Red Mansions: My Book is Cool

"Ma'am," Zhao Yulan wiped away her tears, and said earnestly, "Before I came, I had already inquired clearly. Your family treats An Ge'er as their own, and loves you so much. According to my instructions, the slave will not come to disturb An Ge'er's life. I just want to take a look at An Ge'er, and my wish is fulfilled. Besides," she took out a cloth bag from her bosom and held it in front of Chen's eyes. In front of Madam Du, he unwrapped the tied cloth layer by layer.

What appeared in front of Chen was an exquisite makeup box. When the lid was opened, the jewels inside were revealed, including strings of pearls the size of a little finger, phoenix hairpins woven with gold threads, and jewels inlaid with red and sapphires. The collar, and a pair of green and clear jade bracelets are worth a lot of money just in the box. Chen himself does not have such precious jewelry.

"This is?" Chen asked in surprise.

"Dong'er's dowry jewelry and the rewards she received from the Lin family are because she has contributed to the succession of her children!" Zhao Yulan said with a bit of sarcasm: "Those worthless ones, Dong'er has to manage servants in the Zhuangzi, they are all sold off. She is reluctant to part with these good ones, and carefully hides them for Brother Ang. I will bring them here, and my wife will give them to Brother Ang for thinking about them in the future, and there is no need to tell Brother Ang about their origins."

Mrs. Chen lowered her head and thought for a while: "Then why don't you keep it yourself, it's the same when you hand it over when Brother An grows up!"

"Madam, please don't refuse," Zhao Yulan said softly, "Madam, I can trust you. How could you be greedy for a few jewelry from Brother Ang? Besides, I have already decided to live in the temple and clean up. In the future, I will be a foreigner." You should not have anything to do with the world of mortals! Brother An, please leave it to the old lady!"

The matter involved her daughter's flesh and blood, so before she came to the door, she had inquired carefully.Judging from what I learned, the Lin family has a good character and a good reputation. Everyone said that this couple is very loving to their son and has a close relationship.In this way, she will feel at ease.Then, she might as well act more casually, trust Lin Xiucai and his wife completely, and make them feel that An Ge'er is the only relative in the world.The so-called relatives are not just the relationship of flesh and blood, but more importantly, the affection between each other.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but sigh for Dong'er.Before she left, she realized some truths in the world, but it was too late.It was also because of her affection for Master Lin that she couldn't bear it and felt pain in her heart.If it was like she was in the Zhang family, she didn't care at all whether Master Zhang treated her mercilessly, and lived the same way, I'm afraid she wouldn't end up like that.Thinking about it, her eyes couldn't help getting moist.

Mrs. Chen glanced at Zhao Yulan, thought for a while, and told Madam Du: "Chunhua, go and see Brother An. If you finish reading, let him come to my place. Bring two plates of snacks from the kitchen." , to entertain the distinguished guests."

Zhao Yulan hurriedly got up to thank her, she was grateful in her heart, thankful that An Ge'er had such a generous and kind mother as Mrs. Chen.It can be seen from this that Lin Xiucai and his wife really love An Ge'er. Only when they love Wu and Wu can the Chen family treat people of their status favorably.

"Auntie, I'm here!" Lin Mingan greeted with a smile, following behind Nanny Du, bouncing in the door.

"Come and meet the guests!" Chen Shi smiled happily when he saw Lin Mingan.

Lin Ming'an just noticed Zhao Yulan at this time, and immediately turned his face serious, stepped forward solemnly, bowed, turned his head to look at Mrs. Chen, and asked with his eyes: what should this guest be called.

Chen said slowly: "This is the mother of one of my righteous sisters, who came to visit us specially.Just call her 'Aunt Zhao'! '

"Hello, Aunt Zhao." Lin Mingan greeted politely.

The boy in front of him was fair and handsome, with clear eyes, a straight figure, and a graceful appearance. Compared with children of the same age, he already had the embryonic form of a young boy.Seeing such an outstanding person, the flesh and blood left by her daughter, who is also her only relative in this world, Zhao Yulan was at a loss for a while, her eyes became sore.She hurriedly tried her best to hold back the hot tears that were about to shed, stepped forward and took Lin Ming'an's hand, repeatedly telling him not to be polite, while staring at him affectionately.

Lin Mingan could naturally feel Zhao Yulan's special love and excitement for him, and felt a little strange in his heart, but in essence, the mind of an adult prevented him from expressing his surprise, and he still smiled and answered politely. Zhao Yulan asked him how he was and how warm he was.

