Xiao Yu came out of the Oriental Pearl Tower's room with a solemn expression.
"Brother Xiao, how is my brother now?”Dongfang Mingyue asked worriedly.
"He's recovering very well."”However, Dongfang Mingyue could see that his smile was very forced. Xiao Yu thought to himself, the poison of the Oriental Pearl Tower has already been cured by 30%, but for some reason, it has worsened. Who exactly did this to him?
Dongfang Mingyue looked at the Oriental Pearl Tower worriedly. A servant trotted over and said in a low voice,"Young miss, young master Ming Yue, our second madam invites you.”
Wasn't the Second Madam in detention? Why was she looking for him at this time?
The two of them crossed the small bridge in the middle of the lake under the guidance of the servant. They saw Meng Xiu Ming still lying under the tree, seemingly enjoying the sunshine very leisurely. When she saw Xiao Yu and Dongfang Mingyue walking over, she didn't greet them and closed her eyes again. The sunlight danced on her white face. Xiao Yu wanted to greet her, but when he saw this scene, he awkwardly withdrew his hand. Xiao Yu and Dongfang Mingyue came to the boudoir of the Second Mistress of the East.
"Mother." Dongfang Mingyue called out. After not seeing her for a few days, the Dongfang Second Mistress had lost a lot of weight.”
"Er, Ming Yue, I have something to say to Young Master Xiao. You can leave first.”Dongfang Second Mistress said.
"I can't know what you're saying. Mother, are you hiding something from me?”Dongfang Mingyue asked anxiously.
"Sigh." The Dongfang Second Mistress sighed and said," There are some things that you have to know.”
"Madam, are you sure you want to tell me the truth?”Xiao Yu asked.
"Mother, are you really hiding something from me?”Dongfang Mingyue's eyes were filled with disbelief and a trace of sadness. The water vapor was dense and seemed to be about to flow down.
"Young Master Xiao, I don't think I can hide this from you. Why don't I tell you first?”The Dongfang Second Mistress said faintly," This matter has to start from twenty years ago.”
Just like that, things went back to 20 years ago.
" At that time, my husband, Dongfang Fu, was not yet a vice minister. He was just a small county magistrate. When he was 21 years old, he married the First Lady, Murong Ying. They were extremely loving and respectful to each other. My husband, Dongfang Fu, loved his people like his own son, while the First Lady, Murong Ying, was dignified and virtuous. They were a pair that everyone envied. However, after three years, Murong Ying still had not given birth. As the saying goes, there are three ways to be unfilial, and the greatest is to have no children. Although Dongfang Fu was unwilling, he still married me under the arrangement of the Old Lady Dongfang. She became a concubine. Not long after, I became pregnant. The old madam was very happy and said," Whoever gives birth to a son will be the first wife. I was originally happy about this and thought that my day of success was coming. However, fate played tricks on me. Not long after, Murong Ying also became pregnant. Of course, my husband will accompany her when he has time."”At this point, the Dongfang Second Mistress could not hide the disappointment in her eyes. Dongfang Mingyue hurried over to comfort the Dongfang Second Mistress.
The Dongfang Second Mistress patted Dongfang Mingyue's hand and continued,"" Who is the main wife and who is the side wife? It's inevitable to fight over this, especially in a family like ours. I've always wanted to give birth to Lin 'er and become the main wife in one leap, but the heavens didn't let me do as I wished. Instead, Murong Ying gave birth to a son prematurely, so she was still firmly in the position of the main wife of the Tyrant. As for me, I'm nothing.”
Tears streamed down Dongfang Mingyue's face as she shouted,""Just because I'm a girl, Daddy despises you. Just because of me?”
Xiao Yu supported the sad Dongfang Mingyue and said,"Mingyue, let your mother finish her words first.”
The Dongfang Second Mistress continued," Old Master and Old Madam both like First Madam's son very much. They treat him like a pearl in their palm and name him after it. However, my son is a girl, so Old Master still named her Mingyue. Bright Moon, Beautiful and Pure. "I lived like this for five years. Five years later, First Madam died of illness, and I continued to raise Mingzhu. I think my day of success should have arrived. Although I hate First Madam and Mingzhu, I've still treated Mingzhu as my own son for the past 15 years. I love him more than my son. I thought that after fifteen years, Old Master would change for Ming Zhu's sake and let me be the first wife. However, after fifteen years, I still didn't get what I wanted.”
"Is the position of the main wife that indispensable?”Xiao Yu asked.
"Young Master, you're not a woman. You won't understand. First Madam is the daughter of an official, and I'm just the daughter of an ordinary family. I was born with a lower status than others. In a family, without the love of my husband and the status of the mistress of the house, I have nothing. In terms of talent and appearance, which part of me is inferior to Murong Ying? However, Old Master can't forget him. You won't understand the pain.”The Dongfang Second Mistress covered her face and cried.
"I know you hate First Madam and Young Master Dongfang, so you want to take revenge on them.”Xiao Yu said lightly.
"That's right, I want to take revenge on them. I want to get back all the pain I've endured.”Dongfang Second Mistress said hatefully.
"You were the one who poisoned Brother Mingzhu.”Dongfang Mingyue grabbed Second Madam Dongfang's arm tightly, unwilling to believe that what she said was true.
"Mingyue, calm down. It's not your mother.”Xiao Yu comforted her,"Second Furen, I know that the person who poisoned you wasn't you, but you were detoxifying Young Master Dongfang, although your efforts were in vain."”
