Chapter 120: Falling out
Chapter 120: Falling out
Grandma was obviously displeased and frowned.
Probably because this was in the palace and the purpose was to mediate, he did not say a word and let Lin Zhihe support him into the inner hall of the Vermillion Bird Palace.
As soon as the two of them sat down, Liu Li called Ren Minbi over with great fanfare and told him to serve tea to his grandmother, asking for her favorite Dahongpao.
Then he called a little maid and told her to stand by and fan her grandmother.
Originally the maid was fanning herself well, but Liu Li suddenly frowned and blamed her for using the fan, saying that there was something wrong with the fan she was using, and that she should use the ivory fan in the study instead of this bamboo fan.
The little maidservant apologized repeatedly and hurried to the study to get a fan.
After several rounds of this, my grandmother's face became darker and darker, and she opened her mouth several times but closed it again.
Finally, he couldn't stand it anymore and finally said, "He'er, you should take good care of your Vermillion Bird Palace. How can a ninth-rank eunuch order people around?"
Lin Zhihe was so happy that she was almost overwhelmed, but she remained serious. "Grandma, please allow me to report that Liu Li may be reckless, but he really serves me sincerely. When my granddaughter was recuperating in the Vermillion Bird Palace, Liu Li was so busy that he lost a lot of weight."
The word "recuperating" left my grandmother speechless again.
Everyone knows what kind of injury they are recovering from.
"You can't break the rules!" Grandmother thought for a moment and began to persuade, "Everyone in this room is a ninth-rank servant, why is he shouting here?"
As he said this, he looked at Liu Li with dissatisfaction.
How could Liu Li be afraid of her? She looked back at her with a gloomy and cold look, and the two of them began to confront each other with their eyes.
"He will no longer be a ninth rank official. The emperor said that Liu Li is smart and wants to promote him." Lin Zhihe said with an innocent smile.
Grandmother immediately looked away, a little surprised, "The Emperor has come to the Vermillion Bird Palace?"
"Yeah yeah"
The Emperor arrived an hour ago, and at that time my grandmother was probably preparing to go to the palace, so it was no surprise that she was surprised because she didn't know the news.
After all, the emperor seldom went to the harem, and when he went there he only went to see Concubine Li and the Queen. Anyone would be surprised that he came to see Lin Zhihe.
"The Emperor came to see you at this hour?" Grandmother's face was filled with obvious suspicion. "Why?"
"In order to improve Liu Li's rank." Lin Zhihe began to talk nonsense blatantly.
Sure enough, this behavior made my grandmother a little unhappy.
Her face was clearly filled with unhappiness. She stared at Lin Zhihe and said lightly, "All of you go down."
At the command, the maids in the Vermillion Bird Palace and the aunts beside my grandmother all started to move and walked out of the house, except Liu Li.
Liu Li remained motionless, and even moved closer to Lin Zhihe on purpose, swearing an oath to her grandmother.
Lin Zhihe became even happier, but felt somewhat conflicted.
On the one hand, she was afraid that Liu Li would make her grandmother angry, but on the other hand, she thought it was rare that Liu Li wanted to get angry with someone, which was really cute.
"You should get out too." Grandma finally had enough of Lin Zhihe's tactlessness and began to make her presence known.
"Madam, you don't know that my mistress's illness has not been cured. I am worried about her health and she needs my close attention all the time." Liu Li refused and hit her grandmother with a heavy hammer.
Now grandma was really angry.
How could a person who had lived a glorious life tolerate an eunuch, especially when this eunuch was disobeying her?
She was about to get angry, but after pondering the meaning of the words, she spoke slowly: "If you are not feeling well, you have me, your dearest grandmother, by your side. It is better than a slave like you who came from unknown origins." There was unquestionable firmness in her tone.
Although the words were directed to Liu Li, his eyes were on Lin Zhihe, waiting for Lin Zhihe's reply.
Lin Zhihe, who had been watching the show, did not expect that he would suddenly be given a role. He was completely stunned and began to think about the meaning of his grandmother's words.
On the surface, it seemed to be the grandmother who was a close relative and the servant of unknown origin, but in fact, he was testing Lin Zhihe's attitude and wanted to ask whether she stood on the side of the family or the servant.
There may be a deeper meaning, testing whether Lin Zhihe would compromise for the Lin family and suppress the matter of Lin Zhiqiang.
This is exactly the purpose of my grandmother's trip.
"Madam, you may have forgotten that my master's illness is caused by my dear relatives. If it weren't for my dear relatives, my master would still be alive and well."
Without waiting for Lin Zhihe to reply, Liu Li began to retort.
Lin Zhihe dared to say that Liu Li was probably the first person to contradict his grandmother so blatantly.
Being disobeyed by the eunuch she despised the most, the grandmother was so angry that she was at her throat, but she still looked at Lin Zhihe, waiting for her attitude.
Lin Zhihe allowed Liu Li to "talk nonsense" and remained silent, which made his attitude clear.
Grandmother was naturally angry and annoyed, repeatedly slapping her hands on the table: "Well, well, well, the child has grown up and has become independent, and has even forgotten the affection between grandparents and grandchildren. You are a talented person now, and we are just a Lin family. How can an old lady like me be worthy of your attention, Lin the Talented One?"
All of a sudden, Lin Zhihe was roasted on the fire, which made Lin Zhihe look like an unfilial and disrespectful person, and it was even unclear whether he was a human being or not.
Unfortunately, she was not the original owner, and was not bound by the ideas of filial piety and brotherhood, so she only felt sad.
Tears welled up in her eyes, but she held them back. "Grandmother, Lin Zhiqiang pushed me into the lake and I almost drowned. If the Fifth Prince hadn't happened to pass by and asked the guards to save me, I would have died in the Bi Bo Pond."
"When I returned home, Lin Zhiqiang didn't even say a word of apology and even hated me for not dying. Even my father didn't help me and locked me up in the ancestral hall."
"Lin Zhiqiang didn't give up and poisoned the food again." At this point, Lin Zhihe finally couldn't hold back and tears rolled down her cheeks. "I didn't eat it, but my girl did. She died for me."
"But you once again acted indiscriminately. In order to protect Lin Zhiqiang, you sent the Third Lady to show off in front of me."
Lin Zhihe's voice was choked with sobs, and his body couldn't help but tremble. "Twice, twice in a row, the knife stabbed at my chest, but I didn't die each time."
"Do you know the name of the dead girl?" Lin Zhihe looked at her grandmother with tears on her face.
She didn't want to cry, especially in this confrontational situation, which would make her look weak, but she couldn't help it when she thought of Xiao Taohong.
The grandmother was moved by Lin Zhihe's crying, and was caught off guard by this question. She only moved her mouth up and down but did not open her mouth to refute.
"You don't know, when you hear about a maid, you think she is insignificant. A maid's life is not a life, and it is insignificant compared to your future."
Lin Zhihe wiped her tears and said, "Don't even mention the maid. Even if I died today, you would quickly cover it up and keep Lin Zhiqiang innocent."
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