Nong Hua Makeup
Chapter 30 The dark tide is surging
Chapter 30 The dark tide is surging
The wind whimpered at night, and Bai Lan curled up in the corner of the woodshed. There was only one candle flickering in the dark room, which was gray and cold.
The woman sitting at the table of the Eight Immortals finished the tea in the bowl, and then glanced at the half-dead woman: "Just tell me the truth, who is behind the scenes helping Miss Seven?"
"No one." Bai Lan coughed lightly, but her mouth was full of blood.
Seeing that she still refused to speak, the mother-in-law raised the whip in her hand and whipped it hard again. Seeing her skin and flesh opened, she said coldly: "This is not Lin's mansion. No one knows you are here, Miss Seven. Even going to the old lady's place won't save you, you'd better say something, otherwise you don't know how long you will be punished for this crime."
Bai Lan bit her lip, looked at the woman with a ferocious face and flinched back, but didn't say a word.
The wind and snow outside the house picked up, and in the empty courtyard, only the crackling of whips on people and the suppressed and controlled painful moans were left.
Lin Jinhua had no idea that she had been sent outside by the old lady, and now she was sitting in the old lady's courtyard.
The old lady squinted at the "Female Virtue" that was delivered, even though she felt unhappy, she just smiled and said: "If you want to send something, you can just ask the maid to deliver it, why don't you go there yourself?"
Lin Jinhua saw that she seemed to have a plan in mind, and became more and more sure that Bai Lan was in her hands. She only smiled slightly: "The girl in the courtyard is lazy and slippery. She refuses to clean up normally, so she is willing to take a trip on this snowy night."
"Where are your two girls who are close to you?" The old lady asked casually.
"Bai Lan has disappeared since she went to the Hou's mansion. Tomorrow, I have to ask Mrs. Hou for help." Lin Jinhua looked at her and continued: "Bai Lan is also from the Xu family. If Mrs. Hou likes to hide If you leave it, even if I allow it, the Xu family will not allow it."
The old lady didn't take it seriously when she heard it at first, the Xu family is down and out, and they are not in the capital, so what if they don't allow it?
She raised her eyes to look at Lin Jinhua, but she looked more and more like a noble lady from the Xu family, with a white skirt and a suet jade pendant with a silver wreath hanging around her waist, and the jet-black hair was only picked up with two strands of simple jade hairpins. With her arms behind her back, her eyes are picturesque, she looks more and more like her dead mother!
Thinking of this, the old lady felt unhappy for a while.What about the Xu family, what about the scholarly family?No matter how rich and powerful she was before, she can't compare to her now.
Her eyes flickered, and she looked at Lin Jinhua's gentle smile: "You have to be careful when you get close to Mrs. Hou, just a maid..."
"Why would grandma say that. Bailan is Jinhua's personal girl. To bully her is to bully me and the Xu family. No matter how poor the Xu family is, the grandfather still bears the name of the emperor's teacher. The emperor knows that he will not go to war. I will definitely keep it in my heart in the future." Lin Jinhua looked at her and said firmly.
The old lady felt guilty when she heard it, but she still held on to her face. Before she could speak, the woman outside suddenly rushed in: "Old lady, the ancestral hall is on fire again!"
The old lady's complexion sank: "Why are you looking at it, how could it be on fire again?"
"I don't know, either." The mother-in-law also looked bewildered.
The ancestral hall is a place to worship the ancestors, but whenever there is an accident in the ancestral hall, there will be rumors that someone in the family has misbehaved and angered the sky. As the head of the family, the old lady cannot bear such a responsibility, so she hurriedly said: "Find someone to put out the fire. After that, he looked at Lin Jinhua who was still drinking tea in the room, and frowned slightly: "Jinhua, this fire..."
"What's wrong with the fire?" Lin Jinhua looked at her indifferently.Since she refused to let Bai Lan go, don't blame her for not letting her go.
The old lady looked at her like this, her face was slightly tense, but she was concerned about the fire, and said: "Forget it, it's getting late, you should go back and rest earlier."
"Yes." Lin Jinhua got up and obeyed obediently. When she bowed and left, she turned her head and glanced at the door. A woman was raising the curtain to watch her quietly. Seeing her turn around, she shrank back in fright.
The corners of Lin Jinhua's mouth curled up coldly, her eyes glanced at the big courtyard with a cool look, and walked away.
Seeing her leaving, Mother Xu, who was peeking at her, hurriedly turned her head and said, "Madam, let's go."
"Hmm." The old lady frowned, glanced at the "Female Virtue" on the table, her heart pounding, as if something bad was about to happen.After thinking about it, she glanced at Xu's mother: "Order, if the girl can't find out anything, she will deal with it early, and don't leave any traces."
"Yes, I'm going now, servant girl." Mother Xu responded and hurried out.
The wind was blowing, she wrapped her cloak and carefully slipped out through the back corner door, but she didn't know that there was already a black shadow behind her.
She walked around two streets before arriving at a small courtyard privately owned by the old lady. When she reached the door, she knocked rhythmically three times before someone opened the door.
Xu's mother hurriedly asked: "But what did you ask?"
The woman inside curled her lips and shook her head: "Your mouth is very hard, and the servant is going to dip some salt water on the whip before whipping, so I don't believe her and don't tell me."
Mother Xu thought for a while, then nodded: "Then hurry up, if you don't say anything, you will kill me."
The old woman nodded: "You can rest assured that the servant will handle the matter."
After Xu's mother explained, she turned and left.
The way back had to go through a narrow and dark alley, but she was not afraid after walking many times, but just after walking, she suddenly heard footsteps behind her, and when she turned her head suddenly, someone hit her on the head, and her whole body was in disarray. The force fell to the ground.
She looked at the slightly thin black figure in front of her, because she couldn't see her face clearly with the light behind her, so she could only shrink back enduring the pain: "Who are you?"
Wrapped in a large black cloak, Lin Jinhua looked indifferently at Mama Xu without making a sound, and only walked towards her slowly, forcing her to keep backing away until she exited the alley and reached the wide road.On the side of the alley is a private stable with a strong smell of horse manure. Mother Xu frowned and stared at her: "Do you know who I am? If you dare to touch me, the Lin family will never let you go!"
"Really? I want to see the two trash of the Lin family, why don't you let me go." The corners of Lin Jinhua's mouth slightly curled up, and she put down the cloak and hat that covered her face. Mother Xu raised her head in surprise when she saw Bai Xue's pale face under the fluorescent light Throat: "Why are you!"
She hadn't finished her sharp questioning, but the horse in the stable ran out as if suddenly going crazy, trampling on her body one after another with its hooves.
In the lonely night, Mother Xu screamed in horror and horror. Lin Jinhua just watched blankly. The door of the stable was opened when she came. As for going crazy, because the horses here are still untamed wild horses. The sound would go crazy when it was frightened, and the harder she shouted, the crazier the horse became.
As the old lady's right-hand man, Mrs. Xu has committed no fewer crimes than Mrs. Yu's. If she dies like this, she will die well.
She closed her eyes not to look at the blood, but the pungent smell of blood got into her nose, making the painful memories of her previous life keep reappearing in front of her eyes, making her at this moment like a devil burned by the fire of hatred.
Going back to the wooden door, I knocked on the door imitating Mama Xu's rhythm. The woman inside wondered why Mama Xu came back again, so she opened the door, and saw a man wearing a black cloak with his head bowed, and said dissatisfiedly: " Who are you?"
"The old lady asked me to come." Lin Jinhua said lightly.
The mother-in-law didn't think much, and quickly changed her attitude: "The old lady is still worried? When you answer, that girl won't say anything. I was going to kill her just now..."
Before she could finish her sentence, a woman's scream suddenly came out from inside.
Lin Jinhua's heart tightened suddenly, and she raised her eyes to look at her coldly. The woman had never seen Lin Jinhua before, she just thought she was a little girl, and said in surprise, "Why did the old lady make you come..."
"Is there anyone else in there?" Lin Jinzhen clenched her hands tightly, but the mother-in-law smiled indifferently: "Anyway, it's someone who is going to die. It's rare that there is a drunk alcoholic who doesn't dislike me. I can still make some money..."
Lin Jinhua was trembling with anger, but she could only smile calmly: "Mom is such a good idea, I'm thirsty, can you let me in for a sip of tea?"
The mother-in-law didn't think it was strange, so she hurriedly welcomed her to the kitchen, and kept courting her along the way, hoping that she could speak nice words to the old lady and transfer her to Lin's residence.
Lin Jinhua went to the kitchen, saw a well there, and even walked to the well.
The mother-in-law felt strange, and came over wondering, "What are you looking at, Miss?"
"Look at that well..." Lin Jinhua pointed at the well, and the mother-in-law hurriedly looked down, but suddenly there was a strong push from behind, and the mother-in-law fell into the well without standing still, and began to yell for help.
