Reborn, I was pursued by the Prince of the Broken Sleeves

In Cuixiang Courtyard of the Su Mansion, Su Manman was immersed in dreams, unaware that time was passing by.

Suddenly, a familiar and gentle voice sounded in my ears: "Man'er, is that you?"

As if traveling through time and space, the voice brought her back to the past. It was her mother's voice, lingering in her mind countless times in her dreams at midnight.

"It's me!" Su Manman responded with a sob, tears quietly sliding down her face in her dream.

In her dream, someone gently stroked her face, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and called her name over and over again.

The man hugged her tightly, buried his head in her neck, and cried softly.

"Mother..." Su Manman called softly, and the person responded to her call, "Yes, mother, mother is here."

Each response stirred her heart, and longing and guilt were like surging waves, completely drowning her.

Her memory brought her back to the night of the flower viewing party, when she was nearly raped and jumped into the lake in shame.

That night, she was rescued, but she had a high fever and was unconscious.

Her mother stayed by her bed, holding her hand and calling her name over and over again.

The doctor said that only century-old ginseng could save her life.

The only century-old ginseng in the mansion was my mother's dowry, a gift from my grandfather.

Mother went to look for it in a hurry, but found the life-saving medicine in Aunt Liu's hands.

……

In the end, my mother didn’t get the hundred-year-old ginseng back.

Her mother was so ashamed that she cried beside her bed all night.

The next day, she miraculously opened her eyes after having a high fever all night.

Holding another hand in the palm of your hand.

A cold, stiff hand.

She called out for her mother again and again, but she could never bring her mother back to life.

"mother……"

Su Manman called out anxiously in her dream, tears blurring her vision.

As her consciousness gradually became clearer, she felt a slender hand in her palm.

Warm, moist, with the unique temperature of the human body.

She burst into tears, sat up, and saw her mother's face clearly with tears rolling down her face.

"Mom..." she called out sadly, rushed over, hugged her mother's waist tightly, and buried her head in her arms.

Lin experienced a struggle on the verge of life and death. When she woke up and saw her sleeping daughter, she thought it was a dream.

She approached quietly, stroked her daughter's face, and called her nickname lovingly.

She woke up and threw herself into his arms.

She is my daughter whom I miss day and night after not seeing her for several years.

Lin hugged the person in her arms. The mother and daughter reunited after a long separation and cried bitterly.

Taohong and Qingluan stood aside, unable to help but wiping away their tears silently.

After crying for a while, Su Manman stopped crying and reached out to wipe Lin's tears. "Mom, you are weak and just woke up. Don't cry."

"Man'er, mother is happy. I never thought that I would see you before I die."

"Mom, you won't die. I'll stay in the mansion with you from now on, okay?"

"Yeah!" Lin nodded repeatedly.

"Gurgle, gurgle..." A sound of bowel movements sounded at an inopportune time. The mother and daughter looked at each other and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Madam, Miss, please wait a moment. I will serve the meal right away."

"Don't worry!" Lin struggled to her feet. "Man'er, quickly help me go to the small Buddhist temple. Let's burn three incense sticks to the Buddha together."

After his family suffered a misfortune, Lin converted to Buddhism.

When she was in good health, she would go to the small Buddhist temple every day to copy scriptures and chant Buddhist scriptures to bless her family with good health.

Over the years, it has become a habit.

The two of them burned incense and prayed together. As they were leaving, Lin said excitedly, "Man'er, on the fifteenth of this month, mother wants to go to Baiyun Temple in person to burn incense and fulfill her vow."

"Mother, you haven't recovered yet, so you shouldn't overwork." She and Wu Xiaowen performed acupuncture together and prescribed herbal medicine, which only temporarily suppressed the poison.

If you want to completely detoxify, you must obtain the icy stone tripod as soon as possible and refine the medicine as soon as possible.

Otherwise, the poison will relapse again in half a month and my mother’s life will be in danger!

"There are still four days left. I'll take care of myself and I'll be fine."

She touched Su Manman's face and said, "When you went to Jiangyang, I made a wish before the Buddha, wishing you a safe return. Now that you are back, I must go and fulfill my wish in person."

