Lin Qingwan didn't let Lichun wait for a long time, and asked people to invite them over when breakfast and lunch were served.

Lichun and Lixia were both a little haggard, and as soon as they entered the house, they knelt down to say goodbye.

"Okay, when did you and I pay attention to this?" Lin Qingwan pointed to the chair next to her and said, "Sit down and use some with me." ”

Lichun and Lixia's eyes were red, and the eldest lady was sick just as the lord put them home, saying that it was a grace to let them go home and say that they would marry.

The girls in Kelin Mansion all started to marry after twenty, and the two of them are sixteen and seventeen this year, and they are still young.

In their eyes, the grace given by the lord is the punishment for them not serving the eldest lady well, not only them, but also their family members and the people in the house think so.

So the time when the two of them went home was very sad, or some time ago there was a word from the master, saying that the girls around the eldest lady before gave a lot of dowry whether they were good or married, and their lives were better.

But the situation is even worse, although the parents, brothers and sisters-in-law have a smile on their faces, but for the sake of that makeup, they are already eager for them to get married immediately.

If they can marry the good people of Yangzhou City, then they can not only have an excuse to stay in Yangzhou, but also use their dowry to buy some industries or make some livelihoods.

Lichun and Lixia both entered the house as little girls at the age of six, from sweeping the floor to serving flowers and plants, and then to making tea next to the eldest lady, and later serving the eldest lady's pen and ink, and then doing the position of the eldest girl, although the two are soft and weak, but they are also very proud.

And he didn't have much affection for his family, so after seeing his parents and not being free, the two made an appointment to come to Lin Qingwan, which was a desperate gamble.

If they succeed, they will be freed from the sea of suffering, and if they don't, their situation will only be a little worse.

Seeing Lin Qingwan's calm face, the two girls wiped their tears and sat on the chair halfway, and silently ate a meal with Lin Qingwan.

They knew that the eldest lady didn't like to talk a lot when she ate, but she was willing to let them sit down, obviously thinking about the old love, and the relationship was not shallow.

Lin Qingwan doesn't have much affection for them, but she keeps thinking about Sister Wan.

These two girls have been with Sister Wan'er for many years, and Sister Wan'er told them to be kind to them before leaving.

Therefore, Lin Qingwan was very kind to the two of them, and she was not in a hurry to see Lin Jiang after eating, but slowly went to the garden to walk and eat.

Bai Mei and Bai Feng took something to catch up, so Lin Qingwan waved her hand and said, "You don't have to prepare so many things, let's take a walk under the corridor, Lichun, Lixia, you accompany me." ”

Lichun and Lixia lowered their heads and stepped forward to help her, Lin Qingwan did not refuse, and helped the two of them out of the house before letting go, walking slowly.

Bai Mei and Bai Feng took the little girls to fall behind more than ten steps in a row, and let the three of them whisper.

There was a camellia plant that bloomed particularly well on the side of the porch, and the bowl of flowers bloomed brightly in the sun, but there was still a flower sticking into the verandah, perhaps because it was blooming so well, that the gardener was reluctant to cut it off.

Lin Qingwan sat on the wooden corridor and lit the camellia, Lichun silently stepped forward to pinch her, Lixia took it behind Lin Qingwan and inserted it for her very naturally.

Lin Qingwan was stunned for a moment, her face a little stunned.

Seeing that the eldest lady was in a daze, Lichun and Lixia were a little apprehensive for a while, and asked hesitantly: "Does the young lady not like this one, so do you want to change it?" ”

Lin Qingwan came back to her senses, shook her head slightly, and said, "No, it's just that no one has understood my mind so much for a long time." ”

And they don't understand her mind, but they understand Sister Wan'er.

Lichun and Lixia were very happy, "Miss, let's come back and serve you." ”

Although Lin Qingwan and Sister Wan'er's personalities are very similar in some aspects, the difference is even greater, and now Lichun and Lixia can't notice it, because Lin Qingwan almost expressed her opinion before, but in the future, the three of them get along more, and they will definitely find out.

And Lin Qingwan and Lin Jiang were not sure that they could make the two of them believe that Lin Qingwan was Sister Wan'er, so they had to transfer the two of them.

But for what reason?

Before, it was for them to marry, but now it seems that they are unwilling, and it is obviously not a good way to marry.

If they are kept, what excuse is there for them not to be served by them?

"Don't you want to let go?"

Lichun and Lixia shook their heads again and again, knelt in front of Lin Qingwan and said, "Miss, we don't want to go out, we just want to stay in the mansion." ”

Lichun noticed the eldest lady's hesitation, bit his lip and said, "Even if you can't serve by the eldest lady's side, you can go to another yard to be a sprinkler girl." ”

Although Lixia was unwilling, he thought of his parents and relatives at home, and nodded his head.

The Lin family has always been generous to their subordinates, as long as they don't make big mistakes, they rarely beat and scold, and although there is competition among their subordinates, there is very little dumping.

It is much better to stay in the Lin Mansion than to go out and marry someone, or to marry such a person.

Lin Qingwan looked at the two girls who were only the size of high school students, and saw that their eyes were full of vicissitudes, so she couldn't help but reach out and touch their heads, and said, "If you don't want to, then stay." ”

The two of them were overjoyed in their hearts, and seeing the pity of the eldest lady for them, they were sad and happy in their hearts, and they couldn't help crying under the agitation.

