"I understand, Grandmother." Su Ruojin took the wine jar. The plum blossom wine brewed by Madam Lin was exceptional, and the head chef talked about it every day.
Of all the people in the Lin family, only Old Madam Lin was truly kind to her. Su Ruojin had been secretly helping Old Madam Lin take care of her health since she was a child, but she said it was her master's help so as not to arouse Old Madam Lin's suspicion.
Madam Lin was Mr. Lin's legal wife. On their wedding night, Mr. Lin vowed never to take a concubine and to be with only one person for life.
After they got married, the two fell in love. Unexpectedly, when Mr. Lin went on a trip, he brought back a woman from a brothel.
At that time, Madam Lin was pregnant and was so angry that she miscarried, which damaged her health and made her unable to have children again.
From then on, Madam Lin refused to let Master Lin set foot in her courtyard, finding it dirty.
Later, the concubine gave birth to a son. When the son was five years old, Master Lin took the concubine out to burn incense. On their way home, they encountered bandits and all of them perished.
Madam Lin believed that the child was innocent, so she raised Lin Zhengshan by herself, helped him take the imperial examinations, get married, and eventually he became the prefect of Yanyang.
Unexpectedly, Lin Zhengshan harbored a deep resentment towards Old Madam Lin, believing that she had stolen his mother's position as the legitimate wife. He felt that without Old Madam Lin, his mother would not have died, and he would not have become an orphan and been ridiculed by others.
After being promoted to prefect, Lin Zhengshan arranged for his mother to live in the most remote courtyard of the house, without even providing her with a servant, leaving her to fend for herself.
After Lin Zhengshan got married, he had a daughter named Lin Wanqing, who was lost when she was one year old. Madam Lin was devastated because she had injured her body during childbirth and might have difficulty conceiving in the future.
To comfort his wife, Lin Zhengshan brought home a girl the same age as Lin Wanqing, who was raised by his wife and became the eldest daughter of the Lin family.
Unexpectedly, in the second year after taking the girl back, Madam Lin became pregnant again and gave birth to a son. The former eldest daughter of the Lin family lost favor and became an object of bullying by everyone. No one in the mansion paid attention to her anymore, and she lived a life of going hungry.
Five-year-old Ruojin hadn't eaten for two days and was so hungry that she went out alone to find food. In the freezing cold, she walked to the gate of Old Madam Lin's side courtyard and collapsed on the ground, unconscious.
Madam Lin carried her back to the courtyard. When Xiao Ruojin woke up, her soul had been replaced by Su Ruojin, the head of an ancient medical family.
From that day on, Madam Lin raised Xiao Ruojin in her own courtyard, and the rest of the Lin family ignored her and were happy to have an easy time.
Fortunately, she grew up in Madam Lin's courtyard, where no one paid attention to her, which gave Su Ruojin the opportunity to go out frequently without being discovered by the Lin family.
"Sister Jin, have some tea." Yuan Hong obediently served Su Ruojin a cup of tea, interrupting Su Ruojin's thoughts.
His large, brown and blue eyes looked at Su Ruojin with anticipation, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
Madam Lin could easily see what Yuan Hong was thinking. She patted his head lightly and scolded him with a smile, "You're always thinking about that knife of yours."
Su Ruojin picked up her teacup and took a slow sip. Looking at Yuan Hong's eager eyes, she asked, "How's your kung fu practice going lately?"
“I practice every day. If you don’t believe me, you can ask the old lady,” Yuan Hong said hurriedly.
"Yuan Hong is a very hardworking child. He gets up at 5 a.m. every day to practice his skills without missing a single day." Old Madam Lin looked at Yuan Hong kindly.
"Oh~~ Is that so?" Su Ruojin put down her teacup, her eyes instantly turning cold. She pulled out a dagger from her bosom and stabbed at Yuan Hong with swift and ruthless speed.
Yuan Hong reacted quickly, retreating rapidly to avoid the dagger aimed at his face. Su Ruojin leaped up and stabbed at Yuan Hong again, but Yuan Hong raised his hand to block.
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