Chapter 21 How do you know my mother made me new clothes?
In her previous life, her mother awakened her with her own death.
In this life, it is her turn to protect her mother.
Xu Susu turned her head away, not wanting her daughter to see her crying.
Xie Yao saw the pain in Xu Susu's eyes.
Even if her mother still didn't tell her why she had such a hardship, Xie Yao would be satisfied just by seeing that tear and hearing her call her "Ayao".
Her mother loved her, and she just knew that.
She would find out, in her own way.
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The next day.
I don’t know whether Xie Yao’s previous threats to Xie Ming’an were effective, or whether the reward from King Jingbei scared the Bo family, but Aunt Sun sent someone to deliver food to Xie Yao.
There is also a small kitchen in Wanxiangyuan, but when her mother saw that Aunt Sun had sent someone, she didn't let Sang Ruo bring her food anymore.
Aunt Sun's maid whispered, "Auntie knows to bring you food, Second Miss, you are the wife's biological daughter, and she is so cruel that she doesn't even cook for you.
Xie Yao weighed the knife: "Mother and daughter are one, I am more cruel than my mother, do you want to try?"
The maid ran away in fright.
There was no food at noon, so Xie Yao knocked on her mother's door and shouted, "Mom, I'm hungry, I want food."
Her mother ignored her.
After a while, Sang Ruo brought her four dishes and a soup with a sullen face.
After dinner, Xie Yao asked Rendong to get close to Sang Ruo and inquire about her mother's condition.
She followed the doctor who was treating Uncle Xie, wanting to see who the doctor at Ji'antang was related to in the Xie family.
In her previous life, Honeysuckle died in Ji'an Hall.
Honeysuckle was the daughter of the then great physician Lin Yu, and also a female doctor in the army. She was a skilled doctor, so how could she suddenly pass away due to her serious injuries?
There is definitely something wrong with this Ji'an Hall.
The doctor came out of Xie Ming'an's study, went to the attic where Aunt Sun lived, and then entered the warm room of Old Lady Xie before leaving the Earl's Mansion.
If it is just daily pulse taking, it is possible, it is nothing special.
After following the doctor, she came to Jingzhuxuan where her mother used to live.
The gate to the courtyard was half-locked. Xie Yao pushed it open and saw that the withered and yellow bamboo leaves had not been swept away and had covered the stone path in just a few days.
“Clack—”
A chicken flew towards her excitedly, and she easily caught it by the wings.
Zhui Mo was previously raised as a fighting cock. His body was clean and had no smell. The short down under his wings was particularly warm and soft, so she touched him for a long time.
Before, Xie Yao was punished to kneel in the ancestral hall, and Sang Ruo sent Zhui Mo to Jingzhuxuan to be raised.
She looked around and saw traces of hens sitting on the dead leaves deep in the bamboo grove in the corner of the yard.
Xie Yao walked forward, squatted down and touched it for a while.
Sure enough, I touched two eggs.
She put away the eggs, scattered a handful of rice for Zhui Mo, and went to the backyard to find an axe and a pile of dry firewood and stones, intending to build a chicken coop.
When Xie Yan came over, he saw Xie Yao stacking the wooden sticks seriously, and Zhui Mo was beside her, quietly pecking at the rice grains.
Xie Yao was wearing a stone-blue straight-hem skirt, her eyelashes drooped, and there was only a navy blue headband in her hair.
The wind blew up her hairband, the sunlight passed through the bamboo branches, and the bamboo shadows fell on her like shimmering gold, quiet as a painting.
Xie Yan stared intently for a long time before breaking the silence: "Zhui Mo isn't dead? Isn't it that roast chicken?"
Xie Yao had already recognized his footsteps and said without even raising her head, "If you want, it can also be a roast chicken."
"I...I thought it had done something wrong and must be dead."
Xie Yao split a piece of wood and said, "The one who did something wrong is the chicken farmer. The chicken is just a tool being used. Why blame it?"
Xie Yan recalled that Xie Yao put a sachet on Xie Zhi, and after the servant brought Zhui Mo to the dining room, Zhui Mo chased and pecked Xie Zhi.
No matter how stupid he was, he could guess that Zhui Mo's madness was related to the sachet, and that sachet was originally prepared by Xie Zhi for Xie Yao.
——Xie Zhi, wants to harm his sister.
Xie Yan hesitated, "Prince Jingbei sent you a lot of gifts yesterday. I wanted to come to see you early in the morning, but I didn't expect you to be here instead of in Wanxiangyuan."
Xie Yao stood up and clapped her hands: "You went to Wanxiangyuan. Did you greet your mother?"
"Yes."
"Oh," she suddenly curled her lips, her eyebrows and eyes bright and prominent, and her tone was inexplicably proud, "Then it seems that you already know that this dress was newly made for me by my mother."
"Ah?" Xie Yan was stunned.
What does whether he greets his mother or not have to do with Xie Yao’s clothes?
After a while, he continued the conversation and said, "Why didn't mother make it for me?"
Xie Yao's smile deepened. "By the way, in addition to making new clothes for me, Mother also promised me to cut the pieces of cloth that King Jingbei sent into new clothes."
