Old Mrs. Luo felt a little stiff all over.
"The temple has always been peaceful, but that night a thief broke in. We servants didn't know who he was, but we knew some martial arts and was quite handsome. He kidnapped the Second Madam." Mother Zheng's tone calmed down as she recounted the past events. "At that time, the Luo family's guards were all assigned to the First Wife and Concubine Qiao. We only had three guards with us at the temple, and none of them were a match for this man. He just said he was borrowing the Second Madam's bodyguard and would not harm her."
"He did release the Second Madam after about half a month. We didn't dare stay any longer and hurriedly brought Madam back. Madam didn't seem unusual at the time..." Mother Zheng laughed bitterly, "But a few months later, the Second Madam became pregnant. We were just happy that she was pregnant again, but we had no idea what was going on."
"The Second Madam has become increasingly depressed, unable to eat or sleep, and is suffering from a heart attack." Mother Zheng observed Old Madam Luo's increasingly pale face and spoke slowly, "I pressed her repeatedly until she told me the truth. She said she had no intention of living...but she was pregnant. The child is so innocent! It would be cruel to ask her to go with her mother."
Old Mrs. Luo closed her eyes.
"After the child was born, the Second Madam's heartache grew worse. She felt guilty and despaired of the Second Master, so she passed away. Those of us who knew the truth asked for permission to leave the Luo family. As long as we kept it secret, no one in the world would know. Mei Jie'er is still the daughter of the Luo family, living well. No one will look down on her, and no one will hurt Ming Lan again..."
Mother Zheng looked straight at Mrs. Luo and finally finished what she wanted to say.
Mrs. Luo couldn't help but tremble, tears streaming down her face: "It was me who hurt her... You should blame me! You should blame me."
She always felt that Luo Chengzhang was the one who wronged Minglan the most, but in fact, she was the same.
She had clearly told Mrs. Gu that she would take good care of Minglan, but Minglan was clearly not having a good life in the Luo family!
"Old lady, if you don't want Yining now, I will take her away immediately." Mother Zheng said finally.
Old Mrs. Luo raised her head and spoke word by word, "Yining is the child I raised. She is my granddaughter. You are not allowed to take her away. Go by yourself. The farther away the better. Don't come back."
The Luo family owes Minglan, Yining is the daughter of the Luo family, who dares to say she is not!
Yining is her granddaughter. If it weren’t for her and Luo Chengzhang, how could this injustice have happened!
Mother Zheng took a deep breath. She was just gambling. Mrs. Luo didn't need to know about this, but when she saw how good she was to Yining, she suddenly changed her mind and told her all these things.
She had never considered letting Yi Ning go with her. The Luo family had wronged Ming Lan, so why should Yi Ning leave? Following her to the farm wouldn't be harmful to her. Ming Lan's dowry was still in the second house, and her eldest sister was still there. She shouldn't have left.
Mother Zheng whispered, "I'm keeping Qingqu here. She's a very honest person. She'll be twice as kind to anyone who treats her well. Besides, she doesn't know anything... Old Madam, I'm really leaving this time. Please don't try to stop me."
She bowed and withdrew.
Old Mrs. Luo stood up and watched Mother Zheng leave the small Buddhist hall.
Mrs. Luo looked at the Buddha statue in the small Buddhist temple, his face smiling with compassion and mercy. She suddenly felt breathless. She had thought, she had thought it wasn't her fault... Mrs. Luo couldn't help but kneel down on the cushion and burst into tears. Her voice was hoarse, she said, "Minglan, you should blame me! You should blame me..."
She had always thought herself to be a powerful person, having raised two sons who had become successful scholars. Who could have known that she would become confused as she grew older? The Luo family was exactly what she wanted it to be. Who could she be worthy of now?
Mrs. Luo was kneeling on her mat when she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her head and felt dizzy. She tried to stand up, holding onto the beam, but she couldn't control herself and fell down after taking just two steps.
The maid outside the door heard the noise and pushed the door open quickly. Seeing Mrs. Luo lying on the ground, she was so scared that she immediately came over to help.
"Grandma! You're in danger!" She saw that Mrs. Luo couldn't even be helped up, her eyes staring blankly ahead, not saying a word. She was so frightened that her hands and feet were cold, her voice trembled, and she shouted to the outside of the door, "Mrs. Xu, please come in quickly, the old lady has fallen!"
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