"Mother, the baby is not tired, nor thirsty, nor hungry!" Xu Mingfan felt fresh and touched by the feeling that someone cared about him as soon as he entered the examination room. The woman who gave birth to him always thought he was a monster because of his precocious wisdom.

He was an ominous person who wanted to throw him into the river and drown him, but Lin Shuran was just his unrelated stepmother, but he saw in her eyes a mother's sincere love for her child.

Lin Shuran asked him to get in the carriage and take a rest. She was still keenly aware that his mood was a little depressed, and she wondered if he was not doing well in the exam, but she did not ask.

It was getting late when the two returned to the house. Lin Shuran arranged for Xu Mingfan to live alone in a courtyard during this period to prevent his older brothers from affecting him. Xu Mingchen also told his younger brothers not to disturb Xu Mingfan unless there was anything special.

When Lin Shuran returned to her courtyard, Nanny Zhang waited for her to sit down and rest before saying to her: "Miss, a person came to the house today. He said he was a servant introduced by the farm. He will serve you from now on.

, the old slave asked, is there such a thing?"

Lin Shuran thought that Uncle Wu was joking, but he really introduced someone? She asked Aunt Zhang to bring the person over. Aunt Zhang nodded and wanted to say something, but she thought it would be better to wait until Lin Shuran saw the person herself.

After a while, Grandma Zhang led someone in. She was wearing a red and black plain skirt, and her silver hair was tied into a woman's bun with a simple wooden hairpin, but her face looked like

The peeled eggs are very white and smooth, her lips are red and her teeth are white, and her eyes are bright. She is clearly a beauty.

"Slave Honggu has seen Madam!" The voice sounded mature and solemn. Lin Shuran looked at her carefully. What is the relationship between such a beautiful woman and the fifth uncle?

Honggu stood there and let Lin Shuran look her up and down. Her face was calm, but her eyes flashed with a look at Lin Shuran, but it disappeared quickly in just a moment.

"You were introduced by Uncle Wu? What's your relationship? Hong Gu, how old are you this year?" Lin Shuran didn't feel like she was asking too abruptly, she was just too curious.

So what if you know, so what if you don't know, everyone has their own way to go. Lin Shuran is not a stubborn person who can't see apart. When fate comes, we gather together, and when fate goes, we part. When we gather, we are happy, and when we part, we pray for peace. She

I only wish Uncle Wu that everything goes well and he is healthy and safe.

"Go back to Madam, I don't know!" What that man was going to do, how could he let others know? It took her three years to find him, but now he left quietly, just like he did many years ago.

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When she opened the letter, Uncle Wu only left her eight words - "Aunt Hong is trustworthy, see you again by fate!" Other than that, there was nothing else.

After saying that, she stood beside Lin Shuran with a somewhat forceful attitude. This shocked the three masters and servants. They had never seen a servant who spoke so straightforwardly and acted so hotly.

But Hong Gu was not here to be a guest. She looked straight at Lin Shuran and said with unquestionable determination: "From now on, I will serve Madam closely. Madam can safely leave all kinds of matters to me."

manage!"

Spring is blooming in March, and people are suppressing their desire to travel. No one dares to blatantly entertain and have fun during the national mourning period. All mansions have also declined guests to visit, and the streets and alleys have become much quieter.

There was a vague feeling of being coerced, but because it was the person introduced by Fifth Uncle, and Lin Shuran did not feel any malice from Hong Gu, she temporarily agreed to Hong Gu's insistence on being someone close to her.

It is said that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. Although the Fang family and the Xu family had an unpleasant quarrel last time because of the pomegranate tree, the matter was settled. There was no big hatred. Lin Shuran had someone prepare some gifts, and then Hong Gu and

Chunxi accompanied her to the Yushi Mansion.

"Hong Gu, do you know where the fifth uncle has gone?" Taking the letter left by the fifth uncle, Lin Shuran glanced at Hong Gu, who was always by her side. The expression on her face was indifferent, showing no joy, anger or joy.

generally.

Throughout February, all the children of the Xu family, except Xu Mingfan who went out to take the boy's examination, stayed at home copying books and learning martial arts. Because it was a national mourning period, Xu Junze had free time, and he began to teach the children of the Xu family martial arts in person.

Lin Shuran was surprised that Uncle Wu left so suddenly. In the past three years, she and Uncle Wu had become friends and relatives, but she had always known that Uncle Wu had a story and sooner or later he would leave.

Yes, but she didn't expect that after this day came, she would still feel sad.

When Lin Shuran heard this, she and Aunt Zhang and Chun Xi looked at each other in surprise. She really didn't look like a woman of forty-two years old. Her face looked like she was in her twenties. She also said that she and Uncle Wu were in debt.

Regarding debt, who is whose creditor?

He originally wanted to go to the farm to ask Uncle Wu about Hong Gu, but he didn't expect Zhang Tang to tell him that Uncle Wu left a letter for her and left.

"Honggu, since it was Uncle Wu who asked you to come, you can stay in the mansion for a while and you can leave anytime you want. There is nothing the mansion wants you to do for the time being." Lin Shuran respected Uncle Wu very much and introduced him.

She was not much different. She didn't really want to treat Honggu as a servant, so she treated her as a guest and treated her with courtesy.

On this day, it was rare that someone handed a greeting card to the doorkeeper of the Xu family. Lin Shuran took it and saw that it was Mrs. Fang from the Censor's Mansion next door who asked her to come over to the house.

Honggu nodded slightly, bowed to Lin Shuran again in a polite manner, and then replied: "I have a debt relationship with him. I am in my forties this year."

Then I thought about it, Uncle Wu should be the creditor, otherwise no one would be willing to be a servant. Moreover, Hong Gu had a fierce aura all over her body. She didn't seem to be someone easy to mess with. The person introduced by Uncle Wu,

It's not easy to treat her badly.

When she arrived at Fang's house, Lin Shuran was led into the inner hall by the nanny beside Mrs. Fang. Only then did she know that Mrs. Fang had been feeling unwell recently and was lying in bed. When she arrived, she saw that Dr. Mei was also there.

"I didn't know that the old lady was ill. I should have come to visit earlier!" Lin Shuran looked at the old lady of the Fang family apologetically and said. The relationship between their two families was a bit unfamiliar before, and they didn't have much contact with each other. She also

I don’t know that the old lady of the Fang family is sick.

"As we get older, it is inevitable that we will have many problems. It is my fault that someone from my Fang family should have come to visit me, but I am so tired that Mrs. Xu made the trip herself. I hope Mrs. Xu won't take offense!" Fang

The old lady was half sitting on the bed, looking at Lin Shuran with a kind face and said.

"Why did the old lady say that?" Lin Shuran looked at her in confusion.
Chapter completed!