Chapter 17: Spy of Spy
To the north of the Golden City are endless wheat fields.
There are no majestic mountains or broad-leaved paddy fields.
In the Central Plains, the scenery is indescribably bland. People can't find why nostalgia at a glance!
However, she has an endless flatness, just like that broad mind, the sea is inclusive.
The crooked stream flows quietly, and you can see the mud at the bottom of the water. The rows of tiny footprints are inlaid with traces of river mussels, which are dug up by mischievous children for adults to cook fragrant and delicious food.
Linlang stood in the turquoise wheat field, breathing in the scent of the earth. With a hint of coolness, take away all the depression in your chest.
"Ah——!h
Ling Shan couldn't help but shout loudly, and the two mandarin ducks in the distance were suddenly frightened, flapping their wings on the water and sneaking into the grass.
"Miss, why are you helping the eldest lady?"
As if shouting enough, Ling Shan suddenly turned her head and looked at Linlang in confusion.
"When did I help her?" Linlang asked knowingly.
Ling Shan pursed her lips, and her round face was full of expressions that you didn't understand. "Last time, you asked me to release the news, and later added a sentence of common sense that rush grass can reduce dryness and heat. No, sure enough, the eldest lady asked Li'er to go to the pharmacy to get the medicine. It is said that the effect is quite obvious, but she doesn't seem to have been sleeping very well lately! ”
"That's nature!" Linlang nodded with satisfaction, looking at the endless green and smiling with relief. "The eldest lady has just become pregnant, and it is natural for her body to be hot. This rush grass is true of course to dispel dampness and dryness, but it also has to face someone. The heat of the eldest lady is the excess yang energy brought by the fetus, and the rush grass is to eliminate the yin and dampness in the body. Dispel dryness is the surface, but in fact, the eldest lady's body is getting weaker and weaker. ”
"No wonder Li'er always says that the eldest lady is getting more and more haggard, I thought it was a pregnancy reaction!" Ling Shan seemed to understand, and it seemed that Linlang's plan was almost implemented.
"You're ......, hey! Let you learn more, don't listen every time, and be idle all day long. Pregnancy reactions do not become prominent until the third trimester. The eldest lady is pregnant for a month at most. How can it be so early! ”
Linlang turned her gaze to the winding stream, the shallow water could not support the grass boat, so a boat hid in the grass by the stream, waiting for the summer water to come.
"At the beginning of pregnancy, I had insomnia and dreams, and although the eldest lady melted away the heat in her abdomen, it was easy to fall asleep, but she didn't sleep comfortably at all. Coupled with the news you released earlier, I believe that she will be more worried and haggard in a few days. ”
Linlang stared into the distance, her eyes revealing an unpredictable indifference.
"Then what's the next step for the young lady?"
"Lure the snake out of the hole and let her lift a rock and shoot herself in the foot!"
Jin Xiaoyuan, the eldest lady is indeed as Linlang said, lying in bed all day long. The stomach is no longer rolling, but the spirit is not as good as day by day.
I don't know if it's because I've heard too much about the old things, or if Linlang's performance has become more and more like Jin Xiaoqi recently.
Every night, she always dreamed that she had suddenly broken into a dark cave. Trickling water rolled down the rocks. The bats collided, and Jin Xiaoqi, who was covered in blood, appeared from behind the bat with a weird smile and walked towards her step by step.
"Go away ——!"
The eldest lady was awakened by the nightmare again, and she sat up from her bed violently. The dazzling sunlight rushed into the house, but the pounding heart could not be calmed down.
"What time is Nan'er?" The eldest lady said smoothly, closed her eyes tightly and called again: "Li'er? ”
"Madam, it's seven o'clock, and it's almost hour." Li'er hurriedly walked in from the outer compartment, lowered her head and asked softly, "Madam, but you have a nightmare again?" I've been dreaming lately, so it's better to go to the pharmacy and let my second aunt take a good look! ”
The eldest lady got up and got out of bed with Li'er's support, sat down in front of the dressing table, and saw the sunken eye sockets in the bronze mirror. It is dark and rich, and it is crowded with folds, and it is full of tiny bumps.
I've been really haggard lately, so let's make up for it! "Li'er, go boil some ginseng soup." After speaking, the eldest lady felt a burst of hunger in her belly, and changed her words: "Bring me some chicken soup!" As soon as the word chicken soup was spoken, a thick layer of fat appeared in my brain, and I couldn't help retching in my stomach, tears welled up, and I almost lost my breath.
