"Mother, please help Xiao Ling!”
Xiao Ling knelt on the ground with tears in his eyes. His body was weak, but there was a thud. Clearly, his knee had hit the ground.
Miss Chen was shocked and bent down to help him up. Xiao Ling did not get up. With tears in his eyes, he said,"
"Mother, your daughter was born from a sugar cane, so her status was not high. This group of maidservants only praised the high and trampled on the low. Your daughter did not expect that this maidservant would be so jealous of your daughter after just one punishment. She harmed your personal maidservant and even pricked the little one. Mother, please seek justice for your daughter!”
After a series of accusations, blood and tears mixed.
Miss Chen's palms were sweating as she listened. She thought that today would not be a good day. Her gaze fell on Lian Cui's body on the ground. Seeing the blood on Lian Cui's forehead, she felt a chill in her heart.
It seemed that she would not be able to escape the death penalty. Even if she did not do some things, the blame was on her, so she must die.
"Ling-er, don't worry. Mother will definitely not keep such a servant.”
Taking a deep breath and putting on a benevolent smile, Miss Chen picked Xiao Ling up again, but this time, her actions were clearly gentler.
She had probably witnessed Xiao Ling's scheme.
"Thank you, Mother."
Xiao Ling bowed.
Lian Cui had already been dragged down. Although he struggled along the way, it was useless.
She was destined to die.
It was already morning.
Some girls had already gathered at the door. Although they had arrived early, they had heard the wind and rain last night. Naturally, they wanted to see what was going on.
After a tense night, Miss Chen was also tired. However, the girls outside the door were obviously not just here to pay their respects. This group of girls grew up day by day and also had their own thoughts. Moreover, the group of sugar cane girls had their own plans. She also had her own plans, so she naturally could not let it go.
"Let the ladies come in and pay their respects."
With Xiao Qing as the leader, a group of sugar cane girls carefully walked in. When they saw Miss Chen bow, Xiao Qing went up to her and gently asked if her mother was okay. The other sisters naturally had their own thoughts and carefully looked around.
The most eye-catching of them all was naturally Xiao Ling, whose face was pale and had to be supported by a servant girl.
"I'm tired today. You've been frozen outside for a long time. Go back and rest early.”
Miss Chen's expression was not obvious, and she still spoke with love.
At this moment, hurried footsteps came from outside the door!
"Madam, Old Madam is back!”
She was in a hurry, or perhaps she was shocked by this news. The servant girl fell to the ground and spoke in panic.
Everyone heard it clearly and was shocked. Why did the old lady choose to come back at this time?
"Quickly pack up and go welcome the old lady!”
Miss Chen hurriedly stood up, feeling a wave of frustration in her heart. It was really like a leaking house suffering from a night of rain!
"What's there to welcome? Was it because the old lady's legs were weak?”
Outside the door, the old lady held the hand of an elderly woman and walked in.
There was still anger on his face. He was obviously extremely dissatisfied.
It was impossible for the old lady not to know about such a huge commotion at home. After all, the old lady had so many spies at home. Moreover, he had even forgotten the simplest etiquette of going out to welcome her. How could he appease the old lady?
Following that, the third wife Shi walked out, followed by the legitimate eighth daughter Xiao Ling Xuan and the sugar cane ninth daughter Xiao Ling Yin.
The ladies of the Xiao family and the first branch were all named after flowers and birds, such as Xiao Yu, Xiao Ling, Xiao Feng, and Xiao Xun. The two ladies of the third branch were named with three characters, the Ling generation. The second branch had two sons, both of whom were legitimate sons. There were no ladies, but they were not in the manor at the moment.
"How can the old lady not be agile?”Miss Chen smiled and said,"Old Lady must be happy and healthy."”
The old lady in a dark black flowery fur coat only glanced at her coldly and did not even say a word.
Miss Chen's face was a little stiff. She thought that she probably could not hide these things from the old lady.
Xiao Ling's heart was beating a little fast. He did not expect the old lady to return at this time. In his memory, the old lady was a ruthless person. Moreover, she was a shrewd person. She had lived for so many years. What else did she not know? She was afraid that her secret methods could not hide from the old lady's eyes.
However, on second thought, he had done everything properly. Even the little girl who had delivered the pastries had personally sent the manservant who had saved Xiao Xiao's life away. He guaranteed that he would not leak the secret. Even if the old lady knew, she could not do anything to him.
Calming down a little, Xiao Ling looked up and saw the ninth girl, Xiao Lingyin.
Xiao Ling's heart skipped a beat, and he lowered his head again.
Her heart gradually warmed up, probably because of the concern in Xiao Lingyin's eyes.
This Xiao Lingyin was probably the only one in the Xiao Family courtyard who treated him sincerely. She was also a schemer and always treated him sincerely.
