Chapter 177 Isn't it normal for me to hate you?
Zhichun quickly lowered her head and admitted her mistake.
But this only made her more worried.
All three sons of that family are unmarried!
Setting off again, Yun Zhao rode his tiger at the back of the group, blocking the oxcart.
Perhaps because of the tiger's presence, the Ling family and the Xu family mother and daughter were very quiet all morning.
During the lunch break, Lin Shujing suddenly came to find Yun Zhao.
Yun Zhao was squatting by the fire, fiddling with something.
Seeing that she was alone there, Lin Shujing came over and squatted down beside her.
"Zhaozhao, you've always been in poor health. How are you feeling on the road to exile?"
Um?
Yun Zhao looked at her with some curiosity. What was this woman, who was all talk and no action, up to now?
Yun Zhao subtly observed her, which made Lin Shujing inexplicably nervous.
After a long pause, she suddenly grinned and said, "Zhaozhao is great!"
"Yes, is that so..."
Lin Shujing felt that something was not quite right, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.
"Zhaozhao, Mother remembers that you love licorice plums the most. I heard that the plums in Jiangnan are delicious. When we get to Suzhou, Mother will have someone buy some for you, okay?"
Yun Zhao: ...
What's wrong with someone who calls their mother "Mom" the moment they open their mouth?
"Auntie, you're so strange! Where is Zhao Zhao's mother?"
Yun Zhao looked at her innocently and pointed at Xu Qingyi, who was getting off the oxcart.
She then lowered her head and continued fiddling with it, muttering dissatisfaction under her breath.
"And Zhaozhao doesn't like plums!"
She was in poor health from birth and often needed medication.
Later, when she was five years old, something happened at the Prince of Jin's mansion. For a long time, she was so afraid that her health deteriorated.
When her mouth tastes bitter, she likes to eat some licorice plums.
But when she was eight years old, Ling Xuerou deliberately swallowed a plum and almost choked to death.
Afterwards, Ling Xuerou falsely accused her of forcibly stuffing it into her mouth.
In a fit of anger, Lin Shujing demanded that she eat all the licorice plums in the storeroom.
That time, it almost cost Yun Zhao his life.
From then on, Yun Zhao would feel nauseous at the sight of licorice, let alone eat licorice plums.
Lin Shujing's smile froze, and she gave a couple of awkward chuckles.
But no matter how unhappy she was, she could only swallow it down.
"What does Zhaozhao want to eat? You should know that your father knows the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner of Jiangnan."
Once we get to Suzhou, we can buy whatever we want to eat, no matter how much money Li Peiwen left for us.
"Those funds will all run out eventually. Once we get to Lingnan, it'll all come down to who has the stronger backing."
Yun Zhao lowered his eyes, pondering the reason why she suddenly came to show him goodwill.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Lin Shujing continued, "Zhaozhao is still young and doesn't know how dangerous this is."
But you need to understand one thing: the reason you're living comfortably now is because the officials exiled to you have been lenient with you.
But look at Mother's side, those officials are all very respectful. That's the difference between exile and exile.
Only when you have power will people fear and respect you. Your mother is telling you all this because she feels sorry for you being so young.
Don't argue with your father anymore. Come back. Your mother is here, and your father isn't angry with you anymore.
As long as you come back, your mother will still spoil you as before, and you can live a good life just like you did in the capital!
Yun Zhao finally understood.
Ling Ruofeng probably values her ability to raise tigers and wants her to return to the Ling family.
It seems that Wei Jingchen's tactic of sowing discord has worked.
"But Xue'er doesn't like me...and you even insulted my uncle!"
Yun Zhao pouted and glared at her unhappily.
"I'm not going. I'm a proud girl, and I don't want Xue'er to say that Zhaozhao is trying to curry favor. Humph!"
Yun Zhao deliberately raised his voice, holding his small medicine cup, turned his head, and faced Lin Shujing with his backside.
She would do this to herself whenever she threw a tantrum, and whenever this happened, Lin Shujing would let her calm down.
But this time, she couldn't just leave like that.
"Zhaozhao, Xue'er, she..."
"Lin Shujing! What are you doing here?!"
Before Lin Shujing could finish speaking, Xu Qingyi's voice came from not far away.
She practically sprinted over, shoving Lin Shujing aside, and like a mother hen protecting her chicks, she completely shielded Yun Zhao.
"What's wrong with you, woman? How dare you bully a child while our family isn't here!"
When Xu Yifei returned from gathering firewood, he heard his sister say "bullying a child" from afar, and he was immediately enraged.
He abruptly dropped the firewood in his hand, rushed forward, scooped up Yun Zhao with one hand, and shielded his sister behind him with the other.
"Are you looking for a fight?!"
He was so tall that when he stood there, he almost completely blocked out the light!
Lin Shujing was so frightened that she backed away repeatedly: "I was just chatting with Zhaozhao, what are you doing!"
"Isn't your Ling family supposed to be very arrogant? What's there to talk about? Get out of here!"
Xu Yifei cursed viciously.
Ling Xuerou turned her attention back to the Wei family and then realized that her house had almost been robbed.
She rushed over and helped Lin Shujing up.
"Mother, are you alright? You've gone too far! Yun Zhao, I know you hate me,
But how could you treat your mother like this? Even if she's not your biological mother, she took good care of you for five years!
Ling Xuerou immediately began to blame Yun Zhao, but little did she know that Yun Zhao was tilting his head to look at her instead.
"You wronged me and spoke ill of my parents and uncle. Isn't it normal for me to dislike you?"
Ling Xuerou's expression immediately changed, and she retorted, "What nonsense are you talking about? When have I ever done such a thing!"
"Then tell me, why should I hate you?"
"I... Mother, we won't associate with such unreasonable people. Xue'er will take you back!"
Ling Xuerou knew she was in the wrong and only wanted to leave with her mother as soon as possible.
Yun Zhao puffed out her little chest and proudly raised her head: "See, you know you lied, you can't argue with me now!"
"I simply don't deign to argue with you; it would be beneath my dignity!"
Ling Xuerou fled with her mother as if they were escaping.
Ling Ruofeng sat not far away, watching the mother and daughter return in a disheveled state, and couldn't help but frown.
"What's going on? Didn't I tell you to smooth things over with that girl? Why is it getting worse?"
"My husband..."
Lin Shujing felt wronged. She had already humbled herself, so why was she being blamed?
“Father, this has nothing to do with Mother. It's Yun Zhao who went too far.”
Xu Yifei almost hit my mother! This is clearly a blatant disgrace to the Ling family!
Ling Xuerou knew that Ling Ruofeng cared most about his reputation.
She shifted the topic to the Ling family's reputation, and Ling Ruofeng's face instantly darkened.
"Once we get to Suzhou, we'll make them regret it!"
Ling Xuerou lowered her eyes secretly, feeling incredibly pleased.
"By the way, what's going on with you? Wasn't Xu Qingshi exiled with the Xu family? How come she didn't know that the tiger was raised by Yun Zhao?"
Ling Ruofeng suddenly spoke, his gaze fixed on Ling Xuerou.
Whether Xu Qingshi was unaware, or whether it was as Yun Zhao and Wei Jingchen said, remains to be seen.
Ling Xue Rou was worried that her affections would be stolen, so she conspired with Xu Qing Shi to deceive him?
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