Chapter 606 Demanding People
This situation made Xiaohe realize that she was being excluded. She was terrified that Lin Shusheng would find out that she was eavesdropping, and if that happened, her life would be in danger.
"Young Miss, Madam Qin hasn't returned to the manor, is that...?"
Xiaohe's lips trembled as she tried to finish the sentence, but she couldn't utter the rest.
"It's not clear yet, but that's probably the case."
After Qin's disappearance, Lin Yue'e will definitely go mad. This news cannot be kept secret for long and will soon be known to the high-ranking families in the capital.
"There's no use for me to stay by the old lady's side."
Xiaohe was a little sad. She thought that being bought by Old Madam Lin would free her from her suffering and allow her to enjoy a life of luxury in the capital. All she had to do was climb into Lin Shusheng's bed. However, after arriving at the Lin Mansion, she realized that it was an even bigger whirlpool. Once she got caught up in it, she would be crushed to pieces.
She was on tenterhooks and had to pretend nothing had happened to avoid arousing suspicion.
Xiaohe continued to fawn over Lin Shusheng, but she was extremely distressed, fearing that Lin Shusheng would actually take a liking to her, and was constantly tormented by it.
"I promise you I'll give you your freedom, and I won't go back on my word."
Xiaohe's acting skills are still lacking, and she is not steady enough. Staying by Old Madam Lin's side will expose her sooner or later. She has overheard the conversation between Lin Shusheng and Old Madam Lin and is a witness to the case of the woman in the capital whose heart was ripped out.
From the perspective of protecting witnesses, Lin Yuesha needs to resolve this matter as soon as possible.
"Don't worry, I'll go pay my respects at dawn and then talk to my grandmother."
They can't delay any longer; she's about to "fall ill," and Xiao He must come before then. As long as the arranged marriage doesn't happen to her, then everything will be alright.
"I can only take you over first, and you'll have to continue working as my maid."
When we leave the Lin family in the future, we will give Xiaohe her freedom.
"Miss, thank you."
Xiaohe's anxious heart was immediately comforted. She knelt down with a thud and respectfully kowtowed three times to Lin Yuesha. No amount of stopping her could stop her. After kowtowing, she left immediately.
Having barely slept all night, Lin Yuesha lay in bed thinking. When dawn broke, the night rain still hadn't stopped; in fact, it had intensified.
The windows and doors were tightly closed, but the room was still damp and smelled musty.
Bai Cha went out to the back garden with an oil-paper umbrella to pick flowers and put them in a vase. When she returned, she was covered in raindrops.
"Miss, it's windy outside, so using an oil-paper umbrella won't help."
After Bai Cha placed a bunch of fresh flowers in a vase, a light floral fragrance began to fill the room.
Bai Cha just ran into Bai Xiang and got some inside information from her: Lin Yue'e returned to the manor at dawn, escorted back by the Five Cities Garrison.
"It seems she's frantically searching for someone and has made a big fuss about it."
A mother and daughter are of one mind. Perhaps Lin Yue'e had some kind of telepathic connection to Qin Shi's tragic death. Besides, she is a suspicious person and is bound to overthink things.
But no matter how much he thought about it, he would never have imagined that the murderer was Lin Shusheng.
"Miss, the old lady invites you to have breakfast in the courtyard."
The messenger was not Xiao He, but one of the new maids that Lin Shusheng had found for Old Madam Lin.
"I overslept, I'll go now, I don't want to keep Grandma waiting."
Lin Yuesha told Bai Cha to take out a valuable gold hairpin from the jewelry Qin had given her earlier. Although she was reluctant to part with it, she couldn't skimp on the benefits she was owed; she was a "filial" granddaughter.
Upon arriving at the main courtyard, a large table was laden with breakfast.
Pumpkin pancakes, taro rolls, scallion pancakes, meat shumai, light pork rib soup, aspic, and the rest were soy milk and fried dough sticks, a common northern dish—it was quite a feast.
"Moonlight Gown, have a seat."
When Grandma Lin saw Lin Yuesha, she said with a kind smile, "This breakfast has both northern and southern dishes. Your father is a filial son, so he specially hired a cook who is good at making southern dishes for me. But you grew up in the north, so you may not be used to it."
"Grandmother, you are so thoughtful."
Once the topic was brought up, Lin Yuesha didn't mention Lin Yue'e at all, but instead smiled and said, "Father said that you don't like to drink porridge, but you have to drink a bowl of pork rib soup every morning, saying that this soup is the most nourishing."
"Sigh, when your father was in school, I ate porridge for every meal to save money, and I'm already tired of it."
Thinking about her son's high position, Old Mrs. Lin felt she had finally made it through, and spoke with immense pride.
“Grandmother, although I grew up in the north, I prefer the taste of the south. This pork rib soup is light and oily, but not greasy.”
Lin Yuesha chose the lava bun and began to flatter it.
“You take after your father. This pork rib soup is something your father has to drink every morning, but I only make it for him. I can’t bear to eat a drop myself.”
Looking back, Grandma Lin was filled with emotion. The family was quite well-off, with only one son, but his education cost a lot, so she still had to be very careful with every penny she had.
"Come on, drink more if you like."
Grandma Lin directed Xiao He to serve the dishes, while Lin Yuesha glanced at Xiao He, signaling her not to rush.
After the meal, Lin Yuesha handed a piece of red silk to the old lady Lin, inside which was wrapped a gold hairpin. She smiled and said, "This is a gift from your granddaughter to you."
"You silly girl, how old is your grandmother? Wearing such an expensive gold hairpin is so gaudy and tacky."
Although Old Mrs. Lin said that, she couldn't hide the smile in her eyes, which made her even more greedy than Lin Yuesha.
“Look at the style, only you can pull it off.”
Because the style was too outdated, Lin Yuesha didn't want to use the things Qin had given her to give to her mother, Chen. And after Qin died, she didn't want to keep the jewelry.
"Grandmother, to be honest, this is a piece of moon silk sent by the Madam."
Lin Yuesha said she had no money, and the gifts she gave represented her filial piety; she hoped the old lady wouldn't mind.
"Yuesha, your filial piety is something your grandmother will remember. I will talk to your father about it later."
Grandma Lin received "benefits" and became even more loving towards Lin Yuesha, leading those unaware of the truth to believe that the relationship between grandmother and granddaughter was very close and harmonious.
Having said that, Lin Yuesha quickly seized the opportunity and mentioned that she liked the cuisine from the south, but didn't want to compete with Old Madam Lin for a cook, so she had her eye on Xiao He and hoped that the old lady would give Xiao He to her as a maid.
"Grandmother, Xiaohe is from the south. She can tell her granddaughter about the customs and culture of the south."
Lin Yuesha clung to Old Mrs. Lin's arm, acting coquettishly. She even felt a toothache when she spoke, but this was something she had promised Xiao He, and she couldn't miss such a great opportunity.
"It's done, here you go."
Old Madam Lin has enough staff. After considering giving her to Lin Yuesha, Xiaohe will still be a maid in the Lin household, just on loan to Lin Yuesha.
"Thank you, Grandma."
The indenture cannot be mentioned to Old Madam Lin, otherwise it would seem too deliberate. As for the indenture, Lin Yuesha will find a way to steal it at the right time.
"Xiaohe, you will follow Yuesha from now on."
Grandma Lin looked at Xiao He and immediately became serious.
"old lady……"
Xiaohe was quick-witted and was shocked by the news. In fact, she was overjoyed, but she made herself look aggrieved and answered after a long while, "Yes."
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