Lin Shu wished that time could stop at this moment forever.
Madam Lian laughed: "What is Sister Shu thinking? Why does she look so silly, but didn't sleep well last night? "
"Mother, let's leave the Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion together!" Lin Shu said in all seriousness.
Madam Lian looked at her and said with a smile: "What nonsense are you spouting in the clear sky? If you were to call your grandmother or your father and hear about it, they would definitely be unhappy again. "
These people were exactly like that. They could allow themselves to do something wrong, but they couldn't allow others to say anything that went against their will.
Lin Shu raised her somewhat youthful face, but what followed after was a pause in each word, "Mother, I am not spouting nonsense. Now, more and more, I feel that the Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion is not a good place, other than that great reputation and a bunch of vile people, what else do you have …"
Madam Lian was so scared that she wanted to cover her mouth with her hands, "Did someone say something shameful in front of you?"
Lin Shu shook her head, "No."
"I know you've grown up and have a lot of ideas. At the bottom of my heart, I also have my own thoughts on whether this Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion is good or bad, Mother knows it better than you, but we can't leave! If you want to leave, the world is big, where can we go? Blood from the Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion was flowing through your body, it can't be changed at all times. "
"Didn't I say to leave the Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion forever? We should just leave for a few years!" Lin Shu thought about how his mother in her previous life was lying in the coffin with a pale face, but she still felt fear. "You don't know, I kept having nightmares about you dying for no reason, and I was afraid …"
Madam Lian laughed and patted her back, "It's just a dream, it's nothing! Sister Shu is relieved. Mother still wants to watch you grow up safe and sound and watch you get married. How can she abandon you? You said it already, this Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion is not a good place, if Mother leaves, leaving you behind, I'm afraid they will eat you to the point where not even bones will remain. "
Pausing, she continued, "Mother knows that you are afraid of a nightmare, but it has yet to happen. How do you know whether it is a beautiful dream or a nightmare? "There are a lot of things that you can't hide from. I think it's better if you get an imperial physician to take a look for you!"
Lin Shu sighed, she already knew that this would be the outcome.
But Madam Lian's words made her come to her senses. That's right, what was coming would eventually come, so she might as well face it!
There would always be a way to deal with this situation.
It was just that Lin Shu never thought that while they hadn't gotten into much trouble yet, something big had happened with the Falling Swallow Garden.
Lin You Ting was sick, and the sickness was menacing, even when the Grand Madam went over, he was unconscious and yelling that he wanted his elder sister.
When Grand Madam saw it, his face turned dark. He thought that it was a trick of the Auntie Zhong, so he used his hand to probe Lin You Ting's forehead, only to find that it was boiling hot.
Auntie Zhong was so anxious that she started crying on the side. Originally, when Fifth Miss was in the Falling Swallow Garden, he would wait until Sixth Young Master was asleep before going to rest. Waiting for Fifth Miss to go to Second Madam's side, Sixth Young Master was naturally not used to it, I ordered my wet nurse to take good care of him, but who knew that Sixth Young Master took advantage of the moment when my wet nurse was napping to sneak out. He did not even wear shoes, so he got sick from the cold! "
Grand Madam frowned and said: "Then sell that wet nurse and get a few more wet nurses to come in. If that's out of the question, we can continue changing them, why are we still keeping them alive if even Sixth Young Master can't take care of them?" In the end, he didn't say anything about Lin Lian coming back.
In fact, Lin Lian had been living in the second chamber during this period of time. The fact that Second Madam did not like her was something that everyone in the second chamber knew.
Second Madam got some advice from the Grand Madam and even specially hired a strong and well-mannered nanny from Jiang Family. That nanny was a strict and stiff old man who came from the palace and was teaching Lin Lian how to walk.
For the past few days, Lin Lian's calves had been covered in bruises.
When Auntie Zhong saw those tears, she felt like she was looking at a broken bead that had been tied to a string.
Grand Madam looked at Madam Lian again, "If Tang Geer has any problems, all you need to do is to go to the warehouse to retrieve them, don't delay Tang Geer's condition!" Since Lin You Ting was the only seedling in the fifth house, she naturally cared about him.
Madam Lian did not like Lin You Ting, but her disgust was hard to say. Originally, she wanted to take out some good things from her own storage room, but now there was no need for that, "Yes, my wife understands."
It was just that Lin Shu felt that this matter was not that simple.
