Chapter 323 Never Meet Again in This Life
In the backyard pavilion.
The atmosphere was a bit awkward.
Tao Tao lowered her head and said nothing.
She actually didn't know how to start.
She had no grudge against Lu Qingyao, and she even admired the woman, but she had harmed her child because of her dead father.
Now, whenever she sees the little girl Miaomiao, she always feels ashamed.
The little girl sat opposite, resting her chin on her hand, her eyes rolling around at her.
It made her feel uncomfortable.
The little girl's eyes seemed to be able to speak, full of questions and vigilance.
Jiang Miaomiao looked at Tao Tao. She hadn't had time to pay attention to the Jiang family recently, so she couldn't guess why this woman came.
She turned her gaze to the baby in Tao Tao's arms.
The little guy stared at her with a pair of dark eyes, and then he started giggling, showing a few small white teeth, and saliva flowed out.
Looking at the face that looked a bit like her second brother, Jiang Miaomiao realized that this child was actually her brothers' sister.
They are related by blood.
For the first time, Lu Qingyao took a closer look at Tao Tao, Jiang Yunze's childhood sweetheart.
The woman's skin was fair and her appearance was even more beautiful than before. Even in the capital city where there were so many beauties, she was not inferior to them at all.
No wonder Jiang Yunze has a special liking for her.
Just imagine that the poor young scholar back then had such a beautiful girl by his side, grinding ink for him every day and listening to him talk about his worries.
The most important thing is that she doesn’t mind his poor family background, and he is the only one in her heart and eyes.
Anyone who meets a girl like this will be moved and will never forget her.
All in all, she and Tao Tao had only met three times.
The first time we met was in Taoxi Village, Tao Tao was a little aggressive.
Hearing that Jiang Yunze still couldn't let her go, the married woman actually showed the coquettish behavior of a little girl.
I don't know whether to say she is stupid or infatuated.
If you ask Lu Qingyao if she feels disgusted?
Not at all, I was just afraid that Tao Tao would not go to find Jiang Yunze.
Speaking of which, Tao Tao abandoned her husband and children and embarked on the path of being a concubine. Her words played a catalytic role to some extent.
If you say that I am not a bit tolerant, then there is indeed a little bit.
She is not a saint, nor does she consider herself a good person.
She admitted that she had taken advantage of Tao Tao.
At that time, when she thought about how Miaomiao and Feng'er were sold by her father and almost separated from their mother, she wished that Master Tao would also lose the taste of having family.
But after finding her child, she gave up the idea instantly.
When we live in this world, we may not be able to influence others, nor can we change the environment we live in.
But you can still decide what kind of person you want to be.
It is to climb out of the quagmire, or to sink deeper and deeper.
At least her family was still alive and she had three children to take care of.
She didn't want to change herself beyond recognition because of the injustice of the world.
The evil done by others should be borne by them themselves.
It is foolish to punish yourself for the mistakes of others.
Looking at Tao Tao again now, I saw endless fatigue in her eyes, as if she had just cried.
She got her wish and came to her childhood sweetheart, and even gave birth to a child for him, but she was still not happy.
"Madam Tao, do you have anything to say?" Madam Lu went straight to the point.
Tao Tao pursed her lips and said, "Madam, I came here today to ask for a favor. Could you please allow my mother and brother to follow your caravan back to Jiangzhou? I want to send them back to Taoxi Village..."
"That won't work. If something happens to your mother and brother in my caravan, I can't take the responsibility." Lu Qingyao rejected her directly.
There are thousands of ways to return to Jiangzhou, but he chose to go to her.
This woman is either crazy or has lost her mind.
Otherwise there is some conspiracy.
She hated this kind of roundabout probing the most, and said impatiently, "Madam Tao, why don't you just speak frankly? If you have nothing else to say, please go back. I'm afraid Jiang Yunze doesn't want you to have anything to do with me."
