Chapter 11 Obsession
The three of them entered the cave, as if there was some taboo. The people outside did not chase them in, but only wandered outside the cave for a while before leaving.
When he saw Jiang lying in the cave, Jinsui understood why those people didn't dare to come in.
If people who can walk and move outside are still like patients, then Jiang's condition is not far from death.
People outside probably didn't dare to approach the cave because her disease was contagious. In other words, Jiang was left here to die.
She was so thin that she looked unrecognizable, with high cheekbones, deep eye sockets, and half-dried blood on the corners of her mouth and chin.
Next to the dry grass where she was lying, there were large pools of blood.
Beauty lies in the bones, not in the skin. Even though Jiang is so sick, you can still see how beautiful she was when she was young. The original owner looked very much like Jiang.
Jin'an's eyes were red, and he said in a choked voice: "Mom has been vomiting blood and has been in a coma for two days."
Jinsui went forward to examine Jiang and felt her pulse quietly. He sighed in his heart, Jiang was already terminally ill. To be honest, it was a miracle that she could hold on until now.
Even if she had a laboratory and could take out the medicine from it, she couldn't cure Jiang.
However, she still fed Jiang some glucose water. Just when she finished feeding a bottle of water, Jiang's eyes trembled slightly and she slowly woke up.
Moreover, his pale cheeks were tinged with a light layer of red, and his eyes became bright.
Jinan thought her sister had given her a panacea, and said happily, "Mom, you finally woke up! Grandpa and sister are here."
But Grandpa Ling and Jinsui were horrified, as Jiang looked like she was experiencing a last burst of energy.
Look at the excited Jin'an, poor child, his father just died, and he was exiled all the way, and there are traces of the iron chain on his ankles that have rubbed the skin.
The mother is about to pass away again. Even though the child has a grandfather and a sister, it is too cruel for him.
Jiang's gaze slowly lingered on Jin'an's face, and tears suddenly flowed out.
She stretched out her skinny hand and gently stroked Jin'an's face, her heart and eyes filled with reluctance. One less look would be one less.
This was the last time the mother and son saw each other.
Jin Sui thought she would keep looking at Jin An until she died, but she only said one sentence to Jin An:
"From now on, you must listen to grandpa and study hard."
She wanted to sit up, but after trying, she no longer had the strength to support herself, so she could only apologize to Grandpa Ling: "Dad, please forgive me for not being able to meet you."
Grandpa Ling hurried forward to comfort him: "You have suffered."
Jiang's tears kept flowing, but her eyes were full of tenacity. She stared at Grandpa Ling and said:
"My husband was wrongly accused. He was made a scapegoat by his superiors! The letter the officers found was not written by him!"
"My poor husband, he was a low-ranking official with little influence and no backing, so he was harmed by them."
Grandpa Ling asked hurriedly: "Who is Qingfeng's superior?"
Ling Chao, whose courtesy name was Qingfeng, was exactly the name of Ling's father.
"Lantian County Magistrate Huang Yizhong, that letter was written by him to the deposed crown prince."
"After the incident, he put the letter and the reply from the deposed crown prince in the official documents and sent them to my husband overnight."
"Dad, you must clear my husband's name and avenge him!"
"Huang Yizhong surrendered to the Second Prince and not only saved his life, but also got promoted."
"I can only pity my husband, his death was so unjust and tragic!"
The last sentence seemed to be the cry from Jiang’s soul, filled with strong resentment and hatred.
Jinsui felt that Jiang's request was a bit embarrassing, as Grandpa Ling was an old Taoist priest in his seventies and Jin'an was an eight-year-old child.
Well, there is also her daughter who has just come of age, but she is still on the official wanted list.
How could these three people seek revenge from the imperial officials?
Suddenly, Jiang started coughing violently, spitting out blood.
Jinan cried anxiously and said repeatedly: "Mom, I will definitely avenge Dad, please don't get excited."