"What? Useless? Young Master, you already know.”The Dongfang Second Mistress looked at Xiao Yu in disbelief.
"Young Master Dongfang will not be in any danger for the time being. Second Madam Dongfang, there are no walls in the world that are impervious to wind. I don't know if you did the right thing, but I know that once some things happen, the consequences are irreversible.”Xiao Yu said.
"If you know, who else knows?”The Dongfang Second Mistress asked hesitantly.
"Other than me, no one else knows." Xiao Yu replied.
"Then if I stop now, is there still a hurry?”The Dongfang Second Mistress tugged at the corner of her clothes uneasily and asked.
"I promise you that as long as you stop, this matter will be fine. Moreover, you won't be implicated." Xiao Yu said.
Dongfang Mingyue looked at the two of them as if they were playing a riddle. She was half-confused, but she heard a piece of news. Her mother had poisoned the Oriental Pearl Tower in order to take revenge on First Madam and the Oriental Pearl Tower.
"Mother, can you live with your conscience by doing this? Brother Mingzhu called you mother for fifteen years, but now you're poisoning him. Look at his current state. Can you bear to do that?”Dongfang Mingyue choked.
"Ming Yue, mother had no choice. Mother was also forced to do so.”Dongfang Second Mistress said.
The pale time reflected the pale face of the Dongfang Second Mistress. Time was so heartless. She should have been a very beautiful woman. If it was another family, she would have been very happy. Unfortunately, she married a man who did not love her. She had waited for fifteen years, but her husband had not changed. Instead, she had waited for her hatred to erupt.
There were many things that could not be helped in the world, just like how the Second Mistress of the Dongfang family was facing the Oriental Pearl Tower and the Second Mistress of the Dongfang family was facing Dongfang Mingyue.
Dongfang Mingyue looked at the Second Mistress with hatred, as if this person was not someone she knew, but a murderous demon. Dongfang Mingyue said with a pained expression,"You are not my mother, you are not my mother, you are a murderer.”Then, she ran out crying.
The Dongfang Second Mistress cried behind him,""Mingyue, Mingyue."
Xiao Yu said,"Don't worry Second Furen, I'll go after her."”
The Dongfang Second Mistress nodded.
Xiao Yu chased after Dongfang Mingyue.
On the other side of the lake, Meng Xiuming focused his attention and looked at the calm surface of the lake. Suddenly, Dongfang Mingyue appeared in Meng Xiuming's line of sight without any warning, breaking the calm scene.
Following that, Xiao Yu anxiously shouted,"Mingyue, Mingyue."
The beauty in front was crying like a pear blossom in the spring rain, and there were people shouting anxiously behind her. To any outsider, they knew what had happened.
Dongfang Mingyue cried as she ran. Just as she was about to cross the river, she slipped and staggered. Her entire body was accompanied by a cry that resounded across the entire lake.
Meng Xiu Ming was just about to fly over to rescue her when another figure swept across the lake faster than her and held Dongfang Mingyue firmly in his arms. It was Xiao Yu.
"Are you alright?" Xiao Yu asked with concern.
Dongfang Mingyue's face was stained with tears as she sobbed,""Why did you save me? Just let me die. No one cares about me anyway.”
"Who says no one cares about you? Don't your mother and father care about you?"”
"They don't care about me." Dongfang Mingyue pouted and said," They only care about Brother Mingzhu. They never really cared about me.”
"There's no parent in the world who doesn't love their child.”Xiao Yu said with a smile.
"Is that so? Then, Brother Xiao, if I die, will you care about me?”Dongfang Mingyue looked at Xiao Yu's face and asked.
Xiao Yu did not expect Dongfang Mingyue to ask this question, but in order not to hurt her, he could only say,"Of course I care."
Dongfang Mingyue seemed to be very happy and immediately snuggled into Xiao Yu's arms. Their actions looked very beautiful in the eyes of another person in the distance.
A feeling of disappointment immediately surfaced. Wasn't it not heartbreaking? Wasn't this the result he wanted? Why was he feeling sad now?
When Xiao Yu inadvertently looked over, Meng Xiu Ming's red dress seemed to have lost its luster. It was no longer as flamboyant and bright as before. It was like a red flower that had been hit by frost, no longer as beautiful as before. At a glance, he felt as if he had experienced the vicissitudes of life. A needle-like feeling made him feel very painful.
"Will it hurt?" At some point in time, Xiao Jiu had already arrived beside Meng Xiuming.
"If you don't have a heart, how can you feel heartache?”Meng Xiu Ming said. His eyes were as calm as a frozen lake. Even if it was warm, it would not cause any ripples. However, under that calm appearance, what kind of stormy waves were there?
"Everything will proceed according to your plan.”"Why did you come back?" Xiao Jiu asked.”
"I shouldn't have come back." Meng Xiuming said.
"Still can't let go?" Xiao Jiu asked.
Meng Xiu Ming didn't say anything else. His back was still facing Xiao Jiu as he turned around and left the lakeside. Behind Red Shirt was the cold lake water and the warm scene of Xiao Yu and Dongfang Mingyue hugging each other.
Some things were really beyond one's control, just like Meng Xiuming and Xiao Yu. Perhaps it was really predestined. However, in the end, whoever was soft-hearted would lose.
She couldn't lose, and she couldn't afford to lose.
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