"There are still a few days left. We'll see how things go." Su Manman held her hand, "Let's have dinner first."

The food has been placed on the table in the outer hall.

Lin sat down at the table, looking slightly stunned.

On the table, the dishes were exquisite, including black chicken soup, red date and yam porridge, gold and silver steamed buns with sweet honey, fresh steamed fish, and a plate of stir-fried seasonal vegetables.

"These..." Ever since her father was demoted to Xihe by the emperor, her status in the palace has been getting worse and worse.

Su Tinggui was afraid that his career would be affected because of his father-in-law, so he began to ignore her.

Her husband doesn't love her, and she's a concubine, with no one to rely on. Over the years, even the servants in the mansion have looked down on her and flattered her.

She originally lived in Lanxin Garden, but was noticed by Aunt Liu. Her husband asked her to vacate the space and move here without hesitation.

The place is remote, the supplies are of the worst quality, and the food is getting worse day by day.

She wanted to resist.

But she was weak and always sick.

Her two children were also sent away to other places. There was no one to stand by her and no one to rely on.

She has no ability.

"This..." Lin looked at the exquisite dishes and the food on the table and said hesitantly, "Did your father have someone prepare this when you came back?"

She actually thought that her husband had changed his mind and was so kind to her daughter.

"Mom, come, let's eat first." Su Manman filled a bowl of red date and yam porridge and handed it over. "After you're full, I'll tell you some things slowly."

Lin was confused, "Huh?"

She looked around and asked in confusion, "Madame Zhang, Madame Li...why aren't there any servants in the yard?"

"Let's eat first and talk later."

Lin didn't know the reason, but knowing her daughter was there made her feel at ease.

The two of them had breakfast and drank some medicine before sitting down at the table, holding hands and starting to chat.

Su Manman told Lin everything that happened yesterday, and she was so shocked that she shook her head.

"Madam Zhang is a family-born child. She has been serving in my courtyard since I was pregnant with you."

Lin refused to believe this: "Madam Liu was very harsh to me. When we moved to Cuixiang Courtyard, she didn't even provide us with pots and pans for the small kitchen. I had no choice but to pay for them myself and send them out to buy them."

"That bowl is poisoned." Su Manman emphasized: "Among so many bowls, only the one that mother used is poisonous."

"What does she want?"

Lin was upset: "She has suffered a lot following me. If she dislikes me, she can just transfer to another courtyard. Why has she got the intention to harm others and herself?"

"Maybe someone asked her to harm you?" Su Manman reminded.

"Madam Liu?"

Lin blurted out, her clenched hands trembling slightly, "I occupy the position of the mistress of the Su Mansion, and she has always coveted it."

"Now that I'm ill, I've left her in charge of the household expenses. She's gotten everything she wants, so why would she resort to such a risky move?"

"If you were in good health, how could she have gotten what she wanted?"

The two were silent.

After Lin gave birth to Su Manman, her health has been poor and she has been taking medicine most of the time over the years.

The responsibility of managing the household in the Su family seems simple, but it is actually very stressful.

One person had to manage all the income and expenditure of the entire mansion, take care of dozens of shops outside the mansion, and take care of the farm in the countryside.

He has to take care of the food and drink of hundreds of people in the mansion.

It's a tiring job.

For those who are obsessed with power and wealth, they do not feel tired, but instead their vanity is satisfied.

Giving orders and being praised by others is such an honor and a pleasant thing.

Over the years, Aunt Liu has been the most powerful person in the Su Mansion, and the position of the legal wife is only a title away from her.

Even in the country villages, whenever she went there, the farmers would call her "Madam".

This Madam is the name she longs for in her dreams.

For this title, she took the risk of harming others and had strong motives.

Lin sighed softly, "If she wanted to harm me, she could have just poisoned me."

"The Su family values ​​their reputation. If Mother died suddenly, it would inevitably cause controversy. If the cause of death were to be suspected, the Su family's reputation would be ruined, and Concubine Liu would be thrown in jail. Everything would be for nothing."

"It's such a slow-acting poison. My mother is ill, so it's only natural for Concubine Liu to take over as the head mistress."

"If mother were to die, she would become the mistress of the house, and nothing would happen without anyone knowing."