Lin Jinhua knew that she would not die for a while, but she couldn't care less about it, so she lifted her skirt and walked quickly to Bai Lan's room.
The wretched man reeked of alcohol, because the firewood room was not lit, he only vaguely saw someone in the corner, and laughed obscenely: "Little beauty, come on, be happy..."
Bai Lan gritted her teeth tightly: "You will die badly..."
"A bad death?" The man smiled disdainfully: "If there were ghosts in this world, I would have died long ago, but it's a pity I didn't!" After finishing speaking, he pressed Bai Lan and began to kiss until the door creaked and was pushed open.
He was a little impatient: "Didn't it be agreed that ten cents a night..." Turning his head, he saw a woman with a cool and beautiful face like an orchid in an empty valley, and he became even more interested: "Why, do you want to come to serve me too? I'll add it to you money……"
Lin Jinhua looked at Bai Lan who was covered in blood and the ripped skirt, her eyes were slightly ruthless: "Someone is waiting for you outside, there is something urgent."
"What's the hurry?" The man stood up unsteadily, but Lin Jinhua quickly left the room: "You'll know when you come." After saying that, she went to the ancient well.
Seeing this, the man wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth, unbuttoned his clothes and followed, but no one was seen when he reached the dark well.
A cry for help came from the well, and when the cold wind blew, he sobered up a little and became frightened: "Who's in there?"
"Who do you want?"
A cold question came from behind, and the man was so frightened that his legs went limp, and when he was about to turn around, he was hit on the head with a blunt object, and he was pushed down directly.
Lin Jinhua was not strong enough to push the well cover, but in such cold weather, if the two fell into the well, don't think about surviving.
When she quickly returned to the firewood room, Bai Lan had already crawled out enduring the pain. Seeing that she was fine, she lay down powerlessly in the snow: "Miss... you go back quickly..."
She called urgently with a hoarse voice, and Lin Jinhua was so distressed that she hurriedly stepped forward to help her up: "Don't be afraid, they are the ones to be afraid of!" Lin Jinhua's eyes were slightly astringent. In her previous life, she thought that the deaths of the people around her one after another were accidents. , Thinking about it now, I'm afraid it was designed by these wolves, tigers and leopards with vicious means.
Lin Jinhua saw that Bailan's body was covered with bloody wounds, and her fair face was completely ruined, so she carefully helped her back to the woodshed, and said, "After this night, you just pretend to be doing nothing. I know, someone will pick you up tomorrow."
Bai Lan was confused, but she just took her hand and shook her head: "Miss, this slave is a lowly life, go as soon as you go, don't offend the old lady because of this slave. Madam hopes that you will get married in a prosperous future and live a peaceful life Woolen cloth."
Lin Jinhua's nose was slightly sore: "I will get married in a glorious manner, but you all have to live well." Seeing Bai Lan's weak breathing, she managed to help Bai Lan back to the room, and found a few old quilts to cover her Well, after seeing that it was getting dark outside, I walked out cautiously.
The fire in the ancestral hall burned all night, and when it was extinguished, there was nothing inside.
The old lady looked exhaustedly at the black ashes on the ground, and asked helplessly, "Where is the elder?"
"Master went out to play with friends last night, and he hasn't come back." The servant girl replied cautiously.
The old lady's complexion was slightly green, she always favored the eldest son more, because although the eldest lady is only the daughter of a small official, she gave birth to an eldest grandson, but now the eldest son is not up to date in everything!
Thinking of this, she became even more annoyed: "Forget it, don't worry about him for now, go and invite the second master."
"Second Master, he..." The maid glanced at her timidly, then quickly lowered her head: "Second Master has been feeling unwell these days, and is resting in the courtyard."
The old lady frowned: "Why has no one reported it?"
"Second Madam said she was afraid of disturbing your cleanliness..."
"Okay, okay." The old lady frowned dissatisfiedly: "She never mentions to me about things. Forget it, tell the housekeeper to rearrange the ancestral hall, and then invite the elders of the clan to come over." Turning around and going back to rest, I didn't know that someone came to report early in the morning, saying that Xu's mother's body had been found.
The person who discovered it claimed to be a nearby peddler. He knelt on the ground trembling and replied, "She must have startled an untamed wild horse and was kicked to death."
The old lady's face turned green immediately: "Who raised the wild horse?"
The peddler hurriedly said: "These horses are selected from the palace, and they are going to be given to the princes and sons. The current horse drinker is Master Lin from the palace!"
The old lady's complexion changed a few times, which was just an accident, but the peddler continued: "This morning, a girl named Bai Lan crawled out of the street all over the body, and that's how I knew it was from the Lin family. "
"She's still alive!" the old lady immediately questioned.
The peddler felt strange, but still nodded his head, flattering him a bit: "Although he was seriously injured, the little one specially invited a doctor to look at it, so he managed to save his life."
Seeing that he looked like he was waiting for a reward, the old lady gritted her teeth with hatred, and sent it away hastily without a penny of reward.
Before the peddler was kicked out of the mansion, he was still muttering about wanting a reward. The woman who came to drive him away spat: "If you dare to ask for something in Lin's mansion, get out!" After saying that, she turned her head and left.
The peddler muttered again, and when he saw the person leaving, he restrained his cursing expression on his face, and hurriedly went to a side alley to wait.
Lin Jinhua had been waiting somewhere for a long time, and when he saw someone approaching, he smiled slightly: "Is it done?"
"Don't worry, girl, everything is according to your order, and they didn't doubt it." He showed his big white teeth and smiled with his eyes bent. He was only a teenager, but he was skinny and skinny, and his old clothes were empty.
Lin Jinhua met him in the corner last night, a little beggar, but his eyes were very clever, so he even tried it.
She took out a broken piece of silver and gave him: "Go and buy some food."
"Miss, there will be such things in the future, just come to me, my sixth son is the most reliable, with a tight mouth." He looked at the lady in front of him, so noble that people dare not look directly at her, but she is the only one. A person who looked at him without disdain, and was generous.
Lin Jinzheng's eyes flickered slightly, looking at the clever young man in front of him, the corners of his mouth slightly curled up: "Do something for me, do you know what the worst consequence is?"
The sixth child's eyes turned red, and he smiled helplessly: "My eldest brother was killed because he mishandled affairs for others."
Lin Jinzheng's eyes darkened slightly, but she didn't know that he still had such experience, but he didn't know how to misuse people. It was a helpless move last night, and he didn't reveal much. The sixth child didn't even know that she was the lady of the Lin family.
She paused: "You have been waiting in West Alley all year round?"
The sixth child scratched his head in embarrassment: "No one chased me there."
"I'll look for you again in a few days." After Lin Jinhua finished speaking, she put on her cloak and turned to leave.
Lao Liu looked at the solid money in his hand, and then at the person who left, with a bigger smile on his mouth, and turned away.
In the Luoxia Garden, Cai'er applied medicine to Bailan with red eyes, and she had to wipe her tears with a handkerchief for a while.
Bai Lan was still a little conscious, remembering that Miss went to save herself alone last night, she said in a hoarse voice, "Don't cry, it's okay, we have to be more careful in the future, and we can't cause trouble for Miss."
"What are you still thinking about these things? Let's see where there is still a good spot on your body..." Cai'er broke down in tears, but saw a shadow at the door at some point, and then saw that the resident doctor Huang had already stood there. at the door.
Cai'er was taken aback, quickly covered Bai Lan with a quilt, and angrily said: "What are you doing, who allowed you to come in!" Doctor Huang is from the old lady's family, so he can't be trusted at all.
Dr. Huang stroked the beard on his thin chin, thinking about the bare back that he had just glanced at, he felt a little pity in his eyes, but he smiled and said: "I am here to give her an injection. Hurry up and treat, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive this half day."
Cai'er was shocked when she heard that, and didn't want to believe him, but now she couldn't invite a doctor for a while, so she could only hesitate: "Can you save her? If you can't, our lady will not let you go lightly. "
Doctor Huang belonged to the old lady, and he was not afraid of Lin Jinhua at all. He still smiled strangely and said, "Don't worry." After finishing speaking, he quickly put down the medicine box and took out the silver needle.
Cai'er always felt terrified looking at the needle that was shining coldly, but Bai Lan's injuries were too serious...
While she was hesitating, Doctor Huang's silver needles had already pierced the acupuncture points on Bai Lan's back. Bai Lan's eyes widened instantly, and a hoarse cry of pain and unknown came out of her throat.
Cai'er felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly said, "Stop giving her needles, stop now!"
Doctor Huang just sneered, with a completely different attitude from before: "If she pulls it out at this time, her life will be gone."
