The next day, just as dawn broke.
Ye Lanyin was awakened by Lin Wanwan's mischievous voice.
She rubbed her sleepy eyes.
"Wanwan, why are you up so early today?"
[Mother, the old lady is having a nightmare...]
Here it comes...
Lin Wanwan snuggled against Ye Lanyin's chest.
Sure enough, it didn't take long.
Yu Futang's maid rushed over, "Madam, something terrible has happened! The old lady has been wailing and screaming in the courtyard, refusing to leave Yu Futang."
Ye Lanyin paused for a moment while drinking tea, then slowly raised her head.
"What's Mother up to now?"
“Madam, please go and see her. She’s been standing outside the courtyard and refuses to go in.”
"Let's go, I'll go take a look." Ye Lanyin lifted her eyelids, picked up Lin Wanwan, and walked out of the courtyard gate.
Hua Xin, who was behind her, hurriedly put down what she was holding and followed beside her.
Before even reaching Yufu Hall, one could see the old lady standing outside the courtyard, looking disheveled and clinging to a stone gatepost, refusing to let go.
Ye Lanyin frowned slightly.
With Hua Xin by her side, her gossipy nature could no longer be concealed.
"Madam, what's wrong with the old lady?"
"She started acting strangely ever since the last time she prayed for blessings at the ancestral hall."
Both she and Hua Mei secretly felt that this was the old lady's retribution.
Ye Lanyin lowered her eyes slightly, revealing a faint smile.
"I guess she's getting old and can't handle any fright. Keep a few maids around and don't let anyone disturb her in the future."
Hua Xin nodded, "Yes, Madam."
Upon arriving at Yufu Hall, Ye Lanyin walked to the old lady's side and calmly asked.
"Mother, what's wrong with you? Why are you hugging the pillar?"
"If others see this, it will be difficult for you, my lord."
After saying that, she waved her hand, "What are you all standing there for? Come and help the old lady inside!"
"How did you serve the old lady? Believe me or not, I'll sell you all off?"
The maid was so frightened that she immediately kowtowed, "Madam, please spare my life! I will serve the old lady right away."
As they spoke, the group stepped forward one by one and forcefully pried the old lady's hand off the pillar.
The old lady cried out "No!" several times, but in the end she couldn't resist the strength of the young maid.
The old lady was pulled into the room by the maids, where there was a pungent smell that Ye Lanyin couldn't stand.
What does it taste like?
One of the maids walked up to Ye Lanyin and curtsied, saying, "Madam, for some reason, the old lady kept saying today that she didn't want to look for me. Something's fishy."
"She lost control of her bladder after only a couple of sentences," the maid said, her eyes lowered.
"How could there be ghosts out of nowhere? Back then, we even invited a master to come and check the feng shui of this house. Of all the houses in the Marquis's mansion, Yufu Hall has the best feng shui."
"Never say such things again in the future."
The maid replied, "Yes, Madam."
"Perhaps the old lady is too old to handle noise, which is why she is so tense. We should reduce the number of maids in the courtyard by half, and just keep two to serve her."
"yes."
Ye Lanyin scanned the area but didn't see anything.
The old man wants to have sex with her...
Hehe, thirty is like a wolf, forty is like a tiger; when the old man passed away, he wasn't even fifty yet.
Ye Lanyin knew that she could understand the words of flowers, plants, and trees, and that these must have been the ones who told her that.
She handed the child to Huaxin, walked to the old lady's side, and asked softly.
"Mother, it's barely dawn. Are you too old to sleep?"
The old lady was so frightened that she grabbed Ye Lanyin's arm.
"Lanyin, please help me change courtyards quickly, I don't want to live here."
The old lady looked flustered. She hadn't slept all night, and the shock made her eyes glaze over.
Ye Lanyin pulled her hand away from hers and said calmly:
"Mother, the best feng shui in this Marquis's mansion is your Jade Fortune Hall. Even the name was chosen by a master back then. Why are you talking nonsense now?"
“There’s a ghost, your father-in-law…” she couldn’t finish her sentence.
Ye Lanyin said unhappily, "Mother, it's perfectly normal for your father-in-law, who is your husband, to appear in your dream. He's been gone for so many years, why do you still miss him so much?"
"If you are bored on weekdays, go to the ancestral hall to calm your mind and pass the time."
“Mother, Father-in-law has been gone for many years. Please don’t let these things remind you of him.”
The old lady gripped Ye Lanyin's sleeve tightly once more.
He opened his mouth, trying to explain himself again.
Ye Lanyin sighed.
“Mother, you live in the northwest, your daughter-in-law lives in the northeast, Shixuan and Shiming live in the west, Chang'an and Rui'an live in the east, and the concubines live in the side courtyard. Where are you going to find a large courtyard for you? Or, how about we move to the storeroom?”
When the old lady heard that the storeroom was small and cramped, she immediately disagreed.
If the collateral branches of the family found out, where would she put her face?
Ye Lanyin knew that she was proud and wouldn't agree.
"No," the old lady shook her head.
She thought for a moment and then asked, "How about we go and live with the concubines?"
Upon hearing this, the old lady raised her head and looked at Ye Lanyin.
She wants to move to her yard.
The east side is the same size as the west side.
And the lighting there is better.
"Lanyin, your mother has loved you for so many years, and look, we're now separated by distance."
"Now, Mother's health isn't very good; she needs to get more sunlight..."
"How about we..."
She didn't say the rest aloud, knowing that Ye Lanyin would understand.
Ye Lanyin glanced at Lin Wanwan, then at her personal maid.
He said calmly:
“Mother, I live on the east side because I am the first wife, and you are also the first wife. It is only right that we each live on one side.”
"I know you love me, and I know that your Yufu Hall has the best feng shui in the Marquis's mansion. Don't worry, I won't compete with you for it."
"Now that you're getting old and your speech is sometimes confused, I won't take it to heart."
“Since Mother wants to get more sunlight, I will have the trees in the yard cut down.”
"You should go out and get some sun more often; it's good for your health."
The old lady nearly fainted from anger upon hearing this.
She wanted a different yard, not to have the tree in front of the gate cut down.
With the trees cut down, the sunlight will be even stronger...
“Lan Yin…”
"Alright, Mother, don't worry about me. You should rest here and not come out. If you cut down trees, the ground outside will be covered in dust."
After Ye Lanyin finished speaking, she ignored the old lady behind her who was screaming.
The maids held the old lady down tightly, making her lie down and rest.
Hey, the old lady is furious.
I want to switch houses with my mother...
"That won't do, the old master misses the old lady terribly..."
Like someone eating melon seeds, Lin Wanwan rested her chin on Huaxin's shoulder, her round eyes wide open, and her little mouth grinning as she stared at the old lady in front of her.
The old lady was horrified. Her lifeless eyes were fixed on the baby, and she completely forgot about her own business.
When I came to my senses, the sound of chopping wood could already be heard at the door.
She was so angry her heart was bleeding, and she cried and complained again in the house.
These are all top-quality old trees, very valuable.
"No...don't...cut me..." she cried, heartbroken.
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