Jiang Yanwan didn't hate her mother as much as she had imagined; in fact, seeing her mother like this made her very sad.
“Mother,” she called out hoarsely, laughing as she did when she was a child.
Lin froze, her fingers trembling slightly. "I am not your mother."
Jiang Yanwan closed her eyes briefly. "I'm sorry."
I shouldn't have made you sad or scared...
What's the point of saying all this? It's useless.
She stared intently at the gloomy sky, the light in her eyes slowly dissipating, all her senses focused on the fingers clutching her mother's clothes. She remembered when she had just learned to walk, as long as she held onto her mother's skirt, she was fearless.
"I can only repay your kindness in my next life."
Lin collapsed to the ground, opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a word.
The fingers gripping her clothes loosened, and her heart was stabbed again and again.
Why did it turn out like this...?
Why!
Ningsi Garden.
Qiu Hong's right arm was burned beyond recognition, and Mu Xue's hair was singed. She was carrying a large rock and banging it against the door.
"Miss, break it open quickly."
"I will be able to get you out right away."
Mu Xue's fingers were blistered, and the blood that seeped out was instantly dried by the heat. She didn't care about the encircling fire at all; all she could see was the iron lock that was about to be smashed open.
Unable to hear any sound from inside, Mu Xue's hands trembled uncontrollably.
"Get out of the way!"
Jiang Zhenlin saw the two locks on the chain, his eyes widened in fury, and he drew his sword to strike, shouting, "Who did this?!"
Mu Xue said in a trembling voice, "Xia Yan said this morning that the young lady's courtyard was short-handed, and asked me and Qiu Hong to help out. After we got there, a fire broke out. When we finally returned from Huaguang Courtyard, we found that the young lady's room was locked."
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