When Qiuqiu got home, she went straight to her room.
She also instructed Xiaofeng, "Guard the door and don't let anyone in! I need to go to the shrine to find something."
Xiao Feng: "Yes!"
Chiu Chiu focused her mind, closed her eyes, and in a flash, she arrived at the Divine Pavilion.
The second door to the temple has been opened, and the treasures inside are dazzling.
Chiu Chiu was in a hurry to find what she needed and didn't have time to look at the other treasures.
【Mirror of Memories, Mirror of Memories, where are you?】
There are just too many babies, and Chiu Chiu can't take them all in. She's so anxious she's scratching her head and cheeks.
Just then, a mirror flew in front of Chiu Chiu.
Chuchu excitedly grabbed the mirror and said, "You're the Memory Mirror, aren't you?"
The mirror nodded.
Chiu Chiu kissed the mirror and said, "Good girl! Show me the scene where my mom was robbed by robbers!"
The Memory Mirror spun a few times in the air, and then images slowly appeared inside.
As Xu Ruyun said, she and her maid were robbed on their way back from offering incense at the temple.
The robbers knocked the maid unconscious.
Just as the robbers were about to commit a crime against Xu Ruyun, a scholar-looking man appeared and knocked the robbers to the ground with a few punches and kicks.
Chiu Chiu leaned closer to look: "Isn't that Grand Tutor Chen? If I'm not mistaken, it was Grand Tutor Chen who saved Mother!"
The robbers didn't linger and left as soon as they saw people approaching.
Grand Tutor Chen took Xu Ruyun's pulse, then breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank goodness she's alright. Luckily I was passing by, otherwise..."
Just as Grand Tutor Chen was about to lift Xu Ruyun into the carriage, Qi Jiating ran over.
When Qi Jiating saw Chen Taifu embracing Xu Ruyun, he scolded him, "What are you doing!"
Grand Tutor Chen: "Yun'er fainted just now, but fortunately she is not seriously injured. I will take her home now."
Qi Jiating: "The Grand Tutor in the palace urgently needs to see you. You should go there quickly. Leave this to me!"
Grand Tutor Chen looked at Xu Ruyun with some unease and said, "But..."
Qi Jiating pretended to be angry and said, "I'm not some kind of thug, don't you trust me?"
Grand Tutor Chen had no choice but to say, "Alright! I'll leave this to you. Take good care of Yun'er and make sure she gets home safely."
Qi Jiating: "Don't worry!"
Grand Tutor Chen hurriedly left.
Then came the scene in Xu Ruyun's memory: when she woke up, she saw Qi Jiating standing by her side, and the robbers had been driven away.
Chirp: "I knew it! It turns out that scumbag dad was lying!"
The Mirror of Memories hovered around Chiu Chiu.
Chiu Chiu looked at herself in the mirror and said, "Memory Mirror, help me check out that part of my scumbag father's memory."
The Mirror of Memory nodded.
Chiu Chiu waved one hand in front of the mirror, and a scene appeared.
Qi Jiating was talking to the robbers in a secluded place.
How did this scumbag father end up with a robber?
Qi Jiating took out a bag of silver and gave it to the robber.
"Make sure this matter is handled properly! Remember, don't harm Xu Ruyun! When the time comes, I'll show up and beat you all away, then I can put on a hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress act. Hahaha!"
Chirp is angry.
[It turns out the robbers were orchestrated by her scumbag father! How despicable!]
The Mirror of Recollections began to speak: "That's right. Later, a different bandit leader came along, and they mistook Chen Taifu for Qi Jiating. When they saw someone coming, they thought their mission was complete and hurriedly left."
Chirp: "How awful!"
[How could they use such a method to harm Mother! She's still completely unaware. No, I have to find a way to let her know.]
Chuchu put the memory mirror back in its original place.
Chuchu: "Thank you, Memory Mirror!"
"You're welcome, Master!"
Chiu Chiu closed her eyes and returned to her room.
Chirp: "Little Phoenix!"
Xiao Feng ran into the room from outside and asked, "Master, how is it?"
Chirp: "I've found the truth! Like this..."
Chirp chirped a string of words into Little Phoenix's ear.
Xiao Feng listened and nodded.
After lunch, Qiuqiu started pestering her mother to let her watch a shadow puppet show.
Xu Ruyun couldn't refuse Qiuqiu, so she decided to take her outside to see a shadow puppet show.
Xiao Feng said, "Madam, I just happened to run into a shadow puppet troupe outside. Why don't we invite them to perform at our mansion? That way we won't have to go out, it'll be easier, and it'll be safer."
Xu Ruyun: "That would be perfect. Please invite them in!"
Xiao Feng: "Yes, Madam!"
Soon, the opera troupe was invited in.
Chiu Chiu prepared some melon seeds and ate them while watching.
Xu Ruyun's expression grew increasingly unpleasant as she looked at it.
[Can Mother understand this? This is a play I paid a fortune to have specially tailored for her!]
The stories in the shadow puppet show were based on her own experiences! However, during the period when her mother was knocked unconscious, I also had the troupe add details based on the facts.
[And the scene where the scumbag father pays the robbers to stage a scene—I've had the opera troupe fill in that too. Does Mom even understand my hints?]
Xu Ruyun was both angry and moved as she watched the shadow puppet show.
What angered her was that Qi Jiating had someone plot against her, and then he pretended to be a hero and save her.
Even their initial feelings for each other were fake!
The rescue was a hoax, and the rescue itself was a hoax! The entire marriage was nothing but a trap orchestrated by Qi Jiating!
How could Xu Ruyun not be angry?
What is touching is that, even though it was Grand Tutor Chen who saved him, he has never mentioned it over the years for the sake of his reputation, nor has he ever sought to repay the favor.
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