"Your mother has just experienced too few things in her life. She's easily influenced and can be a bit muddle - headed at times. Don't take it to heart, Zhaojie'er. After all, she's your own mother. Don't haggle with her."
"If there's anything in the future, just come to your grandmother directly."
Jiang Zhao nodded absent - mindedly. It was unclear whether she had taken in the words of the Elder Lady Jiang.
Nanny Wei didn't hide anything from Jiang Zhao. Right in front of her, she also told the Elder Lady Jiang about Jiang Yuzhu's actions in Lady He's place.
The Elder Lady Jiang glanced at Jiang Zhao thoughtfully. "As for Yuer, she's still young and has a childish nature."
"Zhaojie'er, you and Yuer are sisters from the same mother. You should get along well in the future. Yuer has a simple mind and can't hide things. This is actually a good thing. It's better than those who have a lot of devious schemes behind others' backs."
Jiang Zhao replied, "Grandmother, you can rest assured. I'll give way to my younger sister." As long as Jiang Yuzhu didn't cause trouble, they could live in peace.
But if Jiang Yuzhu was not a quiet and well - behaved person, Jiang Zhao wouldn't mind giving her a good slap to wake her up.
With this assurance from her, the Elder Lady Jiang felt relieved.
The Elder Lady Jiang still wanted to ask about her second son. She knew that the remaining younger generation didn't like her mentioning Jiang Changlin, so she could only talk to Jiang Zhao privately.
After sending Nanny Wei away, the Elder Lady Jiang took Jiang Zhao's hand. Her voice was unavoidably choked with emotion. "Zhaojie'er, can you really see your Second Uncle?"
"Is your Second Uncle in the Marquis Mansion now?"
Jiang Zhao nodded truthfully and pointed outside the Songhe Hall. "Second Uncle is in the Marquis Mansion now."
Hearing this, the Elder Lady Jiang couldn't help but become anxious. "Since he's in the Marquis Mansion, why doesn't he come in? Why doesn't he show himself to me?"
Jiang Zhao gently squeezed the Elder Lady Jiang's hand in a soothing manner. "Grandmother, your health is not very good. Second Uncle is no longer alive. There's a Yin energy around him. He's worried that showing up suddenly might affect your health."
Hearing that her son had become a wandering soul but still cared about her, the Elder Lady Jiang burst into tears.
Seeing this, Jiang Zhao only frowned slightly and didn't offer too much comfort.
She had seen too many partings and reunions, joys and sorrows in the world, and now she was numb to them.
"Grandmother, you can rest assured. In a few days, when I find out where Second Uncle's bones are, I'll choose a beautiful place with mountains and clear waters to bury him." Jiang Zhao was not good at comforting others, so she could only say something nice as much as possible.
The Elder Lady Jiang wiped away her tears and suddenly asked, "Zhaojie'er, do you believe that your Second Uncle was wronged?"
Actually, the Elder Lady Jiang wanted to ask if Jiang Changlin had said anything to Jiang Zhao.
Jiang Changlin's accusation of colluding with the enemy and betraying the country had always been a thorn in the Elder Lady Jiang's heart. If she could clear Changlin's name one day, she would die without regret.
Jiang Zhao said, "Grandmother, this is all about cause and effect. I'm not supposed to interfere in such things, and I don't want to get involved either."
She didn't hide anything from the Elder Lady Jiang. It wasn't that she was cold - hearted. The main reason was that once she got involved in others' cause - and - effect relationships, it would also have an impact on her own fate. She still wanted to live a few more years.
Moreover, her Second Uncle was extremely taciturn. He really hadn't said anything about this to her.
Jiang Changlin's taciturnity was also related to his incomplete soul.
With an incomplete soul, he had also lost some of his memories and couldn't say much even if he wanted to.
Later, Jiang Zhao tried to summon the rest of Jiang Changlin's soul for a long time but failed to call it back. She didn't know if it was trapped somewhere.
The Elder Lady Jiang didn't blame Jiang Zhao. After all, she was just a teenage girl in the boudoir and didn't understand things on the battlefield.
