Yinzhen looked at Yilan carefully and then said to Ling Ruo: "She has pretty features and looks very similar to you. What's your name?"
"In response to Lord Baylor, my little sister's name is Yilan." Ling Ruoyi replied.
"Is it the Yilan flower?" Nian asked from the side. When Ling Ruo nodded, she smiled sweetly and said, "This flower is rarely known in Beijing. I don't want anyone to be named after it."
Ling Ruo yawned and said: "My concubine, Ama, saw the ylang-ylang flowers planted there in the south of the Yangtze River before my little sister was born. She liked it very much, so she named her after it. I hope that my little sister can be like the ylang-ylang flower."
Soft and graceful.”
Nian raised her eyebrows and said to Yinzhen, "I don't know what will happen to sister Ling Fujin in the future, but I know that she must be very afraid of the cold."
"Why do you see it?" Yinzhen asked, stroking Lingxi's delicate little face, showing a bit of curiosity.
Nian smiled and pursed her lips at Yilan, who was standing next to Ling Ruo, and said, "If it weren't for the cold, why would she have already put on a cotton-padded jacket at the beginning of September? It's not snowing. Look, our Lingxi Princess is only wearing a clothespin."
Just a coat."
Yilan's face turned pale, she lowered her head and pulled the cotton-padded jacket that was brand new but obviously out of season. Before Ling Ruo could speak, Mrs. Song came over and took Yilan's hand involuntarily, pretending to be concerned.
Said: "At a young age, logically speaking, you shouldn't
Are you so afraid of the cold? Do you feel uncomfortable... Hey, why are your hands so hot?" She frowned slightly, turned over her hands and forcefully opened Yilan's curled palms, only to see that the small palms were all sticky.
Her forehead and neck were covered with fine beads of sweat.
"My little sister is not sick, don't worry about Song Fujin." Ling Ruo pulled Yilan into her arms, looking wary.
Mrs. Song gave an imperceptible sneer and said: "If you are not sick, why do you have to wear a cotton-padded jacket when you are sweating due to the heat? Is it rare that Ling Fujin's sister only has this coarse cotton-padded jacket?"
Song deliberately spoke loudly, and every word was clearly heard by everyone. No one present was a simple person. Just think about it for a moment and look at Yilan's new clothes, which were obviously worn on the first day.
The mysterious ones among them all covered their mouths and chuckled, their eyes full of contempt.
Ilan was afraid that people would look down on her and laugh at her, so she put on her best clothes. She never thought that she would be used to make fun of her. Her little face turned red and she helplessly twisted the corners of her clothes, not knowing what to do.
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Anyone who can enter Baylor Mansion and become Princess or even master has some connections in the family. Seeing that Ling Ruo was favored from no favors and made many exceptions, it was inevitable to be envious and jealous, so he wrote a book and went home to inquire about his family background, and found out that although Ling Ruo was a Cong Si.
Amma, who is a well-mannered but powerless person and lives in poverty because she offended the Crown Princess. Although they don’t dare to overdo it on the outside, they look down on Ling Ruo in their hearts. Now that they see Yilan making a fool of themselves, they are all taking pleasure in the misfortune.
appearance.
How could Ling Ruo not see that this was the Nian family and the Song family's chorus aimed at her. They wanted to make Yilan and even herself embarrassed, and giving in would only allow them to push forward. What's more, they would also humiliate their family members, so she immediately rolled up her sleeves and showed her face.
noodle
Song said with a complacent look: "Although Yilan doesn't only have this set of clothes, the coarse linen shirt that my sister said is indeed Yilan's best clothes. Although my sister Amma is a fourth-rank imperial official, she
I have always been honest and honest, and I have never taken the throne.
Regarding money other than the court salary, he often said: After receiving the court salary, an official should share the king's worries and ask for orders for the people. If you only think about comfort and enriching your own pocket, how can you be worthy of the king's trust and trust?
common people
Therefore, no matter how difficult the life at home is, Amma insists on not taking a single penny." After saying this, Ling Ruo glanced at Yinzhen without leaving any trace, and when he saw his expression changed, he knew what he was saying.
He has been impressed.