"That's not what you said just now!" Cai'er panicked and shouted loudly.
Doctor Huang sneered and glanced at her, and stabbed the silver needle in his hand even harder, Bai Lan's complexion also turned from white to blue, as if she would die in a second.
Dr. Huang slowly watched the silver needle getting deeper and deeper, and he was slightly relieved. He had completed the old lady's explanation, but the silver needle hadn't penetrated completely. Suddenly, his neck felt cold, and a wave of warmth flowed down his neck. come out.
He froze, touched it, and it was bright red.
"Save her." The cold voice had long since faded from the girl's innocence, like an irresistible order.
Dr. Huang's hairs stood on end, and his eyeballs strenuously glanced at the person beside him. When he saw Lin Jinhua in plain clothes, he couldn't close his mouth in surprise: "Seven...Miss Seven..."
"If she dies, I will have to pay for your life." The hairpin in Lin Jinhua's hand pierced a little deeper. It seems that these servants really don't fear her at all. Starting today, this practice will change!
Doctor Huang only felt a chill on his neck, and his whole body was numb: "It was the old lady who ordered..."
"What do you order? Kill my maid, or kill me?" Lin Jinhua said indifferently.
"No, the old lady didn't intend to kill Seventh Miss, it's just..."
"Just what?" Lin Jinhua continued to press.
Dr. Huang looked at the man who had only one breath left, gritted his teeth, and pulled out the silver needle, and Bai Lan seemed to have finally uncovered something blocking the trachea, took a deep breath, and passed out.
"Miss Seven, look that you're all right now..." Doctor Huang was begging for mercy, when he heard Lin Jinhua's cool voice: "Cai'er, go and report to grandma, the quack doctor made a mistake, it's better to get kicked out of the house earlier."
Cai'er wiped away her tears and ran out. Doctor Huang's legs gave way and he almost knelt on the ground.He knew a lot of the old lady's secrets, how could the old lady let him get out of the Lin residence alive.
"Miss Seven, the younger one is following the old lady's orders..."
"If I were you, I would hurry away now." Lin Jinhua pulled out her hairpin and looked at him coldly.
Dr. Huang looked at her half-understood. In the past, Miss Seven was unknown and timid, but now she seemed to be a different person.And those murderous eyes didn't look like a teenage girl at all, but like a decisive general who had been killed and killed on the battlefield.
"Still leaving?" Lin Jinhua asked coldly.
Doctor Huang didn't dare to stay any longer, so he hurriedly stumbled and ran out.
Lin Jinhua looked at his panicked back, looked down at the blood-stained hairpin, calmly wrapped it in a handkerchief, covered Bai Lan with a quilt, and went to the yard.
The maids and women in the yard still didn't take this master seriously, and they gathered in their rooms in twos and threes to be lazy, and they would not take the initiative to buy more when the charcoal fire in the house was gone. When they saw Lin Jinhua approaching, they glanced at each other. Lazy stood up.
"Miss, why did you come to the filthy place where the slaves are?" A thin old lady laughed.
The corners of Lin Jinyu's mouth curled up slightly, and she sat down on the seat beside her, and looked at the tea they were drinking, which was the West Lake Longjing that was allotted to her according to the rule.
"Who is the leading woman?" She asked lightly.
The slender woman paused slightly, stepped forward half a step to meet the ceremony: "It's a slave."
"Yeah." Lin Jinhua nodded: "Come here, drag it out, [-] slaps, plus [-] boards."
After she finished speaking, everyone's eyes widened, but they looked at each other, and no one stepped forward to make a move.
When the thin woman saw this, her attitude became a bit arrogant, and she said: "Miss, what is wrong with this servant, you just say it, the servant will change in the future, don't be angry and ruin your body."
Seeing their attitude, Lin Jinhua raised the corners of her mouth even higher: "I remember that your aunt's deeds of sale are all in the hands of your aunt, right?"
The thin old woman stared at her, she didn't believe that she could really deal with them, after all, they were sent by the eldest lady, although they were lazy, they were not guilty of death...
Seeing that they were silent and angry, Lin Jinhua just got up and said, "I'll go out, if other people enter this yard without my permission, all of you will be punished like her, but since you are now If you don't even want to do it, it's okay, I will find someone to do it." After finishing speaking, he walked out calmly.
As soon as she left, the place exploded.
"Did Miss Seven take the wrong medicine? She didn't say a word when she saw us before."
"That's right, I haven't seen any trouble recently, why did I suddenly go crazy..."
"Could it be true that she was possessed by a ghost as said outside?"
Several people were discussing with each other, but the thin woman felt that something was wrong, thought about it, and quietly went to the second room.
After the old lady ordered Dr. Huang to silence her, the empress came to order her to go up the mountain to clean up. At this moment, the person who had just sent the queen away seemed to lose all strength.
Lin Zisu was waiting on her side, seeing her pale face, she hurriedly said, "Grandmother, are you okay?"
"It's okay? How could it be okay?" The old lady said angrily, she didn't notice the dissatisfaction in Lin Zisu's eyes, she just wanted to smash everything on the table: "The ancestral hall is on fire, and the empress ordered me to go Qingxiu on the mountain, isn't this telling outsiders that I have bad conduct, even though I have only been practicing for a month, but in the future those people in the capital will gossip and say that I am just a wife supported by a concubine!"
This is a thorn in the old lady's heart that cannot be removed. She never thought that the burning of the ancestral hall would offend the empress, but she didn't know that the empress was just taking the opportunity to give King Ning a favor. If you don't want to know, you know it, let alone a queen with piercing eyes.
"Could it be that Jinhua went to complain to the Empress?" Lin Zisu guessed.
The old lady gritted her teeth with hatred: "She wishes for me to die all day long!"
"It's a pity that Zisu can't see the empress, otherwise such a thing would never happen. Seventh sister is too ignorant." Lin Zisu regretted.
The old lady glanced at her and thought about it.In the past, she supported Lin Xiteng sister and brother vigorously, but now it seems that she is not as good as Erfang, a smart and beautiful granddaughter.
She took Lin Zisu's hand and patted it lightly: "I know you are filial. Don't worry, grandma will definitely find a marriage for you, the best marriage!"
Lin Zisu lowered her eyes and smiled slightly, but concealed all the cruelty in her eyes, and said softly: "Now even the empress and empress are helping Prince Ning to take care of Jinhua, and according to Zisu, Prince Ning is the best candidate. "
"He?" The old lady always felt that something was wrong when she thought of the way King Ning was angry because of Lin Jinhua that night, but after thinking about it, she was indeed more reliable than the ruthless concubine De and the third prince.Thinking of this, he nodded and slowly calculated in his heart.Although Lin Jinhua's father, Lin Luzhi, was not his own, he had always been obedient to her. Maybe when he came back, he could turn this marriage into Lin Zisu's.
After making up her mind, the old lady felt much more at ease, and Lin Zisu also secretly raised the corners of her lips.
When Cai'er came, the old lady was just about to pack up her things and prepare to go up the mountain. After hearing what happened to Dr. Huang, she decided to ask someone to deal with it.
The news that the old lady was going to go up the mountain spread quickly in the mansion, and the second lady and the second master who hadn't shown up for a long time finally appeared, but the elder and Lin Xiteng were never seen.
Lin Xiyu was also angry with the old lady about what happened the night before, and she did not forget the yin and yang strangeness when she came: "Grandmother went to the mountain, but remember to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddha, so as to keep the house safe, don't let daddy and second uncle change with you again." It’s good to be a bastard.”
As soon as she said this, she sat in front and looked at the middle-aged man who was still somewhat bookish before she smiled gently: "Xiyu, what are you talking about?"
"If grandma is relegated to concubine again..." Lin Xiyu wanted to argue, but was interrupted angrily by the old lady: "After I leave the mansion, all the affairs will be taken care of by the second room, and the eldest room does not need to take care of it."
Lin Xiyu heard the words and wanted to say something, but was held back by the woman beside her.
Lin Jinhua was sitting at the bottom, looking at the woman in Tsing Yi who was sitting next to the second master, her hair was neatly tied up in a bun, she walked with a golden hairpin on her hair, her white wrist was covered with a fine jade bracelet, and her eyebrows were similar to Lin Zisu's. The images are all beauties.Duan Duan sat there, just like the second master who looked gentle and elegant, he was kind and dignified, but it was the most vicious wolf hidden under the skin.
Mrs. Ye smiled gently, the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes were beautiful: "Mother, don't worry, all the daughters-in-law in the house will take care of them."
The old lady gave her a meaningful look, and said, "You have more time to give birth to a few more grandchildren for my Lin family."
Ordinary people's faces would turn red when they heard this, but Mrs. Ye was very calm: "Don't worry, my daughter-in-law has seen several maidservants who can have children, so she turned around and brought her into the house."
