The little dark guard who travels between two lives

Xinhe was still very curious about this Lin Ma. She heard that Su Peiyun raised the child with the maid who came with the dowry because it was inconvenient, and she even let the maid redeem her freedom.

Mother Lin was honest and raised the child sincerely. Even after Su Peiyun died and her support was cut off, she did not abandon the child, but instead supported herself and the child by doing embroidery work for others.

Xin He was full of gratitude when her mother mentioned this Lin Ma. Her mother always said that if it weren't for this Lin Ma, her daughter would have been stranded somewhere unknown.

Xinhe also found it strange when she heard about Lin Ma's story, because when she traveled back to her previous life, she had seen Su Peiyun and her sister together.

But when I thought about it carefully, I still didn't find any trace of Lin Ma from the scene of traveling back to my previous life. It seemed that there was a servant in Su Peiyun's yard at that time.

Unfortunately, Xinhe was floating over the courtyard at that time and did not see any Lin Ma. So when she heard that she was going to meet this Lin Ma, Xinhe stared at the door closely, waiting for Lin Ma to appear.

After a while, a woman dressed as a lady appeared at the door. It should be that Liu Niang had already explained the etiquette and rules of the mansion to her and had also changed her into the clothes of a servant in the Lin mansion.

However, looking at her clothes and attire, one can tell that the mother still values ​​Lin Ma very much. The clothes she wears are only one level lower than those of Liu Ma, which already means she has a very high status among the servants.

Xinhe looked over carefully and saw that this was a woman who was dressed very decently, and was younger than Liu Niang. Xinhe was surprised to find that this woman was quite good-looking.

Moreover, this Mother Lin is not as reserved and rude as the average country peasant woman. Instead, she is very graceful and elegant.

Mother Lin had been informed in advance, and when she saw Ji Wanran and his wife sitting at the top, and Xinhe and Xinnan standing beside them, she secretly suppressed her anger, lowered her head and walked forward to greet everyone politely.

Qingyan became excited as soon as she saw Lin Ma come in. She couldn't help but call out "Lin Ma" and then wanted to go to Lin Ma.

Xinhe noticed that Lin's mother shook her head gently at Qingyan, and Qingyan stopped and sat back in her seat.

It seems that this sister has a good relationship with Lin's mother, and seems to listen to Lin's mother very much. After all, she was raised from childhood, so this is not surprising.

Ji Wanran was very happy when she took her daughter back. She introduced Xinhe and Xinnan to Lin Ma with a smile, and then told Lin Ma that she had arranged a place for Qingyan to live. She also asked Lin Ma to stay in the mansion and take good care of the eldest lady.

Ji Wanran took Qingyan's hand and said, "I know Qingyan has been raised by you since she was a child and has a good relationship with you. I still need you to take good care of Qingyan in the future. If there is anything missing or anything inappropriate, just tell me."

After a pause, Ji Wanran continued, "It's just that after returning to the capital, I will inevitably have to meet guests and go to the palace to pay respects. There are many rules in the capital, the government, and the palace."

Ji Wanran looked at Liu Niang: "Liu Niang, please tell the eldest lady and Lin Ma about the things that should be paid attention to in the next few days. I think the queen will definitely summon the eldest lady to the palace in a few days."

Xin Nan was delighted when she heard about entering the palace. She pulled her mother and said, "Mom, if Big Sister wants to go to the palace, she must bring Nan'er and me with her. Nan'er can be Big Sister's guide!"

Ji Wanran deliberately frowned and tapped his forehead: "What kind of guide are you? I think you want to go into the palace to eat again. Look at what you have become, and you are still eating!"

Ji Wanran turned to Qin Mingxuan and said, "My husband, I think we should just send Nan'er to Lord Yu's house and let him practice well with Shen'er."

Qin Mingxuan also looked at his son with a smile: "I also think it's better to leave it to Shen'er."

Nan'er got anxious when she heard this: "No, no, I don't want to practice with Brother Shen. Brother Shen is too strict and always punishes me and my sister. Let my sister go alone. I'll just stay at home with mom."

Xin He was unhappy: "Brother Shen is just punishing you, okay? I am a good student, Brother Shen often praises me."

Nan'er didn't give her sister face: "Who said that? Brother Shen is always impartial. It was me who didn't memorize the article the day before yesterday and was punished by Brother Shen again."

Xin He deliberately made a gnashing expression and pinched her brother's chubby cheeks: "You little traitor, if Brother Shen brings you something delicious next time, I will tell mother to punish you."

