When it was getting dark, the Lin family's carriage returned to the house.
Lin Yuzhi got off the carriage, without even saying a word to Lin Yutong, he took the girl and left directly. Those who didn't know thought that something had happened to the two of them. Lin Yutong thought to himself: I'm afraid this guy didn't live very long in his last life, otherwise he wouldn't have a good temper.
So frizzy. People will not become smarter if they live longer, but increased knowledge and experience are part of wisdom. But judging from her appearance, she still needs to sharpen her skills.
After returning to Yunxia Courtyard, Xiangli reported back: "Aunt Zhao asked Brother Bai to copy the Filial Piety Sutra in the small Buddhist hall in our courtyard for a day, and now it is offered in front of the Buddha."
Lin Yutong raised her eyebrows and looked at Aunt Zhao twice. Although she hated Gan and herself very much in her heart, she could still attract the eyes of others with what she did on the surface. I went to the temple today.
Brother Bai didn't go, and Lin Yutong didn't go to ask questions. In the end, they asked Brother Bai to copy scriptures in front of the Buddha. I really couldn't find any reason.
"Find a set of the four treasures of the study." Lin Yutong stretched out his arms and let Guifang come over to undress her. "And ask the kitchen to make a table of plain noodles and send them to Brother Bai together."
Isn’t it just a little bit of work for the sake of appearance? Who can’t do it?
Aunt Zhao looked at the things that were delivered and gritted her teeth secretly, "I really underestimated her. It turns out that she doesn't just know how to fight and kill. She has to be diplomatic and not lose to anyone."
Cuiliu lowered her head and didn't dare to answer. Her mother had been beaten, but she didn't dare to hold grudge against the master. Instead, she was more worried that Aunt Zhao really had the intention to harm her life and frame the second girl. Qian'er went back by himself and took the
After receiving the medicinal materials rewarded by Aunt Zhao, my mother did not dare to use them. Instead, she asked her father to take the medicinal materials to the drugstore and ask the drugstore to exchange them for money. She also repeatedly told herself to be more careful and not to offend the second girl. Now listen
The aunt talked about the second girl again, but she didn't dare to say more.
Aunt Zhao didn't have the time to pay attention to what the girl was thinking. She suddenly thought of something and said, "Why don't you see my aunt back? This is really true. When I go, I don't go with you, and when I come back, I don't say that I will come back with you. This is still a family."
Are you there?" He said, snorted and called Cuiliu: "Go to the housekeeper, tell him what I said, and ask him to send people to pick up my aunt. It's getting dark, and something might happen while walking at night.
What's the matter? Our second girl is still young. He, the housekeeper, has to worry about everything. Now I, the elder, can only follow behind her and take care of things. "
Cuiliu bowed her head in response, and thought to herself: It would be better not to speak out about the person who claims to be the elder of the second girl, otherwise the young master might say something unpleasant. My aunt is also strong behind her back, and she really wants to show off to her elders.
, why don’t you raise some points in person? After all, I still don’t have enough confidence.
She walked quickly, and when she found the housekeeper, she realized that someone was talking to him. When she looked closer, she realized that it was Xiangli next to the second girl.
Xiangli's voice can still be heard in the distance: "...send people quickly. If you don't meet anyone on the road, maybe my aunt is staying in the temple. Then go directly to Ci'an Temple and bring the person back safely.
Okay. The second girl has given instructions. Everyone has worked hard in the evening. Ask the housekeeper to ask the outer kitchen to prepare dry food for everyone. The other person will give an extra sling of money, which is regarded as money for everyone's hard work. If it is difficult for the outer courtyard to withdraw, the same is true for the inner courtyard.
."
Lin Fu nodded repeatedly after hearing this, "Second Miss has thought carefully, there will be no inconvenience in the outer courtyard."
The fragrant pear was blessed and turned around to see the green willow.
Cuiliu was a little embarrassed. After everyone had thought so carefully, how could her aunt still say those words? She rolled her eyes and said quickly: "My aunt asked me to ask when the new gentleman for the eldest young master will arrive?
"
Xiangli nodded, not wanting to listen to what the butler said. After all, it had nothing to do with their Yunxia Courtyard.
