Chapter 458: Abandoned Mother's Arrangement
Xiao Yan took Yun Ting and Jiang Xuan to talk in the study.
Yun Ting had just changed out of his wet clothes, but his face was still pale from the cold.
Jiang Xuan poured him a glass of warm water.
Yun Ting held the teacup in his hand and looked at Xiao Yan apologetically. "Originally, I wanted to keep Zhuo Zhuo, but she wouldn't listen. I argued with her and even wanted Jiang Quan to lock her up. But Zhuo Zhuo convinced me."
Yunting closed his eyes and saw Erya with tears in her eyes, but she looked brave and strong.
She cried and said, "Yun Ting, do you think I'm not afraid of death and I don't want to live? But even if my father can't escape death in the end, as long as he is still carrying the crime of my sisters and I escaping, we will never be at peace even if we are alive! And-"
She paused, "I don't know who leaked such confidential information to my father, but it must have been a life-or-death relationship. Whose life is not life? If it implicates others in the future, our whole family will be dead. How can we repay them?"
"I want to live, even if I can only live for one day, three or five days, I want to live with dignity. In the future, when people talk about my father, they will feel sorry for his experience instead of laughing at him for having two daughters who deserted the battlefield."
Everyone has to die. Even if it is not as heavy as Mount Tai, it cannot be as light as a feather, and it must not be despised by others.
San Ya only had one sentence, "My second sister and I think the same thing."
Xiao Yan smiled bitterly, "Don't blame you, it's my fault for not considering it carefully. I should have known that Zhuozhuo and Jiaojiao both had their own ideas. Even if you wanted to force them to stay, you couldn't."
He felt sorry for the mother and daughter.
But saying that now will not help.
The most important thing is to plan the future path.
Yun Ting said, "I'll go home when it's daybreak. My father may not be able to help me normally, but he's reliable when it matters. I'll discuss this with him. It's not certain I can ask for help from my grandmother."
After all, the Queen Mother is the Emperor's biological mother, and she deeply detests anyone who attempts to overthrow her son's throne.
The emperor is not obsessed with the harem, so the pillow talk can be ignored.
What the emperor cares about most are the late queen and the crown prince.
It’s just that the prince——
Haha, I'm already very grateful that you didn't add insult to injury.
Moreover, when it comes to the remnants of the King of Yue, basically most people will choose to protect themselves and not get into trouble.
Several people discussed it until dawn.
Lu Qin's mother was also not sleepy at all. After feeding her daughter and changing her diaper, she gently put her sleeping daughter back on the kang.
Looking at the four sisters, she sighed and said, "If this hadn't happened, our family would be so happy today. But now that things have come to this, anything could happen. For example, if we were all arrested and imprisoned together, we could still discuss things, but if we were separated, we wouldn't even be able to say a word."
Therefore, some plans should be made now to avoid panic later.
"Mom, you say it, we are all listening." Daya wanted to bend down to hug her sister.
"No need to hold her, she's sleeping well, let her sleep on her own." Lu Qiniang put Si Ya down and couldn't help but touch her little face again. "Looking at her reminds me of San Ya's childhood. So many years have passed in a flash."
She looked up again, looking at her three graceful daughters with a smile and love on her face.
"I'll go through them one by one. Daya, you're with Jiang Xuan now. No matter what happens, just remember one thing for me: you must take care of yourself and stay in the capital."
"Mom, wherever you are, I will be there!" Daya has always been calm and composed, but at this moment she was so anxious that her eyes turned red.
"Daya, what I'm thinking is that if your father survives, he'll either be imprisoned or exiled to a remote and impoverished place. What can you do with us? But the school can't be closed. Daya, that's the hope of so many girls."
Daya lowered her eyes.
"I'm not boasting about my daughter, but I'm not saying you think she's the best. Look, the girls you raised are already making money, who wouldn't praise them? Yes, our family has been through a little bit, but it's not easy for any family. If you stay with your parents, you can only help with cooking and taking care of your sister, but if you stay, you'll have hope and a future, and you can change the fate of so many people."
"Mom isn't saying we should live for others. I just think you can live well this way. Daya, just listen to me. I'll be fine no matter where I am. Except for the fact that we can't see each other for the time being, everything else is fine."
She bought Xiao Yan without discussing it with anyone, so she has to bear the consequences herself.
Si Ya is young and is Xiao Yan’s flesh and blood, there is nothing we can do.
But Lu Qiniang tried her best to get her three daughters out.
"Er Ya, you too." Lu Qin's mother said, "I've thought about it. After something like this, your relationship with Chang Hui should no longer count."
"Mother, please stop talking." Erya's eyes were red and she looked stubborn. "I won't implicate Chang Hui, nor will I implicate anyone else. If you are willing to take me with you, take me with you. If you don't want to take me with you, I will follow you on my own. Big sister is useful, but I am useless. Yes, I am doing well in those shops, but I make money to be filial to you. Wherever you go, I will go. I can make money anywhere I want."
Her voice was choked with sobs, but her attitude remained firm. "Okay, you don't have to persuade me. Talk to Third Sister!"
There was a tone of indifference in his words.
Lu Qiniang knew that she was the most stubborn, and couldn't help but pat her on the back, "Can't you just listen to me for once?"
"No!" Erya stiffened her neck and answered decisively.
"Neither can I!" San Ya immediately responded, her small body straightening up. "I'm still young, I must follow my parents!"
Erya sniffed and took over the conversation, her thoughts remarkably clear. "Let Big Sister stay! If we can return to Beijing in the future, we won't have to start from scratch. Besides, if we really end up in a remote place and can't make ends meet, we'll need a reliable relative to help us, right? Big Sister is in Beijing, so we have peace of mind."
Lu Qiniang felt uncomfortable after hearing this.
"Come, let's talk about the next thing." She suppressed her emotions and continued, "If you are imprisoned in the future, I will ask you if your father has colluded with the rebels..."
"That's definitely not the case." Erya said, "Mom, don't say it's untrue. Even if it's true, are we stupid enough to betray my father?"
They are a family.
"I know you're all good kids, but if..." Lu Qiniang's eyes were red, "If it really comes to the point of torture, good kids, just listen to me. It's extremely cruel. Just do whatever they say."
What is more terrifying than death is living a life worse than death.
Neither she nor Xiao Yan were afraid of death, but they were afraid that the children would suffer.
"Mom, no." Daya said, "We are women from the backyard, we won't go that far."
If it really comes to that, it means they are doomed.
"I know. So I say, if that's the case, there's no need to force it. You're going to die anyway, so don't suffer."
Lu Qiniang couldn't continue.
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