It was just that he was young at that time and knew too little.
At that moment, Shi Shi, who was following behind, smiled."Sister-in-law, don't be so busy. What if your body is damaged? This Xiao Family Compound was very amusing to sister-in-law.”
Miss Chen heard this and felt even more hatred in her heart. This Third Brother's fake wife really didn't get along with her. Wasn't she using what happened last night as a bait? By saying that she was too busy, wasn't she trying to say that she wasn't capable enough?
However, she could not say a single word. She had only found a clue about these things! With a breath stuck in her chest, Miss Chen felt light-headed and could only rely on her willpower to hold on.
Shi Shi looked at them and gloated. She patted the girls beside her and said,"Go and pay your respects to First Aunt."
The girls of the third branch were obedient. They bowed and left.
The girls of the First household went up to talk to them, intentionally or unintentionally distancing themselves from their mother.
"Alright, I'm tired today. Go back and rest early.”The old lady waved her hand and did not look at anyone else. However, Xiao Ling could clearly feel the piercing coldness of the eyes circling around him.
Miss Chen bowed, wondering why the Old Lady did not ask. But then she thought that the Old Lady's connections in the residence were probably more than she knew, so she retreated.
Xiao Ling panicked, but he followed his sisters out.
When he returned to the courtyard, he felt cold sweat all over his body. Fortunately, he had disguised himself as sick, so his pale face did not look scary.
"Young lady." Su Yan stood to the side, her fingers still trembling. She poured a cup of tea for Xiao Ling with trembling hands. Her face was pale as well.
"You should also return to your room to rest. Don't reveal these things to Jinniang.”
Xiao Ling said with a sigh of relief as he warmed his hands with a teacup.
Su Yan also nodded. She was really exhausted, so she didn't force herself.
Xiao Ling waited until her bare face was gone. She changed her clothes and lay on the bed. She closed her eyes and fell asleep. Her dream was filled with bloody scenes. She ran and ran, but she could not get rid of the rusty crimson.
Was he afraid of death?
Two lives.
But this was something she had to do. Otherwise, the person who would die would not be them, but her.
He slept until the afternoon.
He must be exhausted.
Xiao Ling heard footsteps in his dream and struggled to open his eyes.
It was probably because they were stained with blood that they could not help but look around when they heard footsteps.
"Young lady, are you feeling better?”
Jin Niang immediately came over to serve Xiao Ling. She had been lying down for the past few days, so she naturally took over her sleeping face.
"Hmm, your body is probably fine now?”Xiao Ling was relieved when he saw Jinniang's ruddy face.
"Replying to Young Lady, Jinniang is fine.”Jin Niang had just turned around. She was still holding a food box and a small jewelry box. She placed them on Xiao Ling's bedside table.
"Miss, Young Master came just now. This is what Young Master left for you. He was busy with his homework and went back.”
Jinniang brought Xiao Ling a bowl of bird's nest soup and smiled at him.
Xiao Ling opened the jewelry box and was shocked.
The thing lying inside was none other than the pomegranate hairpin from his previous life!
His fingers trembled, and he almost dropped the thing in his hand. However, Xiao Ling clenched it even tighter. He could not help but recall the first time he met Han Lingxue. It was at a banquet. Han Lingxue fell in love with her at first sight. He came to find him and gave him a pomegranate hairpin.
But why did Xiao Xiao send this hairpin to him?
Could it be that Han Lingxue had already hooked up with Xiao Xiao?
Xiao Ling's heart skipped a beat, and he felt uneasy. He was about to give Jinniang some instructions, but he felt a heavy weight on his head and his vision blurred. He fell weakly onto the bed.
It must have been because he had been tormented too much yesterday and had not eaten for a day.
"Miss, what's going on?" Jin Niang, who was packing up, panicked when she saw this. She immediately came over to hold Xiao Ling's hand and carefully observed her expression.
She also knew about the girl's health. She heard that she was unusually sick last night, but she did not know why she was sick.
"It's fine. Just go and get me something to eat.”Xiao Ling shook his head and smiled. He then instructed Jinniang,""Call Xiao Xiao over later. I have some things to ask him after his evening class.”
"Yes, Miss."
Jin Niang also left the room. Just as she was preparing Xiao Ling's meal, a servant girl's voice came from outside.
"Second Young Lady, Ninth Young Lady has arrived."
Xiao Ling was drinking soup when he paused.
Xiao Yu and Xiao Lingyin.
Speaking of which, she had not seen Ling Yin for a long time. It could be considered that after the previous life and this life, they had been separated for a lifetime. Although Ling Yin was the third branch, she was indeed on good terms with her. Only when Ling Yin came over could the two sisters have a good chat.
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