Xiao Yunying was unusually sharp-tongued, but she did it on purpose.
These words made the faces of the people outside the door visibly turn ugly, especially the lady, whose face was so black it looked like ink could drip from it.
The old woman was equally furious, pointing her finger at her and saying, "Why do you speak so viciously..."
Xiao Yunying slapped away the nanny's outstretched hand with disdain: "I was just expressing my guesses and raising questions appropriately, I didn't curse anyone."
Besides, if you had any manners and didn't put on airs in other people's homes, and were even a little more polite, I wouldn't have made this assumption.
The old woman was about to say something when the lady behind her finally spoke up: "Enough."
The woman tried to soften her expression, but her tone remained harsh, clearly indicating she was struggling to control her emotions: "Even though Luo Lin and I are divorced, I am still the mother of several children. There is no provision in the laws of this country that prohibits divorced women from seeing their children..."
Xiao Yunying interrupted impatiently, "I didn't say you couldn't look after the child. Don't accuse me of anything. I've already said that the Luo family isn't home right now. They've gone back to the capital to pay respects to their ancestors and will be back by tomorrow at the latest. Come back in a couple of days."
"You won't listen to me, and you didn't even explain why you're here, just spouting useless nonsense. Don't blame me for losing patience."
The lady's face darkened again, and she paused before saying, "Of course I know they went back to the capital to pay respects to their ancestors, and I also know they will be back soon. I just arrived a day earlier than them."
She heard in the capital that the entire Luo family had returned to their residence to pay respects, so she stayed for a few days. However, she was unable to enter the Luo residence twice, and she did not even get to see the children.
They didn't say she couldn't see the child; they just said the household was busy with various matters related to ancestor worship and it was inconvenient to receive guests, leaving her with no reason to even complain to her superiors.
After all, the ancestors of the Luo family all sacrificed their lives for the country, and she was previously the daughter-in-law of the Luo family. If something were to happen at this time, everyone would only say that she disrespected the ancestors of the Luo family, and that it was her problem, not the Luo family's problem.
My reputation has already been ruined because of the divorce. All sorts of bad rumors have been circulating for years. Only in the last two years have I managed to salvage it a little through various maneuvers and efforts to build good relationships. I can't let this matter ruin it any further.
If possible, she didn't want to have anything to do with the Luo family anymore.
However, she couldn't resist her husband's urging and she did miss the children, so she could only take the advice of her maid and come here early to wait for the Luo family to return. That way, she might be able to see the children and ease the tension with the Luo family.
Xiao Yunying asked in confusion, "Then why didn't you come back with the Luo family's carriage, but instead arrived before them?"
The woman couldn't think of a good reason for a moment and was speechless for a while. It was her nanny who spoke up in time: "General Luo's carriage broke down and stopped in the middle of nowhere. He sent someone to fetch a new carriage, which delayed things a bit, so he will be a day later than us."
After the old woman finished speaking, she exchanged a glance with her mistress, it was unclear what message they were conveying.
"Really?" Xiao Yunying remained skeptical.
Do these people think they're stupid? They think they can't see through such obvious eye contact?
The old woman maintained her composure and didn't say anything more. She couldn't very well tell the truth that her mistress had deliberately set off before the Luo family, hoping to arrive here early and move in to wait.
The lady knew in her heart that if she arrived later than the Luo family, she would definitely not be able to stay.
She just hadn't expected the time to be so tight. They had only been gone for two days when the Luo family set off. After receiving the news, she had no choice but to speed up. She had suffered a lot while rushing, and she was only one day ahead of them.
Fortunately, we arrived earlier than them anyway, so now we just need to move in.
Xiao Yunying saw the luggage tied to the back of the carriage: "You know the Luo family hasn't returned yet, what are you doing here so early? Do you want to stay at my house?"
Seeing the undisguised reluctance and rejection on her face, the lady could only restrain herself and soften her voice: "I just miss the children. I'll only stay here for a few days to spend some time with them before leaving. I won't bother you for too long."
Xiao Yunying stared at her without saying a word.
She didn't believe that maternal love was what prompted this person to come and see the children.
At the time, the Luo family was only subjected to confiscation of their property and exile, not execution of the entire family. Moreover, it was only for a year, yet she couldn't bear it for even a moment longer and abandoned her children to escape the disaster.
And since then, no one has been sent to comfort the children.
Now that the Luo family has been exonerated, Luo Sheng's military achievements have propelled him to higher and higher official positions. Without even asking, one can imagine that his influence in the court is now considerable.
This woman suddenly appeared, using the excuse of missing her child to arrive at her home before the Luo family's carriage.
It's hard not to suspect that she didn't even see the children in the capital, which is why she came up with this idea. She wanted to move into her own home first, and with her status as the children's biological mother backing her up, and since they are all people who care about their reputation, the Luo family wouldn't forcefully kick her out when they returned.
Xiao Yunying didn't ask whether the Luo family knew that they were going to move in.
Firstly, I felt that even if I asked them, they might not tell the truth.
Secondly, because... she thought that this person was, after all, the children's biological mother, and she noticed that the children rarely mentioned her before, and when they did mention her once or twice, they seemed unwilling to talk about it.
But she was, after all, the children's biological mother. Children often don't express their true feelings, and she really didn't know what the children thought of their biological mother.
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