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

"Man'er, don't be afraid!"

Lin came back to her senses and took Su Manman's hand and said, "Mother will take you to Yixiang Garden to meet Grandmother and say a few good words to Aunt Liu. This is all a misunderstanding and let's forget about it."

Her fingers were slender and weak, and with a light touch, she could feel the hardness of the bones and the coolness of the skin.

The mistress still wants to say soft words to the concubine?

As a mother, she is really too weak.

In her previous life, she was too weak.

But after her mother and brother died, in order to survive, she married into Prince Jin's mansion. After experiencing Prince Jin's ascension to the throne and the intrigues in the harem, she was no longer the girl who could only cry.

"Don't go!"

Su Manman shook her head and flatly refused. "Madam Liu is so angry right now. If we go and bring bad luck upon ourselves, won't she pour all her bad intentions on us?"

"But..." Lin hesitated to speak.

Tortured by illness, she was haggard, and her dull eyes, which had finally regained some luster with the return of her daughter, now lost their vitality again because of Aunt Liu.

"Man'er, your grandfather was demoted, and other relatives in the clan were also implicated. We lost contact with our old friends. Your brother is away, and your father dotes on Aunt Liu and Su Jiaojiao." When Lin talked about these sad past events, her face turned pale.

"Man'er, you and I are both helpless. If we can't win, just give in," she said, holding Su Manman's hand and patiently teaching her, "Mother only hopes that you can marry a good family, be loved by your husband, be respected by your children, have a harmonious relationship with your mother-in-law, and live a smooth life."

"Child, let's be patient. Everything will be fine once you get married." She stared at her with soft eyes, and every word was filled with humble requests.

"Mom, what about you?" Su Manman's heart ached. "If I get married, how will you cope?"

The light in Lin's eyes dimmed. "I have lost my husband's love, but I still have to endure all these years. When your brother returns home, life will be better."

"Perhaps..." The last bit of light in her eyes went out, "If I live like this for the rest of my life, I may not live for many more days."

A line of tears fell from the corner of her eyes. She wiped them away with her hands and whispered, "In this life, I only hope to see my parents and brothers again, but the journey is too long. I'm afraid it won't be possible..."

General Lin took his family to Xihe, which was a thousand miles away from the capital.

In the first one or two years, we exchanged letters.

Then, the letters disappeared.

Lin completely lost contact with her parents and brothers.

Over the years, she missed her home all the time and wanted to see her elderly parents and dear brothers.

But her health was such that she couldn't travel far, and it was impossible for her to travel far.

Thinking of this, her heart ached and she felt even more depressed.

She slowly stood up from the couch, but her feet softened and her body swayed. Her loose dress swayed gently in the wind, making her look even thinner and weaker.

Su Manman hurriedly supported her and forced herself to hold back the tears in her eyes. "Mom, you are tired. Go and rest on the couch. If you can't sleep, just close your eyes and rest."

"If the old lady sends a message asking you to go, you should just claim to be ill. I will be there for you from now on, so you don't have to worry about anything."

"But once Aunt Liu comes back, the old lady will definitely blame you and me." Lin lay down on the bed, her eyes full of sadness.

She had been tortured for more than ten years and was deeply afraid of Madam Qian.

"So, I let you lie down!" Su Manman tucked in the quilt for her and consoled her, "Mom, the only thing you can do now is to get well. Only then will you have the chance to meet your grandfather and his family in the future."

"But..." Lin was about to say something, but Su Manman interrupted her, "Don't worry, mother. I have my own plan for dealing with this."

She comforted Lin and led Li Ma out.

The two of them came to the tree in the courtyard, and Su Manman said, "Madame Li, if you have anything to say, just say it."

Matron Li glanced towards the door and whispered, "Young lady, there's one more thing I didn't dare to tell you in the Dali Temple."

"explain."

"Madame Zhang was a domestic slave. Twenty years ago, she married a cook in the mansion's kitchen and gave birth to a son and a daughter."

"Later, the cook fell ill and died, leaving behind a pair of children."

"Her son and daughter both work in a farm outside the city, and both are married."

"These are very common. I believe Lord Cao will be able to find out." Su Manman played with a leaf in her hand. "Tell me, what do you suspect?"

"She originally worked in the outer courtyard doing odd jobs. Sixteen years ago, when the Madam was pregnant with the girl, she was transferred to Madam's side because she had raised a pair of children and had experience in childcare."

"Was it Aunt Liu who sent her here?" Su Manman asked.

"No," Nanny Li denied, then replied, "Madam chose it. But now that I think about it, there's something fishy about it."

"go on."

"That day, Madam was walking in the courtyard with a big belly and she accidentally fell. It was Madam Zhang who passed by and supported her and called a doctor."

"She saved Mother?" Su Manman raised her eyes and looked at Madam Li. "Why do you suspect her?"

"The weather was cold at the time, and I went back inside to get my wife a cloak. Less than half an incense stick of time passed before she fell down."

"When the old servant arrived, he saw the lady fall to the ground. He was so frightened that he rushed over and fell too."

Su Manman exerted force on her hands and asked, "Is someone tampering with the ground?"

Nanny Li nodded vigorously. "At that time, I was anxious to save Madam. I took a quick glance and saw that the originally smooth stone was covered in moss."

"Afterwards, I went back to check, and the moss was gone again."

"I once mentioned this to my wife, but she was kind-hearted and said it was just moss on the bluestone after the rain, which was normal, and blamed her for not paying attention as she walked."

"Afterwards, she was grateful to Aunt Zhang and even transferred her to her side, where she has been ever since."

"In the first few years, I was wary of Aunt Zhang, but seeing how hard she worked, and how she was willing to come even when Madam was bullied and driven to Cuixiang Courtyard, my wariness faded."

Nanny Li was so angry that tears came to her eyes. "Who would have thought she would do that? I don't believe she bought the poisoned bowl by mistake."

"In recent years, her children rarely came to visit her, but on the day she hanged herself, all of them came to visit her in prison."

"She doesn't have much money to live on in the mansion. The mistress is ill, and the monthly wages of the servants in Cuixiang Courtyard are even less."

"Her children worked on the farm and earned very little, yet when they arrived that day, their clothes were bright and beautiful. They didn't look like farmhands at all."

Su Manman sensed a hint of conspiracy from Li Ma's words.

In her previous life, when she learned that her mother died of poisoning, she also deduced many possibilities in her mind.

Who is the mastermind behind this?

At present, the most suspicious person is Aunt Liu.

But how could she, a mere girl from the harem, get such a vicious poison from the Huanyue Kingdom?

There might be someone behind her.

"Miss, these are just my speculations. There is no real evidence, so I cannot speak openly in the hall." Nanny Li lowered her head guiltily.

If the girl in front of him was still as weak and irresponsible as before, she would definitely keep these things in her heart.

So as not to cause unnecessary trouble and distress to the girl.