After saying that, he prepared to get up.
"Madam, please stay." Tao Tao didn't expect Lu Qingyao to be so unkind, but what she said was very reasonable.
They are definitely not a relationship that can be entrusted to family members.
She just asked casually.
He no longer beat around the bush and spoke directly, "I know my father's crimes are too numerous to list, but my mother and brother are unaware of them. There's no place for them in the capital anymore, so I'm thinking of returning to Taoxi Village in Jiangzhou. But I'm worried the villagers won't be able to accommodate them. Could you please, Madam, say hello to the villagers of Taoxi Village?"
Taoxi Village today is no longer what it used to be.
The villagers all follow Lu Qingyao's lead. Whether her mother and brother can return to Taoxi Village depends on Lu Qingyao's words.
She didn't think Lu Qingyao would deliberately make things difficult for them.
She was afraid that the villagers of Taoxi Village would stand up for her because of their grudge and not allow her brother and mother to enter the village.
As long as she agreed, A Niang and her brother could continue to live in the village.
A Niang said that fallen leaves return to their roots, and she didn't want to die outside.
If they had known the Jiang family's situation, A'niang and her brother might not have left their hometown and come to the capital.
She was the one who let them down.
Even if she had to kneel down and beg Lu Qingyao, she would get this promise.
Lu Qingyao didn't take this seriously. How could she stop people from returning home?
However, during the time she lived in Taoxi Village, she did have some understanding of the villagers there.
If I don't say hello, it might really make things difficult for Tao and her son.
She nodded and agreed, "I can promise to take the message back with you, but whether the villagers listen or not is not something I can control."
"As long as you agree, it's all fine." Tao Tao's face lit up with joy, and she knelt down with her daughter in her arms. "From now on... from now on, I will do my best to serve you, Madam, and follow your lead."
Although she didn't want to admit it.
But he also knew that in the well-mannered wealthy families in the capital, the status of a concubine was not much higher than that of a servant, and in the eyes of the master, she was just a slave.
She didn't want to serve others, nor did she want others to be Jiang Yunze's wife.
But if this person is Lu Qingyao.
As long as my mother and brother can live a stable life in Taoxi Village.
As long as Xiaoshu can be raised by her as her legitimate daughter.
She was willing to serve Lu Qingyao as a slave.
Lu Qingyao was startled and quickly asked Xiuxiu to help the man and the child up.
Tao Tao was completely confused.
"Tao, what on earth do you want to do?"
What does it mean to serve her and follow her lead?
This woman is simply incomprehensible.
The baby was frightened by her mother's behavior and burst into tears.
Tao Tao no longer cared about her daughter and handed her over to the wet nurse.
She stepped forward and pulled Lu Qingyao. "You didn't know this? It's been spreading everywhere since yesterday afternoon. They say Jiang Yunze declared his righteousness to repay the Lu family's kindness, and that's why he killed his own relatives and reported Minister Qi. They say your divorce from Jiang Yunze was a show, all to confuse the Qi family. This...isn't this true?"
Lu Qingyao laughed when she heard this. Jiang Yunze really knew how to make excuses for his coldness.
She looked at Tao Tao, not knowing whether to call her stupid or naive.
"You saw me and Jiang Yunze divorce with your own eyes. Do you think we were just putting on a show?"
Tao Tao didn't believe it at first, "But I asked Brother Yunze, and he didn't deny it."
She would rather believe that the rumors are true.
At least that way, it would prove that she was not wrong about him.
Lu Qingyao felt her stomach churning and she felt nauseous.
She said in disbelief, "So... Jiang Yunze knew you were looking for me?"
Tao Tao nodded, "Yes, he sent someone to bring me here."
Lu Qingyao was really disgusted. There were such shameless people in the world.
"Go back and tell Jiang Yunze that there's no need to use these dirty tricks to test him. I, Lu Qingyao, only wish to never see him again in this life."
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