C108

Madame Fu hurriedly returned to the Ying Xue Hall that she lived in, changed her clothes from head to toe after washing up, and lit a Su He incense to dilute the remaining medicinal smell before leaving for Longevity Hall.

The Old Ancestor Madame Chen was sitting on the hot brick bed, holding a letter in one hand and an enameled mirror in the other.

The land dragon burned vigorously within the house. There was a bronze carved Twin Lives Bracelet at the side of the brick bed, and the silver frost inside was burning brilliantly. It was warm, even hotter than in the Jin Lan room, and all the servants inside had been sent out, leaving only Mama Wu to beat her legs.

Hearing that there was a servant outside, Madame Chen placed the letter and a mirror on top of the carriage, and looked up to see the figure of Madame Fu.

"Greetings to the Old Ancestor." Madame Fu's gaze swept across them from a few moments ago, and then bowed and greeted respectfully. All these years, the second and third branch house had been getting more and more powerful. If not for the Old Ancestor's support, she might not have been able to hold her position as the housekeeper, so she truly respected and fawned over the Old Ancestor.

Madame Chen looked at her clothes and waved her hand, saying: "Take a seat, how is Girl Lan?"

Madame Fu sat on the brick bed and looked at Madame Chen a few times, but she only got a little wet. She did not sit on the bed, "She did indeed suffer from the cold, it seems that she is approaching menacingly, but..."

Madame Chen's eyes focused, her hand that was originally going to carry the tea cup stopped, "But what?"

"However, from the pulse, I can't be sure." Madame Fu hurriedly smiled and replied, "Nephew Lan's daughter's body is indeed weak, and has extremely severe cold ailments. This way, her meridians would be hard to recognize."

The meaning behind his words was that Jin Lan was sick, but whether it was light or serious was unknown.

Madame Chen lowered her head and pondered, then said: "Since that's the case, let's do as Imperial Physician Wang has said, even though my body is weak, wind chill isn't a big deal, carefully take care of him, adding the good herbs, it shouldn't be a problem."

"The Old Ancestor is right." After saying that, the investigation ended. Madame Fu heaved a sigh of relief in her heart, thought for a bit, and then explained Jin Lan's request without missing a single word. In the end, she continued: "Most of the courtyards in this mansion have been arranged for the guests. Although the guest waiting room is empty, but that place is for the guests to stay in.

Madame Chen nodded and said, "That's the theory."

"That's why, Granddaughter-in-law thought that Lotus Incense is still empty. Although it has been idle for a long time, the house is still good. Let someone clean it and replace it with a new piece of furniture, then we can also …" Before he finished, he was suddenly choked by Madame Chen's gaze.

"You arranged for Girl Lan to live in the Lotus Root?" Madame Chen squinted her eyes slightly, she had already heard of this matter from Mama Wu, but it was not as heavy as what she said, "What kind of place is that, do you not know?"

Madame Fu's heart skipped a beat and she quickly explained, "Granddaughter-in-law is naturally clear, it's just that..."

"Nonsense!" How could Madame Chen allow her to argue? She slapped her own face heavily onto the table and shouted: You placed Girl Lan there. Aren't you afraid of people gossiping about you? Do you even want face in this mansion anymore? "

The smile on Madame Fu's face froze. Her originally unsettled body abruptly stood up with a "whoosh", her face full of fear. "Granddaughter-in-law knows her wrongs, Old Ancestor should calm her anger." She originally thought that the old ancestor would definitely have some ulterior motives towards this Lan Tang niece after inviting the imperial physician and having her personally probe him. She didn't think that the little girl would be so highly regarded by the old ancestor!

Mama Wu normally held many benefits from Madame Fu, so she naturally spoke up for her. She brought the cup over and comforted her: "Master, please drink some tea to quell your anger, don't be angry and lose your health."

After waiting upon the Madame Chen and drinking the tea, she glanced at her face slightly relaxed before continuing: "Eldest Wife is also very impatient. Relying on the Plum Garden only has its own bloodline, the back of the hands are all meat, if there really was someone who gave Master a disease, it would not only cause the master to worry, the masters and wives of the various halls would also become anxious."

"Mama Wu is right." Madame Fu was like a clove of garlic as she repeatedly chimed in, "Granddaughter-in-law Sun was also thinking, that Lotus Root was indeed... It was not far from the Plum Garden, and it has been peaceful for so many years. In a moment of desperation, I finally managed to get my niece Lan to move in, and when she recovered, I'll move back to the Plum Garden. "

Although Madame Chen's expression softened, her tone was still cold. "Compared to Lotus Root, doesn't the Jadeite Ice Pavilion move forward a bit more in comparison to the Leaning Plum Garden? Why didn't you arrange for the Girl Lan to come to the Jadesea Pavilion? "

However, he did not dare to show it in front of Madame Chen. He could only endure it and forced out a smile, saying, "Tong'er will be home in a few days, he said that he is accompanying the Old Ancestor on his birthday."

Although Ye Jintong has already married, Huai Nan's Marquis Mansion is not far away. She would occasionally come back to stay for a while, but most of the time, the Jade Tong Pavilion is still empty. In terms of decorations, the Lotus Root naturally couldn't compare to the Jade Tong Pavilion, which was always overseen by people.

Madame Chen's heart was moved, her gaze filled with kindness. "Tong'er is coming back?"

