Chapter 525 This person... is her
However, as her belly grew larger, Hou's mood became increasingly heavy.
The third daughter was born out of wedlock, and her future children would also be born out of wedlock. Even though she was different from Aunt Xue, she couldn't help but wonder if her own children would suffer in the future.
Hou touched her belly several times, thinking that she should just consider it as accumulating good fortune for the child.
She was clever; she may not have learned much else in the brothel, but she was very good at reading people and acting accordingly.
Several times, when the Shu family wasn't looking, they brought food to the hungry Shu Yu.
Especially when she was locked in a dark room, she would secretly slip a few snacks into it.
Perhaps it is true that good deeds are rewarded, because she was still ambushed during childbirth, and the baby couldn't come out for a long time. The midwife, who had benefited from the situation, did not do her best to deliver the baby.
Hou had made preparations herself; she had found a doctor two months in advance. However, on that day, the doctor was out of town and not even in the city. It was obvious that he had been sent away by someone else.
Coincidentally, that same day was also the time when Xiao Shuyu was locked in a dark room by Aunt Xue for fighting with a dog for food, and was bitten by a snake.
Xiao Shuyu was, after all, the third young lady, and the servants were afraid that she was really dead. Coincidentally, the first madam found out about this.
The First Madam sent someone to fetch a doctor.
After the doctor examined Xiao Shuyu and prescribed medicine, Hou Shi happened to have an attack, so the second master of the Shu family dragged the readily available doctor over.
Hou and the sixth daughter were thus spared from death.
Perhaps because she saw that the child was a girl, Hou's life became a little easier afterward.
She was quite grateful to Xiao Shuyu, but because she had almost died from being bitten by a snake, the old lady was probably angry and found a young maid to accompany Xiao Shuyu.
That little girl was actually not very useful, but since she had been following Xiao Shuyu around, Hou Shi naturally couldn't bring her any more food.
Therefore, Xiao Shuyu never actually knew who this person was.
Hou Shi and she no longer had much contact. However, she would occasionally inquire about her, seemingly casually, since she had grown up despite her difficult life.
After listening to Hou's words, Shu Yu remained silent for a long time.
No, she remembered this matter. She had gradually recalled all her memories of Xiao Shuyu.
This happened only briefly; the person brought her food a few times and then disappeared. Xiao Shu thought that some servant had taken pity on her and that's why they brought her food a few times.
As for who it is, there is no way to find out, and it cannot be found.
Looking back now, although they sent steamed buns and mantou, they would occasionally send delicate pastries, which were things that servants couldn't afford.
Shu Yu raised her head and looked at the Hou family in front of her. She really didn't expect that this person... was her.
She paused, then asked, "Why didn't you tell me about this from the beginning?"
“Because I misjudged you at the beginning.” Madam Hou smiled. “Like everyone else in the Shu family, I thought that since you were all alone, you would eventually have to compromise with the Shu family and be suppressed by them again. I didn’t want to bully you with them, but I also wanted to protect myself and keep my distance from you. I didn’t want myself and the Sixth Miss to become targets of the Shu family as well.”
The journey to exile was already difficult enough; if one were isolated and ostracized, and this situation continued even after reaching the southwest, then one truly would not be able to survive.
(End of this chapter)
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