Lin Jia seemed to have aged ten years in one night. If one were to say that Lin Hui's eyes were swollen like walnuts, then her eyes were swollen like peaches. She was hugging Juan Niang and no matter how Mrs Xu tried to persuade her, she did not let go. Grandma, you have hugged Juan Niang all night, your arms are already sore, tell this servant to hug you! "
Since she was young, Juan Niang had always been a spoiled child, and when she went to the Forin, she was not at ease. Every night, she would cause a ruckus, and it was she who slept with Juan Niang all night long … It was just that at that time, Juan Niang was not even a year old yet, and lifting him up was not as strenuous as this.
Lin Jia shook her head and said softly: "No need, Juan Niang had finally fallen asleep. If she moved, I'm afraid she would wake up.
Right now, she didn't dare to ask Juan Niang to leave her line of sight, as she was afraid that once she shifted her gaze away, something would happen.
Juan Niang's face was covered in medicine, it was itchy and painful, but if one was not careful, the hand would grab him.
Lin Hui also walked over with red eyes, "Big sister, please give Juan Niang to Mother Xu to take care of for a while. From last night to now, you have not eaten even a single mouthful of food, you have not even taken a nap, at least eat something to rest yourself.
Lin Shu, Madam Ye and Mother Xu were also busy coming over to comfort Lin Jia. Juan Niang did not know whether she was sleeping well, but she whispered in her arms for a while.
Only then did Lin Jia finally manage to bear to have Juan Niang in his mother's arms, but she was still worried. She ordered his mother Xu to stand by the side, watching over her closely.
Waiting for the few of them to go out, the table was filled with dishes, but Lin Jia only used a few mouthfuls of porridge, and it was not enough. No matter how Lin Hui tried to persuade him, Lin Jia just shook her head and said, "... Don't force me, I can't eat anything. "
Lin Hui pursed her lips and shed tears.
Lin Jia saw and advised her, "Alright, stop messing with me, it took a lot of effort for my tears to stop. You and my mother came over one by one to tear up in front of me, and when I saw them, my eyes started to ache … Don't cry, don't cry anymore, Grandmother was right, everything has to be in the best direction, but luckily Juan Niang's face is scarred. If Auntie Zhong wanted to take Juan Niang's life yesterday, I'm afraid it would be too late for us to cry … "
Even though she said those words, she still pulled out a handkerchief to wipe the tears at the corner of her eyes.
Lin Shu also said: "Big sister is right, I heard that the palace originally had an old imperial physician who had resigned from her position, although she is the best at dispelling scars, even though she has returned to his hometown, big sister still sent people to invite him in. She might not be able to cure the scar on Juan Niang's face, but the most important thing right now is to relax … Don't look at how young Juan Niang is, she's clever, seeing us crying, I'm afraid she's feeling terrible, we chuckled, she's also happy, maybe the injury on her face will recover faster! "
"Sister Shu is right, that's right!" Madam Ye also quickly followed up.
Originally, her grandmother had told her in the letter that Lin Shu's personality was arrogant and that it gave her a headache, but during the past few days that she lived in the Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion, she did not hear anyone saying that Lin Shu was bad. As for Lin Hui, Lin Qian, Lin Lian and a few other girls, some of them started to discuss about it.
Lin Hui's character was pure and impulsive, Lin Qian's heart was higher than the sky, Lin Lian had many thoughts at her young age, but only Lin Shu remained calm, not anxious at all, and at this time, Lin Qian and Lin Lian both avoided her, afraid that she would accidentally anger the two of them, and only Lin Shu, as the direct descendant of the fifth house, had already come over a few times.
There was even a moment where Lin Jia felt that marrying into the First Princess Pingning Palace was a bit wronged, but the next moment, she suddenly remembered that Lin Shu was smart, and after marrying into the First Princess Pingning Palace, she also gained a bit of support …
Lin Jia held Lin Shu's hand and said: "You have a good relationship with Sis Hui'er, so you should persuade her more these few days. I don't need you to worry about anything on my side, since I have a grandmother to take care of me.
"Elder sister …" Lin Hui called out hoarsely.
Lin Jia waved her hands at them, and said: "Alright, you guys can go now, I've used some stuff to make myself a bit tired, so I want to go down and rest. You guys probably didn't sleep well last night, so you should all go down and get a good night's sleep.
Actually, she had vaguely guessed that the reason First Princess Pingning came in the evening was to see Juan Niang, and most importantly, she was afraid that First Princess Pingning was here to see Lin Shu!
However, Lin Hui looked deeply at Lin Jia, and then followed behind Lin Shu.
Madam Ye instructed the two little girls and then left.