Ye Jintong was the first blood relative of the legal wife, so she naturally had the heart of the Madame Chen. Even after that incident that year, the Madame Chen still loved her dearly, and Ye Jintong was good at camping, often returning to her parents' home to stay and fawn on and repair her relationship with the Madame Chen. Therefore, after marrying for so many years, the Madame Chen was still concerned about her. Compared to Ye Jintong, even Ye Jinyan had to retreat a step.

"Yes, I sent a message last night saying that he will be back in a few days." Speaking of her eldest daughter, Madame Fu also had a kind smile on her face. She quickly glanced at the Old Ancestor and said, "I'm afraid that Tong'er is pregnant."

Madame Chen was stunned, she could not hide the smile on his face, "Did you succeed?"

The Madame Fu smiled and nodded, then said: "I said that I asked Imperial Physician Hua to help me, but it's just that the time is still short, and I can't really see the pulse clearly for now, but Tong'er's matter with her month has yet to come, so there's a high chance that it's true. I'll ask Imperial Physician Hua to come visit me in a few days, I should be able to find out."

"God bless me." Huai Nan's Marquis Mansion was an outer sect of the Fifth Prince, and the Fifth Prince was also one of the more powerful people to choose from. If this continued, it would be difficult to protect Ye Jintong's position from being shaken.

The Mama Wu laughed and seized the opportunity to praise the Madame Chen, "According to what I said, it is all thanks to master's great fortune that you were able to protect the wife of the crown prince. If not sooner or later, and if not later, there would be movement at this time, truly a double celebration!"

"Granddaughter-in-law thinks the same." Madame Fu looked at Mama Wu, and said with a face full of smiles: "The old ancestor is still as profound as ever."

"Alright, alright, the two of you really seem like you just wiped honey off your face." Madame Chen could only grin from ear to ear. She laughed for a long while before she stopped and stabilized her breathing: "Since Tong'er is pregnant, then don't let her travel back and forth. She should carefully tire her body."

Could it be that the Old Ancestor still planned to let Jin Lan, that little girl, move into the Jade Tong Pavilion? A thought flashed through Madame Fu's mind, then she smiled and said, "Sun's daughter-in-law originally thought so. It's just that Tong'er said that no matter what, she will come back for the ancestor's eightieth birthday. She told me not to worry." After a pause, she continued, "Tong'er also said that it would be good for her to come back and benefit from the good fortune of the old ancestor."

"This girl, I thought she was really sincere. So she came to see me because of this. She really has no conscience." Madame Chen looked to be in a bad mood, but the curve of her eyes and the smile on the corner of her mouth made anyone with a discerning eye to see that she was extremely happy in her heart. Since that's the case, let's have our people properly tidy up the Jade Tong Pavilion and the Lotus Root.

With that said, Madame Fu heaved a sigh of relief and laughed: "Old Ancestor, don't worry. Sun Wife will naturally arrange everything properly."

"Yes." Madame Chen nodded her head, she picked up the teacup and took a sip, "Go and busy yourself."

Madame Fu bowed her head and left. As she walked out of the door, she realized that her back was covered in a layer of sweat.

After the Madame Fu left, the Mama Wu went up to support the Madame Chen to lean to the side. She then took out a thin blanket and covered half of her body.

Madame Chen looked at Mama Wu's busy figure with a deep look in her eyes. After a long while, she sighed, "Madame Fu's heart is big."

Mama Wu's hand that was holding onto the fire pincer trembled, and immediately laughed as she replied, "Eldest Wife's heart is with you."

The Madame Chen glanced at Mama Wu and said, "I'm afraid I might be in the middle of something."

In these few years, the Madame Fu had secretly given her countless things and benefits, she knew them all clearly in her heart. It was just that after following the Mama Wu by her side for so many years, she was still loyal to him. Only, just now, she had deliberately used Jin Lan's words to establish her might for the Madame Fu, so as to give him a good beating. However, she had been disrupted by a few words from the Mama Wu, so she was more or less dissatisfied.

This time, Mama Wu was truly frightened. Although Madame Chen did not say it directly, but the meaning behind her words was clear that she had made Madame Chen suspicious. Having served Madame Chen for so long, she was well aware of her temperament. Although this First Princess seemed kind and amiable, she was actually suspicious of him.

She put down the fire pincer, turned around and knelt in front of Madame Chen with a "putong" sound, "Master, this servant has served master for many years, so I definitely do not dare have any second thoughts.

Madame Chen stared fixedly at Mama Wu's downcast face, her expression unfathomable. The entire room was silent for a moment, and then she said slowly: "Get up, what oath are you going to make? You've been with me for so many years, what about it? "Still unable to figure out my thoughts?"

"This servant naturally knows that master's heart is benevolent." Mama Wu stood up, bowed her head and said respectfully: "That's why I spoke sincerely."

Madame Chen was satisfied, her face revealing a look of exhaustion, "You have been busy the whole morning, go and rest, let Lixia come in to serve you."

Mama Wu wanted to say something but hesitated. When she saw Madame Chen's slightly closed eyes, he immediately stopped thinking and curtsied before leaving to call for Lixia.

When the door curtain fell, the Madame Chen's closed eyes suddenly opened. She slowly sat up and picked up the letter on the slip of paper. She skimmed through it and suddenly crumpled it into a ball. Then, she threw it into the charcoal bowl along the hollow carvings.

When the letter touched the charcoal, it would ignite, and the orange flame jumped about in Madame Chen's deep eyes, flashing all over with an indescribable light.