That night, it was almost the second watch when Lin Jinrong had finished cleaning up. Seeing that the courtyard door was about to be locked, Li Zhi hurried in and whispered in her ear: "I went back to my room after I came out of Tingtao Residence. I didn't hear any noise."
.Mother Gong said it was okay, she just hates the second wife and the second master, and blames the fifth young master for not being clever."
Lin Jinrong breathed a sigh of relief. Although she didn't know how Gong's mother blamed the second room's instigation and Lin Yizhi's lack of cleverness, she also understood that Mrs. Lin only scolded Mr. Lin San and did not take action. Think about it.
, if Old Mrs. Lin had an attack, it would have happened long ago. Now Lin Jinyin is going to get married soon, and she and Lin Yizhi are going to talk about their marriage. Lin Shenzhi is making progress and can no longer beat and scold him as often as before. For Lin San
To save face, I mean to save face for my siblings. In this regard, Mrs. Lin is still very considerate.
While setting up the tent for her, Lychee whispered: "After meeting Pomegranate in the eldest lady's room, she came out of Aunt Huang's room and walked along the wall covertly. She thought no one saw her, but she could give it to the slave.
Saw it."
Lin Jinrong asked in surprise: "Why is she looking for Aunt Huang?" Suddenly she recalled Lin Jinyin saying that Aunt Huang had been getting close to Mr. Zhou recently, and also recalled what Mrs. Tao had said to Mr. Zhou before, and she suddenly understood.
She couldn't help but smile and gently shake her head. The reason why Aunt Huang got close to the Zhou family earlier was probably to invest in the grain buying and selling business, but this time she was determined to be in vain. Apart from Lin San, the person who must have had the hardest time tonight was
The master is Aunt Huang. Lin Yizhi's marriage failed, he failed to make money, and he was embarrassed for nothing. Wasn't he so angry that his liver ached?
She guessed right. Aunt Huang did not sleep well tonight, but Mrs. Tao also had a hard time sleeping. Not long after Li Zhi left, the two women went to Mrs. Tao's room and smiled faintly: "The old man has a saying
Let the slaves tell the third wife what you want to say. If you offend me, please don't argue with the slaves."
The person that Mrs. Tao was most afraid of was Mrs. Lin, and she did not dare to be presumptuous. She quickly stood up and stood still to listen to the instruction. Seeing this, Mother Gong quickly took Chunya and others out and held the door herself.
When the woman in charge saw that there was no one else in the room, she said: "The old man said that the girls and young men are grown up and they need face. Even if the parents cannot earn face for them, they should not lose it."
Face. Especially after girls get married, the face of their parents’ family is even more important. It is the backbone. I think this wife knows it best and has the most experience, so there is no need for him to say more.”
Mrs. Tao immediately blushed, did not dare to argue, and sent the person out in a polite manner. Sitting down and thinking about it, she felt that she was right. Mr. Lin San and Aunt Huang just lacked a lesson. Since she had nothing to do with him, she should let him go.
The old man tidied things up; but for a moment he felt uneasy, as if his handling method was indeed inappropriate.
Then the two women went to Aunt Huang's house again, saying that they wanted to pass on the old man's message. They asked Aunt Huang's personal maid Zao'er to stand aside without any expression. Without saying a word, one of them grabbed Aunt Huang's hand and cut it behind her back.
, one person randomly grabbed a piece of handkerchief and stuffed it into the panicked Aunt Huang's mouth, slapped her face with several loud big-ear razors from left to right, spat on it, and said coldly: "The old man said, if Auntie does it again,
If you don't remember the rules and duties, next time it won't just be a slap in the face." Then he let go and walked away.
Aunt Huang was beaten until her ears were ringing and her eyes were dizzy. She was so frightened that she lost consciousness. She stood blankly for a long time before being woken up by Zao'er. Her face was red and white. She looked at Zao'er with distracted eyes and opened her mouth, but she didn't say anything.
His body went limp, his eyes rolled up and he fell on Zao'er.
"Auntie, auntie." Zao'er didn't care about the spit on her face. She was so frightened that she tried to pinch her person. Before she woke up, a foul smell hit her nostrils. When she looked carefully, she saw that the moon-white hair was
The color of the skirt is getting darker, and it turns out that she is incontinent.
Something big was going to happen, something serious. Zaoer quickly laid Aunt Huang down on the ground, and was about to find someone to help, but Aunt Huang struggled to grab her feet and whispered: "Don't go..."
I can't go... help me up." If she goes to find someone to make trouble again, what awaits her next time is really not just a slap in the face, but a spittle. Thinking of Old Mrs. Lin's cold and contemptuous eyes, she couldn't help but
I shivered with fear.
Zao'er saw that her face was ugly and there were two big slap marks clearly on her cheeks. It seemed that she was definitely going to be swollen, so she hurriedly helped her up, let her sit on a chair, and looked for some clothes for her.
Instead, he soaked her handkerchief in cold water and covered her face. After struggling for half a night, he finally laid her down and whispered: "Auntie, can I go find the master?"
"No. Go and tell my story to Mother Gong." Aunt Huang closed her eyes and shook her head. It was just because she was too anxious about Lin Yizhi's marriage, but she accidentally made a mistake and ended up in this situation. She accepted her fate.
She couldn't fight. No matter how much Master Lin disliked Mrs. Tao, Mrs. Tao and her children were just at a time when the tide was rising, and Mrs. Lin turned to them. Mrs. Zhou also returned the money to herself, which showed that Mrs. Zhou didn't want to offend Mrs. Tao. This
At that time, where was Master Lin San, with whom she had sworn an oath? He could not help her at all. Apart from Lin Yizhi, she had nothing.
