Chapter 26
Chapter 26
"Qingwu, yesterday my mother asked the teacher who taught you to practice the piano. He said that your piano skills have become more and more exquisite recently. Few people in Kyoto can compare with you." Xu said with a faint smile.
"Thanks to my mother, I urged Qingwu to practice more frequently." Lin Qingwu's gentle tunnel.
"It's hard for Qingwu to practice the piano these days. Later, let Lily bring you some good bird's nests and mend your body."
"My daughter thanked my mother."
Xu patted Lin Qingwu's hand and looked kind, "silly child, thank your mother. Since you're here, go back with your mother after dinner."
"OK."
When eating, Xu kept bringing vegetables to Lin Qingwu, but seeing that she seemed a little absent-minded, he asked, "Qingwu has something to say?"
Lin Qingwu nodded, put down his chopsticks and frowned.
"Mom, what I want to tell you is Lin Qingqian."
"Lin Qingqian? Why do you mention her?" Xu put down his chopsticks with some displeasure.
"Mom, since Lin Qingqian fell into the water in Gu Changgeng's yard last time and got seriously ill, he has become a little strange. Recently, he often went to ask his grandmother to say hello. I don't know what tricks he used to coax her very happy. He rewarded her a lot of things. She still..."
Xu's face sank and interrupted Lin Qingwu.
"She is a common woman. Her mother is not here. She wants to please the old lady in order to improve her position in the prime minister's house. What's the fuss?"
"But she never used to..."
Xu Shi said to the servant girl next to him, "you all go down first."
The servant girls bowed and saluted, "yes, madam." One after another, Lily closed the door, leaving only mother and daughter inside.
Xu took Lin Qingwu's hand and said softly, "Qingwu, how did I teach you? You are the legitimate daughter of the prime minister's house. You have a noble status. Why should you lower your status to take care of these insignificant things and learn to play piano, chess, calligraphy and painting well?"
"My daughter knows that Lin Qingqian seems really strange recently."
Seeing that Lin Qingwu was still tangled with Lin Qingqian, Xu sighed and said, "when your father comes back from winter hunting with the emperor, there will be a banquet in the palace. Although it is the Empress Dowager's birthday, all officials will have fun together, and the more important thing is..."
Xu paused and his eyes flashed slightly. "The third prince is a weak crown year. The emperor intends to let him marry the imperial concubine. At the banquet, the queen and the queen will decide on a candidate among the ministers."
Lin Qingwu's eyes were surprised, "what does mother mean..."
Xu Shi didn't hide it and spread out his words.
"After the great prince was abolished as the crown prince, now the most favored by the emperor is the third prince with complete literature and martial arts. The third prince married the imperial concubine. If he is a man who has a family and a career, it is no accident that he is the crown prince."
Lin Qingwu's heart pounded the moment Xu's voice fell.
"Your father is the prime minister. He never belongs to any school in the court. He is only loyal to the emperor. Therefore, the emperor should be interested in you. My mother will make you learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting well. I will find Mammy to teach you court etiquette and make you a educated and reasonable woman in order to become the crown princess, okay?"
Lin Qingwu is surprised and happy. If she becomes the crown princess, she will be the queen of the mother instrument world in the future!
For a long time, she lowered her head with a smile and whispered, "my mother's good intentions, my daughter understands, and will not let you and Dad down."
Xu nodded slightly. "If you understand, don't lose big because of small things. You can count on you for the future of our Lin family and Qingyuan's official career."
"Don't worry, my daughter will remember her parents' upbringing, and will do her duty as a eldest sister to take good care of her second brother."
"So good."
Mentioning Lin Qingyuan, Lin Qingwu looked a little worried, "Mom, I heard that Gu Changgeng hurt his second brother a few days ago, but it's serious?"
Xu's face cooled down.
"Qingyuan's face was badly hurt. He rested on his couch for two days before he came back. Fortunately, it's all right now."
"Gu Changgeng hurt his second brother so badly, but my grandmother only punished him with a few whips and shut him up for two days. No! I'm going to get justice for my second brother. I can't get out of this evil spirit!"
Gu Changgeng, who was whipped 30 times, was much more hurt than Lin Qingyuan, who was punched in the face. They just protected their weaknesses and didn't talk about the matter.
Xu Shi pulled the angry Lin Qingwu, flashed a sneer in his eyes and said, "my mother has her own discretion in this matter. She will not let your brother suffer a loss. You just need to make good preparations for the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet in the Imperial Palace soon."
