Cui Liushi never expected that her daughter would suffer so much injustice in the Xing family, and as her mother, she felt heartbroken.
It's all because of my favoritism that my daughter's life is so hard.
"It's all my fault, child. Today, I'll swallow my pride and take you back from the Xing family. I'll give you your freedom, and from now on, we'll live a good life together, okay?"
Cui Liushi gently wiped away her tears and pleaded with Cui Yufang through sobs.
But at this point, Cui Yufang was already utterly despondent and only wanted to die, so she wouldn't listen to her anymore.
"Hmph, how are we supposed to survive? My brother has sold all the family's belongings. How are we supposed to live?"
All the land that had been acquired before had been sold by Cui Yushan. Only the house remained to be sold, and it was estimated that it would be soon.
Cui Liushi fell silent; she had spoiled her son rotten.
"It's all my fault, it's all my fault. As long as you don't try to kill yourself, I'll agree to anything, okay?"
Inside, the mother and daughter were still talking when Cui Yulu and Guo Mudan exchanged a glance and went into another room.
"What should I do, Liuyue? I'm so angry. Although Cui Yufang isn't a good person either, she's a woman. It hurts me to see her being bullied like this. I can't swallow this anger. What should I do?"
"Take it easy, you're pregnant again. With your fiery temper, the baby might be a little firecracker when it's born, and you'll have a hard time then."
Guo Mudan was so angry that she spun around on the ground. Although Cui Liu's mistake was unforgivable, Cui Yufang was indeed pitiful.
"You want to help Cui Yufang?"
"Can you just sit idly by and do nothing?"
Guo Mudan countered with a question.
In my memory, Cui Yulu has never been a ruthless person. I guess she just doesn't want to say it out loud, for fear of losing face.
"I don't know. I'm just an ordinary citizen who wants to live a peaceful life. How could I possibly have the ability to offend the Xing family?"
Cui Yulu looked at Guo Mudan with a smile. She found that Guo Mudan had changed a lot since she came back. She was becoming more and more steady in handling matters and more and more trustworthy.
"What do you mean? You want me to step in and deal with the Xing family for her?"
"Heh, you are the magistrate's most beloved wife, shouldn't you be the one to handle this matter?"
Guo Mudan chuckled and pointed at Cui Yulu: "Hmph, you're still the favorite woman of our War God Prince. What wouldn't the Prince do for you with just a word?"
She kept chuckling after she finished speaking, completely oblivious to the change in Cui Yulu's expression.
"Alright, stop laughing. The county magistrate is our local official, and when we common folk suffer injustice, we should let our local official take care of it."
Guo Mudan stopped smiling: "I know, I know, I'll go back and have the magistrate take care of this matter."
"Also, this is your responsibility, it has nothing to do with me."
Guo Mudan nodded with a light laugh: "I understand everything, but some things should be known to the parties involved. Of course, this is between you two, so I won't interfere. I'm exhausted from sitting here for so long. I'll invite you to dinner at Zuixiaolou another day."
After she finished speaking, the maidservant beside her quickly stepped forward to support her, and another person behind her fanned her.
There were even yamen runners clearing the way for her, which showed that the county magistrate attached great importance to her pregnancy.
After seeing Guo Mudan off, Cui Yulu finally felt she could rest for a bit.
Unexpectedly, Cui Liushi came out and sat down next to Cui Yulu.
“Rain and Dew, I know you don’t like me, but I still want to thank you.”
"Thank me? Why are you thanking me? Do you have some shady scheme in mind?"
A hint of mockery flashed in Cui Yulu's eyes.
She couldn't bear Cui Liu's thanks; who knew what kind of insidious schemes awaited her after that expression of gratitude.
The only reason I wanted to help them was because they were members of the Cui family; I couldn't bear to see the Cui family being bullied like that.
“Yulu, you’re not the same child you were when you were little. Back then you were very obedient and gentle, but now you have a sharp edge that makes people afraid to offend you. Your aunt is very pleased to see how much you’ve grown.”
"Hmph, I should thank you properly. If you hadn't secretly sold me to a fool as his wife, I wouldn't have had these opportunities, wouldn't have fallen into the water, wouldn't have met the prince, and wouldn't be who I am today."
Cui Liu lowered her eyes, her face full of embarrassment, and dared not look at her.
"However, I also want to thank you. If you hadn't heartlessly taken the money from the Han family and sold me off, I might be the one being bullied by the Xing family now."
Her words hit the nail on the head, and Cui Liu's old face turned bright red, but she dared not refute them.
She had overheard the entire conversation between Cui Yulu and Guo Mudan. She knew that Cui Yulu wanted to help them, so for now, she could only try to appease her and not offend her.
As long as Cui Yufang can escape the clutches of the Xing family, she's willing to do anything now.
In the evening, the Xing family came to the clinic to pick up Cui Yufang, and also brought Zhou Fa, a doctor from Deyuantang.
"Mr. Cui, as you know, our Xing family has many rules. This woman cannot stay out overnight. Please invite my mistress out so that she can come back to the Xing residence with me."
Xing Dali looked at Cui Yulu with a forced, insincere smile.
In this city, besides the Guo family, the Xing family is the most powerful. The local people are all sensible and dare not easily offend them.
"Hehe, Mr. Xing, what are you saying? Your young lady is my sister. She's not feeling well right now and is staying at my clinic for a few days. Why are you in such a hurry?"
Cui Yulu's eyes dimmed, faintly radiating a cold light, which made Xing Dali somewhat afraid.
“Since the young lady is not feeling well, I have brought a doctor with me. Zhou Fa is the doctor our Xing family has been using for a long time. He is very skilled in medicine. Let him take a look at the young lady, so we can report back to Father with peace of mind.”
Cui Yulu glanced at Zhou Fa; his face was thin and his cheekbones were high, making him look like a wicked person.
"Young Master Xing, you don't believe in the medical skills of my Divine Physician Ji, do you? But this Young Master Zhou's medical skills are superb, but his heart may not be upright, right?"
Cui Yulu's words were highly provocative, causing Zhou Fa's expression to change repeatedly.
"How dare you, a frail young woman, speak so presumptuously in front of Young Master Xing?"
Cui Yulu chuckled. She was right; this was indeed a person who changed his mind at the slightest provocation and had no principles whatsoever.
She would never let Cui Yufang fall into their hands again.
"Young Master Xing, please go back. By seniority, Yu Fang is practically your mother. Don't you even listen to your mother?"
Xing Dali's face darkened completely; he didn't consider Cui Yufang to be his mother.
She's just a young girl, nothing more than a pet for her father to use in a marriage to bring him good luck. Once she returns to the Xing family mansion, she'll just be toyed with by him anyway.
"What if I refuse to listen?"
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