Madam Lian did not make things difficult for Lin Lian, she merely nodded: "You have been filial to your grandmother, she will definitely love you in the future. As for Tang Geer and Auntie Zhong, I will take good care of them, you don't need to worry …" There was indeed nothing between Aunt Di and the Shu girl.
Even at this point, she still did not know that Auntie Zhong was pregnant.
However, Lin Shu raised his head and glanced at Lin Lian. Their gazes met, and Lin Lian looked as if she had met a thief who hurriedly lowered her head.
On the other hand, she was very upset now. Why would Lin Shu find out that the aunt was pregnant? If Lin Shu didn't know, she might have used the child in the aunt's womb to accuse the mother and daughter of trying to kill his aunt and the child in her womb. Even if his aunt had done something wrong before, his grandmother and father probably wouldn't go to Madam Lian this time …
In the past few days when she was by Grand Madam's side, her scheming had become even more scheming than before, and there was even a smile on her face, "Thank you, mother."
Seeing that, Grand Madam could not help but nod his head: "As an old man, what I want to see the most is our family's harmony, to be able to write two words in one go, regardless of what happened previously, it is all in the past now, Lian Jieer is also a sensible and good kid, as an elder, don't bother about it anymore. Lian Jieer is a girl, wait until a few years later to find a good marriage for her, then prepare a dowry to marry her off …
At the end of the day, she was still afraid that the Madam Lian would vent her anger on Lin Lian because of the incident with the Auntie Zhong.
Madam Lian indifferently replied, "Mother, don't worry. I know about it."
While the few of them were conversing, Peony pursed her lips and walked in. She whispered a few words into Madam Lian's ear, and immediately, the look in Madam Lian's eyes changed slightly.
She had always revealed her emotions. Grand Madam could not help but ask: "What is going on? Did something happen to the shop or to the manor? "
Madam Lian looked at Lin Shu, and then looked at Grand Madam, and slowly said: "It's the servant girl from Falling Swallow Garden that said that Auntie Zhong is pregnant, and wanted my wife to send a doctor to take a look."
It was hard to tell if Grand Madam was happy or angry.
Auntie Zhong?
It had been a long time since she had heard of this name. If it wasn't for the fact that this wicked woman gave birth to a son and a daughter, she would have sent Aunt Zhong to the manor to wait for the news before dealing with her in secret … However, when she thought about it, Fifth Branch currently didn't even have a son. She didn't know if the child in Aunt Zhong's womb was a boy or a girl, so her expression became slightly better. "Mother Chen, you should go take a look first. Send someone to get a doctor as well.
She was not at ease in handing over these matters to the Madam Lian.
Nanny Chen replied and went down.
Lin Lian stood timidly to the side, looking like she wanted to speak but didn't dare to.
Seeing that, Grand Madam waved her hand, "Counting you, it's been a few months since you last saw Tang Geer and Auntie Zhong, and during this period of time, you've been attending to me everyday. Go, go, I'll also follow Nanny Chen to take a look at Tang Geer and Auntie Zhong." It could also be said that she was the one who had been filial to Lin Lian during this period of time and had given her a debt of gratitude.
Lin Lian ran towards Nanny Chen in joy.
If it wasn't for Lin Shu who knew that Lin Lian had secretly conversed with Auntie Zhong several times, he would have been fooled by the joyous expression on her face.
Grand Madam nodded his head, and said: "That's only natural, I have to say, your fifth sister is a sensible child, I previously said that no one is allowed to look at Auntie Zhong, even if she secretly wiped tears away, she had never mentioned going to Falling Swallow Garden to me, now that I'm so sick, I can think it through clearly, Lian Jieer is so filial, I can't separate them, so I might as well just close my eyes …"
Lin Shu lowered her head and pursed her lips, not daring to reply.
"What happened?" Grand Madam looked at Lin Shu with a smile, "Do you think what Grandmother said is wrong?"
Lin Shu hurriedly shook her head and said in a low voice, "Grandmother is naturally right... It was just that, but within the Falling Swallow Garden, there is a wife who came to report to me, saying that she saw Lian Jieer's servant girl wandering around, and even saw the girl bringing a bag of broken ginseng to Auntie Zhong. That woman remembered that you said that Auntie Zhong was not allowed to interact with people outside, but Auntie Zhong said that without your orders, how would Fourth Miss dare to do such a thing, that woman did not pursue the matter, and so she spoke a few words to me, I thought that it was your idea, Grandmother. "
The smile on Grand Madam's face dimmed, "There is such a thing happening?"
Compared to the mischievous Lin Shu, she naturally believed in Lin Lian. Who knew if this was Lin Shu hurting Lin Lian?