Lin Qingwu was curious about what Xu did to Gu Changgeng. On second thought, as the head mother of the prime minister's residence for more than ten years, although she didn't show the mountain and dew on weekdays, no one dared to make a mistake in the backyard, so she knew that the means must be not simple.
After dinner with Xu, Lin Qingwu left Youlan garden with his servant girl.
Back in his wing room, I kept thinking of what Xu said today.
Thinking about it, I couldn't help but feel a blush on my face, biting the cherry lips with shame, looking like a woman's spring heart rippling.
However, because of this, Lin Qingwu temporarily put Lin Qingqian's eccentricity behind him.
……
"The slave and maidservant have made the wormwood medicine bag and sachet ordered by the young lady. Will you see if you can?"
Lin Qingqian took it and looked at it. He was very satisfied. The medicine bag was sewn with gauze. The sachet was made of good cloth and embroidered with exquisite lotus flowers.
"Yes, autumn and winter hands are so skillful. Now that you've made it, let's go. It's not too late. Now go to Jinglan garden to give it to grandma."
Spring and summer should say, "yes, the maid will go to the old lady's yard to change a dress."
Although Lin Qingqian didn't pay attention to these, she insisted in spring, summer, autumn and winter, so she went by two people.
When she arrived at Jinglan garden, mother Zhang told the old lady and said with a smile, "miss three, come in quickly. The old lady is very happy to hear that you are coming."
Lin Qingqian smiled sweetly at mammy Zhang, "OK, thank mammy Zhang for telling grandma. I'll go in now."
Mother Zhang, who followed Lin Qingqian behind her, thought that it was no wonder that the third miss was liked by the old lady. Her eyes smiled curved and her aura was lovely. When she saw her at an old age, she couldn't help feeling pity.
Lin Qingqian knows that if he wants to please the old lady, he will naturally brush mother Zhang's favor. Who makes the old lady trust her very much.
"Grandma."
The old lady smiled at Lin Qingqian's voice.
"Come and see grandma. There's no need to be polite. Come and sit down quickly."
Lin Qingqian just sat down. The old lady told mammy Zhang, "go and get some preserves bought by Lang Tianming last time."
"Yes, old lady."
Lin Qingqian blinked shuilingling's big eyes and asked, "grandma, how are you these days? Have you ever had a headache?"
"You little girl, don't worry. Grandma is very good in recent days. She hasn't suffered from stubborn diseases. Thanks to you, she taught Qingrou the massage technique. She will come to massage me every day."
"Thanks to my mother, I urged Qingwu to practice more frequently." Lin Qingwu's gentle tunnel.
"It's hard for Qingwu to practice the piano these days. Later, let Lily bring you some good bird's nests and mend your body."
"My daughter thanked my mother."
Xu patted Lin Qingwu's hand and looked kind, "silly child, thank your mother. Since you're here, go back with your mother after dinner."
"OK."
When eating, Xu kept bringing vegetables to Lin Qingwu, but seeing that she seemed a little absent-minded, he asked, "Qingwu has something to say?"
Lin Qingwu nodded, put down his chopsticks and frowned.
"Mom, what I want to tell you is Lin Qingqian."
"Lin Qingqian? Why do you mention her?" Xu put down his chopsticks with some displeasure.
"Mom, since Lin Qingqian fell into the water in Gu Changgeng's yard last time and got seriously ill, he has become a little strange. Recently, he often went to ask his grandmother to say hello. I don't know what tricks he used to coax her very happy. He rewarded her a lot of things. She still..."
Xu's face sank and interrupted Lin Qingwu.
"She is a common woman. Her mother is not here. She wants to please the old lady in order to improve her position in the prime minister's house. What's the fuss?"
"But she never used to..."
Xu Shi said to the servant girl next to him, "you all go down first."
The servant girls bowed and saluted, "yes, madam." One after another, Lily closed the door, leaving only mother and daughter inside.
Xu took Lin Qingwu's hand and said softly, "Qingwu, how did I teach you? You are the legitimate daughter of the prime minister's house. You have a noble status. Why should you lower your status to take care of these insignificant things and learn to play piano, chess, calligraphy and painting well?"
"My daughter knows that Lin Qingqian seems really strange recently."
Seeing that Lin Qingwu was still tangled with Lin Qingqian, Xu sighed and said, "when your father comes back from winter hunting with the emperor, there will be a banquet in the palace. Although it is the Empress Dowager's birthday, all officials will have fun together, and the more important thing is..."
Xu paused and his eyes flashed slightly. "The third prince is a weak crown year. The emperor intends to let him marry the imperial concubine. At the banquet, the queen and the queen will decide on a candidate among the ministers."
