The rain was getting heavier and heavier. Lu Baichuan was injured and soaked in the rain, and he was really exhausted.
After confirming that everything was safe, he finally fell into a deep sleep. However, he did not expect that he would sleep so soundly that both Lin Yiping and Prince Chen would be frantically searching for him.
As for Zhuo Jiayu, after returning home safely, she went back to her own courtyard with a heavy heart. She tossed and turned all night and finally went to her mother's courtyard the next morning.
At the time, her mother, Madam Yan, was having breakfast. When she saw her, she kindly invited her to join her.
Zhuo Jiayu shook her head, indicating that she had no appetite.
"Mother, did Father go to the concubines' courtyard again?"
She remembered that when she was a child, her father and mother had a very good relationship and were almost always together. But in recent years, they had become somewhat estranged, as if they had quarreled for some reason. Gradually, her father stopped coming to her mother's yard.
Yan was eating peacefully, but her mood instantly soured after hearing what she said.
She put down the bowl in her hand and said coldly, "You know he brought back another little bitch a few days ago, and she's been staying at that little bitch's place these past few days!"
It makes me angry just thinking about it. If that bastard liked someone else, that would be one thing, but all the women he's brought back over the years look a lot like that woman. It's like he's slapping her in the face. How can she feel good about that?
Looking at her mother like this, Zhuo Jiayu sighed inwardly and said, "I always feel that Father is angry with you. Why don't you just soften your tone and apologize to Father? Why make things so difficult for yourself?"
Yan shook her head. Her problems with her husband couldn't be solved by simply apologizing; he hated her from the bottom of his heart.
But it doesn't matter, as long as the position of the legal wife is hers, she doesn't care about anything else.
"Don't worry about these things. By the way, what brings you here so early in the morning?"
Madam Yan looked at her daughter and listened attentively to what she had to say.
Regardless of how she treats outsiders, she is at least very patient with her two children.
Zhuo Jiayu thought for a moment and then asked, "Mother, do you remember that I seem to have an older sister named Jiu'er?"
"Snap!"
Upon hearing this name, the chopsticks in my hand instantly fell to the ground.
Seeing her strong reaction, Zhuo Jiayu knew she hadn't misremembered.
"Who told you that? How do you know that name?"
Yan grabbed her hand, her eyes wide, her face filled with panic, disgust, and a hint of fear.
Looking at her mother, Zhuo Jiayu knew that something was amiss, so she said, "I heard my grandmother mention it when I was little. Yesterday, I heard someone call that name on the street, and I suddenly remembered it and thought I'd ask you, Mother. My grandmother said that the older sister died when she was very young. I want to know, did she die from an illness?"
"What sister? What a load of rubbish! You only have your brother, that little bitch has nothing to do with you!"
Yan suddenly looked at her sternly and warned, "Do you understand?"
Zhuo Jiayu didn't know how to describe her mother; she seemed crazy and completely different from her usual self.
What story does that older sister named Jiu'er have that makes her so scared and sad?
She nodded somewhat fearfully. Madam Yan said, "Alright, don't mention this again. It's bad luck to bring up someone who's been dead for so many years. Go back now!"
Before they had exchanged more than a few words, Madam Yan started to chase them away, something that had never happened before.
Zhuo Jiayu became even more certain that something was amiss, but seeing her mother's expression, she dared not ask any further questions and could only obediently nod and leave.
However, Madam Yan couldn't calm down for a long time. Her daughter suddenly mentioned that little bitch's name, which made her forget something very important.
Back then, everyone was saying that the little bitch died young, but that's not true. She had someone kidnap the little bitch and sell her to a human trafficker, who then took her away.
She had considered killing that little bitch easily, but felt that would be too easy on the mother and daughter, so she decided to make that little bitch taste all the suffering in the world.
Over the years, she had people keep an eye on that little bitch's every move until she was sold to all sorts of people, doing all kinds of dirty and hard work. In the end, she was even sold to a farmer as a wife. Her husband left on the second day after their marriage and never came back, leaving her a widow.
When she first heard the news, she felt a sense of satisfaction. She knew that the little bitch was unlucky, and sure enough, she became a widow at a young age, and that was her fate.
Later, she heard that a severe drought had occurred in the Changzhou area, and many people had died. She thought that the little bitch probably wouldn't survive either, so she stopped paying attention.
After so many years of revenge, she felt it was enough to soothe her hatred, and the little bitch's miserable death was the best outcome for her.
She was very satisfied.
But then her daughter suddenly said that someone was calling that name on the street. Could it be that that little bitch is still alive and has even come to the capital?
No, no, it could also be someone who shares the same fate.
Not only is there a drought in Changzhou, but there's also a riot. That little slut is quite pretty; even if she doesn't die, she'll be defiled on the way. There's no way she'll make it to the capital unscathed.
However, we can't let our guard down. Maybe that little bitch is just tough.
No, she still needs to send someone to investigate!
She felt a great sense of accomplishment when she drove the old slut and the little slut out of the manor. The old slut died in the wilderness, devoured by jackals until there was nothing left, and the little slut also suffered greatly. She had avenged herself.
Thinking about it this way made her feel a little better.
"Someone, go and fetch Granny Qian for me!"
The maidservant immediately went to do it, and Madam Yan's mood gradually calmed down.
She was too excited just now, which must have aroused her daughter's suspicion. Her daughter is innocent and kind, so she must not know about this.
As for her husband, her daughter is right. She should apologize and appease him. After all, she is the biggest winner in this matter, so why should she worry about so much?
After all, she and her husband were childhood sweethearts, so no matter what, they couldn't possibly have a real falling out.
What belongs to her, no one can take away.
If you can't take away Jiang Ruoya from back then, then those new little bitches shouldn't even think about jumping around under her nose!
When Granny Qian arrived, the food in front of Madam Yan had already been taken away. Granny Qian bowed respectfully, but before she could speak, Madam Yan said, "Send someone to investigate the whereabouts of that little wretch and see if she really died during the drought. If not, find her whereabouts. I need to keep track of her situation at all times."
Granny Qian was curious about Madam Yan's sudden mention of the eldest daughter, and cautiously asked, "Why did Madam suddenly bring up that...that wretched girl? Did you hear something about it?"
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