All the masters in Chunlan Courtyard were beaten by Zhu Jingzhong, even Nanny Meng did not escape Zhu Jingzhong's beating.

Knowing that Lin Luoling was coming, how could Lan Wanshuang dare to let her into Chunlan Courtyard? She told the gatekeeper to pass the message through the door.

The old woman pretended to yawn and said, "The Second Madam and Nanny Meng accidentally fell into a dry well last night and were injured. The Second Young Master and Rong Shuhua took care of the Second Madam until dawn. The Second Madam has just fallen asleep. The Second Young Madam should go back first."

Lin Luoling sneered secretly and pretended to be anxious and asked: "Is mother-in-law seriously injured? Let Sister Chenyin take a look at her. If the injury is serious, I will ask Doctor Pang from Ren De Tang to come."

This was different from what Lan Wanshuang had told her to say. The old woman was stunned and didn't know how to answer. So she followed Lan Wanshuang's instructions and said:

"The Second Young Madam's heart palpitations have not yet healed. There is no need to worry about the Second Madam. I have already asked the palace doctor to come and see her. She is fine."

Lin Luoling choked up outside the courtyard and said, "Mother-in-law is ill. As her daughter-in-law, I should serve her by her side. Please open the door, Madam. I will not disturb her sleep. I will just stay in her room."

Mother-in-law: ...

Lan Wanshuang guessed what Lin Luoling was going to say, but Lin Luoling didn't say a word, so naturally her reply was nothing.

After going over all of Lan Wanshuang's words several times in her mind, the old woman couldn't find a word to say in response, so she could only say stiffly, "Second Young Madam, please go back!"

After saying that, the old woman ran to Lan Wanshuang's room.

Lin Luoling asked the maid to knock on the gate a few more times, then she deliberately raised her voice, sighed, and said, "Even a cat or a dog like Rong Shuhua can serve her mother-in-law, but I, your biological daughter-in-law, am an outsider."

The tone was just right for Lan Wanshuang and Rong Shuhua in the room to hear.

Lan Wanshuang hurriedly asked the maid to stand inside the courtyard gate and apologize to Lin Luoling, but when the maid ran over, Lin Luoling had already left.

Rong Shuhua, whose face was bruised and swollen after being beaten, was extremely angry. She bit the corner of the quilt and cursed all the masters of the Yongning Marquis' Mansion in her heart, even the Yongning Marquis and his wife.

Lin Luoling, who had just returned to Shuxi Pavilion, heard the maid come to report that the wife of the Marquis of Yongning asked Nanny Dong to personally invite Lin Luoling and Chen Yin to Yunfang Courtyard.

Lin Luoling frowned and asked, "Can you tell me what happened?"

The old woman replied, "I haven't said that yet."

Lin Luoling thought for a moment and guessed that the wife of the Marquis of Yongning must want to give her the power of housekeeper on the pretext of caring about her heart palpitations.

The wife of Marquis Yongning had long wanted to push this unfillable deficit task to her.

She smiled faintly and said, "Go tell Nanny Dong that I originally planned to go to Yunfang Courtyard to see the wife of the Marquis of Yongning, and I will go there after breakfast."

The old woman responded and turned to pass on the message.

Unexpectedly, when Lin Luoling and Chen Yin left Shuxi Pavilion, Nanny Dong did not leave, but stood outside the courtyard gate.

Lin Luoling pretended to be unhappy and said, "Madame Dong didn't go back to Yunfang Courtyard, and she didn't even know to invite me to Shuxi Pavilion? It's really rude."

Most of the maids who came with Lin Luoling to the Yongning Marquis' Mansion were old servants who had served Lin Luoling in the Lin Mansion, and they all knew Lin Luoling's temper.

How could she not know that Lin Luoling was not angry, but said it on purpose for Nanny Dong to hear.

A clever old woman said, "Young lady asked us to prepare things for the Hundred Flowers Festival for the wife of Yongning Marquis, and we were so busy that we overlooked this matter."

Lin Luoling glared at the old woman and said, "That's a really good excuse. It seems that I've been sick these days, so you guys have learned to be lazy and play tricks."

Then, Lin Luoling said in a deep voice, "I am a forgetful person. Sister, remember the appearance of this woman. When you come back, you must teach her a lesson."

After hearing this, Chen Yin suddenly realized that Lin Luoling would not teach the clever old woman a lesson at all, but would reward her, so she nodded in response.

Seeing this, Nanny Dong smiled flatteringly and said, "Is the Second Young Madam feeling better? Our Madam is concerned about the Second Young Madam's health, so she specially asked this old servant to come and take a look. If the Second Young Madam feels better, please don't stay in Shuxi Pavilion all the time, and come to our Yunfang Courtyard to sit for a while.

