When they returned to Miss Chen's own Apricot Court, before Lu Shiyuan, who had a livid expression, could flare up, Mother Yao had already called all the maids and daughters-in-law out of the room. Miss Chen knelt down in front of him with a thud and said with a determined expression,""Old Master, it's all my fault today. I made Old Lady angry!”
Lu Shiyuan ignored Lu Wanling's presence and shouted coldly,""You know you're wrong. You don't usually restrain your servants. What's the use of saying this now?”
Miss Chen's tears flowed as she said in a mournful voice,"Old Master, you have to let me distinguish!"”His voice was mournful. Lu Shiyuan was slightly shocked, but his eyes were still filled with hatred."What's there to distinguish? Could it be that the servants in Xuan 'er's courtyard have caused a ruckus and wronged you?”Now that she thought about it, if something happened to Xuan 'er in the garden that day, Miss Chen might indeed be involved!
Miss Chen gently wiped her tears and said in a sad voice,"I don't dare to interfere with the old lady's matters, but I have to say what's right and wrong! "When I first entered the house, the servant girls in the residence were faintly discussing that I, a concubine's daughter, had replaced my sister and occupied the position that originally belonged to her. Xuan 'er was still young and had been growing up by the old madam's side. He was not that close to me to begin with. Later on, when he gradually grew up, I didn't know where he heard these words from, but he had always been cold to me. I originally thought that this was just a few ignorant servants gossiping. Xuan' er was also a child. When he grew up, he would naturally understand my painstaking efforts." He didn't dare to bother Old Master with trivial matters and secretly endured it. He always thought that the innocent would be innocent and that the rumors would disappear soon. However, he didn't expect…he didn't expect that Old Master would actually suspect him!”
As she spoke, her tears rolled down her cheeks uncontrollably. She wiped her cheeks with her jade-like fingers and said sadly,"Master, Xuan 'er has long hated me, his stepmother. No matter how much I did, he felt that I had bad intentions. That year, I stayed up for three nights to make a pair of shoes for him, and he threw them into the lake. From then on, I didn't dare to care much about the Pine and Bamboo Yard. I was afraid that Xuan 'er would misunderstand that I, as his stepmother, had ulterior motives! Who knew that those villains would take the opportunity to cause trouble and mess up the courtyard. That Mother Luo was an old woman in the family for more than ten years, and it was Sister who personally left it to Xuan 'er. I thought that I would be at ease if I handed the courtyard to her. Who knew that she would actually condone those servants to break the rules and blame me for everything that happened.”
Miss Chen said and started crying again.
"Even so, don't tell me you didn't do anything wrong?”Lu Shiyuan snorted coldly, but there was no more anger in his voice.
Miss Chen took a few steps on her knees and crawled in front of him. Her beautiful face was filled with tears as she choked and slowly said,"If you say that I didn't do anything wrong, then that's not true."I'm afraid that my relationship with Xuan 'er will become even worse, so I don't dare to take responsibility for it. If I could harden my heart to manage the family, perhaps these things wouldn't have happened today…I'm just afraid that people will say that I, as a stepmother, am meddling in the matters of my stepson's courtyard. I was wrong, but if I said that I had the intention to condone the servants to hurt Xuan 'er, I would not agree even if I went to the King of Hell! I'm his aunt and mother after all. Don't I have any sincerity?”
As Lu Shiyuan listened, his expression slowly changed and he sat down silently. Lu Wanling watched from the side and smiled. Logically speaking, even if her father suspected her mother, there was no evidence. Her mother did not need to kneel and cry like this. Now that she was doing this, she had successfully removed all of her father's suspicions.
Miss Chen sobbed again and said with a trembling voice,"Old Master, I was originally the daughter of a concubine of the High Duke's Public House. I have been living by relying on Old Master for my entire life. If Old Master despises me, I might as well die immediately. I also know that I've angered the old lady and made her unhappy. She resents me and hates me. I understand and don't dare to defend myself…I only hope that one day, I can give birth to a son for the Lu family. Only then will the old lady tolerate me!”
Lu Shiyuan had always known that his mother was most dissatisfied with Miss Chen because she had yet to give birth to a son. When he heard this, he also felt that the old lady was probably using this as an excuse to blame Miss Chen for Xuan 'er's injury and the servants' mischief. If that was the case, Miss Chen was innocent. His heart ached and he quickly pulled Miss Chen up."What are you doing?”
Miss Chen raised her head and looked at him with tears in her eyes. She was so tender and wronged. He really could not bear it and sighed."Forget it, no one is allowed to mention this matter again.”
After Lu Shiyuan left, Miss Chen returned to the inner room. The servant girl Zimo had already placed the small sandalwood tea machine. The warm tea cup was emitting steam, but Miss Chen kicked it over, and the tea immediately splashed.
Zimo was shocked and immediately knelt down. Mother Yao kicked her hard."Hurry up and pack your things and get out! Close the door!"
When only Miss Chen, Lu Wanling, and Mother Yao were left in the room, Miss Chen said angrily,""Do you think Wanqiu's brain is damaged? Why is she suddenly going against me?”
Lu Wanling shook her head. In terms of change, her elder sister's eyes were indeed different. They were too quiet and clear, and the smile on her face was very sincere. However, the things she did and the words she said were very shrewd and vicious. She had changed, and she had become unpredictable.
"Master, Eldest Miss might have accidentally stumbled upon something. A useless piece of trash like her will never be able to escape from your palm in this lifetime.”Mother Yao was flattering her. She was Miss Chen's confidant and had accompanied her to climb up from a little concubine's daughter in the Marquis 'Residence until she was now the Madam of the Lu Family. She had helped Miss Chen with some of the things that couldn't be seen, so she knew what Miss Chen was thinking." Maybe she has someone guiding her from behind. I think that Mother Zhang is a cunning old fox. Do we need to think of a way…"
Miss Chen reprimanded him." You're muddle-headed. Now that Lu Mingxuan has just gotten into trouble, and Wanqiu is about to get into trouble, Old Madam and Old Master will definitely suspect me! It's all because you weren't reliable and couldn't get rid of the roots. If it was in the garden back then…"
" Mother, be careful with your words." Lu Wanling hurriedly stepped forward.”
Mother Yao smiled." My lady, this courtyard is filled with Madam's people. Don't worry."”
Miss Chen sighed and said with a gloomy expression,""Originally, I thought she was stupid. Who knew that she was blind and had been deceived by this girl for all these years.”She pulled Lu Wanling to her side.""Daughter, mother was a concubine daughter who was not favored in mother's family. All the glory belonged to eldest sister. No matter how outstanding I was, I was only a foil to eldest sister. From the day I married into the family, I swore that my daughter would never be suppressed by Wanqiu in the future!”
Miss Chen's gentle and loving eyes flashed with a fleeting resentment as she chuckled."It's hard for you to be so outstanding and proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. My Ling 'er is a phoenix among birds, and she, Wanqiu, is just a mediocre sparrow. Other than having the identity of a young miss, what can compare to you? It's fine if she was obedient in the past, but if she dares to deal with me, hmph, mother will completely destroy her!”
"Mother, that's true, but I keep feeling that the way big sister looks at me…is strange.”Lu Wanling thought about it and didn't know how to describe it. Wanqiu's smile looked very gentle, kind, and cute, but it made her feel a chill rise from the bottom of her feet.
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