Chapter 134
"The second master's house is so noisy..."
"I heard that many maids and women were punished."
"But I didn't find out why I was punished. The second lady must have dealt with it well and won't let any gossip spread."
Although Zheng is also arrogant, she also knows the importance.
I don't dare to let the family affairs spread out and ruin my husband's reputation.
Mrs. Lin was lying on the couch, looking leisurely, but when she opened her eyes, she saw a pair of restless eyes, very sober and shrewd.
She sat up and said, "It's better that no one messes with the second daughter-in-law. If someone does, she won't be able to tolerate even an ant. She has to crush her to death with her own hands."
"The eldest lady in the mansion is back. The second lady is always worried about the first lady's affairs, so she cannot tolerate the eldest lady."
Mrs. Lin looked down upon Zheng's style and shook her head.
"Old madam, the eldest lady hasn't come to see you yet. Maybe she will come in a few days. Do you want to meet the eldest lady in that mansion?"
Mrs. Lin closed her eyes and thought for a long time, then said calmly: "If she wants to come to see her, I will see her."
Lin Yunwan went to Ci'en Temple with Zheng to offer incense.
Sure enough, as Dong Shuangshuang said, Ci'en Temple is very lively.
The people of the Lin Mansion were very particular about going out. The wives and maids surrounded the masters, occupying the corridors in front and back, and no one else was allowed to get close.
Mrs. Zheng took Lin Yunwan to the palace and said impatiently: "Let's pray here."
She casually told a mother-in-law: "I will take the eldest lady to find the master in a while to offer a long-lasting lamp."
My mother-in-law is just a rough worker, how could she ever take care of such a thing!
She said nervously: "Yes."
I was wondering whether she was doing a good job or not!
When Fan's mother handed the money bag to her, she said: "These are the money for the eternal lamp, and the more is your reward." She also said in a pretentious manner: "Watch the eldest lady, if anything happens to the eldest lady, There is good fruit for you to eat!”
The mother-in-law said tremblingly: "Yes! I must be optimistic about the eldest lady."
Mrs. Zheng took most of the people to visit Ci'en Temple.
Xiruo frowned and whispered: "It's outrageous, Madam! I'm sending you away like this."
Lin Yunwan smiled and said, "Isn't this a good thing?"
There are so many people coming and going in Ci'en Temple that it's hard to think of anything wrong. Mrs. Zheng didn't want to control her, but she was very free.
The lantern was not originally offered to Miss Lin's mother, but it would be safe without a shrewd servant accompanying her. If Fan's mother went with her, she would still be a little worried.
"Pray for blessings first. After praying for blessings, let's go."
Lin Yunwan waited until the people in the palace came out, then went in and knelt on the futon, closing her eyes and praying.
Miss Lin, rest in peace.
Your business is now my business, and I will help you wash away your grievances.
There are also mothers, younger brothers, and long bows. If you are sincere and spiritual, the Bodhisattva will definitely bless you!
I don't know how long I had been kneeling. When Lin Yunwan got up, her knees were sore.
"Girl, be careful."
Xiruo gave Lin Yunwan a hand.
Lin Yunwan stood up, and a woman next to her was about to kneel down when she suddenly looked at her and called her in surprise: "Miss Lin?"
"Mrs. Dong..."
Lin Yunwan didn't know Dong Shuangshuang's husband's family, so she called her by her surname.
Dong Shuangshuang stopped kneeling and stood up and said, "I met you here."
Seeing her sad face, Lin Yunwan said, "Pray for blessings first, and I'll come back to you later."
Dong Shuangshuang nodded.
Lin Yunwan and her mother-in-law went out first to offer the everlasting lantern.
A large hall in Ci'en Temple is specially used to place everlasting lanterns.
Lin Yunwan asked for the money bag in the mother-in-law's hand, but only took half of it, and then said, "Take the rest and wait outside. Don't come in and disturb me."
The mother-in-law took the money and stood outside the door without saying a word.
You don’t have to worry about the eldest lady when you have money, what a great job!
