Chapter two
"Brother Qing is just a bit like a prince. His character is not good at first glance. The old lady really shouldn't choose him. Now that there is such a child, the madam will not have to worry about it in the future - madam, you How do you know Brother Qing’s right hand has a callus due to writing?”
Of course she knows!
Brother Qing grew up in the countryside. Although he studied with his husband and learned to write, his foundation in his early childhood was only superficial.
When the imperial examination comes to an end, how can I get the results?
She was afraid that the child would not be able to take the path of civil service.
As soon as he entered the door, she watched and guarded him every day, starting from writing and correcting it herself. Not to mention the callus on the middle finger of his right hand, she knew exactly how he held and started the pen.
Thinking about it carefully, this incident should also be one of the reasons why he hates her.
What's funny is that he never mentioned who stayed with him day and night and studied hard for ten years to become a scholar.
Lin Yunwan lowered her eyes and said calmly: "I don't know, I just gave it a try."
"Is that so... Madam is still wise!"
Pingye smiled proudly.
Lin Yunwan sat in front of the bronze mirror and looked at herself.
In her previous life, she was extremely ill and haggard. She had lost any color for a long time. She almost forgot what she looked like.
Compared to the person she was before her death in her previous life, she was completely different now.
Pingye came over and said happily: "Madam's beauty has been famous since she was in the boudoir. It has not diminished at all in the seven years since she came to the Hou Mansion. Madam, don't worry, when the prince returns to the Hou Mansion, he will be beautiful in less than half a year." …”
Lin Yunwan couldn't help but laugh: "That's it?"
She still remembered that the first thing Lu Zhengliu said to her on their wedding night was, "I don't want to marry you," and what followed was seven years of neglect.
This chilled her heart and cut off her hope of loving each other and raising children together after marriage.
Otherwise, she would not have agreed to adopt someone else's son at such a young age in her previous life.
Pingye picked up the ivory comb and couldn't answer the question.
"Remove the hairpin for me, I want to sleep for a while."
Lin Yunwan is very calm and gentle.
Pingye said: "Madam, are you sleepy again?"
As soon as the Madam married into the Wuding Hou Mansion, she began to gradually take charge of the family. Although the old Madam was behind to control the overall situation, the mothers below took care of all the trivial matters, big and small, to her first. Just when it was time to meet the servant, my wife had been late and left early for seven years.
It's strange these days, I often want to sleep when I go back to Chuisi Hall.
But when he saw Lin Yunwan looking very sleepy, he felt very distressed, so he helped her rest.
Lin Yunwan closed her eyes and lay on the bed, slowly falling asleep.
In her previous life, when she was in charge of the house for twenty years, she got up earlier than a chicken and went to bed later than a dog. Some time before her death, she could not sleep all night long due to illness. When she came back to life, she wanted to have a good rest.
After resting for a few days, Lin Yunwan suddenly fell ill.
But her own body knew that this time it was just a minor illness, unlike when she was seriously ill in her previous life and felt like she was going to die at any time.
"Madam, it's time to take medicine."
The maid Taoye came in with medicine and a bowl of candied fruits and placed them beside the bed.
Lin Yunwan sat up from the bed, her face a little pale.
"Where did Pingye go? Why haven't I seen her for a long time?"
Taoye hesitated and whispered: "Madam, please take the medicine first."
"What are you hiding from me?"
Lin Yunwan took the medicine and quickly thought of it.
She closed her eyes and said with a sneer: "The prince is back?"
It was this time in the previous life. Seeing that the turmoil seven years ago had passed, the Lu family thought of a way to have Lu Zhengliu recalled to Beijing.
Taoye said: "...Yes, the prince is back."
When mentioning her husband, Lin Yunwan's expression was cold: "Why did Pingye disappear when he came back?"
Taoye's eyes turned red and she said, "She went to teach some talkative little hooves a lesson."
Lin Yunwan suddenly understood: "It's been a few days since the prince came back."
But he didn't come to visit his sick wife. Anyone with a brain would know that he was deliberately neglecting her.
The women and girls in the inner house were even more worried, and rumors had already spread everywhere.
Pingye couldn't listen to those words, so she went out in the morning, got angry several times, and taught the talkative servants a lesson.
"Madam, don't be sad. Take good care of yourself. The prince... he will come sooner or later."
Taoye sobbed and persuaded.
Lin Yunwan took the medicine and fell asleep with a calm face.
It would be foolish of her to be sad about something like this again!
Mrs. Lu lives in Yushou Hall.
"grandmother."
Lu Zhengliu had just returned from outside. He had changed out of his military uniform in the past few days and was wearing the silk and satin worn by the nobles in the capital. He had long since lost the habit of a lord's son and gained a bit of the aloofness of an army general.
On her feet was a pair of black boots with Ruyi moiré patterns, which didn't quite match the satin on her body.
Mrs. Lu hadn't seen her grandson for several years, and they had only met in a hurry these past few days. The grandson and grandson never had a good conversation.
She first smiled kindly and asked, "Have you gone to visit your uncles and other relatives in the clan?"
"I've already paid my respects to them all."
Thinking that her grandson had not been to Lin Yunwan's place, Mrs. Lu immediately frowned, but in a half-angry tone, she did not really blame him: "Yunwan was tired and sick before you came back, did you know? "
Lu Zhengliu said casually: "I heard what the people below said."
"You heard the servants talking, why don't you go and see her?"
He put down the tea cup with a very cold attitude: "Grandma, I told you that I didn't want to marry her, but you and my grandfather still insisted on letting her get married."
"Then she's asking for it."
"I don't have to worry about her body and face."
Mrs. Lu was stunned.
It doesn't sound like he's talking about his wife.
Those who didn’t know, thought he was talking about his enemies!
She sighed: "I know you are not happy that your grandfather and I forced you to marry a wife. If it hadn't been for the disaster in the Hou Mansion..."
Seeing that her grandson didn't have the patience to listen, Mrs. Lu had to change her words: "Listen to me, Yun Wan is really a very good child, you..."
Lu Zhengliu curled his lips and interrupted her: "Of course you think she's fine."
"She just got married, and she worked with you and my grandfather to advise and control me everywhere. It's not like I married a wife, it's more like I married an elder."
"My words were a little harsh, and it seemed like I had bullied her. It was annoying to watch."
"This kind of woman..."
Although she looks beautiful, she is really dull and boring.
Nothing interesting.
Besides, he already had a sweetheart, and now that he has found their mother and son, how can he still pretend to be someone else?
Mrs. Lu frowned and told him: "That was all a few years ago. A lot has changed in the past few years since you went to the border. Yun Wan is also different now."
It's only been five years, how different can she be?
Lu Zhengliu chuckled and didn't take Lin Yunwan to heart.
The matter of adopting the son into the family tree has not yet been completed.
He stood up and saluted: "Thank you, grandma, for taking Brother Qing back home for me."
When it came to the matter of the heir, Mrs. Lu helped him up and sighed helplessly: "There is no reason for the blood of the Lu family to leak out."
It's just that the grandson killed him first and then reported it, so she had to help hide it under Lin Yunwan's name. This was really inappropriate.
Lu Zhengliu refused to get up, lowered his head and said, "...Grandma, actually my grandson still has something to ask for."
"What's up?"
Mrs. Lu felt bad for the first time.
"My grandson wants to take Brother Qing's mother back to the house as well."
Mrs. Lu's face changed drastically, and she immediately said: "No! The Lu family will never allow a lowly woman to have sex without a matchmaker to enter!"
