latelenovela Chapter 153 Mother Lin
Chapter 153 Mother Lin
Three days later, Lin's mother came to the palace to pay a visit.
An Lingrong got up at daybreak.
Cai Xing heard some noise in the palace, quickly got dressed and left the room. Seeing An Lingrong wandering around the courtyard, she asked, "Young Master, why are you up so early?"
An Lingrong said helplessly: "I can't sleep!"
Her spirit was not high, but her body was high.
"My lady, Madam has to go to the Queen's palace to express her gratitude before she can rush over to see you. It might be around noon!" Cai Xing knew that the lady must be anxious to see her mother and couldn't sleep, so she tried to comfort her. "Rest a while. I'll have Xiao Luzi guard the palace gate and notify you as soon as Madam arrives."
"All right!"
Lying back on the bed, she continued to toss and turn, unable to calm down.
Cai Xing saw her tossing and turning, so she suggested: "My lady, how about I dress you up? If you dress up a little more beautifully today, the lady will be happy to see you."
This proposal was immediately approved by An Lingrong.
An hour later, a beautiful woman with picturesque eyebrows and eyes appeared in the bronze mirror. She was wearing a light green silk double-discarded cloud swallow palace dress that had just been delivered by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and a pair of green flower-pot shoes.
An Lingrong looked at herself in the mirror and thought, well, not bad.
Normally she dressed like a beautiful girl next door, but today Caixing did her makeup and put on a full set of jewelry and armor. Now she had become a rich, natural and noble concubine!
After all this trouble, the time is almost up!
Xiao Luzi quickly returned with the news, "My lady, the Madam has already entered the Shenwu Gate and is heading towards the Jingren Palace!"
An Lingrong couldn't help herself and stood at the door of the palace, stretching her neck and looking around.
A quarter of an hour later, a woman in her forties or fifties, wearing a long gown and a shawl, accompanied by two women of similar age, slowly came to the west side hall of the Yanx Palace.
They came against the light. An Lingrong looked up, but the sunlight was so bright that she could hardly open her eyes. She was a little dazed for a moment.
"Mother!" His feet were faster than his brain and he took the first step forward!
Welcoming her mother into the palace, An Lingrong pushed down a mountain of gold and overturned a jade pillar, and respectfully knelt at her mother's feet, "Daughter pays respects to mother!"
Mother Lin quickly helped her daughter up and stared at the person in front of her with wide eyes. That young and tender girl, whom she had not seen for two years, had now grown into a royal concubine with noble bearing.
Seeing her mother stunned, An Lingrong took her mother's hand and placed it on her cheek.
This is an intimate gesture that mother and daughter often do at home.
It was not until this moment that Lin's mother realized that the person in front of her was really her daughter.
"Rong'er..."
The call of "Rong'er" was repeated over and over again. An Lingrong's tears rolled down and she threw herself into her mother's arms. She leaned against her mother's chest and cried out all the grievances of two lives. Mother Lin's hand gently stroked her daughter's back, silently comforting her and letting her vent her emotions.
Aunt Xiao watched from the side, tears of joy streaming down her face.
A quarter of an hour later, An Lingrong had cried enough and helped her mother sit on the couch.
But Mother Lin stood up and knelt on the ground, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you. May you be blessed with good health."
Aunt Xiao and another nanny behind her also knelt down.
"Mother." An Lingrong saw her mother kneeling down and quickly knelt beside her.
After exchanging greetings, the mother and daughter sat down to talk.
"Rong'er, are you doing well?" Mother Lin held An Lingrong's hand tightly and asked anxiously. This was the question that concerned her most.
An Lingrong said something nice to her mother: "Don't worry, mother. I'm fine. The emperor treats me very well. Look, he even allowed mother to visit him in the palace. This is the standard for a favorite concubine!"
"I don't ask you to be my favorite concubine, I just want you to be safe and sound!"
An Lingrong was touched. "I know, mother. How's home? How's my brother?"
"Everything is fine at home, everything is fine!"
An Lingrong knew that her mother was not good at speaking, so she turned her gaze to Aunt Xiao.
"Don't worry, Miss. Everything is fine at home. Madam Shen sent someone to pick us up last month, and Master sold the house and land at home to raise the money to settle down in the capital. When we arrived in the capital, Madam Shen had already prepared a house for us, and we couldn't refuse, so we moved in!" Aunt Xiao said, coming to another maid and introducing her, "This is Madam Shen's housekeeper. She was afraid that Madam Shen didn't know the rules of the palace, so she asked her to accompany her. Along the way, we are all very grateful to Madam Zhou for her advice!"
An Lingrong quickly stood up and nodded slightly, "Thank you, Madam!"
Nanny Zhou was startled and quickly dodged An Lingrong's greeting, replying respectfully, "My lady, please excuse me! It wasn't me who was trying to advise Madam Lin, it was clearly my wife who wanted to use Madam Lin's influence to allow me to enter the palace to visit Concubine Hui!"
"Madam, you are too kind. Caixing, take Madam to Yonghe Palace to visit my sister!"
Caixing took the order and left.
At this time, all the palace maids had gathered outside the hall.
"Come in, everyone!"
Several palace maids knelt on the ground and saluted Lin's mother. "Greetings to Madam. May Madam be in good health and blessed with a long life."
Mother Lin knew she couldn't embarrass her daughter at this moment, so she forced herself to sit up straight and said, "Get up!"
"Thank you, Madam."
Seeing her mother was a little timid, An Lingrong said, "I am very happy that you are entering the palace today. Everyone will get a reward."
"Thank you, Madam, thank you, Young Master!"
After the others left, Su Ye knelt on the ground again and said, "This servant pays respects to the Madam and the Aunt!"
Mother Lin had already heard of Su Ye's name at home and had long felt a closeness to her. She reached out and pulled her up, "You are Su Ye. I often hear Aunt Xiao talk about you!"
Su Ye smiled shyly and said, "Although I am a member of the An family, this is my first time meeting Madam!"
"Good boy, I feel much more at ease knowing you are accompanying Rong'er." Mother Lin patted Su Ye's hand and said.
"My lady treats me very well. I will take good care of you, madam. Don't worry!"
"Okay, I'm relieved!"
After all the palace people had left, the mother and daughter began to talk.
An Lingrong asked, "Mother, how is Father now?"
When An Bihuai was mentioned, the smile on Lin's mother's face faded a little. "Ever since he was dismissed from office, he's been drinking every day and unconscious. Since arriving in the capital, Madam Shen sent a servant to take him to listen to music and appreciate the scenery every day, so he hasn't caused any trouble. Now that I have the imperial edict, he has become more obedient."
An Lingrong nodded, "Mother, just live your own life and don't worry about him. If he goes too far, I have my own way!"
Mother Lin nodded heavily.
"By the way, where are my father's concubines?"
"Ever since your father went to jail, they've been leaving or escaping!"
It turns out that when disaster strikes, everyone flees. But it’s a good thing, so I don’t have to waste energy getting rid of them!
"Where's my brother?"
Speaking of this, Aunt Xiao answered, "Mrs. Shen sent Yue'er to the family school. The neighbors said that it was one of the most prestigious schools in the capital, and most people couldn't get in. Yue'er knew that opportunities were hard to come by, so she worked hard."
An Lingrong continued to nod, everything at home was moving in the right direction.