Lin Jingmo heard this and asked: "Did I hear correctly? You said I am one year older than you, and I still call you sister?"
Madam Qing raised her lips and said, "I am the madam and you are the girl, so of course you have to listen to me!"
Lin Jingmo shook her head helplessly. Just when she was about to retort, Mrs. Qing stuffed a candy into her mouth.
Lin Jingmo slowly closed his mouth with a hint of sweetness. This feeling was like the scene when he and Lin Kongqing were together many years ago. They often fought and quarreled together, but he was always bribed by a piece of candy.
……
The corners of Lin Jingmo's mouth gradually rose, and finally he said with tears in his eyes: "Thank you...sister."
……
Shang Shixu returned to the capital soon after seeing Lin Jingmo. After all, he was now the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and was busy with official duties and could not leave the capital for too long. Although he was sure that Lin Jingmo would have to stay in bed to recuperate for the time being and nothing would happen to her, but after all, she
It is always unsafe to stay in Prince Zhao's Mansion.
After returning to Beijing, Shang Shixu was busy dealing with major and minor matters in the household department, but he was also worried about Lin Jingmo's safety. Sometimes when he recalled the wounds on his body, he also thought about giving up on Lin Jingmo.
, he didn’t know what he had to do to make up for Lin Jingmo. He had even risked his own life to protect Lin Jingmo, but he still ended up getting injured. Lin Jingmo seemed to have a hard heart, but even if he had it in his heart,
Ashamed, all the hurt cannot be resolved, and they cannot become an ordinary couple after all.
On New Year's Eve, Shang Shixu had dinner with Shang's mother and Han Zilan in the backyard.
Shang's mother has not been sick recently and is just happily putting vegetables into her bowl.
Upon seeing this, Shang Shixu quickly put some of her favorite food in her bowl.
With a smile on her face, Han Zilan picked up her wine glass and said to Shang Shixu: "Cousin, may the new year be better than the old one. Zilan proposes a toast to you."
Shang Shixu nodded and said: "Thank you cousin, you have been living outside these years. My cousin also hopes that you can have a good home in the new year."
Han Zilan's face fell instantly when she heard this, and after a moment she smiled slightly and said: "Although we have been celebrating the New Year in Ruixiang Tower in the past few years, fortunately, my cousin has been with Zilan every year. Zilan is very grateful to her cousin.
Cousin, why not have another drink."
Hearing this, Shang Shixu thought of the three years since he married Lin Jingmo. Because he was worried about what would happen to his cousin in Ruixiang House, he often stayed at Ruixiang House, even on New Year's Eve?
As Shang Shixu thought about it, every detail of his past with Lin Jingmo couldn't help but come to mind, because of Lin Jingmo's insult to him on their wedding night, his misunderstanding of her, and the previous rumors that she was beaten.
Regarding his mother. He has rarely gotten along with Lin Jingmo, including New Year's Eve.
He never seemed to need a reason to stay away from her. As a wife, she was so stubborn that she would never even ask.
Shang Shixu felt waves of pain in his heart, and he picked up the wine glass and poured it down his throat again and again.
Seeing this, Shang's mother stupidly poured the food from her bowl into Shang Shixu's bowl and murmured: "Shixu, let's eat something."
"Mother..." Shang Shixu looked at Shang's mother and said, "Why? Why have I suffered so much since I was a child, and why can't I control my own life? Why, I have done so many wrong things that cannot be made up for." After that, Shang Shixu leaned in Shang's mother's arms, and Shang's mother said softly: "My child, don't be afraid..."
Han Zilan gave Shang's mother a big look. In her opinion, Shang's mother was just a lowly slave. Although she had sacrificed her life to save Shang Shixu, she was just a useless madwoman after all.
Han Zilan stood up, pulled Shang Shixu out of Shang's mother's arms, and said, "My cousin drank too much, so let's go back and rest!"
Shang Shixu didn't refuse, he just leaned on her and let her support him towards the main courtyard.
She ordered someone to open the bedroom door in the main courtyard.
The two maids looked at each other, neither of them dared to open the locked door. They knew that this was the place where the lady once lived. Although they had the key, they only went in to clean it from time to time.
Han Zilan said angrily: "How presumptuous! Who are you, how dare you stop me? Didn't you see that you should be careful when you drink too much? Isn't he the man of the house? Is there anything wrong with living in the bedroom in the main courtyard?" One of them said: "Cousin, this used to be the place where my wife lived. Your Excellency, he has told me that no one is allowed to open the door except for cleaning every day."
"What did you say? Madam!" Han Zilan looked at the man and said: "She has thought about harming my cousin many times, and now she has disappeared. How dare you call her madam? There is no madam in this house now.
Just listen to me! Open the door for me."
Helpless, the man had no choice but to take out the key from his waist and trembled as he prepared to open the door. At this moment, Shang Shixu heard the sound and gradually regained his senses. He let go of Han Zilan and snatched the key from the man's hand. He shook his head, tried to regain consciousness, held the key tightly in his hand, then turned to look at Han Zilan and said: "Zilan, it's getting late, you go back to your room and rest first."
Han Zilan originally wanted to do something while Shang Shixu was drunk, but she didn't expect Shang Shixu to sober up so quickly, so she had no choice but to go back to her room.
Shang Shixu opened his palm, looked at the key in his hand, opened the door lock in a daze, and walked in.
As soon as he stepped into the door, he turned around and saw Lin Jingmo sitting on the dressing table. She was carefully combing her long hair. He slowly walked towards her direction, but when he saw her taking off her golden phoenix hair,
I stopped when I was getting my hairpin done.
This is...
Madam, be careful!
He quickly walked to the dressing table, grabbed the hairpin, and then stabbed it towards Lin Jingmo. Just when the hairpin was about to pierce Lin Jingmo's skin, Shang Shixu suddenly withdrew his hand.
I don’t want the tragedy to happen again, and I don’t want Lin Jingmo to be harmed.
Maybe because he drank a lot of wine, he sat on the ground with a gold hairpin in his hand. Everything started from that night when he pierced the gold hairpin into Lin Jingmo's brain. Now he has changed everything. He has not done anything to harm Lin Jingmo.
Will everything about Jingmo change and Lin Jingmo stop hating him?
He raised his head and saw that Lin Jingmo's figure had long disappeared in front of the dressing table. He struggled to stand up, and sure enough, there was no one in the room except himself.
When I spread my hand again, the golden hairpin in my hand disappeared.
It turns out that nothing has changed. Lin Jingmo still hates him. The mistake has been made long ago and there is no way to go back.
Outside the threshold, the Yangtze River flows freely...
Shang Shixu returned outside the house and locked the door with his own hands.
Yes, this is Lin Jingmo’s nightmare, but why isn’t it his nightmare?