Rows of tree shadows bared their teeth and claws in the night, and the cold wind blew through the treetops, making a low whine. Lin Jinrong walked quickly along the bluestone road that glowed with cold light, and his lips and face were stiff with the cold.
Fuquan followed closely with a lantern and whispered: "Fourth girl, why are you doing this? The old man always does it for your own good..." Others can't even ask for it, so he is not a fool or a fool.
Something worthless.
But no matter what he said, Lin Jinrong remained silent. Fuquan sighed, stopped trying to persuade him, and walked silently with his head lowered.
When I walked to the corner, I saw a few lanterns coming over. The leader was Tao, followed by Lin Jinyin. Both of them looked a little unhappy. When they saw Lin Jinrong, they both looked relieved.
Mrs. Tao hugged Lin Jinrong gently, without saying a word, tears fell down. She talked to Mr. Lin San for a long time, but he couldn't get over a few words from Mr. Lin: "Have you thought of begging me now? Now you
Do you know that I am your husband? Can you tell me what is wrong with this marriage? Can't the Lu family afford the betrothal money? Can't Lu Yan become a scholar? Is there anything wrong with Lu Yan? If he can get this marriage, that's it
Her blessing! Don’t be so shameless."
Yes, except for Lin Yuzhen's bad temper and Lu Mian's complicated identity, there is nothing extraordinary about this marriage. On the contrary, the Lu family is rich, Lu Mian is young, successful, and has a dignified appearance, so in the eyes of everyone in the Lin family
, Mrs. Tao is ignorant and has no vision, while Lin Jinrong is spoiled by her. Some people think that they are just looking for trouble, and they act like a good boy when they get an advantage. Therefore, no one supports them. She is alone and helpless at the moment.
Lin Jinyin's hand touched the cold spot on Lin Jinrong's shoulder and asked hurriedly: "What's going on?"
Lin Jinrong gently blocked her hand and raised her lips to Mrs. Tao: "Go back."
Tao and Lin Jinyin looked at each other, seeing anxiety and uneasiness in each other's eyes, and couldn't help but look at Fuquan. Fuquan sighed helplessly: "The old lady ordered the old slave to send the fourth girl back to her room to recuperate, without him.
The order is not allowed to come out. If the fourth girl loses a hair, everyone who serves her will be worse than dead."
Mrs. Tao hurriedly took a handkerchief and covered her mouth to prevent her crying from coming out. Lin Jinyin frowned, wordlessly circled her mother and sister, and whispered: "We'll talk about it after we get back."
Everyone walked in silence, and only the sound of wind and footsteps could be heard in the empty garden. Soon, when they arrived at Lin Jinrong's yard, Fuquan asked Mother Gong to call everyone together, and told Old Mrs. Lin's order in front of Lin Jinrong.
After seeing with satisfaction the anxious expressions on everyone's faces, Fang, Mrs. Tao and her daughter, bowed and said goodbye, and whispered to Mrs. Tao: "Please be more careful, Mrs. Three. The fourth girl seems to have trouble thinking." Mrs. Tao's face
"Swish" the ground turned white.
Seeing that no one else was around, Mrs. Tao held back her tears and whispered: "My dear girl, don't worry, I will write to your uncle and ask him to think of something. Don't be confused and do something stupid.
You have three advantages and two disadvantages, how can I survive?"
Lin Jinrong looked at Tao's red and swollen eyes from crying and the fine lines at the corners of her eyes, and then looked at Lin Jinyin's frown, clenching her fists. If she died, if there was something wrong with her, the saddest and saddest thing would be true love.
As for her, as for other people, they probably just talked about her for a while as after-dinner conversation, and then just like the wind blowing away fallen leaves, they completely forgot about her existence. Such a death has no meaning, why should she die? Thinking of this, Lin Jinrong
He sighed softly and whispered: "Mom, sister, please go back, I will not seek death."
Mrs. Tao looked at her suspiciously and didn't believe it at all. Lin Jinyin ordered Loquat: "Go and get my things. I'll stay here with the fourth girl."
Lin Jinrong smiled bitterly: "It's really not necessary."
Lin Jinyin twitched the corner of her mouth: "I will be leaving soon. I want to stay with you for a while and talk quietly. Don't you allow me to do that?"
For this reason, Lin Jinrong stopped refusing and allowed Tao and Lin Jinyin to express their concern for her, and whatever they said was fine. But the calmer she acted, the harder Tao and Lin Jinyin became.
The sound becomes more and more uneasy.
Lychee took some clothes to help Lin Jinrong change. Seeing the redness on her shoulders, she couldn't help but frowned and said, "Is it hurting, girl?"
Lin Jinrong whispered: "Just take goose fat and apply it on it. There is no need to disturb the wife and the third girl." How can it not hurt? It hurts when the clothes are rubbed.
When it was almost three o'clock, Lin Jinrong rushed to Mrs. Tao: "Didn't mother say that she wanted to write a letter to uncle? Then go quickly. If you are really worried, let my sister accompany me."
Mrs. Tao then turned around and left. Lin Jinrong calmly ordered the girls to fetch water to wash up, took off her hairpins, sat and watched Lin Jinyin remove her makeup, and then rested together. Lin Jinyin was careful and did not allow her to sleep outside.
She had to sleep in it. Lin Jinrong felt warm in her heart and followed her advice: "Since sister is worried, I will listen to her."