Zaoer was surprised and said: "Tell it to Mother Gong?"
Aunt Huang nodded with great effort: "Yes, the more miserable it is, the better. Just say, I..." There was a trace of shame, anger and embarrassment on her face, "My skirt is wet."
Zaoer's eyes opened wider and wider: "Is this like this? What will happen if word gets out?" What kind of face will Aunt Huang have in the future? Even the fifth young master will have no face.
"It won't spread. The third girl and the fourth girl want face." Aunt Huang sighed and said softly: "Only in this way can the madam express her anger and not argue with me, and the fifth young master's marriage can be successful.
Whereabouts. Zao'er, I'm afraid, I accept my fate, there's a difference between clouds and mud..." How can her face compare with Lin Yizhi's? Only when he is better can he have her.
In the afternoon, the garden was quiet.
The autumn sun shines down through the branches and leaves of the elm trees, illuminating the courtyard with mottled patterns. Occasionally, an elm leaf breaks away from the branches, spins several times lightly, and then quietly falls to the ground.
Lin Jinrong sat in front of the window with her eyes lowered and embroidered the handkerchief carefully. She used light green plain gauze as the base, ivory yellow silk thread to embroider the petals, and red-purple silk thread to embroider the halo. As she was carefully embroidering, she suddenly heard the courtyard door
There was a soft sound, and then Lin Liu's voice sounded: "Is Fourth Sister here?"
Lin Jinrong raised his head and saw the twins and Lu Yun coming hand in hand. They all had bright smiles on their faces. They had to put down their sewing work and stood up to greet them: "Why are the sisters suddenly free to come to my place?"
Already?"
Lin Qi smiled and said, "Sister Yun heard that you were back and came here to see you. You don't welcome us?"
"How is that possible?" Lin Jinrong hurriedly asked Yingying to prepare tea and cakes for the guests, and asked Litchi to get the colored glaze hairpins: "I bought some colored glaze hairpins from Qingzhou and was about to deliver them to Sister Yun. It just so happened that you came."
Lu Yun stepped forward and took the needle and thread she had put down and looked at the light. Seeing that the color of the smiling flower and the stitches were all outstanding, and no worse than his own, who had been instructed by a famous Jiangnan expert, he put it down calmly.
He smiled and said, "I just heard from some sisters that Fourth Sister has good things here, so I came here specially."
Lin Jinrong smiled slightly, took the box of lychees and handed it over: "Sister, please pick one. I wonder if my aunt doesn't mind, and can she also ask my sister to help pick one for her?"
Lin Liu and Lin Qi enthusiastically helped Lu Yun with ideas: "This is good-looking, this is transparent."
Lu Yun had a large box of all kinds of hairpins. He didn't care which hairpin looked good or not. They just let the two of them pick whatever they wanted. He only ordered Jian'er to accept it. He thanked her and said with a smile: "Actually, it's mainly because of the other things.
One thing. The day after tomorrow we are going to Pingji Temple to fulfill my brother’s vow. My mother said that it was crowded and she invited some aunts and sisters to go and relax together. I came here specially to invite you."
Lin Jinrong handed over the tea with his own hands: "I have to ask my mother first."
The twins accepted the task of building a good relationship with Lin Jinrong and were particularly enthusiastic. Lin Qi smiled and said: "Fourth sister, there is no need to ask. The third aunt was at my grandmother's side just now. My aunt invited her. She did not refuse and asked for a signature."
.If you think about it, I will definitely let you go."
Lin Liu was in a good mood and smiled affectionately: "Fourth sister, do you know what sign my aunt is asking for?"
Lin Jinrong originally thought that Mrs. Tao would not go with Lin Yuzhen. When she heard that Mrs. Tao was going, she already didn't like it. How could she bother to guess what kind of lottery Mrs. Tao was asking for? She smiled faintly: "I didn't hear her tell me that."
.”
Lin Liu laughed and said, "I heard that two kinds of fortune-telling in Pingji Temple are the most effective, one is fame and the other is marriage." Then he narrowly winked at Lu Yun and said, "Besides asking for fortune, aunt has another important thing.
There are things to do.”
Lu Yun's cheeks suddenly turned red, and he quickly stood up and said, "I won't tell you anymore, I'm leaving first." After saying that, he really helped Jian Er and left quickly. Lin Liu and Lin Qi couldn't stop shouting behind them.
Lin Qi wanted to chase her, but Lin Liu stopped her and said, "Stop chasing her. It's not too late to go find her later."
Lin Jinrong couldn't help but wonder: "What's wrong with her?" Lin Liu and Lin Qi didn't say anything just now, so why did Lu Yun suddenly act like this?
Lin Qi laughed and said, "You're so shy." Seeing Lin Jinrong's confused look, she winked at Lin Liu and said, "Tell it to Fourth Sister."
Lin Liu whispered: "Aunt Auntie just now was joking with Third Aunt, saying that she would ask Third Aunt to be a matchmaker..."
"Keeping a matchmaker?" Lin Jinrong was surprised. Lin Yuzhen would ask Tao to keep a matchmaker? This is the sun rising from the west, right? Whose matchmaker is it? What does Lin Yuzhen mean? In her previous life, she could not remember such a thing.
thing.
Lin Qi smiled and said, "Isn't that right? We wanted to hear it, but they kicked us out. I guess it's Sister Weiyun, but I don't know whose family it is."
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