This courtyard is not too out of the way. What is surprising is that the courtyard is surprisingly large and the layout is quiet and elegant. However, the further you go in, the more desolate it becomes.
It looks like a scene that was very prosperous for a while and then declined.
In the memory of the original owner, there were indeed several glorious years here. During that time, they were the happiest years that the original owner had lived. Later, when she met Dongfang Yan, she thought her life would always be so happy and fulfilling.
But later, reality gave her a loud slap in the face.
The day her mother fell out of favor, they lost everything.
How beautiful you are when you are favored, but how miserable you are when you fall out of favor.
After entering Hanshuang Garden, Yun Chan didn't see a single person again.
It looked like she was leaving her mother to fend for herself.
When she walked to the door of a dilapidated bedroom and opened the door, Yun Chan saw a woman dressed as a maid lying on the bed inside, sleeping.
This is the maid from the original mistress's concubine, named Ruyan.
How dare you lie down on your master's bed and sleep openly like this in broad daylight?
Seeing this scene, Wan Tang was also very angry.
In the past, when a young lady was not married, she could still look after her more or less, so that her wife would not go hungry, and someone would take care of her three simple meals a day.
Now, once the young lady leaves the house, the madam will probably be completely left alone.
"You, get up quickly!"
Before Yun Chan made a move, Wan Tang stepped forward, grabbed Ru Yan's wrist and pulled it up hard.
"You are so brave. You dare to sleep in the master's bed. Aren't you afraid that the Prime Minister will beat you to death if he finds out?"
Ruyan was suddenly pulled up, and she was still a little dizzy. She opened her eyes in a daze and saw Yun Chan and Wan Tang standing in front of the bed. Her expression changed slightly, and she quickly got out of bed.
While getting dressed, he explained: "I was very tired from working last night. Madam asked me to rest here. Miss, please don't think too much. If you go out and talk nonsense, you will be wronged..."
Yun Chan ignored Ru Yan and looked around the room. Except for a bed and a few old tables and chairs, there was nothing else.
This is the room of the original owner's mother. She has been ill in bed all year round, but she is not in the room at this time. Where can she go?
Wan Tang also noticed this and quickly asked: "Where is Madam?"
"Husband... Madam, she..."
Ruyan hesitated, a trace of panic flashed across his face, and he didn't say where the lady was for a long time.
Only then did Yun Chan's eyes fall on her.
The intense gaze made Ruyan feel breathless.
Why did the eldest lady suddenly become so scary?
Without speaking, just looking at her made her feel like she had nothing to hide.
"Madam, she said...she liked peace and quiet, so...she moved to the back courtyard by herself."
"What?"
Wan Tang's eyes widened angrily: "Did you ask Madam to move to the room where the slaves live?"
"Wantang, what do you mean by this? Madam is willing to move there herself. I am just a slave. Can I still be Madam's master?"
Ruyan was not to be outdone, and as soon as she laid eyes on Yunchan, she couldn't help but lower her head in panic.
This young lady seems to have changed.
The eyes are so scary.
If she knew that Madam did not move to the slave's room at all, but...
It's better to find a chance to escape quickly. Anyway, she will come home today and have to leave in the evening. When she leaves, she can still continue to live a comfortable and comfortable life in this frost courtyard.
"Okay, okay, madam is in the side courtyard. I can take the young lady there."
After saying that, Ruyan hurriedly walked to the door.
Seeing this, Wan Tang and Yun Chan had no choice but to follow immediately.
When they arrived at the side courtyard, Ruyan stood aside and pointed to one of the rooms. When Yunchan and Wantang walked over, she quickly turned around and ran away without looking back.
Hearing the noise, Wan Tang cursed angrily.
Yun Chan just looked at it indifferently and said: "Don't worry, I can run on the first day of junior high school but not on the fifteenth day."
After saying that, he strode towards the room.
When I opened the door, a musty smell came.
It was empty inside, not even a bed.
However, there was no one inside at all.
"Ruyan lied?"
Wan Tang subconsciously thought that Ru Yan had deceived them.
At this time, I suddenly heard movement from the woodshed next to me.
The two of them quickly went over and opened the door to take a look.
I saw someone inside.
I thought that the room just now was in an unimaginable difference, but what I saw in front of me was even more shocking.
It was cold and damp, and there was still no bed, a thin layer of hay and a few thin clothes.
In the corner, a thin figure was kneeling on the ground washing something.
When she heard the noise, she slowly turned her head and took a look.
"Chan'er."
Ye Jingshu recognized her daughter at a glance, with a smile on her pale and haggard face: "My Chan'er is back. Come quickly, come to Mom, let Mom take a good look at her."
She spoke with some difficulty.
Yun Chan moved slightly, and after a moment, she walked over quickly.
She pulled Ye Jingshu up from the ground and helped her to sit on a broken chair with only three legs aside.
Her hands were so cold that there was no warmth at all.
"Madam, what are you washing?"
Wan Tang ran to take a look and found that the things in the basin did not look like the lady's own, and she couldn't help but feel strange.
Over the years, Madam has sometimes had to do things by herself, but the things in the basin don't look like they belong to Madam.
"I have nothing to do, so I'll help with some laundry."
Ye Jing said calmly.
Only after she washed did she have something to eat.
But she didn't say this because she didn't want to worry her daughter.
When Wan Tang took it out of the basin and took a look, she was immediately furious: "This is... Ruyan's clothes!"
She walked out angrily: "I'm going to catch her and beat her to death. That's too much!"
Yun Chan ignored her and let her go.
Ye Jingshu shook her head helplessly: "This girl is still so impulsive."
It can be seen that she has long been accustomed to this kind of life.
Ye Jingshu took Yun Chan's hand, looked at her carefully for a while, and then said happily: "It seems that Chan'er is living a good life after marrying her, which is better than staying in the prime minister's house, so my mother is relieved."
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"What about you?" Yun Chan asked.
"Don't worry about Mom. Mom has been here for most of her life. Even though her health is not good, she can still survive. As long as you are good, Mom has nothing to ask for."
"..."
Yunchan didn't know what to say.
She looked at Ye Jingshu and saw something was wrong with just one glance.
It turned out that she did not suffer from any strange disease, but was cursed, which caused her appearance to decline in just a few years. She went from being an unparalleled beauty to being as old, weak, and withered as she is now.
In this deep compound, the methods are more sinister than the last.
"Chan'er, Mom is really fine. Mom is too lucky to die, and she still wants to live and protect you."
Ye Jingshu saw that Yunchan didn't say a word for a long time, thinking that she was worried about her, so she comforted her with a gentle voice, and her tone was particularly firm.
These words were meant for Yun Chan to hear, and even more so for herself.
After so many years, no matter how hard the days have passed, now that her daughter is married, she must live on tenaciously, not for anything else, but just because her daughter will still have her own mother waiting for her when she returns home.
Yun Chan didn't have much reaction to Ye Jingshu's words.
In fact, she is a cold-blooded person.
However, she can still distinguish between good intentions and bad intentions.
"You protect me?"
Yun Chan smiled silently and said in her heart, forget it, let me protect you.
Now that she has taken over the body of the original owner, she should be taken care of due to emotions and reasons.
"Don't worry, no one will dare to bully us in the future, and I will help you recover slowly."