When Jin Lan closed his eyes and woke up, the crescent moon in the sky had already climbed up to the treetops. The time to pay respects had long since passed, and he was still worried about Madame SHen, so he decided to stay at Shuixie Pavilion and let Mama Tang personally report to the old lady.
At first, Old Madame Ye didn't really care, she only thought that Jin Lan was angry at the moment, but after five or six days, she still didn't return. Only then did she gradually become interested in Shuixie Pavilion.
After eating lunch, the Old Madame Ye leaned against the red wooden bed that had a conch embedded in it and rested with her eyes closed. There was only Pin Yue and her servant in the room, who stood by the side and held her body carefully in their hands. On the window sill, a fist-sized, jade-jade carved Hibiscus three legged furnace was burning with a fragrant smell.
Mama Wu pulled up the curtain, and silently poked half of her body in. She first looked at the old lady who had also closed her eyes, then gave Pin Yue a look, and indicated for her to come out of the house.
Unexpectedly, Pin Yue's hand had just stopped moving, the Old Madame Ye woke up, seeing him peek out, her face immediately darkened: "Why are you not coming in? "What are you doing sneaking around outside?"
Mama Wu's face was suddenly covered in a smile as she walked into the house. "This servant is afraid of disturbing the old lady's good dream, then I really deserve to die."
Old Madame Ye's face relaxed, and she jokingly scolded: "Look at how old you are, it seems like you have honey in your mouth all day long." As she spoke, she glanced at Pin Yue beside him.
Pin Yue immediately stood up and retreated.
Mama Wu hurriedly took out a royal blue colored Cloud Tattoo pillow, gently helped Old Madame Ye up, and then poured a cup of tea for the old lady who was sitting on the table.
Old Madame Ye took a few sips before she pushed the door open. She used the handkerchief to wipe her mouth and asked: "Has Girl Lan returned?"
Mama Wu placed the tea cup back on the table, covered the embroidered bed that had fallen off the old lady's body, and softly replied. "Second Miss isn't back yet, so this servant wanted to probe for more information on Shuixie Pavilion, but was afraid that Master would get worried. That's why I wanted to call Pin Yue out and say a few words to her."
Old Madame Ye's expression immediately darkened again. She raised her eyes and looked at Mama Wu coldly, "For these future matters, go back and forth personally."
The Mama Wu felt her heart throbbing with fear as she stared at Old Madame Ye. She hurriedly nodded and replied, "Yes, this servant will save it." After saying that, she paused for a moment, then asked carefully, "As for the mistress …"
Old Madame Ye waved her hand impatiently. "She is the legal wife after all, you go over first and tell her that I have something to see Girl Lan about.
Mama Wu raised her eyebrows, her eyes carrying a deeper meaning, "If Madam steps forward to stop them …" Second Miss had always been close to the old lady, but this time, she had actually stayed in the Shuixie Pavilion for a few days.
Old Madame Ye glanced at Mama Wu, and snorted coldly, "If that's the case, then that's great, in the past two days, the palace has told me that her body is about to collapse, even doctors have to stay close to her to protect her, and it's probably because of this that Girl Lan is stumbling on her every day. With you gone, if she still had the strength to stop you, it is enough to prove that all of this is fake.
"Master is truly wise. This servant will go right away." Mama Wu cupped her hands lightly and got up to leave. However, just as she walked to the door, she heard Old Madame Ye instruct him: "Wait, go open the warehouse and take a look. Choose a few boxes of Blood Swallows and Old Ginseng and send them over, lest others say that our Ye Family has mistreated someone!"
Mama Wu was naturally clear in her heart about who the other party was, so she replied with a smile, "Yes."
After she was busy for a while, she picked her things and rushed to Shuixie Pavilion. Madame SHen had already finished drinking the medicine and went to sleep.
Hearing the report from Qiu Wen outside, Jin Lan got Qiu Wen to bring him to Side Chamber.
Just as Mama Wu stepped into the Side Chamber, before Qiu Wen even had the time to serve tea, Jin Lan had already followed in. Mama Wu quickly bent her knees and smiled: "Second Miss."
Jin Lan waved his hand, and with a smile on his face, he said, "Mama doesn't need to be so courteous, what wind did you have today to actually blow over here?"
Other than herself, the old lady trusted Mama Wu the most. Sometimes, even Ye Lin might not be able to compare to this Mama Wu.
At this moment, in her mother's room, she was naturally willing to give her mother some face.
Mama Tang was not at ease, shshefollowed Jin Lan into the house, and when she saw Mama Wu, he respectfully bowed.
The Mama Wu smiled and nodded towards the Mama Tang, then said: "This servant is following the orders of the old lady, I brought over six boxes of high quality Blood Swallows and Old Ginseng to nourish Madam's body." With that, he had the Little Maid, who was holding the tray, deliver the items to him.