This old servant is afraid that the Second Young Madam is not familiar with the roads between the East and West Courtyards, so he returned and waited for her here."

Lin Luoling sighed, "If I were well, I would have gone to chat and eat with my aunt. Aunt Dong is a very thoughtful person."

As she spoke, Lin Luoling glanced at the maid behind her, and then said to Nanny Dong, "I brought back a few rolls of silk from Yunjin Pavilion. This one is specially picked for Nanny Dong."

The old woman handed a piece of pine green silk to Nanny Dong.

Nanny Dong held the piece of silk, her eyes narrowed into slits as she smiled, "It is such a blessing for me that the Second Young Madam thinks of me."

The hands that stroked the silk were very light, she really loved it. Although Nanny Dong had two or three sets of ready-made silk clothes, they were made several years ago. She couldn't help but walk slowly towards the east courtyard, for fear that if she walked too fast, she would tire Lin Luoling.

Lin Luoling smiled and said, "The Hundred Flowers Festival will be in a dozen days. I originally wanted to buy ready-made clothes for Madam Yongning and Nanny Dong, so that you don't have to make the clothes yourself. But I'm afraid that the style and length I choose may not suit your taste.

I had no choice but to pick out silk with excellent colors. I thought that Aunt Dong was very skillful and could make the clothes before the Hundred Flowers Festival.

It would be great to wear it on the Hundred Flowers Festival."

Nanny Dong nodded repeatedly.

Along the way, Nanny Dong said all the words in her mind to praise Lin Luoling for her vision, and also asked Lin Luoling with concern what kind of dishes she liked to eat. She would make some later and send them to Shuxi Pavilion for Lin Luoling to taste her cooking.

How could Lin Luoling dare to eat the food cooked by Nanny Dong?

She simply mentioned a few dishes that the Lin Mansion would serve to entertain distinguished guests. Nanny Dong was startled and paused, smacking her lips:

"Oh my god, I have never heard of these dishes, let alone how to cook them."

Lin Luoling smiled and told her how to make these dishes. Nanny Dong's eyes trembled as she listened. She sighed that the preparation was too complicated. It might take more than a year to make a dish with the powder made from the rain, frost, snow and flower petals of the twelve solar terms.

For a long while, Nanny Dong didn't say a word. It wasn't that she thought Lin Luoling's meals were too troublesome, but she was shocked.

Even if these dishes were placed in the palace, the ladies might not be able to eat them every day. After listening to Lin Luoling's detailed description and saying that she ate them often, Nanny Dong did not doubt it at all.

Therefore, Nanny Dong couldn't give Lin Luoling the food she made. Wouldn't that make Lin Luoling laugh? It would also embarrass Madam Yongning.

Having arrived at Yunfang Courtyard, Nanny Dong asked the maid in front of the main hall to lift the curtain and personally escorted Lin Luoling inside.

The wife of Marquis Yongning was painting "A Hundred Springs" when she saw Lin Luoling come in. She put down her brush and ordered the maid to serve tea.

Just as Lin Luoling was about to pay her respects, the wife of the Marquis of Yongning took a few quick steps, supported her and said, "Come to my courtyard, no need to be polite. I will treat you the same way as your mother."

Lin Luoling smiled and asked the maid behind her to bring a piece of blue silk, and said apologetically, "I wanted to send it to my aunt yesterday, but I was tired. If I asked the maid to send it, it would seem that I am lazy and alienated from my aunt.

I had a good night's sleep and I feel a little stronger now. Even if my aunt hadn't called me, I would have come today."

The wife of Marquis Yongning looked at the azure blue silk, which was bright and colorful, and had a pattern she liked. She smiled and asked Nanny Dong to put it away, then pulled Lin Luoling to sit down.

Madam Yongning said with concern, "I originally wanted to visit you at Shuxi Pavilion, but I was afraid that you would follow the rules and I would not be able to take good care of yourself, which would be bad.

Yesterday I was thinking that the Hundred Flowers Festival was coming soon. You had just married into the Yongning Marquis's Mansion, and I didn't know what you liked, so I asked you to come and ask how you usually celebrated the Hundred Flowers Festival in the Lin Mansion."

Chen Yin walked to the place where the wife of Marquis Yongning had just painted, and looked closely at the painting. Hundreds of flowers were blooming among the green mountains and clear waters.

As he looked at it, Chen Yin's gaze paused.

There is something wrong with the red color of the azalea. Upon closer inspection, it is not a normal dye, but rather looks like blood.

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