When Ling Menghan returned to the mansion, the lights in the mansion had been completely extinguished.
There was only one small room that was flickering.
"Why isn't he back yet?"
Ling Ling's mother, Bai Shi, was chatting in her room.
All the servants stood outside, looking tired.
Still not back?
Ling Menghan lay on the roof and looked at Bai Shi with a strange expression. Although Bai Shi was almost forty years old, she still took good care of herself. If Ling Ling and Bai Shi stood together, they would look like sisters. Bai Shi, on the other hand, was more charming than Ling Ling, but less aloof and cold.
"Is Ling 'er back?" Bai Shi immediately walked out and asked when she heard the commotion.
The servant shook his head.
Bai Shi slapped a servant girl's face and said angrily,"Then why are you still standing here? Hurry up and look for her!”
The servants quickly dispersed.
Ling Menghan rolled her eyes at the Bai family. She knew that her daughter had gone to the Jin Prince's mansion. How could she ask these servants to go to the Jin Prince's mansion to get her back?
"Ling 'er, oh Ling' er, don't stay out all night. If your reputation is ruined, how will you get married in the future?”Bai Shi walked in front of the Buddha statue and put her hands together to pray,"May Ling 'er come back soon."”
Reputation?
Her eyes turned cold, and she began to suspect what had happened when she was ten years old.
She didn't believe that this woman had nothing to do with her sudden weight gain. As Ling Ling's mother, she didn't believe that this woman didn't know anything about Ruiguan framing her and breaking off the engagement.
Even if she did not mean to harm her, the person who condoned her was still guilty.
The evil years in his heart began to sprout slowly.
If you want her reputation to be good, I will make her suffer a crushing defeat. She sneered and left the roof.
As soon as she returned to the house, she felt that something was wrong. It seemed that she was not the only one in the house…
There was also the sound of another person breathing.
Handsome man? No way, he was so perverted to enter her boudoir?
Ling Menghan was shocked by her own imagination, but it was not impossible. After all, that handsome man was so perverted.
"Are you back?" A refined female voice asked with a hint of anger.
A woman?
Ling Menghan's mind went through a storm. There weren't many women she was familiar with in this place. Why was she waiting here?
But how did this woman know that she was back?
She frowned and jumped down from the window. When she stood on the ground, the moonlight suddenly entered the room. The room was originally dark, but Ling Menghan was speechless…
It seemed that she had blocked the moonlight, so the people inside knew that she was back.
Under the moonlight, she saw a middle-aged woman sitting on her bed. Her face was 80% similar to hers, but the woman's face was old and no longer looked as attractive as when she was young.
She was shocked. A familiar feeling made her eyes wet.
At this moment, she recalled that her mother would come to see her every other day or two and bring a lot of dry food for her to eat secretly in her room to avoid starvation.
However, the girl's father forbade her mother from meeting her. They were even separated from each other when they were born, and their breast milk was fed to the wet nurse.
There was no way to separate this feeling. Later on, she slowly left her wet nurse. Because she was born stupid, she was abandoned in a small courtyard. Although there were people to serve her, she was not as good as a servant. She often did not have enough to eat and did not wear warm clothes. Later on, her mother came and sneaked in at night to give her good food and good clothes.
She foolishly called her mother, Pretty Sister…
She had seen her mother grow old step by step from a beautiful woman. She did not take care of herself like the Bai family did. Wrinkles slowly crept up her face.
When Ling Menghan thought of this, her tears fell uncontrollably.
Perhaps it was the girl's subconscious struggle, or perhaps it was because she had never felt such motherly love in her previous life, but she felt her heart ache.
"Why are you crying? Did those servants bully you again?”Shang Yihe quickly stepped forward and hugged her daughter in her arms. She carefully wiped the tears on her face." Don't cry, don't cry. Pretty Sister is here. Don't cry, don't cry. No one will bully you anymore..."
His tone was filled with heartache.
Ling Menghan burst out laughing at her, her eyes red." Pretty Sister isn't pretty at all. She's not pretty at all."”
Shang Yihe's body stiffened. She smiled bitterly." Yes, Pretty Sister is not pretty at all."”
"Mother." Ling Menghan called out weakly.
Shang Yihe trembled and asked in disbelief,""What did you just call me?"
Ling Menghan raised her head and looked at Shang Yihe with a determined expression. She grinned and said coquettishly,"Mother…"
Shang Yihe nodded and shook her head quickly. Her tears were already falling uncontrollably." Nonsense. How can you call me mother? You've spoiled yourself by calling me Pretty Sister." According to the seniority in the residence, Han 'er, you have to call me YiNiang.”
After saying this, Shang Yihe was stunned again. She looked at her in disbelief."Han 'er, you, you…you're not dumb anymore?”