"Of course it's true. If you don't believe me, you can go and ask that old woman!" Lin Shu anxiously tried to explain with a sincere face, "I know that you might not believe what that wife said, but you can ask Nanny Chen to search through the Falling Swallow Garden, and there will be half a bag of broken ginseng in the kitchen."
Naturally, Grand Madam would not do such a thing, but she suddenly remembered something. In those few days when she was unconscious all day, she vaguely remembered that the person who served her by her bed day and night was Lin Lian, who had changed to Nanny Chen.
When she woke up at that time, she had asked Nanny Chen if there was such a thing happening. You are someone who is about to have a grandson, and yet you are still so serious. How old is Fifth Miss now? Naturally, when you are fond of fun, it is enough for you to be able to do this. Let me see, Fifth Miss is already very filial, don't think too much about it. "
At that time, she was guided by the Nanny Chen, so she didn't think too much about it. But now that she thought about it, wasn't Lin Lian already secretly in contact with the Auntie Zhong at that time?
She was calm and did not speak, neither was Madam Lian nor Lin Shu.
Although there was a smile on his lips, the smile on his face was not obvious, "Auntie Zhong is indeed pregnant, this servant has already sent someone to get a doctor, that doctor said, the child in Auntie Zhong is fine, just wait till next spring to carry my grandson!"
"Next spring?" The corner of Grand Madam's mouth no longer had even the slightest hint of a smile as he coldly asked: "How many months is it since Auntie Zhong was born?"
Nanny Chen said, "The doctor said that he is nearly five months pregnant."
"You're almost five months pregnant? Heh, good, this is really very good. Exactly who was she on guard against when she made such a ruckus? Initially, I had thought that Auntie Zhong was a good person … " Grand Madam stopped midway, but everyone knew what the other half of the sentence meant.
Madam Lian didn't want to get involved in this matter, so she only stood up and said: "If mother has no other orders, then my wife will leave first."
Grand Madam nodded, and said: "Then you can bring Sister Shu down first, and don't worry about Auntie Zhong too much, after all, she is pregnant with the child of Fifth Master … As for the Lian Jieer, you take care of the things there and send them to the west wing. "
The west wing of Green Pine Academy was the room furthest from the inside of Grand Madam. Lin Lian had always lived in the room right next to the Grand Madam.
Lin Shu knew that this was because Grand Madam suspected Lin Lian and she was somewhat clear on Grand Madam's personality. The reason Grand Madam was able to treat Auntie Zhong even better was because Auntie Zhong listened to her words, but the moment she realized that Auntie Zhong still had other intentions, she would never look at Auntie Zhong again.
The Auntie Zhong was the same, Lin Lian was the same.
Lin Shu was curious, what kind of feelings would she have after Lin Lian returned from the Falling Swallow Garden?
But when Madam Lian walked out of her Green Pine Academy, she could not help but ask, "... Do you already know about the Auntie Zhong? "
"Yes." Lin Shu lightly nodded her head, pulled on Madam Lian's sleeves and said in a low voice: "I won't tell you, but seeing how you've been worrying this whole time, I was afraid that if you knew about this, you would feel even more uncomfortable …"
Madam Lian grabbed her hand and clenched it tightly in her palm, "How is Auntie Zhong? I am most worried about you here in the He’s Mansion, I know that my Sister Shu is filial and obedient, but the more you know, the more uncomfortable my heart becomes. You are still so young, how can you be so worried about so much? "When I was your age, all I did was play around …"
Towards the end, the usually strong Madam Lian's voice was choked with emotions. In the past few days, there had always been a heavy stone hanging in her heart, but now, she had finally put it down.
Lin Shu did her best to make her smile even more innocent, "Mother, don't forget, you grew up in the Yangzhou, where is this place? It's the capital, it's the Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion, I can't possibly grow up under your protection forever, right? Otherwise, if you wait for your marriage and get bullied, will you be able to come back and find you? "
Madam Lian rubbed her head and said, "I won't let anyone bully you. I have already decided on your marriage. "
To be honest, it wasn't that it wasn't bad to have Yao in succession. Although he loved to bully her, he was still very good to her, but it was just that she had lived for two lifetimes, making her almost thirty years old. How could she possibly be interested in Yao, this eleven or twelve year old brat …
Thinking to this, she hurriedly said, "Don't worry about my marriage with the Lian Family. Since I am only ten years old now, no matter how anxious I am, I will have to wait until I am thirteen or fourteen years old to start planning my marriage. Otherwise, if these words were to spread out, people would think that I wanted to marry someone."
Madam Lian laughed: "Alright, alright, we will listen to our Sister Shu."