Candles shake shadows, rain rests sycamores.

The early spring is cold, and the night is even cooler.

The gilded slender shallow spoon was gently held on to a few jade fingers as delicate as shallots.

The apricot-colored powdered incense powder gently falls into the hollow gilt cloisonné enamel incense burner.

After the faint light smoke swirled up, Lin Yu'an took the Ru kiln azure glazed flower gourd on the black lacquer tunic flower table on the kang edge and put it on the kang table.

Under the kang table is a basket full of green bamboo plum blossoms, cut before withering.

The plum blossom branches of about the same length were clustered together, and Lin Yu'an patiently inserted them one by one into the flower gourd.

Qiu Nu and Hongying, who were standing next to the grid fan, glanced at each other, and it was difficult to hide their worry in their eyes.

The cold fragrance lingered on the tip of the nose, and there were only some residual flowers left in the basket, and a little bit of astragalus seemed to come alive again in the azure flower gourd, and the heart was gradually calmed down.

Since when did I start to be impetuous?

Lin Yu'an thought of his own behavior that day, and suddenly found that he was now acting impatiently and frivolously, self-willed, and self-controlled.

When Wang Xuanrui provoked her again and again, or did she start to lose her heart after seeing the extravagance of Jincui in the capital?

She has always wanted to know why the Qi family dislikes her mother so much, and she also wants to know why the relationship between her mother and her aunt and grandmother is so tense, and she has always wanted to reveal many secrets of the Wang family, only in this way can she find a way to take the little mother back. But I don't know when things went off the rails, which made her start to be arrogant.

She blindly thinks about the love of her children and daughters, and thinks about how to make those who dislike her not have a good life, but she forgets what she wants to do.

Wasn't Xianpu's death also something she did when she was too concerned about gains and losses, and blindly completed it? If she didn't confront Wang Xuanrui head-on, maybe Xianpu would be fine now.

Lin Yu'an was in a complicated mood, got up and hugged the flower gourd and put it back on the flower table behind him.

At this time, in the Rongguo Mansion, the courtyard full of southern bamboo, the dim candlelight came out of the window, and two shadows flickered on the half-branched and half-open window lattice.

"Xuanming, my aunt said that you stayed in the house all day, and you didn't step out of the door, so you made her very worried." Qi Mubei's voice was a little solemn.

Yu Jia pushed the wheelchair and turned to look at him, her voice was gentle but faintly resistant: "Since she trusts you so much, you tell her that I'm fine."

Qi Mubei was speechless, he also understood Yu Jia's temperament, and seeing Yu Jia's appearance of not getting oil and salt, Qi Mubei threw up his sleeves and left.

Yu Jia's mood is a little heavy, he has always had some pimples in his heart for the Duchess Rongguo, who is his mother, as for why he doesn't like it, it has to start from when he was a child, the matter is too far back, don't mention it.

There is a big difference between his mother and his second brother, he has always felt that his mother dislikes him as a disability, and he gradually began to become alienated from his mother's lukewarmness.

It's like her mother would tell Qi Mubei about her worries, and she didn't want to come to see him in person, this kind of concern is really a bit ridiculous.

Qi Mubei's mother, Concubine Huan, is the aunt and grandmother of the second room of the Rongguo Mansion, with a humble status, just a concubine. Mother never liked to walk around with her, so her mother acted like a mother again and asked Qi Mubei to enlighten him.

On weekdays, Qi Mubei rarely comes to the Rongguo Mansion.

If it weren't for Lin Yu'an's incident that day, Qi Mubei wouldn't have come to him frequently, but what did Qi Mubei want to explain?

Was it to explain why he and the girl were in the same room in the Doushu Pavilion, or why he was in the moat that day?

There was a strong resistance in his heart, and he didn't want to hear it.

Outside, the bamboo leaves swayed, and the night breeze poured into the house, the coolness was in the arms, and the lights crackled crisply.

On the second day, Lin Yu'an went to Mrs. Wang.

A group of neatly dressed stewards stood in the courtyard, and Lin Yu'an walked around them in confusion and went to the house.

