Dow's Story 2
When Ling Wan and his group arrived at the pomegranate garden, Mother Lin, who was beside Tao, came out to greet them as usual.
Seeing a few unfamiliar maids not far away, she was stunned at first, then smiled and said to Ling Wan that the Sixth Madam was not feeling well and could not get up to receive the Second Madam, so please don't blame her.
She had been repeating the same excuse for most of the month without changing her expression, which was really hard for her. Ling Wan glanced at her calmly and walked towards the main room.
Seeing that the situation was not right, Mother Lin quickly dismissed the maids and left two confidants to follow her.
Mother Lin stepped forward, half-surrounded by Xu Lingwan and the others, along with her two daughters-in-law, and walked towards the side hall to greet her. "Second Madam, our Madam is indeed unwell. Why don't you go to the side hall and have some tea first? I'll ask Madam and then come and invite you."
Ling Wan was too lazy to waste time talking to her. Old Madam Shen had almost invited Lord Cheng En and his wife to her house today, and she didn't believe that Madam Lin didn't know what would happen if her wife and her mother-in-law went against each other.
Ling Wan gave her a sharp look and said, "Sixth Madam is being mad, and you, as her mother, not only don't try to persuade me, but you're trying to stop me. Very well, next time I see my aunt-in-law, I'm going to ask the Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion why they sent you here!"
Xu Lingwan usually spoke kindly to everyone, and it was rare to see her act so domineering. Mother Lin was frightened by that look, her face pale, and she dared not try to stop him.
When she reached the main room, she was startled by the bitter smell of medicine. Mother Lin, who had just tried to stop her, now stopped her and, with tears in her eyes, bowed and invited her into the inner room.
In the inner room, Tao leaned against a half-worn dark blue pillow embroidered with scallion-green branches, her cheeks sunken and her face expressionless. Seeing Ling Wan approach, she slowly withdrew a smile: "You're here."
Ling Wan was a little dazed and looked at her blankly.
However, after not seeing her for more than half a month, the beautiful lady who used to be full of energy and had a beautiful figure had become so thin that she looked like a withered flower that had lost its moisture, and the vitality in her eyes and eyebrows was no longer there.
Chen Yuanyuan felt sour in her heart and tears welled up in her eyes: "You..."
For some reason, Tao was a little slow, and it took him a long time before he said, "I'm fine," his voice dry and hoarse.
Mother Lin knelt down and cried to Ling Wan, "Second Madam, ever since Madam returned from the old madam half a month ago and had another fight with Sixth Master, Madam has been like this."
"She locks herself in her room all day, not eating or drinking, and doesn't talk to anyone. Even Cheng Ge'er hasn't been able to see his mother in the past half month!"
"This old slave is worried about the Madam... Woohoo, the Madam..."
Hearing Mother Lin's cries, Ling Wan couldn't hold back any longer and burst into tears. Mrs. Tao, standing by, didn't react at all, just closed her eyes woodenly, tears falling unconsciously.
She ruined herself like this for a bastard and even didn't want her own son.
"Tao Zhangyi, you're fine, fine." Ling Wan laughed in anger and stood up suddenly. She wiped her tears hastily and said to Mother Lin in a stern voice, "Go and bring Huaicheng to me. I'll take him back to the second room!"
Mother Lin's sobs stopped and she looked at Xu Lingwan in disbelief.
Ling Wan sneered, "With your wife acting like this, who can stop her from doing anything? But Cheng'er is still young. If you don't take him to the second room to raise him, do you want to see him being bullied by his stepmother and younger brother in the future?"
"You and I both know what life is like for a child without a mother in a wealthy family." Ling Wan leaned over, staring sharply into Mrs. Tao's eyes, and spoke word by word, "Take Huaicheng to the second house to raise him. At least I can ensure that he grows up safely and healthily!"
"No! No one can take my Huaicheng away!" After a long moment, a spark of fire finally ignited in Tao's lifeless eyes. She pushed Xu Lingwan away and said, "Where's Huaicheng? Where's Huaicheng? Mother Lin, go and bring Brother Cheng to me!"
The force of his hand was so strong that Chen Yuanyuan stumbled back several steps. Fortunately, Qingque, who was behind her, was quick to catch her and prevent her from falling to the ground.
Tao was inspired by this and felt a little more hopeful, and Ling Wan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing Tao, who had come to her senses, covering her face with her hands and bursting into tears, Chen Yuanyuan, with tears welling up inside, walked over and held her in her arms: "Zhangyi, I know you're feeling bad. But when we were together, I think we also read 'The Man' from the Book of Songs."
"A man's love can be escaped; a woman's love cannot be escaped. Our predecessors have already given us the answer to matters of the heart."
"So, as women, we should put our own happiness first."
"If I were to ruin myself for a bastard, I would be truly sorry for my parents' hard work in raising me, and even more sorry for myself for coming to this world."
Ling Wan patted her back repeatedly, trying to calm her down. Eventually, he couldn't help himself and hugged her, crying bitterly.
Chen Yuanyuan said this to Mrs. Tao, and also to herself.
Which woman doesn't want to be with her partner for life, let alone Chen Yuanyuan, who grew up in modern society. But after traveling through time and space to this era, in this era, she knew that this idea was a fantasy.
Therefore, in her relationship with Mr. Shen, she has always tried hard to define herself as a "wife".
A "wife" who needs to manage Shen Cong's inner house, educate Shen Cong's children, and live in harmony with Shen Cong's family.
She can have feelings for Mr. Shen Erye because it is beneficial to the relationship between husband and wife, but she cannot be tempted or obsessed, otherwise she will be the only one who gets hurt.
(Chen Cong had three concubines and three children. Haha, who would date him in modern times? If anyone did, it definitely wouldn't be Chen Yuanyuan.)
After chatting for several hours and crying together for several times, on the way back to Yanxiju, she happened to run into Mr. Shen Er who came to take her home.
Seeing Ling Wan's eyes reddened, Chen Cong frowned almost imperceptibly: "What's wrong?"
My sixth brother’s wife is a strong-willed and smart girl. Could it be that she was bullied?
Ling Wancai had just witnessed from Mrs. Tao how heartless the men of the Shen family were. She put her hands behind her back, refusing him to hold them, and said lightly, "It's okay."
"Then why are you crying?" Chen Cong did not allow her to refuse. He pulled her hand over and held it in his palm.
Could it be that she cried because she heard about the heartless stories of the men in your Shen family? Ling Wan rolled her eyes at him: "Everyone cries. I want to cry today, is that not okay?"
This is clearly a vent of anger.
Mr. Shen was very happy that she took out her anger on him, so he smiled and stopped asking questions.
After all, little girls should have some secrets of their own.
However, after expressing how much he understood, Mr. Shen struggled.
In the following days, whenever Ling Wan looked at him with a dark and scrutinizing gaze (actually, the gaze of a dog), he had to force himself to suppress the urge to ask Shen Qing to check the content of the conversation between Tao and her.
He warned himself: Don't scare her. Give her some freedom.
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