The palace seems to be calm, but in fact it is not peaceful, and even a few in-laws are a little worried in the mansion.

Lin Mansion gave an order not to allow people to talk about this matter, but this tongue grew on others, and no one dared to talk about it on the surface, but it was still very broken behind his back.

At this hour, Lin Tianqing was supposed to be taking a nap, but she tossed and turned in bed for a while, and she still couldn't sleep. Xie Lingtai didn't return home yesterday, but just asked his entourage to come back and report that his mother was unwell and stayed to serve the decoction.

This is nothing to point out of, but Xie Lingtai has to stay at his mother's residence for a few days every other day, and Lin Tianqing knows that he is using filial piety as an excuse to hide from himself.

She is now more and more inconspicuous in this mansion, and the big guys are all around Lin Tianlang and the two of them.

After the tenth princess gave birth to a boy, the whole family, including Prime Minister Lin, was so happy that he couldn't see his teeth and eyes, and Prime Minister Lin had to see his great-grandson every day.

And Lin Tianlang is an official and diligent and elegant, and he is very popular with the old civil officials in the Hanlin Academy.

Lin Tianqing remembered that the day before yesterday, their family held a banquet in the Ningting Courtyard, separated by a wall, and no one came to the banquet to invite them, so they really didn't take themselves in their eyes at all. In the past, the old lady still hurt herself a little, but now it seems that she is also acting.

Lin Tianqing couldn't sleep, so she simply got up. She wanted to be alone and quiet, so she didn't call her servant. She just put on a short coat and walked to the teahouse, she was weak and couldn't drink cold tea all year round, so there was a small stove in the room, and the teapot sat on it.

Lin Tianqing picked up the teapot and poured herself a cup of weak tea, and the tenth princess sent Lin Tianqing a lot of good tea when she was pregnant, including Longjing in Hangzhou, black tea in western Yunnan, and melon slices in Lu'an.

She was reasonable, saying that she couldn't drink this good tea when she had a body, and she didn't like old tea, so it was a pity to leave it away. So he gave this tea to Lin Tianqing.

Lin Tianqing shook the tenth princess with a big face, saying that she was not in good health, and the tea she usually drank was roasted by Xie Lingtai himself, and some medicinal materials were added to it so as not to damage her body.

She said bluntly that the tenth princess didn't care about giving gifts, and only prevaricated with things she didn't need, which made the tenth princess very embarrassed, and she never came to Lin Tianqing's courtyard alone since then.

The warm tea was slightly bitter, Lin Tianqing was not thirsty, just moisturized her lips, took a sip and put down the teacup.

Some small and fragmented voices came in from outside the house, Lin Tianqing didn't care about it at first, during her nap, the maids were guarding the doors and windows, and there were also whispered chatters.

It's just that a few words jumped out in this vague conversation, 'Wangfu', 'Uncle'.

Lin Tianqing quietly put down the teacup and came to the window, listening to the gossip of the maidservants.

"Did the people under the prince really do such a thing? The prince didn't even have a concubine! "The maid who said this was Fudge.

"The prince belongs to the prince, and he can't control the crotch of his subordinates! Who let the businessman surnamed Zhu marry his mother-in-law, but he didn't come back all the year round, isn't this a green hat for himself to wear? If I want to say, it's stupid too! "Fuxiang has married Lin Tianqing's head who is in charge of Zhuangzi, and his speech is particularly refreshing.

"It makes sense to hear my sister say this. That man is too ignorant, but the princess has given him her personal maid! I don't even know how to cherish it! Fudge said indignantly.

"It is precisely because of his mother-in-law's background that he hurriedly broke off the relationship with Zhu Niangzi, I think it must be that Zhu Niangzi who refused to agree, so he borrowed his mother-in-law's hand and killed that Zhu Niangzi!" Fuxiang said the first thing, as if the truth of the case had been revealed.

"This case seems to be investigated by our uncle's father! I don't know if I will sell face to the prince. "Although the two maids are in the inner house, they communicate with the news outside, and they are not ignorant.

"I think it's difficult, unless our uncle says it himself, there are still two possibilities." Fuxiang's husband is on the Zhuangzi, she has to go back every night, the most lively thing these days is this matter, Fuxiang is the maid of the Lin family, the neighbors have to inquire around her, she is surrounded by people but feel very happy.

"You two dare to talk about the master in private!" Fu'an's deliberately suppressed voice came, and Lin Tianqing quickly left from the window, returned to the bed and sat down, rubbing his forehead and eyes, and making it look like he had just woken up.

"Ma'am, are you awake?" Fu'an really walked in lightly, and when he saw that Lin Tianqing seemed to have just woken up, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hmm." Lin Tianqing put down his hand and responded.

"Old lady, please come and talk." Fu'an Road.

These days, Lin Tianqing breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, so she always said that she was not feeling well, and she didn't go to say goodbye to the old lady. Her body is now being taken care of by Xie Lingtai, and the old lady doesn't know if what she said is true or not.

Lin Tianqing looked at Fu'an and didn't speak, she couldn't see what the emotions in her eyes meant, Fu'an was half-squatting, and she didn't dare to get up.