Lin Yunwan and Xiruo went in together. She added more money and offered an ever-burning lantern to Lin Yunwan, only writing her birth date. No names were mentioned.
"Girl, let's go."
Lin Yunwan stared at her for too long, and Xiruo persuaded her to leave.
"Um."
When I went out, my mother-in-law sat on the railing outside and dozed off.
Xiruo whispered: "I can still sleep now."
"They usually do menial work. When the ladies come out, they have to get up before dawn to prepare. Naturally, it is hard work."
Xiruo smiled and said, "It's the girl who has a kind heart."
"Wake her up."
Xiruo went to wake up the mother-in-law and took her to the palace with her.
Dong Shuangshuang was waiting outside the palace. When he saw Lin Yunwan, his eyes lit up.
Like good friends for many years, the two of them strolled into the plum grove of Ci'en Temple together. There were only some late plum blossoms, and they were not as gorgeous as those in Prince Huan's Mansion.
"Mrs. Dong, I want to ask you about something. Isn't it convenient?"
Dong Shuangshuang held Lin Yunwan's hand and said, "What do you want to ask?"
"...When I was driven to the countryside, your family had not yet moved out. Have you ever heard about where the wet nurse who took care of me and my stepmother's maid were sent?"
Dong Shuangshuang is two or three years older than Miss Lin, and he also remembers things from back then.
The two houses live so close to each other. From what Dong Shuangshuang said, she often visited the Lin house, so she might know something.
"It's okay if you don't remember. I'm just asking casually."
Seeing her purse her lips, Lin Yunwan couldn't bear to ask any more questions. Dong Shuangshuang might blame herself for not helping her friends when she was a child!
Dong Shuangshuang smiled bitterly: "I don't know..."
"But before your wet nurse left, I went to visit you. Your stepmother saw that I was a child and was not wary of me. Your wet nurse, she, she..."
Her voice was very tense and regretful.
Lin Yunwan waited for her to continue speaking.
Dong Shuangshuang said: "Your wet nurse begged me... she wanted me to help... I didn't dare..."
She almost cried! I can see that I feel guilty.
Lin Yunwan said to her: "Don't think about it! You are just a six or seven-year-old child, what can you do? Even if you can help a little, my wife wants to send me away, and everything you do will be of no avail. "
Dong Shuangshuang looked at Lin Yunwan in shock.
"You, you don't blame me?"
Lin Yunwan smiled slightly: "No wonder. The real evil person is not you."
Dong Shuangshuang burst into tears.
Lin Yunwan patted her shoulder. After Dong Shuangshuang calmed down, he asked her: "The injury on your hand..."
Dong Shuangshuang smiled: "It's almost done."
She rolled up her sleeves and showed Lin Yunwan.
Lin Yunwan smelled the medicine, and Dong Shuangshuang took the medicine obediently.
Dong Shuangshuang probably really felt that Lin Yunwan was friendly, so she took the initiative to say, "I have been to Ci'en Temple twice, and I finally met you this time." She was very happy: "I knew you were coming."
But it hadn't been long since the banquet at Prince Huan's Mansion.
Lin Yunwan asked her: "Does your mother-in-law allow you to go out often?"
Dong Shuangshuang shook her head and whispered: "I said I came to beg for a child, so my mother-in-law let me come out."
After several years of marriage, she only gave birth to a daughter, not a legitimate son for her husband's family. She said she wanted to ask for a son, how could her mother-in-law not agree?
Lin Yunwan was silent.
"I have to go."
Dong Shuangshuang couldn't stay out for too long, otherwise her mother-in-law would get angry.
She held Lin Yunwan's hand and said sincerely: "Yun Wan, listen to me and seize every opportunity you can... Marrying a woman is like going up a mountain of swords or a sea of fire. Don't be so shameless. No one can To help you, I must save myself!”
She was just ignorant and got married according to her stepmother's advice. If she had been ruthless and made trouble, maybe it wouldn't have been so miserable!
Lin Yunwan watched Dong Shuangshuang leave with complicated emotions.
"Seize the opportunity..."
If she wants to seize the opportunity, the best opportunity...
