latelenovela Chapter 53 Do You Know? 7
Chapter 53 Do You Know? 7
Lin Qinshuang is gentle on the outside but strong on the inside. Her usual delicate appearance is just a means to please her lord. In reality, she never sheds a tear in front of her children.
She had cried so miserably just now; he was truly terrified. At the same time, he realized that she was just a concubine, an object that could be sold off at any time.
She kept replaying in her mind the scene of being bound by ropes, kneeling on the ground in a sorry state, and having her mouth pried open by the matchmaker Wang Ruofu had summoned, who examined her teeth like livestock. She felt extremely humiliated.
She was once the daughter of an official, but her family fell into ruin, and she had no choice but to become Sheng Hong's concubine.
With Sheng Hong's favoritism, she was more respectable than Wang Ruofu, the eldest daughter-in-law, in the Sheng family, and her children were more pampered than the other children.
However, once she woke up from her dream, she finally understood that although she could fight back and forth with Wang Ruofu before, it was only because Wang Ruofu was stupid, had inferior methods, was not ruthless enough, and had the favoritism of his lord that she was able to live so carefree for so many years.
Now that she is old and her beauty has faded, the lord's favor has gradually diminished. When the lord no longer protects her, won't she and her two children fall into Wang Ruofu's hands? How can things possibly end well?
No!
She absolutely cannot let this happen.
She needs to take advantage of this opportunity to win over her lord, arrange good marriages for her two children as soon as possible, and gain as many benefits as possible so that she can have a peaceful life in her later years.
Lin Qinshuang lay on the bed, her back aching slightly, but seeing her daughter's terrified face, she knew this was not the time for weakness. She wiped away her tears and said, "If Wang Ruofu had sold me out in one fell swoop, the three of us would have been truly finished. It's a pity that after fighting with Wang Ruofu for so many years, she hates me to the core and insisted on humiliating me first. But unexpectedly, it gave us a chance to catch our breath."
“Wang Ruofu beat me up and confined me to my quarters, preventing me from calling a doctor. Although this caused me some suffering, it also completely ruined her promising situation. As long as we wait for your father to return, and your mother cries a few words, your father will feel sorry for you, and everything will be fine.”
Mo Lan stammered, "What will Father do if he finds out about you selling off your family property before, little lady...?"
Lin Qinshuang smiled disdainfully: "Don't worry, I'm saying this because I have something on Wang Ruofu. Once your father finds out, he won't care about my affairs anymore."
Mo Lan finally breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "My lady is indeed amazing."
While they were talking, Zhou Xueniang had already prepared hot water and medicine for Lin Xiaoniang. After applying the medicine, Zhou Xueniang served her food.
After a long period of activity, the group was exhausted and hungry, so they didn't say much.
Lin Qinshuang loved Mo Lan the most. Firstly, she knew how difficult it was for a girl, especially since Mo Lan was an illegitimate daughter. Secondly, Mo Lan was the one who was raised by her.
The old lady felt that she was of poor character and could not educate her children well. It was one thing for a girl, but if a boy was raised badly, he would be the source of chaos in the family. So she had Changfeng and Changbai move to the front yard early on, where Shenghong would personally raise them and they were restricted from doing anything in the back yard.
Changfeng was oblivious to the changes in the household. He assumed she was still as pampered as before, unaware that ever since Honglang took up a post in the capital and the family moved from Yangzhou to Tokyo, he had gradually begun to treat her coldly in order to prevent the censor from impeaching him for favoring his concubine over his wife and neglecting his inner chambers, thus affecting his own career.
It was only because she had the means, coupled with their past affection, that she was able to maintain the dignity of Linxi Pavilion.
She had known Honglang for many years and understood his character very well. He appeared to be a loving and affectionate person, but in reality, he was driven by self-interest and was very calculating.
He usually watched his wives, concubines, and children fight amongst themselves, but because he was a beneficiary of the situation, he never paid any attention, only secretly feeling smug. However, if something serious affected him and his family, he could abandon even the closest people.
Changfeng is the person most like Honglang. Although she thinks her son is good, she has to admit that although he looks tough, he is actually all bark and no bite. He only talks a big game and is nothing special.
In the past, when she told her son about her situation, he would only become impatient and only think about whether it would affect him, which was really disheartening. Over time, she stopped talking to him about it.
Therefore, although she and Changfeng were mother and son, there were people and things like the old lady and Shenghong who were separating them, so she always felt that there was a gap between them.
Unexpectedly, when he got into trouble this time, he was able to change his cowardly nature and, despite being labeled as unfilial, break into Shou'an to plead with the old lady.
It seems that no matter how things are normally, it still comes down to the son when it matters.
Lin Qinshuang thought to herself with great satisfaction, feeling extremely gratified by Changfeng's actions today, and that all these years of pampering Changfeng had not been in vain.
Lin Qinshuang's eyes were always full of confidence. This time, Wei Ruixuan was more skilled and she suffered a loss, but this did not mean that it would always be like this in the future. She would get her revenge for today's humiliation sooner or later.
Mo Lan was young and always trusted Lin Xiao Niang. Now that she heard her mother say this, she felt relieved and began to look forward to Sheng Hong's return home, when she would make the people of Wei Rui Xuan pay.
As the sky changed, the candlelight inside the ancestral hall flickered. Changfeng remained kneeling on the prayer mat. After an afternoon of planning, he had already laid out the path he would take next.
The reason he is still kneeling is that he intends to use a self-inflicted injury as a pretext to get through the current predicament.
The reason Sheng Hong was detained in the palace this time was because the original owner of the body had neglected his studies after failing the imperial examination. He spent his days drinking and talking with Qiu Keli and a group of cronies in the streets. During the drinking, he made irresponsible remarks about the emperor's choice of heir, which was overheard and reached the emperor's ears.
The emperor was already annoyed by the factionalism and collusion among his officials who were pressuring him to establish an heir. In order to make an example of him, he left Sheng Hong, a minor official of the fifth rank, in the palace as a warning. When Sheng Hong returned home, he was furious and severely beat the original owner of the body, so badly that the original owner couldn't get out of bed for several days.
So he had to devise a plan to make Sheng Hong feel sorry for his son, even if he couldn't avoid the beating, he had to stir up Sheng Hong's love for his son so that he would go easy on him.
The original owner had been drinking and making merry with his cronies yesterday and didn't return until the middle of the night. He had only rested for less than two hours when Lin Xiaoniang and the eldest daughter-in-law started arguing and causing a ruckus for most of the day. Afterward, he knelt in the ancestral hall without eating or drinking all day and was extremely exhausted. Now he was tired, hungry, sleepy, and his knees ached. His complexion was very bad.
However, at this hour, Changfeng guessed that Shenghong should have returned.
Sure enough, after a while, someone came to tell him that Sheng Hong wanted him to go to Wei Rui Xuan.
finally come!
As Changfeng landed on the ground, his legs were numb from kneeling. He tried to stand up, but his legs were weak, and all the negative factors that had accumulated in his body suddenly erupted. His brain became dizzy, and his body fell down uncontrollably.