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

Chapter 7
"The war in the Western Region is tense. Da Lang is fighting on the front lines and cannot return even during the New Year. He entrusted his big house to you, but you have betrayed his trust!"

"A woman's honor is the most important thing. How dare you neglect to take care of her and let the four girls be kidnapped by thieves! Royal in-laws are of great importance. How dare you be so negligent and blasphemous!"

Mrs. Shen lowered her eyebrows as before and said, "It's my grandson's fault. She has sent extra personnel to protect Yao Yao. She will never let Yao Yao fall into danger again."

"Why are there only four girls! You mean to say that if the girl is not your eldest daughter, you don't care about the others, right?!"

"My granddaughter-in-law doesn't mean that. I will find other experts to look after the mansion and will never let the past happen again."

A few steps away, Lin Zhiyu was looking at Mrs. Xie for a moment. Mrs. Xie met her gaze inadvertently, her face stiffened, and her anger immediately subsided.

"That's it."

He waved to Lin Zhiyu again, and his smile suddenly turned loving, revealing a calculation that was hard to detect.

"Fourth girl, come to great-grandmother."

Lin Zhiyu walked over slowly.

"Has your body recovered?"

"Go back to great-grandmother and recover for half a month. It's no longer a serious problem."

Mrs. Xie heard the alienation in Lin Zhiyu's tone and warmly took Lin Zhiyu's hand.

"Why are these hands so cold? Go get Yuboshi!"

Nanny Deng hurriedly responded.

Mrs. Xie rubbed Lin Zhiyu's hand, "Don't blame my great-grandmother for getting angry and scolding your mother. It's really her great-grandmother who cares too much about your safety. You don't know how worried your great-grandmother was during the days when you were missing. It was like a burning fire burning her heart. It’s hard to sleep and eat well.”

"If my great-grandmother hadn't been too old and her legs were weak, she would have left the house to look for you in person."

"Fortunately, you are fine. If you have any shortcomings, how can you ask your great-grandmother to explain it to your father? Your eldest sister has already..."

"Old lady."

Nanny Deng came back at this moment and interrupted Mrs. Xie's words in time.

Mrs. Xie stopped talking and patted Lin Zhiyu's hand, "It's a good time for the New Year, so don't talk about this."

As he said that, he looked around and grimaced, "Where's the second girl? Why aren't you here yet? A whole family is waiting for her, how unbecoming it is!"

Just as he was talking, there were footsteps outside the door, and a beautiful figure came towards the wind.

Yanyu's butterfly skirt, moiré silver hairpin, graceful figure, gentle temperament, who else could it be if she wasn't Xie Yiwan.

"Great-grandmother, A-wan came late and kept you waiting for a long time. Don't blame me." She thanked her and bowed.

Mrs. Xie feigned anger, "Where have I gone? I don't even look at the time!"

Xie Yiwan stuck out her tongue in a rare and playful manner, "I got a new ancient book yesterday. I was so obsessed with it that I unexpectedly forgot about important things and kept all uncles and aunts waiting. It's Awan's fault."

Xie Yiwan apologized to all the elders, and after a few gentle words of agreement, the matter was dismissed.

Lin Zhiyu caught a glimpse of Xie Yiwan's rosy cheeks, presumably because she was very satisfied and comfortable getting along with Pei Shizhi.

Burning incense, kneeling down and worshiping...all the events were no different from Lin Zhiyu's memories of his previous life.

Xie Yiwan stood next to Lin Zhiyu just like in her previous life. In a serious situation, she quietly winked at Lin Zhiyu and said, "Sister Zhiyu."

"Sister Zhiyu, when did you come? I kept the corn lantern for you and will bring it to you later."

"Thank you for your troubles, sister. The lights have been prepared for the big room this year."

Xie Yiwan was a little startled, "That's it, it's good if you have it."

After paying their respects to their ancestors, the sky was already dark, and then there was the New Year's Eve banquet and the New Year's Eve watch, and everyone moved to the main hall.

