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Ye Lin was startled, he did not expect the old lady to agree to this matter, and immediately opened his mouth, but he did not know what to say.

The old lady gave a cold snort, "This family just relies on their influence. When that happens, the smart ones will naturally choose to help this family. Although our mansion is a little inferior, but what if we pick a girl from the mansion, then it's our turn to criticize? Besides, who am I doing this for? "Isn't it all for the Ye Family!

"But …" His reputation.

The old lady's face darkened as she said, "If not, how could the Old Ancestor have agreed to help you find a good job?"

Ye Lin was also a smart person, but after being stunned for a moment, he immediately understood what the old lady meant, and his heart was suddenly happy, the ancestor of the clan was the younger sister of the previous emperor, and also his current aunt. If she were to personally step in, then there was a high chance that she would be able to escape from his position after going back to the capital!

Thinking about it this way, his thoughts of resistance faded. He hurriedly asked, "If that's the case, then let Jinwei go. Yu Ge'er is still young and has just returned from the capital. I'm afraid we can't make another long journey."

The old lady nodded. She had originally planned to do the same, but since the family was going to choose someone from the branch, they might even have the idea of carrying on in the end. Letting Jinwei go was the best, even if in the future … Suddenly, a glint flashed across her eyes and another idea appeared in her mind.

"Let Jin Lan and Jin Wei go together."

Ye Lin frowned, "Jin Lan is only nine years old." He's too young, I'm afraid even the Fourth Prince wouldn't look up to him, right?

The old lady waved her hand. "Although he is still young, he only arrived in the capital after mid-autumn. He just happened to be ten years old when he was born in the capital." This time, they were only deciding on a candidate. Once the Venerate Heavens Sect selected a day, they would need at least a year to complete a set of royal etiquette. Taking a step back ten thousand times, as long as the Fourth Prince is happy about it, they can get married first.

Ye Lin thought for a moment, he felt that it was reasonable, so he did not say anything more.

The old lady thought for a moment, then continued, "Don't spread this matter for now, especially since you have to hide it from the Madame SHen, so as to avoid any accidents when you get it."

Ye Lin nodded his head, "Alright, I will do as mother says."

Only then did the old lady's smile fade, and she told him what had happened after he left. Ye Lin naturally had no objection to the old lady's punishment, but when he found out that Concubine Shao was pregnant, he immediately beamed with joy, and after conversing with the old lady for a while, he impatiently went towards the Bright Autumn Pavilion.

After dinner, the mother and daughter pair stood up to send Doctor Gong out.

Just as Doctor Gong was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something, his feet paused for a moment, but quickly recovered and followed Man Ping.

Jin Lan stayed at the Shuixie Pavilion s until the lanterns were lit. Bi He led the way with a red octagonal lantern in her hand, while Jin Lan brought Wan Ju to follow from the back, and along the hand holding walkway, they returned to the Lan Garden s.

After a short break, Jin Lan instructed the people to prepare water to bathe, and while everyone was busy, the Mama Tang secretly returned to her side of the room with the movement of her Lan Garden.

Other than Wen Zhu, who went to the sewing room, everything else was normal. No one came in.

Jin Lan nodded slightly but didn't say anything.

The eardrum had already been filled with hot water. Dense fog lingered in the air, and the clear water surface was overflowing with petals as white as early snow. A faint fragrance assaulted his nose. Mama Tang helped Jinlan spread his clothes and coiled her black hair with a clean cotton handkerchief. She then reached out her hands to help her carefully step on the unique double step into the water.

The hot water that was hot enough to last for a whole day gradually seeped through her fair and tender skin, relaxing her tensed heart.

Mama Tang hung some clean clothes on the mahogany peony carving rack and rolled up her sleeves. She picked up a cloth and a silver plate with a bath bean on it and walked behind Jin Lan to help wipe her back. However, she was politely rejected by Jin Lan. She smiled and told her to leave temporarily, saying that she wanted to soak in the water for a while longer.

After the Mama Tang left the room, Jin Lan slowly slipped down, his entire body submerged in the water, only his head remained above the water. After being soaked in hot water, her white skin was suffused with a faint pink hue. Occasionally, her slender fingers would poke out from the water and play with the petals on the surface of the water.

He did not expect that Doctor Gong was actually the daughter of his mother's wet nurse. What he had originally expected was completely subversive, and according to what his mother had said, there was at least a spy hidden in the Shuixie Pavilion.

Who could it be? She lowered her eyes, looked at her blurry face, and the light in her eyes flickered. The maids by Madame SHen's side flashed across her mind, no matter who it was, they all looked to be loyal and devoted.