The Elder Lady Jiang pondered for a moment. "Zhaojie'er, can you let me see your Second Uncle?"
"I haven't seen my son for many years. I really can't let go of this in my heart."
The departure of a loved one couldn't be easily forgotten overnight.
Jiang Zhao still hesitated. "Grandmother, if you see Second Uncle, I'm worried that your health won't be able to bear it."
The Elder Lady Jiang shook her head with a smile. "Losing Changlin was like taking half of my life. It doesn't matter much now."
Seeing the Elder Lady Jiang so insistent, Jiang Zhao had no choice but to agree.
Jiang Zhao thought that it would be better to wait until tomorrow during the daytime when Jiang Changlin's Yin energy was the weakest. In this way, the harm to the Elder Lady Jiang would be smaller.
However, the Elder Lady Jiang was determined. She wouldn't give up until she saw Jiang Changlin today.
Jiang Zhao had no choice but to make a compromise. She used her own body as a medium to let Jiang Changlin appear through her body.
This way, the harm to the Elder Lady Jiang would be smaller.
"Does Grandmother have any of Second Uncle's belongings?"
"Yes, yes." The Elder Lady Jiang took out a jade pendant from under her pillow. This was what Jiang Changlin used to wear all the time.
Jiang Zhao asked the Elder Lady Jiang to sit in front of the dressing - table mirror. "Please hold Second Uncle's jade pendant, close your eyes, and call Second Uncle's name."
The Elder Lady Jiang did as she was told. Jiang Zhao took out a paper figure and a handful of rice from her bosom.
She bit her fingertip and wrote Jiang Changlin's birth date with her blood on the back of the paper figure. Then she pasted the paper figure on the mirror.
She held the rice in her hand all the time.
Jiang Zhao also pasted talisman papers in the room. It would be a disaster if she summoned something else.
Jiang Zhao murmured incomprehensible words in the Elder Lady Jiang's ear. It took a while before she said, "Grandmother, you can open your eyes now."
As soon as she finished speaking, the Elder Lady Jiang slowly opened her eyes. She wondered if it was just her imagination, but she felt that the aura of Jiang Zhao behind her had changed. It had become much colder.
Jiang Zhao placed her hands on the Elder Lady Jiang's shoulders and leaned down slightly.
Tears welled up in the Elder Lady Jiang's eyes instantly. At this moment, she was absolutely certain that the person behind her was her long - missed son!
In the past, Changlin also liked to massage her shoulders from behind and talk to her like this.
The Elder Lady Jiang instinctively wanted to turn around but was stopped by Jiang Zhao.
The Elder Lady Jiang looked at the mirror and saw a blurred figure slowly appearing in it.
The figure in the mirror did exactly the same thing as Jiang Zhao, but the person reflected in the mirror was Jiang Changlin.
The Elder Lady Jiang covered her mouth tightly with a trembling hand to keep herself from crying out.
What was there to be afraid of a wronged soul? This was her son whom she had been thinking about day and night...
"Changlin..." The Elder Lady Jiang stretched out her trembling hand, wanting to touch the figure in the mirror but was afraid that it would disperse with a touch.
At the moment when she saw Jiang Changlin appear, she truly believed that her son was really gone.
She used to always hope that one day Changlin would appear in front of her alive and tell her that he had just gone out to play for all these years.
"Our Changlin hasn't changed at all. Look, I've grown old. Now Changfeng even looks older than you..."
Time seemed to stand still on Jiang Changlin. He was still wearing the long gown he had on when he left home, and his appearance hadn't changed a bit.
"Changlin, are you cold? Is there anyone bullying you there?" The Elder Lady Jiang wanted to touch Jiang Changlin's hair, but her hand went straight through nothingness. "My son... Do you miss your mother? I've been most worried about you all these years..."
"Have you seen your father there? That old fool will definitely blame me if he sees you..."
The Elder Lady Jiang chattered on and on to Jiang Changlin, but Jiang Changlin still maintained that posture and said nothing.