As if knowing that time was running out, Jiang looked at Grandpa Ling:
"Dad, please take Xiao An out first. Your daughter-in-law has something to say to Jin Sui."
Jin Sui's mind was in a state of confusion, because from the moment she entered the cave, Jiang hadn't even glanced at her.
In the original owner's memory, there were very few scenes of her spending time with her mother, and Jiang was always indifferent to her.
What she was told most often was to teach her to follow the rules, learn needlework, and listen to her grandfather.
Jin Sui could understand why the original owner's obsession was to 'find grandfather' instead of 'find mother'.
So why did Jiang, knowing that she was about to leave, leave her alone without saying anything to her beloved son or father-in-law? Did she want her to avenge Ling's father at all costs, and those words were not convenient for Jin'an to hear?
Grandpa Ling was also puzzled. He didn't ask any questions and forcibly took Jin'an away who was unwilling to leave.
Jinan knelt in front of Jiang and thought for a long time. He couldn't even say "mother". He just called out: "Mother."
Jiang looked at her straight, but his eyes seemed to be through a veil or fog, as if he wanted to see another person through her.
Just when Jin Sui wanted to ask, what did she want to tell him alone? Then she heard Jiang say something that shocked her:
"You are not Jinsui."
She did not give Jin Sui a chance to explain, and continued, "My poor Jin Sui came to see me last night. She came to pick me up and go on the road together."
After hearing this, even if Ling Jinsui had thousands of words to explain, she couldn't say them. She couldn't deceive a dying person.
"Yes, I am not your daughter. I don't know why I, who died, was resurrected in this body."
"But don't worry, I won't harm Grandpa and Jin'an. I'm not a bad person."
Jiang smiled. That’s right, when she heard Jinsui’s admission, she was not afraid but relieved.
There was blood on her lips, and her eyes were filled with hatred for Huang Yizhong, sadness for her husband's unjust death, reluctance to leave her son, and misery about her own fate, all of which had not yet faded.
This smile is as sad and beautiful as the blood-stained red plum, stained with the vicissitudes of the world, but still giving an unyielding smile to the fate.
"Jin Sui prayed to the gods for you. You are not a wandering ghost, but the savior of my Ling family." Jiang said in a very affirmative tone.
Ling Jinsui was frightened, thinking, I can't bear the consequences of putting such a big accusation on you!
Jiang used all her strength to grab her hand:
"I have given you my daughter's body. This is a plea from mother and daughter to you. Please, you must clear the name of Jin Sui's father!"
Jinsui instinctively tried to break free from her hand, but found that he couldn't.
Tears began to flow from the corners of Jiang's eyes again, and they were actually bloody tears. Her expression was not ferocious, but her tone was like a curse as she said: "Please, clear my husband's name! Otherwise, I will not rest in peace even in my grave."
Jin Sui could only say: "I am not a deity, just an ordinary person. I promise you, I will do my best."
Jiang seemed satisfied with this promise, and slowly let go of her hand, with an apologetic tone:
"Jin'an and Grandpa are also entrusted to you."
"Good boy, you are a good boy. I will bless you in my grave."
"Don't be afraid, Jinsui, mother is here."
Jinsui wanted to ask more about Ling's father's case, but found that after Jiang said this, her eyes were wide open, with a strong attachment, and she stopped breathing.
Her heart trembled and she gently closed Jiang's eyes.
Suddenly, she felt as if she was weightless, as if her body was falling.
A faint voice came into her ears: "Thank you, please help me take good care of grandpa and brother."
In just a moment, the feeling of weightlessness disappeared, and Jinsui felt as if he had just been soaked in cold water and shivered.
But then, she found that her body felt much more relaxed. It was like the veil covering her eyes fell off, and the whole world suddenly became much clearer.
The original owner's obsession disappeared.
However, she took on new responsibilities.
She was a person who kept her promises. She had promised Jiang and would not go back on her word just because Jiang was dead.
(End of this chapter)
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