The concubine is soft and delicate, making her the treacherous minister's white moonlight

Chapter 2: Adopting a daughter, passing away the disease

After leaving Zither Garden, when the carriage heading back to the Jiang family drove steadily into the downtown area, the speed of the carriage slowed down. When it arrived at the Jiang Mansion, it was still early in the morning. Before getting off the carriage, the sound of firecrackers could be heard.

Lin Mowan got off the carriage, stepping on the red debris on the ground. It turned out to be the mistress of the Jiang family, the current Princess Zhaohe Gongshu Tingyue, who came to greet her in person with her concubines and servants.

Her face was full of smiles, and her eyes swept back and forth over Lin Mowan with admiration. When Lin Mowan greeted her, she warmly helped her up, took her hand, and said with love: "Miss, you have worked hard. Come, let's go into the mansion and talk. The old lady is waiting anxiously."

As Gongshu Tingyue said this, he took Lin Mowan's hand and walked into the Jiang Mansion, leaving Jiang Ruixue aside.

Jiang Ruixue had already suffered a setback in Zither Garden, and now she saw that she, who had always been the treasure of the entire Jiang Mansion, had become Lin Mowan. She felt unhappy, but had to hold her breath and followed Lin Mowan into the mansion with dissatisfaction.

After entering the mansion and walking through the corridor, I went through the third door before reaching the west wing where the old lady of the Jiang family lived, called Hongbao Courtyard. As soon as I entered the courtyard, before I even entered the room, I could faintly hear a cough.

Gongshu Tingyue led the two sisters into the house, and hurriedly walked to the bed with a smile on his face, and said happily: "Old lady, look who is here."

The old lady was half lying on the couch, with a maid serving her. She finally stopped coughing and looked up, and saw Lin Mowan standing in the hall.

Gongshu Tingyue was sitting at the side. He paused and introduced: "The girl recommended by the Second Master himself." Then he waved to Lin Mowan. Lin Mowan obediently stepped forward and knelt down respectfully: "I am Lin Mowan, and I am honored to meet the old lady."

The old lady looked at her, scrutinizing her from head to toe, then waved at her, "Good child, come here, grandma."

Lin Mowan stood up and walked to the old lady obediently, kneeling down under the couch. The old lady leaned against the bedside, holding her hand affectionately, and looked at her with great joy. Finally, she praised: "You are a pretty girl. When was your birthday?"

"October twenty-seventh."

"That's a month older than Rui Jie'er," the old lady said, and then paused and asked, "Do you have any relatives at home?"

Lin Mowan shook her head, her eyes full of sadness and depression, she looked even more pitiful, she said: "My mother died of illness, I haven't seen my father since I was a child, I met the Second Master when I was ten years old, I have been weak since childhood, the Second Master is kind, and he has helped many beggars like me who are helpless, seeing that I am pitiful, he asked a nun to take care of me."

Listening to Lin Mowan's words, the old lady thought for a moment, a shrewd look flashed in her eyes, and she said: "This child looks a little sick, but fortunately she is well taken care of and doesn't look like she has done any heavy work. I believe the second master also loves the girl very much and should often visit her."

This sounded like a compliment, but also like a test. Lin Mowan could only shake her head calmly: "Second Master is very busy with official duties. I have lived with you all since I was a child, and I have not seen you many times. A few days ago, Second Master also asked for my birth date and eight characters. When he saw that the eight characters were suitable, he took a quick look and never saw you again."

Hearing this, the old lady understood, and the maids and nannies in the room looked at each other. The intimacy and warmth in their eyes disappeared in an instant, and were replaced by contempt and ridicule that had never been there before.

At first, they thought that Lin Mowan and Shen Weiyuan had a special relationship, and they wanted to rely on the relationship between Lin Mowan and the Shen family, so they were enthusiastic. However, these people would look at the person and treat him with disdain.

Finally, the old lady sighed, as if she was a little disappointed, but she still sighed: "It's a child with a miserable life."

