Chapter 731: Living Your Own Life
Chapter 731: Living Your Own Life
Because of her fellow villager's unconditional preference, the little girl happily snuggled in his arms and acted coquettishly.
When Lin Yinhu saw this scene, he couldn't help but fall into worry again.
He sighed helplessly at his cousin's ignorance, and felt that Shangguan Wenyuan was implying that he had corrupted his cousin, and he felt that the burden on his shoulders seemed to have become heavier.
At the same time, the annoying voice of translation rang in his ears again.
"Qing Jie'er, Hu Ge'er asked you why you didn't go to his arms to act like a spoiled child. His chest is softer and more spacious than Shangguan Wenyuan's."
Hearing this, Xiao Yining turned her head and glanced at her cousin. Seeing that he was smiling at her foolishly, she showed a hint of disgust without disguising it. Then she turned back and continued to cultivate her relationship with the fellow villager who rarely came back.
Lin Yinhu: (╥╯^╰╥), I feel even worse!!!
"Shangguan Wenyuan" glanced at the unhappy young man with a smile in his eyes, but then he sensed Chen Jiaoyi's sophistry in the hall and Mrs. Chen's whispered plan to the person beside her. The sinister calculations revealed in the words made his eyes instantly cold.
Xiao Yining looked up as if he sensed something, and seeing that his fellow villager was still smiling gently, he didn't think much about it and shared with him what had happened in the past few days.
However, the time spent together is always short. "Shangguan Wenyuan" only accompanied the little kid for half an hour before he was driven back to Miaozhen Hall by the two old men to complete a task. Zhang Liangchuan and his nephew also left with him.
Chen Jiaoyi was sent back to Chen's house by the shrewd old man in a few words, and never came to disturb the Wang and Lin families again.
The Wang and Lin families also returned to their former peace, as if all the bad things they had encountered had disappeared like a passing cloud.
In the main room of the Lin family, steam was curling up as the three members of the family took a bath to wash away the bad luck of the past three days.
With the help of his wife, Lin Yuzan applied medicine to all the wounds on his body, then opened the bed curtain and looked at his daughter who was hugging her wet nurse in a daze on the bed.
He couldn't help but laugh, and exchanged glances with Wan Niang. He then picked up his daughter from the bed and said jokingly, "At such a young age, you are already sentimental. You are not afraid of premature graying of hair. You are aging faster than your parents."
Xiao Yining: (▼へ▼メ)
The little girl glanced at her father's head. His hair was as thick as before, but only shoulder-length.
She reached out and pulled her father's hair to cover her head, "Dad's hair is just perfect for Sister Qing!"
Lin Yuzan: -`д?-
"Nonsense!"
The old man saved his hair and smoothed it back behind him lovingly.
Seeing this, Wan Niang handed over her hair and said, "My hair is more fragrant than your father's. If Qing Jie wants to use it, just use my hair."
Lin Yuzhan looked at his wife who was fooling around with his daughter in silence, "Wanniang, how could Qingjie have gray hair because we are here to protect her? Don't mess with her."
Wan Niang glared at her husband and complained, "You are just talking nonsense. Qing Jie'er is only a few years old. She is just unhappy about her playmates, and you said that."
Lin Yuzhan knew he was in the wrong, so he quickly apologized with a smile. Then he heard his daughter muttering, "Mrs. Chen and Sister Chen want our whole family to be beheaded!"
Because of her mother's words, little Yining's thoughts turned back to the events of the day.
Although her fellow villagers gave her reassurances during the day, she was still frightened by the change in people's hearts.
Lu Jiayi schemed and used her time and again, but never thought of taking her life.
Chen Jiaoyi's family immediately took action. In order to bring down her second uncle, they used her to set up a vicious plan to completely destroy her and her uncle's family.
When Lin Yuzan and his wife heard their daughter's words, they looked at each other, feeling helpless.
They already knew what happened during the day from the paper written by Lin Yinhu, but seeing their daughter's heartless look, they suppressed their desire to comfort her and planned to go back to the room to persuade her in detail.
Wan Niang stroked her daughter's distressed little round face with a look of self-blame, "It's all mother's fault. During the day, I only remembered your father's instructions not to let Qing Jie go out, and temporarily handed you over to Madam Chen to take care of you. I didn't expect that in such a short time, she brought Miss Chen to scare Qing Jie."
Lin Yuzan held his daughter in his arms, sat at the table, and changed the subject: "Qing Jie, have you ever blamed Dad? If Dad had directly sought an official position when working for the Emperor, instead of taking the trouble to take the imperial examination to prove himself, your current situation might be very different, and Madam Chen might have been afraid and would not have used this method to plot against us and your grandmother's family."
When Xiao Yining heard this, he looked up at the old man and began to question himself.
She saw it very clearly. Her father's ability was unquestionable and he would definitely be appreciated by the old baby. It was not a dream for him to rise to the top. Her family's status would also rise because of her father.
This was also her original dream - to achieve class transition by relying on her father.
However, the reality is not so. Because of her grandmother's unexpected identity and her success in clinging to powerful people, her family's situation has completely changed. Although her father is still a scholar, because of her grandparents, or because of her, his status has risen and people have given him more respect.
