Chapter 298: Simply Desperate
He Chunhua coughed twice excitedly, and her pale face finally showed some color.
She covered her chest and explained anxiously, "My Lady, you misunderstood. I have never dreamed of entering the General's Mansion."
She didn't want to go to the General's Mansion, and the Marquis' Mansion was even more impossible for her, so the only option left was the Yan family.
The Yan family is now a merchant family, and there are not so many rules and regulations, so it is not a big deal to have one more child.
However, my eldest cousin just got married last year and has only one daughter. My second and third cousins are not married yet, so it is not appropriate to adopt the child under anyone's name.
If he refused, he would not be able to obtain household registration. Not only would he not be able to take the imperial examinations, but it would also be difficult for him to settle down and buy property elsewhere after he came of age.
Since Mrs. Li had opened her mouth, I thought her intention was definitely not just to ensure that her child would have enough food to eat in the future.
As a parent, how can we not hope that our son will become successful in the future?
Song Yanxi was just considering how to tell He Chunhua when she heard her say, "Princess, just take him back and make him a servant or something. Even if it's just sweeping the floor or guarding the door, at least he can have something to eat."
After saying so much in one breath, she was so tired that she leaned against the head of the bed, gasping for breath, her face pale.
He looked weak, as if he was about to faint.
Not missing the fear in He Chunhua's eyes when she spoke, Song Yanxi asked, "What are you afraid of?"
What on earth had happened, or had she offended some powerful person, that forced a mother to take the risk of entrusting her child to someone she had only just met?
Song Yanxi has never been a mother, but she is a daughter and can understand the love a mother has for her child.
If He Chunhua had not been forced into a desperate situation, if she could have seen a glimmer of hope, she would not have done so.
What exactly scared her so much?
How could she be sure that she was able and willing to protect Li Zhuang?
He Chunhua closed her eyes, tears streaming down her cheeks, not knowing how to start.
Before Song Yanxi could ask anything else, an angry child's voice came from outside the window.
"Bad woman, don't bully my mother!"
Because he was too worried that He Chunhua would be bullied, Li Zhuang jumped down from the chair he was using as a footstool, limped in from the door, and tried to push Song Yanxi with a flushed face.
He Chunhua weakly called out, "Zhuangzhuang."
She didn't say anything, just called out softly, and Li Zhuang stopped moving, standing in place and staring at Song Yanxi vigilantly.
But his eyes were like his mother's, rabbit eyes. Even when they were wide open, there was no sign of ferocity on his face except innocence.
Song Yanxi curled her lips helplessly and said sincerely: "Mrs. Li raised her son to be very obedient."
Li Zhuang snorted and muttered, "I don't need your praise."
He refuted because he didn't like Song Yanxi, and spoke in a low voice because he didn't want to make his mother angry.
He knew that everything Brother Chang Jiu said was just to coax him.
He also knew that his mother was probably suffering from an incurable disease and was going to die.
When the neighbor lady threw steamed buns over the wall, she told him that if his mother died, he would never see her again, just like his father.
He didn't want his mother to die. He had nothing but his mother.
But these bad guys still chase them home and bully them. How hateful!
Li Zhuang was so angry that his eyes turned red, his fists were clenched tightly together, and the look he gave Song Yanxi could almost be described as hatred.
He opened his mouth to say something, but his peripheral vision caught He Chunhua's angry eyes, and he said a little aggrievedly: "Mother, none of these princesses are good people!
They all want to bully you, they..."
"Shut up!"
He Chunhua coughed violently twice in excitement, and finally suppressed the blood and energy rising in her throat. She said weakly, "Zhuangzhuang, apologize."
Li Zhuang said with a stern face, "I won't."
"You... cough cough!" He Chunhua coughed so hard that she was out of breath and couldn't even utter a complete sentence.
Li Zhuang trotted forward and quickly raised his sleeve to wipe the blood from the corner of her mouth, but she turned her head away.
"mother……"
"Don't...don't call me mom."
Upon hearing this, Li Zhuang's raised hand froze in place, and his chubby round face was full of helplessness.
Realizing why He Chunhua was angry, he immediately turned to look at Song Yanxi and said without hesitation: "I'm sorry, I was wrong."
"What's wrong?"
"Wrong..." Li Zhuang couldn't answer.
He didn't think he was wrong either.
The reason why I admitted my mistake so readily was because I was afraid that she would be angry.
But when He Chunhua saw him like this, she became even angrier.
Seeing her clutching her chest, her lips trembling with anger and unable to speak, Song Yanxi said, "It's a great honor to admit your mistakes and then improve."
He Chunhua glanced at her son and said nothing.
However, Li Zhuang understood her thoughts from her eyes, moved his lips, and bowed to Song Yanxi with his hands folded.
He said word by word with great force: "Princess, Zhuangzhuang is wrong."
You can tell that he really means it sincerely.
Looking at his mother's pale face, Li Zhuang clenched his fists and asked, "You are a doctor, can you..."
He Chunhua interrupted him and said softly, "Zhuangzhuang, go find my favorite dress. I'll make you some Yangchun noodles later."
After all, he was still a child. When Zhuangzhuang heard that his favorite plain noodles were available, he immediately ran over to open the cupboard to look for clothes.
"You..." Looking at He Chunhua who had barely recovered some energy, Song Yanxi wanted to persuade her to lie down and have a good rest.
But just as she opened her mouth, she heard her whisper: "Princess, I don't have time."
He Chunhua looked at Zhuangzhuang who was busy searching with reluctance and murmured, "I hope this child can grow up safely."
"Yes."
"Princess, you..." He Chunhua's eyes flashed, full of disbelief.
Song Yanxi said, "Before I inform my elders, I can't make any more promises except to protect this child and let him grow up safely."
He Chunhua cried with joy, and quickly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and said, "That's enough, that's enough."
Seeing that her complexion was much better than before, Song Yanxi couldn't feel happy at all.
That pill was far from having the effect it has today.
It looks more like...
A last glimmer of light.
Song Yanxi lowered her voice and said, "Please extend your hand, Madam."
Noticing the changes in her body, He Chunhua smiled and shook her head, politely declining, "No thanks."
She paused, then asked, "Does the princess have anything to ask me?"
Without waiting for Song Yanxi to speak, she continued, "I was so sick before that I couldn't get out of bed. I only know that Princess Shihan gave me a lot of medicine to drink, sometimes several times a night."
"She's absolutely crazy."
She feeds him several times a day. Is she testing medicine or feeding him like a meal?
It's simply insane!
Seeing the genuine anger in Song Yanxi's eyes, He Chunhua's eyes flickered slightly, but in the end she said nothing.
Not wanting to disturb the little time left for the mother and son to spend together, Song Yanxi turned around and said goodbye. When she left, she did not forget to take the handkerchief wrapped in the medicine residue that Li Zhuang had thrown at the door.
What she didn't know was that as soon as she walked out the door, He Chunhua called Li Zhuang to her side.
She fished out a rough-stitched purse from under her pillow, which was obviously made overnight. She placed it in Li Zhuang's hand and said in a serious voice, "Zhuangzhuang, you must remember every word that mother says next. You must not forget it for a single moment."
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