"You know it in your heart." When the old lady said this, she was slightly angry, but she didn't fully express it.She turned her eyes to Lin Jinhua, who was silent at the side, and tightened her grip on the handkerchief, and said, "A few days ago, you were punished to stay in the courtyard and not allowed to go out, and you didn't listen to me, that's all, I'll teach you when your father comes back." You."
Seeing that she was still thinking of her father, Lin Jinhua bent her eyes and smiled slightly: "I know that my grandmother is kind-hearted, and even those lazy and slippery servants in Luoxia Garden who called the big bully were never punished, so how could they really punish Jinhua?" What about Hua?"
The old lady almost choked on the tea, looked up at her bright smiling face, and frowned slightly.
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Ye looked at her kindly: "Is there really such a servant in Luoxia Garden? Your grandmother has a lot of ordinary affairs, I'm afraid she didn't realize it, and the second aunt will help you deal with it later."
"Really? Jinhua thanked the second aunt." Lin Jinhua smiled sweetly at her, but there was a coldness in the depths of her eyes.
Even though the old lady was displeased, she couldn't tolerate her saying anything. She didn't dare to delay the Queen's oral order.
Mrs. Ye is a gentle person, but she always does things neatly. When Lin Jinhua returned to Luoxia Garden, she had already led a dozen young maids to the courtyard to wait. As for the original people, all of them had already clapped their hands and knelt on the ground.
Wearing a cloak embroidered with green fur and embroidered with gold branches, Mrs. Ye took her hand and smiled slightly: "I have chosen a dozen or so waiters for you, if you are not satisfied, then tell your second aunt that you are the serious master of the Lin family. Don't embarrass yourself."
Lin Jinhua looked at her, her eyes curved into crescent moons.She remembered that she was bullied by Lin Xiyu once in her previous life, and she told herself the same way. They approached with masks like this, and finally took everything away from her.
"Second aunt, don't worry, it belongs to Jinhua. Jinhua will never let anyone take it away, not anyone else!" Lin Jinhua smiled lightly.
Looking at the delicate white face and eyes full of aura, Mrs. Ye was surprised, but more calculating.In addition to so many moths in the Lin family recently, if she hadn't been too scheming, there must be someone behind her to help, no matter what kind, she would not allow it.
"Did you prepare clothes and jewelry for Xiyu's party tomorrow?" She asked with airtight concern.
Lin Jinhua nodded: "Second Aunt, don't worry."
Seeing this, Mrs. Ye didn't ask any more questions, and gracefully sent her back to her room, then turned around and left herself, but the smile on her face faded as soon as she walked out of Luoxia Garden.
"With her appearance, it is not impossible to surpass Zisu one day..." she said.
The confidant next to him smiled slightly: "Madam has a plan, why rush for a day or two?"
Mrs. Ye sighed softly: "These idiots from the Lin family are useless, and Concubine De has offended her, so I have to reconsider. Zisu, a girl, has taken a fancy to King Ning, so Lin Jinhua will never marry her."
"Madame means..."
"Is the carriage arranged to see you off tomorrow?" She asked.
The servant girl nodded: "It's been arranged, and I will do it when I come back. No matter whether it succeeds or not this time, Miss Seven's reputation will not be preserved."
"En." Ye stopped and looked at the huge Lin Mansion, his eyes were even more greedy, but he just smiled and walked away.
Lin Jinhua looked at the people kneeling in the yard begging for mercy, and found the thin woman with fluttering eyes, and leaned over to look at her: "Mom, do you think it's good to be alive? Mama Zhang poured yellow spring water for me, and was killed by the lady." Beat to death. How many people have figured out this truth.”
Listening to her words, the thin woman always felt chills down her spine: "Miss Seven, this servant doesn't know anything."
"Really?" Lin Jinhua was not in a hurry: "Then mother is not in a hurry to leave the house, and stay in Luoxia Garden to serve Bailan. If she makes a mistake, you should know how Zhang's mother died, she was beaten alive On the day I died, I remembered that you were there."
The skinny woman turned pale, but Lin Jinhua turned and went back to the room.
The snow had stopped at this moment, and the cold wind rolled up the dead leaves on the ground, just like Zhang's mother who was dying.She looked at Lin Jinhua's thin back, and felt a chill all over her body.
Lin Jinhua returned to the room and finally breathed a sigh of relief. Another order came from outside, saying that the empress had given some soothing medicine and incense.
Cai'er took the things, and politely sent away the person who delivered the decree, and then happily held the things for her to see: "Miss, the Empress really misses you, so she sent these things here in case you would be frightened. "
Lin Jinhua looked at these things and shook her head slightly.I can't tell, but I always feel that something is wrong. In the previous life, the empress did not value King Ning so much, and she was always slick and not offending. This time, she suddenly issued a verbal order to reprimand the old lady of the Lin family. This is unusual.Moreover, she seemed to know all about Lin Fu's actions, otherwise, how could this ordinance come so timely?
She looked at the excited Cai'er, and didn't tell her her guess, but said: "Tomorrow's banquet, you should go and prepare first."
Cai'er didn't think much about it, and happily went to prepare, but Lin Jinhua said with a solemn expression: "Go to the West Lane after nightfall, and look for a beggar named Lao Liu."
"Sixth?" Cai'er was puzzled, but Lin Jinhua could only gamble. Even though she knew what would happen in the future, she was outnumbered, and she needed her own talents.
"En." She nodded, and said again: "Send another ten taels of silver to Jiang Qingshu, and tell him to study hard and participate in next year's spring."
Seeing that she was so serious, Cai'er nodded quickly.
Lin Jinhua leaned against the window and watched the snow falling outside, and suddenly thought of Zhao Huaiyan. Did the past life he talked about that day really have a past life?If he is really reborn just like himself, then what does he want to do in his life?Take the seat?
Zhao Huaiyan only felt a little itchy nose at the moment, and looked at the picture of the beauties that had been drawn, his eyes softened.
Gao Gen came in from the outside, brushed off the falling snow from his shoulders, and then said with a smile: "My lord, General Lin has already arrived at Yaocheng, and he will arrive at the capital in less than five days."
"Yeah." Zhao Huaiyan nodded before Gao Ting continued: "The subordinates are ready for what you ordered, but can you really go to that place?"
"Father has already agreed." As a condition for the marriage decree, he had no reason to refuse.
Gao Zhi gritted his teeth slightly, but he still couldn't stop his worry: "Miss Lin, is it really...is it really worth your time to break into this dragon's lake and tiger's lair?"
"Missed once, I don't want to miss the second time." Zhao Huaiyan put away the beauty painting and put it in his sleeve: "Send Murong Chen to save people, let's go."
Seeing his resolute look, Gao Tian couldn't help but sigh in his heart.In the past, the prince of their family devoted himself to cultivating immortals, and no one could bother him, and he could handle everything with ease, but since meeting Miss Lin, he has become a lonely mortal.
Looking at the person who had changed into the black shirt and was about to set off, Gao Tian hesitated and said, "Should I write to Miss Lin?"
Zhao Huaiyan gave him a cold look before turning his head and leaving.
Gao Tian helplessly spread his hands, but couldn't help muttering: "You were born and died here, but she doesn't know anything, doesn't the prince feel at a loss?"
Zhao Huaiyan looked at the plum blossoms in full bloom in the corner of the yard, the blood red color matched with the brown branches, the beauty was daunting.Is it a loss?She has never lost money, no one knows how good she is.
Lin Jinhua dreamed at night, and it was the first time she dreamed of Zhao Huaiyan.That was when she married Zhao Kan in the previous life, and he was also there, dressed in white snow, sitting in a corner lost in thought. Because she was too nervous, she couldn't stand firmly during the worship, and fell into his arms.At that time, there was a bit of indifference and disgust in his eyes. He never liked women approaching.
Lin Jinhua woke up from the dream, panting slightly, recalling the look in his eyes in the dream, she felt aggrieved and unwilling, until Cai'er came in to call her, and she suddenly came back to her senses.
"Miss, the eldest lady and the fourth lady are all going today. The servants have inquired about this banquet. It was organized by the Ninth Prince. All the young masters and ladies in the capital will go. It's very lively." Cai'er giggled smile.
Nine princes?Lin Jinhua frowned slightly. In the previous life, the birth mother of the Ninth Prince was an unfavored concubine. He also died young because of an epidemic. Is he still alive now?
"Has there been an epidemic in the capital before?" Lin Jinhua asked suddenly.
Cai'er paused: "It happened more than ten years ago."
Lin Jinhua blinked, the corners of her mouth slightly raised.
At this time, Lin Xiyu was already impatient with waiting, Lin Zisu looked at her in all her splendor, and then looked in the direction of Luoxia Garden, her eyes drooped slightly, hiding the cruelty in her eyes.
