Lin Shizong looked at Zhaohua lovingly, and sighed: "Don't be sad. Your mother's illness is indeed serious, and she is a little stubborn and can't think about it, people have already gone, and it is useless to be sad. You and Rong Hua will follow your uncle, if the dowry is not enough, your uncle will add it to you in the future, and ensure that you two sisters will live well. ”

Zhaohua slowly turned his head and asked, "Is my mother really dead?" ”

Lin Shizong was stunned when he heard this.

Wan stepped forward and hugged Zhaohua and coaxed: "Sister Zhao, don't be stunned." ”

Zhaohua's eyes were cold, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Why is the person who died not Yun Rou?!" It's not her! ”

Lin Shizong frowned and said: "Yun Rou has been an aunt all her life, and she is disfigured, and she can't get pregnant, and life is better than death, so don't care about her anymore." ”

Zhaohua was sad and indignant in his heart.

Maybe in the eyes of her uncle and others, Yun Rou has been retributed, but she doesn't think so! In her previous life, Yun Rou not only seduced her father and forced her mother, but also forced her to death! Thinking that she was an upright daughter, she was actually sent to the Qinglou by Yun Rou, it was worse than death!

Especially in this life, Yun Rou still killed her mother, and she couldn't wait to tear her alive!

Wan Shi looked at Zhaohua's appearance, pulled Lin Shizong to the side, and whispered: "I see that Sister Zhao'er is a little stunned, and she has an attitude of wanting Yunrou to die on the spot, if she stays longer, I'm afraid something will happen." It's better to leave with their sisters as soon as possible, and to keep them safe, it can be regarded as giving an explanation to my sister. ”

Lin Shizong sighed: "Zhaohua's temperament is too strong, like her mother. ”

Wan nodded, "Anyway, let's go early." ”

Unfortunately, things didn't go well.

The day before leaving, Rong Hua suddenly had a high fever for some reason, his little face was red, and he began to have diarrhea at night, making people turn upside down. The doctor came to see it and said that he needed to recuperate well, so he naturally didn't want to think about going far away.

Lin Shizong took a bag of people from the Lin family, the departure date was booked, and the ship was also booked, so it was naturally inconvenient to change the time. Besides, looking at Rong Hua's appearance, he is young and sick, and he is afraid that he will not dare to take him out in March or May, so he is in a dilemma.

Yunrou cried every day, saying that the people of the Lin family had harmed her stomach and wanted the people of the Lin family to pay for her life. Although Lu Zhizhi did not kill Lin Shizong in the past, he couldn't help complaining, making the Lu family's chickens and dogs jump, and there was no peace up and down.

Mrs. Lu complained, "When will this annoying day come to an end?" ”

Old Man Lu was also a little unbearable.

From the day Yun Rou's stomach was exposed, to Lin's birthday, Lin's death, and the 779-day Dafa ceremony, it has been two months before and after, and the Lu family has not been at peace.

If this kind of torment comes for a few more months, something may happen, so the people of the Lin family should leave early.

Old Man Lu found Lin Shizong and said, "You are the eldest son at home, so there is no reason why you are always outside." It's better for you to go back first, Rong Hua stays, and then send someone to pick it up when it's ready. I know, you can't rest assured that Ronghua will let the nurse carry me to my yard, so you can rest assured. ”

Although Lin Shizong was reluctant, he had no other way but to agree.

So, Rong Hua followed the nurse to the upper room.

Zhaohua followed his uncle and aunt all the way south by boat and settled in the Lin family in Suzhou. She originally thought that her sister Ronghua would be raised for half a year, and she would naturally recover and be older. When the time comes, let my uncle send someone to pick him up before the year, and the sisters will naturally be in one place, so they can be companions.

Unexpectedly, less than a month after they arrived in Suzhou, a war broke out in the middle of the country.

There was chaos in the country.

This chaos is a whole decade! The war was raging, like a river of war, and the Lu family and the Lin family could no longer exchange letters, let alone move back and forth, and lost each other's news......

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Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Zhaohua lives in the Lin family, has no worries about food and clothing, lives a peaceful life, and eats and wears the same as his cousins and cousins. Her grandmother, Mrs. Lin, took pity on her motherless mother at a young age, and felt sorry for her dead daughter, so she couldn't help but feel a little more love. In this carefree environment, she grew from a small girl to a slim girl.

The day after tomorrow, Zhaohua will be fifteen years old.

Aunt Wan came over to talk and smiled with her: "Fifteen years old is considered a good time, this is a big gift for the girl's parents." I've consulted with your uncle to give you a big birthday party to celebrate. ”

Zhaohua got up and blessed, "Thank you, aunt." ”

"Sit down and talk." Wan Shi looked at her with satisfaction and nodded, "In a blink of an eye, they have become big girls." ”

Zhaohua is very tall, with a goose egg face, long eyebrows and sideburns with a bit of heroism, but he has red lips and white teeth, and he does not lose the generosity and brightness of the girl's family. Today, I wore a lilac dark pattern half-sleeve, with a moon-white dress, quite a bit of the charm of a water fairy, really as bright as snow, people are more delicate than flowers.

She just sat quietly, as pleasing to the eye as the lady in the painting.

