Lost for words

  Lost for words

  Tingfeng was a young maid, and the inner rooms were all masters and senior maids. She, being second-rate, could only wait in the outer room. When Ziling came out, she was chatting quietly with several young maids from Fushou Garden.

  "Listen to the wind, quickly take the basket and come with me." Zileng gave a wink at Listen to the Wind.

  The petals in the basket were left outside by Yin Ruofei on purpose. Zi Ling didn't know what her young master meant, but after hearing these masters exchange blows for half a day, she also knew that this was a move arranged by her young master.

  She still doesn't understand this move, now she can only do her best and follow Young Master's orders.

  Tingfeng followed Ziling into the inner hall with a small basket, and the eyes of Old Madam, Second Madam, and several young masters all focused on her. Tingfeng's face turned pale and tense, and his body trembled slightly.

  "Old madam." Feng Ti carried a basket and bowed to the old lady.

  "Get up. Are those flowers in the basket the ones Feier picked for me?" The old lady was delighted to see flowers in the house, despite not wanting to hurt the plants. It's okay that they were picked, it's just a child trying to please their elders, after all."

  "This..." Listening to the wind, he didn't know what the flowers in the basket were for. When he heard the sound of folding flowers, his eyes turned to Yin Ruofei standing aside. Others didn't know, but they did - the flowers in this basket weren't actually folded, just some fallen petals.

  "Let me take a look." Yin Jintang tapped his palm with the fan in his hand, walked out from behind Lin's back, and lifted the silk cloth covering the basket held by Tingfeng. Zi Ling bit her lip, wanting to step forward to stop him, but was glared back by Yin Ruofei with a faint gaze.

  "What is this?" Everyone's eyes were fixed on the basket in Ting Feng's hand, and after Yin Jintang lifted the silk cloth, there was no flower branch inside, but some petals.

  Yin Jintang coldly smiled and said, "Seventh brother, isn't this the flower you picked for grandmother?"

  "Second brother, this is indeed what I prepared for grandmother, but not for now." Yin Ruofei said lightly. "Grandmother, there was a big wind last night, and the grandson thought that many flower petals would have fallen off. Today, he took Zi Ling and others to the garden. Zi Ling has always been handy with her hands, and the grandson saw that grandmother didn't eat much, so he thought of using these flower petals to make some appetizing dishes for grandmother."

  Everyone's face showed different expressions.

  Yin Ruofei seemed to have not seen him and continued, "These fallen petals are a pity, if they can be used well, I'm sure grandma won't blame her grandson." As he said this, Yin Ruofei's face suddenly turned red, "The grandson just wanted to give grandma a surprise, didn't expect to be seen by second brother..."

  Yin Jintang's already awkward face turned even uglier, with a hint of iron-like color. Beside him, Yin Jinyuan revealed an almost imperceptible smile.

  "Fei'er..." The old lady's heart was filled with an indescribable feeling. If it were before, Yin Ruofei would never have done such a thing. Now that his mother had passed away early, this child seemed to have suddenly grown up. The old lady's heart felt sour and uncomfortable, yet she also felt a slight comfort at how considerate her grandson was being, and her eyes had already become slightly moist.

  The two madams looked at each other with cold eyes, and the old madam's face changed color. In her heart, she thought it was not good, this little trick had not been successful, but instead gave this young master a chance to show off. Her silver teeth almost bit through, and her eyes turned around, smiling and saying, "Young Master Seven has really grown up, knowing how to please the old madam. You are much stronger than your older brothers. Your cleverness is truly rare, even among your sisters and younger female cousins, not many can think of such a thoughtful place. You are more considerate than my own daughter."

  These words are somewhat sour, first of all, they indirectly criticized Mrs. Yin Ruofei for having ulterior motives, and then compared him to the girls, not to mention that winning is not a good thing, but also not a glorious thing, it seems that he grew up in this inner courtyard, forgot what boys should do, and instead played with some girls' toys.

  The old lady looked at Yin Ruofei with a puzzled expression, only to see the other person lowering her eyebrows and closing her eyes, without any reaction to the words, as if she hadn't heard them.

  The old lady sneered in her heart. No matter what purpose Yin Ruofei had, he was her grandson and it was not wrong for him to do so. It was this little Lin...

  The old lady's face showed a hint of disdain and a cold smile. Lin saw it and secretly rejoiced, thinking that the old lady had heard her words and had an opinion about Yin Ruofei. For a moment, she forgot herself and pretended to cover her face and cry, saying, "Seventh Young Master was also clever, but unfortunately my poor sister passed away early, and I'm busy with the affairs of this marquis's household every day, it's really..."

  "Don't worry about his affairs." The old lady said calmly.

  "Uh..." Kobayashi-san was taken aback, but Yin Jintang's face showed a hint of understanding as he quickly gave her a gentle push from behind.

  "What?" The old lady glanced up.

  "I was saying... Seventh Young Master is not young anymore, he should go to school..." As soon as Xiao Lin spoke these words, a hint of regret appeared on her face, and Yin Jintang behind her also furrowed his brow. Their original intention was to spoil this eldest son, letting him not attend school, be uneducated and useless, so that the old lady and the marquis would become disenchanted with him, find an excuse to drive him out, or... In short, this manor would belong to them in the future. Unexpectedly, she spoke hastily and said something about attending school.

  Yin Ruofei's going to school was hindered by Dàlín Shì when she was alive.

  Although Mrs. Daling is a noble lady, she doesn't have much authority in this household. Previously, it was the old lady who was in charge. Later, she and Xiaolin married into the family one after another, soon became pregnant, gave birth to two daughters one after another, and then stopped having children.

  Kobayashi later gave birth to two sons and a daughter, during which time the old lady was in charge of the household, with ōbayashi assisting. At this time, Kobayashi was still relatively docile, but perhaps because ōbayashi was slightly cold and serious, not as charming as Kobayashi, she won the favor of the lord, until many years later when ōbayashi opened up again, the lord let Kobayashi follow the old lady to learn about managing the household.

  Dalin was also kind and gentle, and even though her younger sister took over the household chores, she didn't mind. However, after giving birth to a son, her body wasn't as healthy as before. Although she wasn't in good health, it wasn't a fatal illness either, and as long as she didn't overexert herself, she was fine. So, since the birth of Yin Ruofei, Dalin no longer managed the household, and instead, Xiaolin continued to take care of things.

  As Yin Ruofei grew a little older, the children of the Yin family started their education at the age of seven. However, Lin's wife said that since the child was still young, it wouldn't matter if they delayed for another year or two. Lin's husband was moved by his wife's words and also doted on their only son, so he agreed to wait a year or two before starting his education. Who would have thought that she would fall ill suddenly and be beyond cure, passing away just like that?

  After Da Lin left, Xiao Lin never mentioned Yin Ruo Fei going to school again.

  "Grandma... the grandson thinks that Second Madam's scolding is because the grandson has indeed become unruly." Yin Ruofei hung his head, "The grandson is willing to listen to Second Madam's words and go to school, so as not to lose face for the Hou Mansion in the future."