The maid quickly placed her hand on the woman's shoulder and whispered in her ear, "Madam, don't frighten the child. Have you forgotten what you promised that young lady?"
Upon hearing this, the woman, who had already half-sat up, quickly sat back down.
This greatly surprised the maid, who truly hadn't expected to be able to persuade this woman. Just before she came in, a guard had whispered to her to keep an eye on the lady, saying that since she was kind-hearted and willing to help, she mustn't hurt or frighten her child.
This scene was witnessed by Hong Xiaoduo. Now, the woman looked no different from a normal person, except that she looked somewhat haggard.
Hong Xiaoduo took Kaiyang's hand and sat down. She still felt sorry for the woman and gestured for Kaiyang to sit in the seat in front of her.
It's not that she's a pure, innocent person; she's just overflowing with sympathy and only cares about sympathizing with women, neglecting Kaiyang's safety.
She was certain that the woman would never harm Kaiyang, and besides, she was there to keep an eye on things.
The woman looked at Kaiyang with great joy, but tears welled up in her eyes as she blinked. Seeing Kaiyang's somewhat bewildered expression, the woman quickly grabbed a handkerchief to wipe away her tears.
Her lips moved a few times as if she had a lot to say to Kaiyang, but she was afraid that she would say the wrong thing and scare the child away, and she was also afraid that Hong Xiaoduo would be unhappy and angry and drive her away.
When Kaiyang learned that the woman in front of him had mental problems, he dared not speak first.
"Madam, please have some tea." Seeing that the atmosphere was too tense, Hong Xiaoduo had no choice but to speak first.
As for drinking tea at night affecting sleep, in the current situation, is that even a problem? There's no sleep at all anyway!
"Thank you," the woman said, but her gaze never left Kaiyang's face.
Earlier, when she saw the woman after she had washed up at this woman's residence, she felt that she had seen her before. Now, sitting with Kaiyang, Hong Xiaoduo noticed that the woman and Kaiyang had a striking resemblance in their eyes and eyebrows.
No wonder a chance encounter on the street could elicit such a reaction from the woman.
Hong Xiaoduo noticed it, and so did the maid. Although she was also startled, she dared not say anything.
I was already racking my brains trying to figure out how to persuade and enlighten the lady. If I were to say that the young master looks a lot like the lady at this time, wouldn't the lady think even more that the young master is her son?
That's just adding fuel to the fire! We have no idea how this will end, sigh!
There are many people in this world who look alike. Moreover, after the young master's accident, not only were there bloodstains on the small bed at the scene, but a few days later, a blood-stained garment that had clearly been torn by wild animals was found in a mountain valley outside the city. That was the young master's shirt that night, with auspicious cloud patterns embroidered by the madam herself. There is no mistake.
Of everyone in the household, only the madam refused to accept this cruel reality, still believing that the young master was alive.
The woman mustered her courage and slowly reached out to gently and carefully hold Kaiyang's hands. Seeing that he did not pull away or show any disgust towards her, her eyes instantly reddened again.
"Are you hungry?" the woman asked softly, as if afraid of startling the child in front of her.
Upon hearing this, Kaiyang lifted his gaze from the hand that was being held, looked at the woman in front of him, and shook his head.
Seemingly realizing that such a response was somewhat inappropriate, she thought for a moment and said softly, "I ate a lot this evening, so I'm not hungry."
Kaiyang's supplementary response made the woman extremely happy, and tears of excitement immediately fell again, which she hurriedly wiped away with a handkerchief.
"Then, you, are you thirsty?" the woman's trembling voice rang out again.
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Half an hour had passed, and everyone could sense that the woman had a lot to say to Kaiyang. However, what she said and asked might seem boring to others, like she was just making conversation for no reason.
Others might find it awkward, but Hong Xiaoduo, who was wide awake, noticed that the servant and the guard were deeply moved. The former had wiped away tears several times with her sleeve, and the latter's eyes were also red.
Every time the woman spoke, it was clear that she had carefully considered her words. She asked very seriously, and Kaiyang, who was sitting next to her listening, listened very seriously and responded just as seriously, without the slightest hint of annoyance.
It seemed that if no one interrupted, the woman could keep talking, and the boy would keep responding.
Yuheng was still very energetic, hugging his legs and resting his chin on his knees, watching the woman and Kaiyang and listening to their 'boring' conversation. However, Xiaoyaoguang started snoring and her eyelids gradually became heavy. In order to avoid making noise and disturbing the conversation in the room, she carefully lay down and soon fell asleep.
The woman stared intently at the child before her, speaking to him without daring to blink, for fear that if she did, everything before her would vanish like a dream, just like the previous days and nights.
Therefore, the woman did not notice what was happening next to her.
However, Hong Xiaoduo saw it clearly: the woman's guards kept giving the maidservant meaningful glances, hinting at something, but the maidservant remained conflicted and hesitant.
Regardless of their intentions or plans, Hong Xiaoduo was certain that they meant no harm.
Finally, the woman bit her lip and slowly walked to the tea table, carefully observing her mistress. Seeing that her mistress only glanced at the child as she walked by before returning her attention to the child, she stood with her back to the woman. With slightly trembling hands, she took out a small porcelain bottle from her purse, uncorked it, poured out a pill, put it into a teacup, poured tea into the cup, shook it for a moment, gritted her teeth, picked up the teacup, turned around, and handed it to the woman.
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