“我没用，不管我怎么求他们，他们都不愿意饶过酥酥，只能让酥酥假装听话，等着来求夫人帮忙。”
When Yao said this, she was heartbroken beyond words. She loved her own daughter dearly, but she couldn't protect her.
She also longed to hold her daughter in her arms and let her grow up carefree, but she couldn't do it herself, so she could only ask He Jiuniang, who was more capable, for help.
Finally, she gritted her teeth and said, "If possible, please adopt Susu directly, Madam. Even if she works as a maid in the manor to do some rough work to support herself, that's fine. Don't let her go back to the Yao family or the Hu family."
He Jiuniang frowned. She couldn't even trust the Yao family anymore?
That shouldn't be the case. Isn't Madam Yao already teaching tea at the club? She should be able to protect Susu.
Or perhaps, during her absence, even Madam Yao changed?
That shouldn't be happening!
Madam Yao explained, "The reason why Hu Sheng knew that Madam had recognized Su Su as her goddaughter was because my elder brother wrote a letter to inform him. Hu Sheng disguised himself in advance and worked with my elder brother in Jingzhou. My parents did not suspect anything and let Su Su come to the capital with them."
During this time, she had no chance to speak to her parents alone, and naturally, she couldn't stop Susu from coming to the capital.
The reason her parents readily agreed was because Susu longed to be with her and wanted to live with her for a while; however, Susu never expected this outcome.
She's only three or four years old; she shouldn't be exposed to such filthy people and things.
Rather than being harmed in those places, it's better to stay in the Lu family, even as a lowly maid, than to be schemed against in the Yao and Hu families.
Judging from He Jiuniang's attitude towards Susu, Susu will definitely be very happy in the Lu family.
How can you be sure I'll take good care of Susu?
He Jiuniang looked at Yao Shi kneeling on the ground and wanted to make her get up and speak, but seeing Yao Shi's uneasy appearance, she felt that she should let her kneel down so that she could feel more at ease.
“SuSu told me that Madam treats SuSu very well, and she likes Madam very much. Please accept SuSu as your daughter.”
As she spoke, she even began to kowtow to He Jiuniang. He Jiuniang gave Hui'er a wink, and Hui'er hurriedly stepped forward to help her up.
“You are Susu’s mother, and you love Susu more than anyone else. You’re right, I love Susu very much and naturally want to take care of her. But I can never replace you, her biological mother, in her heart. Don’t you want to raise her yourself?”
Madam Yao paused for a moment, then said, "Of course I want to, but..."
“Alright,” He Jiuniang interrupted her directly, “Leave the rest to me as long as you’re willing.”
He Jiuniang pouted; it was another day of saving fallen women.
"I……"
Ms. Yao has too many concerns; her current situation simply cannot provide Su Su with a good environment to grow up in.
"You don't need to think about anything right now, just answer a few questions for me."
He Jiuniang interrupted her again, not because she was impatient, but because she didn't want to hear her talk about those irrelevant things.
Madam Yao nodded somewhat awkwardly, and He Jiu Niang then asked, "Do you want to leave the Hu family and not return to the Yao family, and live alone with Su Su?"
"Is...is it okay?"
Yao's eyes lit up. She had had this thought three years ago when her brothers were pressuring her to remarry. She suggested taking Susu with her and living with her, but her brothers stopped her, saying that it was improper for a woman to live alone with her daughter and that it would bring shame to the Yao family. They insisted that she must remarry.
Her parents also felt that it was too tiring for her to raise the child alone, and that she would have no future to rely on. They believed it would be better for her to find someone to marry into and have a son so that she would have someone to depend on in her old age.
After her brothers repeatedly assured her that they would take good care of Susu, she finally agreed to remarry.
But who could have imagined that as soon as she arrived at the Hu family, she was given a potion to prevent her from having children, and endured three years of inhuman suffering. During those three years, she didn't even have the right to go back to her parents' home to see her daughter.
Furthermore, her daughter Susu has never been doing well.
"Of course, as I said before, I can help you solve any problem if you're willing."
He Jiuniang was quite certain that she could handle this small matter herself; if she couldn't, then she would go to the Crown Princess.
Of course, she felt it was unnecessary.
"Yes! Thank you, Madam!"
Yao wanted to kneel down and kowtow to He Jiu Niang again, but He Jiu Niang stopped her: "I don't have so many rules here. You don't have to kneel down to me all the time. From today onwards, you can stay here for the time being. After all, you embarrassed Hu Sheng on the spot today. If you go back, you will probably lose your life."
Madam Yao was even more excited and said, "Thank you, Madam!"
He Jiuniang responded and carried Susu towards her own courtyard. She then said to Yao Shi, "Come with me, I'll take a look at your injuries."
Su Su nestled in her arms, her little hands tightly gripping her clothes. From the moment she started cursing Hu Sheng, she hadn't uttered a sound, and even deliberately lowered her breathing to minimize her presence. This showed what she had been through during this time.
He Jiuniang didn't say anything, but gently patted her back while holding her to comfort her and let her calm down.
He Jiuniang led Yao Shi and Su Su to a side room in the main courtyard. This room was like a small clinic in the house, where some medicinal herbs and He Jiuniang's medicine box were stored. There was also a small wooden bed there, so that she could give temporary examinations to people who came to her for treatment.
He Jiuniang asked Hui'er to coax Susu into taking a medicinal bath, and then asked Yao Shi to take off her clothes so she could check her injuries.
As soon as the clothes were taken off, He Jiuniang felt like killing Hu Sheng. He was really not a man!
Yao's body was covered with numerous wounds, both new and old, including bruises, whip marks, hand slaps, needle marks, and even burns...
In short, there wasn't a single patch of healthy skin on his entire body.
This was the first time that Madam Yao had shown these injuries to outsiders. She was very uneasy, and her body trembled slightly uncontrollably, but she still said politely, "Thank you for your trouble, Madam."
He Jiuniang was not fooled at all. She took out tools and medicine and began to treat her wounds.
"It will hurt a little, just bear with it."
As she said this, she was incredibly grateful that she had just gotten Susu away, otherwise, if Susu had seen this, it would have left her with a huge childhood trauma.
Remembering what Yao said earlier, those people actually pricked Susu with needles. Very well, when the time comes, I must prick them back hard!
"good."
Yao nodded. To be honest, she was almost numb and couldn't feel the pain much anymore.
The wounds were numerous and severe, so He Jiuniang took some time to treat them. After she finished, she said, "I will change your dressings every two days from now on. Try not to get the wounds wet. Don't take a bath for the next few days. Just wipe your body with a damp cloth."
"good."
Yao's face was somewhat pale, but she still struggled to get up.
He Jiuniang said, "You lie down and rest for a while. I'll go check on Susu and talk to her alone."
Yao was taken aback for a moment, then obediently agreed.
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