"Even if you can't get over it, you can't admit it!" The old lady said in a firm tone.
"Who is Chu Qingluan? She's the enemy who destroyed our Xie family! If I let her into the Xie family, how will I ever face our ancestors after I die?"
Xie Rou suddenly got up from the ground, shook off Madam Xie's hand, and her voice suddenly rose: "Grandma, are you still mentioning our ancestors now? If you hadn't been so determined to support Chu Lang and hadn't insisted on opposing the princess, how could father have fallen into a coma? How could we have been imprisoned in this damn place?"
With trembling hands, she pointed at the old lady. "What's the point of you clinging to that so-called backbone? Can it wake father up? Can it get us out of here? What is the princess's status now? She's the Crown Princess! The future Empress of Great Chu! Big brother, you're already marrying up to her. You still want to fight her? Can you win?"
"You're still refusing to bow your head. Do you want me and my mother to accompany you to your death?"
Xie Rou yelled out all the grievances in her heart for the past six months, and it was almost hysterical.
The old lady was so shocked that she was speechless and trembling with anger.
She pointed at Xie Rou and said, "You... you evil creature! Have you grown wings? How dare you talk to me like that?"
"I just wanted to know what's wrong." Xie Rou pulled off her apron and threw it on the ground.
"Grandmother wants to maintain her noble character, but I have to do all the dirty work alone. For the past six months, I have been living worse than a servant. My hands are rough from washing and cooking every day."
"Open your eyes and take a look. Do I still look like a lady from a noble family?"
She said in a desperate tone, "Tomorrow I will go and beg Big Brother. Even if I have to be a foot-washing maid for Her Highness, it's better than suffering here!"
After saying that, she sneered and went back to the room.
That night, when it was time to cook, the door of Xie Rou's room was still closed. Mrs. Xie went to call her several times, but there was no response.
There was no other way, so Mrs. Xie had to go to the kitchen and cook in a hurry. As a result, not only did she not prepare dinner, she almost burned the stove.
The old lady sat in the main room, listening to the noises coming from the kitchen. Her stomach growled with hunger and her face turned pale and blue.
Finally, Madam Xie brought a bowl of half-cooked rice porridge and carefully placed it on the table: "Mother, Rou'er hasn't come out yet, let's fill our stomachs first..."
The old lady looked at the bowl of black rice porridge and finally couldn't resist her hunger, so she picked up the spoon and took a bite.
The next second——
"vomit……"
Not only did he fail to drink the porridge, but he also vomited out the acid in his stomach.
"Mother...I..." Seeing this, Mrs. Xie hurried forward to support her.
"Forget it!"
The old lady waved her hand, signaling her to go down first.
That night, the light in the old lady's room was on until very late.
The next day, she asked the guard at the gate to pass a message to Xie Yunqi, saying:
"I can propose marriage to the royal family on your behalf, but there's a condition: Xie Yunqi must come to the Villa to find me in person before noon today!"
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