Nine

"Feed me this time."

She snatched the food box, didn't care about the image, and drank the bowl of lotus seed soup in a few bites.

She licked her lips and handed him the empty bowl.

Lin Xiuping's eyes flashed, and he looked at her for a while, clearly a little moved.

But this mouth is still as hard as a duck: "Pretend." ”

With that, he snatched the bowl and left the courtyard.

In fact, this rebirth, Lin Chuyun saw a lot of things clearly.

Get along with others, be forgiving and forgiving. Although Zhou Niang is a lowly concubine, she has never thought of harming others, and there is nothing wrong with being a person, so there is no need to make too much trouble with her.

Moreover, her son Lin Xiuping is not a simple character.

Just thinking about it, Gan Tang ran into the door in a panic: "Miss, the old lady wants you to go and ask for peace!" ”

Haitang's little face turned white with fright, "It's miserable, the things in the house spread to the old lady's courtyard so quickly?" ”

Gan Tang noticed the mess in the house, and she was dumbfounded, "Begonia, why was this house smashed?" ”

“......”

"Begonia! The porcelain vase you are holding in your hand is a set of unique products given to the big house by the fourth prince, won't there be this one left? ”

A one-of-a-kind?

Begonia was frightened, and with a "bang", the only remaining porcelain vase in her hand also shattered to the ground.

The two maids looked at each other, and they both knew that they were going to be killed now.

The old lady of the Zhang family has always disliked her own young lady, and usually tries her best to scold her, but every time the two maids are whipped, they are often beaten to the flesh.

Not to mention that this time the young lady smashed the house.

Lin Chuwaist looked at the jewelry box that was smashed to pieces on the ground, and the jewelry inside was made of pure gold and looked dazzling. But anyone with a discerning eye can see that these things are only suitable for middle-aged women, and when worn on cardamom girls, they are old-fashioned and vulgar to the extreme.

Lin Chuyun thought that these things were all purchased for her by her nominal grandmother Zhang, as if since she could remember, someone had been teaching her to vulgarity.

She was determined.

The Lin family has three rooms, Lin Weiliang of the big house, that is, Lin Chu's biological father, is the mighty general of today's holy family, in charge of half of the soldiers and horses of Shu, in the early years of the northwest vassal king was rampant, he was ordered to guard the northwest, this year after the court cut the feudal domain he was able to return to Beijing. Lin Gui in the second room and Lin Zheng in the third room were born to their stepmother Zhang, the former one was frivolous and jumpy since he was a child, and he failed to make the list in the scientific examination for more than ten years, and the latter character was cowardly and useless, and he had the name of a talented man in outer space, but he had nothing to do at home all day.

General Lin Lao is the first general of the founding of Shu State, but once a son of heaven and a courtier, in the early days of Emperor Wei Xian's reign, the Lin family was quite downtrodden, if it were not for Lin Weiliang's outstanding ability to be reused by Emperor Wei Xian, the Lin family would have been squeezed out of the circle of honors in Beijing.

Zhang's family naturally knows this layer, she doesn't dare to offend her stepson, she treats Lin Weiliang politely, like a loving mother, but as the saying goes, the belly wall of the compartment is already very unhappy if this stepson is higher than her own head, so she can't let her grandchildren also bow their heads, right?

So in the past few years of raising her, Zhang's tried his best to subtly train her into a vulgar and unruly character.

Thinking of this, Lin Chuyin couldn't help but smile, "Don't cry, two girls, accompany me to meet my grandmother first!" ”

The Lin family's mansion was given by the first emperor, and the original body was the prime minister's mansion of the previous dynasty, covering an area of about 100 acres, with a graceful appearance.

When Lin Weiliang went to the border pass, he gave the courtyard of the former prime minister to the Zhang family, and the second and third rooms also lived next to the Zhang family in the name of honoring his mother. So, the big house moved to a courtyard in the southeast of Lin Mansion, where the lighting was not good, and it was the most remote, and the maids and servants were unwilling to go, and Lin Weiliang was directly deserted after leaving.

When he first returned home, Lin Chu's waist was raised by Zhang's side. Until the winter of one year, she and Lin Zizhen both fell into the water while playing. Brother Chen's physique is poor, this time the cold and high fever did not go away for a few days, and almost burned out her brain, but she was rescued in time and there was no major problem.

Zhang was furious and decided that she was a fateful mourner, and not only warned her brothers and sisters in the house not to associate with her, but also drove her to the westernmost Xianglin Courtyard, and only sent a few young and casual maids to serve her.

It is said that when the previous dynasty was still there, the owner of Xianglin Yuan was originally a flower prostitute bought by the prime minister, and after falling out of favor in old age, she became a deep resentful woman and hanged herself in the house. I don't know how long it took, the previous dynasty fell, the Lin family moved into the house, and this matter was fermented and spread, and ten years ago, there was a maid who testified that every moonlit night came, and a woman's cry would come out of this house.

Later, when Lin Chu's waist moved in, he realized that it was just a few parrots.

Seeing Lin Chuyun and his party walking to the door, the maid guarding the door of Yixuantang reported to Litong: "The eldest girl has arrived!" ”

Lin Chu's waist stopped in front of the door, and the original chatter and laughter in the room stopped abruptly, and only the sound of rustling could be heard. After a long pause, I heard a shrill female voice in the back room shouting, "Please come in, big girl!" ”

The maid pushed open the door, Lin Chu raised his eyes and saw that the hall was full of acquaintances.

Zhang was lying on a high pear wood chair, his bloated face devoid of emotion. Granddaughter Lin Liu was wearing a dark blue dress, holding a beauty fist, and was kneeling and beating Zhang's back unhurriedly, but she didn't even raise her head when she heard the sound of the door opening.