It was said that one of the Maid said that he saw the Auntie Zhong once secretly pouring the medicine into the joyous tree beside the bed. He did not see what the Maid was pretending to be at that time, but he secretly sniffed from the back, and the flower pot was filled with the smell of medicine.
Actinin Qin also felt that something was amiss, "Miss, what do you think Auntie Zhong is doing? Do you want to borrow Sixth Young Master's illness to bring the Fifth Miss back? "
"I'm afraid it's not that simple!" Lin Shu's hand lightly knocked the table, and said in deep thought: "Don't just look at how Auntie Zhong didn't reveal her talent previously, she is not stupid and decided to give up her son to exchange for her daughter. Do you think she will do such a thing? Tang Geer is still young, it is not impossible for him to lose her life because of a cold. For now, send someone to watch and see what the Auntie Zhong wants to do! "
In his previous life, for Lin Lian to be able to marry into the Duke Chengan Palace as a concubine, it could be said that the Auntie Zhong had contributed greatly.
At that time, she had heard from Actinin Qin that Lin Pei had originally disagreed with Lin Lian marrying him, but the Auntie Zhong had committed suicide because of this matter. Lin Lian had also said that she was no longer a virgin, so if she could not marry into the Duke Chengan Palace, then the only road left for her was death.
At that time, Lin Pei was already a little hesitant, but after some time, he did not know what tricks Auntie Zhong had used on him, so he finally let go.
Actinin Qin said softly: "Don't worry, Miss. Our people are coming from all over the Falling Swallow Garden."
These words reminded Lin Shu, she muttered to herself for a moment and asked: "Did Auntie Zhong not sell a few servant girls during this period of time?"
Actinin Qin shook her head, "That's true."
"That's strange, I picked these maids with me, they are all our men, according to Auntie Zhong's personality, it would be interesting if they did not make any movements during this period." The corner of Lin Shu's mouth curled into a cold smile, and she said slowly: "When Auntie Zhong went to pay respects at night with Fanghua Garden, I held her back, and you ordered someone to secretly change the joyous tree beside Tang Geer's bed. As for the maidservants Auntie Zhong had recently received by her side, you should also inquire about the people in their families, and whether there were any places that you could take hold of them."
She would not take the initiative to harm others, but she would also not allow others to harm her and the people she cared about as she had done in her previous life.
When dusk came and the Auntie Zhong finished paying respects and was about to leave the Fanghua Garden gate, Lin Shu stopped her, "... How has his fifth sister been recently? I heard from my grandmother that my aunt wants to bring my fifth sister back? To be honest, the fact that Second Aunt is willing to help Aunt take care of Fifth Sister is a blessing for Aunt and Fifth Sister. "
Auntie Zhong said with a smile: "You're right, but Fifth Miss has never left my side since I was young, how could I not be worried? Mistress loves Fourth Miss, so I love her too. It's just that … It's just that, in the end, I'm just a concubine who visits the Second Branch every two days to take a look at the Fifth Miss. However, Second Madam treats Fifth Miss quite well, as for the things that Second Miss has, Fifth Miss has them too. On this point, I can be at ease. "
She only thought that Lin Shu was still a little girl and that she was still on good terms with the Second Madam.
However, Lin Shu smiled and said, "I heard Grandmother say that the mama had served by the empress dowager's side before and was the one who paid the most attention to rules and regulations. Actually, Aunt should also know that even if your fifth sister was raised by your mother, it wouldn't be that easy for you to say good to me, not to mention raise me by your side.
Although Auntie Zhong was an aunt, but after giving birth to a man and a woman, she still had some prestige in the fifth house.
"It's best if you remember. I hope that aunty doesn't put one ear in the other. When the time comes, Aunt and Fifth Sister will be the ones to suffer!" Lin Shu walked closer to the Auntie Zhong, she was trying to anger him, so she would become confused, "Tang Geer's sickness has still not healed after so many days, I think Aunt has done a lot for him, right? "I will only advise Aunt not to treat everyone else as fools!"
"I won't pursue the things you said and did in front of father, but I'll tell Aunt this straight out. If you want to do anything to me and my mother again, then don't blame me for being rude!"
Auntie Zhong was not angry at all, and even smiled faintly, "Why can't I understand Fourth Miss's words? All these years in Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion, I have always been respectful to Master and Madam, boasting that I have never done anything without any rules. Could it be that Fourth Miss thinks that Master's alienation towards Madam is because of me? "