C114 (2/2)
She had lightly spoken a few sentences, but in reality, she was indeed proficient in the art of medicine in her previous life.
Lian Rou's mother suddenly felt that her eldest granddaughter was like a treasure. The more she dug, the happier she felt, so she looked at Lian Xiyue with a more loving gaze. She no longer paid attention to Lian Yanqing's words about Yue'er's scheming.
At this time, the maid, Poria Cocos, came in from outside and said, ”Old Ancestor, the Third Miss is here to seek an audience with you. Yin and Yang have arrived.”
This was already the one month that Lian Shiya had come to pay her respects.
When her mother, who was originally smiling merrily, heard Lian Shiya's name, her face tightened as she said, ”Let her go back.”
Hearing this, Poria Cocos Park resentfully prepared to reply, but Lian Ruyue stopped it.
She said to her mother, ”Grandmother, Third Sister has been here for a month already, so you can be considered sincere. Why don't you meet her and listen to what she has to say?
”Yes, madame. In the past month, besides coming to the Qingan Courtyard to kneel, Third Miss has spent the rest of her time in the Mansion copying. This servant saw that she had already copied out a thick stack of books.” That Poria Cocos also said, and Lian Yue couldn't help but look at her again.
Lian Rou slightly sighed and said, ”It was clearly her fault. I punished her in a reasonable manner, but you all thought that I was being petty with her. I wanted to use this matter to beat her up and let her know that one shouldn't take any chances. Forget it, let her in. ”
”Yes.” Poria Cocos Park walked out and soon Lian Shiya walked in. When she saw Lian Ruyue, she was stunned for a moment. She had been kneeling outside the whole time, so why didn't she see Lian Ruyue come in? One had to know that the person she hated the most was this loathsome elder sister.
But now that she couldn't leave, she could only respectfully kneel on the ground with her forehead pressed to the ground. ”Shiya is here to apologize to Grandmother.”
She was dressed in a purple dress with a plum blossom embroidered at the heart of a chicken, white silk and bamboo leaves as the lining of the undergarment. Her collar was inlaid with dark flowers from the bamboo leaves, and at the edge of the dress, there was an exquisite green calyx plum embroidery, with a silver hairpin on her head. She exuded a simple and elegant air of tranquility.
Sure enough, when even her mother saw her makeup, she nodded and said, ”Stand up and speak.”
”Yes.” Lian Shiya knelt up straight. Only when she looked closely did she notice that her face was slightly haggard and a layer of faint black circles appeared around her eyes. It seemed that she couldn't sleep well these few days.
After her gaze made contact with Lian Ruyue, she quickly turned away. Lian Ruyue's face floated with a faint smile. Suddenly, there was a big change. It was probably someone giving instructions from behind her back.
”You have been kneeling outside every day for a month just to beg my forgiveness?” her mother asked.
Lian Shiya forcefully held back her tears and shook her head. ”It was my granddaughter's fault anyway, so I didn't dare ask grandma for forgiveness. Grandmother told me to kneel for two months, so three months was natural; my granddaughter definitely wouldn't complain. ”But …”
She paused, and looked nervously at her mother with her tearful eyes. ”I'm just worried that Grandmother might be mad because of me, which would be a great sin for her granddaughter, so I just want to kneel here and beg Grandmother not to hurt me. I'll continue to reflect on this matter, copy the scriptures every day, and pray for Grandmother and Father.”
”Your eldest sister is a good child who understands justice. In order to gain her reputation, she suffered a lot of grievances to ensure the safety of the family, and if she didn't open her mouth to plead for mercy, I wouldn't have met you today. You have to look at her in the future and use her as an example to spur you on, do you know that?”