Lin Fu was still wondering, "Didn't Aunt Zhao send someone to ask questions this morning?"
Seeing Xiangli go away, Cuiliu let out a sigh of relief: "What...maybe my aunt has forgotten." After saying that, she turned around and ran away.
Lin Fu shook his head and chuckled. He accidentally picked up a shoe sole and dropped it on his face. Why bother?
With this in mind, he didn't dare to delay, and quickly arranged for more than ten strong guards to go out to pick up this wayward aunt.
Lin Fu was not the only one who felt that this aunt was willful. At this moment, the face of the old lady of the Lin family was not much better.
"How can you be so willful?" The old lady looked at her daughter who had arrived after a long journey, and her face turned blue with anger. "Where is this place? This is Shuiyun Temple. Inside and outside, people live here.
We are all dignitaries and relatives of the clan, so what do we, the Lin family, mean here? It’s late at night, and the martial law has already been enforced. The slightest movement of feng shui can reach the ears of the nobles. What about you? You came here in such a hurry.
What is it for? Why can't we wait until I get back? You are thirty now, not a thirteen-year-old girl. How can you be so willful and confused?"
"Mother!" Lin Fanghua's tears instantly flowed down, "My daughter is not helpless, and she will not do this."
Qi Duoer lowered his head and glanced at the old lady timidly, not daring to step forward.
Seeing the state of her daughter and granddaughter, the old lady was heartbroken and couldn't hold back their tears. She waved her hand and said, "Go and freshen up first. Change your clothes and then come over to talk." After that, she said to Aunt Mei, "
Go and prepare something to eat. What a pity, I was just busy on my way and I'm so hungry now."
Aunt Mei quickly lowered her head and went out. She thought to herself, you are not the one who got used to this. This aunt is as unmarried as she was back then. It can be seen that before her death, she could not control her. Otherwise, she would be so temperamental.
It can't always be like this.
She just walked out of the house and came face to face with Grandma Chen. There were many noble people living in Shuiyun Temple, and the Lin family's place was small. There was a suite with mother-in-law and daughter-in-law living in the east and west rooms, and they couldn't avoid it even if they wanted to.
Aunt Mei went out, and Aunt Chen entered Yun's house.
Mrs. Yun had long heard that her sister-in-law was chasing her. She knew there must be something urgent, but she couldn't go over and ask. Grandma Chen happened to be following her. Naturally, she wanted to call the person in and ask them carefully.
Only then did Grandma Chen tell the whole story: "...Mrs. Chu's expression changed at that time. Before we could go out, the tea cup was thrown out. It showed how angry she was. My cousin was so...
They bumped into each other. Tell me..." She said, carefully watching Yun's expression, seeing that she was angry, and knew why. The girl's family's reputation was ruined, but the bad thing was that her cousin lived in the house.
Lin family, don't you want to bring down the reputation of the girls in the family? The third girl is Madam's pet peeve, isn't this a poke in Madam's lungs? So, she knew what to say next, "...Mother Bai was still in the beginning.
I thought it was our third girl, so when I asked about the second girl, the second girl was right-minded. She only said that our third girl was still young, and nothing else. The women in the courtyard were so far away that they all heard it.
"
Yun's expression softened: "That's all. Finally, my support for her was not in vain."
Aunt Chen then told how Lin Yutong suppressed Lin Fanghua and Aunt Zhao, "You didn't see the momentum, so you said to your aunt, 'My surname is still Lin now, but your surname is Qi Lin now.' Guests come one at a time."
', one by one, 'household affairs' were clearly divided... In front of the uncle, he said that he should move Brother Bai to Yunxia Courtyard. The uncle didn't refute. He said, 'My wife is not here, there is no reason to ask my aunt to raise him.
"Looking at my brother at home, listen, I blocked Aunt Zhao and rolled around in the yard..."
"What a second girl." A smile appeared on Mrs. Yun's face. "Now that we have won her over, let's think about adding a good helper." After saying that, he calmed down and said, "This will all happen in the future. Since you
Here you go, just follow and serve. The second girl is a smart person. It doesn't matter if you don't watch her. She won't hold on to the power in her hands. Besides, everyone in this family is not a fool.