(End of this chapter)
The wind whimpered at night, and Bai Lan curled up in the corner of the woodshed. There was only one candle flickering in the dark room, which was gray and cold.
The woman sitting at the table of the Eight Immortals finished the tea in the bowl, and then glanced at the half-dead woman: "Just tell me the truth, who is behind the scenes helping Miss Seven?"
"No one." Bai Lan coughed lightly, but her mouth was full of blood.
Seeing that she still refused to speak, the mother-in-law raised the whip in her hand and whipped it hard again. Seeing her skin and flesh opened, she said coldly: "This is not Lin's mansion. No one knows you are here, Miss Seven. Even going to the old lady's place won't save you, you'd better say something, otherwise you don't know how long you will be punished for this crime."
Bai Lan bit her lip, looked at the woman with a ferocious face and flinched back, but didn't say a word.
The wind and snow outside the house picked up, and in the empty courtyard, only the crackling of whips on people and the suppressed and controlled painful moans were left.
Lin Jinhua had no idea that she had been sent outside by the old lady, and now she was sitting in the old lady's courtyard.
The old lady squinted at the "Female Virtue" that was delivered, even though she felt unhappy, she just smiled and said: "If you want to send something, you can just ask the maid to deliver it, why don't you go there yourself?"
Lin Jinhua saw that she seemed to have a plan in mind, and became more and more sure that Bai Lan was in her hands. She only smiled slightly: "The girl in the courtyard is lazy and slippery. She refuses to clean up normally, so she is willing to take a trip on this snowy night."
"Where are your two girls who are close to you?" The old lady asked casually.
"Bai Lan has disappeared since she went to the Hou's mansion. Tomorrow, I have to ask Mrs. Hou for help." Lin Jinhua looked at her and continued: "Bai Lan is also from the Xu family. If Mrs. Hou likes to hide If you leave it, even if I allow it, the Xu family will not allow it."
The old lady didn't take it seriously when she heard it at first, the Xu family is down and out, and they are not in the capital, so what if they don't allow it?
She raised her eyes to look at Lin Jinhua, but she looked more and more like a noble lady from the Xu family, with a white skirt and a suet jade pendant with a silver wreath hanging around her waist, and the jet-black hair was only picked up with two strands of simple jade hairpins. With her arms behind her back, her eyes are picturesque, she looks more and more like her dead mother!
Thinking of this, the old lady felt unhappy for a while.What about the Xu family, what about the scholarly family?No matter how rich and powerful she was before, she can't compare to her now.
Her eyes flickered, and she looked at Lin Jinhua's gentle smile: "You have to be careful when you get close to Mrs. Hou, just a maid..."
"Why would grandma say that. Bailan is Jinhua's personal girl. To bully her is to bully me and the Xu family. No matter how poor the Xu family is, the grandfather still bears the name of the emperor's teacher. The emperor knows that he will not go to war. I will definitely keep it in my heart in the future." Lin Jinhua looked at her and said firmly.
The old lady felt guilty when she heard it, but she still held on to her face. Before she could speak, the woman outside suddenly rushed in: "Old lady, the ancestral hall is on fire again!"
The old lady's complexion sank: "Why are you looking at it, how could it be on fire again?"
"I don't know, either." The mother-in-law also looked bewildered.
The ancestral hall is a place to worship the ancestors, but whenever there is an accident in the ancestral hall, there will be rumors that someone in the family has misbehaved and angered the sky. As the head of the family, the old lady cannot bear such a responsibility, so she hurriedly said: "Find someone to put out the fire. After that, he looked at Lin Jinhua who was still drinking tea in the room, and frowned slightly: "Jinhua, this fire..."
"What's wrong with the fire?" Lin Jinhua looked at her indifferently.Since she refused to let Bai Lan go, don't blame her for not letting her go.
The old lady looked at her like this, her face was slightly tense, but she was concerned about the fire, and said: "Forget it, it's getting late, you should go back and rest earlier."
"Yes." Lin Jinhua got up and obeyed obediently. When she bowed and left, she turned her head and glanced at the door. A woman was raising the curtain to watch her quietly. Seeing her turn around, she shrank back in fright.
The corners of Lin Jinhua's mouth curled up coldly, her eyes glanced at the big courtyard with a cool look, and walked away.
Seeing her leaving, Mother Xu, who was peeking at her, hurriedly turned her head and said, "Madam, let's go."
"Hmm." The old lady frowned, glanced at the "Female Virtue" on the table, her heart pounding, as if something bad was about to happen.After thinking about it, she glanced at Xu's mother: "Order, if the girl can't find out anything, she will deal with it early, and don't leave any traces."
"Yes, I'm going now, servant girl." Mother Xu responded and hurried out.
The wind was blowing, she wrapped her cloak and carefully slipped out through the back corner door, but she didn't know that there was already a black shadow behind her.
She walked around two streets before arriving at a small courtyard privately owned by the old lady. When she reached the door, she knocked rhythmically three times before someone opened the door.
Xu's mother hurriedly asked: "But what did you ask?"
The woman inside curled her lips and shook her head: "Your mouth is very hard, and the servant is going to dip some salt water on the whip before whipping, so I don't believe her and don't tell me."
Mother Xu thought for a while, then nodded: "Then hurry up, if you don't say anything, you will kill me."
The old woman nodded: "You can rest assured that the servant will handle the matter."
After Xu's mother explained, she turned and left.
The way back had to go through a narrow and dark alley, but she was not afraid after walking many times, but just after walking, she suddenly heard footsteps behind her, and when she turned her head suddenly, someone hit her on the head, and her whole body was in disarray. The force fell to the ground.
She looked at the slightly thin black figure in front of her, because she couldn't see her face clearly with the light behind her, so she could only shrink back enduring the pain: "Who are you?"
Wrapped in a large black cloak, Lin Jinhua looked indifferently at Mama Xu without making a sound, and only walked towards her slowly, forcing her to keep backing away until she exited the alley and reached the wide road.On the side of the alley is a private stable with a strong smell of horse manure. Mother Xu frowned and stared at her: "Do you know who I am? If you dare to touch me, the Lin family will never let you go!"
"Really? I want to see the two trash of the Lin family, why don't you let me go." The corners of Lin Jinhua's mouth slightly curled up, and she put down the cloak and hat that covered her face. Mother Xu raised her head in surprise when she saw Bai Xue's pale face under the fluorescent light Throat: "Why are you!"
She hadn't finished her sharp questioning, but the horse in the stable ran out as if suddenly going crazy, trampling on her body one after another with its hooves.
In the lonely night, Mother Xu screamed in horror and horror. Lin Jinhua just watched blankly. The door of the stable was opened when she came. As for going crazy, because the horses here are still untamed wild horses. The sound would go crazy when it was frightened, and the harder she shouted, the crazier the horse became.
As the old lady's right-hand man, Mrs. Xu has committed no fewer crimes than Mrs. Yu's. If she dies like this, she will die well.
She closed her eyes not to look at the blood, but the pungent smell of blood got into her nose, making the painful memories of her previous life keep reappearing in front of her eyes, making her at this moment like a devil burned by the fire of hatred.
Going back to the wooden door, I knocked on the door imitating Mama Xu's rhythm. The woman inside wondered why Mama Xu came back again, so she opened the door, and saw a man wearing a black cloak with his head bowed, and said dissatisfiedly: " Who are you?"
"The old lady asked me to come." Lin Jinhua said lightly.
The mother-in-law didn't think much, and quickly changed her attitude: "The old lady is still worried? When you answer, that girl won't say anything. I was going to kill her just now..."
Before she could finish her sentence, a woman's scream suddenly came out from inside.
Lin Jinhua's heart tightened suddenly, and she raised her eyes to look at her coldly. The woman had never seen Lin Jinhua before, she just thought she was a little girl, and said in surprise, "Why did the old lady make you come..."
"Is there anyone else in there?" Lin Jinzhen clenched her hands tightly, but the mother-in-law smiled indifferently: "Anyway, it's someone who is going to die. It's rare that there is a drunk alcoholic who doesn't dislike me. I can still make some money..."
Lin Jinhua was trembling with anger, but she could only smile calmly: "Mom is such a good idea, I'm thirsty, can you let me in for a sip of tea?"
The mother-in-law didn't think it was strange, so she hurriedly welcomed her to the kitchen, and kept courting her along the way, hoping that she could speak nice words to the old lady and transfer her to Lin's residence.
Lin Jinhua went to the kitchen, saw a well there, and even walked to the well.
The mother-in-law felt strange, and came over wondering, "What are you looking at, Miss?"
"Look at that well..." Lin Jinhua pointed at the well, and the mother-in-law hurriedly looked down, but suddenly there was a strong push from behind, and the mother-in-law fell into the well without standing still, and began to yell for help.
