Lianyi was very satisfied after listening to Shijiu's explanation. It seemed that the prince was very sensible and knew what to do to make her more satisfied.
"Lin Yaozu hasn't woken up yet. If he wakes up, he will definitely come back. What do you want to do?"
Shijiu continued to ask, based on his understanding of Ancestor Lianyi, she would definitely not leave any trouble for herself.
"You are right, but his crime is not punishable by death. I think since he hit his head, it would be easy for him to lose his memory."
"Ah! You're right. I just woke up, but I really don't remember anything. I'm holding my head and crying in pain!"
Shijiu immediately told Lianyi the first-hand news.
"Is there anyone else in the old hunter's family?"
"And a daughter."
"That's easy. I will repay you for saving my life with my own body."
Lianyi thought this was a good idea. After all, Lin Yaozu was the son of a Shangshu family, raised in luxury. Although he had other things to say, his face was still very handsome, and the old hunter would definitely not dislike him.
"Ah? But the daughter of the hunter family is not very good-looking."
Shijiu's words were a bit euphemistic.
"At this point, does Lin Yaozu have the right to choose? Not only did they save him, they also saved him from starving to death. He should just be happy!
Besides, it’s because I’m not good-looking that I need Lin Yaozu, a good-looking guy, to fill in the gap. Anyway, he can’t have children, so he can’t give me any illegitimate children.”
Lianyi said indifferently that it was not her who lived with the girl.
"Tsk tsk, you are the one who is more decisive and efficient!"
If Patriarch Lianyi hadn't been there, he would have given a thumbs-up.
Lin Yaozu, who had just woken up in the cabin, was holding his head and wailing, because his mind was blank and he couldn't even remember who he was.
Lin Zhi, who had dark skin and rough features, was looking at the handsome man in front of him with a worried look on his face. He frowned tightly and asked his hunter father:
"Dad, it's not a good thing for him to be like this. How about asking Old Man Liu to come and take a look?"
"Well, go get someone to rebandage his wound. If he just forgot something, it's no big deal."
The hunter was also an experienced man. He knew from the man's clothes that he was not from an ordinary family. He rescued the man in the hope of getting something in return.
Now looking at his daughter's attitude, it seems that she has fallen in love with this young man. Not only is the other party injured, but he also doesn't remember his own life experience. In this case, he can make some good plans for his daughter.
In this way, Lin Yaozu, who had lost his memory, lived in the old hunter's house. After he slept in the same bed with the hunter's daughter Lin Zhi, the hunter forced Lin Yaozu to marry his daughter, and he was considered a son-in-law who married into the wife's family.
In this way, Lin Yaozu began his frustrated second half of life. It was not until the day he died that he remembered everything. He was the only son of the Minister of War in the Imperial City. He was married, had a beautiful and virtuous wife, and lovely children. But how did he end up like this? If he had known earlier, he would not have followed the grain transport team back to the Imperial City in advance.
Of course, this is all a story for the future, and his fate was foreseeable.
Without Lin Yaozu, the Shangshu's wife's health also deteriorated, and she died of illness within two years. Lianyi became the new mistress of the Shangshu's Mansion. The old Shangshu lost two relatives in succession and also fell ill, mainly due to heart disease.
This time Lianyi was very attentive. She went to the old minister's bed and cried:
"Father, you are now the pillar of the mansion. If you also fall, how will we, an orphan and a widow, survive? People in the imperial city don't know how to plot against us!
The children are still young and still need your protection. Please don’t abandon us.”
An'an, Ningning and Beibei, who were already sensible, stood in a row in front of their grandfather's bed and said obediently:
"Grandpa, you have to get well soon!"
"Grandpa, don't sleep too long. I'm afraid you'll be like grandma and unable to wake up."
"Grandpa, get up and hold Beibei."
Minister Lin looked at the three children in front of the bed, and finally gathered his fading breath. He had lost his son, and he also had to consider his grandchildren. Could he still count on his daughter-in-law, a widow?
After recuperating from illness for half a month, Minister Lin finally returned to the court, and Lianyi successfully took control of the entire backyard of the Minister's Mansion.
All of Lin Yaozu's previous concubines had been sent out of the house when she ordered spending cuts. Since they had no children anyway, no one could say a bad thing about her and some even praised her for being thrifty and frugal.
That day, Lianyi was reciting poems with the three children when Meizhi hurried into the greenhouse and whispered in her ear:
"The Marquis's wife is here. She said she came to see you and bring you some New Year gifts."
"It's so rare that she actually came to give me a New Year gift."
Lianyi smiled sarcastically, it looked like a weasel paying a New Year's visit to a chicken.
"Madam, do you want to see me or not?"
Meizhi asked in a low voice.
"Of course I have to meet her. After all, she is my mother."
Ripple waved her hand.
"Yes, ma'am, I'll invite the Marquis in right away."
"Madam, I will take the young master and young lady away."
Nanny Zhen said immediately.
"No, they can just stay in the inner room. I'll meet mother in the outer room."
Ripple said nonchalantly.
"An'an, Ningning, Beibei, the three of you write for a while. When mother is done with her work, she will come and recite poetry with you."
"Yes, mother!"
The three children said immediately.
When Madam Hou entered the room, Lianyi bowed first, then said with a smile:
"Mother, why do you bother to come and see me? If you have anything to say, just ask the servants to pass on the message to your daughter."
"It's almost Chinese New Year, so I'll take the opportunity to give you a holiday gift and come visit you."
The Marquis's smile was fake, but she still spoke gently.
"I am sorry to have worried you, mother. This is my fault. There have been incidents in the Shangshu Mansion one after another, and I am a new widow. It is not convenient for me to return to the Marquis' Mansion. I hope you will understand."
Lianyi said pretending to be sad.
"Hey, tell me what kind of luck you have. Why did you marry such a short-lived person?"
Madam Hou sighed.
"Mother, don't worry! I'm living a good life now. As long as I raise the children, my father-in-law will definitely not treat me badly. Besides, I'm the head of the family now, and I live a comfortable life."
Ripple said lightly.
The Marquis's wife looked at Lianyi with disapproval, then waved her hand to ask the people around her to go down, and then looked at the people around Lianyi again, signaling her to send the servants away.
Lianyi knew that the Marquis' wife must have something to say, so she waved her hand and asked Meizhi and the others to go down.
When Lianyi and Madam Hou were the only ones left outside the house, Madam Hou spoke:
"Lian Yi, mother is worried about you. You are only in your early twenties, which is the prime of your life. Do you want to waste the rest of your life in the backyard of the Shangshu Mansion? After all, those children are named Lin. You should plan for yourself early."
Lian Yi didn't expect that the Marquis' wife would actually set her sights on her widowed daughter. She looked up at the Marquis' wife and didn't speak for a long while. When she felt that the Marquis' wife was uncomfortable, she spoke quietly:
"Mother, who are you planning to sell your daughter to this time?"
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