The principle of a girl who leaves the pavilion. Therefore, I would rather ask the second girl to stretch her hands a little longer. As long as she can cut off Aunt Zhao's way, it doesn't matter if we hold her. What's important now is that you keep an eye on the unconscious girl.
Dear mother and daughter, don’t let them cause trouble.”
For the Yun family, the aunt may be a nuisance, but she is still within the control range. But the worst thing is the sister-in-law. This little girl who always gets involved with the aunt at home cannot be more annoying. Now it is even more annoying.
Regardless of the severity, it would bring trouble to the parents' family, so it would be more appropriate for the mother and son to find a way to send it back to Qi's family.
Grandma Chen responded quickly and backed out.
In the room opposite, the old lady was leaning on the couch and couldn't help herself at all.
"You are trying to ruin Er Yatou's reputation." Her hands were shaking so much that she could no longer hold the beads in her hands.
Lin Fanghua whispered: "Mom, if I didn't have any other choice, I wouldn't have made such a move. On the one hand, it's Duo'er's life, and on the other, it's Er Yatou's reputation. It's such a big deal... people have to live first."
Aunt Mei glanced at Lin Fanghua and lowered her eyelids. This statement seemed reasonable, but in fact she was selfish to the core. In order to save her own daughter's life, she sacrificed the reputation of other people's daughters. This calculation was really shrewd. Thinking of Mrs. Gan,
She sighed inwardly, what a powerful person that is. If she knew that someone was plotting against her daughter like this, he would eat you alive later.
The old lady seemed to be thinking of someone. She lowered her voice and approached Lin Fanghua and said, "...that woman...is that easy to provoke?"
Lin Fanghua raised her head suddenly and whispered: "Mom, you may not know that her life is not easy now."
"Seriously?" The old lady's expression became unusually serious.
Lin Fanghua nodded: "We forced her so hard back then, how could my daughter really trust her? That woman is the most retaliatory person. If we don't suppress her, how can our daughter feel at ease?"
The old lady's face changed: "Didn't I tell you? Don't provoke her! What have you been doing all these years?"
Lin Fanghua pursed her lips: "Don't worry about this, this woman, I will fight her until death!"
"Until death?" The old lady's hand loosened and the prayer beads suddenly fell to the ground. "What kind of hatred should you never stop?"
Lin Fanghua couldn't control her tears anymore, "Duoer's father died unjustly!"
The old lady's face turned pale and she pushed Lin Fanghua away: "You provoked her to kill her! Tell me! What on earth did you do?"
Lin Fanghua sat down on the ground and said with trembling lips for a long time: "Back then, she agreed to our conditions and left home. If she wants to leave, she must be tempted and take away our family's iron book of alchemy."
If the second girl is good, the alchemy certificate will be returned to us. If not, she will be handed over to Dali Temple directly. You and your brother can swallow this breath, but I can't. I asked someone to inject her, and I wanted to force him to question her.
Where did she hide the iron coupon of the alchemy book? Who knew that Cheng Yaojin came to kill her on the way, but she met Prince Heng and rescued her..."
The old lady pointed at Lin Fanghua: "So, what you said before, that she had had an affair with Prince Heng for a long time, was a lie?"
"Gan's bitch's father was Prince Heng's teacher in the early years. The two must be familiar with each other. Plus that bitch's appearance, do you believe that they have no flirtation?" Lin Fanghua looked at the old lady stubbornly,
"Otherwise, if Prince Heng took her back, why would she not leave, but become a concubine in Prince Heng's palace with peace of mind? How glorious!"
"You...you bastard..." The old lady closed her eyes as if all her strength had been drained from her body, "Say, go on..."
"There is a girl from the Qi family who has entered Prince Duan's palace and is very favored by Prince Duan." Lin Fanghua's face showed a bit of pride, "You know, Prince Heng has never had a child for so many years. Last year,
That bitch of the Gan family is pregnant. If he really has an heir, Prince Heng will have no disadvantage. How could Prince Duan watch Prince Heng's child be born smoothly? But he tried all his methods, and I don't know how many tricks he used, but they were all defeated by Gan.
He hid away. This bitch was too powerful. So, I gave an idea to Concubine Qi from Prince Duan's Mansion..."
"What's your idea?" The old lady had a bad premonition, "What's your idea?"
