Chapter 358 Intake
The carriage slowly stopped in front of the gate of Lin Mansion.
Seeing that it was the carriage from Prince Jingbei's Palace, the servants of the Lin Mansion hurried down the steps to greet it and helped to move the footstool, being extremely attentive.
The steward of the Lin Mansion said, "The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess arrived a little late. Duke Dingguo had just left."
Shen Wan and Xie Jingyu were not surprised that Shen Ji came to Lin Mansion.
Whenever my father was free, he would come to the Lin residence to play chess and fish with old tutor Lin to relieve his boredom. It was not surprising that he met Chen Ji and Shen Wan at the Lin residence.
Yesterday, the steward of the Lin Mansion was called to the Pei Mansion. The steward will definitely tell the old Taifu Lin everything that happened. Shen Ji knew that Lin Qingyin was murdered in Suizhou fifteen years ago, but he hid it from the old Taifu Lin. Now that the truth is out, Shen Ji will definitely come to apologize to the old Taifu Lin and the old lady Lin.
Manager Li took Shen Wan and Xie Jingyu to see Old Madam Lin.
Walking around the screen, Chen Wan saw Madam Lin leaning on the big welcoming pillow. She looked thinner than the last time he saw her, but she seemed to be in better spirits. However, when he saw her, tears suddenly welled up in his eyes.
Without waiting for Shen Wan to salute, Madam Lin waved and asked Shen Wan to sit next to her.
Madam Lin held Shen Wan's hand tightly, and Shen Wan said, "Is the old lady feeling better?"
"Call me Grandma."
Shen Wan was stunned.
In order to please Old Madam Lin, she had called her "Grandma" before, but her father refused to let Old Madam Lin and Old Madam Lin adopt him as their adopted son, so Shen Wan called her "Grandma" once or twice and then stopped.
Mother Chen smiled and said, "Duke Dingguo agreed today to let the old Taifu and Madam adopt him as their adopted son. The old Taifu said they would pick an auspicious day and hold a family recognition banquet."
Shen Wan was surprised, but also happy, "Father finally gave in..."
Seeing Old Madam Lin looking at herself, Shen Wan called out, "Grandma."
Old Madam Lin was laughing and crying at the same time.
Chen Wan was more concerned about Madam Lin's health, so she asked Mother Chen, "Has Zhao Yuanzheng come to visit in the past few days?"
Mother Chen replied, "I've sent someone to invite him. He should be here soon."
While they were talking, the maid brought Zhao Yuanzheng in.
Zhao Yuanzheng didn't expect that Shen Wan and Xie Jingyu were also there. He greeted them and then sat down to feel Madam Lin's pulse.
Last time, he frowned after taking the pulse for a while, but this time, he frowned almost as soon as he took the pulse.
The pulse was taken much shorter, and Shen Wan asked, "How is it?"
Zhao Yuanzheng didn't answer, but looked at Mother Chen, "Have you paid attention to Madam Lin's diet these days?"
Mother Chen said, "The old lady has been very careful about what she eats and drinks these days. I and a few maids eat the same food as the old lady."
"That's strange..."
Zhao Yuanzheng's brows were furrowed.
Xie Jingyu asked, "Has the poison in the old lady's body worsened?"
Dean Zhao nodded. "Judging from the severity of the condition, the old lady has not only been consuming toxins these past few days, but the rate is even faster than before."
Mother Chen was frightened when she heard this.
She was afraid that someone had drugged the old lady's food, so she had been extra careful these days. She and the maids ate whatever the old lady ate. They were extremely cautious and there was no chance for anyone to drug her. How could the condition get worse?
Shen Wan suspected that someone had tampered with the jewelry, but Madam Lin had not worn any jewelry during these days of her illness, and there was no problem with incense, and she had not even lit any incense in these days.
Dean Zhao investigated thoroughly but could not find out how Madam Lin was poisoned.
Shen Wan looked at Xie Jingyu, and Xie Jingyu comforted her, "Don't worry, we will find out."
Old Madam Lin was reluctant to let Shen Wan go, but she was also worried because Shen Wan was pregnant. If she accidentally took something poisonous and harmed the fetus in her womb, it would be her fault.