The more Wan looked at it, the more satisfied she became, and she was brought up with the affection of a half-mother since she was a child, so she intended to marry her as a daughter-in-law. Zhaohua's mother died, and his father was thousands of miles away, so it took a little trouble to propose marriage. So he thought about it for a while and said, "Recently, the war has calmed down, and we can communicate everywhere. ”

Zhaohua raised his eyebrows, his eyes brightened, "Uncle sent a letter to the Lu family?" Did you ask Rong Hua how it was? I haven't seen Rong Hua for ten years, and I don't know how she is doing? I'm just afraid that ......, Yun Rou is not a good one to get along with. ”

"Yun Rou is indeed a nuisance." Wan Shi shook his head lightly, "But don't worry too much, Rong Hua lives with your grandfather, not with Yun Rou, so it shouldn't be a big problem." Besides, Yun Rou can't be pregnant and disfigured, she has to be busy competing with the concubines for favor, and she thinks that she has no time to take care of Rong Hua, after all, she is not a son. ”

Zhaohua sighed: "I hope so." ”

Wan Shi smiled and said meaningfully: "But what about this letter, in addition to asking Rong Hua for his well, the main thing is to propose marriage to the Lu family for you." Holding Zhaohua's hand and rubbing it gently, "You were raised by me, and you are so dignified and generous that you are really reluctant to marry you to someone else." ”

Zhaohua was slightly embarrassed, "Uncle, how could you say this in front of the girl?" ”

Wan Shi smiled: "Although your cousin is not a dragon and phoenix among people, he has nothing to pick on, and you grew up with childhood sweethearts, and they know each other." As for me, my mother-in-law and aunt, I am still half a mother, you don't have to worry, I will be safe and happy for the rest of my life. ”

"Thank you aunt for all these years of teaching." Although Zhaohua was shy, he still thanked him, but then he couldn't help but feel sad, "Poor Melt has been staying in the Lu family, presumably not as long as me." ”

As he was talking, a girl suddenly came outside, "Madam, the Lu family has sent a letter." ”

Zhaohua immediately got up, "Quick, take it in and take a look." ”

The girl lifted the curtain and came in, and came to her, offering the letter in both hands.

Zhaohua changed his usual calmness, hurriedly tore open the letter, and was shocked after reading a few lines, "What?!" Grandfather died of illness six years ago? So, Yun Rou has been raising Rong Hua for the past six years?! She suddenly felt that her eyes were dark, and as soon as she let go of her hand, the letter fell to the ground.

Wan picked up the letter and continued to read it quickly.

The letter said that Yun Rou's father took refuge in the usurper puppet emperor and sealed the Ministry of Rites. Because Yun Shangshu had real power, he brought his son-in-law Lu Zhizhi to become an official, so Yun Rou was promoted to become a stepmother. Now, Old Man Lu is dead, and Old Lady Lu is not in good spirits, and Rong Hua has been living under Yun Rou all these years.

Wan Shi was shocked: "Oh my God! Yun Rou's father actually made the book of the Ministry of Rites, and let your father enter the Ministry of Rites! No wonder Yun Rou can be a wife and raise Rong Hua, this is not a trivial matter. He turned his head and told the girl, "Quick, quick, quick!" Go to the study and ask the master to come over. ”

Lin Shizong came soon.

After reading the letter, I couldn't help but fall into contemplation for a long time, and then said: "Looking at it this way, Yun Rou is having a good time now. She has the support of her father, and Mrs. Lu is old again, so she naturally controls the power of the Lu family's housewife. Rong Hua ......, hey, I'm afraid it's not easy. ”

Zhaohua immediately said: "Go back to Lu's house!" Take Rong Hua away. ”

Wan interjected, "Zhaohua, in three days it will be your fifteenth birthday, adult and ceremony." It's better to wait until your birthday is over before leaving, and it's not bad for these few days. ”

Zhaohua shook his head firmly, "I can't wait." ”

Lin Shizong sighed and said, "Even if I want to leave, I also have to prepare to book a boat, and I have to arrange others, it's not that I can go, the date is set in three days." Glancing at his niece, "Your aunt and your cousin have been planning for your birthday for a month." ”

When Zhaohua heard this, he said slowly: "Okay, then follow what my uncle said." "She was almost raised by the Wan family, she is both an aunt and an adoptive mother, and she can't help but be considerate of her aunt's intentions. Turning his head to look at Wan's and explaining, "Uncle, just now I was worried that Rong Hua was too anxious, don't be surprised." ”

Wan smiled: "No, no. ”

And so it was settled.

It's just that Zhaohua's birthday is still absent-minded.

Cousin Lin Jian came over to persuade her, "Cousin, the matter has come to this point, and it is useless for you to worry in vain." Today you will have a happy birthday, and everyone will be happy. When you go back to Lu's house, you may have a lot of worries. ”

Zhaohua raised his head and looked over quietly.

Lin Jian wore a light blue bamboo leaf pattern robe, with a fair complexion and bright eyes, quite a bit of gentlemanly style. Zhaohua doesn't have much admiration for him, but he knows his cousin's character well and feels impeccable. If they are married, they are at least a couple with eyebrows.

"Cousin?" Lin Jian was a little embarrassed by her.

Zhaohua retracted his thoughts and smiled: "You're right, I'm too anxious and worried. ”