Cui, who returned from visiting relatives in Lin'an a few days ago, was also in the house, her skin was delicate and fair, she was in her thirties, but she looked like she was in her early twenties. There was a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl sitting next to her, with a round face and her cheeks, and when she saw Lin Chu enter the door, she seemed to be energetic, sat up, and looked at her eldest sister with a smile.

Cui Shi raised a pair of slender eyes and looked at Lin Chu's waist without hesitation. seems to be smiling slightly, her eyes are bent into crescents, and she has a gentle appearance, she is already young, which makes people feel kind when they see her.

Without waiting for Lin Chuwaist to speak, Cui Shi greeted her, stretched out his hand to pull her into the seat, and said cordially: "Chu Yuan, I heard that you were frightened a few days ago, and now your health is very good?" ”

"The injuries on my body are healed, but I still have some headaches these days due to the cold. Thank you Auntie for your concern. ”

Choi smiled and nodded.

At this time, the round-faced girl smiled slyly and said in a joking tone: "Eldest sister, I am also cold, but why am I not as big as you, so let my grandmother and aunt wait for me?" ”

She was wrapped in a pink jacket, looking at Lin Chu's waist with round eyes and a smile, with an innocent look.

This yin and yang weirdness is obvious, and Cui Shi gently reprimanded: "Wei'er! ”

But her expression was not harsh, but prompted her daughter to continue.

Lin Chuwaist glanced at the third sister Lin Wei, and there was not even a smile on her face, "Third sister, if I also live in my grandmother's compartment, I will definitely serve my grandmother every day, but I live too remotely, unlike the third sister who lives close." Presumably, the third sister must be working tirelessly to serve her grandmother every day, right? ”

Lin Wei is a playful person, she usually can't be idle at home, let alone serve her grandmother, but now she was choked by Lin Chu's waist and was speechless, her expression instantly fell, and she glared at the eldest sister impatiently.

Lin Wei's mother Cui was born in the scholarly Cui family, and her sister was the first queen of Shu. Even if you hurt others behind your back, you can still pretend that nothing happened to maintain a superficial relationship.

But her daughter Lin Wei is different.

has been pampered by her family since she was a child, and her joys, sorrows and sorrows are all written on her face. Like Lin Chu's waist, his teeth are sharper, but he actually has no bad intentions.

Because of their personalities, their fates are also surprisingly similar.

When Lin Wei was sixteen years old, she met a scholar, she was coaxed by his rhetoric, and moved that he was still working hard at the end of the year, so she actually left Cui's good family affairs planned for her, and insisted on marrying this scholar from a poor family. In the next three years, her husband gained power, and finally revealed his lustful nature, abandoned her like chaff, accepted several concubines into the door, and even spoiled the concubine and killed his wife. Lin Wei was also resisting at first, but was driven crazy by her arrogant in-laws. When she was twenty years old, she went mad and set a fire in the night, and she and all the people in her husband's family died in the fire.

For this sister, Lin Chuyun can't say that he hates it.

Back then, Lin Chuwaist drove a child to live in Xianglin Courtyard, it was indeed her fault, and now seeing Lin Chuwaist's words revealing dissatisfaction with the residence, Zhang was afraid that these words would fall into the ears of those talkative maids, so he hurriedly interrupted: "Okay! Don't even say it! ”

Zhang Shi wore a crimson half-worn jacket, with four big beads pinned to her hair, she glanced at Lin Chu's waist, and for the first time she couldn't hold back her emotions, showing a disdainful expression, "You live far away, you shouldn't have to go this way, but today's matter is related to the reputation of the Lin Mansion, and you have to explain it!" ”

"Bring people in!"

Immediately afterwards, a little guy dressed in gray cloth cedar trotted in in a panic and glanced at Lin Chu's waist tremblingly.

Lin Chu's waist was slightly surprised, she thought that the person who came should be Mama Chen, who complained.

"Ah Nian, Miss returned that night, what did you see when you kept a vigil outside the house?"

Ah Nian's voice trembled a little, "I.... I saw that the eldest lady got off from a carriage....."

Hearing this, Lin Chu knew Zhang's purpose in his heart.

Zhang glared at him, "Who is in the car?" ”

"It was late that night, and I couldn't make out the man's face, but I was sure it must be a man in the carriage."

Wang suddenly let out an "ah", covered his mouth and said in surprise: "When the eldest girl returned home that day, the purple fox fur she wore on her body could it be that the wild man's?" ”

Lin Wei was not at home a few days ago, and she regretted that she couldn't witness Lin Chu's embarrassment with her own eyes, and now she couldn't wait to applaud, she gloated: "Eldest sister, you got into the carriage of another wild man, but you really don't give Shangshufu any face!" ”

Zhang snorted coldly, and shouted with disgust on his face: "Okay, you evil obstacle! Don't kneel down for me yet! ”

In the past, Lin Chu was about to be scared to cry by her words.

Because for so many years, the Zhang family has never lost his temper with her, and Lin Chuwaist made mistakes on weekdays, and all of them were punished by two personal maids.

In the eyes of the people in the house, Zhang's grandmother treated her lovingly.

At first, Lin Chuyin also thought so, but when she did a lot of wrong things, paid a very tragic price, and learned from the pain to think about the root cause, she suddenly woke up. Making mistakes but not punishing them seems to be doting and generous, but in fact they are killing.

If it weren't for the loyalty of Gan Tang and Bai Lu, the two maids, and the other girls, there would have been no master-servant relationship between them.

Zhang's move not only wanted to ruin her, but also wanted her to be isolated.