After Zhao Yulan bid farewell and left, Lin Ming'an asked curiously, "Auntie, who is Aunt Zhao? When did Auntie recognize her adopted sister? Why haven't I met her before?"

Chen's heart was heavy, and she sighed: "She is also a hard-working person! My righteous sister has passed away because of being unkind. She lost her daughter in middle age, and her mind is discouraged. She is going to clean up in the temple in Gusu. , ignore the mundane world. I came here today to do something special with us."

"Oh!" Lin Mingan sighed sympathetically, but didn't take it to heart.In this era, the relationship between relatives is complicated, and several lifetimes can be involved. He is a child, how can he figure it out?At this time, he still didn't know that this simple and beautiful woman was actually his blood relative!

In the evening, when Lin Qing returned home, Mrs. Chen explained in detail what happened to Zhao Yulan's visit today.

Lin Qing frowned, such things are not uncommon in the inner house.Men always fantasize about being harmonious with their wives and concubines, but they don't think about it. Although they have different identities, they serve the same man together. How can they be so generous and selfless?To regard the children of a rival in love as their own is tantamount to nonsense!To be honest, the sister-in-law of the clan is actually not a cruel and vicious person, and the brothers of the clan also follow the rules of etiquette. Although the wife has selfish intentions, she has not done any great evil. Between wives and concubines, you naturally have to protect your wife. It is hard to blame who.But the result of this is that good fortune tricks people, which makes people sigh!

I couldn't ask for medicine that day, but I was sorry and anxious.At this time, I know the details of it, and it is inevitable that I will be unhappy.He doesn't believe in the theory that fate is mutually exclusive. Scholars have always believed in "respect ghosts and gods and keep them at a distance", so Jia's sister-in-law refused to save An Ge'er because of this, so it's fine, after all, she has to cherish her own.That clan brother, who had been a high school student, and his vision and experience are naturally not comparable to that of a housewife, so he actually believes this statement?Does he know about asking for medicine by himself?Or due to Jia's sister-in-law's family background, under balance, would rather sacrifice An Ge'er?

Lin Qing suddenly felt chilling and wary towards his clan brother. Thinking of the suggestion in his uncle's letter, he couldn't help but suppress it.

He sighed and shook his head and said: "It can be seen that the high-ranking family seems to be dignified and prominent, but the internal struggles and entanglements are not known to outsiders. It's not as good as a family like ours. It's good to live in harmony and peace! For the matter of asking for medicine, we will If you don't know, don't mention it to others, anyway, we will be in Gusu and they will be in Yangzhou in the future, so we won't have much communication!"

After thinking about it again: "Then Zhao Yulan is also pitiful, after all, she is related to An Ge'er by blood, so don't treat her badly. It is also our kindness to send someone to bring her some food during the holidays! What's more, when Dong'er is buried, you also take An Ge'er to sacrifice and sweep, burn some joss sticks and paper money, and thank her for giving birth to such a good child as An Ge'er."

Chen agreed one by one.After more than ten days, Zhao Yulan buried Dong'er in a quiet mountain forest not far from the temple where she lived, and let her rest in the ground. In the temple, the presiding master performed a ritual ceremony.Mrs. Chen and Madam Du also brought Lin Ming'an on a special trip, and they had to let him see their biological mother for the last time, so that there would be a few more people at the funeral so that it wouldn't look too lonely.

Zhao Yulan was very grateful, the hostess did not let her lose her hair, saying that her fate was not over, so she only dressed in green clothes and put her hands together to express her gratitude to Mrs. Chen.After taking a deep look at Lin Ming'an, he followed his teacher into the nunnery, quietly chanted sutras in front of the Buddha, and prayed for his grandson and Lin Xiucai's family.

Lin Ming'an was keenly aware that Zhao Yulan might have a special relationship with his family, and it wasn't just an ordinary relationship.Today, A Niang specially brought her here to give a funeral to a woman she didn't know.The woman's tombstone is engraved with the words: Zhao's Dong'er, and beside it is only written: Mother Zhao's Magnolia.In this day and age, that's kind of unusual.

It seems that this mother and daughter have stories!

I just don't know, what kind of connection do they have with Father and Mother?Lin Mingan tilted his head, thinking secretly.But since A Niang didn't want to talk about it, he didn't ask any more.It has nothing to do with his family, he doesn't care much.