For nearly a year, Granny Lin stayed by Shen Mingwan's side, watching this frail girl slowly transform, gradually becoming more insightful and stronger.
After giving her instructions, Granny Lin went outside. Although there were stewards on the estate, Granny Lin made the decisions for many things in the inner quarters. Every night, Granny Lin would inspect all the courtyards in the backyard, especially the kitchen. She not only instructed the kitchen staff to handle the candles properly, but also personally inspected the kitchen every night before she felt at ease.
Xu Zhi and Shen Mingwan sat on Shen Mingwan's kang (heated brick bed). A glass lamp shaded the table between them. Granny Lin also brought out some roasted pine nuts and some herbal tea to soothe the stomach, and had several maids serve them outside.
Hong Gu and Shi Liu were also in the outer room, while Jia San and the others were hiding in some corner of the manor. These inner guards were very good at hiding. Xu Zhi had searched for them once during the day but couldn't find them. Later, it was Shi Liu who helped her find out where they were hiding.
Shen Mingwan poured Xu Zhi a bowl of tea and said with a smile, "That's just how Granny Lin likes to manage me."
Xu Zhi smiled and said, "I like people like Granny Lin the most. Granny Lu in our family raised me since I was a child. I wish I could take Granny Lu with me wherever I go. Granny Lu was also worried about me, so she traveled a long way with me from Ganzhou to Yuezhou. When my sister-in-law got pregnant, Granny Lu was worried about her, so she stayed at home to take care of my sister-in-law."
Shen Mingwan picked up her teacup, took a sip, sighed, and said, "We are so lucky to have someone like this by our side."
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