C107 (2/2)
Madame Fu raised her eyebrows and said: ”Girl Lan is overthinking it. You travelled thousands of miles to the capital to congratulate the Old Ancestor on his death, how can you catch a bit of cold and send you to the manor? When people who don't know saw this, they thought that we were suppressing the other branches, and that not even our nephews and daughters could survive! ”
”Lan Er doesn't dare!” Jin Lan's face revealed his fear, ”Lan Er is just...”
”Aunt Tang knows that you're just worried about the other sisters.” The Madame Fu waved her hand to interrupt Jin Lan, and her eyes flashed, ”How about this, it just so happens that your third sister's Lotus Root is still empty. I'll have someone to clean it up, you can stay there for now, and as for going to the manor, don't mention it anymore.
The Lotus Root of the three young misses? Mama Shang's face changed slightly.
Jin Lan didn't think too much about it. She had wanted to move out of the Plum Garden to prevent people from talking too much. To go to the manor was just an illusion, the Madame Fu would definitely not allow it, but since she could not go to the manor, she could only arrange for another location. If not, if there really was a lady who accidentally caught a cold again, then this matter would definitely become a matter for the Madame Fu. Everyone in the second and third branch all coveted the rights of the butler, and wished that the Madame Fu would make a mistake.
Although Madame Fu's tone was not good, Jin Lan still thanked him gratefully.
Madame Fu gave her a deep look before hurriedly leaving the Plum Garden with Mama Wu.
It was only after hearing their footsteps gradually disappear from his ears that Jin Lan finally heaved a sigh of relief. Only then did he realize that his forehead was already covered in sweat, and when he touched it with his hand, it was so wet that it seemed as if there was still faint red powder on it. ”Bi He, bring the water over, I want to wash my face.”
She had never liked smearing makeup on her face before, so she was forced to do so. Now that the danger was temporarily gone, with the confirmation from Imperial Physician Wang and Imperial Physician Wang, no one would ever suspect that she was sick. Even if the Old Ancestor was suspicious, he wouldn't send anyone over to investigate.
Bi He immediately brought over the copper basin that was still warm, twisted the handkerchief and gave Jin Lan a clean face. Only when all the powder on her face had been wiped away, revealing a blushing little face, did she stop, and helped her tidy up the messy hair. She could not help but say: ”Miss, in the future, don't play with me like this, I cannot bear it.”
”That's right!” Wan Ju who was busy cleaning up the mess also nodded, her face still filled with fear: ”It's so scary.”
She looked at the two of them who seemed to have survived a disaster. She could not help but burst out laughing, and then took out the furnace and handed it over to Bi He. ”Don't worry, when we move to the Lotus Root, we will not need to be so afraid all day.”
Mama Shang placed the medicine jar back on the fire stove, then turned around and entered the screen. Coincidentally, when Jin Lan mentioned Lotus Root, his face couldn't help but turn gloomy, thought for a bit, and then made up his mind and spoke: ”Miss, that Lotus Root … ”It's not a good place.”
The three of them were stunned, and Jin Lan asked, ”What? Isn't Lotus Root the third big sister's courtyard? Is there something wrong with that? ”
She didn't know much about the three young women who came from the main house. She only knew that her sister was the main house's daughter, and that she was extremely beautiful. The one who married her was the top beauty, so she didn't know much about it.
With regards to the matter of the family's secret, Mama Shang had no choice but to be cautious. She first checked that the lower windows were not completely closed, then carefully opened the door and peeped out to confirm that no one was listening to the corner before closing the door and closing it.
Seeing her actions, Jin Lan's heart shivered, and let Wan Ju and Bi He guard outside the door and window, then signaled Mama Shang to sit and speak.
The Mama Shang sat on the round plum blossom chair that Madame Fu had sat on. She first sighed, then softly explained to her about the matter, ”The third lady was given by Aunt Ying, and was half a year older than the fourth lady that his wife had given him. She was the eldest daughter of the eldest wife. The three ladies were the same as the young lady, their small bodies didn't look good. They bumped into each other until they were thirteen years old, but they looked like ethereal women emerging from the water, slim and graceful. Furthermore, the third young miss is an intelligent and talented woman. Her fame is widespread in the capital and the people who came to ask for her hand in marriage are endless. Even the fourth young miss, as her direct daughter, was suppressed by her. ”
As a concubine, how could the Eldest Wife allow her to suppress her own daughter? Jin Lan was slightly moved. He guessed that this third sister, whom he had never met, must be having a difficult time.
”Later on, for some unknown reason, the successor of Huai Nan's Marquis Mansion also took a fancy to the three young misses. When this matter was found out by the Eldest Wife, he immediately became furious. That crown prince was someone the Eldest Wife had his eyes on for the four young misses. This matter caused quite a commotion for a long time, and then, with the Old Ancestor in charge, the three young maidens were betrothed to the newly promoted Rankers, and the four young maidens were appointed as the heirs of Duke Huai Nan. The two of them left the pavilion on the same day. ”
The matter of love, was also only this much. A sliver of disappointment slipped across Jin Lan's heart, ”Since that's the case, what does it have to do with Lotus Root?”
”Miss, these are all public matters.” Mama Shang curled her fingers and tightly gripped the handkerchief. Her face was slightly pale, ”Back then, the newbie in the sedan wasn't Third Miss, he was just a maid who somewhat resembled Third Miss.
As she spoke to here, she paused, looked at Jin Lan's young and tender face, hesitated for a moment, then said with gritted teeth: ”The real Third Miss, on the night before her wedding, had already suspended herself within Lotus Root!”