Jin Lan swept a glance at it and smiled as he told Qiu Wen to keep the things. "I haven't been able to greet Grandmother for a few days, how is Grandmother's health? Have you been sleeping soundly lately? "
"Alright, alright. Thanks to Second Miss, this old lady is in good health. I have often talked to this servant about Second Miss's situation when she was young and praised her intelligence. She is the most considerate person." The Mama Wu grinned and continued to flatter her. In the end, she continued, "When this servant was leaving earlier, this old lady had specially instructed me to invite Second Miss to return to the Jiayu Hall, she said that she wanted to speak with Second Miss."
Perhaps the last sentence was the most important? Jin Lan laughed coldly in his heart, his face blushing slightly. He nodded and said, "It's my fault. How could I let grandmother invite you? I should have gone with Mama originally, but when I was practicing calligraphy in Mother's room, I was afraid that my clothes were stained. I hope Mama can go back first and allow me to change my clothes to talk to Grandmother. "
Mama Wu's gaze swept over Jin Lan's body, and indeed, he saw that there were some ink stains on the sleeves of his right hand, his eyeballs moved slightly, and he said: "Don't worry, it just so happens that the old lady asked this servant to come visit Madam. After Miss has changed her clothes, this servant will go back with you."
As soon as she said that, the smile in the depths of Jin Lan's eyes instantly became denser. However, at the same time, a sliver of a struggle appeared on her face. "Mother just drank some medicine and rested."
Mama Wu immediately laughed: "There's no rush, this servant doesn't dare disturb madam. I'll just take a look from afar by the door, and then I can go back and report to the old lady."
As if hesitating for a moment, Jin Lan reluctantly nodded his head: "Mama, follow me."
Mama Wu quickly followed Jin Lan to the main house. Just as she opened the curtain, the dense smell of medicine immediately assaulted her nose, causing her to pant heavily. She gritted her teeth and endured, then entered the house with her eyes.
Jin Lan, of course, wouldn't let her into the inner room. He only stopped when he reached the door. He lifted the bead curtain slightly to let her see the situation inside.
Mama Wu looked at the pale Madame SHen who was lying on the bed with both of her eyes closed. After sizing him up for a while, his gaze shifted between the silent Doctor Gong and the haggard Mama Zhu. Finally, it landed on Jin Lan's face.
When Mama Wu's figure disappeared outside the door, Jin Lan heaved a sigh of relief, even the Doctor Gong and Mama Zhu inside were the same.
Jin Lan and the Doctor Gong glanced at each other, then left the main house, changed their clothes at East Wing, and followed the Mama Wu towards Jiayu Hall.
When the Old Madame Ye saw that Jin Lan had indeed returned with the Mama Wu, he was naturally happy. The smile on her face gradually deepened, but she deliberately made a face.
"Lan Er would not dare." Jin Lan smiled as he came over and grabbed Old Madame Ye's arm. He said with slight grievance: "Grandmother had always been unwilling to see Lan Er, and had also heard from others that Lan Er had done something wrong. I just wondered if Grandmother already disliked Lan Er." As he said that, he raised his head and looked at Old Madame Ye pitifully. His eyes were filled with mist.
"Nonsense!" Old Madame Ye s face was full of fear, her heart aching, she pulled her into her embrace, "Which of the words of those girls can be trusted? It's fine if you speak out normally, but this time you actually dare to provoke your master, you can't be forgiven! "
When the Mama Wu heard this, she quickly said, "This servant will go and clean up those nonsense!"
Looking at Mama Wu's retreating figure, Jin Lan, who was in Old Madame Ye's embrace, slightly squinted her eyes, but recovered instantly. She sat up and complained: I'm used to eating things in Grandmother's house, and then somewhere else, I can't even taste it.
"Gluttonous, I'll eat at Grandmother's place later. Grandmother will have someone prepare a delicious meal for you, how about that?" Old Madame Ye laughed as she nodded her head.
"Thank you, Grandmother!" Jin Lan's eyes lit up slightly, and the smile on his face became even more obedient.
Old Madame Ye looked at her lovingly, then suddenly asked: "Is your mother well?"
The smile on Jin Lan's face faded bit by bit. She lowered his eyes and replied in a muffled voice, "Doctor Gong said that mother has been accumulating this disease for many years and it is not something that can be cured in a day and a night. Now, he can only carefully recuperate.
Old Madame Ye's sharp eyes were fixated on Jin Lan's small face, trying to see what she was thinking through the surface.
Jin Lan sat motionless, like a beautiful wooden sculpture. Her heart was already in her throat.
As soon as she said it, she knew it was going to be bad. Her mother's body was getting better every day, but the hidden hands did not show up. This made her, who had always been able to keep her calm, a little impatient.
She had predicted that the old lady would call her to interrogate her, but the words she had said should have been revealed after her relationship with the old lady had been restored, so as to use the old lady's hand to confirm that her mother was seriously ill.
However, the old lady suddenly asked, and she couldn't help herself.
In just a short moment, a layer of cold sweat had formed on Jin Lan's back. Her heart was beating rapidly, but she tried her best to maintain a nonchalant attitude, afraid that the old lady would notice something and everything would go down the drain.
Slowly, Old Madame Ye's gaze became sharper and sharper!