Chapter 15 Asking the old lady to raise Zhenzhen
After listening to Mingxi's narration, the old lady clenched her fists. If she had to say what she regretted most in her life, it was not that she did not listen to the advice of Yongyi Hou and married Sheng Hong's father, but that she took in Lin Qinshuang. This woman was like a poisonous flower. She had caused a lot of harm to people!
"What a sin!"
Mingxi cried bitterly, "Grandma, they died yesterday, they died yesterday! If you had waited until today to come back, someone would have taken care of them, and they might not have died. It's fate!"
The old lady saw that Wei was crying too sadly, and was afraid that she would damage her eyes from crying during the confinement period, so she comforted Mingxi, "Wei, you are a good person. If Lin Qinshuang really did such a bad thing, she will be punished. You must believe that those who do evil will eventually die!" The old lady was already 80% convinced that this was Lin Qinshuang's work, but there must be evidence for everything, and she couldn't be too sure now.
"Madam, there is no evidence. The ice has been removed long ago, and the person has been silenced. There is nothing we can do to her." Mingxi was a little upset. She always claimed to be smart, but that was in a society ruled by law. Now, let alone the lack of evidence, even if there was evidence, it might not make Lin Qinshuang receive the punishment she deserved.
The old lady sighed. This Lin Qinshuang was really cruel. No woman in this mansion could be crueler than her, so she always won. The old lady was at a loss. After all, Sheng Hong was not her biological son, and he had always favored Lin Qinshuang. If there was evidence, it would be fine. If Lin Qinshuang was found guilty, she would get justice for the innocent person who died. But now the evidence has not been destroyed. If she punishes Lin Qinshuang, her son will not agree. Lin Qinshuang will choose the right time to act. If she had come back yesterday, she could have saved the two maids. Unfortunately, she was a step too late.
Although Mingxi was still sad, she had something to ask the old lady, so she could not indulge in pain. "Old lady, I have something to ask of you. Please help me!" As she said that, she knelt down again.
This time the old lady failed to pull her up. She had no choice but to let Mingxi continue, "Old lady, please take Zhenzhen away and raise her!" The old lady was stunned. Zhenzhen was her newborn grandson, the newborn son of her mother Wei. Minglan told her that she nicknamed her brother "Zhenzhen".
"Wei, do you know what you are saying?"
Mingxi was still in a kneeling position. Because she had just cried, there was still a sob in her voice, but the words she said were loud. "Old lady, I know! I beg you to take Zhenzhen away and raise her!"
The old lady didn't understand Mingxi's actions, "Wei, raise your head!"
Mingxi raised her head when she heard the voice. She looked directly at the old lady with reluctance in her eyes. The old lady asked again "Why do you want me to raise Zhenzhen?"
Mingxi explained, "I'm afraid I can't protect him! I'm also afraid I can't teach him well!"
Mingxi told the truth. The old lady said, "The master dotes on you now and cares about you much more than before. This is his son, he won't ignore you. As for education, you were born in a farming family and you can read. You can enlighten Zhenzhen. When he grows up, you can do that. There are teachers to teach them, you don't have to worry!"
Mingxi shook her head, "Grandma, I am confident that I can raise my children to be honest and kind, and truly be divine, pure, refined and righteous. But I don't want them to be just children who only know the truth. It is not good to be naive in this world. Grandma is a wise person, please give Zhenzhen a chance and let him fulfill his filial piety in front of you! I know that what I have learned and know is no worse than that of the men of this world, then please teach a young man like you!"
The old lady was moved by these words. When she was a girl, she received the same education as boys. She was also famous in the capital, but since she got married, her mind was full of love and affection, and she was misled by unworthy people for half her life. When she came back, she was over fifty years old and no longer had the spirit of the past.
In fact, she didn't want to be disliked. She had a rich dowry, and she could live well even without using a penny from the Sheng family. So she handed over the housekeeping power to the eldest lady as soon as she got married. After that, the matter of Lin Qinshuang caused a rift between the eldest lady and her. The eldest lady married Wei to Sheng Hong. As long as she didn't do anything too much and didn't affect the reputation of the Sheng family, the old lady didn't want to interfere, and no one wanted her to interfere. In this Sheng family, she was actually an outsider.
But today, Wei came to her and begged her. What Wei said made the old lady hesitate. She and Fang Madam were old, and the courtyard was very cold and quiet. Except for the time when Lan was there, it seemed to be lifeless at other times. If there was a child... If she raised a child from childhood, what would it be like? She came to teach him how to play polo, she came to teach him the principles of life, she came to watch him realize her ambitions... What would that be like?
The old lady thought that time had stopped for a long time, and that she had been thinking about it for a long time. In fact, it was only a cup of tea. The old lady made up her mind. She wanted to raise this child, raise this child from childhood to adulthood, and watch him grow up healthy and strong.
"Wei, you get up!" Mingxi raised her head to look at the old lady again. The old lady looked back at her, closed her eyes and nodded. Mingxi burst into tears instantly. She knew that she had made the right bet. She had found a way out for Zhenzhen and Minglan.