Lin Jinhua knew that she would not die for a while, but she couldn't care less about it, so she lifted her skirt and walked quickly to Bai Lan's room.
The wretched man reeked of alcohol, because the firewood room was not lit, he only vaguely saw someone in the corner, and laughed obscenely: "Little beauty, come on, be happy..."
Bai Lan gritted her teeth tightly: "You will die badly..."
"A bad death?" The man smiled disdainfully: "If there were ghosts in this world, I would have died long ago, but it's a pity I didn't!" After finishing speaking, he pressed Bai Lan and began to kiss until the door creaked and was pushed open.
He was a little impatient: "Didn't it be agreed that ten cents a night..." Turning his head, he saw a woman with a cool and beautiful face like an orchid in an empty valley, and he became even more interested: "Why, do you want to come to serve me too? I'll add it to you money……"
Lin Jinhua looked at Bai Lan who was covered in blood and the ripped skirt, her eyes were slightly ruthless: "Someone is waiting for you outside, there is something urgent."
"What's the hurry?" The man stood up unsteadily, but Lin Jinhua quickly left the room: "You'll know when you come." After saying that, she went to the ancient well.
Seeing this, the man wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth, unbuttoned his clothes and followed, but no one was seen when he reached the dark well.
A cry for help came from the well, and when the cold wind blew, he sobered up a little and became frightened: "Who's in there?"
"Who do you want?"
A cold question came from behind, and the man was so frightened that his legs went limp, and when he was about to turn around, he was hit on the head with a blunt object, and he was pushed down directly.
Lin Jinhua was not strong enough to push the well cover, but in such cold weather, if the two fell into the well, don't think about surviving.
When she quickly returned to the firewood room, Bai Lan had already crawled out enduring the pain. Seeing that she was fine, she lay down powerlessly in the snow: "Miss... you go back quickly..."
She called urgently with a hoarse voice, and Lin Jinhua was so distressed that she hurriedly stepped forward to help her up: "Don't be afraid, they are the ones to be afraid of!" Lin Jinhua's eyes were slightly astringent. In her previous life, she thought that the deaths of the people around her one after another were accidents. , Thinking about it now, I'm afraid it was designed by these wolves, tigers and leopards with vicious means.
Lin Jinhua saw that Bailan's body was covered with bloody wounds, and her fair face was completely ruined, so she carefully helped her back to the woodshed, and said, "After this night, you just pretend to be doing nothing. I know, someone will pick you up tomorrow."
Bai Lan was confused, but she just took her hand and shook her head: "Miss, this slave is a lowly life, go as soon as you go, don't offend the old lady because of this slave. Madam hopes that you will get married in a prosperous future and live a peaceful life Woolen cloth."
Lin Jinhua's nose was slightly sore: "I will get married in a glorious manner, but you all have to live well." Seeing Bai Lan's weak breathing, she managed to help Bai Lan back to the room, and found a few old quilts to cover her Well, after seeing that it was getting dark outside, I walked out cautiously.
The fire in the ancestral hall burned all night, and when it was extinguished, there was nothing inside.
The old lady looked exhaustedly at the black ashes on the ground, and asked helplessly, "Where is the elder?"
"Master went out to play with friends last night, and he hasn't come back." The servant girl replied cautiously.
The old lady's complexion was slightly green, she always favored the eldest son more, because although the eldest lady is only the daughter of a small official, she gave birth to an eldest grandson, but now the eldest son is not up to date in everything!
Thinking of this, she became even more annoyed: "Forget it, don't worry about him for now, go and invite the second master."
"Second Master, he..." The maid glanced at her timidly, then quickly lowered her head: "Second Master has been feeling unwell these days, and is resting in the courtyard."
The old lady frowned: "Why has no one reported it?"
"Second Madam said she was afraid of disturbing your cleanliness..."
"Okay, okay." The old lady frowned dissatisfiedly: "She never mentions to me about things. Forget it, tell the housekeeper to rearrange the ancestral hall, and then invite the elders of the clan to come over." Turning around and going back to rest, I didn't know that someone came to report early in the morning, saying that Xu's mother's body had been found.
The person who discovered it claimed to be a nearby peddler. He knelt on the ground trembling and replied, "She must have startled an untamed wild horse and was kicked to death."
The old lady's face turned green immediately: "Who raised the wild horse?"
The peddler hurriedly said: "These horses are selected from the palace, and they are going to be given to the princes and sons. The current horse drinker is Master Lin from the palace!"
The old lady's complexion changed a few times, which was just an accident, but the peddler continued: "This morning, a girl named Bai Lan crawled out of the street all over the body, and that's how I knew it was from the Lin family. "
"She's still alive!" the old lady immediately questioned.
The peddler felt strange, but still nodded his head, flattering him a bit: "Although he was seriously injured, the little one specially invited a doctor to look at it, so he managed to save his life."
Seeing that he looked like he was waiting for a reward, the old lady gritted her teeth with hatred, and sent it away hastily without a penny of reward.
Before the peddler was kicked out of the mansion, he was still muttering about wanting a reward. The woman who came to drive him away spat: "If you dare to ask for something in Lin's mansion, get out!" After saying that, she turned her head and left.
The peddler muttered again, and when he saw the person leaving, he restrained his cursing expression on his face, and hurriedly went to a side alley to wait.
Lin Jinhua had been waiting somewhere for a long time, and when he saw someone approaching, he smiled slightly: "Is it done?"
"Don't worry, girl, everything is according to your order, and they didn't doubt it." He showed his big white teeth and smiled with his eyes bent. He was only a teenager, but he was skinny and skinny, and his old clothes were empty.
Lin Jinhua met him in the corner last night, a little beggar, but his eyes were very clever, so he even tried it.
She took out a broken piece of silver and gave him: "Go and buy some food."
"Miss, there will be such things in the future, just come to me, my sixth son is the most reliable, with a tight mouth." He looked at the lady in front of him, so noble that people dare not look directly at her, but she is the only one. A person who looked at him without disdain, and was generous.
Lin Jinzheng's eyes flickered slightly, looking at the clever young man in front of him, the corners of his mouth slightly curled up: "Do something for me, do you know what the worst consequence is?"
The sixth child's eyes turned red, and he smiled helplessly: "My eldest brother was killed because he mishandled affairs for others."
Lin Jinzheng's eyes darkened slightly, but she didn't know that he still had such experience, but he didn't know how to misuse people. It was a helpless move last night, and he didn't reveal much. The sixth child didn't even know that she was the lady of the Lin family.
She paused: "You have been waiting in West Alley all year round?"
The sixth child scratched his head in embarrassment: "No one chased me there."
"I'll look for you again in a few days." After Lin Jinhua finished speaking, she put on her cloak and turned to leave.
Lao Liu looked at the solid money in his hand, and then at the person who left, with a bigger smile on his mouth, and turned away.
In the Luoxia Garden, Cai'er applied medicine to Bailan with red eyes, and she had to wipe her tears with a handkerchief for a while.
Bai Lan was still a little conscious, remembering that Miss went to save herself alone last night, she said in a hoarse voice, "Don't cry, it's okay, we have to be more careful in the future, and we can't cause trouble for Miss."
"What are you still thinking about these things? Let's see where there is still a good spot on your body..." Cai'er broke down in tears, but saw a shadow at the door at some point, and then saw that the resident doctor Huang had already stood there. at the door.
Cai'er was taken aback, quickly covered Bai Lan with a quilt, and angrily said: "What are you doing, who allowed you to come in!" Doctor Huang is from the old lady's family, so he can't be trusted at all.
Dr. Huang stroked the beard on his thin chin, thinking about the bare back that he had just glanced at, he felt a little pity in his eyes, but he smiled and said: "I am here to give her an injection. Hurry up and treat, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive this half day."
Cai'er was shocked when she heard that, and didn't want to believe him, but now she couldn't invite a doctor for a while, so she could only hesitate: "Can you save her? If you can't, our lady will not let you go lightly. "
Doctor Huang belonged to the old lady, and he was not afraid of Lin Jinhua at all. He still smiled strangely and said, "Don't worry." After finishing speaking, he quickly put down the medicine box and took out the silver needle.
Cai'er always felt terrified looking at the needle that was shining coldly, but Bai Lan's injuries were too serious...
While she was hesitating, Doctor Huang's silver needles had already pierced the acupuncture points on Bai Lan's back. Bai Lan's eyes widened instantly, and a hoarse cry of pain and unknown came out of her throat.
Cai'er felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly said, "Stop giving her needles, stop now!"
Doctor Huang just sneered, with a completely different attitude from before: "If she pulls it out at this time, her life will be gone."
"That's not what you said just now!" Cai'er panicked and shouted loudly.