"That bitch will be wary of everyone, but there is one person she will never be wary of. Not only will she not be wary, it will also make her confused." Lin Fanghua said, and couldn't help but sneered, "I told Concubine Qi, as long as you prepare a
A portion of the stuffed food, quietly handed it over in the name of the second girl, it’s done!”
"Concubine Qi prepared a lot of rough things, and I asked the two eldest girls from Yunxia Court, Fendie and Zizhu, to deliver them in person. As a result, the bitch was not prepared at all and had a miscarriage. She gave birth to a brother after six months of miscarriage.
Son, this is retribution! She deserves it!"
The old lady looked at Lin Fanghua's ferocious face: "Are you holding a grudge... Do you hold a grudge because you are related to the Gan family by marriage, so you lost the qualification for the draft?"
"Shouldn't I hate it?" Lin Fanghua glared at the old lady, "If I hadn't married the Gan family back then, I would have entered the palace smoothly. No matter which palace I entered, even if I was a concubine, it would be better than marrying a loser all these years.
Be strong. It's all because of her, because of Gan, that my life has been ruined..."
The old lady closed her eyes: "You...when you did this, you never thought that you would anger her. She would hand over the iron certificate of the alchemy book directly, and our Lin family would be completely finished..."
"No!" Lin Fanghua smiled very confidently, "As long as Er Yatou is still in the Lin family, she will fight against her! The Lin family is Er Yatou's root, and she died of oppression. For her daughter, she has to endure it!
"
"But she didn't hold it in!" The old lady pointed at Lin Fanghua with a trembling hand, "She didn't hold it in and didn't attack the Lin family, but she didn't show mercy to you? You killed her son, and she killed your husband!
Isn't this also your retribution?" She closed her eyes and said clearly: "You said that the Duke's government would agree to Duo'er's marriage because of the efforts of the Qi family. This is just to fool me, an old woman.
The Qi family doesn't know about this at all. I'm afraid you agreed to find a good family for Duo'er before you helped the concubine Qi. This can be regarded as a reward. You have made great contributions to Prince Duan's palace.
The person! But you have also offended Prince Heng, and the hatred for killing his son is irreconcilable! Let alone the Qi family, it is the Lin family. If it weren’t for the second girl, I’m afraid it would also cause disaster!”
"So!" Lin Fanghua looked at the old lady and whispered, "So, we have no way out! As long as Prince Heng cannot sit on the throne, that bitch is nothing!"
"Hehe...hehe..." the old lady shook her head, "our family has reached your brother's generation, and the only title left is earl, and there is no real power. But you instigate the family to get involved in things that can make you lose your head at any time.
Go inside. You are so good! Why did I raise such a thing like you!"
Lin Fanghua grabbed the old lady's hand: "It's too late now not to get involved. Prince Duan has spoken in Duo'er's marriage, and the betrothal gift has been given to our family. In the eyes of others, we are on Prince Duan's side.
"
After hearing this, the old lady looked at Lin Fanghua like a fool: "Since you know this truth, then why would you think of pushing the second girl to the Jinguo Duke's mansion? The second girl is the daughter-in-law of the Gan family, Prince Heng.
I don’t know. What if Duke Jin gets close to Prince Heng because of this relationship? Are you helping Prince Duan or harming Prince Duan? Duke Jin is the commander of the internal guard, and his position is
How important!”
"Haha..." Lin Fanghua stood up and smiled coldly, "Mother, Mrs. Chu from the Duke's Mansion is not dead. Duo'er is different from the second girl. Once the second girl gets to know that bitch Gan, you see,
What will Mrs. Chu do? She will not let the bastard have a strong backer. What will she do then? Suppressing them is easy. If she uses some tricks to make Er Yatou have three advantages and two disadvantages, that woman Gan will hate it.
The Duke Jin’s Palace is dead. With Gan’s sabotage inside, Prince Heng and Duke Jin’s Palace will never be reconciled. So, if the Duke’s Palace doesn’t get close to Prince Duan, who else can it get close to?”
The old lady's face turned even paler, "I always thought you were reckless and without any scheming... It seems that when you look at your own daughter, you may make mistakes... How can you be so scheming? You are so scheming that even I