The old lady can get out of bed now, but her thin body is wrapped in a crimson Fushou pattern cotton spring coat, which looks empty.

Lin Yu'an saluted, and sat on the embroidered pier beside her according to Mrs. Wang's wishes.

After a short time, the people in the second and third rooms all came and greeted each other, and then they heard Yu say, "Mother, what are those stewards in the courtyard doing?"

Old Madam Wang shook her hand and signaled her to be restless, then she coughed and cleared her throat and said, "I asked all of you to come today, there is something to say."

The room was silent for a moment, and they all pricked up their ears to listen to Mrs. Wang's words.

"Sister An is now engaged to the prince of Rongguo Mansion, the wedding date is set for the second day of June, the family who marries is not a small family, and the dowry will naturally come according to Sister Rou'er's share, in addition, the steward in the courtyard You have also seen it, those are Tingzhen's companions, everyone is here today, it can be regarded as a passing eye, and when Sister An gets married, these people will follow to Rongguo Mansion."

After Mrs. Wang finished speaking in one breath, Su's mother had already brought the tea and handed it over.

Yu's face was shocked, and he looked at Mrs. Wang in disbelief: "The dowry is naturally brought back by the fifth aunt and grandmother from Nanshuizhuang, why do you have to come out of the public middle school?" Besides, Sister An hasn't married yet, so it's not appropriate to marry so early. ”

Then Teng stood up, pinched the lake blue handkerchief and pointed to the door: "There are so many things to do, let Sister An'er take care of a child who has not yet reached the end of time, mother, are you confused?"

Lin Yu'an also jumped in her heart, her grandmother meant to let her start to take over these chores, and she could vaguely understand her grandmother's thoughts.

Will she know that her longevity is short, so she will start arranging these things without waiting for her and Lu. And I'm only fourteen years old, isn't it too early to marry now.

Yu's voice interrupted her thoughts: "Mother! Among the dowries prepared by Sister Rou, there are not as many companions as Sister An'er, you said that these are the dowries of the fifth aunt and grandmother, but how can the daughter-in-law remember that when the fifth aunt and grandmother came back, they only carried more than ten dowries, and these extra ones were ......"

"Second sister-in-law, my mother is still sick, so pay attention to what you say."

Wei couldn't listen anymore, and glanced at Yu Shi who was standing there angrily.

Yu choked in one breath, his face was flushed, and he couldn't speak.

Mrs. Wang said leisurely: "Second daughter-in-law, you are also a mother, Sister Rou grew up with your pet, and Sister Rou'er's dowry is also a public wife, won't you take the dowry you brought from the Rongguo Mansion to Sister Rou'er to fill in the makeup?" After a pause, "Sister An'er's marriage date has been set, and after getting married, you can live in a separate room first, and then round the house when you are married." ”

Lin Yu'an blushed when he heard this.

Yu Shi listened, pursed his lips, and sat back, but Lin Yu'an's expression was puffed up.

Wei lowered his eyebrows and said nothing, and Mrs. Wang made a decision to let the stewards come in to see Lin Yuan.

are all kinds of shops in the capital, Lin Yuan can also guess that these should be the old lady's private property for many years, she thought about it, and decided to ask the Wei family to help her take care of it first, and wait until she got married before giving it to her, but the Wei family refused.

The two of them walked in the verandah, and Wei explained: "Your grandmother just wants you to learn how to deal with these things, and she also wants her to ...... After you're gone, you'll be able to take charge on your own. ”

Wei's expression was gloomy, and he was quite emotional: "Your grandmother is a very powerful person, she was in charge of your three uncles alone, and she also had to run a huge family business, she knows that women must rely on them so that they will not be bullied, so they will buy you so many properties regardless of gossip."

Lin Yu'an snuggled up to Wei's sadly, hugged Wei's arm like a kitten, and shouted softly, "Third uncle."

Wei's eyes fell softly on Lin Yu'an, his eyebrows and eyes were curved, and he gently flicked on her smooth forehead: "Silly girl."

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