After Mr. Pei and the Huang family left, Hongxia hugged An Xiaoqing:

"Xiaoqing, tell me quickly, how come I am willing to recognize you?"

An Xiaoqing told Hongxia what had happened previously. Hongxia was shocked and frightened when she heard that she was going to be a companion to the princess:

"Xiaoqing, if you don't know a single Chinese character, how can you be a reading companion for the princess? What if your secret is exposed after entering the palace? That is a serious crime of deceiving the emperor."

"Mom, don't worry. After my daughter fell into the water yesterday, her mind became clear. She can now understand many things that she didn't understand before. It's as if a god has enlightened her."

This sounds very unreliable, but this is the only explanation. Although Hongxia is full of doubts, she doesn't know what to do.

After all, it was a good thing that her daughter became smarter and wittier. She forced An Xiaoqing to write a few more words, and she felt relieved.

An Xiaoqing nestled in Hongxia's arms: "Mom, I'm sorry, you can no longer be my aunt."

"Silly boy."

Hongxia felt sour in her heart. She had also had fantasies about that man, hoping that he would realize his conscience and give her mother and daughter a title. But his behavior today broke her heart.

What is there to love about a man who is irresponsible and selfish?

If he hadn't done atrocities to her back then, she would have settled down to marry a man, raise her husband and raise her children, and live an ordinary life.

It wouldn't be like living in the dark for more than ten years like an animal.

"As long as you live a good life, Mom will be happy."

The result now is something Hongxia never dared to imagine. Her daughter has been favored by Princess Funing.

No wonder Mrs. Huang has to be tolerant when treating her. The eldest man treats her even more than the second girl. And she no longer has to pay back the insults in the Pei family, nor does she have to be separated from Xiaoqing in the future. How wonderful!

So what if I had to be a slave for the rest of my life? If I really wanted to be a concubine, how could I let the great master abandon me? With her appearance, how could Lianrong get past me as long as she was willing?

After mother and daughter had dinner, they hugged each other and fell asleep. When they got up the next day, Hongxia helped An Xiaoqing pack her things and waited for Mother Gu to send someone to pick her up.

It was three quarters later and Mother Gu hadn't sent anyone over yet. When Jingyi hurried back, she had a strange look on her face: "Something happened, something big happened."

"What happened? Did Xiaoqing not be allowed to go to the main courtyard again?" Hongxia said in panic.

"What, something happened to the eldest girl." Jingyi drank a cup of cold tea in one gulp and then said:

"I went to spread the soil early in the morning, and as soon as I entered the eldest girl's yard, what did you say I saw?

The second steward was stripped naked and hung from the eaves of the eldest girl's boudoir. I was so frightened at the time that I would grow needle eyes, it was really untimely."

Uh! It's really a big deal.

"Hongxia, tell me, is it between the second manager and the eldest girl..." Jingyi tilted her head and analyzed.

"Impossible. The eldest girl is strong-willed and stubborn, and her eyes are too high. How could she care about the second-in-command?" Hongxia immediately stopped Jingyi:

"Please stop talking nonsense, or you may get into trouble."

An Xiaoqing also felt that there was something fishy about this matter, but she really wanted to see what Huang's expression looked like now. It was indeed the law of heaven and there was no retribution.

"Xiaoqing, you..." Hongxia asked An Xiaoqing hesitantly.;;
Chapter completed!