Lin Jinrong returned to her room, and Lychee and the others already knew what had just happened. They gathered around her anxiously, but they did not dare to pursue her and ask questions, for fear that she would be bored. They just silently handed her a glass of water and fanned themselves.
Aunt Gui sadly handed over a bowl of mung bean soup: "Grandma, relieve the heat."
Lin Jinrong took it, but didn't want to eat it, so she put it on the low table aside. Aunt Gui whispered: "Grandma, how about you go back?"
Lin Jinrong asked curiously: "What are you doing back?"
Aunt Gui whispered: "I'm going to find my wife. It's clear in the daytime. It's too much to frame and frame me for this disrespectful old man."
Lin Jinrong asked her: "Then what do you say when you find your wife? What do you want your wife to do?"
Aunt Gui was stunned by her question, and after a while she said: "Let the wife and the second master tell you that you are unjust. The second master always respects the wife, so he cannot disbelieve what the wife says. Even if there is something wrong with you, the second master can see it
For my wife’s sake, I won’t argue with you.”
Lin Jinrong couldn't help but laugh: "Okay, don't worry about these things, mama. You can't control it. If you really want to make this trip, you will cause trouble for me."
Aunt Gui sat in silence for a while, then walked out with slumped shoulders.
Lin Jinrong casually grabbed an account book from the box, read two pages, felt a little irritated, and dropped it again. Dou'er lifted the curtain, poked his head in, and said cautiously: "Grandma, the old lady is here.
Please come over."
This is to ask questions. It is impossible for Lu Yan to say it was heat stroke and everyone really thought it was heat stroke. Even if he covered it up at the time, he still had to find out later. Lin Jinrong stood up, straightened his clothes and hair,
Let the longan and cherries pass together.
When Lychee saw this, she quickly packed herself up and wanted to go with her: "Grandma, I will accompany you."
In every difficult time, Lizhi was willing to follow her. Lin Jinrong was very moved: "No, you stay here. If the second master comes back..." She pointed at the back of Grandma Gui and said with a smile: "It's only you.
Only then can we cope with it.”
Lychee agreed thoughtfully and sent her to the front of the courtyard. He watched her disappear before going back.
Lin Jinrong was walking halfway when he met Lin Yuzhen. Lin Yuzhen said: "I also said I would go over and see you."
Lin Jinrong said hurriedly: "Grandma asked me to come over."
Lin Yuzhen lowered her voice: "Well done. When I saw the bump on her head, it was really refreshing. I said, who could faint so easily?"
Lin Jinrong couldn't laugh or cry: "That was an accident."
Lin Yuzhen waved her hand: "Okay, I know. Just go."
Old Mrs. Lu was lying on the couch to relax. Su Xin took a big cattail leaf fan and fanned it slowly. Green smoke curled up from the incense burner not far away, and the faint scent of sandalwood spread everywhere. Lin Jinrong
He walked in quietly, and when he saw Su Xin was about to call Mrs. Lu, he reached out to stop, took the cattail leaf fan in her hand, sat down on the tree, and fanned Mrs. Lu leisurely.
After about tea time, Mrs. Lu turned over and said vaguely: "Why, the second grandma hasn't come over yet?"
Lin Jinrong quickly stood up and whispered: "Grandma, grandson-in-law is here."
Old Mrs. Lu opened her eyes and saw that no one else in the room was there. She was the only one standing under the couch holding a big cattail leaf fan. Her expression was gentle and calm, without the slightest hint of grievance or irritability. She couldn't help but sigh softly: "Why?
You didn’t even say a word when you came?”
Lin Jinrong hurriedly stepped forward to help her sit up, took a pillow and put it on her waist, handed her a cup of warm tea, and whispered: "Granddaughter-in-law, don't be in a hurry."
Fortunately, she was not in a hurry. Mrs. Lu took the tea cup and took a sip: "What's going on today?"
Lin Jinrong originally wanted to tell the truth, but then he thought that maybe people didn't like hearing the truth, so he said: "Third aunt suddenly suffered from heatstroke. My granddaughter-in-law didn't help her."
Mrs. Lu's brows twitched, and Lin Jinrong lowered her eyebrows in an obedient manner.
"You kid, I asked you to come here in private, so you must listen to the truth. Are you perfunctory like this?" Mrs. Lu said displeasedly.
Lin Jinrong thought for a moment and said: "Grandma, you really want to ask. In fact, my grandson's daughter-in-law doesn't know what's going on. The third aunt held my hand and asked me something. Fangzhu saw that she was not in a good mood, so she persuaded her. She suddenly
So I hit Fangzhu and said she was so angry that she fell down and I couldn't hold her up." She thought for a while and decided to tell them what they wanted to hear and find a reason for Tu, "Maybe.
What did you collide with?" This is more in line with the world's view of a thoughtful and considerate daughter-in-law.
Mrs. Lu was silent for a moment and said, "Maybe there was a collision. Let people take a look later and burn some paper."
Lin Jinrong stopped talking and continued to fan Mrs. Lu. The grandfather and grandson looked at the green smoke curling up in the celadon incense burner, their expressions were very quiet. Lin Jinrong did not ask Mrs. Lu whether she believed her innocence. Mrs. Lu
I didn't ask Lin Jinrong anything more. It's just because there are many things in this world, and it's not easy to identify them clearly and get to the bottom of them. Many times, people need to be a little confused.
