The next day, Lin Jingmo returned to Shang Mansion in a carriage.
Mother Li was very worried when she heard that she fell into the water. She looked her up and down and asked hurriedly: "Second girl, are you hurt? How could you fall into the pool? Even though it's spring, don't you hear that some people can get it in the middle of summer?"
When the wind is cold, it would be terrible if the water in the pond freezes the bones."
Hearing this, Lin Jingmo hurriedly turned around a few times and replied: "My mother Li, it's okay. I drank the cold-repelling decoction as soon as I got out of the water, took a bath and changed clothes, and changed into dry clothes. Look, I'm a little bit
It’s okay.”
Seeing this, Mother Li was relieved, but she still nagged: "I was stabbed a while ago, and now I fell into the water again. Is it true that I am too old this year? In a few days, I will go to the temple to ask for a guarantee for you."
Peace is!"
Lin Jingmo shook his head, put his hand on Li's mother's shoulder and pushed her forward, saying, "Okay, okay, I'll go with you then."
Entering the hall while talking, Lin Jingmo asked again: "Where is my husband? Yesterday he jumped into the pool to save me. Your Majesty allowed him to take a day off and not have to report to the Yamen. Why can't I see him? Is he in the study?
?" Without waiting for Mother Li's reply, she then added: "Did you catch a cold in the water yesterday?"
As she was about to go to the side courtyard, Li's mother stopped her and said, "Second girl, don't go."
Lin Jingmo looked at Mother Li with some confusion and asked: "Mother Li, what happened?"
Mother Li picked up the ginger soup that had been cooked in the kitchen, told Lin Jingmo to sit down, scooped a spoonful of it into her mouth, watched Lin Jingmo swallow it in one gulp, and while feeding the soup, she slowly said: "Two
Don't worry, girl. My uncle is fine, but the old lady who lives in the backyard got sick last night. She was beating around, throwing things randomly, and singing crazy songs until midnight. She almost had a fever.
After leaving the house, my uncle spent the whole night with her in the backyard, so we can have some peace and quiet for a while."
After saying that, Mother Li wiped Lin Jingmo's mouth with a handkerchief, and then said: "Fortunately, the girl stayed in the palace last night, otherwise it would be better to scare the girl!"
When Lin Jingmo heard this, he looked confused: "There is still an old lady living in the backyard? Who is she? Why do you want our house?"
Mother Li's eyes flickered, and she replied in a very low voice: "Isn't she my uncle's mother..."
"Mother?!" Lin Jingmo was so shocked that she almost jumped up from her chair and said with a look of disbelief: "Why does my husband still have a mother living in the house? Isn't that my aunt?"
Lin Jingmo looked at Mother Li angrily and said: "Why didn't Mother Li tell me about such a big thing at the beginning? I woke up for so long and never visited Jun Gu. She is my husband's mother. How could we
So negligent?"
But Mother Li hurriedly said: "There is no need to pay homage or say hello. The old lady is mentally ill and confused. She is locked in the backyard on weekdays. She is just a crazy woman. Second girl, go see her and then hurt yourself."
Here!"
When Lin Jingmo heard this, she realized that it turned out that Shang Shixu's mother was a delirious old woman... No wonder she had never seen this aunt since she woke up, and she had never heard anyone mention her.
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She comforted Mother Li and said, "Even if she is different from ordinary people, she is still my uncle's mother. We have no reason to spread the word and let others hear it. Wouldn't it mean that our Lin family is so powerful that even the elders don't care about her!" But Mother Li murmured: "There is not much gossip outside..."
She spoke in such a low voice that Lin Jingmo didn't hear her clearly, so she asked again: "What did Mother Li say?"
Mother Li replied: "I advise the girl not to go..."
Lin Jingmo just shook his head and said helplessly: "Okay, Mother Li will stay here, I will go by myself!"
After Lin Jingmo said that, he walked to the backyard alone, but Mother Li was worried and followed behind.