Xie Yan: "I saw it. Besides a few pieces of Shu brocade, there is also a coral tree."
Xie Yao: "Yes, look at the clothes my mother made for me, don't they fit me well?"
Xie Yan: "...It fits."
Got it, she was showing off to him.
Seeing some sawdust on Xie Yao's hand, Xie Yan took out a clean handkerchief from his sleeve and handed it to her.
Xie Yao took it, washed her hands by the well in the yard, and wiped them carefully so as not to dirty the new clothes her mother made for her.
After wiping, she returned the handkerchief to Xie Yan and suddenly said, "I know, you were the one who brought Lu Shenyan in yesterday."
Xie Yan paused for a moment and said, "You know."
He lowered his head and thought about his childhood.
He always followed Xie Yao, but Xie Yao had her own playmates. She thought he was the youngest and never paid any attention to him.
But he still wanted to follow his sister.
"Of all my sister's playmates, only Lu Shenyan looked good when they grew up, so I brought him into the Marquis' Mansion," Xie Yan said. "Sis, you don't like him. Does that mean you really want to marry the King of Jingbei?"
"Open your eyes wide next time. How can Lu Shenyan be as good-looking as King Jingbei?" Xie Yao said seriously.
Xie Yan's mouth twitched. "Looks good, but they can't be eaten. After all, Prince Jingbei... is disabled, and I heard he has a violent temper. The whole capital knows that Prince Jingbei's mansion is a hellhole. If you marry him, what will you do about the suffering you'll endure?"
Xie Yao patted his brother's head and said, "Looks can't be eaten, but the throne of King Jingbei and his power and status can."
"Sister is not the kind of person who craves power."
"Hehe, it's me." Xie Yao said with a smile.
She calmed down and said, "If I marry the King of Jingbei, my mother will at least be given the title of Consort. As for the rumors that the King of Jingbei has a violent temper, he can't even stand up. He can't chase me and beat me, and I'm the princess known to everyone in the world, so he can't really kill me."
"Having said that, I'm still worried."
Xie Yan still felt like there was a stone stuck in his heart.
Xie Yao said, "The marriage between Prince Jingbei and I was granted by the Emperor. It's a done deal and cannot be changed. Xiao Yizi will be your brother-in-law from now on."
"You have the time to worry about whether I will marry well or not, and you even instigated me to disobey the imperial order. You'd better study hard and pass the imperial examination as soon as possible. Don't be a dandy boy who relies on the influence of the baron's family. From now on..."
Xie Yan: "What about later?"
There was a hint of hostility in Xie Yao's eyes, but her smile was exceptionally bright.
"From now on, if the sky collapses in the Wenchang Marquis's mansion, you can still roll away as far as possible."
Xie Yan didn't understand Xie Yao's eyes and didn't know what Xie Yao was going to do.
But the only thing he could do was to listen to his sister.
"I will listen to my sister and study hard in the future," he said.
As long as he is obedient, my sister will not leave again.
Xie Yao warned again: "Also, I don't like Lu Shenyan. Don't do stupid things that you think are for my own good, you little bastard."
"There won't be a next time, sister." Xie Yan said as if promising.
After leaving Jingzhuxuan, he took a few books from the school and walked towards the study.
The personal servant A Lu came forward and said: "Young Master, you made it easy for me to find you. Just now, the eldest lady was complaining that the weather was getting cold and that the young master needed an extra hand warmer for his studies."
Xie Yan remained silent. A Lu continued, "By the way, the parrot at the young lady's place has learned to talk today. Isn't it the young master's favorite to play with the young lady? Let's go and take a look."
Xie Yan stopped and asked, "Usually, I like to look for big sister the most?"
Ah Lu quietly probed: "Yes, in my opinion, even if the Second Miss comes back, the First Miss is the one who really cares about you and is the one who is truly worthy of your care."
Xie Yan suddenly realized.
Yes, his sister is back.
Then he wouldn't need a second sister.
"Xie Yao didn't kill Zhui Mo, but raised him in Jingzhuxuan. I saw the hen laying eggs today." Xie Yan suddenly spoke.
Before, after Zhui Mo was bought, it was always A Lu who raised him.
Ah Lu's face showed sarcasm. "The Second Miss has been in the Northern Territory for so many years. She probably spends her days feeding chickens and farming. I've only ever raised one chicken, Zhui Mo, so naturally I can't compare to her."
Xie Yan said softly, "But you even fed Zhui Mo herbs that would drive him crazy. I guess it's because I can't compare to you."
A-Lu's heart tightened and he stammered, "Young Master, are you joking with A-Lu?"
"Yeah, just kidding. I thought Zhui Mo suddenly went crazy because you trained him."
"Alu doesn't dare!"
"If you don't dare, then it means big sister dares?"
"Little one, little one really doesn't understand what the master is talking about."
A Lu was so scared that he knelt down.
"Get up! Why are you kneeling? When did I ever punish you?"
Xie Yan raised the corners of his lips and stopped by the pond in the garden.
"By the way, A-Lu, do you think the water is cold?"
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