This wave is not over yet
Xu Lingwan was a little dazed when being hugged by Chen Cong.
Can a hug erase the fact that he has three concubines and two illegitimate sons, and that his harem is uneasy?
Chen Yuanyuan is no longer in her early twenties. Rather than being driven by emotions, she cares more about presenting facts and reasoning.
So Xu Lingwan pushed him away and said coldly: "Lingwan is not feeling well today, please forgive me, Second Master."
It's almost as if "Please ask him to get out" is written all over his face.
Second Master Shen had never been driven away like this before, especially by Xu Lingwan. He immediately lost his composure and strode out with a cold face.
Watching that handsome figure disappear at the door, for some reason, Ling Wan felt a slight sense of loss in her heart.
But before her feeling of loss could spread, she heard Mother Yu's deep voice outside the house announce, "Madam, Aunt Zhao wants to see you."
Aunt Zhao? What's she doing here? What's going on in Yanxi Residence today that makes everyone come here?
"Tell Aunt Zhao that the Second Master is not with me." Ling Wan raised a sneer at the corner of her mouth. She came here just to find Chen Cong. Could it be that he wanted to talk to her about the "needle-chisel matter"?
Madam Yu, who was standing outside, could hear Ling Wan's displeasure. After a moment's hesitation, she still said respectfully, "Madam, Aunt Zhao said she's here to see you. The Seventh Young Master is ill. Please, Madam, take charge."
Huai'an is sick? Xu Lingwan hurriedly opened the door and rushed out. Wasn't he fine when he came to pay his respects to her this morning?
But this was quite interesting. Huai'an was sick, but Zhao came to ask her to make the decision. She suppressed her thoughts and decided that she had to ask Zhao carefully after seeing her.
Zhao had originally thought that after Yu Mama went in to report the matter, the mistress would let her in to explain the whole story. However, after waiting for only a moment, she saw the young mistress hurried over. Seeing her bow, she quickly raised her hand and said, "No need to be so polite. What happened to Huai'an?"
This genuine concern made her feel inexplicably warm in her heart.
As they hurried to Zhuoqing Courtyard, she followed the anxious mistress, wiped her tears, and sobbed, "This afternoon, the Seventh and Sixth Young Masters were playing chess at Fenghe Pavilion. The Ninth Young Master saw them and insisted on pushing the Sixth Young Master aside to let him come."
"Seventh Young Master refused, and after several arguments, Ninth Young Master pushed Seventh Young Master into the lotus pond."
"Seventh Young Master has always been in poor health. After being pushed away like this, he came back this afternoon with a fever and is now clamoring to see you."
The Ninth Young Master? Xu Lingwan's eyes glared. The Ninth Young Master was referring to the little round ball who had asked her for gold beads when they came to recognize each other as relatives. He was Shen Huaimin, the only son of the Fifth Madam Yao.
The sixth young master was Shen Huaiyin, the illegitimate son of the fifth wife. He was a handsome young man who timidly called her "Second Aunt" every time he saw her.
Ling Wan and Yao had little contact, and only met each other from a distance a few times when they paid their respects to Old Madam Shen.
Old Madam Shen didn't seem to like the daughter-in-law of the fifth son, and only allowed her to pay her respects on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month and on festivals, so Wan and the Fifth Madam didn't see them very often.
However, Sixth Madam Tao whispered to her in a deep and meaningful way, "Second sister-in-law, if you see Huaimin and Huaiyin in the future, please pay more attention to Min'er."
At the time, Ling Wan found it amusing. They were both sons and nephews, so why was one favored over the other? Ling Wan thought that Tao was trying to distinguish the legitimate and illegitimate relationships because Huai Min was a legitimate child.
But after hearing what Zhao said today, Ling Wan finally realized that Tao was very clever. It seemed Huai Yin's life under Yao's control was not easy.
As soon as he entered the Zhuoqing Courtyard, he saw Jiujin, who was beside Huai'an, looking out the door. Seeing the mistress coming, he knelt down and shouted loudly, "Seventh Master, the Second Madam is here."
The intermittent noises in the main room suddenly quieted down.
Ling Wan frowned slightly and glanced at Jiu Jin calmly. Just one glance made Jiu Jin break into a cold sweat in the late autumn weather.
"Mother, Huai'an begs you to take me to see my sixth brother." As soon as Ling Wan entered the door, Shen Huai'an struggled to get up and looked over crying.
Ling Wan quickly walked to the bed, gently pressed him down, touched his forehead and little hands, well, they were not particularly hot, and her heart finally settled down.
The nanny next to him was afraid that Ling Wan would blame him, so she hurriedly added that the Seventh Young Master's fever had subsided after taking a dose of medicine in the afternoon, but children's fever is prone to recurrence, and now the Seventh Young Master refused to take the medicine, so he still had a fever.
"Huaian, why don't you want to take the medicine?" Shen Huaian heard his stepmother ask softly.
He raised his tearful eyes, and the usually shy and reserved little adult could no longer hold back. As if he had found a backbone, he hugged Ling Wan and burst into tears: "Mother... Although it was my ninth brother and I who had the dispute today, my fifth aunt will definitely punish my sixth brother.
Besides, today, Sixth Brother pushed Ninth Brother to protect me. If Fifth Aunt knew about this... Mother, can you please take me to see Sixth Brother quickly, Mother..."
His little shoulders trembled as he cried breathlessly. Ling Wan patted his back lovingly, and from his intermittent sobs, she also deduced the reason for Huai'an's anxiety.
It must be that Fifth Madam Yao treats her legitimate son and illegitimate son so differently. If the legitimate son is bullied outside because of the illegitimate son, Yao will definitely punish him severely when she returns home. What's more, today her illegitimate son pushed her biological son.
Logically speaking, it is not her place as the sister-in-law of the second house to interfere in the affairs of the fifth house, but if Huai Yin is punished today because of Huai An, she cannot just sit back and do nothing.
Having made up her mind, after Shen Huaian calmed down a little, Ling Wan signaled the maid beside her to bring the medicine for the evening.
While wiping the tears from his face, she handed the medicine to his lips and said in a deep voice: "Huaian, if you want to protect others, you must first protect yourself. If you don't drink the medicine, how can you take me to see Huai Yin?"
Well, just a second ago, Ling Wan was still talking to Mr. Shen angrily about "annoying his backyard", and the next second, something happened in the backyard, and she was still rushing over in a hurry.
Chen Yuanyuan felt that she was really cheap.
Shen Huaian was delighted when he heard this. He wiped the tears from his face with his right hand, took the bowl and drank it in big gulps.
"Good boy." Ling Wan gently patted his head. After he finished drinking, she signaled the maids to dress him, and she waited in the side hall until Huai'an was dressed.
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