Taking a deep breath, the eldest lady stood up with difficulty on the dressing table, and sat on a bamboo chair basking in the sun. "Let's boil some light porridge!"
Li'er retreated, and after a while, an unfamiliar figure quietly walked up to the eldest lady. She fell to her knees on one knee, her entire body hidden in her black cloak. "Miss, the two maids back then have been grounded in the Li Mansion and have never been in contact with outsiders."
The eldest lady nodded with satisfaction and asked with a boo, "How is the thing I asked you to do?" ”
The man lowered his head, his eyes resolute. "It's ready, just waiting for Linlang to enter the urn!"
"Good! Step aside! Be careful! Don't show your feet. ”
The backyard of the Golden Mansion is a forbidden place, and Linlang's mother Lin Yibin used to live here.
Although it is a backyard, it is in the southwest of Beiyuan, where grandma lives. This place used to be called Splendid Garden, and since Mrs. Lin fell into the well, it has become more and more taboo, and since then, the backyard has become synonymous here.
On this day, the sun is high and the greenery is abundant.
Linlang was wearing a light yellow dress and had just finished dancing in the third aunt's house. She had beads of sweat on her sideburns, and she was ready to go to the pharmacy after helping her third aunt finish dressing up.
Recently, there was sudden news in the sect that although the father-in-law successfully survived the spring, his body was getting worse day by day. She must quickly find the golden-backed centipede and try to force the strange poison out of her body by the end of the year.
Linlang thought as she washed her hands with gastrosol oil. The slippery oil sticks to the hands and soon seeps into the skin, turning into a crystal film that protects Linlang's hands.
Suddenly, a shadow flashed through the window.
Linlang frowned, and when she broke through the door, she saw only a shadow turning out of the corner. In that direction, it was heading towards the backyard that had been sealed in the dust for a long time. Linlang couldn't help but hook the corners of her lips and chased after her with a knowing smile.
After waiting so long, she finally made a move!
The cobblestone road is swept spotlessly, the vigorous locust trees shake the green pods in the wind, and not far away, the stone well sleeps peacefully, and you can vaguely hear the "ding dong" dripping water hanging from the stone wall to the water. The grass is green, and the carefree flowers are in full bloom again.
Linlang stared blankly at the person in front of her, she was surrounded by a purple veil and turned her back to Linlang.
"Mother!"
Linlang's tears flowed in her heart, and she poured out silently, quietly waiting for the man to slowly turn around.
"Jin Xiaoqi, it's really you!"
I don't know when, Chi Jingfei actually stood behind Linlang, she stared at Linlang's trembling back with a smile.
Linlang looked back at Mrs. Chi in surprise, and when she turned back again, the person was gone. She thought that the person standing behind her at this time should be the eldest lady, but she never expected to be replaced by Chi Jingfei.
"Linlang, what else do you have to say?"
The main hall of the Jin family gathered almost all the people of the Jin family. Chi Jingfei sat on the chair and firmly identified that Linlang was Jin Xiaoqi back then, and told the evidence one by one.
Aunt Xiang quietly hid outside the door of the main hall, her brows furrowed, nervously listening to the movement inside. When Linlang first entered the house, he vaguely felt a bad premonition in his heart. After confirming that Linlang was Xiao Qi, she was even more worried about Linlang's safety. At this point, I don't know what to do.
"Just by entering the backyard, can you conclude that I am the Jin Xiaoqi in your mouth? Didn't Mrs. Chi go too? According to what you say, is it possible that she will become Mrs. Lin? ”
Linlang fought back disdainfully, she knew that the more she got to this time, the more she couldn't mess up and fall into the enemy's trap.
"Presumptuous!"
No matter how calm Jin Chi is, he will not allow others to tarnish Lin Yibin's name under any pretext. Jin Chi glanced at the eldest lady with anger in his cold eyes. "Ruyun, you know the things in this house best, you will go to Dengzhou Mansion to deliver cotton in a few ****, and you will deal with this matter!"
Jin Chi closed his eyes, and slowly leaned into the Taishi chair, the things outside had already made him anxious, but he didn't expect that the family would not let him worry!
The eldest lady was immediately overjoyed when she heard this, with Jin Chi's words, Linlang was not at her disposal.
"Recognize relatives with blood!"