Chapter 160

"grandmother!"

"mother!"

Qiao Nian and Lord Lin called out in unison.

However, the old lady didn't react at all.

Qiao Nian was anxious and shouted hurriedly, "Doctor! Call the doctor quickly!"

As she spoke, she grabbed the old lady's hand and put it on her face, which was already covered with tears. "Grandma, don't scare Nian Nian. Wake up and look at Nian Nian again!"

However, no matter how Qiao Nian and Marquis Lin called her, the old lady always kept her smile and remained motionless.

The doctor is right outside the door.

Hearing the voices of Qiao Nian and Lord Lin, he hurried in.

He stepped forward, stretched out his hand to detect the old lady's breath, and felt the pulse of the old lady's neck. Then he stopped his hand and sighed softly, "Master Marquis, eldest lady, the old lady has gone... "

"Impossible!" Mr. Lin immediately denied it, "My mother was very angry just now!"

Qiao Nian also didn't believe it, "The doctor clearly said that grandma can survive for a few more days, but how long is this? How long is this!"

The doctor's brows were furrowed, his hands were clasped in front of him, and he sighed deeply, "The old lady's situation just now is a sign of recovery."

Just like a candle, it always tries its best to light it up again before it burns out.

But as for why the old lady died so quickly, the doctor couldn't tell for the time being.

Obviously it can last a few days.

But Grandma Su understood.

She wiped away her tears and burst into tears, "The old lady must be worried that the eldest lady will be bullied, so she tried her best to seek justice for the eldest lady!"

Hearing this, the doctor nodded in understanding.

It turns out that it’s because of obsession!

It was obsession that made the old lady wake up hastily from her sleep and waste her last life.

After Qiao Nian heard these words, she cried even harder, "Grandma, it's Nian Nian who is sorry for you, grandma..."

It was her fault, it was her who made her grandmother worry about her and pave the way for her before she died.

It was she who forced her grandmother to use her last bit of strength to fight for her freedom.

It was her uselessness that made her miss her so much, and made her scream so loudly at the end of her life...

Blame her!

Qiao Nian lay beside the old lady's bed, crying so sadly that she couldn't control herself.

But Lord Lin stood aside, as if his strength had been drained, and he could hardly stand.

Seeing this, the doctor hurriedly stepped forward to help him, but Lord Lin just raised his hand and rejected the doctor's kindness, then turned around and walked out the door.

What is supposed to come has already come.

There was a crowd of people standing in the yard. Lin Ye supported Mrs. Lin and stood at the front of the crowd.

Naturally, they had all heard Qiao Nian's cries, but they still did not dare to kneel down easily.

How could Mr. Lin not know?

Immediately there was a whisper, "Old lady, she is dead."

A very light word caused a loud cry.

Mrs. Lin and Lin Ye, together with all the maids and servants, knelt down, and the sound of mourning resounded throughout the entire Hou Mansion.

Mr. Lin couldn't help but slowly raised his head and glanced at the night sky.

The clouds were so thick that not even a star could be seen.

He raised his feet and walked out slowly.

No more, no more...

From now on, no one in this house can let him call "Mother" anymore.

He has no mother anymore...

As I walked, my feet suddenly lost strength.

He staggered and almost fell on the boy kneeling beside him.

The boy quickly stood up and helped him, but he still waved his hand and refused.

But suddenly, he paused slightly in waving his hand, looked at his right hand, and the scene of the three high-fives appeared in his mind.

The girl's three palms probably used ten percent of her strength, so much so that he could still feel pain in his palms at this moment.

She couldn't wait to break off her relationship with him!

Thinking of this, Lord Lin suddenly became alarmed.

Today, not only did he lose his mother, he also lost a daughter.

The daughter he has raised for fifteen years...

The sadness in his heart was magnified for a moment, and Mr. Lin's eyes were extremely red, but in front of so many people, he still held on tightly.

Walk all the way out.

Keep walking.

As he walked until the deafening cries behind him were almost gone, and when there was no one around, not even a lantern or any light, Mr. Lin finally couldn't hold on any longer, and his feet went soft. The whole person fell to the ground.

A choked sob overflowed from his throat, like a boulder breaking through the gate, thousands of mournful cries surged, and finally turned into a howl.

Before dawn, the news of the old lady's death had been spread to all the clan members.

Xiao Heng also received the news and hurriedly came to court.

In the mourning hall, white silk is hung high.

Lin Ye knelt aside with Mrs. Lin. When he saw Xiao Heng coming in to salute and burn incense, he returned the salute.

But he saw Xiao Heng's eyes searching around the mourning hall.

Lin Ye frowned, whispered to Mrs. Lin, and then stood up and took Xiao Heng outside.

But before Lin Ye could speak, Xiao Heng asked first, "Where is Nian Nian?"

Lin Ye was a little angry for a moment, "She fainted from crying several times yesterday. The doctor gave her some soothing medicine and she is resting now."

After saying that, he stared at Xiao Heng with his eyes, just waiting for Xiao Heng to continue asking.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Heng just nodded slightly and was speechless.

Lin Ye couldn't help lowering his voice and asked angrily, "Xiao Heng, why don't you ask Yuan'er? Don't forget whose fiancé you are!"

Hearing this, Xiao Heng lowered his eyes, but the end of his eyebrows slightly raised.

I didn't expect it, so I naturally didn't ask.

Lin Ye was most annoyed by Xiao Heng's appearance, but he was helpless. He looked behind Xiao Heng and asked again, "Why didn't Jing Yan come?"

Logically, Jing Yan should have known the news.

Although he didn't like him, Nian Nian's emotions were difficult to control, and he was afraid that only Jing Yan could comfort her.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Heng said softly, "Gone."

"Gone?" Lin Ye was puzzled, "Where did he go?"

"Yongbei mountain bandits robbed and killed people in a village, and the emperor sent troops to fight." It happened last night.

The emperor summoned him to the palace overnight and ordered the fight. He was supposed to go.

But Jing Yan came to find him after hearing about this, and insisted that he hand over the task to him, saying that he wanted to make military achievements.

Speaking of it, it is a waste of talent for a general to lead troops to suppress bandits, but the group of mountain bandits in Yongbei are definitely not ordinary mountain bandits.

The imperial court had fought several times but failed, and even caused the death of King Ming. How could military merit be so easy to achieve?

Lin Ye thought of his previous persuasion of Jing Yan to achieve military merit, and his brows sank immediately, "You just let him go?"

He also knew that the mountain bandits in Yongbei were not simple.

Xiao Heng saw his worry and said, "Wang Le and Luo Shang will follow together."

Xiao Heng had three deputy generals under his command, namely Jing Yan, Wang Le, and Luo Shang.

They were all brave and used military tactics freely, and they were Xiao Heng's right-hand men.

So much so that Lin Ye, who had just thought that Jing Yan's trip was dangerous, couldn't help but curl his lips, "Isn't it like killing a chicken with a butcher knife?"

Xiao Heng's three generals were all sent out, and the mountain bandits in Yongbei were in danger.

Xiao Heng raised a bitter smile at the corner of his mouth.

It was indeed killing a chicken with a butcher knife, but, what can be done?

Even if he was dissatisfied, Jing Yan was still his deputy general and his brother who had been through thick and thin with him. He would always protect him at a critical moment.

Moreover, Jing Yan wanted this military achievement for Qiao Nian.

Just as he was thinking, a cry suddenly came from not far away, "Sister, please, let me see grandma off!"

Xiao Heng's eyebrows twisted unconsciously, and when he turned around, he saw a slender figure kneeling on the ground not far away, crying and shouting.

In front of her was Qiao Nian, who had an expressionless face.