It seemed that she had to think of a way to make the other party expose their fox tails. Otherwise, if she waited any longer, who knew how many hidden moths would appear. Moreover, Concubine Shao had her rights as a housekeeper. If she knew that his mother had taken over, who knows how crazy she would be. Furthermore, she was pregnant.

The old lady cared a lot about this child, so she was afraid that Ye Lin would also do the same, if anything happened to his mother … Just thinking about it made her feel cold all over.

While his mind was wandering about, the rising mist had already dissipated. The water in the bath barrel gradually became cold. Jin Lan felt his body becoming heavier and his head turning dizzy. Maybe it's been a long time, she thought. He then called the Mama Tang in, hurriedly cleaned himself a few times, got up and dressed, and laid on the bed.

At night, her body was hot and cold, and her chest felt a bit stuffy and uncomfortable. She woke up a few times in a trance, but her eyelids felt like they weighed a thousand kilograms.

When he woke up again, the room was still quiet and dimly lit.

Jin Lan felt as if all the bones in his body had been crushed by a carriage, the pain was unbearable, it was as if a fire was burning in his throat, and he did not have any strength left. He forcefully opened his eyes and called out softly: "Wan Ju." His voice was like a broken gong, hoarse and unpleasant to the ears.

"Miss?" Wan Ju was originally very light asleep, as if she had heard something and opened her eyes, only that voice just now was too sudden, for a moment she wasn't sure if Jin Lan had woken up, so she tried to speak.

Jin Lan moved his tent weakly. "Water."

Wan Ju was shocked. She hurriedly put on her clothes and shoes, picked up the blue and white porcelain oil lamp on the table and entered the room. She then lifted up the lotus root coloured cloth and saw Jin Lan's abnormally red face.

"Miss, what happened to you?" Wan Ju lost her voice, hurriedly placed the blue and white porcelain lamp on the table, and swiftly hung up the tent. After pouring a cup of tea for Jin Lan to drink, she stretched out her hand towards her forehead, "So hot!"

She had originally been infected with cold air when her Meng Mansion fell into the water. Although she drank ginger soup to dispel the cold and also ate the medicine prescribed by the Imperial Physician Situ, she had not been able to rest properly. After the incident in the old lady's room yesterday, and after coming back and soaking in the bathtub for a long time, he was afraid that the cold he was suppressing at this moment was coming out.

After drinking the tea, her throat was no longer dry. She thought for a moment and looked at Wan Ju, "Don't make any noise, quietly go to the kitchen and put the medicine given by Imperial Physician Situ on the table to boil."

"But …" Wan Ju's face showed hesitation, she opened her mouth, wanting to say that it would be better to invite a doctor over to take a look, but seeing that Jin Lan was insistent, she could only nod her head and leave. She first called Bi He to get up, then went to the kitchen to fry some medicine.

Bi He found out that Jin Lan's body wasn't feeling well and also advised him to go and get a doctor, but he was forcefully suppressed by Jin Lan.

Only when the sky started to brighten did Wan Ju carefully enter the room with a red lacquered wooden tray in hand. On the tray, there were two bowls, a bowl of steaming hot jasmine congee, and a bowl of pitch black Medicinal Juice.

"Miss, please drink some porridge to cover your stomach. Otherwise, your stomach will hurt."

This Jade Gem Congee was currently simmering, and Jin Lan would come to the Shuixie Pavilion everyday to accompany Madame SHen in the morning meal. As a result, she basically did not prepare anything in the small kitchen. Wan Ju took advantage of the opening of the medicinal herb, and quickly grabbed two pieces of rice and placed them in the pot to boil. Coincidentally, once the medicinal herb was fried, the porridge would come out of the pot.

Jin Lan didn't decline. Even though she didn't have any appetite at all, she still forced herself to eat half of the bowl of Jade Grain Soup, then picked up the Medicinal Juice that had become warm, and drank it all in one go.

Wan Ju was secretly speechless. After the first time she had fried the medicine, she had tried a small piece of it and in the end, she could not help but spew out the bitterness. The girl had finished drinking the entire bowl, to the point that she did not even bat an eyelid.

"Miss, would you like to sleep a little longer?" Bi He saw her dispirited expression and could not help but be worried.

Jin Lan heaved a sigh of relief, and nodded his head slightly. Wan Ju and Bi He then pulled her down and laid her down, and covered her with a blanket.

Outside the window, the sky was bright, Wan Ju saw that Jin Lan was still dreaming and could not get up, so she sent Wen Zhu to Shuixie Pavilion to report.

When Madame SHen heard that Jin Lan was unhappy, she immediately panicked. She got Hui Xiu to help him wash up, and then went back to Lan Garden.

It was just that she was still on her way and an unexpected guest had already arrived within the Lan Garden.