According to the usual practice in previous years, before the banquet, Mrs. Xie would distribute new year's gifts to the female family members and juniors.

Lin Songyi was not there, so Xie Yiwan was the first one, but this time he also called Lin Zhiyu to him.

Mrs. Xie was full of affection and said to Lin Zhiyu: "I heard a while ago that you have fallen in love with the second girl's bracelet. It's a coincidence that I got a nice thing unexpectedly recently. I think it is destined to be with your sisters. This year's The New Year's Eve ceremony has fulfilled your wishes. Second girl, fourth girl, you two come forward and choose."

Grandma Deng opened the gift box, and immediately two exquisitely carved and beautifully made bracelets came into view.

It's just that one big and one small, the weight is very different.

The small one is very similar to the one Pei Shizhi gave to Xie Yiwan a few days ago. Just like in the previous life, it was specially prepared for Lin Zhiyu.

Lin Zhiyu lowered her eyes, thanking Yiwan for telling Song about the bracelet, and everything went as she expected.

"This Golden Luan Double Flying Bracelet is a pair of mother-and-child bracelets. Although they are one large and one small, they have far-reaching meanings. They have a good meaning of being of one heart and one mind, and connecting branches with the same spirit. The bracelets have been consecrated by an expert, and they can also ward off evil spirits. Good luck.”

Mrs. Xie had already made up her mind and explained superficially.

"Fourth girl, your eldest sister is not in the house all the year round. It is uncertain what will happen in the future. You are the only girl in the eldest house in the house. My great-grandmother hopes that you and Awan sisters can work together and share the same clothes. No matter which family you marry in the future, You can always keep the sisterhood in your heart and regard Pingxihou Mansion as your home and your support."

The two sisters nodded and thanked the old lady.Xie Yiwan always held Lin Zhiyu's hand, smiled at Mrs. Xie and said humbly: "Let sister Zhiyu choose first."

Mrs. Xie showed her appreciation and agreed.

But Lan Sheng became more and more angry as she listened. She asked her young lady to pick first when it came to flowers blooming side by side and sisterhood. This was clearly digging a hole for her young lady!
In front of everyone, if the young lady takes the younger one, she will suffer a loss. Not to mention that her young lady is rich and rich, but does this mean that she has admitted that the older one is inferior to the second one? If word spread, it will make people laugh!
If you take the big one, you will be stigmatized as a 'businessman who sees profit and forgets loyalty and does not care about sisterhood'!

Xie Yiwan is really not a good guy!

Seeing Lin Zhiyu smiling at Xie Yi in a friendly manner, as if they were two sisters, Lan Sheng was so anxious that she was scratching her head, why couldn't she understand this, Miss?

The bracelets are one big and one small, and the second house has been fighting openly and secretly with the first house for so many years. Everyone here is from a wealthy family, how can you not see the twists and turns?

They all wanted to know how embarrassing Lin Zhiyu could be, and they were happy to watch the joke.

Mrs. Shen knew that her daughter was pure-hearted and was afraid that she would get into trouble. She was about to step forward to rescue her when Lin Zhiyu suddenly spoke up.

"Which one does my great-grandmother think is better?"

In her previous life, Lin Zhiyu chose the small one. She didn't think much about it. When she saw the bracelet she liked, she reached out to pick it up. She was even more grateful to Xie Wan for letting her choose first.

The result of this move was that the fallacy that her first bedroom was not as noble as the second bedroom was widely publicized by people who were interested.

The ancestors of the Xie family in the second room were all civil servants, and they had the name of Pingxihou. They had always been tepid and had no chance to touch the political core of the court.

In the early years, Xie Yingxiao, the second-in-command who succeeded Ping Xihou, fell in love with the Zuo Prime Minister and unexpectedly became quite popular with him.

Xie Yingxiao's son, Xie Songnian, was cunning, but he was careful and meticulous in his work, making it difficult for others to catch his mistakes. The father and son worked together to make the second family's status in the court rise, and they had the potential to compete with the first family.

Under this premise, the credibility of the fallacy is greatly increased.

