Mrs. Luo had been coughing for most of the night before, and she had gone to the small Buddhist temple to chant sutras early in the morning. She wasn't feeling well. When Yi Ning brought in the soup, she saw the old lady leaning against her pillow, coughing so hard that it looked like her heart and lungs were about to burst. Mother Xu was patting Mrs. Luo's back.

She brought the soup over and fed it to Old Lady Luo spoonfully, saying softly, "This is a recipe I read in a book. Grandma, you should also eat some of this Fritillaria cirrhosa." She half-knelt beside the bed to feed the old lady the soup, her little face looking very serious.

Mrs. Luo touched her head and sighed, "Our Meimei is becoming more and more sensible."

Xuezhi was also watching from the side, smiling indulgently, "Isn't it? Meijie got up early this morning and prepared everything for you."

Yining smiled but said nothing. Mother Xu, Old Lady Luo, and Xuezhi had all watched little Yining grow up, treating her like a child. They truly doted on her. Even Xuezhi would call her by her nickname when they were close. In her previous life, she had never had a nickname. As a child, she had only heard her stepmother call her younger sister "Yin'er," and at the time, she had been incredibly envious of her younger sister.

Seeing that Mrs. Luo's face was turning purple, Mother Xu said, "It's not a good idea to keep coughing like this. I don't remember that the old lady had a cough this severe last year. We need to invite a good doctor to treat her, otherwise it will get worse."

A maid nearby said, "Now that Madam Xu mentioned that, I'm reminded of Madam Zheng, who served the former Second Madam. She's an expert in medicine. When the old master was still alive, it was Madam Zheng who cured his back pain. Why don't we ask Madam Zheng to come back and see the old lady..."

As soon as the old woman finished speaking, the room fell silent and no one responded for a while.

Yi Ning placed the small bowl on the black lacquer square tray and wiped Mrs. Luo's mouth with a handkerchief, feeling somewhat suspicious. The woman who had been serving the Second Madam...wasn't that the same woman who had been serving Yi Ning's biological mother, Gu Minglan? Why was everyone so wary of her?

Mrs. Luo finished her soup and paused before saying, "When I released her from the mansion to retire, I told her I wouldn't invite her back. She definitely doesn't want to come back. My illness is a chronic one, and I've been through it all these years. How could I possibly not be able to endure it anymore?"

Mother Xu gently advised, "Mother Zheng is about the same age as me. She must have a lot of unresolved issues. I'm afraid we won't see each other much in the future. Although Mother Zheng blames us, she kowtowed to you in tears when she left. It won't be difficult to invite her back. Besides, Meimei is still at home. Mother Zheng will always want to come back to see her."

What did this Zheng Mama have to blame the Luo family for? Yi Ning thought to herself that it was easy to guess. Although little Yining had no impression of Zheng Mama, she could tell from what Xu Mama said that she was a good person. The conflict with the Luo family was probably because of little Yining's biological mother.

Yining asked Mrs. Luo, "Grandma, who is Mother Zheng? Why haven't you told me about her? Is she coming back to see me?"

Old Mrs. Luo sighed and said, "This Madam Zheng originally served your mother. After your mother died, she was too stubborn to stay in the Luo family anymore, so she returned to her hometown to retire."

Yi Ning then asked, "Will Mother Zheng treat my grandmother?"

Madam Xu looked at Yi Ning with even gentler eyes, knowing that Miss Seven was trying to persuade Old Lady Luo. After helping Old Lady Luo lie down, she said, "Although Madam Zheng is a maid in the inner chambers, she is an extraordinary doctor. She also nursed the old lady back then, so there should be nothing wrong."

Yining smiled and said, "Grandma, since Mother Zheng can treat you, let's ask her to come back. Nothing is more important than your health!"

Seeing her innocent face, how could Mrs. Luo refuse? She sighed slowly and said helplessly, "Forget it, then send someone to Zhending to invite her."

Only then did Mother Xu smile and ordered the servants to harness the horses and go to Zhending.

At this time, Yixiu came to find Yining to go to the back mountain to see the lotus flowers, saying that many lotus buds had bloomed in early summer.

Yi Ning agreed to go play, but when she reached the inner room, she quietly stopped and heard Mrs. Luo's voice inside: "...Although the second child did let Ming Lan down, but when Ming Lan left, Yi Ning was only half a year old. Hui Jie'er was only twelve at that time. I am also unhappy with her for abandoning Yi Ning and Hui Jie'er and leaving. I thought she was honest and loyal, but I didn't expect her to be so easily forgotten."

Then Mother Xu's voice came again: "I always feel that Zheng's character would not act like this."

"How can I know that?" Mrs. Luo said indifferently, "You've been with me all my life. You've seen all kinds of people."

As soon as Yining heard this, Luo Yixiu discovered that she did not follow her out, so she turned around and came back to look for her.

"Yining, why don't you leave? What are you standing there for?"

Yi Ning made a hushing gesture to her. Luo Yixiu had a loud voice, so she wasn't sure if anyone inside could hear her. But the voices inside did stop briefly. Yi Ning had no choice but to follow Luo Yixiu and pull her out of Mrs. Luo's yard.

Luo Yixiu looked confused: "Hey, what were you doing just now? Were you eavesdropping on grandma's conversation?"

When she thought of this, she seemed to feel that she had revealed a secret. She patted Yining's shoulder with understanding and said, "Don't be embarrassed. I often eavesdrop on my mother's conversations. My mother thought I was asleep, but in fact I was just lying in her arms pretending. I heard everything she said to the nanny. Tell me, what did you overhear Grandmother say?"

Yi Ning glanced at her and said, in the manner of a parent, "Why are you asking about this?"

Seeing someone who was half a head shorter than her, Luo Yixiu tugged at her bun and said, "Look at you, little grown-up! Why didn't you tell me? I've been telling you every time I've eavesdropped on my mother." She lowered her voice slightly and said, "A few days ago, your brother dropped Fourth Sister's tourmaline. My mother secretly complained to the nanny, saying Yilian was 'a bitch' and how dare she let a child play with such a thing."

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