Mr. Lin has long sent people to investigate Lin Zhu's life, but the people who went to Linjia Village have not returned yet. However, judging from the results of the investigation in the capital, Lin Zhu's net worth is richer than that of ordinary people.
Regarding this, Mr. Lin was very pleased. Knowing that she had not suffered much, he felt a little relieved. He only waited for the news about Lin Village to be found out and confirmed that she was indeed of Lin family blood before making any plans.
But he never expected that right under his nose, he would wrong this child Lin Zhu so much, which really made him really angry. He walked back to his study with a gloomy face.
On the other hand, Mrs. Lin was sitting at the top of the room, waiting for Lin Zhu's arrival with her four daughters-in-law. However, servants had already reported that she had entered the gate, but they still did not come to see the old lady.
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Except for the third lady Zhao, no one knew what happened, and they all blamed Lin Zhu for their dissatisfaction.
"It seems that this Miss Lin Zhu is so proud that she actually made us sit here and wait for such a long time." Madam Yang said unhappily.
Although the others did not speak, it could be seen from their faces that they all had displeased expressions.
"Mother Qi, go outside and take a look." Mrs. Lin's angry voice came from above.
"Yes." Mother Qi then took the order and went out, and the scene in front of her happened.
Lin Zhu was in a very bad condition. If he went to see Mrs. Lin like this, it would not only appear that Lin Zhu did not know etiquette, but would also embarrass Mrs. Lin. Therefore, Qi's mother was asked to take a private decision and asked Lin Zhu to take a rest in the guest room.
"Miss Lin, please rest here for a while, and I'll go and reply to the old lady." Qi's mother found another maid and told her to take good care of Lin Zhu, and then hurriedly went to report the news to the old lady Lin.
As for Mama He, her face turned pale and she followed Mama Qi with a look of despair.
Mother Qi returned to Mrs. Lin's house, walked up to Mrs. Lin with a solemn face, and whispered in her ear what happened outside just now, including what happened when she met Mr. Lin.
Mother Qi's voice was very low. The ladies sitting below couldn't hear clearly what she said, but judging from Mrs. Lin's constantly changing face, it was definitely not good news.
When the third lady, Mrs. Zhao, saw this situation, she was secretly happy. She was just a cheap girl from the countryside. Let's see if she dared to be arrogant in the Lin Mansion. This was just a warning.
"Bold." Mrs. Lin slapped the table with a livid face. The ladies below didn't know why and looked at her with some worry.
"Mom, your anger is hurting your health. You need to calm down first." The second lady quickly advised her with gentle words. She winked at Qi's mother and asked someone to change her cup of tea.
"The second wife's family, you go and take care of this matter." Mrs. Lin's eyes passed over the body of the third wife, Mrs. Zhao, covertly, but she did not say what the specific matter was.
"Yes." Second Lady Wu nodded. After looking at Mother Qi, she left the house, and Mother Qi immediately followed her.
The other people in the room were left looking at each other in confusion. However, Mrs. Lin was furious, and no one wanted to get into trouble at this time, so they stepped forward to ask the reason.
When they got outside, the second lady Wu looked at Qi's mother, "What is going on? Why is the old lady so angry?"
Mother Qi pulled Mother He who was waiting outside, pushed her down and knelt on the ground, "Back to the Second Madam, it's all her fault. It's not convenient for Miss Lin Zhu to come to pay her respects to the old lady."
Mother He knew that Mr. Lin knew about this matter, and it would be useless to quibble, so she told the whole story, but she still remained sober and did not confess to the person who instigated her behind the scenes.
come out.
"Mother Qi, find someone to take her down first." After hearing this, the second lady was also very angry. What a bold servant, what do you think of the Shangshu Mansion? Can the guests invited by the manor be someone you, a servant, dare to insult?
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But now is not the time to deal with her, "Mother Qi, take me to see this girl Lin Zhu." Things have priorities, and now we have to see how the guest is doing.
Second Lady Wu followed Qi's mother to the room where Lin Zhu was resting temporarily.
Mother Qi stepped forward and knocked on the door gently a few times, then raised her voice and said, "Miss Lin, my second wife is here to see you."
After a while, the door opened. Minglu stood at the door and saluted the second wife, Mrs. Wu. After standing up, she waved her hand and said, "Please come in."
The second lady walked into the house and within a few steps she saw Lin Zhu sitting on a chair.
"I've met the Second Madam." Lin Zhu reluctantly stood up and saluted.
"Miss Lin, you don't need to be polite." The second lady said with a smile, and motioned to Qi's mother to help her sit down, "Sit down and talk. You have been wronged just now, but don't worry, I will definitely punish her severely."
Lin Zhu just smiled and said nothing. The servant knew that there was someone behind her. Otherwise, how could she dare to leave the person invited by the master outside.
However, it was a family matter of the Lin family, so she didn't want to say anything. Besides, there was a huge gap in status between her and the Lin family. She didn't think the Lin family would do anything drastic for a nobody like her.
