The concubine doesn't fall in love, but crazy critics insist on holding her responsible

Chapter 27 No more disgust
The music that poisoned people's hearts finally stopped at the moment when the sky turned completely dark.

Lin Zhiyu set off for Shen's yard.

At this time, it was still some time before dinner. When Lin Zhiyu saw Mrs. Shen, she was sitting under the lamp, holding a spring robe sewing in her hands.

Looking up and seeing Lin Zhiyu, Shen's expression froze. She quickly put the things in her hands into the bamboo basket, pushed them behind her, and stood up, with a stiff smile on her face.

"Yaoyao, why are you here now?"

"I want to eat the braised pork bones made by grandma. I can't wait and come here."

Lin Zhiyu stood on tiptoes and looked behind Mrs. Shen, "What are you doing? What good things have you hidden?"

"No, nothing!"

Shen wanted to stop her, but Lin Zhiyu was like a slippery little loach, swaying past her and heading straight for the bamboo basket.

Lin Zhiyu took out the things in the basket and asked, "Is it a robe? Or a men's robe."

Shen's heart tightened, "Yao Yao..."

Lin Zhiyu shook his robe open and held it up to take a look, "This color... is green with green in the middle, and the bamboos are tall and straight. It's not for my father, it's for the young master. The young master... could it be my brother?"

Lin Zhiyu guessed correctly, it was indeed for Lin Shu.

Shen didn't expect to be caught red-handed. She didn't know how to explain it for a moment, and her palms were all sweaty.

Over the years, as Lin Songyi and Lin Shu left the Hou Mansion one after another, and Lin Ye guarded Western Xinjiang without returning for many years, Lin Zhiyu's relationship with them became increasingly distant.

In the past few years, some rumors spread from unknown sources, saying that Mrs. Shen was not getting along with Lin Ye as a couple, and that she was at odds with Lin Songyi, her brother, mother and son. Mrs. Shen was looked down upon by the Lin family, and she could only be a concubine after working hard for many years... …

These words reached Lin Zhiyu, causing her relationship with them to become increasingly tense.

She was so nervous that her face would change when she heard their names on weekdays. She could be more tolerant in front of others, but if she was in her own courtyard, she would definitely cry and jump around.

Mrs. Shen looked at Lin Zhiyu and couldn't help but feel flustered and short of breath. Now he grabbed her and carried her behind her back to make clothes for them. She was afraid that she would have to...

Mrs. Shen hurriedly thought of excuses. When she looked up, she saw Lin Zhiyu put down the robe in her hand and ran straight to the cabinet next to her.

By the time Mr. Shen realized what Lin Zhiyu was going to do, it was already too late.

Lin Zhiyu saw the packages in the cabinet and unpacked them one by one. "This is a beautiful color with begonia flowers embroidered on it. It should be for my sister."

"This black piece... belongs to my father!"

"As for this one, it is not as spacious as the other two men's robes. It belongs to my younger brother Zhixing."

Lin Zhiyu had a straight face and looked very unhappy.

Shen's hand tightened again and again, and she said with difficulty: "Yao Yao... Mom didn't mean to hide it from you. Mom is just idle to pass the time. Don't be angry. If you don't like it, Mom won't do it to them anymore. Mom Just drink tea and bask in the sun, and ignore them!"

Shen explained anxiously.

Lin Zhiyu said, "Auntie, where's mine?"

Shen was stunned by these words and didn't understand what Lin Zhiyu meant.Lin Zhiyu saw that her mother was stunned and ignored her, and she said aggrievedly: "Didn't Mom prepare anything for me? Where is my spring dress? Spring is about to begin, why is it only theirs and not mine!"

After realizing it, Mrs. Shen came to her senses and said uncertainly: "Yao Yao, you... aren't you angry?"

"Why are you angry? Are you angry that you secretly made clothes for them?"

Shen felt like she was dreaming, for no reason. How could Yao Yao change her attitude?

Mrs. Shen thought of something, and her face became serious, "Yaoyao, you told mother, but who else said anything to you?"

Her Yaoyao has a simple temper, and she is afraid that someone will take advantage of her for something.

Lin Zhiyu held Shen's hand and said seriously: "Mom, no one said anything to me, I just want to understand a lot of things."

"Want to understand something?"

Mrs. Shen looked at Lin Zhiyu for a moment, doubtful, and asked slowly: "What does Yaoyao want to understand?"

Lin Zhiyu pouted. Her little daughter was acting coquettishly. She hugged Ms. Shen's arm and said, "I understand... My son has traveled thousands of miles and my mother is worried. Although my brother and sister were not born by my mother, they were brought up by you." The older ones, you regard them as your own children, and they regard you as their biological mother.”

"I was ignorant and ignored your feelings in the past. I should not have only listened to outsiders' words and misunderstood your relationship with my brother and sister."

"Yaoyao..."

Mrs. Shen was shocked on the spot, never expecting that these words could come out of Lin Zhiyu's mouth.

Lin Zhiyu nestled against Shen's shoulder, "Mom, the day before yesterday, Lan Shengrunshu and I were cleaning up the small warehouse and found a dusty box in the corner. The box was filled with small boxes that my brother gave me many years ago. Trojan horses and clay figures, and then I vaguely recalled many things. Brother, he didn’t hate me, he gave me all the things he liked.”

Not only the things she liked, but also her future, he had arranged for her. At that time, he had no way to survive, but he still couldn't worry about her.

She was obviously so bad to him, misunderstood him, treated him coldly, bullied him, and even when he lost an arm and came to see her for the last time, she still refused to come out.

He didn't care about her.

Lin Zhiyu suppressed her sobs and tried her best to smile, "Auntie, I just thought that they would take you away. Many ladies from aristocratic families, in order to ascend to the position of mistress, would favor their legitimate sons and daughters. To gain support, one’s energy and love are limited, and I’m afraid you won’t love me.”

Mrs. Shen was heartbroken. She had never heard Lin Zhiyu say this before, "How could my mother not love you? You were born in ten months of pregnancy and it took two days of pain for you to be born."

The corners of Lin Zhiyu's eyes turned red, "Aniang, I know I was wrong. During the days when I was kidnapped by the gangsters, I thought several times that I wouldn't survive. All I could think about was Aniang. I wanted to be hugged by Aniang. In my arms, I want to eat the braised pork bones made by grandma, and I want to listen to the stories grandma tells."

"I thought that as long as I am allowed to live and return to my mother-in-law, it doesn't matter even if she doesn't love me anymore. I can become the child that my mother-in-law likes. I study obediently and don't go out to cause trouble. As long as my mother-in-law can Always stay with me, no matter what I do.”

Mrs. Shen finally realized what she had overlooked. In the past, when faced with her daughter's resentment, she had only avoided blindly for fear of causing a war, but she neglected to understand that the bell must be tied by the person who tied the bell. The conflicts between the children should be resolved by themselves.

Now that the conflict was resolved, Ms. Shen cried with joy. She held Lin Zhiyu in her arms and patted her back gently, "Mom, you don't need to be a good boy. You just need to be healthy, happy and comfortable."

Shen immediately thought of Lin Ye. The conflict between brother and sister was resolved, but what about the one between father and daughter?
"Yao Yao, your father has actually been thinking about you -"

"Dad, I understand too."

(End of this chapter)