Doctor Huang sneered and glanced at her, and stabbed the silver needle in his hand even harder, Bai Lan's complexion also turned from white to blue, as if she would die in a second.
Dr. Huang slowly watched the silver needle getting deeper and deeper, and he was slightly relieved. He had completed the old lady's explanation, but the silver needle hadn't penetrated completely. Suddenly, his neck felt cold, and a wave of warmth flowed down his neck. come out.
He froze, touched it, and it was bright red.
"Save her." The cold voice had long since faded from the girl's innocence, like an irresistible order.
Dr. Huang's hairs stood on end, and his eyeballs strenuously glanced at the person beside him. When he saw Lin Jinhua in plain clothes, he couldn't close his mouth in surprise: "Seven...Miss Seven..."
"If she dies, I will have to pay for your life." The hairpin in Lin Jinhua's hand pierced a little deeper. It seems that these servants really don't fear her at all. Starting today, this practice will change!
Doctor Huang only felt a chill on his neck, and his whole body was numb: "It was the old lady who ordered..."
"What do you order? Kill my maid, or kill me?" Lin Jinhua said indifferently.
"No, the old lady didn't intend to kill Seventh Miss, it's just..."
"Just what?" Lin Jinhua continued to press.
Dr. Huang looked at the man who had only one breath left, gritted his teeth, and pulled out the silver needle, and Bai Lan seemed to have finally uncovered something blocking the trachea, took a deep breath, and passed out.
"Miss Seven, look that you're all right now..." Doctor Huang was begging for mercy, when he heard Lin Jinhua's cool voice: "Cai'er, go and report to grandma, the quack doctor made a mistake, it's better to get kicked out of the house earlier."
Cai'er wiped away her tears and ran out. Doctor Huang's legs gave way and he almost knelt on the ground.He knew a lot of the old lady's secrets, how could the old lady let him get out of the Lin residence alive.
"Miss Seven, the younger one is following the old lady's orders..."
"If I were you, I would hurry away now." Lin Jinhua pulled out her hairpin and looked at him coldly.
Dr. Huang looked at her half-understood. In the past, Miss Seven was unknown and timid, but now she seemed to be a different person.And those murderous eyes didn't look like a teenage girl at all, but like a decisive general who had been killed and killed on the battlefield.
"Still leaving?" Lin Jinhua asked coldly.
Doctor Huang didn't dare to stay any longer, so he hurriedly stumbled and ran out.
Lin Jinhua looked at his panicked back, looked down at the blood-stained hairpin, calmly wrapped it in a handkerchief, covered Bai Lan with a quilt, and went to the yard.
The maids and women in the yard still didn't take this master seriously, and they gathered in their rooms in twos and threes to be lazy, and they would not take the initiative to buy more when the charcoal fire in the house was gone. When they saw Lin Jinhua approaching, they glanced at each other. Lazy stood up.
"Miss, why did you come to the filthy place where the slaves are?" A thin old lady laughed.
The corners of Lin Jinyu's mouth curled up slightly, and she sat down on the seat beside her, and looked at the tea they were drinking, which was the West Lake Longjing that was allotted to her according to the rule.
"Who is the leading woman?" She asked lightly.
The slender woman paused slightly, stepped forward half a step to meet the ceremony: "It's a slave."
"Yeah." Lin Jinhua nodded: "Come here, drag it out, [-] slaps, plus [-] boards."
After she finished speaking, everyone's eyes widened, but they looked at each other, and no one stepped forward to make a move.
When the thin woman saw this, her attitude became a bit arrogant, and she said: "Miss, what is wrong with this servant, you just say it, the servant will change in the future, don't be angry and ruin your body."
Seeing their attitude, Lin Jinhua raised the corners of her mouth even higher: "I remember that your aunt's deeds of sale are all in the hands of your aunt, right?"
The thin old woman stared at her, she didn't believe that she could really deal with them, after all, they were sent by the eldest lady, although they were lazy, they were not guilty of death...
Seeing that they were silent and angry, Lin Jinhua just got up and said, "I'll go out, if other people enter this yard without my permission, all of you will be punished like her, but since you are now If you don't even want to do it, it's okay, I will find someone to do it." After finishing speaking, he walked out calmly.
As soon as she left, the place exploded.
"Did Miss Seven take the wrong medicine? She didn't say a word when she saw us before."
"That's right, I haven't seen any trouble recently, why did I suddenly go crazy..."
"Could it be true that she was possessed by a ghost as said outside?"
Several people were discussing with each other, but the thin woman felt that something was wrong, thought about it, and quietly went to the second room.
After the old lady ordered Dr. Huang to silence her, the empress came to order her to go up the mountain to clean up. At this moment, the person who had just sent the queen away seemed to lose all strength.
Lin Zisu was waiting on her side, seeing her pale face, she hurriedly said, "Grandmother, are you okay?"
"It's okay? How could it be okay?" The old lady said angrily, she didn't notice the dissatisfaction in Lin Zisu's eyes, she just wanted to smash everything on the table: "The ancestral hall is on fire, and the empress ordered me to go Qingxiu on the mountain, isn't this telling outsiders that I have bad conduct, even though I have only been practicing for a month, but in the future those people in the capital will gossip and say that I am just a wife supported by a concubine!"
This is a thorn in the old lady's heart that cannot be removed. She never thought that the burning of the ancestral hall would offend the empress, but she didn't know that the empress was just taking the opportunity to give King Ning a favor. If you don't want to know, you know it, let alone a queen with piercing eyes.
"Could it be that Jinhua went to complain to the Empress?" Lin Zisu guessed.
The old lady gritted her teeth with hatred: "She wishes for me to die all day long!"
"It's a pity that Zisu can't see the empress, otherwise such a thing would never happen. Seventh sister is too ignorant." Lin Zisu regretted.
The old lady glanced at her and thought about it.In the past, she supported Lin Xiteng sister and brother vigorously, but now it seems that she is not as good as Erfang, a smart and beautiful granddaughter.
She took Lin Zisu's hand and patted it lightly: "I know you are filial. Don't worry, grandma will definitely find a marriage for you, the best marriage!"
Lin Zisu lowered her eyes and smiled slightly, but concealed all the cruelty in her eyes, and said softly: "Now even the empress and empress are helping Prince Ning to take care of Jinhua, and according to Zisu, Prince Ning is the best candidate. "
"He?" The old lady always felt that something was wrong when she thought of the way King Ning was angry because of Lin Jinhua that night, but after thinking about it, she was indeed more reliable than the ruthless concubine De and the third prince.Thinking of this, he nodded and slowly calculated in his heart.Although Lin Jinhua's father, Lin Luzhi, was not his own, he had always been obedient to her. Maybe when he came back, he could turn this marriage into Lin Zisu's.
After making up her mind, the old lady felt much more at ease, and Lin Zisu also secretly raised the corners of her lips.
When Cai'er came, the old lady was just about to pack up her things and prepare to go up the mountain. After hearing what happened to Dr. Huang, she decided to ask someone to deal with it.
The news that the old lady was going to go up the mountain spread quickly in the mansion, and the second lady and the second master who hadn't shown up for a long time finally appeared, but the elder and Lin Xiteng were never seen.
Lin Xiyu was also angry with the old lady about what happened the night before, and she did not forget the yin and yang strangeness when she came: "Grandmother went to the mountain, but remember to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddha, so as to keep the house safe, don't let daddy and second uncle change with you again." It’s good to be a bastard.”
As soon as she said this, she sat in front and looked at the middle-aged man who was still somewhat bookish before she smiled gently: "Xiyu, what are you talking about?"
"If grandma is relegated to concubine again..." Lin Xiyu wanted to argue, but was interrupted angrily by the old lady: "After I leave the mansion, all the affairs will be taken care of by the second room, and the eldest room does not need to take care of it."
Lin Xiyu heard the words and wanted to say something, but was held back by the woman beside her.
Lin Jinhua was sitting at the bottom, looking at the woman in Tsing Yi who was sitting next to the second master, her hair was neatly tied up in a bun, she walked with a golden hairpin on her hair, her white wrist was covered with a fine jade bracelet, and her eyebrows were similar to Lin Zisu's. The images are all beauties.Duan Duan sat there, just like the second master who looked gentle and elegant, he was kind and dignified, but it was the most vicious wolf hidden under the skin.
Mrs. Ye smiled gently, the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes were beautiful: "Mother, don't worry, all the daughters-in-law in the house will take care of them."
The old lady gave her a meaningful look, and said, "You have more time to give birth to a few more grandchildren for my Lin family."
Ordinary people's faces would turn red when they heard this, but Mrs. Ye was very calm: "Don't worry, my daughter-in-law has seen several maidservants who can have children, so she turned around and brought her into the house."