The second lady Wu could tell that Lin Zhu did not believe her, but she was not in a hurry to confirm anything to her, so Wu laughed it off.
With such a delay, it was almost noon, so Mrs. Wu began to tell Mother Qi, "It's already late now. Mother Qi, please ask the kitchen to make some delicious food for Miss Lin and bring it over."
Then he turned to Lin Zhu and said, "Miss Lin, let's have some lunch first, and then take a rest. We really feel sorry for you like this, so we might as well stay in the house first and ask a doctor to come over and take a look later.
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Lin Zhu also knew that now was not a good time to leave, so he had to agree first.
Since there was no problem with Lin Zhu, the second lady sat down for a while and then left.
The only thing left is to deal with Mother He and report it to the old lady.
"Humph, what are you doing all this?" Second Lady Wu complained in a low voice, but to whom she was talking, Mother Qi certainly knew what she was talking about.
Of course, Mother He's end was not a happy one. Not only did she lose her status as a housekeeper, but she was also fined half a year's monthly salary. She also didn't know when she would be recruited into the government as an errand again, or she would have to stay at home to provide for her old age.
With the arrangements made by the Second Madam, Lin Zhu's lunch was quickly delivered. It could be seen that it was carefully prepared. Lin Zhu tasted it and found that it was indeed good.
Lin Yuewei learned early in the morning that Lin Zhu was coming. He was so excited that he almost couldn't hold back his temper and went out to find her. However, people around him told him that Lin Zhu had to visit his grandmother first before he could come to see him, so he
Waiting in your own room.
But after a long time, Lin Zhu didn't show up. Lin Yuewei couldn't sit still and kept making a fuss about going to see Lin Zhu.
The people around him had no choice but to go out to inquire about the situation, but the news they brought back was not very good, "Seventh Young Master, Miss Lin is resting in the guest room. After lunch, how about I invite her over?"
"I want to have dinner with my sister." When Lin Yuewei heard this, he immediately jumped down from his chair and ran to the guest room where Lin Zhu was staying, regardless of the obstruction of his servants.
I don't know how many people I met along the way, and when they stopped him, they would be stepped on and beaten. Although a five or six-year-old child wouldn't feel hurt when hit, people were afraid that he would hurt himself, which was difficult to explain.
In the end, I had to take Lin Yuewei to Lin Zhu's room.
"Sister, I'm here." The voice came first before anyone arrived. Lin Yuewei shouted loudly before he entered the door.
Lin Zhu was sitting in the room and was about to eat when he heard the noise outside and motioned to Minglu to take a look.
"Girl, the young master who got lost that day is here." Minglu opened the door, looked at Lin Yuewei running toward the house, and said to Lin Zhu.
"Well, invite him in." Lin Zhu nodded.
"Young master, run slowly." The person following Lin Yuewei shouted breathlessly, but Lin Yuewei seemed to have remembered something, slowed down, stopped, and ran instead of walking.
"I'm here to have dinner with my sister." Seeing Minglu standing at the door, Lin Yuewei raised his head and looked at him and said.
"Girl, I'm waiting for you." Minglu felt a little fond of this young master who was very well-behaved in front of his own girl, so she invited him in as she spoke.
"Sister." Lin Yuewei saw Lin Zhu and walked to her side happily.
"Running away again." Lin Zhu looked at his little face that was slightly red from running, and took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat on his forehead.
"Have you had lunch?" Lin Zhu asked him softly as he sat on the stool next to him.
"No. I've been waiting for sister for a long time and I'm getting hungry." Lin Yuewei touched his belly and looked at Lin Zhu with some grievance.
"How about you and sister eat together?" Lin Zhu looked at him with a smile, how could he hide his little thoughts from her, and asked smoothly.
"Okay." Lin Yuewei nodded grandly, causing the attendant who was following him to almost drop his jaw. He had never seen his seventh young master be so well-behaved before. He was so surprised.
Minglu immediately placed the unused dishes and chopsticks in front of Lin Yuewei.
"Minglu, go and tell Mother Qi or the Second Madam and tell them that the Seventh Young Master is having dinner at my place, please don't worry," Lin Zhu ordered.
Ming Lu took the order and went out, but first looked at the servants around Lin Yuewei who were following her, and asked them to lead the way to Qi's mother.
As for the third wife, Mrs. Zhao, who returned to her yard, when she heard that her youngest son had gone to Lin Zhu's place for dinner, she was so angry that she threw her favorite cup. But in the end, there was nothing she could do.
Although this little son is only five years old, he has his own ideas. He has never been close to Mr. Zhao, and because he is pampered by Mrs. Lin and Mr. Lin, Mr. Zhao can't do anything to him. He is just feeling depressed.
.And he was always secretly laughed at by some of his sisters-in-law.
Mrs. Lin also knew the news. She waved her hand helplessly. How could her grandson be so obedient to a country girl? It was really hard to figure out.
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