After leaving Jiang Zhenlin's courtyard, Madam Lin was filled with images of her son's choked-up and distressed appearance. Her mind was in turmoil, so she went straight to Jiang Su's study.
Jiang Su noticed she was swaying violently. "What happened?"
Could it be that that scoundrel Ah Lin didn't want to go to Jingbei Army and cried to her, and that's why the lady felt sorry for him and came to him?
Jiang Su frowned slightly, then heard her ask, "When you sent that butcher's body back last time, besides finding out what Qingwan liked to eat, did you ask her how she was doing?"
Jiang Su hadn't expected her to ask this, nor had she expected Jiang Zhenlin to tell her the truth, so she said, "The conditions in the countryside are a bit worse. Cheng Min's husband is just a medicine merchant. Although their life isn't exactly hard, it can't compare to that in the capital."
"Cheng Min is your person, and she won't treat Qing Wan any differently."
"Why did you suddenly ask about this, Madam?"
Hearing him say this, Lin felt a sense of relief after the journey. "No, nothing. Is there really no way to change Ah Lin's situation?"
Jiang Su's face darkened. "In everyone's eyes, the Jiang family is part of Consort Ning and Prince Jing's faction, and the Jiang family's daughter has long been chosen as Prince Jing's consort."
"I am cautious in politics. Three years ago, Prince Jing fell into the Crown Prince's trap. I bore the infamy and did not let A-Lin go to the fiefdom with him. Although I kept the position of prime minister and the Jiang family, I am now incurring the suspicion and dissatisfaction of Prince Jing."
"We are currently besieged on all sides."
Upon hearing this, Lin's heart also tightened.
Jiang Su comforted him, "But looking at it from another angle, as long as Ah Lin doesn't cause trouble after going to the Jingbei Army, the Crown Prince won't bother him. It would be even better if he could learn something useful from this experience."
"This way, we can both show our loyalty to Prince Jing and appease him for what he did three years ago."
"The prince has always been protective of his own. If the crown prince makes things difficult for A-Lin, the prince will feel that he is disgracing him. He might arrange for someone in the army to take good care of A-Lin."
As the head of all officials, he always managed to maximize his value in every matter.
Lin felt sorry for her son's suffering and had no other choice but to say, "I will comfort Ah Lin."
After saying this, Madam Lin felt even more guilty. After many years of marriage, her husband had always doted on her. Ah Lin's mistake today was all her fault for not disciplining him properly. If it were anyone else, they would probably have been scolded to death.
Her husband never said a harsh word to her.
Thinking back, Qingwan was their first child, and her husband had longed for her day and night...
She failed to raise their son and daughter well.
Ningsi Garden.
Early in the morning, Rong Ma brought jewelry patterns and several bolts of fabric for Lin Qingwan to choose from. "These are all newly returned spring fabrics. Madam instructed us to prepare spring clothes for you as soon as possible."
"Once the weather warms up after the New Year, you can wear it when you go out for a spring outing."
Lin Qingwan didn't even look at it, "Whatever."
Aunt Rong stepped forward and said, "Miss, Madam specifically instructed that this be made only for you."
Lin Qingwan understood Rong Ma's good intentions, but now she was too lazy to be polite. "I don't know anything about these things. Let the embroiderer do it. Anything is fine."
“This…” Rong Ma smiled, “I see you like blue, how about this one?”
Lin Qingwan nodded, "Okay."
Rong Ma wanted to say something nice for Lin Qingwan, but several maids who went with her could all see that Lin Qingwan was indifferent to it and didn't care about it at all.
Leaving Ningsi Garden, she sighed helplessly. The madam wanted to care for the young lady now, but the young lady no longer needed it.
No sooner had Rong Ma left than Lin Qingwan instructed Mu Xue, "Mother instructed someone to make clothes for me privately; Jiang Yanwan must know about this."
Mu Xue nodded, "This servant understands."
"The people in this household are good at judging people by their status, so I'm afraid I don't even need to go out of my way to spread the word."
Lin Qingwan raised an eyebrow. "Jiang Zhenlin took the punishment himself to protect Jiang Yanwan. Now, the only way to make her mind unsettled is to expose more of his weaknesses."
But Lin Qingwan also worried that one day Jiang Yanwan's true colors would be revealed, and perhaps her parents would protect her just like Jiang Zhenlin did.
As soon as Jiang Yanwan came out of Jiang Zhenlin's courtyard, she heard the news that her mother had given Lin Qingwan the new fabrics for the spring to choose from first, and she clenched her fists even tighter.
When Lin Qingwan first returned to the manor, her mother specifically told her not to make new clothes. How long has it been? She doesn't even have the chance to choose the fabric anymore, and even Ah Lin has become much colder towards her for some reason.
Jiang Yanwan then realized that she had never stopped scheming against Lin Qingwan, but her losses were even greater than Lin Qingwan's.
First came the autumn rain, then Granny Lai, and now her nephew has escaped the capital, becoming a ticking time bomb. Now even the imperial physician is gone, and her years of hard work have ruined the drug production line she's built!
Without this, she won't even have the right to negotiate with the prince anymore!
Lin Qingwan, it's all because of Lin Qingwan!
Jiang Yanwan narrowed her eyes, "Did Your Highness go to Yan Gui Lou today?"
"We just received word that the Prince drank yesterday and didn't return to his residence. He's still upstairs right now."
Jiang Yanwan's eyes hardened. "Prepare the car."
"Be very careful when bringing people along."
No sooner had Jiang Yanwan left than the old lady's carriage stopped in front of the Prime Minister's residence.
With her eyes red and swollen, Madam He helped her mother-in-law stand at the door. No matter how the steward invited her, she refused to go in. Madam Lin had no choice but to come out to greet her herself, but the old lady still wouldn't go in.
"Hmph, now that you have a sharp-tongued daughter in your household, I can't argue with her."
Lin felt a lump in her throat, but she patiently said, "My husband hasn't finished court yet."
The old lady, wrapped in a cloak, came prepared, saying, "I will wait here."
He intended to embarrass the Lin couple, but to his surprise, Lin had someone bring out stools and a brazier, and he himself stood with her at the door, deliberately saying loudly, "I dare not disobey my mother's orders."
"You!" The old lady was unsure whether to sit or stand.
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