Chapter 17: Beautiful Mother's Hair Turns White Overnight
Shaoyao knelt on the ground, sobbing, "Miss, why do you blame me? If you want to blame someone, blame the young lady. She has a seductive face and somehow managed to seduce the prince. In my opinion, you should declare your sovereignty and boldly show off to the young lady. Let her know that the prince treats you the best."
Li Jiaojiao was also furious. She had no place to vent her anger, so she took it out on the maid.
Then he picked up the vase and raised it high above his head, intending to smash it down, but then he felt it was inappropriate. If the noise attracted his aunt, she would definitely be considered jealous...
Li Jiaojiao could only bear it and let it go. Suddenly, a calculation flashed in her eyes. She walked over, put on her headband, let her hair down, and smiled slantingly: "I have twins, a boy and a girl, pregnant. What am I afraid of you doing?"
"We are just a family of four, who do you think you are, Su Luo?"
"Peony, go and bring the young lady and the young master over here."
Li Jiaojiao held her son and let Shaoyao hold her daughter, and the master and servant ran towards the gate one after the other.
"Cousin..." Li Jiaojiao's lips were pale and her voice was hoarse and mournful.
The carriage suddenly stopped, and Hui'an stuck his head out in surprise: "What's going on, cousin?"
"Cousin, the child is crying so hard, look." Li Jiaojiao bit her lip slightly, feeling extremely at a loss.
Zhou Yan, sitting upright, lifted the carriage curtain and looked at the two children giggling at him. His heart almost melted, his brows relaxed, and he looked much more handsome and gentle. He raised his eyebrows and looked at Li Jiaojiao with a frown: "Isn't this great?"
"Not good." Li Jiaojiao said weakly with tears in her eyes, "Jiaojiao, it's not good. Jiaojiao has a fever."
“…” Really, Su Luo got goosebumps all over her body.
Su Luo twirled her fan with her fingertips to hide the sneer on her face, and said in a very realistic way, "My Lord, Luo'er is not feeling well either. If you don't accompany Luo'er back home, Luo'er will be very sad."
"..." Li Jiaojiao thought to herself: This bitch! She actually imitated her!
But Zhou Yan is the most susceptible to this!
Zhou Yan was in a dilemma. On one side was his newlywed wife, and on the other was his child's mother. No matter what choice he made, it would be wrong.
He showed hesitation on his face, and lowered his voice, "Jiaojiao, go find a doctor."
He tried to avoid suspicion, but in Su Luo's ears, the more he explained, the more it made things worse. Behind the fan, her cherry lips curled up in a sarcastic way, revealing a pair of peach blossom eyes, and she said innocently:
"Yeah, cousin Jiaojiao, why are you looking for your cousin? A girl should avoid her father and brother when she grows up. I'm afraid it's not appropriate for you to do this..."
Li Jiaojiao held the child in her arms, tears streaming down her face before she could speak. She looked as if she would fall over at the slightest gust of wind. She could only kneel and bow, "My cousin is right. It's Jiaojiao who doesn't know the proper etiquette."
She looked at Zhou Yan with tearful eyes, betting that Zhou Yan would be distressed, and her voice choked slightly: "Cousin, I... I'm leaving. I won't disturb you and sister-in-law anymore."
Zhou Yanxin seemed to be grabbed, but her face could not show any expression. She sat upright and said nothing.
Li Jiaojiao's steps were as heavy as if they were filled with lead, and she took every step very slowly, hoping that Zhou Yan would jump off the carriage and chase after her.
Looking at Li Jiaojiao, who took half a cup of tea to walk ten steps, Su Luo leaned on the car window with her elbows and said leisurely, "If cousin Jiaojiao doesn't want to leave, why not come back with us?"
My cousin is going back to her parents' home with her cousin? What a joke!
Zhou Yan didn't think there was anything wrong with these words. Instead, he thought Su Luo was considerate. However, Li Jiaojiao clearly heard the sarcasm!
Her hand holding the child shrank, and her eyes suddenly became dark! Her face flushed instantly, and she walked into the Marquis' Mansion with the child in her arms. At the end, she looked at Zhou Yan with deep affection and tears in her eyes before leaving completely!
