Chapter 25: Persuasion

In the study of the old man of the Lin Mansion, Mengyu was standing obediently at the desk.

"That poem, is it really from you?" Master Lin indifferently sat in front of the desk and looked at Mengyu silently.

"Doesn't my father believe me?"

"Your grandmother only hired a lady to teach you to read when you were seven years old, but when you were eight years old, she was seriously ill and dismissed, and no one has ever taught you to read and write. This poem, taken to the Hanlin Academy, I am afraid that those seniors will also appreciate it, it really does not seem to be written by a twelve-year-old woman. ”

"Why can't it come from the hand of Dream Whisper? Does my father know how I've been all these years? Do you only know that the female gentleman taught me to read and write for a year, but do you know that there are all kinds of poetry and history books on the shelves in my house? My brother told me that my mother was talented back then, so she was deeply loved by my father. Do you know that Mengyu has been reading poetry and books day and night for this sentence, just to let you come to see me? When he was eight years old, he was seriously ill, and it was because he was too focused on poetry and books in his dreams that he delayed his rest, so he almost died. Did my father know all this? "What Dream Yu said is actually true. When Xiao Mengyu was seven years old, she begged the old lady to ask her husband for her, and the female gentleman praised her for being very smart, she was overjoyed, and she was even more serious about reading and writing, and she also lit the lamp and read at night before going to bed. The old lady saw that she really liked to read, so she persuaded her a little and did not ask any more questions. overkill, but Xiao Mengyu's health is getting worse and worse, which led to a serious illness at the age of eight. All of this is a patchwork of information that Dream Yu got from the mouths of Apricot, the old lady, and the wife.

Mengyu was excited because she was worthless for Xiaomengyu. The father she was thinking about was suspicious of her in such a situation.

"Indeed, it is true that I have known very little about you for so many years. Since you said that this is from you, then I am relieved. I'm just afraid that if you let someone ghostwrite, one day, when the water comes out, your mother's reputation will be ruined. ”

"Ruined my mother's reputation? Is the father still worried about the mother's reputation? Why, after so many years of my mother's death, my father has never paid attention to me. Isn't my father afraid that outsiders will say that you have snubbed an orphan girl? If Mother is in the Spirit of Heaven and knows that you don't even want to see me, will she rest in peace? I'm afraid that the rain over the years is all her tears. Mengyu looked coldly at her father in this life.

Master Lin stood up from the Taishi's chair, bypassed the desk, and walked in front of Mengyu. Looking at a strange and familiar face, looking at the stubbornness of this face, a deep pity and reluctance in my heart emanated from the inside out. He stretched out his right hand tremblingly, and slowly stroked Mengyu's twelve-year-old delicate face, his eyes suddenly turned red, and tears slowly flowed down from his eyes: "You are so ruthless, just leave me like that." I never wanted it to happen, you don't want it to happen, you don't want to believe me, you don't want to believe in the sentence 'one generation and one couple for a lifetime'. Through Mengyu's face, Master Lin seemed to see the former Cai Wanjun, and said emotionally.

After staring at it for a long, long time, Master Lin suddenly realized that what was in front of him was his daughter and Wanjun's daughter. He put down his hand and looked at Mengyu, whose little face had been blurred by tears, and a trace of melancholy arose: "You are very similar to your mother, even your stubborn expression is the same." That's one of the reasons why I don't want to see you. As he spoke, he took out a picture scroll from the blue and white porcelain jar, opened it, and handed it to Mengyu. In order to give birth to you, your mother cruelly left me and your brother Zhijie away. Poor your brother was only five years old at the time, and he cried and cried for his mother every day. Later, he stopped crying, and only when you cried, he stood next to you and cried with you. ”

Mengyu looked at the woman in the painting, and she was smiling and smiling as she stayed in a field of flowers fluttering butterflies.

