C81 (1/2)

Yue Huaiyin's consciousness started to blur, but the pain in her body was still not enough to stop the pain in her heart. She used her last bit of strength to search for the person who was in her mind, but he was nowhere to be seen.

”Young miss, young miss …” The last thing he heard was Susu's voice. If that day, Susu was really sent by her to be a hooligan, she would either hang herself, or be lying in bed without getting up. Then, when she was beaten to death, no one would rush out to protect her, not even with a single sentence.

With his eyes turning black, Yue Huaiyin's last bit of consciousness disappeared.

When the Fast Catcher saw that the assailant had a dignified and noble appearance with a few bodyguards, they settled the matter first and invited them to come inside to speak.

In order to protect her husband's dignity, the National Duke ladies did not reveal their identity. They only said that they came from the capital and stuffed some silver ingots inside, allowing the Fast Catcher to judge for themselves.

”At the end of the day, it's a family matter.” The servant girl beside the National Duke lady spoke very quickly, putting on airs, ”This errand boy, it's hard to cut off a family's affairs, don't you think?”

The Fast Catcher kept weighing the silver in their hands, hearing that Yue Huaiyin was only unconscious and still breathing, since no one was dead, they did not need to meddle in other people's business, thus they exhorted the servants of the shop, went out to disperse the crowd, and brought the silver and left.

Xiaowan wanted to come find Susu, but was seen by Madam and her servant girl. She was asked curiously why he was here, and Xiaowan didn't know how to explain before she went straight to the backyard to find Susu and bring her out.

At first, Susu thought it was strange, she was worried that the unconscious Yue Huaiyin would not be taken care of, so the Xiaowan pulled her along and said: ”Those people have a huge background, they are also the victims that you have told me about.”

Susu had once said that the Grand Matron and her aunts in her previous residence had claimed that they were the victims because their husband had been taken away by a woman. They felt bitter in their hearts, but after hearing what Xiaowan said, they immediately understood.

”Really?”

”The financial backer is here as well.” Xiaowan said, ”This is a matter of their family, Susu, don't blame me.”

The Xiaowan picked up the thing that Susu threw away and dragged her away. In front of the shop, the Madam's servant girl looked around and returned to National Duke Madam and asked curiously: ”Does the young lady at the inn also know this female slave?”

As soon as his words fell, the man who had just disappeared into the crowd appeared. When the maids and guards saw the duke, they were all extremely respectful, and even the madam wasn't arrogant. She blessed her husband, ”Husband, why have you come to Li Prefecture?”

Inside, Xiaowan brought Susu all the way home. Her Baisha Village was not far from the town and after a while of walking, he arrived at home.

But the two children sat under the eaves in silence, exhausted, gasping for breath.

”What's wrong?” The Auntie Chen asked worriedly, ”Did you meet a bad person?”

However, Susu said, ”Mother, we're hungry. Give us something to eat.”

Auntie Chen was skeptical, but seeing that they all wanted to eat it, she did not ask anymore. She said that she would roast some bread, and headed to the kitchen.

Susu poured two bowls of water and passed it to Xiaowan, and drank it all down. Just now, she had been scared out of her wits, but on the road back, it was obvious that Xiaowan looked even weirder.

”Susu, I'm sorry.” After holding it in for a long time, Xiaowan finally opened her mouth.

”For... ”Miss?” Susu pursed her lips, and continued, ”Actually, I also wanted to ask you, why didn't you go save the young miss? Your heart is so good, why would you stand by idly when you see such a scene unfold? ”

Watching from the sidelines, Xiaowan had learned this phrase before. She knew these four words too, and once she had studied them, she would begin to understand some general principles.

Xiaowan thought back to what Uncle Biao had said. He didn't need to understand or know everything, even if he was confused, he would still be lucky. However …

”Because.” Xiaowan clenched her fists, her voice trembling, ”She deserves whatever she deserves.”

”Did she seduce the lady's husband?” Susu asked.

”No …” Xiaowan shook her head, as tears welled up from her eyes. She steeled her heart and said, ”She was the one who found you and dragged you into the grass to ruin your body, she was the one who hated you for not having the heart to abandon her. She wanted you to live a life worse than death, and did not allow you to live a happy life.”

After saying these words, Susu immediately froze into a rock, the porcelain bowl in her hands also fell, but it was so strong that it did not break, rolling all the way into the mud.

”Susu, I didn't want to tell you at first, but … I didn't save her just now. How can I explain to you that I don't want to save her? ” ”I'm more afraid that you'll pity her, or even take care of her. Susu, she doesn't deserve you treating her well like this.”

”Is that for real? Is it someone the young mistress is looking for?” Susu started to cry, she grabbed Xiaowan's hand and asked, ”Is it really her?”

Xiaowan nodded. ”She admitted it to Hubby with her own mouth.”

Susu's mind was in a mess, thinking back to how Yue Huaiyin was completely naked, how she was stepped on and beaten up, and how the two women did not even allow her to cover her body with her hands, as her private parts were completely exposed. At that time, Susu's head was smashed, and she did not think of anything, she only wanted to rush up to cover her.

It was unimaginable that when Da Qing saw him that day, he was also in this kind of situation. Just thinking about it made Susu feel that he would not be able to continue living.

How ridiculous it was that the person she was protecting today was the one who had forced her into such dire straits.

The aroma gradually wafted out from the kitchen. Normally, Xiaowan would have already run out of the kitchen to eat something secretly, but today, her nose was wrapped, as if the scent of rouge from her Siyun Pavilion had drifted out.

Even Ling Chaofeng had received the news, he immediately rode towards the Baisha Village and saw two young lady s who were sitting steadily under the eaves.

The old lady then carried the biscuit out and called Ling Chaofeng: ”Shopkeeper, have you eaten yet? Xiaowan and the others just returned from a stroll in the town. The two idiots, when they were hungry, they bought some food from the town and pestered me to cook. ”

Hearing this, Ling Chaofeng understood that not only had they found out, they might even met each other.