There was no sleepiness. Lin Jinrong stiffened and wanted to turn over several times, but he heard Lin Jinyin's steady breathing behind him, but he held back and did not dare to move. After his whole body ached, he fell asleep. How did he fall asleep?
She doesn't even know.
Hearing her long and steady breathing, Lin Jinyin sat up gently, took advantage of the dim light outside the window, got close to her face, took a closer look, and confirmed that she was indeed asleep.
She tucked the quilt tightly and fell asleep quietly.
A night of dreams. When Lin Jinrong woke up, it was already bright and the room was quiet. Lin Jinyin held a book and sat on the couch by the window reading. From time to time, he raised his head to look at her. The two sisters looked at each other.
Just as their eyes met, Lin Jinyin showed her a gentle smile and said tentatively: "Are you hungry? Here are your favorite crystal buns."
Is he on a hunger strike? Lin Jinrong has not eaten since noon yesterday. So this meal is almost a very critical point, and everyone in the Lin family is watching.
Lin Jinrong sat on the bed for a moment holding his knees, and whispered: "Actually, there is an advantage to being locked up. You can sleep as long as you want. You don't have to greet anyone, you don't have to work hard to laugh, and you can eat whatever you want.
, If you don’t want to eat, just eat.” Then he fell on the bed and said, “I haven’t slept enough yet, I will continue to sleep.”
Lin Jinyin frowned, went over and sat down next to her: "Don't be ignorant, we have to fight, but we have to eat. If my body is broken, I am the one who feels uncomfortable, and the ones who feel sorry for me are my mother and me."
Lin Jinrong said: "Then can I eat it secretly?"
Lin Jinyin was silent for a moment and said, "Okay."
Not long after, word spread throughout the Lin family that the fourth girl was not satisfied with the marriage and went on a hunger strike. Luo sneered and said to Mr. Lin: "Look, what is this? In order to show that he is different, his eyes are on the top of his head.
I wonder how the Lu family feels when they hear this news? They would rather die than get married!"
Mr. Lin Er also had a ball of fire in his heart, and he had to scold her to vent his anger: "It's all your fault for grabbing people's pigtails. Do you know what Mr. Lu told his father? He just wanted to be quiet and calm.
I don’t know how to fiddle with right and wrong!”
Luo couldn't help crying bitter tears: "I fell into a trap! Only now do I understand why Mrs. Tao refused to propose marriage to the Wu family. That's because she knew it was impossible, so she deliberately tricked me.
It would be embarrassing to propose marriage and sow discord between me and my aunt."
Mr. Lin Er spat at her and cursed: "If you don't add any unnecessary extravagance, who can plot against you? You must have eaten too much!"
Luo Shi bumped into his arms and cried: "My daughter has been wronged. She is still hiding in the room crying, and I don't see you stepping forward to seek justice. When you scold me, you are as powerful as ten. I want you to."
It’s strange, it’s also your sister’s incompetence, her mind is smaller than the tip of a needle, aren’t I afraid of offending her?”
The second master Lin was so annoyed that he pushed her away and walked out: "You really want me to seek justice for you? Then don't send that grain to the second master of the Lu family to help you sell it!"
They helped you make this trip for nothing, don’t you know why?”
Luo held the handkerchief and wiped her tears, sat and thought for a while, then waved to Aunt Cui to come over and gave her instructions in this way. As soon as Aunt Cui reached the second door, she was blocked by Mrs. Zhou and others.
, said with a smile but not a smile: "Where is Aunt Cui going? The old lady has invited you."
Although Aunt Cui never spread the word, the Lu family still got the news. Lin Yuzhen suddenly became very proud and ran to find Mr. Lu: "Dad, she is ignorant and can't be sweet, so let's forget it.
"
Old Mrs. Lu raised his eyes from the account book and stared at her with squinted eyes until he saw that she was feeling guilty. Fang lowered his head again: "Girls, if you are troubled by your two ignorant twin nieces, of course
We need to regain some face. In the final analysis, you still haven't handled this matter well. You are not as sensible as Ayun. That's it. By the way, I have just seen the day, and the day after tomorrow will be a good day.
, I will ask someone to send the marriage proposal. Just prepare what you should prepare, and don’t be in a hurry when the time comes."
This time, he didn't even give her any face, and he knew everything, which proved that Lin Liu couldn't marry. Lin Yuzhen's face suddenly turned as red as blood, and she returned to the room in a daze. When she saw Lu Yun, she yelled aggrievedly.
She stood up and said, "Nie Zhan, you did a good job!" Anyone could lie to her, but Lu Yun couldn't.
Lu Yun knelt down calmly: "Mom, why are you doing this? My daughter admitted that she lied to you, but she did it for your own good. As soon as her daughter came home that day, her grandfather sent someone to stop her at the second door.
Take me directly to the Juxian Pavilion. When I enter, I will kneel down and ask for service according to the family law. If I don't follow my grandfather's wishes, can I serve my mother here now? Can my mother scold her daughter here?
The reason why we are like this now is because of my grandfather and grandmother! Without their favor, we are left with only the second brother. In the final analysis, the marriage of the second brother is not something you, my father, or anyone else can control."
Should you lean on Mrs. Lu and his wife, or should you push them away completely? Put all your treasure on Lu Mian? Lin Yuzhen sat blankly for a long time, and then Fang let out a long sigh: "Get up."
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