This stirred up a hornet's nest. Wu Qingshan's mother, Sun, was not a good person. Not only did she beat Wu Qingshan up, but she also came to Yao Susu and spread a lot of rumors. The implication was that Yao Susu, a widow, was not worthy of her son!
Without Yao Susu knowing, Sun had already hated her, just because as soon as she came, Wu Qingshan was bewitched by her, and the originally arranged marriage was called off!
She was the daughter of a silk shop owner in town. The silk shop was a very profitable business and the girl was also very pretty. But Wu Qingshan was unwilling to marry her.
Sun knew it was all because of Yao Susu! Her son was also very stupid. Yao Susu had been married before and had a child. Even if she was stunningly beautiful, what good was it? How could she compare to a pure and innocent young lady?
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She started spitting wildly in front of Yao Susu's house, attracting the attention of the neighbors.
Yao Susu did not come out to respond. Although Bai Feng was big and strong, he was not good at speaking and could not defeat Sun. But Sun's words became more and more excessive. Bai Feng was so angry that he picked up Sun with one hand, just like picking up a chicken.
She suddenly flew into the air, frightening her so much that her legs went limp. Wu Qingshan, who was standing by, saw his mother being lifted up and hurried over to say, "Stop..."
Bai Feng snorted coldly and threw Sun away. She fell into Wu Qingshan's arms. She was still in shock and too scared to speak.
Bai Feng glared at the two of them fiercely and said, "My wife never stirs up trouble, but if you come to our house and act wildly again!" She waved her fist and said, "Don't blame me for being rude."
Sun knew that there was a stout maidservant by Yao Susu's side, who usually did some heavy work, but no one had expected that this girl was so strong, she was simply as strong as an ox. She no longer dared to talk nonsense and went home in shame.
Dongxia was not in the pharmacy at that time, otherwise she would have stood up for Yao Susu with her hands on her hips when she saw how shameless Sun and Wu Qingshan were.
Later, Dongxia learned the whole story through word of mouth from people in the alley, and she wanted to go to Wu Qingshan's house and curse him.
Wu Qingshan was just handsome, but his mother treated him like a treasure, thinking everyone wanted her son! She didn't even look at her own house, which was not even as big as Sister Yao's main house, and Sister Yao's appearance, which was no different from a fairy. How dare they do that!
No wonder Dongxia is so angry when she mentions this matter now.
Seeing how angry she was, Yao Susu said, "Don't be angry anymore. It's not worth getting angry over someone who has nothing to do with you." Yao Susu really let go of it now. She knew that she was an orphan and a widow, and would definitely be criticized by others. This was people's natural curiosity and desire for novelty. She couldn't stop it no matter what she did. She could only let it go a little more.
Dongxia knew that Yao Susu didn't care about these things. Sometimes she was infected by Yao Susu's calmness. Although she didn't know Yao Susu's past, she knew that Yao Susu was a person with a story.
She was very curious about the story, but unfortunately, Yao Susu never revealed a single detail.
Dongxia no longer mentioned the unpleasant thing. She came to see Yao Susu today because she actually had something to ask for. She was about to get married, and the wedding date was in three months. She was now embroidering her dowry.
Yao Susu is an excellent embroidery worker and has an extraordinary aesthetic sense. You can tell by looking at the small clothes she made for Yaoguang, they are extremely exquisite.
Every girl wants to marry her beloved in the most beautiful way. Even though Dongxia has always been generous, she couldn't help feeling shy when talking about this. The girl's cheeks flushed, as if she had applied the finest rouge.
"Sister Yao, I... I came here today to ask you to draw some patterns for me. I... I want to embroider them on my wedding dress." Yao Susu was stunned. She really didn't expect Dongxia to come for this.
After coming to Chizhou, she had been personally responsible for making Yaoguang's clothes. She even made a set for Lingyi who was far away in the capital from time to time.
She missed her son and often cried, but she was also glad that she still had her daughter by her side. There was no such thing as perfect in this world. She was already satisfied and happy to have her daughter.
Including Xu Zekun, she would completely suppress her thoughts about him in her heart. Sometimes, if there was a little sign of it occasionally, she would ruthlessly extinguish it.
She kept telling herself that she was right to come to Chizhou, otherwise she would still be in Yingxue Pavilion, enduring the pain of separation from her children day and night, and even witnessing Xu Zekun marrying a new wife with her own eyes. This was something she could not bear.
She spent the whole year in this constant self-persuasion. The years were so long that she would pass the time by doing needlework. Even though her embroidery skills were not very good before, because she had lived a life of luxury in the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion for several years, everything she wore and used was the best of the best. The styles she had been exposed to were not available in the small town of Qidu.
Hearing Dongxia's request, Yao Susu thought for a moment and then readily agreed. This was just a small matter for her, but she knew that for Dongxia, getting married was a once-in-a-lifetime event and could not be taken lightly.
So she painted very seriously.
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Capital
At the Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion, Madam Wu looked at Tongfu, who was guarding outside the Yingxue Pavilion. Her face turned ashen with anger. She pointed at Tongfu's nose and shouted, "How dare you! How dare you stop me from entering? Who gave you the guts?"
Tongfu was also bitter in his heart. Who could he borrow the courage from? It was nothing more than the master’s: “Old lady, don’t be angry, this is the master’s order.”
"Okay!" Wu's chest heaved with anger, and she could only stand up with the help of Ziyuan. "Where's Xu Zekun? Let him come out! I want to see my grandson!"
After Xu Zekun knew about Yao Susu, he took Lingyi to Yingxue Pavilion. Wu came to see her many times, but was always turned away, which made Wu very upset.
She never thought that after her son knew that Yao Susu had run away with her daughter, he was not angry with Yao Susu at all, but took out all his anger on her as a mother. Who could she go to for justice?
Xu Zekun was indeed angry, but when he learned that Susu and Yaoguang were not dead, he was ecstatic. It turned out that the most beautiful thing in the world is to regain what you have lost.
Xu Zekun was so happy, but he also noticed that his mother was unnatural when she talked about this matter. Then, when he got better, he came to Yingxue Pavilion. He was heartbroken before and had never dared to come here. Now, he wanted to see the traces left by Susu.
Yuping and Yuzhan had been guarding Yingxue Pavilion. The news of Yao Susu and Yaoguang's disappearance was a bolt from the blue for them.
They couldn't believe that Aunt Yao and the young lady died just like that.
Yuping kept recalling her last meeting with Yao Susu. She thought about it day and night, and gradually pieced together some of the truth. When Xu Zekun came, she told him everything she knew.
Xu Zekun therefore understood all of Yao Susu's helplessness.
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