concubines are respected

Chapter 18
The man slowly closed the folding fan in his hand, slightly parted his lips, and said in a magnetic voice, "I'm tired of driving for days, isn't this a good place to rest, the front hall is noisy, it's not as comfortable as coming here Leisure."

The boy scratched his head, followed the man's gaze, then smirked and curled his lips, and said in a low voice, "It turns out that there is a beautiful scenery ahead, no wonder the young master said this secluded place is a good place." , paused for a while, and continued to talk, "This woman is well dressed, but just looking at her sitting posture, she is not what a lady should look like. Maybe she is an ignorant guest who sneaked here to play."

The man turned his head dissatisfied, under a pair of good-looking sword eyebrows, his star eyes were slightly sullen, and he waved the folding fan lightly in his hand, hitting the boy's head lightly, and shouted in a deep voice, "Bang! When did he become so talkative! Get back, and call me later when the table starts!"

"Young Master, it hurts!" The servant flinched from his neck and whispered in pain. He quickly raised his hand and rubbed the top of his head, and replied unwillingly, "Yes, I obey, and I will step down now." The folding fan in the master's hand raised slightly, fearing that he would take another bite, he hurriedly rubbed the soles of his feet with oil, and retreated to the front yard in a hurry.

The man looked at the back of the little fellow fleeing in a panic, with a helpless smile on his lips, turned around and continued to look towards the pavilion, but was surprised to find that the beautiful figure inside the pavilion had disappeared at some point, and the man's face showed Looking annoyed, he looked around for a long time, but saw a faint trace of fragrance by the moon gate in the distance. .

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"Miss San, the servants have carefully inquired in the east courtyard. There are many people in the front courtyard. The servants have been transferred to the front hall by Madam Hu to serve tea. The eldest lady is receiving guests in the front hall. At this time, the master is alone in the room. The living room is far away from the East Courtyard, so Miss San is going to visit the master at this time, and no one will notice." Xiangcao gently assisted Suxian, and said in a low voice hurriedly.

"Well, you're still thoughtful." Suxian kept walking, looked around carefully, and after making sure that there was no one around, she continued to speak softly, "Just now I asked Cuiya to go to the front yard to get fish food, and after a while If she can't find me in the future, it will be bad if she alarms the people in the front yard. You go to meet her, so as not to attract attention, you just wait at the pavilion."

"Your servant understands, Third Miss, please be careful." Vanilla nodded cautiously, then turned around and walked towards the pavilion.

Although I haven't entered the East Courtyard for two years, everything here is still the same, every plant and tree is so friendly, Suxian walked to the wing room deep in the East Courtyard according to the direction in memory.In the courtyard, there is a nanmu tree that can only be embraced by two people. It has been around for many years, and it still stands proudly in the middle of the courtyard. The towering green branches extend in all directions, making the courtyard a shade.Facing the nanmu tree is the main house with red carved panes. This is the residence of his father Lin Mocheng.

Suxian bypassed the nanmu tree, took a few steps forward and climbed up the bluestone steps, stood in front of the main room without hesitation, gently pushed the door and stepped into the room.As soon as he entered the room, the strong smell of medicine rushed towards him. On the left side of the door, Lin Mocheng lay peacefully on the couch carved with golden lacquer and sandalwood. Chest, informing the visitor that the person is still asleep.

Xu Shi woke Lin Mocheng up with a light knock on the door, and a weak and muddy voice came from the bed, "Qinru (the name of the eldest lady), but when it's time to start the banquet, help me up. Cough cough cough." I haven't finished yet , a sudden cough, almost holding his breath, a moment later, Lin Mocheng took a deep breath, cheered up and continued, "Although I am sick, it would be impolite not to show up again. Cough cough cough. Help me out to have a look."

A simple sentence, uttered from Lin Mocheng's mouth, seemed to have exhausted all his strength.

Suxian's heart ached for a while, she looked like a haggard man in front of her eyes, where was the tall, healthy and handsome father in memory, two years of illness made her father no longer have the outstanding demeanor of the past.

Suxian resisted the faint soreness in her nose, and whispered in a choked voice, "Father. Father, are you okay?"

Lin Mocheng kept silent when he heard the words, and tried his best to lift his body, trying to sit up, but after all he couldn't use the strength, and said in a trembling voice, "You are."

"Father, I'm Qian'er, I'm your Qian'er!" Suxian couldn't bear the sadness in her heart anymore, and strode towards the bed. Falling down, she leaned lightly on the side of the bed and watched her father's emaciated face carefully through tears.

Under the obstruction of the eldest lady, although the father and daughter lived in the same house, they hadn't seen each other for two years. When they saw each other today, they found that their father had aged a lot. Sunken deep in the eye sockets, the eyes are cloudy and lifeless.

A flash of surprise flashed in Lin Mocheng's eyes, and then he was filled with tears. He whispered, "Qian'er, you are really Qian'er. Cough cough. I have been lying in bed for my father for two years. Where are you? Cough cough cough Because of being too excited, Lin Mocheng's subsequent words were replaced by anxious coughing, but it is not difficult to hear a slight resentment towards Suxian in the words.

"Father, you don't know. In the past two years, Qian'er has been thinking about her father at any time. But the eldest lady said that her daughter's fate is in conflict with her father. If she came to visit you, it would make your condition worse. My daughter is helpless, not only I can’t come to the East Courtyard, even the residence has been moved from Yixiangju to Quewannei.” Suxian’s tears dripped down like broken beads, she clasped her father’s dead branch-like palm tightly, and explained in a low voice .

