Xiao Ruolian was startled and got goosebumps all over her body: "Mom, are you saying...she has been so smart since she was a child?!"
Yu Huilan didn't know what she was thinking at the moment, and her hands were shaking.
Xiao Ruolian looked at Yu Huilan in shock. She never expected that her mother would have such a panic day!
Mother must be scared... Xiao Ruolian thought so.
But suddenly, Yu Huilan grabbed Xiao Ruolian's hand and said seriously, "If this bitch's cowardice and stupidity since childhood were all pretended, then she is really scheming... It's just like... just like..."
Yu Huilan suddenly couldn't continue.
Xiao Ruolian's curiosity was aroused: "Mom, what are you talking about? Can you continue?"
Yu Huilan took a deep breath and felt cold all over. She tightly grasped the hand warmer, trying to warm herself up.
Yu Huilan almost huddled into a ball, then said in a trembling voice, "She's just as smart and scheming as... her own mother!"
"What?!"
Xiao Ruolian widened her eyes. She could never have imagined that Yu Huilan could actually say such words!
Is Xiao Qingluo as smart and scheming as her mother?!
How smart and scheming does it mean that Yu Huilan can say that he is smart and scheming?
Yu Huilan noticed Xiao Ruolian's shock and suddenly sighed, but a gloomy look appeared on her face. "If she hadn't fallen out of favor and was frail and sickly after giving birth, with not much time left, and wanted me to take care of her daughter... I'm afraid I would have been the one who died!"
Xiao Ruolian couldn't help but exclaim in surprise and asked, "What exactly happened back then?"
Yu Huilan seemed not to want to recall the past, but she thought of Xiao Qingluo's complete transformation.
To alert Xiao Ruolian, she suppressed her fear and succinctly recounted the story: "Back then, I was an opera singer. After Xiao Qingluo's mother gave birth, I performed in the Xiao family's operas. Then, your father betrothed me to become a concubine of the Xiao family."
"I was highly favored due to my abilities, while Xiao Qingluo's mother was neglected day by day. In the end, your father even treated them as if they didn't exist, only sending them some money when he occasionally remembered them."
"At that time, I realized that my status was higher than theirs, so I treated Xiao Qingluo's mother like a maid."
"Her mother dragged her sick body to take care of me every day, working tirelessly without complaint. When I was pregnant, she even cooked for me personally, with all kinds of fish and meat."
"I was so happy that I started eating with peace of mind."
"But after half a year, my belly was getting bigger and bigger, even bigger than that of other pregnant women of the same size. I became suspicious and wanted to see a doctor."
"But who would have thought that Xiao Qingluo's mother suddenly told me that she added a lot of tonics to the food she cooked for me every day. My belly is bigger than other pregnant women because you've been given too much tonic. If you don't start eating a light diet soon, you'll definitely die in childbirth when you're ten months pregnant, and there will be two deaths!"
"I was scared to death, but she told me that she said all this because she wanted me to take good care of her daughter. If I didn't agree, she would always find a way to add tonic food to my food!"
"Of course I didn't agree! So I replaced all the cooks and maids in the mansion, and even told your father about it. But your father couldn't find anything, and he said I couldn't tolerate his unfavored wife. So I had no choice but to give up!"
"But I thought everything would be fine after I changed the cooks and maids, but in the seventh month, my belly got even bigger!"
"I was really scared this time, so I had no choice but to agree to take care of Xiao Qingluo!"
"A few days later, her mother died of illness. My diet really did return to normal after that. After three months of controlling my diet, I finally gave birth to you. But I still suffered more than an ordinary pregnant woman!"
Listening to Yu Huilan's story, Xiao Ruolian's face turned pale: "This lady... is so cruel!"
Yu Huilan sighed with fear, "But it's also a good trick!"
Just this one time, she was terrified and would never forget it!
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A day later, the group finally arrived in Xuzhou City.
Because of the dangers they experienced, the carriage hardly ever stopped.
So we arrived at our destination early in the morning on the third day.
Xiao Qingluo and Menglan were sitting in the car, looking at Xuzhou City, which was obviously much more prosperous and lively than Yanzhou City, and they were both a little excited.
Menglan was excited because it was her first time leaving Yanzhou City!
Xiao Qingluo was excited because this was going to be the place where she would build her medical empire!
The carriage traveled along the way and came to a courtyard where it was obvious that no one lived there permanently, but someone was cleaning it regularly.
This is also the Xiao family!
Meng Lan couldn't help but sigh, "Master is really rich. He even has a big house in Xuzhou City!"
Xiao Qingluo smiled and said, "If Xiao Yuanhe didn't have money, the emperor wouldn't have married into the Xiao family."
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