Zhou Yan was left with a look of hesitation and pity.
This was her last trick. Every time she looked at Zhou Yan like this, Zhou Yan couldn't stand it and would definitely come to accompany her, definitely!
But Li Jiaojiao waited for a long time, but what she heard was the sound of a carriage slowly leaving.
The wheels rolled over the stone slabs, as if they were crushing her heart heavily!
Li Jiaojiao was so angry that she burst into tears! After handing the child over to the wet nurse and Shaoyao, she walked back to the backyard as if she couldn't stand, then ran into the house and buried herself in the quilt and cried her heart out.
She cried for a long time before she caught her breath. She raised her hand to wipe away the tears that kept flowing from the corners of her eyes and said through gritted teeth: "You are crazy to steal my man!"
When it comes to competing for men, Li Jiaojiao has never lost.
Li Jiaojiao smiled crazily with tears in her eyes, grabbed the knife from the fruit basket, and looked at the two children grinning at her from their cradle...
Finally, he closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he had cut the baby girl's arm.
Then Li Jiaojiao screamed and jumped up to accuse the innocent Shaoyao: "You servant, what's going on! Why is my daughter injured?!"
Shaoyao understood what was going on instantly and her heart trembled. Her face twitched, looking aggrieved and innocent.
But Li Jiaojiao was her master, so she had no choice but to cooperate. She said anxiously, "It was my fault for being clumsy. I accidentally hurt the young master. Oh, there's blood. This is urgent. I'll go to the General's Mansion and ask the prince to come back!"
…
now.
In the main hall of the general's mansion, five elders were sitting on seven chairs.
Originally, the seven chairs should have been occupied by the six brothers and father.
But his father and brother were either dead or missing, leaving only the weak mistress to support the huge general's mansion.
After all, today is Su Luo's return home. In order to prevent the Marquis's Mansion from feeling that no one is around at her natal family, Yun Xueya personally went to invite Su Luo's second uncle, second aunt, cousin, fourth aunt, and fourth uncle.
Respectable families would not come to avoid suspicion, after all, Su Luo's father betrayed his country.
The emperor showed leniency and let the general's family go, but it could not offset the stain of his father's betrayal to the enemy. Even for the future of the family and to stand on the side of justice, everyone sneered at the general's family.
All those relatives who had tried to curry favor with the General's Mansion in the past were unwilling to come, and some even mocked Yun Xueya.
So Yun Xueya had no choice but to ask for money and promised high interest rates before she reluctantly invited five people. There were still two vacancies left. The other two said they would come, but they still hadn't shown up by almost noon. They were afraid that they would take the money but not do the job and would stand Yun Xueya up.
Ever since receiving the news of her son's death, Yun Xueya has fainted from crying countless times, and her hair almost turned white overnight.
She was born into a scholarly family and has a gentle temperament.
She is kind and gentle. In the past, her son and husband had always supported her even if the sky fell. But now she has to support herself and take care of the entire mansion despite her illness.
She tried to commit suicide several times, but was stopped by Qiuxiang every time. Although she was still alive, she lived like a walking corpse. She didn't eat or drink much every day, and just looked at her husband's portrait and shed tears.
It was almost noon now, and the carriage for the return trip had not arrived yet. The gate outside the mansion was quiet, with no sound at all.
Second Aunt Qin Shu stroked her hair and sighed impatiently, "If you ask me, don't wait any longer. I have a lot of things to do at home."
Second uncle, Master Su, clenched his fist and coughed, looking at the almost cold dishes: "Everyone is very hungry..."
Fourth aunt Yun Yiyi's butt was sore from sitting that she had to change several positions.
Among all these sisters, Yun Xueya married the best. Don’t mention how envious she was before, but now her husband is dead and her son is gone. Tsk tsk, how unpredictable the world is. This precarious general’s mansion is not far from collapse!
A hint of gloating flashed across Yun Yiyi's eyes. "Sister, don't blame me for being blunt. The Young Master won't accompany Luo'er back home. After all, everyone knows that the Young Master wasn't in the bridal chamber on the wedding night, and he hurried away after the ceremony."
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