Guiyuan stood carefully under the curtain and whispered: "Grandma, the second wife has asked you to go over and take over the affairs in the warehouse."
Old Mrs. Lu said: "Go ahead. Business is more important."
Lin Jinrong took advantage of the situation and stood up, put down the fan, and said casually: "Fangzhu was nowhere to be seen when my wife-in-law came here just now."
"It's at the back, you can take it away." Old Mrs. Lu didn't care. She took off the beads on her wrist, held them in her hand, and said with a smile, "You are a child with great abilities and understanding."
Lin Jinrong smiled faintly and retreated. As soon as they got outside, Aunt Sha had already brought Fangzhu over. Fangzhu had combed her hair again and washed her face. Although her face was still red and swollen, it was covered with powder.
It's not very clear even if you look carefully.
Lin Jinrong asked her: "I'm going to pick up the warehouse. Do you want to go back and rest, or do you want to come with me?"
Fangzhu whispered: "You better not embarrass grandma with your appearance like this."
Lin Jinrong let her go and saluted Grandma Sha: "I'm young, so I have to ask Grandma to point her finger at me."
Aunt Sha hurriedly supported her: "Grandma is too polite, she will kill the old slave."
The two walked out of Rongjing Residence affectionately. Aunt Sha introduced Lin Jinrong: "Grandma, you can know everything as long as you look at the account books. There is a large warehouse divided into several small warehouses. The first warehouse is full of gold and silver vessels; the second warehouse contains gold and silver utensils."
There are jade and porcelain; there are medicinal materials hidden in Bingku; there are silks, satins and ordinary cloths hidden in Dingku..." From the corner of his eye, he saw Dou'er coming over, so he stopped and said with a smile: "Grandma, Miss Dou'er is here, maybe it's...
Is there anything I need to see you for?"
Dou'er saw that Lin Jinrong was well and talking and laughing with Aunt Sha, so she put her mind at ease and came over with a smile: "Grandma, Sister Litchi asked your servant to ask you, are the account books sent directly there?
"
Lin Jinrong knew that this girl would never come looking for him for a question with a very obvious answer. She was clearly here to find out the truth, so he cooperated and said: "Send it directly to the warehouse." Then he ordered in front of Aunt Sha: "Let you
Sister Litchi opened my carved lacquer box with rich flowers in bloom, and took a bottle of pear blossom paste from it to send to Fangzhu."
Dou'er accepted the order, took Cherry's hand and whispered a few words before leaving.
Lin Jinrong then continued to ask Aunt Sha: "Auntie, please continue to teach me."
While the two were chatting and laughing, they arrived outside the warehouse. Mrs. Song was already waiting there. Mrs. Meng and several other ladies under her were waiting there. Seeing Lin Jinrong and Aunt Sha coming together talking and laughing calmly, they were all a little curious.
, but no one would express this curiosity. Mrs. Song only said with great concern: "I heard that your third aunt suffered from heatstroke. Are you feeling better now?"
Lin Jinrong said with a smile: "I asked the doctor, took medicine and rested. There should be no big problem. I just kowtowed when I fell."
Mrs. Song saw that she was speaking as if she was actually there, not to mention having any anger, so she had no choice but to say: "She is old and her health is not very good."
Lin Jinrong picked up her words: "She needs to take good care of her. I plan to send her some tonics later."
"Ah Rong is so thoughtful and considerate." Mrs. Song had nothing to say and said instead: "It's getting late and there are too many things. I'm afraid I won't be able to deliver them all tomorrow, so hurry up."
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When Dou'er returned to the room, Lychee hurriedly greeted him and said, "How was it?"
Dou'er laughed softly and said: "The second wife was so anxious that grandma went to the warehouse with Aunt Sha. The servant saw her talking to Aunt Sha. It's okay. It should be that the old lady didn't make things difficult for her. Sister, don't worry.
,Grandma is fine."
Lychee glanced at the curtain, made a silent gesture, and raised her voice: "Then grandma went to the warehouse?"
Knowing that Lu Yan was inside, Dou'er also raised her voice and said, "Yes, grandma asked me to tell my sister that you should open her carved lacquer box with rich flowers blooming and take a bottle of pear blossom paste to send to Sister Fangzhu.
"
To put it bluntly, the pear blossom ointment is for relieving pain and reducing swelling. This is to apply it on Fangzhu’s face. Lychee thought for a while and said, “Wait.” Then he opened the curtain and went inside, facing the man who was sitting on the couch reading a book.
Lu Yan saluted and said, "Second Master, grandma has already left Rongjingju and went to the warehouse to hand over the goods."
Lu Yan said without raising his head: "I know."
In front of him, Li Zhi took Lin Jinrong's carved lacquer box out, unlocked it, took out the pear blossom paste, and called Dou'er in: "You take it to Sister Fangzhu." After thinking about it, she counted another two hundred dollars.
, packed an embroidered bag and handed it over: "Just say that it was the second master and grandma who rewarded her."
Dou'er glanced at Lu Yan timidly, and saw that Lu Yan had his eyes lowered and a dull face, but did not express any objection, so he accepted it boldly and left on his own.
Lychee packed up her things, stepped forward to change Lu Yan's cup of hot tea, and quietly prepared to exit.
Suddenly, Lu Yan put down the book in his hand and said, "Lizhi, I have something to ask you."
Lizhi hurriedly stood still and said politely: "Please tell me, Second Master."
Lu Jin hesitated for a moment and then said, "Did your grandma say anything to you about today's matter?"
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