After getting along for nearly a year, she knew that Yinzhen usually hated corrupt officials the most and respected honest officials who cared about the people the most. Therefore, these words seemed to be addressed to the Song family, but in fact they were all meant for Yinzhen. As long as Yinzhen leaned towards her,
, no matter how hard Song tried his best, he couldn't come up with any tricks.
She sighed faintly and said: "Amma has to support a family by herself, and the personal salary alone is not enough. So when E Niang and my concubine are at home, they often do some needlework to exchange money to support the family. Normally,
The only time you see meaty food in your home is during holidays.
As for these clothes, it would be good to have a new one every year." Ling Ruo's words are half true and half false. It is true that life is tight, but it is a bit exaggerated to say that you can only eat meat and fish during festivals. After all, in Lingzhu
Before I offended Shi Houde, I still had the filial piety from other provinces.
His direct descendant Fujin was greatly moved and said: "I didn't expect Lord Ling to be such an honest and self-disciplined official. If we can have more honest officials like Lord Ling in our Qing Dynasty, why worry about not being able to prosper for a long time? What do you think, Lord Baylor?"
"Fu Jin is right." Yinzhen nodded and looked at Ling Ruo with a softer look, "I didn't expect you to live such a miserable life before."
Ling Ruo shook her head, "Compared to being able to be happy together as a family, these hardships are nothing. But now..." His eyes passed over Nian's face, whose face was getting ugly, and fell on Yilan, who bowed his head and said nothing.
With a touch of helpless bitterness, she said: "I feel very sorry for my sister. She came here with high expectations. For fear of being rude in front of others, she even endured the scorching heat and put on the cotton clothes that should be worn in winter. She didn't want to be laughed at in the end.
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"Sister!" Yilan was already feeling uncomfortable, but now she couldn't bear it after hearing these words. She buried her head in Ling Ruo's arms and sobbed softly. Although her family was not rich, her mother-in-law and her eldest brother and sister treated her like a treasure.
, as long as they could meet any request, no one had ever ridiculed her with a gun and a stick like this, and it was still in public.
"Don't cry. It's my sister's fault for causing you to be laughed at." Ling Ruo told Yilan not to cry, but she couldn't help but shed tears.
His first wife, Fujin, was the softest. When he saw them crying, his eyes turned red, and he quickly said, "Stop crying now. We have to watch a show later. Who of you is still in the mood to watch a show when you are crying like this?"
At this point, she turned her eyes and said with a little displeasure: "Song Fujin..."
Before she could say her words of blame, Nian had already said, "I think Song Fujin just said it unintentionally, not intentionally. It's because Ling Fujin and her sister are too sensitive. What do you think, Mr. Belle?"
Yinzhen was feeding Lingxi. Hearing this, he raised his head and glanced at Mrs. Song, who looked slightly frightened. He said calmly: "You are also an old man in the house. Please speak more carefully in the future and don't say anything you shouldn't say again."
"Yes, I'll keep this in mind." Mrs. Song agreed quickly and returned to her seat with lingering fear. She originally wanted to take the opportunity to humiliate Niu Hulu, but she didn't expect that she was so cunning and caused her to steal the chicken instead.
She looked so coquettish, and if Nian Fujin hadn't interrupted her son-in-law Fujin in time to speak for her, I'm afraid she wouldn't have been able to pass the test so easily.
Seeing that Yinzhen had already spoken, Nalash couldn't say anything else, so he said to Jade: "Quickly go find some clothes suitable for Miss Yilan."
These words troubled Jade. It is not difficult to find clothes, but it is extremely difficult to find clothes suitable for a **-year-old girl. Looking at the entire Baylor House, there are also girls who are similar in age to Yilan.
Lingxi Gege is the only one, should she go to Lingxi Gege to get it?
Just when Jade was in trouble, Lingxi, who had been silent all this time, suddenly pulled Yinzhen's clothes and uttered with difficulty the few words he had spoken in months, "I... clothes... more... for her."
Although Lingxi's voice sounded hoarse and dry because he hadn't spoken for a long time, and was no longer as lively and crisp as before, this did not prevent Yinzhen from being surprised and excited. In the past few days, he had tried every means to make Lingxi speak, but he couldn't.
Thinking that today she would be able to persuade her to speak on her own.