"I burned the portrait of your mother, and only this one remains. You have not seen your mother, and it is good to see it. ”

"After all these years, my father didn't want to see me, do you think you can forget your mother like this? If you miss your mother, why don't you face the fact that she is gone? Now that you lock the door of your heart, do you think that this way your mother will rest in peace? Mengyu carefully put down the scroll in her hand, and continued: "Mother only hopes that my grandmother can be healthy, my brother and I can be happy every day, my brother can marry a virtuous wife, I can marry a good man, and then take the hand of the son and grow old with the son." Mother must still hope that my father will not be too attached to the past feelings, after all, what is lost cannot be returned. What is in front of you still needs to be cherished. ”

Master Lin looked at this daughter who had been ignored by him, and suddenly had a feeling that Wanjun was coming back, as if Wanjun wanted to say something to him.

"My birth mother is gone, and you can keep her alive in your memory. But grandmother will grow old one day, my brother will marry a wife, and Mengyu will get married. When the time comes, who else will be with your father for the rest of your life? Is it the mother in the painting, or is it your current wife? Today's mother, I would like to call her mother, because she replaced my biological mother and was by my side. She will think about me, she will solve my problems, she will remind me what to do. She can't take the place of my mother, but she's always there. Does my father want to wait until she leaves, like my mother, before hating himself and starting to regret it? ”

Mengyu also hopes to be with his brother and enjoy his father's knees every day. Does a father not pity his daughter's admiration for you at all? At this time, the more she spoke, the more excited she became, she couldn't hold back anymore, and she no longer paid attention to Master Lin, who was still standing in place, and rushed out of the door.

Mengyu really wants to fit into this family, because there is the family affection she has always longed for. When she saw Master Lin, she really had the feeling of seeing her father, she had already regarded herself as the real Lin Mengyu, and the former Lin Xiaoruo no longer existed. No wonder he was sick and he didn't come to visit; He was divorced, and he had no chasel; He fell into the water by himself, and he didn't come to care. It turned out that it was because of her that she killed her biological mother, her brother had no mother, and her father had no loving wife. Mengyu ran all the way, wiping the tears that couldn't be wiped with her sleeves all the way.

Master Lin saw his daughter run out of the study and sat down at the desk. Could it be that he has been too persistent all these years? When did his daughter grow so tall; When is his daughter no longer a little girl who can only cry. It turned out that she had been gone for so long, and he had been living alone for a long, long time.

Master Lin sat there in a daze for a long time, and his tears had dried up.

"Master, the mother in the second miss's room came out, and the second miss suddenly fainted." Master Lin's personal servant, the son of Lin Anlin's chief manager, Lin Ci said outside the study.

Compared with the third miss, Master Lin grew up watching the second miss since he was a child. During the time when Mengyu's biological mother died, it was the third aunt who was always by Master Lin's side, and she had always been the person who knew Master Lin's mind the most. Therefore, Master Lin is also very kind to the second lady.

"Ah Ci, go get a basin of water."

Master Lin hurriedly washed his face, and then went out and walked towards the second lady's boudoir, Tingxue Pavilion.

When I arrived at Tingxue Pavilion, the house was brightly lit, and the two little maids standing outside the door were also trembling. Master Lin walked to the door and asked one of the little maids, "Have you invited a doctor?" When the little maid saw that it was the master, she immediately replied, "The lady has been here for a while, and she has already ordered her subordinates to pick up the doctor in a carriage." ”

When Master Lin heard that his wife had arranged everything, he was stunned, maybe he had ignored too much, but she had indeed done a good enough. Respect and filial piety to the old lady, love and care for her children, and take care of the affairs of the house steadily.

Master Lin walked into the house with a step, and the second lady had already woken up at this time, except that her face was a little pale, she didn't seem to be in any serious trouble. The wife was sitting on the edge of the second lady's bed, asking something carefully. Master Lin pretended to cough, and his wife turned around and found that it was Master Lin who came, so she immediately stood up from the side of the bed and blessed herself on the spot, without any expression on her face. Hehe, is it a disappointment? When was he reluctant to give him even a little smile. It's really time to be disappointed, how many years have it been.

Master Lin looked at the second lady lying on the bed, and the second lady also saw her father, and hurriedly struggled to get up.

Master Lin walked quickly in a few steps and pressed the second lady back. "Lie down, if you are not in good health, just rest well." He turned back to his wife and said, "Thank you for your hard work." A hint of surprise flashed in the lady's eyes. For so many years, Master Lin has always been cold and indifferent to her, which is why it led to their "respectful and guest" relationship.

At this time, a doctor, led by the maid, walked in.