"You know it in your heart." When the old lady said this, she was slightly angry, but she didn't fully express it.She turned her eyes to Lin Jinhua, who was silent at the side, and tightened her grip on the handkerchief, and said, "A few days ago, you were punished to stay in the courtyard and not allowed to go out, and you didn't listen to me, that's all, I'll teach you when your father comes back." You."
Seeing that she was still thinking of her father, Lin Jinhua bent her eyes and smiled slightly: "I know that my grandmother is kind-hearted, and even those lazy and slippery servants in Luoxia Garden who called the big bully were never punished, so how could they really punish Jinhua?" What about Hua?"
The old lady almost choked on the tea, looked up at her bright smiling face, and frowned slightly.
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Ye looked at her kindly: "Is there really such a servant in Luoxia Garden? Your grandmother has a lot of ordinary affairs, I'm afraid she didn't realize it, and the second aunt will help you deal with it later."
"Really? Jinhua thanked the second aunt." Lin Jinhua smiled sweetly at her, but there was a coldness in the depths of her eyes.
Even though the old lady was displeased, she couldn't tolerate her saying anything. She didn't dare to delay the Queen's oral order.
Mrs. Ye is a gentle person, but she always does things neatly. When Lin Jinhua returned to Luoxia Garden, she had already led a dozen young maids to the courtyard to wait. As for the original people, all of them had already clapped their hands and knelt on the ground.
Wearing a cloak embroidered with green fur and embroidered with gold branches, Mrs. Ye took her hand and smiled slightly: "I have chosen a dozen or so waiters for you, if you are not satisfied, then tell your second aunt that you are the serious master of the Lin family. Don't embarrass yourself."
Lin Jinhua looked at her, her eyes curved into crescent moons.She remembered that she was bullied by Lin Xiyu once in her previous life, and she told herself the same way. They approached with masks like this, and finally took everything away from her.
"Second aunt, don't worry, it belongs to Jinhua. Jinhua will never let anyone take it away, not anyone else!" Lin Jinhua smiled lightly.
Looking at the delicate white face and eyes full of aura, Mrs. Ye was surprised, but more calculating.In addition to so many moths in the Lin family recently, if she hadn't been too scheming, there must be someone behind her to help, no matter what kind, she would not allow it.
"Did you prepare clothes and jewelry for Xiyu's party tomorrow?" She asked with airtight concern.
Lin Jinhua nodded: "Second Aunt, don't worry."
Seeing this, Mrs. Ye didn't ask any more questions, and gracefully sent her back to her room, then turned around and left herself, but the smile on her face faded as soon as she walked out of Luoxia Garden.
"With her appearance, it is not impossible to surpass Zisu one day..." she said.
The confidant next to him smiled slightly: "Madam has a plan, why rush for a day or two?"
Mrs. Ye sighed softly: "These idiots from the Lin family are useless, and Concubine De has offended her, so I have to reconsider. Zisu, a girl, has taken a fancy to King Ning, so Lin Jinhua will never marry her."
"Madame means..."
"Is the carriage arranged to see you off tomorrow?" She asked.
The servant girl nodded: "It's been arranged, and I will do it when I come back. No matter whether it succeeds or not this time, Miss Seven's reputation will not be preserved."
"En." Ye stopped and looked at the huge Lin Mansion, his eyes were even more greedy, but he just smiled and walked away.
Lin Jinhua looked at the people kneeling in the yard begging for mercy, and found the thin woman with fluttering eyes, and leaned over to look at her: "Mom, do you think it's good to be alive? Mama Zhang poured yellow spring water for me, and was killed by the lady." Beat to death. How many people have figured out this truth.”
Listening to her words, the thin woman always felt chills down her spine: "Miss Seven, this servant doesn't know anything."
"Really?" Lin Jinhua was not in a hurry: "Then mother is not in a hurry to leave the house, and stay in Luoxia Garden to serve Bailan. If she makes a mistake, you should know how Zhang's mother died, she was beaten alive On the day I died, I remembered that you were there."
The skinny woman turned pale, but Lin Jinhua turned and went back to the room.
The snow had stopped at this moment, and the cold wind rolled up the dead leaves on the ground, just like Zhang's mother who was dying.She looked at Lin Jinhua's thin back, and felt a chill all over her body.
Lin Jinhua returned to the room and finally breathed a sigh of relief. Another order came from outside, saying that the empress had given some soothing medicine and incense.
Cai'er took the things, and politely sent away the person who delivered the decree, and then happily held the things for her to see: "Miss, the Empress really misses you, so she sent these things here in case you would be frightened. "
Lin Jinhua looked at these things and shook her head slightly.I can't tell, but I always feel that something is wrong. In the previous life, the empress did not value King Ning so much, and she was always slick and not offending. This time, she suddenly issued a verbal order to reprimand the old lady of the Lin family. This is unusual.Moreover, she seemed to know all about Lin Fu's actions, otherwise, how could this ordinance come so timely?
She looked at the excited Cai'er, and didn't tell her her guess, but said: "Tomorrow's banquet, you should go and prepare first."
Cai'er didn't think much about it, and happily went to prepare, but Lin Jinhua said with a solemn expression: "Go to the West Lane after nightfall, and look for a beggar named Lao Liu."
"Sixth?" Cai'er was puzzled, but Lin Jinhua could only gamble. Even though she knew what would happen in the future, she was outnumbered, and she needed her own talents.
"En." She nodded, and said again: "Send another ten taels of silver to Jiang Qingshu, and tell him to study hard and participate in next year's spring."
Seeing that she was so serious, Cai'er nodded quickly.
Lin Jinhua leaned against the window and watched the snow falling outside, and suddenly thought of Zhao Huaiyan. Did the past life he talked about that day really have a past life?If he is really reborn just like himself, then what does he want to do in his life?Take the seat?
Zhao Huaiyan only felt a little itchy nose at the moment, and looked at the picture of the beauties that had been drawn, his eyes softened.
Gao Gen came in from the outside, brushed off the falling snow from his shoulders, and then said with a smile: "My lord, General Lin has already arrived at Yaocheng, and he will arrive at the capital in less than five days."
"Yeah." Zhao Huaiyan nodded before Gao Ting continued: "The subordinates are ready for what you ordered, but can you really go to that place?"
"Father has already agreed." As a condition for the marriage decree, he had no reason to refuse.
Gao Zhi gritted his teeth slightly, but he still couldn't stop his worry: "Miss Lin, is it really...is it really worth your time to break into this dragon's lake and tiger's lair?"
"Missed once, I don't want to miss the second time." Zhao Huaiyan put away the beauty painting and put it in his sleeve: "Send Murong Chen to save people, let's go."
Seeing his resolute look, Gao Tian couldn't help but sigh in his heart.In the past, the prince of their family devoted himself to cultivating immortals, and no one could bother him, and he could handle everything with ease, but since meeting Miss Lin, he has become a lonely mortal.
Looking at the person who had changed into the black shirt and was about to set off, Gao Tian hesitated and said, "Should I write to Miss Lin?"
Zhao Huaiyan gave him a cold look before turning his head and leaving.
Gao Tian helplessly spread his hands, but couldn't help muttering: "You were born and died here, but she doesn't know anything, doesn't the prince feel at a loss?"
Zhao Huaiyan looked at the plum blossoms in full bloom in the corner of the yard, the blood red color matched with the brown branches, the beauty was daunting.Is it a loss?She has never lost money, no one knows how good she is.
Lin Jinhua dreamed at night, and it was the first time she dreamed of Zhao Huaiyan.That was when she married Zhao Kan in the previous life, and he was also there, dressed in white snow, sitting in a corner lost in thought. Because she was too nervous, she couldn't stand firmly during the worship, and fell into his arms.At that time, there was a bit of indifference and disgust in his eyes. He never liked women approaching.
Lin Jinhua woke up from the dream, panting slightly, recalling the look in his eyes in the dream, she felt aggrieved and unwilling, until Cai'er came in to call her, and she suddenly came back to her senses.
"Miss, the eldest lady and the fourth lady are all going today. The servants have inquired about this banquet. It was organized by the Ninth Prince. All the young masters and ladies in the capital will go. It's very lively." Cai'er giggled smile.
Nine princes?Lin Jinhua frowned slightly. In the previous life, the birth mother of the Ninth Prince was an unfavored concubine. He also died young because of an epidemic. Is he still alive now?
"Has there been an epidemic in the capital before?" Lin Jinhua asked suddenly.
Cai'er paused: "It happened more than ten years ago."
Lin Jinhua blinked, the corners of her mouth slightly raised.
At this time, Lin Xiyu was already impatient with waiting, Lin Zisu looked at her in all her splendor, and then looked in the direction of Luoxia Garden, her eyes drooped slightly, hiding the cruelty in her eyes.
(End of this chapter)
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