Chapter 680 - The So-called Continuing Serving Her (1/2)

“Madam Di has been locked up as before. No one comes to see her other than some people sent by Duke Yong’s Mansion, and Yuru seldom comes!” When Old Madam Qin spoke of Madam Di, the smile on her face faded away.

Shao Wanru understood what Old Madam Qin meant. Now Madam Di was really a nobody in Qin’s Mansion and was no longer a threat to Shui Ruolan. Nevertheless, since Duke Yong’s Mansion still sent some people to see her, it meant that they still attached great importance to her. So Qin’s Mansion could not be too harsh on her and just locked her up.

And she would not be treated unfairly in everyday food and clothing.

Someone like Qin Yuru probably would not show great gratitude towards her birth mother.

“Grandma, can I meet Madam Di?” After thinking for a while, Shao Wanru finally raised her watery eyes and asked softly.

“You want to see Madam Di?” Old Madam Qin asked with a frown, wondering why Shao Wanru wanted to see Madam Di at this time!

“Grandma, I want to ask if she knows some bygones. It’s most suitable to ask her!” Shao Wanru said bluntly.

She had a hunch that Madam Di knew about her origin much better than Old Madam Qin.

“Okay, but be careful.” Old Madam Qin said with a nod.

As she said, she instructed someone to take Shao Wanru there. Shui Ruolan intended to go there with Shao Wanru, but she was refused by Shao Wanru.

The old maid took Shao Wanru to Madam Di’s yard. At the door, there were two tall and sturdy old maids guarding. When they saw Shao Wanru, they froze for a while and then hurriedly stepped forward to bow to her.

Most of the servants in the mansion knew her, who had been the Second Miss of Qin’s Mansion and was now the Fifth Miss of Duke Xing’s Mansion.

“Is Madam Di having a rest?” Shao Wanru raised her hand as a hint for them to forego formalities and asked.

“I don’t think so. I just saw Madam Di come out for a walk!” An old maid answered.

Shao Wanru nodded and walked into the yard. It had been almost three years since she came here last time. Now the things were still there but people were no more the same ones. Everything seemed to be the same as before, but in fact, everything had changed.

“Second… Second Miss…” An excited voice came from the side. Shao Wanru looked sideways, only to see a maid in plainclothes stand in the corridor and look at her emotionally.

It seemed to be a maid in her twenties. Wasn’t she too old to be a maid?

“Miss, she’s Qing Xue!” Yujie reminded Shao Wanru.

“Second Miss, it’s really you… I kowtow to you!” In the corridor, Qing Xue had put down the tray in her hand, rushed over, and said with tears. She walked up to Shao Wanru, knelt down, and kowtowed heavily to Shao Wanru.

“You are… Qing Xue?” Shao Wanru looked at her face and asked hesitantly. In her memory, Qing Xue was young and beautiful. Was the maid, who seemed to be old, in front of her really Qing Xue?

“Second Miss, I am Qing Xue.” Qing Xue cried.

Shao Wanru looked at Yujie, and Yujie hurried forward to help her up.

“Qing Xue… what… happened to you?” Shao Wanru looked her up and down and asked. Upon a closer look, Shao Wanru found that she was indeed Qing Xue, who appeared to old and haggard. She should be less than twenty years old, but she seemed to be in her early twenties.

“I… I’ve been serving Madam Di…” Qing Xue lowered her head, wanted to say something, but stopped on second thought.

Shao Wanru understood. Qing Xue, who had served Madam Di for such a long time, seemed to have suffered a lot. Someone like Madam Di would definitely torture the servants around her crazily after being locked up and stuck in such a desperate situation.

She continued walking inside. Before she reached the front door of the main room, as the curtain was lifted, an old nanny came out. When she saw Shao Wanru, she opened her mouth wide in astonishment and couldn’t say a word.

This was Nanny Zhou, who had aged a lot and seemed to be at least a dozen years older.

“Second… Second Miss…” Nanny Zhou stammered.

“Is Madam Di in the room?” Shao Wanru raised her eyes slightly and asked.

“Yes, yes…” Nanny Zhou said in a hurry. Another two maids, Meiya and Meibao, came to lift the curtain. They had served Madam Di as her principal maids for the longest time.

Both of them also looked old and lifeless, unlike the two girls in their prime.

All the members of this courtyard seemed to have aged a lot as if several three years had passed here in the past three years.

Shao Wanru stepped into the room.