Lin Qingwu's eyes were surprised, "what does mother mean..."
Xu Shi didn't hide it and spread out his words.
"After the great prince was abolished as the crown prince, now the most favored by the emperor is the third prince with complete literature and martial arts. The third prince married the imperial concubine. If he is a man who has a family and a career, it is no accident that he is the crown prince."
Lin Qingwu's heart pounded the moment Xu's voice fell.
"Your father is the prime minister. He never belongs to any school in the court. He is only loyal to the emperor. Therefore, the emperor should be interested in you. My mother will make you learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting well. I will find Mammy to teach you court etiquette and make you a educated and reasonable woman in order to become the crown princess, okay?"
Lin Qingwu is surprised and happy. If she becomes the crown princess, she will be the queen of the mother instrument world in the future!
For a long time, she lowered her head with a smile and whispered, "my mother's good intentions, my daughter understands, and will not let you and Dad down."
Xu nodded slightly. "If you understand, don't lose big because of small things. You can count on you for the future of our Lin family and Qingyuan's official career."
"Don't worry, my daughter will remember her parents' upbringing, and will do her duty as a eldest sister to take good care of her second brother."
"So good."
Mentioning Lin Qingyuan, Lin Qingwu looked a little worried, "Mom, I heard that Gu Changgeng hurt his second brother a few days ago, but it's serious?"
Xu's face cooled down.
"Qingyuan's face was badly hurt. He rested on his couch for two days before he came back. Fortunately, it's all right now."
"Gu Changgeng hurt his second brother so badly, but my grandmother only punished him with a few whips and shut him up for two days. No! I'm going to get justice for my second brother. I can't get out of this evil spirit!"
Gu Changgeng, who was whipped 30 times, was much more hurt than Lin Qingyuan, who was punched in the face. They just protected their weaknesses and didn't talk about the matter.
Xu Shi pulled the angry Lin Qingwu, flashed a sneer in his eyes and said, "my mother has her own discretion in this matter. She will not let your brother suffer a loss. You just need to make good preparations for the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet in the Imperial Palace soon."
Lin Qingwu was curious about what Xu did to Gu Changgeng. On second thought, as the head mother of the prime minister's residence for more than ten years, although she didn't show the mountain and dew on weekdays, no one dared to make a mistake in the backyard, so she knew that the means must be not simple.
After dinner with Xu, Lin Qingwu left Youlan garden with his servant girl.
Back in his wing room, I kept thinking of what Xu said today.
Thinking about it, I couldn't help but feel a blush on my face, biting the cherry lips with shame, looking like a woman's spring heart rippling.
However, because of this, Lin Qingwu temporarily put Lin Qingqian's eccentricity behind him.
……
"The slave and maidservant have made the wormwood medicine bag and sachet ordered by the young lady. Will you see if you can?"
Lin Qingqian took it and looked at it. He was very satisfied. The medicine bag was sewn with gauze. The sachet was made of good cloth and embroidered with exquisite lotus flowers.
"Yes, autumn and winter hands are so skillful. Now that you've made it, let's go. It's not too late. Now go to Jinglan garden to give it to grandma."
Spring and summer should say, "yes, the maid will go to the old lady's yard to change a dress."
Although Lin Qingqian didn't pay attention to these, she insisted in spring, summer, autumn and winter, so she went by two people.
When she arrived at Jinglan garden, mother Zhang told the old lady and said with a smile, "miss three, come in quickly. The old lady is very happy to hear that you are coming."
Lin Qingqian smiled sweetly at mammy Zhang, "OK, thank mammy Zhang for telling grandma. I'll go in now."
Mother Zhang, who followed Lin Qingqian behind her, thought that it was no wonder that the third miss was liked by the old lady. Her eyes smiled curved and her aura was lovely. When she saw her at an old age, she couldn't help feeling pity.
Lin Qingqian knows that if he wants to please the old lady, he will naturally brush mother Zhang's favor. Who makes the old lady trust her very much.
"Grandma."
The old lady smiled at Lin Qingqian's voice.
"Come and see grandma. There's no need to be polite. Come and sit down quickly."
Lin Qingqian just sat down. The old lady told mammy Zhang, "go and get some preserves bought by Lang Tianming last time."
"Yes, old lady."
Lin Qingqian blinked shuilingling's big eyes and asked, "grandma, how are you these days? Have you ever had a headache?"
"You little girl, don't worry. Grandma is very good in recent days. She hasn't suffered from stubborn diseases. Thanks to you, she taught Qingrou the massage technique. She will come to massage me every day."