the country is easy to change, he is still like this when he is old, no wonder why he was so soft-hearted and believed in him, he was really ignorant.
Mama Du prostrate forward, knocking on the floor: "Old lady, don't blame Madame, it's the old slave who didn't take a good look at the young lady, and the old slave should be punished for drinking." ”
Unexpectedly, Lin Yuan waved his hand, glanced at the old lady who closed his eyes and recuperated, and sneered: "It's really not worry-free, it's noisy, I really didn't expect that a few loyal dog slaves were taught by my side, since you like punishment so much, just add another fifty boards, big brother, mother, you look good!" ”
When the eldest lady heard this, she glared at Lin Yuan with a frightened face, and shouted with her name and surname: "Lin Yuan, you don't want to get an inch!" ”
"What do you say? Sister-in-law, I'm for your own good, if you don't punish these minions well, do you think there is no master in this house? Lin Yuan smiled proudly at the second lady, and at this moment, the old lady's eyes suddenly opened, "Don't make any noise, the noise makes me have a headache, Yuan'er, you just don't say a few words!" She said coldly, and glanced at the second lady with a pair of sharp eyes, and the second lady trembled without a trace of her body, and pinched the handkerchief tightly.
"Mother, am I all for the good of this family?" Lin Yuan was just about to distinguish a few more words, when a coquettish laughter came from outside: "I didn't expect the second aunt to be so enthusiastic that she even had to take care of things in the courtyard, which really moved her beyond measure." The people in the room turned their heads to look at the door, all surprised, but saw Lin suddenly walk in a powder blue flower skirt and Gao Ming.
Seeing that it was the county lord, everyone got up and saluted, Gao Ming just smiled faintly, pretending to smile innocently: "Why is this atmosphere so serious, is it a trial in three halls?" ”
"No, no, county lord, don't get me wrong!" Lin Qisheng saw that it was Prince Jane's sister, and immediately greeted him with a smile, "These minions are not sensible, am I just teaching them?" ”
"Hey, then why is the eldest lady also kneeling, has she also committed any crime?" Gao Ming asked, Lin Ran had already stepped forward and looked at the old lady, and said, "It is estimated that the courtiers did not return overnight, and everyone is very worried, am I right, Dad?" She deliberately lengthened her voice, glanced at the second lady with an unsightly face, and pretended to be ignorant and asked.
"No, how can there be such a thing, how can I punish your mother, get up, don't pestle, pour tea for the county lord." Lin Qisheng had a flattering face, Lin suddenly looked disgusted, and unexpectedly met the old lady's clear expression, as if to say granddaughter, you are too late.
After Lin suddenly helped the eldest lady and the others up, he blessed the old lady: "My grandson went to the Jade Buddha Temple with the county lord this time, and I went to worship the Buddha in the early morning to show my sincerity, so my grandson asked for a variety of talismans for everyone, including peace talismans and peach blossom talismans." She said and took out one after another from the sachet, everyone's faces were different, some were happy to take it, some were embarrassed to smile, when Lin suddenly put the peace charm in the hand of the second lady, she smiled very innocently: "Second lady, you have to be healthy." "Look at how I beat you up! Lin Ran smiled coldly in his heart, and gently put the peach blossom talisman into Lin Zixuan's hand, "Sister, I hope you can find a wishful husband as soon as possible!" Every time she gave one, she said a word, and when she heard Mrs. Lin's eyebrows and eyes upturned, she couldn't stop smiling.
"Child, you have a heart!" Mrs. Lin took the Huanghuali bracelet that Lin suddenly gave her, and she couldn't put it down and smiled.
Lin Zixuan snorted lightly: "Isn't it just an ordinary string of Buddha beads?" If he knew that his sister was going to seek peace, his grandson would not have found the best jade carver in the city to make Jade Guanyin. ”
Unexpectedly, the county lord smiled and said: "Second Miss doesn't know, this Huanghuali can not only be used as a Buddha bead but also in medicine, which can not only lower blood lipids and blood pressure, but also relieve pain in traditional Chinese medicine." ”
"Child, thank you for your hard work!" The old lady patted her hand, "Just have this heart." ”
The county lord smiled and helped: "The old lady is really blessed, there is a granddaughter who cares about you." The old lady smiled at the pale-faced second lady and Lin Yuan, "Yes, although she is young, she is still very sensible, unlike some who speak better than sing!" The old lady's intentional words made everyone present have their own thoughts, and they just looked at each other.
The matter finally came to light, everyone got up and said goodbye when they saw that there was no drama to see, and finally Lin Ran sent the county lord to the door, Gao Ming looked at her thoughtfully, and suddenly held her hand: "Sister Suddenly, should you know why I helped you?" Actually, I really want you to be my sister-in-law. After she finished speaking, she threw down Lin Ran, who looked stunned, until the carriage was far away, she blushed and touched her cheeks, faintly a little hot, this county lord is too bold.
In Zhu'an Garden, the second lady was so angry that she threw all the porcelain on the ground, gritted her teeth and said, "This Lin suddenly put us together." ”
Unexpectedly, Lin Zixuan smiled, "Mother, don't worry, I have a killer trick that I haven't used yet." ”
"Oh?" The second lady looked at her daughter's determined expression thoughtfully, and suddenly became interested, "What do you say?" ”
"Mother, you just wait for tomorrow, that cheap girl will be out of the limelight! Lin Zixuan smiled, and a cold glint flashed in her eyes.
The next day, early in the morning, a group of children stood on the street holding hands and singing nursery rhymes: "Yet, then, the wind blows, the emperor and the prince, see each other when the time comes, the red door canglangen, the wind blows, pecks the emperor and grandson, the emperor and grandson are disgusted, and then they get sick, and the wind disappears." “
The children have been singing from the street to the end of the street, constantly repeating the singing, even the farmers who set up stalls on the street will sing, in fact, everyone understands who the wind refers to, all of a sudden, rumors spread, everyone speculated that the wind was Lin Shangshu's third daughter, shamelessly hooked up with the princes in the palace, but who knew that the third lady of the Lin family who was suspicious actually hid that she had lupus erythematosus, and the princes all said that they could not avoid it.
In Shangshu Mansion, the old lady frowned, "Why is it so noisy outside?" “
Even Mama was a little embarrassed and said: "It seems that a group of children are singing, and the old slave goes to take a look." "Even Mama, don't go, the rumors stop at the wise, and it's not good for our ears to listen to more." Lin was so calm that he scared another black chess piece and said lightly. "Yes." Mama Lian glanced at Lin Ran, and felt that this third lady was really kind, although the matter between her and those noble sons had long been spread outside, she seemed to be a no-brainer playing chess with the old lady, which made her impressed by Lin Ran. "You're not worried?" The old lady looked up and asked her granddaughter.
Lin suddenly shrugged his shoulders innocently: "What is there to worry about, they can pass it on if they like it, let them sing if they want to sing, general, hehe, grandmother, I won." She finally raised her head and showed a sunny smile, in fact, she already knew a piece in her heart, she looked at the warm sunshine outside the window, and narrowed her eyes slightly, Gu Lin Zixuan Lin Yuan, it's time to settle a general account with them.