"I understand what you mean. Take this money and use it for tea."
As she spoke, the old lady handed the waiter a piece of silver. The waiter tried to refuse, but the old lady stuffed it into his hand and said, "Go on with your work!"
"Father, Mother, you have no idea how awful that Yunniang is! I just went over to tell them that Qingqing had returned to the capital, and she actually pushed me into the latrine!"
When she saw her parents coming, Chi Ling'er burst into tears, feeling wronged.
In the past, the old lady would have scolded Yunniang, saying that she was ill-mannered and didn't know that scratching people was inappropriate.
But now, seeing her eldest daughter crying, Madam Chi felt that she deserved it.
Your daughter and her accomplices almost wiped out the entire family. Now you've used your connections to get them released, and you're even showing off in front of them. How can they not be angry? They'd be more than lenient if they pushed you into a cesspool.
"Ling'er, you've said before that they're difficult to talk to, so why did you go and provoke them?"
"I, I just..."
Chi Ling'er's eyes darted around as she tried to come up with a reason. But Old Master Chi said, "That Yunniang went too far! She actually pushed my precious daughter into the latrine! I'm going to settle the score with her right now!"
"I refuse to believe there is no justice in this world! I'm going to call the magistrate and ask that Yunniang why she treated my daughter like this!"
As Old Master Chi turned to leave, Old Madam Chi was taken aback at first, but then she understood. She stood up abruptly and said angrily, "You're right, they've really gone too far. I'm going to go and reason with them right now!"
Seeing the two old people about to go find Yunniang, Chi Ling'er was terrified and broke out in a cold sweat. She stood up abruptly, forgetting that she was still naked and soaking in the tub of water.
"Father, Mother, please don't go!"
Chi Ling'er is now starting to wonder if she has gone a little too far.
Otherwise, why would the two old people suddenly want to settle scores with Yunniang? Would she allow them to meet? Yunniang looks almost exactly the same as before she was lost; time hasn't left any marks on her.
The two of them could recognize each other at a glance. Would she allow this to happen?
"Ah, Ling'er, don't get up yet."
When Madam Chi turned her head, she saw her daughter standing naked in front of her, and her face turned pale with fright.
At this moment, Chi Ling'er also realized what was happening. She quickly sat down, hid herself in the bucket, and her mind raced. She said urgently, "They are really unreasonable. Father, Mother, you can't go over there."
Meeting the two elderly people's suspicious gazes, Chi Ling'er quickly said, "That cesspool is very deep. My daughter is young and can climb out. If you two go over there and Yunniang kicks you down into the cesspool, and something happens to you, how will my daughter live?"
Seeing her crying so pitifully, the two of them would have been moved if they hadn't known the truth.
At this moment, the two elderly people had extremely complicated feelings. For so many years, they had been searching for their youngest daughter, but they had never discovered that their eldest daughter was so hypocritical.
I don't know how they taught them back then, or why they raised such a person.
Was the disappearance of the youngest daughter really just an accident? Old Madam Chi recalled the events of that day: both daughters went out, but only the eldest daughter returned.
She was crying terribly, gasping for breath, saying she couldn't find her younger sister.
In the days that followed, the eldest daughter also searched frantically. What were they thinking at that time? They assumed the eldest daughter was feeling guilty, heartbroken over losing her younger sister.
But what about now? The two dared not think too deeply about it, nor did they want to pursue the matter any further. They didn't have many children to begin with, and their daughter had been with them for so many years.
"Father, Mother, I don't want anything to happen to you." Chi Ling'er cried her heart out. Old Madam Chi sighed, "Well, maybe we should just forget about it and not go."
Old Master Chi stiffened, but having grown accustomed to listening to Old Madam Chi's words over the years, he also stopped in his tracks.
"Father, Mother, let's go back to the capital! Qingqing has been taken away by the Crown Princess's people. I don't know how she is now. Qingqing has suffered a lot during this time."
Thinking of Chi Qingqing, the person they had cherished all these years, Old Madam Chi also wanted to see her. After hesitating for a moment, she nodded.
The two went back to pack their things, and Grandpa Chi asked suspiciously, "Are we just leaving like this? Aren't we going to see her?"
"Yunniang is probably still angry right now, so there's no point in us going over there."
Madam Chi looked worried. Now, thinking back to the things she had said to Han Luoxue and the others time and time again, she wished she could slap herself.
How could she have said those things about her daughter and granddaughter back then?
Chi Ling'er only has one daughter, and she's already grown up to be a bad child. But her Qiao'er has three children.
Madam Chi's eyes welled up with tears. She had only ever met Han Luoxue. She was a very opinionated and upright girl.
Oh, and it seems she's pregnant.
Madam Chi is now filled with regret, and she doesn't know what she was thinking at the time, or why she said those things to the mother and daughter.
She also wants to spend time with Qiao'er's other daughter and son.
"Then we'll do as you say. We'll come back and apologize after they've calmed down."
"That's what Grandpa Chi said sincerely."
...
Han Luoxue never expected that the Chi family would leave so suddenly, right after Chi Ling'er fell into the cesspool.
The two elderly people also left. Han Luoxue's lips curled into a mocking smile. It seemed that her mother wasn't that important to them either. No matter how much they missed their youngest daughter in the past, compared to their eldest daughter who was with them day and night, it was obvious which was more important.
But she doesn't care, and I believe her mother won't care much either.
Han Luoxue didn't worry much about the Chi family, but Han Yuchen was about to leave.
Han Luoxue didn't try to stop him; she knew Han Yuchen had more important things to do. Actually, when Zhou Yuan came in person, she already had a general idea of what was going on.
After using the recovery pill, Han Yuchen fully recovered and will return to the capital to do what he needs to do.
Han Luoxue did not regret it. If he could choose again, he would still give the recovery pill to Han Yuchen.
...
"Little girl, where did Yu Chen go?"
Three days after Han Yuchen left, Aunt Wu couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.
"Men have their own things to do; he's out there earning money."
Han Luoxue made up a reason, and Aunt Wu clicked her tongue and sighed, "Why did he leave at this time? Xue'er, you're getting heavier and heavier, you can't be without someone by your side."
"This kid is inexperienced too. How can you leave him by your side at a time like this?"
Han Luoxue smiled, but in Aunt Wu's eyes, it looked worse than crying; it was a forced smile.
"Men have things to do; he'll come back when he's done."
“Brother Chen said that he would definitely come back when I give birth.”
"That's good. Xue girl, let me tell you, childbirth is a life-or-death situation for a woman. You must make sure he comes back!"
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