However, her father's talent was hidden under these lights. He worked silently to help the old baby and no one knew about it. He was surrounded by contempt, disdain and ridicule. Everyone regarded him as an incompetent man who lived off his wife's family. They ignored him and did not see his true abilities at all.
Thinking of this, the little kid recalled the palace fighting dramas he had watched in the past, and hesitantly asked: "Dad, if you had a position, would Qingjie be killed by Madam Chen today?"
As soon as these words came out, Wan Niang covered her daughter's mouth in panic, "Pah, pah, pah, children should not be restrained in their words."
Unexpectedly, when she covered one mouth, she still had another mouth that annoyed her.
I saw a flash of appreciation in Lin Yuzan's eyes, and he said "not bad", and then replied: "I'm afraid this will be the case after seeing Madam Chen's tricks today."
As soon as he finished speaking, the soft flesh around the old man's waist suddenly felt a sharp pain.
Lin Yuzan: ...
The old man quickly changed the subject, took a deep breath, and said with pain: "We have no foundation when we first came to Yanjing. Even though you and your grandparents have official titles and are nominally protected by the emperor, your foundation is still shallow. In the powerful Yanjing, you are still fish on the chopping block at the mercy of others."
"Father and your uncle understand these people's minds too well. They have always looked down upon the upstarts who are like ants. But if you show any ability to shake their position, then they will do nothing but cut off the roots. When disaster strikes, the emperor will not be able to protect us in time."
"And now your grandmother is related to you, and your grandfather is blessed with divine power. You... are just blessed by the divine favor. To those people, you are just a mirage, and you are nothing to be afraid of."
"But if dad and your uncle are eager to show off their talents in Yanjing, which is surrounded by wolves, they will undoubtedly seek their own death. Not only will they be unable to protect themselves, but they will also bring disaster to the whole family."
At this point, the old man sighed, looked at his silent wife and daughter, and said with emotion: "As the saying goes, if you are rich, you can help the world, and if you are poor, you can take care of yourself. Judging the situation and being flexible are the key to survival. Whether it is to avoid disaster or to protect your loved ones, there are ways and wisdom for both."
After he finished speaking, he looked at his wife and daughter again. Seeing that they were both lost in thought because of what he said, he smiled and took out two cups, poured tea into them, one cup with a shallow bottom and the other slightly full, and continued with the class.
"These two glasses of water, which one would you like to drink, Sister Qing?"
Xiao Yining glanced at her father and thought he was talking nonsense again, so she pointed to the slightly full water glass as he wished.
Then the old man picked up the cup of water and drank it all, showed the empty cup in front of her, and pointed to the other surviving cup of water.
"Just like the two cups of water just now, Dad and your uncle didn't dare to gamble with the lives of the whole family. It's a principle to be cautious and take things step by step. Those who are looked down upon by the world live longer, and even if they are broken into pieces, the loss is the least."
"Sister Qing, do you still remember what Dad told you, that you should never confide in Miss Chen in the future?"
Little Yining nodded. She remembered everything her father said and was mentally prepared. She just didn't expect it to come to such a life-and-death fight.
Lin Yuzan smiled gently and explained, "This is the way they, mother and daughter, or the Chen family, think of to survive when they are at the end of their rope."
"Qingjie'er, you are worried about Miss Chen, but there is no need to worry. People's minds are unpredictable, and the situation in Yanjing changes rapidly. Who is honest with whom? They are just living in different ways, but there is only one thing in common: whoever touches the advantage will die."
Little Yining's heart trembled. She glanced at her father sideways in deep thought, and her pouting mouth slowly retracted.
Wan Niang looked at her husband with some disapproval and reminded him, "Husband, don't say such cruel words to Sister Qing. It will scare her."
"People are treacherous, and there will be more and more such things in the future. I just want Sister Qing to be more alert and not waste her energy on unnecessary people. You and I are both emotional, and children are even less emotional than adults. I just hope that she can stay calm when encountering things, and think more about herself." Lin Yuzan retorted helplessly.
Wan Niang frowned and nodded slightly, then sighed softly and stroked her daughter's back soothingly, hoping that she would not be affected by her father's frank words.
The old man finished his class and was ready to start enjoying the warm family atmosphere.
Who would have thought that little Yining quickly digested her father's words, and after calming down a little, she asked with concern, "Dad, have you and uncle finished your homework?"
Lin Yuzan: …
Lin Yuzan: ...
You are really bringing up something irrelevant!!!
The old man hurriedly handed his daughter to his wife's arms, left the main room without looking back, and said in a way that made things even more obvious: "Wan Niang, my uncle and I have something important to discuss, so you don't have to stay home tonight."
Wan Niang watched her husband's hurriedly leaving back, and couldn't help but praise her daughter with a smile: "Thanks to Sister Qing'er's reminder, otherwise your father and uncle would be punished again when they return to the academy tomorrow."
Hearing this, the little kid stretched out his fingers, pinched them with his hands, and said in a pretentious manner, "Mom, Dad must have been catching up on his studies alone and didn't remind his uncle."
Wan Niang:......
In the dead of night, the Wang and Lin families had two more bright lights burning all night long.
Wang and Lin: (Φ w Φ), let's see what happens tomorrow...
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