But Lin Hui held onto Lin Shu's hand and whispered: "Sister Shu, are you afraid? I'm so scared... Although First Princess Pingning didn't speak to me that time, I saw that she was even more powerful than my grandmother. With just a glance, she caused all the servant girls in the room to hurriedly kneel down, and even the smart elder sister had to tell his that she would treat her elder sister well in the future, even if she was wronged by her husband. "
"What happened afterwards?" After that, when the First Princess Pingning caused a ruckus about going to the Forin, Grandmother and Mother even said they wanted brother-in-law to properly persuade the First Princess Pingning. But brother-in-law spoke up in front of the First Princess Pingning and didn't even dare to fart, much less warn him … "
She was truly angered to the point that she even said those words.
Even if Lin Shu had never seen the First Princess Pingning before, he knew that this First Princess Pingning was not an easy opponent to deal with. Looking at the Daqing Dynasty, only the First Princess Pingning dared to throw his face at the Empress Dowager Wang, and the biased Empress Dowager Wang even conceded to her. "What's the use of saying all this now? Big Sis has already been married into the First Princess Pingning Palace for a few years. Since Juan Niang is already this old, no matter how much you regret it, it will be too late.
"But now, the First Princess Pingning has set her eyes on you … Sister Shu, what do we do? " Lin Hui felt her mind was in a mess. She tightly clenched Lin Shu's hand, as if the moment she lets go, Lin Shu would immediately disappear. "Elder sister is already married into the First Princess Pingning Palace, I … How can I just watch as you suffer too? Big sister still has a brother-in-law and a Juan Niang, I still have hope for the future. If you are dead, even if First Princess Pingning is dead, I'm afraid that your life will be worse than ever! "
Lin Shu was not in a hurry, she only smiled and said: "I have never thought about this question before, because I will never marry into the First Princess Pingning Palace, whether it's grandmother, Princess Changze, or the First Princess Pingning, what qualifications do they have to decide on my marriage?"
"The marriage of a child is always about the marriage of the parents. Even if the father agrees to the marriage and I say not to marry, then he definitely won't! Rest assured, I have a plan! "
Waiting for her to go into the Fanghua Garden to take a look at Madam Lian, Madam Lian was currently tending to a peony flower that was just opening at the right time, when she saw Lin Shu come in, she only said: "... Just a moment ago, Nanny Chen came here, and said that she will not be able to take care of the household chores anymore, and she wants me to take care of her Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion as well. "
"What did you say?" Lin Shu sent Maid to the side and personally passed her mother a pair of scissors and a handkerchief.
Madam Lian shook her head and laughed: "I refused, back then at Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion, I couldn't wait to get a good night's sleep. If I wasn't worrying about this everyday, it was all because of it, and in the end, no one gave me a good word, so why should I take over this mess now? Auntie Zhong made a mistake, isn't there still your First Aunt and your Second Aunt? Where would I, the youngest daughter-in-law, be able to manage the affairs of the house? "
At that time Nanny Chen said that your First Aunt and Second Aunt were not good at housekeepers, and that your grandmother had said that I would be at ease about it, but how could they not, they are just afraid of trouble, all because of that. Now that your First Aunt has been taking care of your Sis Hui'er and your Sister Pearl, your Second Aunt has been arranging dowries for your Sister Qian, and no one wants to take responsibility for such a terrible thing, but who would have thought that I would actually be humble enough?
Initially, the reason why she agreed to help the butler in Grand Madam was only for the sake of her Sister Shu. Her foundation was more stable, so her Sister Shu was able to stand taller in terms of Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion.
But now, she finally understood that every single one of these people in the Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion were ingrate, so even if you were to take out your heart, if someone else stepped on you twice, you might even find it fishy.
Lin Shu also laughed along, "Since you are not willing to take care of this trivial matter, then I will let it pass. It was a shame for Grandmother to send the Nanny Chen over to say these words, in any case, if it was me, I would be embarrassed … "Although you're almost fully recovered now, you still have to take care of yourself. If Grandmother comes looking for you again, you won't be able to refuse, you can just call me over."
Initially, she had always thought that her mother really liked these things. But now, with her mother attending to the flowers and plants, raising fish and putting aside these trivial matters, the smile on her face was clearly much wider.
"Don't worry, mother isn't a soft persimmon. We'll just let them pinch us as they please!" The Madam Lian smiled as she glanced at Lin Shu, then took the handkerchief that she passed over to wipe her hands before smiling: "That's right, First Princess Pingning said that you will be coming over in the evening, so I'm afraid that your clothes won't work. You're too plain and clean, didn't I get the sewing room to make you two new sets of clothes a few days ago? "I see that watered-gold raspberry is good. Why don't you wear that?"
Even though she usually did not go out, she had heard that the First Princess Pingning had a crafty personality. She did not want her Sister Shu to leave any traces behind because of this … Now that her Sister Shu was talking about marriage, it would be the best if she could get her First Princess Pingning to say something nice outside.
If she knew First Princess Pingning's dirty thoughts, who knows how angry she would be.