"So that's how it is." Lin Mocheng suddenly understood, looking at the tearful beloved daughter in front of him, he wanted to raise his hand to wipe away the tears from her cheeks, but the palm that had just been raised to mid-air finally collapsed due to exhaustion. She fell down softly, "That's not what Qinru said. Alas, Qinru has always had prejudices against your mother and daughter, but she didn't expect that she would treat you like this. She. She has indeed done it before." After talking too much, Lin's father paused, took a weak breath, and continued, "Xian'er, I have wronged you these years. I only blame my father for not being able to live up to it. When I take care of my father in the future, I will definitely I will give you double compensation."

Seeing Lin Mocheng's guilt-ridden expression, Suxian quickly shook her head, and said in a strong nasal voice, "Father, Qian'er is not wronged, although she has moved to Queyuan, she can't meet her father casually, but Qian'er will take good care of herself. The Sparrow Garden is full of good memories, Qian'er likes to live in the Sparrow Garden, father, don't worry about Qian'er, rest assured to get well." Then, seeing her father's expression, as if she didn't believe what she said, Suxian got up and took care of herself The Hunan satin brocade dress on her body pretended to be brisk and said with a smile, "Father, you see that this dress looks good. If my daughter is not doing well, how can she wear such expensive clothes."

Only then did Father Lin believe it, and he nodded somewhat comfortingly, and said in a low voice, "In this way, Qian'er just lives a little far away, and Qinru didn't treat you badly in terms of food and clothing. Cough cough cough I'm just ashamed of your mother for my father." Mentioning the passing away of Mrs. Zhang, Lin Mocheng became emotional again, and even his breathing was no longer steady. After a while, he said, "Since she entered the Lin Mansion From then on, because of her status, she was despised by others. Fortunately, being a father finally gave your mother the status she deserved. Although she has gone, it is still beneficial to you, Qian'er. I think it is because of this I have some scruples, I don't dare to neglect you too much. Cough cough cough."

Lin Mocheng was too weak, and every time he finished speaking, he would cough incessantly. Suxian was confused and murmured, "Due status. Father, what you said is true." Suxian Xianzheng was about to ask in detail, but saw Lin Mocheng lift his arm with difficulty, pointing to the dark cabinet at the corner of the bed, panting and saying, "Xian'er, open the third drawer under the dark cabinet. Put the red one inside. Take out the brocade box."

While Lin Mocheng was speaking, his face flushed abnormally. Suxian didn't dare to neglect, and hurriedly stepped forward to follow his father's instructions, and opened the drawer under the dark cabinet. There was indeed a small red satin brocade box inside. , "Father, what is this?"

"Open it. Open it." Lin Mocheng couldn't say much because of his agitation, and the abnormal flush on his cheeks became more intense.

Opening the brocade box, a crystal clear, bright red bloodstone pendant about the size of a thumbnail comes into view. Above the pendant is a chain made of pure gold. "Ah! So beautiful!" Suxian exclaimed sincerely.

"Put it on. Put it on." Father Lin spoke more and more with difficulty, and his words became shorter and shorter, "Don't leave your body, you must keep it safe."

"Ah, father, did you give this to Qian'er? It's so valuable, if others know about it, wouldn't it mean that father is partial to you." Suxian said in disbelief.

If the accessories of the sisters in the mansion were priced in silver, then this bloodstone must be priced in gold, but now that my father gave her to him, if the eldest lady knew, wouldn't there be trouble again.Although Suxian is not afraid of the eldest lady, it would be unwise to make a fuss because of a pendant without being quiet.

"Cough, cough, cough..." Lin Mocheng was about to speak, when his throat choked violently, and he coughed for a while, his breathing became more and more serious, and his chest was like a bellows, making a noise like a bellows, "This thing is originally yours .Put it on quickly, don’t lose it.”

Seeing her father's anxious look, Suxian no longer refuses, takes out the bloodstone pendant and hangs it around her neck, carefully puts it into the collar, and wears it close to her body.This thing is too expensive, Suxian's subconscious feeling, this thing must not be shown to others in the mansion, it's better to wear it secretly.

Seeing Su Xian finish the pendant, Lin's father breathed a sigh of relief, and closed his eyes tiredly to rest his mind.After tossing and tossing for a while, he no longer had the strength, raised his hand and waved lightly, and said in a weak voice, "I'm tired for my father, let me rest for my father." His voice became softer, and before Suxian could reply, Lin's father fell into a deep sleep go.

Suxian took the empty brocade box into her arms, and caressed the bloodstone pendant through her clothes. The doubts in her heart became more and more intense. Just now, what did her father mean when she said mother's "due status"?Just now when my father saw that he put on the pendant, his face was clearly relaxed. Could it be that there is some allusion to this bloodstone?
The doubts magnified one by one in Suxian's mind, and Suxian rubbed her temples tirelessly, carefully sorting out the clues in her mind.

This is, a faint voice came from outside the door, "Has the master used the medicine?"

"Go back to Da Furen, the master has already rested after using up the medicine." This was the voice of Lily, the second-class maid beside Da Furen.

"Well, let me go in and have a look. If the master is in good spirits, let someone carry the shoulder chariot. The birthday banquet is about to start." As the two approached, the eldest lady's voice became clearer.

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