Chapter One
"Yun Wan, what do you think of these five children?"
The scene in front of me and the voices in my ears are very real.
Lin Yunwan was in a daze, truly reborn.
She returned to the year when she was twenty-three years old, the seventh year after she married into the Lu family of Wudinghou Mansion.
"Yun Wan, I'm talking to you."
Mrs. Lu spoke up again.
Lin Yunwan came back to her senses and looked outside the main hall of Yushou Hall. The five children on the corridor were all only seven or eight years old. They had changed into brand-new clothes and stood in a row, just waiting for her to choose and adopt her. Be her legitimate son.
Seeing that her grandson's daughter-in-law was silent, Mrs. Lu persuaded her, "You have had nothing to do for seven years, so let's raise a child under your knees first. Maybe when the joy comes, your biological child will also come, and everyone will be happy."
Lin Yunwan: "Old madam, when the old master passed away, the prince said that he should observe filial piety, so he moved to the Lu family's ancestral home without any explanation and stayed there for three years."
"It took a lot of effort to wait until the prince came out of his filial piety, and then he was ordered to go to war, and he stayed at the border gate until now. A good woman can't make a meal without rice. Not to mention seven years, even ten years, how can I give birth to a child!"
She was afraid that others would not believe her if she told her. Until now, she had not consummated her marriage with her husband, Lu Zhengliu, after marrying into the Wuding Marquis Mansion.
Mrs. Lu looked stern, turned to look at the child in the middle, and said with a smile: "I think Brother Qing is very good, Yun Wan, what do you think?"
Lin Yunwan smiled strangely: "This child is indeed very good!"
In the previous life, she had chosen Brother Qing and raised him as her biological child, and she loved him like a jewel.
This child is also quite impressive. He was selected as a scholar at a young age and is very proud of his ancestors.
But she could never forget how she died!
She worked so hard for Brother Qing that when she was only in her thirties, she lingered on the hospital bed and couldn't even sit up.
On the day when the government held a wedding banquet for him, she just wanted to see him again, but he didn't want to, so she had to send someone to invite her.
Knowing that this was the last time I would see him.
She still wanted to wake him up: "Qing'er, listen to what my mother told you, that maid Xiaoxuan is just -"
Brother Qing interrupted her coldly: "Do you know? She is already pregnant with my flesh and blood!"
Lin Yunwan raised her head and realized that the hatred in her adopted son's eyes was something she had rarely seen in her life.
The adopted son actually said to her: "You are really vicious!"
"I don't like reading at all! I don't like you either!"
"To tell you the truth, there hasn't been a day when I didn't hate you since I was a kid! I've long wanted you to die!"
Lin Yunwan was stunned.
She couldn't understand how a child she had raised could hate her to the core just because of a girl.
Lin Yunwan was so angry that she really couldn't care less about reasoning. She could only say tremblingly: "Brother Qing, whether you blame me or hate me, I am still your mother. You shouldn't treat me like this."
"My mother?"
Brother Qing laughed proudly: "Fortunately, she is my mother."
"Only she will bring Xiaoxuan back for me."
she? who is she--
A familiar figure appeared in front of her, her "sister", Mrs. Lu's distant grandniece.
It is said that she was born in a humble and pitiful life, had no one to rely on, and was filial and willing to serve the old lady, so she was raised in the Hou Mansion like a rich lady.
But after all, his background is not impressive and arouses criticism.
"Although she is a distant cousin, she always fulfills her filial piety in front of my grandmother for me. Yun Wan, why don't you accept her as your sister? I owe you a favor, okay?"
Her husband had already spoken, so how could Lin Yunwan have no room for not agreeing?
That was the first time that Lu Zhengliu held her in his arms and said beautiful words of love: "Yun Wan, having you is really the greatest blessing in my life." He also used women's virtue to pressure her, using soft and hard tactics, so she could only ask her mother-in-law to treat this woman She was recorded in the Lin family genealogy and recognized as her biological sister.
But what about in the end?
When she was about to die, the woman stood next to her husband, and her fingers were tightly intertwined with each other, as if they were glued to each other.
Her husband also said matter-of-factly: "You have occupied the position of mistress for twenty years, it's time to give it back to Bao'er."
joke!
Is this woman worthy of being the mistress of the Hou Mansion?
The bed was covered with blood that she had spit out, which was bright and dazzling.
She just froze, trying her best to look at the family of three, when she heard Lu Zhengliu say softly: "Bao'er, let's go, the banquet is about to start."
Seeing Brother Qing holding the woman's arm affectionately, he said, "Mom, it's unlucky here. Don't interfere with your son's wedding banquet."
The bed was covered with blood that she had spit out, which was bright and dazzling.
"I will think about my adopted son until I die."
"You actually asked the Qingliu family of the Lin family to be the guarantee for such a lowly woman!"
