But then the twins left the bamboo forest, one in front of the other, and ran into the opera house. Lin Qi cried with tears all over her face, choked back a sob, and shouted "Grandma!" before burying her head in Old Lady Lin's bosom and refusing to come out. Old Lady Lin was completely absorbed in watching the play when she suddenly saw this and couldn't help but jump in fright, repeatedly asking: "What's going on?"

  The twins were making a scene, and Lin Qi, although he didn't say a word, just held onto Old Lady Lin and cried uncontrollably, drawing everyone's attention and satisfying the crowd's appetite.

  Then Lin Liuwei followed in, and whispered to Tao Shi: "Lu Wuge gave Qi Di a cricket, but Qi Mei had never seen one before and was curious, wanting to take a closer look. Qi Di wouldn't give it to her, so she sat on the ground crying. I tried to mediate, but Si Jie scolded Qi Mei and me for being rude, saying we should apologize to Qi Di or else she would beat up Qi Mei. In front of the Lu and Wu family brothers, I was afraid things would get out of hand, so I said a few soft words to try to calm things down. But unexpectedly, Lu Wuge jumped out and scolded us for being unscrupulous, saying we were dead women, that no one would want us in the future..." As she spoke, she lowered her head, twisting her clothes in distress, two bright tears falling from her eyes, looking like she was at the peak of humiliation.

  She had just finished speaking when Lin Qi started crying even louder, as if she had been cut alive with 3,600 knives.

  Mrs. Lin's eyebrows furrowed, and Mrs. Lin Er also stopped talking while chatting with Lin Yuzhen, looking at her beloved daughter with heartache, and then looked at Tao Shi with ill intentions.

  Mrs. Tao's eyebrows suddenly rose, and she was about to speak out that her children were not so unreasonable, it was clear that the twins had made trouble and framed them, just as she opened her mouth and hadn't spoken yet, she was pressed down by Mrs. Wu, who said in a low voice: "Don't be impulsive, let's see the situation first."

  Right behind Chun Ya walked in, stuck to Tao Shi's ear and whispered a few words. Tao Shi heard the truth, and was even more furious, thinking that the two houses were really too much, first the mother was unvirtuous, doing all sorts of evil things, not knowing how to restrain herself, frightening Lin Jian Rong, then the daughter dared to lay hands on Lin Shen Zhi, now again publicly slandering Lin Jian Rong's reputation, is this something that can be tolerated? At this moment, she wanted to erupt. But was stopped by Lin Jian Yin and Wu Shi, who rushed up in time, one person holding her down on each side, softly persuading her.

  "Wu said in a low voice: 'You can't tell the difference between what's important and what's not, this is no ordinary occasion. If things get out of hand, even those who are reasonable will become unreasonable.'"

  Lin Jinyan said, "Isn't Grandma still saying something? At this moment, it's the twins who are embarrassing Grandma. Let's endure for now, everyone knows that Fourth Sister has a gentle temperament and understands etiquette."

  Taoshi endured and endured, the blue veins on his forehead bulged, and finally swallowed this bad breath, low voice coldly smiled: "I'll see how they will behave?"

  Only then did the second wife of the Lu family, Song Shi, sitting beside her, let out a dry laugh and say: "This rascal Lu Wu, how dare he be so presumptuous?" She immediately reached out to hold Lin Qi's hand with her own silk handkerchief to wipe away her tears: "Come, come, my good girl, your family's tears are precious, don't cry anymore, don't lower yourself to that ignorant rascal's level. I'll take care of him later and make him apologize to you, so you can vent your anger."

  Lu Lun's stubbornness was notorious, and this remark was indeed unpleasant to the extreme. However, Old Lady Lin still smiled graciously and said: "Don't mind them, it's just children's playthings, speaking impulsively without knowing what they're saying, an unintentional mistake, how can you take it seriously? Let's just drop it."

  Mrs. Lin also smiled: "Yes, yes, it's normal for children to quarrel and argue. If we have to make everything clear with them, I think we won't be able to do anything!" There was a hint of compromise, hoping the matter would be dropped.

  If Tao's wife was clever, she should have gone forward and bowed her head to examine herself, saying a few clever words. But since she thought she was not wrong, she sat there with a stiff face and did not say a word.

  Mrs. Lin glared at the Tao family with a hint of resentment, her face stern as she scolded the twins: "You two are also too disobedient! Today is your grandmother's good day, what grievances can't be spoken of later? Why must you make a scene in front of our guests?! You have no sense of propriety at all, look at yourselves and see what kind of state you're in! The young ladies from other families aren't afraid of being laughed at! Don't you go down to wash up? After washing up, copy out the 'Admonitions for Women' in my room, don't come out until you've finished a hundred pages!" Without another word, she ordered the maids by the twins' side to escort them away, then stood up and apologized to Old Lady Lin and everyone else: "It's all because I failed to teach my daughters properly, adding worries for our respected elder and causing laughter among our relatives and friends."

  "Never mind, just let them know where they're wrong." Lin old lady chuckled and turned back to several old sisters with a smile full of wrinkles: "Really made you guys laugh, at home with many children, it's the time for them to be mischievous. Even if we manage strictly, we can't stop them from making trouble!"