Lichun and Sister Wan are the closest, so they can't help asking, "Miss, why are you reluctant to ask us, is it because Lixia and I have done something wrong?" ”

"No, you didn't do anything wrong, it's my reason." Lin Qingwan turned her head to look at the blank flower branch under the corridor where the flowers were picked, and said softly: "The current tea tree is different from the tea tree just now, and I am no longer the same as before. I want my old self to be stuck in my memory, and not to be my old self again. ”

There was no reason for these words, Lin Qingwan thought that they would not accept such a statement, who knew that Lichun and Lixia accepted this statement after looking at each other, and looked at her with a distressed face.

Lin Qingwan opened her mouth and swallowed the words she wanted to explain again.

Lichun was already holding her legs and crying, "Miss, we know that you are bitter in your heart, you sealed all the letters and manuscripts of Second Master Xie and gave him them, and you also sent the wedding dress in, so naturally you don't want to see us again, so as not to be sad in your heart." Both the slave and Lixia understand, in the future, we won't go to the eldest lady in the future, just look at the eldest lady from a distance. ”

Rixia also nodded with tears in her eyes.

Lin Qingwan opened her mouth, and said in a half-loud voice: "You don't have to be like this, you can still come to me if you have something in the future." ”

Lichun and Lixia were even more moved, holding her legs and crying, and at the same time they also understood why the eldest lady sent them away after she recovered from her illness, which was to prevent the eldest lady from seeing them touching the scene and remembering that Xie Erye was sad.

You must know that the eldest lady and Xie Erye were accompanied by them when they were together, and the letters, poems, manuscripts and paintings of the two were also transmitted by them.

Now the things related to Second Master Xie have been put away, but they are still there, and when they see them, the eldest lady will definitely think of Second Master Xie.

The last bit of resentment in the hearts of the two of them was also eliminated, and they also took the initiative to mention that they were willing to go back to the Suzhou Courtyard, so that they would not always have to appear in front of Lin Qingwan at that time.

Lin Qingwan thought for a while and said, "It's okay, if we go back to Suzhou, you go back to clean up the house first, and when we return home, we won't be so flustered." ”

Lichun and Lixia thought that the eldest lady was comforting them, so they bowed their heads and smiled at her, after all, the Lin family moved back to Suzhou, so they should also go back to the old mansion in Suzhou, or live in the Guogong Mansion in Suzhou City.

Lin Qingwan smiled slightly when she saw their expressions, lowered her head and whispered in their ears: "You have to take care of the other courtyard, and that will be our place to stay in the future." ”

Lichun and Lixia were startled, and their eyes widened slightly.

Lin Qingwan nodded and smiled at them, and the two of them immediately became excited, whether the eldest lady was planning to reuse them, or did she share her secrets with them as before.

Lin Qingwan got up and said, "I'll ask you to send you home, pack your luggage, and there will be a batch of things to be sent back to Suzhou in two days, and you will go with you." ”

Lichun and Lixia immediately restrained their emotions, restored the alertness that the big girl should have, and saluted in unison: "Yes." ”

After Lichun and Lixia retreated, Bai Mei and Bai Feng stepped forward to wait for Lin Qingwan to go to the main courtyard, and happened to meet Mama Lin who was about to find her at the gate of the courtyard, "Miss, the people in the house have also been counted, and there are sixteen households who choose to be good, and the rest are willing to follow us back to Suzhou." ”

Lin Qingwan didn't stop, but said: "Not by household, by capitation, ask again, from the age of six onwards, who is willing to stay, who is willing to leave, do not have to be bound by the family." ”

Mama Lin was taken aback, "Isn't this about separating parents and children?" ”

Mama Lin is her own person, and Lin Qingwan did not hide it, and sighed: "I'm afraid that someone will sell her son and daughter when she goes out." The girls who went out in our Lin Mansion, not to mention those who could read and break words, even those who had only learned the rules for a few years were robbed. But when we go to someone else's house, it may not be better than in the Lin Mansion, and we can't put aside our master-servant relationship for many years for the sake of the whole person. Parents are kind, children can be filial; Only when children are filial can parents love. Let them make their choice. ”

Mama Lin's eyes couldn't help but sweep to Bai Mei and Bai Feng behind her, and Bai Feng quietly glanced at her, and she knew that the eldest lady knew about the beginning of spring and summer.

Mama Lin answered, bowed and retreated.

In this way, the situation is different when the past is asked individually, rather than by the family.

There are parents who want to let go, but there are children in the family who are unwilling to follow and want to stay, and there are children who insist on leaving, but the parents do not follow, and there are also husbands and wives whose choices are different, one chooses to take his son away, and the other chooses to stay with his daughter, and finally leaves.

In the past, Mama Lin asked about the past as a family unit, and the master was the head of the family, and there was no need to ask other people at all, but now she asks the past one by one, and the situation is very different.

The Lin Mansion, which was already about to come in the storm, was even more depressed, looking like it would explode at any time.

Lin Qingwan and Lin Jiang asked people to keep an eye on the situation in the house, and they only reacted in time when something happened, and did not intervene.

The Lin family let go of a lot of people this time, and if you add the people who were sent to various places, it is equivalent to cutting off two-thirds of the population.

So chaos is inevitable.

Fortunately, Lin Jiang still has power at this time, not only has loyal servants to call, but also can borrow people from the Assassin's Mansion and local garrisons to guard, so there has been no servant theft and greed for ink in various places.