Chapter 485: Ungrateful Person
"Cui Yao, Yu'er kindly asked a doctor to treat your face, and you..."
In Qingfeng Temple, Madam Cui brought Cui Yu to see Cui Yao. She pursed her lips and said, "Cui Yao, the rumors outside are almost driving Yu'er to death. You must come home with me today!"
Only when Cui Yao returns home can the rumors outside be quelled. At that time, the rumors will no longer say that Cui Yu wants to harm Cui Yao, nor will they say that the Cui family is biased.
"Wasn't the green-waisted insect poison on my face caused by Cui Yu? I'm telling the truth. I don't know what the rumors are, but there's probably no smoke without fire."
Cui Yao wore a gauze scarf, but it still couldn't hide the bumpy scars on her forehead. Her clear eyes were calm and indifferent. After being hurt countless times, she would no longer expect some so-called family affection.
"It's all a misunderstanding." Mrs. Cui frowned and looked at Cui Yao in front of her. She couldn't help but think of the look three years ago when Cui Yao threatened to die. At that time, she really wanted to die.
If...my elder brother and sister-in-law hadn't come, Cui Yao would probably be a corpse now.
If I had known this would happen, I would have…
Mrs. Cui's eyes turned cold. She said, "Cui Yao, the Xiao family has been rehabilitated now. Do you think they will marry you again? As far as I know, the Xiao family has not sent anyone to the Cui family yet."
"Cui Yao, destroying Cui Yu won't do you any good at all. Either come back with me, or..."
"You want me to die, right?" Cui Yao took over Madam Cui's words and said coldly, "I should have died three years ago. If it weren't for my aunt's kindness, how could I have become a monk in peace and security?"
"The day I came to Qingfeng Temple, I never thought that the Xiao family would marry me again. But Cui Yu has been coming to Qingfeng Temple frequently in the past six months. Isn't it because he wants to use me to get close to the Xiao family?"
Cui Yao sneered. Sometimes she didn't say anything, but that didn't mean she was stupid. She sneered and said, "Madam Cui, if you really want Cui Yu's best interest, take her back home with you. Who knows, she might even find a good family to marry into."
'Pah.'
Mrs. Cui raised her hand and slapped Cui Yao with such force that she fell onto the table.
With a clang, the things on the table fell to the ground, and the scarf on Cui Yao's face fell off, revealing the scabbed wound.
"Cui Yao, don't forget who raised you for the past eighteen years." Madam Cui wiped her hands with a handkerchief and looked at her with disdain: "Look at what you look like now. Forget marrying into the Xiao family of the Marquis's Mansion. Even if you marry a servant, they will despise you for being ugly."
"As long as you are willing to help Yu'er clear the matter, I will definitely prepare a generous dowry for you in the future so that you won't be despised by your in-laws." Madam Cui threw the handkerchief she had used to wipe her hands in front of her. "Cui Yao, a good death is worse than a miserable life, right? You can't be a nun in Qingfeng Temple for the rest of your life."
"There's nothing wrong with being a nun. There's no intrigue. You just copy scriptures and do homework every day. You'll have peace of mind and there's no need to be disappointed." Cui Yao slowly stood up and looked up at Madam Cui. After giving up hope, she felt very calm after receiving the slap.
"You ungrateful thing." Madam Cui snorted coldly and ordered the maid beside her, "Take Cui Yao back to the Cui Mansion."
“No.” Cui Yao’s pupils shrank slightly, and she stepped back. Looking at the two burly women approaching, she looked a little panicked and said, “I’m a nun in Qingfeng Temple. Master Jinghui won’t let you take me away.”
Cui Yao staggered to her feet and ran outside.
Madam Cui came prepared, so how could she let Cui Yao leave? Two maids stepped forward, held Cui Yao down, and said, "Miss Yao, I'm sorry."
After she finished speaking, one of the maids stuffed the handkerchief into Cui Yao's mouth.
"What if you need to return home to recuperate? No matter what, you are still a girl from the Cui Mansion." Madam Cui looked at Cui Yao who was struggling desperately and said, "If you behave well, I will not hurt you. If you don't, you will suffer!"
"Um... um..." Cui Yao struggled violently.
'Snap'
The door of the Zen room was kicked open, and Mrs. Cui, who was about to leave, was startled.
When Xiao Jiuyue entered the room and saw Cui Yao being held by two maids with a handkerchief stuffed in her mouth, her eyes instantly turned cold. She walked forward but was stopped by Madam Cui, who asked, "Xiao Jiuyue?"
Mrs. Cui recognized Xiao Jiuyue at a glance. Xiao Jiuyue, whom she hadn't seen for a few years, looked even more beautiful than before. She said, "It's a misunderstanding. Yao'er didn't want to go home with me to get her face treated, so I..."
"Mrs. Cui." Xiao Jiuyue watched Donggui step forward and kick the old woman away, rescuing Cui Yao, and only then did she feel relieved.
The old woman who was kicked away crawled to Madam Cui and whispered, "Madam, she knows martial arts."
Madam Cui glanced at them and walked forward with a flattering smile on her face: "I always said that the Xiao family values friendship the most. What happened back then was because Cui Yao's father and I were confused and that's why we called off the marriage. Miss Xiao..."
"Since the marriage has been called off, why are you bringing it up again?" Xiao Jiuyue interrupted her directly, saying, "Mrs. Cui is not still thinking about marrying into the Xiao family, is she? I came here today just to visit Sister Cui. Sister Cui is forced to become a nun in Qingfeng Temple. It's so pitiful."
Xiao Jiuyue made her attitude clear. She asked, "Sister Cui, do you want to go back to the Cui family?"
"No." Cui Yao shook her head quickly. Her hand, which had just been tightly grasped by the old woman, was still painful, and her mouth still tasted of the handkerchief. She could feel that she would not have a good life if she returned to the Cui Mansion. She took a deep breath and said, "When I left the Cui Mansion, you said you would kick me out of the Cui family."
"I won't go back to the Cui family." Cui Yao pursed her lips and said, "The Xiao family will never marry into the Xiao family again, so just give up on this idea!"
"Yao'er." Mrs. Cui's expression changed slightly, but soon, a smile appeared on her face again. "We're family, so we shouldn't talk about different things. At that time, you didn't want to get married and wanted to wait for Xiao Jialing. We had no choice. We were afraid of delaying you, weren't we?"
Madam Cui sighed and said, "Yao'er, you are a girl from the Cui family. I am worried about your reputation, so I resorted to this desperate measure and forced you to go home first."
"You are worried about Sister Cui's face, why don't you punish the murderer who poisoned Sister Cui's face?" Xiao Jiuyue said.
Madam Cui's expression changed, and she continued, "Miss Xiao, the murderer is Yu'er's maid. I have already sold her out."
"Maid?" Xiao Jiuyue snorted softly, "Without the master's order, how could a maid be so bold as to harm the master of the mansion? Madam Cui, do you think I'm a fool?"
"No, absolutely not. Miss Xiao misunderstood." Madam Cui shook her head repeatedly, wiping away her tears, and said with a sincere look: "That maid just couldn't stand it..."
Xiao Jiuyue was too lazy to listen to Madam Cui's performance. She interrupted directly and said, "The maid can't stand Cui Yu. Why don't you harm Cui Yu but Cui Yao?"
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