It wasn't until Fu'an's calves trembled slightly that he heard Lin Tianqing say, "Let's change clothes." ”

Only then did she straighten up and hurriedly stepped forward to serve Lin Tianqing.

Lin Tianqing only thought that she was using her illness as an excuse, and she didn't ask An to ask Mrs. Lin to see through it, but she didn't feel embarrassed in her heart, and she was still a little unhappy.

She randomly chose a light gauze skirt with lake blue and thin brocade to put on, and took a fan in her hand and walked slowly towards Ning Tingyuan.

Fu'an knew why Lin Tianqing was unhappy, and she also knew that Lin Tianqing's unhappiness was a misunderstanding.

That day, Ning listened to the banquet in the hospital, in addition to her own family, there was also a sister of Xiao Chen's mother's family, although her sister was not bad-hearted, she had always liked to squeeze people, she and Lin Tianqing had never raised their hands to deal with it, and Lin Tianqing, who could always flirt with a few words, was angry in her heart.

Xiao Chen knows his own sister's temperament, and rarely invites her to come and go to the house on weekdays, but for such a happy event as Tian Ding, Xiao Chen still wants to have her mother's family present to have fun, and on the day of the full moon, this sister can't come because of things, so this time I invited her.

Xiao Chen invited her sister first, and her old lady didn't plan to invite Lin Tianqing, she was her own family, and it didn't hurt if she wasn't in the table once or twice.

Unexpectedly, just this time also made Lin Tianqing's heart unhappy.

"Grandpa is here!" Fu'an was pleasantly surprised to see the entourage next to Xie Lingtai standing outside the courtyard gate, Xie Lingtai must be in the house.

Fu'an looked at Lin Tianqing with a smile, but saw that there was no smile on her face, but she had a cold look of unknown meaning.

The two passed by Xie Lingtai's entourage, walked into the house, and before they entered the door, they heard bursts of hearty laughter from inside.

Listening carefully, it was Xie Lingtai laughing. How long has it been since I've heard Xie Lingtai's laughter? Lin Tianqing almost didn't remember.

"Qing'er, come here." Mrs. Lin had already heard the maid's rumor, saying that Lin Tianqing had come, and when she saw her figure appear, she smiled and waved at her.

Lin Tianqing glanced at Xie Lingtai, Xie Lingtai did not avoid her gaze, but smiled a little reluctantly.

"Grandmother Ann." Lin Tianqing said: "A few days ago, I was not feeling well, and I have not been able to say goodbye to the old lady, which is really unfilial. ”

"I'm just a granddaughter like you, do you still need to say this?" Old Madam Lin smiled kindly, so that anyone who saw it would be warm in their hearts.

"Thank you grandmother for your love." Lin Tianqing said, sitting on the seat facing Xie Lingtai.

"This morning, Zhi'er brought me a few plates of pastries, and you can try them too." As soon as Mrs. Lin finished speaking, the maidservant girl served a few pastries that looked very fresh.

Lin Tianqing Si Wenwen picked up a ginkgo-shaped pastry with a handkerchief and took a bite of it, looking at the filling inside, using fried ginkgo seeds and seasoning them with pepper and salt.

"It looks fresh, and it tastes ordinary, similar to the ginkgo shortbread we often eat." Lin Tianqing said softly.

Xie Lingtai licked his lips, as if he wanted to say something, but for some reason he decided not to say it, and took a sip of the teacup.

"The old lady likes to eat ginkgo crisp, but the ginkgo fruit is cold, so the princess asked people to fry the ginkgo seeds, and mixed some hot brown sugar into it when mixing the noodles, so that this pastry is suitable for the old lady to eat." The mother beside Mrs. Lin explained.

Lin Tianqing nodded suddenly, took another bite, ate one, and said: "The princess really has a heart, I thought she was upset these days, but I didn't expect that she still had the heart to remember her grandmother, but I am useless." ”

"Qing'er doesn't have to say that, you and Zhi'er are my heart!" Mrs. Lin didn't answer Lin Tianqing's words, but just smiled and said homely words.

As she spoke, she asked her mother to retreat from the maids around her, and Mrs. Lin turned to Xie Lingtai again, and said, "I have always been very satisfied with you, but these days, I don't seem to be happy with you and Qing'er, but what is the misunderstanding?" Today, you don't blame my wife for being troublesome, just say it to me, husband and wife are expensive and honest, and it is not good to live a bad life if you hide it. ”

Xie Lingtai has always respected Mrs. Lin, and when he heard what Mrs. Lin said, although he was a little embarrassed, he was also very moved.

Xie Lingtai glanced at Lin Tianqing, bowed to her again, and said: "I have no other opinions on the lady, just ask the lady not to contact the Yan family behind my back, you know the filth between me and the Yan family, and you also know the suffering of the mother, why are you obsessed?" You should know that I won't want any of the Yan family's things."

He said this directly, especially the last sentence, which pierced all the window paper.

Lin Tianqing was extremely embarrassed, and her face turned red, "How can my husband say that?" I can't bear to see your father and son being estranged, and it has nothing to do with money. After all, they are flesh and blood, and they live together in the capital, how can they be so cold and indifferent? ”