As if realizing her lapse, Aunt Liu turned around again, her face covered with tears. She stepped forward suddenly, hugged Chu Qian, and cried loudly in her ear, "Qian'er, I'm sorry.
, Mom, did you scare me?"
Chu Qian trembled when she hugged her, and subconsciously reached out to touch her back, comforting: "No, mother... don't be too sad."
Hearing her painless comfort, Aunt Liu's eyes darkened. As early as after Chu Ying's incident happened, she had already discovered that Chu Qian didn't kiss her that much. But it was only at this moment that she was really sure that the other party was not.
She didn't take her to heart. Even though women had changed a lot, Chu Qian's changes really chilled her.
Despite this, there was still no change on her face, and she continued to cry and complain to Chu Qian: "When the Lord of Huating County comes back this time, your father will sacrifice us in order to please her. Mother is not afraid of anything except that he will do it to please her."
The county master will treat you and Ying'er harshly if he pleases, so we must act first to prevent your father from making any mistakes."
Hearing the word "we", Chu Qian twitched the corner of her mouth, realizing that she was about to be used again. She pushed Aunt Liu away and asked pretending to be confused: "Why strike first? My daughter doesn't understand what mother means."
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Aunt Liu wiped the tears from her face and looked at her with a smile, "The county master always loves you. Go find her and beg her to tell me to let your sister go."
No matter how mentally prepared Chu Qian was, she was still frightened by her bold idea at this moment. She was asked to beg the head of Huating County. It was a shame she could think of it!
Seeing Chu Qian's eyes widening and looking reluctant, Aunt Liu's face darkened and she said displeasedly: "You dare to even do such a thing as delivering a letter to your sister, but now I want you to do a little favor.
You wouldn’t be unwilling, would you?”
When the word "delivery" was mentioned, Chu Qian's body trembled unconsciously. She still remembered that her mother caught her back that day, and she hit her palm ten times with a ruler. Her hand is still faintly
It hurt, of course she knew that this was her mother's way of loving her, but she didn't like it.
"As long as I can help my mother and sister, I'm willing to do anything." Chu Qian carefully tried to please her, hiding her slightly trembling palms behind her back.
Aunt Liu smiled contentedly and reached out to touch her head, "Good child."
The mother and daughter hugged each other and cried bitterly. One was crying that he had exhausted all his abilities and even wanted to take advantage of his daughter. The other was crying that his future was uncertain, but he had a mother like this.
That afternoon, Chu Qian was dressed up carefully by Aunt Liu, and then hesitantly walked to the room of the Huating County Master. She didn't know whether to say she was lucky or not, but she met Chu Ling within a few steps.
, the other party happened to be looking for his mother, and he saw her sneaking around outside the yard at a glance.
"Qian'er, what are you doing here?"
Chu Ling greeted her and strode up to her.
After the brother and sister hadn't seen each other for a long time, he realized that Chu Qian had grown a lot taller and was now a little adult.
Chu Qian stood in front of him, rubbing the hem of her clothes nervously. She had been afraid of this big brother since she was a child, because he was always smart and could always see through other people's thoughts easily.
Seeing that she didn't answer, Chu Ling glanced at the yard and said coldly: "Are you here to find my mother?"
Soon, he understood, "Did your mother ask you to come?"
Chu Qian trembled in fright and quickly waved her hands, "No, no, I came here myself."
Chu Ling raised his eyebrows slightly and said jokingly: "So your mother asked you to come?"
Chu Qian also knew that she couldn't hide it from him, so she lowered her head feebly, "Brother, since you know everything, can you teach me what to do?"
She didn't want to offend her mother, but how could the head of Huating County not guess something that even Chu Ling could see through at a glance?
If she really goes, she will undoubtedly use her status as a junior to force the Huating County Lord to make a compromise. Based on the current mood of the Huating County Lord, she will undoubtedly seek death.
Chu Ling was originally too lazy to get involved in Aunt Liu's affairs, but when he saw Chu Qian's troubled face, he thought about what Chunfen said before, that the entire Chu family felt that he was partial to Chu Ying, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh. He looked at it intently.
Looking at Chu Qian, her tone became gentler, "If you don't want to go, don't go."
Chu Qian looked at him, her eyes couldn't help but turn red, "But what should I explain to you?"
Chu Ling raised his eyebrows, "If I'm not wrong, your mother asked you to come here, either for Xiuxiu or for Ying'er. You can say that the former is because the Lord of Huating County doesn't want to see you, and the latter..." He
He sneered, with a cold look on his brows, "You ask her to come directly to me. If she is too lazy to discipline her daughter, I can come and help her."
Although his voice was not loud, Chu Qian was still startled by the chill in his words.
If he is really allowed to take charge of it, Ying'er will suffer even less good things!
She swallowed nervously and struggled: "Then...how should I explain to my mother what happened to you?"
With Aunt Liu's temperament, I'm afraid she would be suspicious that she didn't want to go to the Huating County Lord and deliberately came to Chu Ling to complain. Even if she was covered in words, she wouldn't be able to explain!
Seeing that this was all she was worried about, Chu Ling laughed and said, "You don't have to worry about this at all. Do you think your mother won't send someone to keep an eye on you when she calls you over?"
Chu Qian was startled, and then her hair stood on end. In other words, the news about her meeting Chu Ling had probably reached her mother's ears. It was useless for her to still be hesitant here, fearing that her mother would not believe what she said.
Seeing her silence, Chu Ling thought for a while and took the initiative: "If you are really scared, I can send you back in person."
Anyway, Aunt Liu and Chu Ying had been in trouble so many times during the equinox, and he hadn't given him a direct warning, so now was a good opportunity.
Chu Qian didn't expect him to be so interested, and was a little surprised for a moment, "But... won't this waste your time?"
I saw him coming in a hurry just now. He obviously had something important to do. I didn't expect that he would send her back in person to avoid her being punished.
Until this moment, she vaguely remembered that Chu Ling seemed to have always been so gentle to her and Yinger, but outsiders thought he was more nervous about Yinger, and she felt the same way. Over time, she ignored his feelings towards Yinger.
The good thing about her is that no matter how good he is to her, she will always think that her elder brother's favorite person is Ying'er, not her.
Chu Ling smiled, probably influenced by the Spring Equinox, and rarely showed a soft side when facing his sister, "Brother, how can I not have time to accompany my sister? What's more, this matter happened because of your sister-in-law, I
It’s time to go to your mother and explain things clearly.”