Mingxi actually grew up a lot in a short time. She was no longer as sure that she could defeat Lin Qinshuang as she was when she first came. She was a person who had received modern education. She was not as ruthless as Lin Qinshuang, but she had two children here. Suddenly, she remembered the saying "Parents who love their children will plan for them in the long run". If she lost, she needed Minglan and Zhenzhen to live well. In other words, she and Lin Qinshuang would never stop fighting!
Mingxi wiped her tears and stood up. She staggered for a moment. Seeing this, the old lady asked her to lie down on the bed quickly. Mingxi called people in. Fang Mama and Minglan came in with the parrot. Mingxi told the parrot to invite the nanny. Seeing that the two of them were in a serious mood, the others looked at each other in bewilderment.
In a few breaths, the parrot brought the nurse over. Mingxi said, "Nurse, go back and pack up your and the young master's things, and follow the old lady!"
When these words came out, everyone was shocked. Fang Mama immediately cast her eyes on the old lady. The old lady didn't say anything but nodded at her. Fang Mama didn't move anymore, standing there watching her. Minglan was a little anxious and blurted out, "Mother..."
Mingxi smiled and comforted, "Minglan, it will really be better to live with your grandmother than in our small courtyard." , the old lady is a very wise person, she will teach Zhenzhen very well, you can go to grandma every day in the future, you can be filial to grandma and see Zhenzhen, isn’t that great? Besides, don’t you like the food in the old lady’s place very much, this way Zhenzhen can eat it every day in the future, and she can also treat you as her sister to it! "
Minglan felt that A Niang thought it made sense, but she didn’t know why she couldn’t stop crying. Minglan knew that grandma was very good, but Minglan wanted Zhenzhen to stay with A Niang.
"Ming'er, come here." Mingxi called Minglan to his side, Mingxi hugged Minglan from behind, and said to her: "Ming'er, no matter where Zhenzhen is, you and I will love him the same, right?"
Minglan nodded, "Then if Zhenzhen goes to the old lady's courtyard, will we love him the same?" Minglan nodded again.
"And if he goes to the old lady's courtyard, there will be more old lady and Fang Mama who love him, right?" Minglan nodded slowly again. Minglan thought that going to the grandmother's courtyard was not a bad thing.
The old lady looked at her and touched Minglan's head. "Ming girl, go to the grandmother's courtyard when you miss your brother. Grandma will ask people to prepare your favorite fruits and cakes for you." Minglan nodded heavily.
When the old lady and Fang Mama left, they took Zhenzhen and the wet nurse with them. The wet nurse packed up quickly because Zhenzhen had only been in this world for a few days and there weren't many things prepared for him.
After Zhenzhen left, Mingxi felt a little disappointed. This was the result she had asked for, so how could she not be happy?
Mingxi forced herself to cheer up. She had already discussed with the old lady what to say to Sheng Hong, and if there was any resistance, it would only come from Sheng Hong. Didn't Sheng Hong always want the old lady to adopt a child? If Molan and Minglan could do it, why couldn't Zhenzhen? The old lady said that she felt a good relationship with Zhenzhen the moment she saw her, and Zhenzhen also liked her grandmother very much. Also, because Wei had fallen before giving birth and had not recovered well after giving birth, and had no energy to take care of her little son, the old lady was the only one in the family who was qualified and willing to raise Zhenzhen. Sheng Hong would probably not have any more objections.
"What did you say? Did the old lady go to see Wei Shuyi? Did the old lady stay at Wei's place for a long time? Did the old lady take Wei's son away when she left?" Lin Qinshuang asked a series of questions after hearing the news reported by the servants.
"It's understandable for the old lady to go see Wei Shuyi. The mistress and the master are not at home now. Now that she is back, she should go to express her condolences. But why did the old lady stay there for so long? Did Wei tell the old lady everything she knew? Humph, what does it matter if she told her? They won't have any evidence. Although the old lady doesn't like me, she never meddles in other people's business. She won't punish me without permission from Honglang. But why did the old lady take Wei's son away? Is Wei not feeling well?" Lin Qinshuang analyzed bit by bit.
The previous explanations all made sense, but the last one confused her. Wei Shuyi couldn't have given his son to the old lady himself (first eliminate one correct answer). His son was Wei Shuyi's support, and the old lady was not someone who would meddle in other people's business. Since she took Wei Shuyi's son away, the most likely possibility was that Wei Shuyi was not doing well and couldn't take care of her son, so she asked the old lady to take care of him for a while and make plans after the master came back.
"Haha, God helps me!" Lin Qinshuang laughed out loud as she thought about it, "Xun Niang, you said that Wei Shuyi fell so hard. Although she managed to give birth to the child, isn't she dying soon?"
Zhou Xuenniang couldn't give an answer, but she felt it was possible. "Apart from this reason, I can't think of any other reason for Wei Shuyi to let the old lady take the child away, unless the old lady forced her to take the child away. It can't be that the child looks so much like the old lady's child who died, right?" Zhou Xuenniang spoke in a lower and lower voice, and she felt that this guess was a bit too outrageous.
Unexpectedly, Lin Qinshuang's eyes lit up, "That's hard to say. You don't know that the child is the old lady's obsession. If they really look alike, the old lady might really do something like stealing someone's son. Haha, this matter is not a bad thing for us after all, let him be!"