  Everyone burst out laughing, saying that the Lin family's discipline was already quite strict, it's just that the child is young and lively by nature, and needs to be slowly polished. They also said that their own children were also very spoiled, and in comparison, this was nothing. Who didn't go through this when they were young? Everyone humbly downplayed the situation, and with a harmonious atmosphere, they glossed over the matter and continued watching the play and drinking tea.

  Lin Jin-yin was worried, her grandmother valued face the most, and usually spoiled the second branch and twins. The twins' commotion was a deliberate provocation by the second aunt, who appeared fair but had an evil heart. Her mother wouldn't know how to handle this kind of situation where everyone says one thing to your face but another behind your back. Lin Jin-yin feared that her mother would be blamed again and her younger brother and sister would not escape punishment either. She felt restless, wishing she could hurry downstairs to find Lin Jin-rong and Lin Shen-zhi, telling them not to come upstairs, to avoid this storm, but the second branch's people were staring at her, making it difficult for her to leave.

  Just as she was getting anxious, Huang Yiniang, who was good at understanding people's intentions, whispered: "Third Miss, let me go and take a look." She also had Lin Yizhen in mind, fearing that Lin Yizhen might get involved unintentionally or behave improperly again, which would displease the mistress and the other daughters. It was necessary to make arrangements beforehand to avoid any trouble. After all, the previous incident involving Lin Yizhen had not been fully resolved yet. When living in a precarious situation, one couldn't afford to be lazy or careless; everything had to be carefully considered and planned ahead of time.

  Although Lin Jin didn't quite believe her, he also had no other more suitable method, so he smiled and said: "Trouble you, Auntie, please let them temporarily hide for now, there's no need to come in and join the commotion." Then he gave a signal with his eyes to his personal maid, Biwa, who smiled and went to support Huang Yiniang: "Auntie, your illness hasn't recovered yet, I'll accompany you out."

  Huang Yiniang smiled and didn't get angry, warmly supporting Pei Fang down the stairs to look for Lin Jinyong and Lin Shenzi without mentioning it.

  The crowd watched another play, and while the performers were being rewarded, Old Lady Lin got up to change her clothes. As expected, she had someone summon Tao Shi to the back of the house, where she frowned and spoke in a cold tone: "Isn't Fourth Young Miss ill? Why isn't she staying in her room to rest or sitting here watching the play instead of taking her seventh brother out for a stroll everywhere? She's the eldest sister, but when her younger siblings do something wrong, she doesn't advise them against it. Instead, she takes the lead and causes trouble. And now that she's at an age where marriage is being discussed, she still insists on associating with that rascal Land Fifth, listening to his vile and unpleasant words that tarnish the reputation of her sisters. Does she think she'll gain face if her sisters are humiliated? She has no sense of propriety whatsoever! It's laughable for our Lin family! Tell her to immediately distance herself from Land Fifth and go apologize to Sixth Young Miss and Seventh Young Miss with a gift, then have them all come out together, arm in arm, and this matter will be settled."

  How can people's hearts be so biased? Without asking about the situation, they have already determined that it was the fault of those two siblings. Lin Lao Tai herself said that Lu Wu is a troublemaker, but can Lin Jian Rong still instruct him to scold the twins? It's really ridiculous! Furthermore, Lin Jian Rong's personality is originally gentle and weak, if not for seeing the situation being unfavorable, how would she have the courage to stand up for her brother? Clearly they are not at fault, yet they want her to apologize to the twins together with them. In the future, it's likely that the second house will trample on all three houses' children! Which of the servants in the household is not flattering and bullying others? Even if the master is weak, they still have to suffer! She resolutely refuses to agree!

  "Mother-in-law, you're being unfair! Fourth daughter is a gentle soul, how could she possibly provoke trouble? It's well-known that Lu Wu is a rascal. The girls rarely go out and hardly ever meet with their male cousins, so how could they have gotten mixed up with him? And even if they did, what could they possibly say or do to warrant an apology? It's clearly Six and Seven who are bullying them, and outsiders can see it too! Why should Fourth daughter be the one to apologize? Are you saying that my children should just swallow their pride and not fight back when they're wronged? Is that what it means to have a sense of propriety? My children are your legitimate grandchildren, just like Eldest Sister's child! How can you take sides based on just one person's words?"

  "Am I being unfair?! You're the one who raised such a good daughter! According to your logic, it's as if I'm biased and intentionally being harsh on you and your mother? With an attitude like yours, disrespecting your elders and always arguing and speaking ill of others, what kind of good children can you raise?! All I want is for them to get along with each other in private and put up a good front in public, it's just a matter of moving their lips, and in the end, it's all beneficial for Fourth Sister. What have I done to them?!" Lin Old Lady was so angry that she couldn't catch her breath, and in front of the servants, she couldn't lose face, so her tone became even more severe.

  "Nothing much, just biased to the point of being unbearable."

  "You disobedient child! Let me teach you a lesson on behalf of your parents!" Old Lady Lin furiously raised her cane, ready to strike Tao.

  Tao's words were always like this, clearly a hypocritical phrase that could have been let go, yet every time she managed to infuriate her to the point of no return.

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