Lin Zao didn't think much of it and followed him inside.
The room was very bright, and everything inside was luxurious and valuable. When Lin Zao walked into the inner room, she saw the person lying on the bed.
However, Lin Zao's gaze was first drawn to a middle-aged woman sitting on the edge of the bed.
The woman's face bore the marks of time, but it was clear that she must have been quite beautiful in her youth. Most importantly, she possessed a calm and gentle demeanor.
She was wringing out a handkerchief and gently wiping the face and neck of the person lying on the bed. Even when someone came in, she only looked up briefly before continuing what she was doing.
Lin Shaohua bowed to the woman and said softly:
“Aunt Du, these two are my third sister and her husband. My third sister is also my second uncle’s daughter. They have come back to visit my second uncle.”
Aunt Du paused for a moment, put the handkerchief back in the basin, and then turned around to look at them seriously.
A certain guess flashed through Lin Zao's mind, but there was nothing unusual on her face. She simply watched as Lin Shaohua bowed to her.
"Aunt Du, I am my father's daughter, Lin Zao, and this is my husband, Tang Jian. Thank you for taking such good care of my father for so long, Aunt Du."
Tang Jian, standing next to Lin Zao, simply nodded coldly at Aunt Du.
Aunt Du seemed a little embarrassed and at a loss for words as she returned the greeting, "Third Miss, you're too kind. This is all I should do."
Lin Zao's eyes flickered. Hearing her self-reference, she guessed that this Aunt Du must have some relationship with her nominal father.
Seeing this, Lin Shaohua explained to Lin Zao:
"My second uncle has been injured for so many years, and Aunt Du has been taking care of him the whole time. If it weren't for Aunt Du, my second uncle would probably be..."
Lin Zao understood Lin Shaohua's meaning, but she wouldn't object. She walked to the bedside and looked at the legendary Second Master Lin, who was her father.
Perhaps due to being in a coma for many years, Master Lin's face was very pale, and wrinkles could be vaguely seen at the corners of his eyes. Although he did not open his eyes, his features looked very refined and elegant.
Although he is 46 years old, he looks like he is under 40. His hair is neatly combed, and he doesn't look like he has been in a coma for many years.
It seems that the person taking care of him is very meticulous; even the nails on his exposed hands are neatly trimmed and very rounded.
Lin Zao looked at Aunt Du: "Aunt Du, you've gone to a lot of trouble, taking very good care of my father."
She then changed the subject and asked, "I wonder how Aunt Du knew my father back then?"
Hearing Lin Zao's question, Aunt Du blinked, took a deep breath, and slowly began to speak.
Aunt Du's real name is Du Zhen. She was originally a farm girl from Jiangnan.
Eighteen years ago, Master Lin rescued a damsel in distress, and that's how the two met.
At that time, Master Lin was not only handsome and dashing, but also had a melancholy and dejected look, which instantly captured the heart of Du Zhen, a farm girl.
She hadn't expected to have any connection with this young nobleman and planned to keep her feelings for him to herself, treating it as a beautiful memory.
But just a few days later, she saw the nobleman who had saved her again.
Unfortunately, the young master was drunk and was staggering along the roadside, with no servants by his side.
She couldn't bear to see the young master in such a miserable state, so she went up to ask him what was wrong. Unfortunately, the young master was too drunk to get anything out of her, and she was also worried about leaving him to walk alone on the roadside.
It was evening, and Du Zhen's family members had just gone to her maternal grandparents' house, leaving her alone at home.
So Du Zhen mustered her courage, helped the young master away from the nearby pedestrians, and took him home.
Fortunately, it was evening, and most farmers had returned home, so no one noticed that Du Zhen had brought a stranger home.
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