Nan'er covered her chubby face and hid from Xinhe, begging for mercy again and again: "I was wrong, please forgive me, sister. I will never say that Brother Shen punished you again."

Ji Wanran and Qin Mingxuan watched the brother and sister having fun here, smiling and not saying a word. It was obvious that this scene must happen frequently.

The maids and servants around were also used to it and watched quietly with smiles on their faces.

Qin Qingyan watched her brother and sister playing together, her father and mother looking at the two of them with loving smiles on their faces, while she was standing alone on the side.

All the excitement belongs to them. I am a member of this family, but now I am standing there watching stupidly like an outsider.

The servants and maids in the hall looked at their younger brother and sister with loving eyes, but looked at themselves with a scrutinizing and unfamiliar look.

The comparison of all these made Qingyan feel extremely depressed. She should have been a member of this happy family. Mother Lin said that she was the eldest daughter and should be more favored in this family, and her status should be higher than that of Qin Xinhe.

But now, Qin Xinhe enjoyed everything she desired, but she was just a strange young lady who had just walked in. Everyone seemed to despise her, as if they were secretly laughing at her for being just a crude girl from the country.

Even my own mother had to ask someone to teach me the rules and etiquette of the capital. Isn't this saying that I don't know etiquette in front of everyone?

The more Qin Qingyan thought about it, the sadder she became. She couldn't help crying again. Her crying made the noise in the hall quiet down. Xinhe and Xinnan looked at Qingyan in confusion, not understanding why this big sister was crying again.

Ji Wanran panicked and quickly hugged Qingyan in her arms again, asking repeatedly: "Yan'er, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" Qin Mingxuan also looked at his daughter with concern.

Qin Qingyan couldn't say what she really thought, so she could only sob and say, "My daughter is happy to see my parents and my brothers and sisters happy. But when I think of myself being alone for so many years and never having the pleasure of being in front of my parents like my sisters and brothers, I lose a lot of happy time. I feel regretful and can't help crying. Please don't blame me."

After hearing what her daughter said, Ji Wanran felt that her eldest daughter was even more lovable. Her daughter had indeed lost too much.

Ji Wanran couldn't help but feel sad: "Good child, you have been wronged. Your parents are sorry for you and let you wander outside for so many years."

"Thank God, I finally found you. In the future, Daddy and Mommy will definitely compensate you for everything you lost."

Xinhe and Xinnan stared at the mother and daughter in a daze, hugging each other and crying. Xinnan was a little confused, but Xinhe understood everything clearly.

This elder sister reminded her father and mother all the time that she, their daughter who had been living away from home, had been wronged, which made her father and mother feel that they owed her even more.

Xin He pursed her lips. Su Qingyan looked like the wife of the Prime Minister in her previous life. Yeah, she looked like a beautiful girl.

Xinhe still remembered the "Mrs. Xinhe" in her previous life, who always cried and kept talking in Yu Shen's ear about her life experience, how her parents had passed away and she was like a drifting duckweed with no one to rely on.

This caused Prime Minister Yu, who was always cold-hearted towards others, to carefully protect this little white lotus in his palm, protect her from wind and rain, relieve her from all worries, find a substitute for her, and block all the swords and arrows for her.

Thinking of the past, Xinhe felt depressed. She restrained her smile, stood beside her father, and quietly looked at the mother and daughter who were crying.

In the end, it was Qin Mingxuan who persuaded Ji Wanran: "Madam, you are not in good health. You can't be so sad and cry all the time, so as not to relapse. It's a good thing that your daughter is back. You should be happy. Let's go. Let's go to dinner. This is our reunion dinner."

Ji Wanran finally wiped away her tears, smiled and said, "Yes, this is our first family reunion dinner, we must be happy."

After saying that, he took Qingyan's hand and walked towards the front hall. When Xinnan heard that there was food to eat, she immediately ran to the dining room happily.

Qin Mingxuan saw his wife walking away holding the eldest daughter's hand, then looked at his youngest daughter standing beside him, who was lowering her head and looking a little depressed.

Qin Mingxuan patted his daughter's head: "What's wrong with Nannan?"

Xin He raised her head and looked at her loving father, and couldn't help asking the question in her heart: "Dad, my sister is back. Will Dad and Mom still like Xin Er?"

Qin Mingxuan smiled: "Silly girl, how old are you this year? How can you still ask such a question? You and your sister Nan'er are both our children, and we will treat you equally."

