When she had a high fever when she was a child, Yang was there to take care of her. When she was wronged, Yang held her in his arms and comforted her softly. When her grandmother punished her, Yang came to plead for her...
She respected and loved those who treated her as her mother, how could she not have any affection for them.
But this affection disappeared when Yang took off the painting and revealed to her the ferocious and terrifying face underneath.
What's ridiculous is that at the beginning, she also questioned Yang in the same way that Yang questioned her today, asking her if she didn't have any affection for her. Time has changed and things have changed, but the words are still the same, but the person who speaks and listens has changed.
All of them.
It was already dark when Xie Wu returned to the Cuizhu Courtyard, and Wu Qing was setting out food among the flowers. When she saw Xie Wu coming in, she hurriedly saluted her and said, "The girl is back."
Xie Wu smiled and nodded towards her, then stepped into the inner room.
Xie Feng went out to drink with his colleagues, and Xie Xu also went to the academy with Xie Shi. Only Chen was sitting in the room, slightly uneasy. Seeing Xie Wu come in, she hurriedly got up and greeted her.
"Ah Wu, you are back."
Xie Wu nodded lightly.
"Did you go to Tinglan Courtyard to see your second aunt? Does your second uncle really want to drive your second aunt to live in Xiyuan?" Mrs. Chen looked at Xie Wu and asked again.
Xie Wu's eyebrows moved. She raised her eyes and looked at Chen, but said nothing.
Ms. Chen felt a little uncomfortable when Xie Wu looked at her. She rubbed her hands, and then she stiffened her lips and said timidly, "I, I heard that there was quite a commotion at Tinglan Courtyard, so..."
Xie Wu frowned, but still didn't answer Chen's words.
When Xie Wu didn't answer, Mrs. Chen inevitably felt a little embarrassed.
"What do you want to say, mother?" Xie Wu looked at Chen calmly, her slender eyebrows slightly raised slightly.
"I just came back from the ancestral hall..." Mrs. Chen looked at Xie Wu and said hesitantly.
"So?" Xie Wu raised her eyebrows again.
Perhaps because Xie Wu's eyes were too cold and sharp, Chen suddenly couldn't say what she had prepared earlier. She hesitated for a long time, and finally gritted her teeth and said tentatively to Xie Wu, "Awu, your grandmother and the others
Do we really want to send Sister Yuan to Qingyun Temple?"
"What? Mother wants to plead for the second sister?" Xie Wu looked at Chen with a half-smile.
"No, no, I was just asking casually..." Looking at Xie Wu's half-smiling expression, Chen felt guilty inexplicably.
Xie Wu curled her lips indifferently, and suddenly, she raised her feet and walked indifferently in front of Mr. Chen. She walked to the table and sat down, and poured herself a cup of tea.
Xie Wu ignored her, and Mrs. Chen felt even more guilty.
Although Xie Wu is her daughter, she always feels as if she is a head shorter in front of her.
After Xie Wu took a sip of tea and her expression softened a lot, Mrs. Chen hesitantly sat next to her and mustered up the courage to speak cautiously, "Awu, I just feel that Sister Yuan is young and not sensible.
And, and she is your sister after all...so, I think, I think..."
"What do you want? You want me to go to my grandmother's house to intercede for her?" Xie Wu put down her teacup, raised her eyes and looked at Chen with a smile.
Xie Wu's words hit her mark, and Chen felt an inexplicable feeling of uneasiness and guilt in her heart. She clutched the handkerchief in her hand hard and did not dare to raise her head to look into Xie Wu's eyes for a long time.
She didn't speak, and Xie Wu just kept looking at her.
After a while, Mrs. Chen finally couldn't sit still anymore. She stiffly tugged at the corner of her mouth, then sat down opposite Xie Wu, and said to Xie Wu carefully, "I just saw that Sister Yuan was crying pitifully. She was in the ancestral hall just now."
I almost fainted, and, besides, she is your sister, and if something like this happens to her, your reputation will not be good, so, so..."
Xie Wu suddenly lowered her eyes and laughed.
"Ah, Ah Wu..." Xie Wu's sudden smile made Mrs. Chen feel even more embarrassed.
Xie Wu curved her lips and smiled again, but the eyes she looked at Chen were cold and without a trace of warmth. She looked at Chen with a ruthless face and said word by word, "Second sister, your mother must be thinking of herself!"
Having her daughter expose her thoughts in front of her, Chen was at a loss for a moment, her cheeks felt more like they were burned by fire, "Ah Wu, I, I just feel sorry for Sister Yuan..."
Xie Wu seemed not to notice Chen's embarrassment. She sneered and looked at Chen without saying anything.
Mrs. Chen's face turned red from suppressing it. After a long time, she gritted her teeth and whispered in defense of Xie Yuan and herself, "Ah Wu, although Ah Yuan acted inappropriately, she, she didn't do anything harmful to the world."
Xie Wu looked at Mrs. Chen, she smiled lightly and said in a cold voice, "Why didn't mother say these words to grandma?"
"I..." Mrs. Chen pursed her lips and was speechless.
How dare she say these words in front of the old lady.
If the old Marquis hadn't held the wedding ceremony for her and Brother Zheng first, the old lady would never have allowed her to come in.
Even though more than ten years have passed and she has given birth to a son and a daughter for Brother Zheng, the old lady still hates her because of what happened back then. Therefore, how could she dare to say these things in front of the old lady.
"Mother, have you ever thought about what would have happened to you if your father had not devoted himself to you and if your grandfather had not made the decision for you against all the odds?" Xie Wu looked at Mrs. Chen and suddenly raised the corners of her lips and said.
Chen's eyes moved, and then she lowered her head with a guilty conscience.
