After carefully checking Yu Tanqi's feet, Linlang found that they were not sprained. She breathed a sigh of relief and then said distressedly, "Miss, your feet are red. Why don't you not go for morning exercises? What if you hurt your feet in the future?"
The young lady in her family is delicate and has been pampered since childhood. Every piece of her body is tender and she cannot bear any hardship.
I don’t know what the young lady is thinking. She used to prefer sitting to standing, but now she is taking the initiative to walk around, and even doing hard morning exercises.
Yu Tanqi said, "It's just running. It's not that easy to damage my feet. Doctor Xu also said that my body is too fragile. I will be much better if I walk and exercise properly."
She gritted her teeth secretly and decided to continue her morning exercise no matter what.
If not for others, then for yourself.
Linlang sighed, then couldn't help but say, "The prince is so kind to the young lady. It reminds me of what the lady once said: the prince must be the young lady's ideal man. After marriage, he will definitely treat the young lady as well as the master treats the lady."
Yu Tanqi's eyes flickered slightly.
She had the original owner's memories, so she naturally knew very well how good Yu Shangheng was to Xie Lin.
It was legal for men in this era to marry and take concubines, and they paid great attention to the inheritance of offspring. If there was no son, it could almost be said that the family line would be extinct, and the family property would be divided up by relatives.
Xie Lin was in poor health. She had a difficult labor and heavy bleeding when giving birth to the original owner and almost died. Therefore, Yu Shangheng taught the original owner to be well-behaved and obedient when she was young. Her mother suffered a lot to give birth to her, and she must be filial to her mother and not make her unhappy.
Yu Shangheng never felt any dissatisfaction with Xie Lin because of her poor health and inability to give him another son, nor was he indifferent to her because the original owner was a daughter.
He was a scholar who won the third place in the imperial examination and had a handsome appearance. When he took office, many local officials and gentry offered him beauties openly or secretly, but he refused them all and even severely punished their bribery. This made these officials and gentry with evil intentions temporarily stop.
After the original owner was born, the news that Xie Lin could no longer have children spread, and Yu Shangheng was about to be promoted. The officials and gentry became active again, and they used the same tricks again, sending beauties to Yu Shangheng. Some even sent beautiful women who had given birth to several sons, and told Yu Shangheng that they would definitely give him a big fat boy.
Yu Shangheng was furious. He was afraid that Xie Lin, who was in confinement after her birth, would get sick from anger if she knew about this, so he threatened directly: "I, Yu Shangheng, will only protect my wife Xie Lin in this life. If anyone dares to send some questionable women to upset my wife again, I will kill the chicken to scare the monkey, and make him regret it for the rest of his life."
He was not just talking. All the officials and gentry who sent beauties to him would lose their official hats at best, or their entire family would suffer at worst, or even be beheaded.
No one expected that Yu Shangheng was so gentle in appearance, but so cruel when he was angry. Finally, they learned to be afraid and stopped sending him beauties.
Yu Shangheng and Xie Lin finally had some peace and quiet around them.
The original owner was well-educated by them and was very well-behaved and obedient. The family of three lived in harmony and happiness.
Xie Lin is in poor health and has to take medicine all the time. Yu Shangheng is afraid that she will exhaust herself by taking care of her daughter and housework, so he helps with the housework. He is a rare good man in this era.
Yu Tanqi suddenly remembered that Xie Lin was a Buddhist. Not only did she often go to the temple to worship Buddha and offer incense and money, she also set up a Buddhist shrine at home and kneeled before the Buddha and Bodhisattva for at least an hour every day.
The word "Tan" in the original owner's name also means sandalwood in front of Buddha.
When the original owner was young, he once curiously asked Xie Lin, "Mom, why do you kneel down and worship the gods, Buddhas, and Bodhisattvas every day? Do you want to pray to them for something?"
Xie Lin rubbed the original owner's head lovingly and said softly, "Mother prays to the gods and Buddhas, wishing you a peaceful and smooth life, free from illness and disaster."
The original owner had a deficiency in his body that he had inherited from his mother's womb. He was so tiny when he was born that he almost suffocated to death without even being able to cry.
While Xie Lin was in confinement, she was in a state of panic all day, fearing that the daughter she had given birth to with great difficulty would die. She prayed to the gods and Buddhas day and night, praying that her daughter would survive.
Maybe prayers worked, or maybe the baby's original owner survived in the end, but like Xie Lin, she had to take the medicine.
After that, Xie Lin began to believe in Buddhism and even named her daughter "Tan Qi". Tan means sandalwood in front of Buddha, and Qi means extraordinary jade.
Xie Lin cherishes her daughter very much and wants to give her the best things in the world. Her name also contains her love and blessings for her.
Until she died on her deathbed, she held the original owner's hand, reluctant to let go.
"Qi'er, you are still so young. I am really worried about you. I hope you will be well and have a smooth life."
"You will definitely be saved, and mother in heaven will bless you."
"Child, promise me that you will live well, don't cry, and take good care of yourself."
Xie Lin said many words of blessing to the original owner before her death. These words were hidden deep in the original owner's memory. Whenever she thought of them, she would be accompanied by the pain of her mother's death. The original owner did not want to recall them.
But when Yu Tanqi thinks back on it now, he inexplicably feels that something is wrong.
She vaguely sensed something, but couldn't figure out what it was.
"Miss, what are you thinking about?" Linlang stretched out her hand and waved it in front of Yu Tanqi.
Yu Tanqi came back to his senses, "Ah, I just thought of my mother."
Ever since the lady's death, the young lady came to the Xie family in Chen County and did not like to mention the deceased lady often.
Because once it is mentioned, the lady can't help crying.
The young lady promised the lady that she would not cry.
Linlang quickly said, "I'm sorry, Miss. I shouldn't have said such nonsense."
She quickly changed the subject: "The prince is still waiting outside the door. I will go and tell him that your foot is fine."
After confirming that Yu Tanqi's foot was fine, it was already dawn.
Today's morning exercise ended not very successfully.
After breakfast, Yu Tanqi accompanied Jiang Shi to the study to read and write.
Jiang Shi was still worried about Yu Tanqi's feet. When she walked, his eyes were always on her with worry.
Yu Tanqi felt helpless and simply jumped several times in front of him, "Look, my foot is really fine."
"Be careful." Jiang Shi looked at her closely, and when her feet slipped, he immediately stretched out his hands and hugged her in his arms.
Yu Tanqi was once again caught off guard and fell into the boy's arms, which were filled with both cold fragrance and warmth. Her cheeks flushed and she quickly said, "I really didn't twist my ankle this time. It was just that the ground was too slippery."
Jiang Shi held her waist tightly, with no intention of letting go.
"The roads are slippery in the snow. Even if you don't sprain your ankle, you can't just jump up. If you fall, you'll be the one who gets hurt." He said helplessly.
Yu Tanqi blinked and said sweetly, "Thanks to you, Zi'an, for holding me in time and preventing me from falling to the ground."
She pretended to be calm, but in fact her heart was beating wildly and she didn't know where to put her hands.
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