Old Madam Lin only hoped that she could live for some time, to see Pei Huaijin recognize his ancestors and return to his roots, and to see Shen Wanpingan give birth to the child, so that she could die without regrets in this life.
Madam Lin touched Shen Wan's face, her eyes full of reluctance, and said to Xie Jingyu, "Take Wan'er back. Don't let Wan'er come to the Lin Mansion again until you find out whether she was poisoned."
Shen Wan said, “It’s okay for Mother Chen and the others to wait on you. I’ll only stay for a while, and nothing will happen.”
"Be good and listen to me."
"Once the poison is found, you can stay as long as you want. Grandmother will be happy."
How could Mrs. Lin be reluctant to let Shen Wan go, but she was really worried and didn't dare or want to let Shen Wan take the risk.
Madam Lin insisted, and after she said a few more words, she started to cough weakly, so Shen Wan could only say, "I'll go back now, you can rest in peace."
Chen Wan looked back every few steps as she walked, and Old Madam Lin kept staring at her for a long time after she and Xie Jingyu left.
Old Madam Lin was heartbroken. If her daughter had married the Emperor, she would have been so happy to have such a pair of children by her side. Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. She still didn't know what her other grandson looked like, and she didn't know whether her daughter's coffin could be brought back to the capital smoothly...
After leaving the hospital, Shen Wan looked at Xie Jingyu, worried, "Why can't you find out how he was poisoned?"
Xie Jingyu said, "It's confirmed that he's been poisoned, and he's still taking in toxins. Give Dean Zhao more time, and we'll definitely be able to find out."
They can't help much in curing illnesses and saving lives, so there's no point in getting anxious.
Zhao Yuanzheng couldn't help but pay attention to the matter of Madam Lin being poisoned.
After getting on the carriage, Xie Jingyu hugged Shen Wan and said, "The other day I said I would go shopping with you, but you didn't enjoy it enough. Do you want to go for a walk today?"
Shen Wan wasn't in the mood, "Not yet."
The servant drove the carriage back to Jingbei Palace, but Shen Wan still went shopping.
When the carriage reached the busy street, they met Young Master Zhou and Ye Caiwei. When they met face to face, they had to say hello.
Shen Wan asked, "Where are you going, cousin?"
Ye Caiwei said, "I thought my cousin would stay in the Lin Mansion for a while longer."
If it weren't for Chen Wan, Ye Caiwei and Young Master Zhou didn't know whether they could be together. Chen Wan didn't get to drink in their wedding wine. Chen Wan felt regretful, and Ye Caiwei also felt regretful. So she thought about going to Jingbei Palace today to thank Shen Wan in person.
Unfortunately, they were told that Chen Wan and Xie Jingyu had gone to visit Old Madam Lin, so they planned to come back another day. Unexpectedly, they ran into Chen Wan on the street on their way back.
The street was filled with hawking sounds. Shen Wan wanted to go shopping again. She looked at Xie Jingyu and said, "I'm going shopping with my cousin. You and Young Master Zhou can do whatever you want."
Xie Jingyu pinched his nose and said, "It's not that you don't want to go shopping, but you just don't want your husband to accompany you shopping."
“No way.”
She had just come out of the Lin Mansion and saw that the old lady Lin, who loved her, looked sick and had no interest in anything. Xie Jingyu had just talked to her for a while and she felt much better. Then she thought about going shopping.
Chen Wan wanted to go shopping, and Xie Jingyu couldn't stop her. Chen Wan and Ye Caiwei went shopping, while Xie Jingyu and Young Master Zhou went to Deyue Tower to drink.
However, before she had even walked halfway down the street, Shen Wan fell in love with a pair of ruby earrings and was about to buy them when two girls walked past her. One of them said with a smile, "Mrs. Xie II and Miss Wei IV are arguing and stabbing each other in the heart. It's really interesting..."
"What do you mean by Second Young Madam Xie? Be careful if someone hears you and thinks you are mocking her."
"...They haven't returned to the Wen family yet, so they can't call her Madam Wen, right?"
"It's a problem whether I shout or not. I have to say hello if I run into you. If I run into you next time, I'd better avoid you..."
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