Chapter 223, Change
Shuangxinyuan.
Looking at Aunt Lin lying on the bed with a haggard face, Yan Zhigao rubbed his forehead with a headache.
"master"
Aunt Lin looked at Yan Zhigao with tears in her eyes, her expression indescribable pity and grievance.
Yan Zhigao sighed, "I had everyone around you confined, just to make you improve yourself, but look at what you've done."
Tears welled up in Aunt Lin's eyes, and she cried, "I thought the master was tired of me. I'm scared."
Yan Zhigao sat down beside the bed and patted Aunt Lin's hand: "You're overthinking it. Okay, stop crying. Didn't the doctor tell you to take good care of yourself?" As he spoke, he reached out and wiped away the tears from Aunt Lin's face.
Afterwards, Yan Zhigao personally fed Aunt Lin a bowl of chicken soup, talked for a while, and then prepared to get up and leave.
As soon as he stood up, he was stopped by Aunt Lin.
"There's something going on in the front yard, I have to go take care of it. I'll come see you again in the evening." Yan Zhigao soothed.
Aunt Lin didn't let go, her face showing hesitation and embarrassment, but she had to do it: "Master, my body is done, and I am exhausted after sitting for a while. I am afraid I don't have the energy to take care of the fifth girl anymore."
Yan Zhigao's brows immediately furrowed. If he hadn't thought about Aunt Lin's injury, he would have wanted to walk away. "Didn't I tell you, the old lady is old and doesn't have the energy to take care of a newborn baby?"
Aunt Lin saw that Yan Zhigao looked unhappy, and she said quickly, "I dare not trouble the old lady. I was too rude before. I just thought that the old lady would be bored and bored alone, and didn't think too much about it."
Yan Zhigao frowned: "Then why are you pulling me?"
Aunt Lin's eyes were filled with tears again: "If my health was not so bad, I would take care of the fifth girl no matter what."
In the past, Yan Zhigao would have believed this, but after what happened before when Aunt Lin wanted to take her newborn daughter to the old lady's yard, he became skeptical about it.
Seeing Yan Zhigao didn't respond, Aunt Lin had no choice but to continue, "Logically, Madam is the legitimate mother, and all the children in the family should be raised by Madam. Madam is kind-hearted, so Wenbin and Yishuang can stay with me. But now I am not well, so I can only entrust the fifth girl to Madam."
Yan Zhigao frowned and did not respond immediately.
"Master." Seeing that Yan Zhigao didn't say anything, Aunt Lin pulled his sleeve.
Yan Zhigao took Aunt Lin's hand away, said "I know", and left.
As soon as he left, Yan Wenbin and Yan Yishuang walked in and looked at Aunt Lin with confusion.
"Mom, why did you send my sister away?"
Aunt Lin glanced at her third daughter in the cradle with some impatience, motioned Xiyun to take the child out, and then said, "Raising children is the duty of a legitimate mother."
Yan Yishuang: "But Fifth Sister is your daughter. If you send her to Madam, she won't be close to us in the future. Mother, please don't send your sister there, okay?"
Aunt Lin waved her daughter's hand away impatiently: "Alright, leave the adults' business, little one. I'm sending the fifth girl to the mistress. I have my reasons. Okay, I need to rest now, you can go out now."
Yan Yishuang wanted to say something, but was pulled away by Yan Wenbin.
After her two children left, Aunt Lin stared blankly at the ceiling of the bed.
What she had always wanted was a son, but she gave birth to a daughter. Having another daughter by her side would not be of any help to her. It would be better to send her to the main courtyard to be licked by the lady.
Doesn’t the lady claim to be virtuous? Then let everyone see how she treats her daughter.
Being good to her daughter would certainly win praise from outsiders, but the lady would probably feel as uncomfortable as if she had swallowed a fly; if she was not good to her daughter, then the image of being virtuous that she had been cultivating over the years would be ruined.
That night, Yan Zhigao returned to the main courtyard somewhat absent-mindedly.
Madam Li noticed that he seemed to be worried, so she immediately asked with a smile, "Master, what's wrong? What difficulties have you encountered in the provincial government?"
Looking at his wife's concerned eyes, Yan Zhigao felt more and more uncomfortable.
Although all the children in the family are raised by the Madam, she and Mrs. Lin have had some conflicts over the years. I'm afraid the Madam will not be happy if she is asked to raise Mrs. Lin's children.
Seeing him like this, Madam Li's eyes flickered. Thinking of the fact that the master had gone to Lin's place again today, she asked with a smile, "But what happened to Aunt Lin again?"
Yan Zhigao hesitated for a moment: "She is injured and has no energy to take care of the fifth girl."
Upon hearing this, Madam Li immediately interrupted with a smile: "I thought it was something else, but you see how worried the master is. After the doctor explained Aunt Lin's situation, I sent someone to hire two maids to come to the mansion to take care of the child."
"Let's send it to Aunt Lin tomorrow. With them taking care of the fifth girl, she only needs to play with the child when she wakes up every day. She doesn't need to worry about anything else."
Yan Zhigao stared blankly at Mrs. Li, who had just decided the matter with a smile, and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Seeing Yan Zhigao didn't react, Madam Li asked with a smile, "Why, Master, do you have any objections to my arrangements?"
Yan Zhigao quickly shook his head: "No, Madam has arranged it properly."
Madam Li smiled and said, "I am the master's wife. This is what I should do."
Yan Zhigao: “.”
The next day, Aunt Lin saw the two old women who came to take care of the child. She was so angry that she smashed a lot of things on the spot. Ping Xiao, who came to see them off, saw it and sneered.
"Mrs. Lin is so arrogant. It seems that the Yan family doesn't need you to spend money to buy things. Madam said that the Yan family advocates frugality. Since the things in your room were deliberately broken by you, you should repair them yourself. If you can't repair them, then leave them empty."
Seeing Aunt Lin's eyes blazing with fire, Ping Xiao was not afraid.
"It seems that Aunt Lin is very dissatisfied. You can go to the master and see if he will let you continue to act like a fool!"
After saying that, he snorted coldly and turned away.
Aunt Lin was a troublemaker and failed to send her newborn daughter to the old lady's yard. She also set her sights on Madam Li. Daohua only found out about this after the incident was over.
"This change in the environment has a really big impact on people." Daohua said with some emotion.
In the past, her mother was a nice person, but to be honest, she was a little too gentle.
After arriving in Xingzhou, he had more contact with the ladies in the backyard, and his methods gradually became sharper and more decisive.
Look at how clean and neat this is. Even if my stepfather favors Shuangxinyuan, he can't say no.
Wang Man'er didn't quite understand what her daughter meant, but as long as she knew that Aunt Lin didn't get what she wanted, she was happy: "Miss, the eldest and fourth masters will be back tomorrow. Is your purse ready?"
Guyu brought the embroidery stand over: "The embroidery surface has been embroidered, and we are just waiting for the final finishing touches."
Wang Maner picked up the embroidery frame and looked at it, wondering, "Girl, why are you embroidering a panda on one side and a tiger on the other?"
Daohua smiled and said, "Of course, this is because Fourth Brother has a cute and adorable side, but also a brave and fierce side."
(End of this chapter)
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