Along with the falsehoods, there were also vulgar and derogatory remarks about Dafang's bloodthirsty and warlike nature, which were so frightening that they got out of hand and overturned the whole family.

Mrs. Xie didn't expect Lin Zhiyu, who had always been timid, to have the courage to ask such a question, but she didn't care much and said with ease: "Since it's a New Year's gift for you two, I naturally have to choose according to your wishes. My wife's opinion does not matter. unimportant."

Lin Zhiyu said nothing, only looking at Mrs. Xie with her light and clear eyes.

Xie Yiwan was also silent. If she answered the question and the person giving advice was replaced by her and fell into a dilemma, wouldn't it be a waste of the old lady's efforts?
There was silence for a moment, and everyone's eyes fell on the grandfather and grandson.

Among the five girls in the Hou Mansion, Lin Zhiyu was the best born, with an outstanding appearance. Not only in this mansion, but also in the entire capital, there were few who could match her.

It's a pity that he has a good skin but his head is like an elm tree.

Just like this, she was clearly being plotted, but not only was she unaware of it, she also looked at the initiator with her eyes like a lark, looking delicate and innocent.

No one knew that Lin Zhiyu was trying to solve the problem. They only thought that she was willing to give in and valued the opinions of her elders.

Realizing that Lin Zhiyu was determined to get an answer, Mrs. Xie's heart sank slightly and she had no choice but to speak again.

"Since my great-grandmother has taken out these two bracelets for you to choose from, she naturally feels that the two bracelets have the same weight and are treated equally. The smaller one is not as good as the larger one, but it is better because of the care in carving. The ancients said, 'Gold and silver are easy to get, true love It’s rare, but it’s also extremely precious.”

It means that the smaller one is more suitable for her.

The big room should be suppressed by the second room.

There were several laughs from the crowd, and Mrs. Xie's meaning was so obvious that even Xie Lin and Xie Ya, two brainless concubines, heard it.

Xie Lin took the lead and urged: "Fourth sister, get it quickly!"

Xie Ya followed closely, fearing that the incident wouldn't be big enough, "Great-grandmother said it's better to be younger. Fourth sister, don't be slow to act or someone will snatch her away!"

Lin Zhiyu looked at Xie Yiwan with hesitation, "Will the second sister rob me?"

Thank you Wan Xin for most of the time. She smiled and said, "Of course I don't. Sister Zhiyu is willing to give it to you whatever she likes. You and I are one sister, no matter what is yours or mine."

"Whatever sister likes, just take it."

As he spoke, a warning glance passed over Xie Lin and Xie Ya.

The two sisters looked a bit ugly. They were the biological sisters from Xie Yiwan's father. Didn't their attitude clearly tell everyone that Xie Yiwan looked down on her two sisters?

Lin Zhiyu seemed to be unable to feel the undercurrent surging around her. She breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Xie Yiwan with a grateful smile on her face. "Second sister treats me sincerely. How can I only care about myself."

"Since my great-grandmother said that this small bracelet is exquisite and precious, I will lend flowers to the Buddha and give this 'rare true love' to my second sister."

"On this New Year's Eve, I wish my second sister can be blessed by this bracelet, and one day, like Yao Yao, she will find true love, find the person she likes, and get her wishes fulfilled."

Before he finished speaking, before everyone could react, he reached out and took another heavy bracelet in his hand and put it on his wrist.

Xie Yiwan's smile cooled down on her face until Lin Zhiyu looked at the bracelet on her wrist inside and out, but it still didn't move.

Lin Zhiyu was surprised when he saw this. He put down the hand that was playing with the bracelet, blinked his innocent eyes and wondered, "Why don't you pick it up and have a look? This bracelet is indeed exquisite. Not only is it crystal clear, but it also feels warm when you hold it." , is an excellent top-quality product!”

As he spoke, something suddenly occurred to him, and he said in a panic: "Second sister, you won't even touch it...do you not like this meticulous care and don't want this true love?"

"Did Yao Yao do something wrong? Does the second sister like Yao Yao more and want this big one?"

(End of this chapter)