"It's me who is blind..."
Afraid of waiting for her to die, this woman was immediately carried from the Lin family to the Hou family and took the position of the legitimate wife.
The family of three reunited openly.
Her life is really ridiculous——
The husband belongs to someone else, the position of the head wife belongs to someone else, and the son who has been raised to success and fame belongs to someone else too!
After twenty years of hard work, it was given away overnight.
I spend my whole life just making wedding clothes for others.
She is unwilling!
"Yun Wan, Yun Wan? What's wrong with you?"
Wu Dinghou's wife, Wei Shi, asked worriedly.
Lin Yunwan's face was pale, and she covered her heart slightly to ease the pain in her heart a little. She said, "Mother-in-law, I'm fine."
Mrs. Lu said: "Yun Wan, since you have taken a fancy to Brother Qing's child, let him be the one to take care of him. As soon as the prince comes back, I will let the mansion open an ancestral hall——"
Lin Yunwan interrupted her, pointed to another child and said, "I think this child is not bad either."
The young man standing on the far right, Lang Lu Changgong, had black hair and was obviously a handsome young man. He kept his head down and behaved himself, not once raising his eyes to look at anyone.
Mrs. Lu was also surprised when she looked over. Upon closer inspection, she saw that he was really an outstanding child, even compared to her beloved grandson!
She really couldn't say anything, so she could only insist stiffly: "In my opinion, Brother Qing is better. He has some shadow of Zhengliu's childhood, and he suits me very well."
This is Lu Zhengliu's biological child, how can he not be like him!
Lin Yunwan said calmly: "It doesn't matter if you are your direct wife or not, the child's character comes first."
Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Wei nodded at the same time, both agreeing. Families like theirs are not afraid of raising a mediocre person, but they are afraid of raising a dandy who will harm their ancestors.
Lin Yunwan continued: "Both children are about seven years old. If they have been taught a bad mind, it may be difficult to educate them. It is best to have a blank sheet of paper." Then she turned to look at them and asked: "Have you ever been to school? Study, what books have you read?”
Although Lu Changgong was a child in the Lu family clan, he was from a distant branch and had long been in decline. His father had a hard time supporting him, and he had no money left for him to study.
He shook his head shyly: "Madam, I haven't read any books."
When it was Brother Qing's turn, Mrs. Lu felt nervous. How could her little great-grandson not be literate?
But I heard Brother Qing say in a loud voice: "Madam, I haven't read a book either."
Mrs. Lu quietly breathed a sigh of relief. As expected of her great-grandson, he was really smart.
Lin Yunwan suddenly raised her eyebrows and told the maid beside her: "Pingye, go and look at the middle fingers of their right hands."
"Yes, ma'am."
Pingye first grabbed Lu Changgong's hand. There were no calluses on either hand, but there were some random lines on the palm.
She grabbed Brother Qing's right hand again and stretched out the middle finger of his right hand in front of everyone. The child, who had been enlightened for three years, could even write, and there was a thin callus on the middle finger. Those are the traces of scholars.
Pingye said in surprise: "Madam, he has studied! He can also write!"
Mrs. Lu's expression changed and she almost blurted out something.
Lin Yunwan looked over and said firmly: "Old madam, this child is dishonest. He is not worthy of being a child of the Lu family."
"this……"
Mrs. Lu tried her best to smile: "I think he is a smart kid, he just needs to be trained and trained."
Lin Yunwan didn't buy it, her face was rather cold.
Mrs. Wei frowned and helped: "Old madam, this child is only seven years old, and he is too narrow-minded..."
Mrs. Lu glared at her fiercely.
what do you know! idiot!
It was just because Mrs. Wei was afraid that she couldn't keep the secret in her mouth that she didn't dare to tell her the truth before it happened, and actually helped an outsider.
Although Wei didn't know the reason, she kept her mouth shut and did not participate in the dispute.
She has always been a person without a backbone. The old lady and her daughter-in-law will do whatever they say!
It is impossible for the blood of Wudinghou Mansion to be left outside.
Mrs. Lu said without any refutation: "I like both children. Since Yun Wan, you like Longbow more, please put some effort into adopting the two children together in the future!"
"good."
Lin Yunwan actually agreed very simply.
Brother Qing raised his eyes and looked at Lin Yunwan curiously with his dark eyes.
From now on, she will be his aunt-in-law. His father said: "Only by recognizing this aunt-in-law, can our family of three be together in an upright and dignified way."
He kept them all in mind.
Lin Yunwan's cold gaze moved to that young face, and there was even a hint of a cheerful smile at the corner of her mouth.
Of course she has to raise this child.
But this time, she would never teach him to read, nor would she send away his beloved frivolous girl.
From now on, he only needs to grow up as he pleases under the upbringing of his biological mother!