After that, she turned her head and gestured. The maidservant at the side handed over an open box. The old lady took out a bright green jade bracelet from the box and gently put it on Lin Mowan's hand, saying, "This bracelet is something I always wear. I'm giving it to you today as a gift."

Seeing this, Jiang Ruixue on the side was the first to quit. She didn't even have such a good bracelet, so why should she give it to someone who just came into the mansion? She was about to get angry, but Gongshu Tingyue glared at her, so she could only stand in the distance and be unhappy.

Lin Mowan looked at the bracelet handed to her and instinctively declined: "This is too expensive, I can't accept it."

The old lady refused and put the bracelet on Lin Mowan's hand: "You must accept it. If there is no decent gift, the second master will blame us for treating such a good girl badly."

At this point, Lin Mowan did not refuse anymore. Seeing this, the old lady was also happy. She turned to look at Gongshu Tingyue and said, "Is the master back? It's time to ask the master to come and see him." Gongshu Tingyue glanced outside the house, turned around and replied, "No, the master went to the palace early yesterday morning, but he should be back by now."

The old lady nodded and said, "Take her to see the master later and offer her a cup of tea. We will accept the child. We must invite the second master to our house for a drink tonight to thank him for his recommendation."

"Okay." Gongshu Tingyue agreed with a smile, then got up and went out with an excuse, taking Jiang Ruixue with him.

Lin Mowan watched them go out. The old lady started coughing again. The maids in the yard were busy for a while. The house, which was not big to begin with, suddenly became so crowded that there was no room for Lin Mowan.

Lin Mowan had no choice but to leave the room calmly. Looking at the busy scene inside, she took a few steps and heard the sound of something falling coming from the side hall.

She tilted her ear slightly and heard Jiang Ruixue's abuse: "Such a good bracelet, I asked her for it several times but she refused to give it to me. The one with the surname Lin gave it to me as soon as she came. Who is the real granddaughter?"

"Okay, keep your voice down. Are you afraid she can't hear you?"

"So what if she heard it? This is the Jiang family! How could she rebel? Isn't she so arrogant just because she was recommended by my second brother?!"

"Okay! Stop complaining. Why do you think the old lady gave her that bracelet? Did she really like her? She wanted to pass on her illness to her!"

After Gongshu Tingyue finished speaking, Jiang Ruixue instantly calmed down.

Lin Mowan stood in the corridor with a calm expression, gently stroking the jade bracelet on her wrist as if nothing had happened. The green color all over her body made her already bloodless skin look even more sickly pale.

As the two of them spoke in low voices, only whispers could be heard from the side room, and she could no longer hear anything useful.

Until the maid in the room came out: "The maid Qiuhe has met Miss Lin. The old lady said that she would take you to see the courtyard first, and then serve tea when the master comes back."

This time, the voices that could be suppressed in the room suddenly stopped, as if they just realized that someone was eavesdropping. It was extremely quiet in the room. Even with the windows and walls separating them, Lin Mowan felt really embarrassed for them.

Finally, Lin Mowan glanced at the tightly closed door of the side room, raised the corners of her lips slightly, and turned back calmly: "Okay, thank you, sister."

"You're welcome, girl."

Lin Mowan's courtyard is located in Feiqing Pavilion, next to Hongbao Courtyard. The name is not bad, but the location is not very good. You can see the whole courtyard with just a quick glance after walking into the gate.

The maids and servants moved Lin Mowan's things into the yard one after another. In the yard was a weeping crabapple tree that had just been brought in and planted. It was much taller than a person. Lin Mowan remembered that this was the tree that Shen Weiyuan took her to see not long ago.

But Qiu He explained, "The master said that this yard is too empty, so he asked someone to buy these crabapples and plant them. This season is the best time for them to bloom."

Lin Mowan looked at the crabapple flowers and smiled without saying a word.

Suddenly, a bamboo ball flew in from outside the courtyard wall and hit Lin Mowan on the back, then rolled to the ground. Lin Mowan turned around and saw a little boy about eight or nine years old walking in from the door. He stared at Lin Mowan for a long time and said, "Little whore."

(End of this chapter)