Grandmother

  Grandmother

  Listening to the laughter in the room, Yin Ruofei signaled Xiaoyutou to go in and report. Sure enough, the laughter in the house stopped immediately, and not long after, Biyu, the big maid beside the old lady, came out to greet her.

  "Seventh Master, please come in quickly. The old lady is thinking of you." Biyu spoke with a smile and personally lifted the curtain to support Yin Ruofei into the house.

  As soon as she entered the door, Yin Ruofei knelt down on both knees and saluted the old lady in a dignified manner.

  "Oh dear, Biyu, quickly help your Seventh Master up!" The old lady was startled by this. Originally, Yin Ruofei had just recovered from a serious illness and looked pale and unwell. Moreover, Yin Ruofei was usually pampered, so these courtesy visits were just a formality, and she wouldn't even kneel for long before being helped up by the surrounding maidservants. It wasn't like today when she actually knelt down and kowtowed with a loud thud.

  Yin Ruofei was helped up by Biyu, her face still carrying a naive smile. "Grandmother, isn't this not letting grandson fulfill his filial duty? Although grandson has fallen ill, he is always thinking of grandmother in his heart."

  "Yes, old madam." Zǐ Líng smiled gently, "Seventh Master just woke up and insisted on coming to pay his respects to you, couldn't be persuaded otherwise. It was only after I begged him to eat something and change his clothes that he finally came, really not caring about his own body."

  Zi Ling was also a big girl, although she was a few years younger than Bi Yu, but she was the one who was born and raised in this mansion, and her elders were all respectable and capable. Zi Ling's appearance was handsome, and her temperament was gentle and clever, so the old lady liked her very much, and it was the old lady who assigned Zi Ling to serve by Yin Ruo Fei's side. Therefore, whether in the mansion or in front of the old lady, Zi Ling had a lot of face, and only then did she dare to interrupt when speaking to her master.

  "You little scamp, how dare you fabricate stories about your master! However, Little Seven, after this illness, you must rest well and not rush to come visit Grandmother for the next few days." The old lady was both angry and amused, delighted that her grandson had come to pay his respects, but her heart ached at the sight of her usually pampered grandson's pale face.

  "Grandma, I'm fine, just a small illness. Why won't you let me come? Are you tired of me?" Yin Ruofei's face was tinged with a hint of grievance and panic as she threw herself into the old lady's arms.

  "Nonsense! How could your grandmother abandon you? Everyone in this household knows that she dotes on you the most!" The old lady's fingers lightly tapped on Yin Ruofei's forehead.

  Upon hearing Old Madam's words, Yin Ruofei finally burst into laughter. She turned around and stood properly beside Old Madam, only then did she seem to notice Second Madam, and hastily went forward to pay her respects.

  "Second Aunt went to visit Ruo Fei in the afternoon, but Ruo Fei was still asleep. Zi Ling didn't understand and blocked Second Aunt's way." Yin Ruo Fei said slowly, "However, Zi Ling only stopped you because she listened to Grandmother's words. Second Aunt, please don't hold it against her for my sake and Old Madam's sake. I'll apologize on her behalf." This was ostensibly an apology to Second Madame, but in reality, it was a complaint to Old Madame.

  He just stood at the door and listened for a while, but didn't hear anything else clearly, only heard the second lady say: I suppose Ruo Fei is young and lazy, although he's recovered physically, he doesn't want to come over with me. Tomorrow I'll coax him again, let him come over to pay respects to Old Lady, otherwise he still doesn't know that Old Lady misses him.

  These words were spoken with a tone of indignation, but in his heart, he was coldly laughing. This kind of reversal of right and wrong, sowing discord, even if he and the old lady had a deep bond as grandson and grandmother, it would be unbearable!

  Fortunately, he came with a purpose this time and hurried along the way, making his already pale face look even more unsightly. It was precisely because of this that the old lady felt even more heartbroken.

  He apologized to the second lady in a childish tone, looking like a little adult. The old lady had a smile on her face, but her eyes swept towards the second lady's direction.

  The second lady was already flustered by these few words, and when she saw the old lady's gaze, her face turned pale.

  The second lady forced a smile and said, "It's all because Zi Ling didn't make things clear, Second Madam thought... Alright, alright, why would Second Madam bother to argue with a little maid like that?"

  This remark was a bit too thick-skinned, and Ziling couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth. However, Yin Ruofei remained calm, looking at Second Madam with a sincere expression, with a hint of coquettishness, "As long as Second Aunt isn't angry, that's all that matters..."

  He was innocent and naive, but the second lady couldn't sit still, hastily bowing to the old lady, "Old lady, I remembered that there are still some accounts in the public office that haven't been settled..."

  "Alright, you can go now!" The old lady waved her hand, but her tone was much softer than before.

  The second lady looked at Yin Ruofei as she was about to leave, and Yin Ruofei also looked over with a innocent face, "Second lady, slow down."

  The second lady's face flashed with a look of doubt, and she muttered a few words in her mouth, then hurried away.

  The room was filled with a sense of tranquility, and Yin Ruo fiddled with the purse at her waist, thinking about what to do next.

  The old lady gently pulled him over to her side, a pair of hands that had been well-maintained over the years tenderly cradling his still pale little face.

  "Poor child..." The old lady sighed.

  "Grandma... although the child has lost his mother, he still has a father and a stepmother." Yin Ruofei squirmed in the old lady's arms, "Most importantly, the child has grandma to take care of him, so he doesn't feel pitiful."

  The old lady felt a warmth in her heart upon hearing these words, followed by a sourness. However, she had forgotten the slight doubt in her mind from earlier. She doted on her grandson, and this grandson was naturally close to her. But as for that little Lin, she needed to be taught a lesson, actually daring to come before her and stir up trouble.

  The old lady thought of this, and a hint of mockery appeared on her face. She had been in charge of the house for decades, and she was the most discerning person. This little Lin woman was never a peaceful one. Unfortunately, although that daughter-in-law was a good person, it seemed that she had been protected too well by her natal family, and couldn't see through this concubine's small mind.

  Now she's dead, and her good sister is bullying her son with her hind legs. If she were alive, I don't know what expression she would have now.

  The old lady thought to herself, feeling a bit sad. This young master is still so young, if he's allowed to run wild with Xiao Lin, I'm afraid there will be even more trouble, yesterday's incident didn't feel right either. Hmph, does she think she can stir up trouble in this marquis' estate? We'll see if the old lady agrees!

  Looking at her grandson in her arms, the old lady stroked him twice and looked up at Ziliang beside her. "Ziliang, take Seventh Master back."

  "Grandma..." Yin Ruofei looked up.

  "Go back and don't think too much, take good care of yourself, when you're better, come to Grandmother's place again!" The old lady smiled warmly, "Bi Yu, go get me that red jade pendant."

  Biyu responded with a sound and soon brought over an embroidered box.

  "Zi Ling, take this ginseng and give it to your Seventh Grandfather to make a nourishing ginseng soup. Look at how pale his face is!" The old lady opened the box, took a glance, and then closed it again, sighing as she looked at her grandson in her arms.

  Bi Yu responded with a sound, handing over the brocade box in her hand to Zi Ling.

  "Old lady, Seventh Master is still young, this ginseng..." Zi Ling held the ginseng somewhat at a loss, although she was a servant, but from a young age she had also grown up in this large mansion and had some understanding of medicinal properties.

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