Ling Menghan stuck out her tongue and said mischievously,""Mother, have you ever seen anyone smarter than your daughter?”
Shang Yihe was so happy that tears kept flowing down her face. She had watched her daughter become silly and dull since she was young. She had watched the servants bully her daughter and watched them feed her leftovers.
She could only watch as that vicious woman poisoned her…
He was only worthy of watching.
But now, when he saw that his daughter was no longer as silly as before, he could not help but feel happy.”Shang Yihe sobbed and said 'good' three times.
Ling Menghan pouted angrily and pretended to be angry."Mother, aren't you happy that your daughter isn't stupid? Your daughter really wants to see mother smile happily.”
Shang Yihe's lips parted into a smile that was uglier than crying." Happy, happy."”
Ling Menghan smiled and nodded. However, Shang Yihe suddenly stood up and walked to the door to take a look. She then walked back worriedly." Han 'er, you can't be so presumptuous in this house. The family head has set strict rules. If others hear you calling me mother, we won't have a good life in the future."”
"Although you were born with negative spiritual power and can't compare to your elder sister, let's stay at home obediently. YiNiang will definitely find a good husband for you.”Shang Yihe's eyes curved into crescents when she smiled. She looked especially sweet. She must have been a world-shaking beauty when she was young.
Father?
She took a bite of the dried food her mother had brought and smiled.
Was he worthy?
"Mother, I know what to do. It's late at night. You must have been waiting for your daughter here for a long time.”Ling Menghan deliberately changed the topic. The dry rations were hard, but they were enough to fill one's stomach.
Compared to the leftovers on the table, this was already the best.
Shang Yihe's upturned lips instantly fell. Ling Menghan was baffled. Did she say something that made her mother angry?
"You're a young lady. Why are you out so late at night? If you're bullied, what will happen in the future?”Shang Yihe tried her best to persuade him.
Was it too late?
She didn't think so.
Back then, she would never enter the house before midnight. But now, it was not even twelve o'clock yet.
She looked down at herself and asked bitterly,""Mother, touch your conscience and tell me, who will bully me with my appearance?”
Handsome man…
That exquisite and handsome face suddenly appeared.
"Bah, bah, bah." Ling Menghan quickly spat out three times to get rid of this thought.
Shang Yihe looked at her strangely.”
"It's fine, it's fine."
"Han 'er, don't belittle yourself. You're still very good-looking. If you slim down, you'll definitely not be inferior to your elder sister.”Shang Yihe thought that she was unhappy and comforted her.
Ling Menghan nodded seriously." I think so too. I was born beautiful. After all, I have such a beautiful mother.”
Shang Yihe burst out laughing.
"Look at how beautiful Mother looks when she smiles. Mother should smile more.”Ling Menghan held Shang Yihe's hand and said happily.
That night, the mother and daughter chatted for a long time. It seemed that they had told her everything that they had forgotten in the past few years. However, Ling Menghan vaguely felt that something was wrong in their conversation that night…
It was as if her mother was a woman from a backward tribe who had been chosen by her father and brought to the tribe.
But why did his mother's status change drastically after she got pregnant? His father had always been inseparable from his mother, but when he found out that his mother was pregnant, he was not surprised. Instead, he deliberately distanced himself from her.
What was the secret between them?
For three consecutive days.
Ling Ling didn't return to her residence.
On the first day, the entire Imperial City was shaken.
An expert with extremely strong spiritual power had appeared the night before. With a flick of his sleeve, he could severely injure the elders in each family. Blood flowed out of his seven orifices and he was forced to return to seclusion. According to the rumors, this expert was definitely no older than twenty years old. Moreover, there were no less than ten elders who had joined forces!
The birth of a genius!
All of a sudden, a genius appeared in the sky. This made many families go crazy.
However, the Ling Family didn't do anything. In fact, the old man didn't go out to investigate that night.
If it wasn't for the news from Jin Wang Fu telling them not to be impatient, the entire family would have been in chaos. This was a rare genius. If they were not careful and died, it would be the loss of the entire family.
On the third night, Ling Ling finally came back. Although she was dressed up beautifully, no matter how beautiful her makeup was, it couldn't hide the fatigue on her body.
When Bai shi saw this, she was delighted and quickly went up to Ling Ling and gave everyone a gag order.
She stood quietly in the crowd. No one minded her standing there. Who would mind a fool?
What Ling Menghan didn't know was that a pair of fiery eyes was staring at her for three days…
However, the moment Ling Ling arrived home.
The rumors that had been suppressed suddenly exploded, suppressing the legendary genius. Although there were still families looking for this person in private, they were all talking about another rumor.
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