After passing through a few doors, we arrived at the innermost backyard of the commercial house. The yard was not big, but even on a spring day, the yard was full of dead trees and withered grass. The four-corner pavilion used for enjoying the shade had long since collapsed, and the stone benches inside
The table was overturned on the side, and there was no sign of life. Lin Jingmo lifted up his skirt and walked into the courtyard.
Mother Li who was following stopped and wanted to stop Lin Jingmo but didn't know where to start, so she had to wait at the door
Lin Jingmo walked into the main house and saw that the house was in a mess. Torn tents were scattered everywhere. The floor was covered with some yellow and white paper used for sacrifices, as well as burned paper ashes. On the table
Fruit and food fell haphazardly to the ground, and the floor was covered with broken porcelain pieces and debris. She looked inside and found Shang Shixu sleeping on the floor with his head resting on the side of the bed.
Lin Jingmo tiptoed up to Shang Shixu, pulled a soft blanket from the recliner nearby, knelt down and carefully draped it on Shang Shixu. She couldn't help but use her hands to prop up her head and stare at his sleeping face.
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I saw that he closed his eyes tightly, his long eyelashes covered his eyelids, there was black ash on his angular face, his thin lips were tightly closed, but his brows were slightly wrinkled.
Lin Jingmo touched his forehead distressedly: He looked so tired. What happened last night?
Suddenly, he heard someone shouting outside. Lin Jingmo was afraid of waking up Shang Shixu, so he quickly covered his ears with his hands. The moment he touched him, Shang Shixu opened his eyes, his cold eyes full of bloodshot eyes.
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Shang Shixu glanced at the hand covering his ears and asked, "What are you doing."
"Ah..."
Before Lin Jingmo could answer, someone in the room suddenly screamed.
Lin Jingmo quickly let go of his hand and looked around, seeing a woman with her hair covering her face. She was obviously dressed in gorgeous clothes but was in a mess.
Holding her head in her hands, she suddenly ran up to Lin Jingmo and knelt down with a plop: "I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong, don't hit me, I won't dare to do it again!"
Lin Jingmo was a little strange and was startled again. Just as he reacted and went to help the woman, he was pushed away by Shang Shixu.
Lin Jingmo, who was pushed to the ground, looked at Shang Shixu in confusion, but saw that his eyes were already red at this moment. He helped the woman up and covered her eyes, then turned to look at Lin Jingmo fiercely and said:
"Get out!"
"Get out?" Lin Jingmo was a little in disbelief. How could her husband, who was usually so tender to her and considered gentle and elegant in the eyes of everyone, suddenly seem to be a different person?
With this push, she fell very hard. She stood up with difficulty and asked again: "Did I hear you right? Husband, do you want me to get out?"
Shang Shixu then yelled: "Don't you understand, Lin Jingmo! I'll tell you to get lost!"
Lin Jingmo walked away angrily. She ran out of the door, feeling angry again: "Even if your mother is crazy, she shouldn't...shouldn't say bad words to me! Let me get out? Damn Shang Shixu
!"
Mother Li, who was waiting outside, hurriedly ran over and pulled Lin Jingmo to the main courtyard. As she walked, she said: "I told the second girl not to go, don't go, but you insist on going. Look, you touched this."
My nose is gray, is it hurt?"
"It's hurt!" Lin Jingmo said casually in anger.
Mother Li stopped quickly and nervously checked Lin Jingmo up and down while asking: "Where is the injury?"
Lin Jingmo, however, remained silent and frowned aggrievedly: It hurts my heart...
Lin Jingmo looked at Mother Li and burst into tears.
Mother Li hurriedly said: "My little aunt, please don't cry. It's no wonder that my aunt is angry."
Hearing this, Lin Jingmo looked at Mother Li in confusion: "Mother Li, are you still speaking for him?"
But Mother Li said: "Second girl, you have beaten the old lady ten times. I think she is afraid of you, and my uncle will be angry, right?"
"Have I beaten her?" Lin Jingmo stopped crying and looked at Mother Li in disbelief: "I beat an old woman who was unconscious? Or my aunt? Why?" p>