The Rebirth of an Orphan

Mrs. Guan at the side laughed softly and said, "My wife is a kind-hearted person with a compassionate heart. She likes to worship Buddha." It was just a simple explanation and Zhao Xihua didn't dare to ask any further questions. After all, it was Mrs. Ling's personal hobby. Worshiping Buddha and doing good deeds are all good things. Why make unnecessary guesses?

"Mrs. Ling is such a good person." Zhao Xihua said this from the bottom of her heart.

Soon Zhao Xihua followed Mrs. Guan into the main hall. When she saw the light inside, she was a little stunned. The sunlight outside was bright, but the gorgeously decorated main hall was hung with dark curtains, which blocked the sunlight outside and made the light seem a little dim.

There are also golden Buddha statues enshrined in the corners around the main hall, and sandalwood is also burning. The smell of sandalwood makes you feel a little greasy and uncomfortable after smelling it for too long.

Standing at the entrance of the main hall, Mrs. Guan said to Madam Ling who was reciting scriptures in front of the Buddha statue: "Madam, the young mistress of the Gu family is here to see you."

Upon hearing the report, Madam Ling turned around and asked with a smile, "Is the young madam here?"

Zhao Xihua hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to Madam Ling, saying, "Hua'er greets Madam!" Then she casually took the gift box that Pingshui was carrying and handed it to Mrs. Guan, saying, "Hua'er has made some cordyceps diet these days. Bring it to Madam to try."

Madam Ling quickly stretched out her arm and took Zhao Xihua's hand and sat her down on a cushioned bench. "Good child, don't be so reserved in front of me. The weather is too cold. Sit down and warm yourself up first."

Madam Ling asked Mrs. Guan to get some snacks. Soon, Mrs. Guan and two little maids brought various snacks and steaming goat milk and placed them in front of Madam Ling and Zhao Xihua.

Madam Ling handed the goat milk to Zhao Xihua and said, "Good child, drink some while it's hot to warm your body. There will be many people at the banquet later, and you may not be able to eat or drink well. Stay here with me to fill your stomach and talk." How could Zhao Xihua refuse such a kind invitation? He hurriedly took it and took a sip. It tasted sweet and delicious. He didn't know how the smell of mutton was removed, but it had a sweet and crisp taste.

Zhao Xihua couldn't help but feel a little more favorable towards Mrs. Ling. It had nothing to do with power or status, but simply because she felt it was really warm to have such an elder caring for her.

After Madam Ling and Zhao Xihua talked for a while, Madam Ling looked at the gift Zhao Xihua brought and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that you, a child of your age, have such high attainments in medical skills and medicinal diet. I wonder where you learned it? Who is your teacher?"

Thinking of her master, Zhao Xihua still felt a little sad, but facing Madam Ling, she just said calmly: "My master was also a very good female doctor in Kyoto. Later, she left Kyoto and went to Yuncheng. It can be said that we are destined to be together. I became her apprentice and she also took me in as her adopted daughter."

Madam Ling hesitated for a moment and said, "Why don't you bring her to Kyoto so that I can thank her for training such a good disciple. You saved my life, so you can also be grateful to your master."

Zhao Xihua was somewhat moved by what she heard, knowing that this was Madam Ling's way of repaying her kindness. She could only say bitterly, "Thank you Madam Ling for your kindness. Master... died in a fire half a year ago."

Madam Ling was at a loss for words and could only comfort him softly, "Don't be sad, dear child. That was also the fate that your master could not escape. If you have any unpleasant things in the future, come to me and I will help you to get rid of them. Don't be sad, dear child. There is still a long way to go."

"Thank you," Zhao Xihua's eyes were moist. Over the years, no matter what difficulties she had experienced, she had always carried them all by herself. Now that she had met Mrs. Ling, it was her luck.

"Madam, Madam." There were footsteps coming from outside the yard. It was the sound of leather boots stepping on the ground. It should be the personal soldiers of General Ling Qian.

Madam Ling looked at the door and then stood up and walked towards it. Sure enough, two soldiers in military uniforms came in and saluted Madam Ling and said, "Madam, the general ordered that you will stay in the army for training recently and will not come back. The general asked Madam to arrange the family affairs at the end of the year."

Mrs. Ling's face full of expectation suddenly turned into a deep sense of disappointment, but she suppressed the disappointment and asked calmly, "Did the general say when he will be back during the New Year's holiday?"

The guard showed an awkward look on his face and hesitated, "Madam, the general said he is too busy. Now the deputy general is back. If there is any social event, please let the deputy general handle it. The general... the general said he will not be back."

Madam Ling staggered and grasped the door frame tightly. She was weak to begin with, and now she looked even more fragile and miserable.

This is too much, he won't even come back for the New Year? Is he really that busy? Zhao Xihua's heart was in turmoil. Isn't it said that General Ling dotes on his wife? Who would have thought it would be like this?

Zhao Xihua saw that Madam Ling's face instantly fell, so she felt it was not appropriate to stay here any longer. So after saying goodbye to Madam Ling, she walked towards the banquet hall led by two maids.

"Sister, Mrs. Ling..." Pingshui asked Zhao Xihua as soon as she came out.

"Shh, this is the Ling family. Every family has its own problems. The happiness that others see may not be true happiness." Zhao Xihua sighed.

"It seems that our uncle is really good to my sister." Pingshui said.

Zhao Xihua paused and couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile on her face. If there were no difference in family background and if they were not separated by two lifetimes, Gu Lun would really be a good man.

Unconsciously, the two of them walked into the Ling family's plum garden and were stunned by the beautiful scenery in front of them. The plum forest that stretched for hundreds of miles spread out before their eyes layer by layer. From the depths of the plum forest, there were faint sounds of stringed instruments. A gust of wind blew, and the snowflakes on the plum trees fell down, mixed with the red petals in the sky, covering the sky and the ground, with a faint fragrance, it was simply a fairyland on earth.

"It's so beautiful!" Pingshui couldn't help but exclaimed in a low voice.

"Yes, it's really beautiful." Zhao Xihua had heard of the beautiful scenery of the Ling family's plum garden in his previous life, but he had never seen it. He was particularly shocked when he saw it for the first time today.

Seeing the beautiful scenery of Meilin, Zhao Xihua couldn't help but become interested in sightseeing. "Let's go and take a walk over there." He took Pingshui and walked towards the path deep in the Meilin.

The scenery becomes more beautiful as you go deeper into the garden. Plum blossom petals falling all around create a spectacular sight of fallen petals, and the faint plum fragrance lingers throughout the plum garden.

But as she was walking, Zhao Xihua suddenly stopped, and was stunned. She saw a tall woman in military uniform standing next to Merlin, wearing a weapon. The woman's appearance was particularly gorgeous, but her eyebrows and eyes had a heroic spirit that was different from that of ordinary women, which made people feel shocked.