Seeing Chen Shixu's fear of speaking, Xie Wu raised her lips again, raised her eyebrows and said, "Not everyone is as lucky as my mother! But even if you are as lucky as your mother, haven't you been so lucky in the past ten years?
Have you never been able to catch my grandmother's eye? This time at my aunt's birthday party, the lady next to me didn't even joke with her? "
The corners of Chen's lips moved, and her face looked a little ugly.
"Mom, can't you calm down now? The Marquis of Wu'an once became the laughing stock of the capital for marrying you as his daughter-in-law. To this day, people still talk about it from time to time. That is to say, now that my father is being re-employed, and there is an aunt watching next to him,
Otherwise, what my mother heard today would be more than just a 'joke'." Xie Wu continued to look at her expressionlessly as if she didn't see her face, "So, my mother still thinks that she was
Is there nothing wrong with your actions?"
Being accused like this by her daughter, no matter how arrogant Ms. Chen was, she couldn't bear it anymore and her eyes were red. She pursed her lips hard, then gritted her teeth and said word by word, "Yes, what I did back then
There is something wrong, but I don’t regret it!”
Of course she knew that her actions back then would be criticized, but she didn't regret it at all. She was even glad that she was brave back then, because if it hadn't been like this, she would never have been able to marry Brother Zheng, nor would she be able to have a beautiful relationship with him.
We have been a couple for so many years!
Therefore, no matter how much the old lady hates and makes things difficult for her, no matter how much others ridicule and tease her, she can endure it!
She has no regrets at all!
"That's why I said, mother, you are lucky!" Xie Wu looked at Mrs. Chen with a slight smile on her lips.
Sometimes you have to admit that God will be particularly partial to some people. They can always get what they want effortlessly. If the second wife hadn't interfered with it, there is a high probability that Chen would have lived a safe and smooth life under Xie Zheng's wings.
Until old age...
Seeing the smile on Xie Wu's lips, Chen felt an inexplicable surge of bitterness and guilt in her heart.
In fact, she knew in her heart that the reason why she was able to live a happy life in Ningxia for so many years was because she cruelly abandoned Ah Wu in the Hou Mansion.
Over the years, Ah Wu must have been angered by the old lady because of her!
"Ah Wu, I'm sorry..." Finally, Chen said to Xie Wu with red eyes that she had been deeply regretful over the years.
Xie Wu smiled lightly, raised her eyebrows, and said in a clear voice, "Why is mother doing this?"
"Ah Wu..."
"Times are changing. I hope mother will remember what I said today. No matter what happens in the future, you will not regret it!" Xie Wu got up and walked directly outside.
"Ah Wu." Mrs. Chen quickly stood up and called her.
However, Xie Wu didn't even pause her steps and walked out of the inner room directly.
Wu Qing, who had been listening outside, saw Xie Wu coming out and said to her with a smile, "Girl, I asked the small kitchen to stew your favorite black-bone mushroom soup. Come over and try it."
Xie Wu slightly curved her lips and did not answer Wu Qing's words.
Wu Qing smiled brightly, and simply walked up to Xie Wu and held her arm, taking her to the Eight Immortals table to sit down. Then, she opened the lid of the bowl and personally filled a bowl of black chicken mushroom soup for Xie Wu, "This mushroom
Zhuangzi just sent it in. They said it was picked on the mountain today. It is fresh and perfect for making soup. You can try it."
Seeing the earnest smile on Wu Qing's face, Xie Wu curved her lips and followed her will, lowering her head to take a sip of the soup.
"How is it?" Wuqing asked eagerly.
"It tastes good." Xie Wu chuckled and uttered two words.
"Ah Wu." At this time, Mrs. Chen also walked out eagerly.
"Madam, the girl said that the black-bone mushroom soup stewed in the small kitchen is fresh. You should also try it together." Wu Qing said while generously serving Chen a bowl of soup.
Mrs. Chen followed Wu Qing's words and sat down.
The mother and daughter drank the soup in silence, no one spoke, and the atmosphere in the room became awkward for a while.
"By the way, girl, count the time. In two days, Aunt Liu and the others will arrive in the capital." Wu Qing interrupted with a smile at the right time.
Xie Wu nodded calmly.
However, after hearing what Wu Qing said, Mrs. Chen's face showed a rare expression of excitement.
Over the years, she has always relied on Nanny Liu to help her with everything. Ever since Nanny Liu returned to her hometown, she felt that everything was not going well. Especially after returning to the Hou Mansion, she always felt that she was walking on thin ice. If Awu hadn't been there, she would have
I really don't know if I can survive it.
"Girl, where do you think Nanny Liu should be placed most appropriately?" Wu Qing looked at Xie Wu with a smile and asked.
Chen frowned and was about to speak, but Wu Qing tugged hard on the corner of her clothes.
Aunt Liu is the wet nurse of the Chen family, so naturally she will be placed in the Chen family's house. Wu Qing just asked this question to break the awkward atmosphere between mother and daughter.
Sure enough, after hearing Wu Qing's words, Xie Wu curled her lips with a faint smile and said, "Mama Liu is mother's wet nurse, so she naturally has to stay with mother to take care of her. When she comes, you can
Let her get familiar with the environment, and then let her take care of all the affairs of Cuizhuyuan!"
"Yes, I understand." Seeing that Xie Wu was willing to answer his words, Wu Qing responded with a smile.
In her opinion, the madam is really too confused! The events of that year finally faded away, and the old madam stopped mentioning them for the sake of the prince and the girl. She actually gave up because of the two girls' few words of crying and begging.
Miss Yong, go and plead for mercy!
Does she think the rift with the girl is not deep enough?
Thinking of this, Wu Qing couldn't help but let out a long sigh in her heart.
When Nanny Liu comes, she must have a good talk with Nanny Liu, otherwise, if things go on like this, the girl will become cold sooner or later!