He looked up at his wife's receding figure and pinched his daughter's nose: "Don't you know who your mother is? She has been watching you closely since we just found your sister. Don't be jealous!"

Xin He's worries were exposed by her father, and she blushed in embarrassment: "No way, don't talk nonsense, Dad, I'm not jealous. Let's go, Xin Er wants to eat sweet and sour fish!"

The family had a very happy reunion dinner. Ji Wanran looked at the five members of the family sitting around the table and felt so happy that she couldn't help wanting to cry. Fortunately, Xinhe and Xinnan teased her and she started to laugh happily again.

After dinner, they talked for a while, and then Qin Qingyan took Lin Ma back to her own residence. After entering the house, Qin Qingyan asked the other maids to go downstairs, leaving only Lin Ma by her side.

Qin Qingyan took Lin Ma to look at the items in her room one by one. Each item was a fine product. Qin Qingyan couldn't tell, but Lin Ma was an expert at knowing what was good.

It seems that Ji Wanran really loves her eldest daughter and placed all the good things in her private storehouse in her eldest daughter's room.

Mother Lin said to Qingyan, "The eldest lady did a great job today. The eldest lady cried in front of Madam today, which will surely make Madam feel more indebted to the eldest lady, and she will treat the eldest lady better in the future."

Qin Qingyan looked at Mother Lin and said, "I didn't mean it. I just saw how happy their family was. I felt like an outsider when I just came back. I was really sad."

Qin Qingyan thought of something and said angrily, "Mother Lin, sometimes when I think of Su Peiyun, I really hate her. If she hadn't taken me away, I would have grown up in this mansion as a young lady. How good would my life be!"

Mother Lin's expression changed several times under the candlelight. She gritted her teeth and advised Qin Qingyan: "Miss, Su Peiyun is indeed hateful, but think about it, the lady is also responsible!"

Qin Qingyan looked at Mother Lin in confusion: "What is mother's responsibility?"

Mother Lin glanced outside the house and whispered, "I heard from Miss Su that it was because Madam and Miss Su had a grudge that Miss Su took you away."

"Also, I heard from Miss Su that when Madam gave birth to the eldest daughter, she heard that you had passed away, so she stopped caring about the eldest daughter and only cared about taking care of the second daughter. She treated you as a dead fetus and disposed of you."

Mother Lin looked at Qin Qingyan's face and said, "I also heard from Miss Su that Madam gave birth on the way back from burning incense. I heard that during the incense burning, a senior monk said that Madam was pregnant with twins, but the first child and Madam had a bad relationship in their previous life."

"Miss, do you think the lady deliberately gave you to..."

"Nonsense, Mother Lin, this must be what Su Peiyun said. She must have a grudge against mother, so she slandered her like this. If mother really didn't want me, why would she be sad for me for so many years?"

Seeing that Qin Qingyan didn't believe what she said, Aunt Lin stopped saying anything bad about Ji Wanran. She went forward and helped Qin Qingyan sit on the chair: "I also heard Miss Su say that. At that time, Miss Su was with the lady. Now Miss Su is dead, and there is no evidence."

She paused and continued, "However, I still want to remind you, young lady, that you are the eldest young lady who returned home halfway, and you must not let your younger sister bully you. Young lady, you are the eldest sister of the Prime Minister."

Qin Qingyan nodded: "Yes, I know. After all, I am the elder sister, so I have to give in to her. We sisters should be friendly and harmonious, so that our parents will be happy."

Mother Lin's eyes flickered a few times, and she said nothing more. She remembered the noble's instructions, that she should not rush into things, that there was still a long time to come, and that she should take her time to plan everything.

Prime Minister Qin's long-lost daughter was found. Within two days, the news spread to all the powerful officials in the capital. In recent days, there was an endless stream of people coming to congratulate and give gifts.

Prime Minister Qin is a favorite of the Emperor. He is an upright person and always keeps a certain distance from other court officials. It is very difficult to establish a relationship with the Prime Minister.

With such a good excuse, the court officials and their wives came to the Qin Mansion to give gifts and congratulate them. When the wives came to congratulate, they naturally wanted to see the eldest daughter that the Qin Mansion had found.

Fortunately, Qin Qingyan did not lose her manners when facing the ladies. She spoke in moderation. Standing together with Xinhe, they looked like a pair of sisters, which won the praises of all the ladies.