The next day, Lin Hairu was fed several bowls of nourishing soup by Yining. As she took the tonic every day, her complexion gradually improved.

Luo Chengzhang came to see Lin Hairu all day long, but Lin Hairu didn't want to see him, and he became more and more anxious.

Aunt Qiao heard Xuan'er crying every day. He had injured his knees kneeling in the ancestral hall and was crying for his mother in pain. Aunt Qiao was heartbroken for her son and could not eat or sleep. She soon became haggard.

When Aunt Qiao went to the study to ask to see him, she wanted to take Xuan Ge'er back.

Luo Chengzhang told her coldly, "Xuan Ge'er is no longer under your control. Whatever happens is none of your business."

After hearing this, Aunt Qiao felt lost and fell seriously ill. Luo Yi took care of her for several days without taking off her clothes.

Luo Shenyuan heard about this and simply said, "Sixth sister is served by a maid named Zhao. That day, she invited a little maid to the flower hall and beat her up and kicked her out of the house."

After saying that, he dipped the brush in ink and continued writing.

The steward agreed and left. The next day, Zhao was taken away from Luo Yilian's room, and her crying never stopped.

Zhao was Aunt Qiao's confidante, and she helped Aunt Qiao with many of her tasks.

Luo Yilian stood straight at the door and saw someone dragging Zhao away. Zhao kept looking at her with pleading eyes, but what could she do? She just turned her head away and didn't look. After Zhao was dragged away, the maid in the room looked at Luo Yilian with a strange look.

What good is a master who can't even protect his own servants?

When Aunt Qiao heard that Zhao had been beaten half to death and dragged away, she sat up and gasped, "I'm not dead yet... Does Luo Shenyuan think I'm dead?"

Luo Yilian held her thin hand and said, "Mother, you can't be sick any longer..."

Aunt Qiao got up bravely the next day, paid her respects to Lin Hairu, and knelt outside the door for the whole day.

As Yi Ning walked past the main room, she saw Aunt Qiao kneeling obediently, and thought that perhaps more than ten years ago, she had also knelt like this to beg Minglan to let her in. The only difference was that she was no longer that delicate and charming girl, and there was no Gu Minglan to bully her anymore.

Yi Ning walked straight into the main room without even looking at her.

Lin Hairu didn't see her, but Aunt Qiao still came and knelt outside the door, crying: "It was my fault that I didn't take good care of Xuan'er and harmed Madam! I beg Madam to punish me... Madam, please don't forgive me!"

On the third day, Luo Chengzhang met Aunt Qiao. He stood under the veranda and heard her crying, but he did not go over.

Yining then gently said to Xuezhi beside her, "Let the old woman help her in."

After meeting Lin Hairu that day, Aunt Qiao returned to her room. The maids in the room finally stopped looking at her coldly, and someone did whatever she said.

Aunt Qiao sat on the kang by the window, too angry to speak. Luo Yining… She had been in the Luo family for so many years, and even Gu Minglan had never bullied her like this. Was this Luo Yining born by Gu Minglan to avenge her?

No matter how angry she was, she knew the situation was hopeless. Looking at the room's furnishings, which remained the same as before, her jacket, which was somewhat tattered, a sense of forlornness crossed her eyes.

However, Yining found different ways to make Lin Hairu happy every day. Lin Hairu's face became rosy and her body became a little plump.

The new eldest sister-in-law was a gentle woman. On the second day after she came home, she brought many gifts to visit my aunt and even asked her wet nurse to leave her a prescription for health care. After that, the eldest sister-in-law came to visit more often, and it was obvious that she was a kind person.

Three days later, the eldest sister-in-law came back and brought back a young and handsome man, saying that he was her brother-in-law. As a result, Luo Yixiu was unable to walk when she saw him, and threw Gu Jingming behind her mind, concentrating on making eye contact with the eldest sister-in-law's brother-in-law.

When Yi Ning saw this, he sighed that this was simply the result of food, sex and human nature. It turned out that little girl Luo Yixiu could really judge people by their appearance.

However, Luo Yixiu told her privately, "...I can see that your cousin is actually a cold-hearted person. He doesn't like me, and I don't like him either! Moreover, after that day, although your cousin didn't say anything, he personally found the little girl and forced her to reveal the mastermind behind it. He accidentally let your second uncle know about it, and he called Luo Yilian and scolded her until her face turned pale. That would be fine, but your aunt probably won't let Luo Yilian go. I wonder how Luo Yilian will end up now..."

Yi Ning asked her curiously, "Did your aunt tell you this?"

Luo Yixiu said complacently: "Of course it was my mother. She told me not to think about Gu Jingming anymore."

Chen was not stupid, she could see what Mrs. Gu meant.

Madam Gu had been in the mansion for so many days without meeting her formally. It was obvious that she had never thought of having any involvement with the Luo family.

Besides, after being schemed against by Luo Yilian, Mrs. Gu probably wouldn't want her son to marry a woman from the Luo family anymore.

Chen could only sigh. Luo Yilian was incredibly bold, just as ruthless as her own mother. She was willing to risk her life to dethrone the emperor. But the Gu family was no pushover. Old Master Gu had been the emperor's tutor.

Yining was practicing her brushwork under the guidance of Mr. Song. When Lin Mao came to find her, he found her hunched over her desk. The sunlight from the window shone on her, highlighting her neck, which was as white as jade. She seemed to have lost some weight due to her preoccupation with Lin Hairu's affairs, and her features were more refined and her complexion was more captivating. The side of her face seemed to have a layer of powdery down, making it even more dewy.

This girl is growing up, I wonder if anyone will covet her... Lin Mao suddenly thought in a daze.

He had a bit of a headache. After all, he was about to leave the Luo family. What if he was taken away by someone else?

Then from now on, she can only look at others with a pitiful expression like a puppy, and other people's hands will pinch her pink and tender face.

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