Transmigrator meets Reincarnator

Chapter 306 to 310

Countess Jing'an's request for candied hawthorns that day had probably come from someone else's whispers into her ear, leading her to unintentionally create the drama that had happened.

As for Miaozhen...

Chu Lian believed that Miaozhen couldn't have possibly put the child in her womb at risk, as long as she truly liked He Changqi and wished to birth a son for him. Besides, a child would stabilise her position in House Jing'an. There was no motive that could have convinced her to put the child at risk.

The mournful wails from Miaozhen they had heard that day was proof of that.

"It's wonderful that Little Lin and Little An have you to take care of them, Mother."

Chu Lian's words came straight from her heart. The two girls had just lost their mother, and as for their father, he was the heir of the house; he wouldn't be able to focus on them and give them the care and attention that they dearly needed. Thus, their grandmother's care was sorely needed to help fill the lack of maternal love in their lives.

While Little An continued to quietly fiddle with her Chinese ring puzzle, Countess Jing'an petted her head.

Chu Lian noticed her mother-in-law's eyes turning a little red, so she quickly changed the subject. "Mother, how has your health been recently?"

The swell of emotion in Countess Jing'an's heart was disrupted by Chu Lian's timely interruption. She then replied, "Great Doctor Miao comes by every afternoon to treat me with acupuncture. I can feel my health improving drastically everyday, thanks to his treatment and medicine. Just look at me now, I can already get off the bed and move around! This morning, I even brought Little An and Little Lin out for a stroll in the garden!"

Chu Lian nodded as she listened. If Countess Jing'an could be cured of her long-time illness, that alone would make her trip to the northern border worthwhile. It would also mean that He Changdi's perilous journey to Mount Ah-Ming to obtain the Snow Mountain Mists flower hadn't been made in vain.

"Mother, it's great that you're feeling better, but please do be careful not to tire yourself out."

"Lian'er, don't worry about that. I've already experienced the pain of being bedridden for years. Now that I've gotten better, I'll definitely cherish my body more than ever."

Chu Lian smiled and nodded. Her mother-in-law might be weak, but she wasn't a fool, and that was good enough for her.

Since Countess Jing'an was still undergoing treatment, she didn't have to go to Qingxi Hall to pay her respects, but Chu Lian still did. Seeing that it was about time to go, she mentioned that she had to leave and got up after bidding her goodbyes to the countess.

However, Countess Jing'an grabbed her hand out of the blue. After hesitating for two seconds, she forged ahead and said, "Lian'er, I believe Sanlang has already spoken to you about your aunt. I've been observing the events of the past few days, and it seems like the matriarch is becoming increasingly dissatisfied with your branch of the family. She's already getting on in age and she has an... unreasonable person like your aunt by her side, so it can't be helped that her actions have been a little irrational. Please be more forgiving towards her as your elder."

Chu Lian was astonished; it was obvious that she hadn't expected such words to come from her mother-in-law at all.

It seemed like even a 'naive' person like her mother-in-law could tell that there was something wrong with the matriarch's attitude.

Countess Jing'an's description was extremely tactful. The way she had put it was that the matriarch was dissatisfied with their branch of the family? How could the matriarch be dissatisfied with the third branch? He Sanlang was her most accomplished grandson, and she was probably more fond of him than his brothers! There was no way she'd be dissatisfied with him, so Matriarch He was obviously only dissatisfied with just her alone.