Chapter 97 Mother and Daughter Reunion
Horse hooves clatter, wheels rumble.
Although today is a rare sunny day, the warm sunshine has not lessened the winter chill in the slightest.
Inside the carriage, two girls sat facing each other, and their faces were identical.
The girl with a small mole between her eyebrows, though young, was clearly more beautiful.
The other, slightly older girl, could only be described as having delicate features.
These two were Xiangling and Xiangtao, who had just come from the Rongguo Mansion.
When Xue Baochai saw that the two women's blood had mixed, even Aunt Xue advised Baochai to release Xiangling.
In fact, Aunt Xue always felt that Xiangling was an unlucky person.
Back in Jinling, Feng Yuan took a liking to her, but he died a few days later. It was just bad luck. His family members weren't exactly indiscriminate in their actions, yet they still managed to kill someone.
As for his son, Xue Pan, he originally had connections with the Wang and Jia families, so he could have easily resolved the matter without even showing his face. Who would have thought that it would drag on for so long, and that Pan'er would even suffer imprisonment, with the family having to spend so much of their wealth to get him out.
In the end, it even affected Baochai, who was no longer allowed to participate in the selection.
This guy is a jinx; anyone who gets involved with him will be unlucky!
She originally intended to keep her by her side and find an opportunity to slowly torment her... but before she could find an opportunity, Xiangtao, the girl from Rongyueyuan Yuan Hongqu's side, came and said that this girl was her own sister.
Upon hearing this, Aunt Xue had an idea that popped into her head for no apparent reason: Let this girl go and meet Yuan Hongqu!
Xue Pan, influenced by Jia Lian, believes that Xiang Ling is his nemesis. He is now furious and wants to get rid of Xiang Ling or beat her to death.
Both her mother and brother wanted Xiangling to leave. If Baochai insisted on keeping Xiangling, it would make people wonder if she had something to hide and was therefore determined to keep Xiangling.
Now that things had come to this point, she had no reason to force Xiangling to stay any longer.
Although Xiangtao said that she had saved some money with Yuan Mama, she could afford to pay for Xiangling's redemption money.
However, the Xue family is not short of money. Since they have already given her away, they might as well be generous and reward her with some money. This would also be a way of currying favor with Yuan Hongqu.
Aunt Xue had someone bring out Xiangling's indenture and gave it to Xiangtao.
Xiangtao examined it carefully and confirmed that it was correct.
Xiangling was bought by his family before they went to the capital. After that, Xue Pan got into a lawsuit, so Xiangling's contract was just a simple contract without any official seal or anything like that.
Xiangtao carefully put away the indenture, then took out a box and handed it to Aunt Xue.
“The Xue family is generous, and Mrs. Xue is kind and righteous. My maid, Yuan, said that she would return this hairpin to Mrs. Xue as a token of her gratitude on my behalf.”
Having said that, no matter how interesting Aunt Xue's expression was when she saw the hairpin, she immediately took Xiangling and bid farewell to Baochai and the others, and prepared to leave.
"Sister, aren't I taking my luggage?" Xiangling asked innocently.
"Silly girl, there will be new things when we get home. Don't dwell on the past anymore." Xiangtao also loved her silly and a little dazed younger sister.
Xiangtao has a younger sister who, if she were still alive, would be about the same age as Xiangling.
Sadly, she and her parents disappeared in a natural disaster and could never come back.
Xiangtao led Xiangling by the hand, carrying nothing with her, and they left through the side gate of the Rongguo Mansion.
There was already a driver waiting outside the gate. The two got into the carriage, and the driver pulled the reins, and the carriage headed out of the city.
Xiangling boarded the carriage in a daze, and saw Xiangtao take out two hand warmers from under the seat. She put one into Xiangling's arms and held the other in her arms, then opened the lid.
"Little sister, from now on no one can restrain you."
Xiangtao looked at Xiangling, then took out the indenture and placed it inside the hand warmer.
In a short while, the piece of paper was ignited by the embers in the hand warmer, and after a wisp of smoke, it turned into ashes.
As Xiangtao closed the lid of the hand warmer again, Xiangling felt a sense of relief. It was as if the invisible constraint that had bound her for so long had turned into smoke and disappeared.
The carriage left the city and sped up faster and faster.
"Sister, where are we going?"
“We’re going to E’er Village. That’s where Granny Yuan’s estate was, with dozens of households. Mother lives in E’er Village now.”
"Sister, will you still be going to work in the future?"
"No need for now, let the three of us spend a few more days together. Granny Yuan gave me half a month off! Don't worry, even if I'm on leave, my monthly salary won't be reduced! I can support you and Mother." Xiangtao smiled.
Feng was originally hired by Hongqu to search secretly in the Suzhou area by Lin Ruhai. After finding her, she was sent to the capital.
Before Xiangtao recognized Xiangling, she had already met with Feng.
The two hit it off immediately. If Xiangtao hadn't lacked a mole, Feng would have already mistaken her for his lost daughter, Yinglian.
Upon arriving at E'er Village, Feng was already craning her neck to look out from the doorway. Seeing the carriage approaching from afar, she hurried forward to greet it.
The bond between mother and daughter is innate. From the moment Feng saw the carriage, her heart began to beat rapidly, as if it were about to burst out of her chest, as if she knew that her beloved child, whom she had waited so long for, had finally returned.
When the coachman saw Lady Feng coming to greet him, he tightened the reins and stopped the carriage before it even reached the door.
The carriage came to a stop, and Xiangtao jumped down first. Seeing Madam Feng approaching from afar, she smiled.
"Mother, I've brought my little sister back."
Feng Shi stumbled unsteadily to the carriage, her eyes filled with tears and her lips trembling slightly, as if she were about to fall at any moment. Xiang Tao quickly helped her up.
She tried to speak, but her throat felt like it was stuffed with cotton, and she couldn't utter a single word.
Xiangling, who was in the car, also felt a sudden, sharp pain in her heart, which made her feel very uncomfortable. She heard her sister's voice outside.
mother?
Is Mother outside?
Xiangling struggled to lift the carriage curtain.
"My son..." Feng finally let out a wail, and with just one glance, she confirmed it.
That beauty mark, that face, it's clearly her little Yinglian!
She rushed over and hugged the stunned Xiangling tightly.
Xiangling felt a sudden pang of injustice. Her entire experience of being abducted as a child flashed through her mind like a revolving lantern:
Huo Qi took her to see the fireworks, but there were too many people and Huo Qi lost her. Then she was knocked unconscious by a moneylender... She remembered all the scenes of being resold back and forth after that.
"Mother, Yinglian will never be playful again, Mother... Yinglian is back..."
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