Chapter 169: 169 changed (second update)

Chapter 169: 169 changed (second update)

Chapter 169 169 has changed (second update)

"Ah Zhi," Mrs. Mu Guogong comforted Mr. Shen softly, "Maybe we are just overthinking. As long as I have a conscience, I can't do such a thing..."

Back then, the Chu family was able to retain the title after Yongding because of the marriage between the Chu family and Mu Guogong's mansion. The late emperor, out of consideration for Mu Guogong's affection, gently revealed the matter.

Shen: “…”

Shen was noncommittal and was not afraid to speculate on Chu Lingxiao with the worst possible malice.

In the past few months, she had seen everything Chu Lingxiao did. This man treated his biological children like this. She didn't think he had the so-called "conscience".

She held the hand of Mrs. Mu Guogong and asked eagerly: "When will the guest-knowing monk arrive in the capital?"

"Judging from the letter from the second manager, it should be three to five days away." Mrs. Mu Guogong sighed secretly.

Shen's eyes became darker little by little, and she said no more.

It's too early to say anything else now. We can only wait until the Zhike Monk arrives in the capital.

Fourteen years.

It will be fourteen years next month, which is too long. Chu Qianhuang and Chu Qianchen will soon be fourteen years old.

Fourteen long years are enough to blur people's memories, enough to tear up some past evidence, enough to make many people who participated in it either die or disappear...

Many people and things have changed.

Moreover, the incident happened in Yuzhou, not the capital, so it would not be easy for them to find out.

No matter how anxious she felt, she could only calm down and wait slowly.

Now that she has found out everything, even if the Zhike Monk can't find out any key, he always knows some old friends from Daping Temple in the past, and they can continue to dig out.

When people pass by, they leave traces, and she doesn't believe that Chu Lingxiao can really do it without leaving any traces!

Shen's face showed a kind of courage and determination that would not give up until the goal was achieved.

Looking in the eyes of Mrs. Mu Guogong, she just felt distressed.

Who doesn't want their daughter to have a smooth life and live in harmony with her uncle, but the eldest daughter is so unhappy in her marriage.

They were wrong. They harmed their daughter. Marrying at a low age is not a problem, and repaying a favor is not a problem, but the uncle's character must be good, and everything else is secondary.

Mrs. Mu Guogong's heart felt as if a knife was piercing her heart, and her lips moved slightly.

At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps outside, and the Xiang Fei curtain leading to the main room was opened.

Nanny Chen walked in quickly and said anxiously: "Madam, the eldest lady is missing!"

Shen: “…”

Grandma Chen continued: "The eldest girl told the third cousin girl that she wanted to go out and buy Liufu Ji snacks to make you happy, so she hid in the third cousin girl's carriage and left the Duke's Mansion. While she was buying snacks, the person ran away. Only a note was left.”

"Miss Third Cousin, they are still looking for someone near the Liufu Ji. They only sent a woman back to the house to deliver the message."

While talking, Nanny Chen handed the note to Mrs. Shen.

Mrs. Mu Guogong said quickly: "Send someone to look for him again."

"No need." Shen smiled bitterly and shook her head, looking at the note in her hand disheartenedly.

The beautiful handwriting on the paper is so familiar yet unfamiliar.

Shen said slowly and with difficulty: "She went into the palace again..."

She closed her eyes, showing her exhaustion.

Suddenly, her throat felt hot, and she quickly leaned over and covered her mouth with a handkerchief.

The snow-white veil was stained with bright blood stains at a speed visible to the naked eye, making it horribly red.

Mrs. Mu Guogong: "Azhi!"

Nanny Chen: "Madam!"

Seeing Shen vomiting blood, both of them screamed nervously and were frightened.

Mrs. Mu's hand shook and her arm hit the fruit bowl. The fruit bowl tipped over and the fruits inside fell off the coffee table and rolled to the floor.

"Come here, go and call the doctor!" Mrs. Mu Guogong's face turned pale, she was frightened and worried, and she quickly raised her voice and ordered.

"Mom, no need." Mrs. Shen held down Mrs. Mu Guogong with one hand, wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief, and put the handkerchief into her sleeve, as if she had put away the worries and pains of these days. Collected together.

A maid in green clothes came in after hearing the news and hurriedly walked, worried that someone was seriously ill.

Mrs. Shen showed a pale smile and dismissed the maid again.

"It's okay." Shen's words seemed to be addressed to Mrs. Mu Guogong, but also seemed to be addressed to herself.

Her face was slightly pale, but her phoenix eyes were very clear and bright, and she finally made up her mind.

She knew that something had been weighing on her heart these past few days, which made her feel congested and uncomfortable. Because she was worried and depressed, she often couldn't sleep all night. The doctor also advised her to relax, but how could she relax? The palms and backs of her hands were full of flesh...

Now that the blood clogged in her heart was spit out, she felt better.

She subconsciously touched the moon-shaped sachet on her waist. The scent of the sachet penetrated her nose, making her feel calmer again.

Shen said calmly: "I have tried my best."

She persuaded everything she could; she did everything she could; she gave Chu Qianhuang every opportunity she could...

Once, twice, three times...

Chu Qianhuang let her down time and time again, acted against her in both positive and negative ways, and used any means to achieve her goals.

This girl will not give up until she sees the Yellow River, and she will not repent!

For this eldest daughter who once made her proud, Mrs. Shen felt extremely disappointed in her heart.

How could Mrs. Mu Guogong let go of Chu Qianhuang, the granddaughter she had watched grow up from below.

"Ah Zhi, don't be too persistent." Mrs. Mu Guogong advised again, "Doubt is doubt, but you can't make a decision that you will regret in the future just because of doubt."

"Sister Huang, we have watched this child grow up since childhood."

Mrs. Mu Guogong felt that she could not push Chu Qianhuang away just because of a small suspicion. After all, everything had not been finalized yet. One look at Chu Qianhuang's appearance. She looks just like Mr. Shen. No one would doubt their relationship.

Aunt Chen: “…”

Grandma Chen looked at Mrs. Shen and didn't know how to persuade her. The madam and the eldest girl went in opposite directions step by step, and drifted apart step by step... She could see all this.

Regarding older girls, Grandma Chen also hates the fact that iron cannot become steel. She also tactfully tried to persuade Chu Qianhuang several times, but Chu Qianhuang was as blinded as lard and just couldn't listen.

Shen twitched the corner of her mouth with difficulty, revealed a bitter smile, and said exhaustedly: "The tears will dry up when the wax torch turns to ashes...the candle will burn out one day."

"..." Mrs. Mu Guogong was silent, not knowing what else to say.

The world says that maternal love is selfless, but there is no such thing as unilateral selflessness in this world. The love between people is like a candle. If it burns blindly, it will burn out one day.

She understands her eldest daughter. No matter whether there is any problem with Chu Qianhuang's life experience, she was raised by her eldest daughter. The love between mother and daughter in the past ten years has been extraordinary, but now Chu Qianhuang has almost lost her love. Polished little by little.

Mrs. Mu Guogong really couldn't understand how her daughter's temperament and methods could raise Chu Qianhuang like this! This child has walked all the way to the dark side and doesn't even know what is good or bad. There will be other children who suffer in the future!

Mrs. Mu Guogong's heart was indescribably complicated. She was a little sad, a little heartbroken, a little confused, and a little emotional. She sighed in a low voice: "Sister Huang was not like this before."

Mrs. Mu Guogong's mind flashed back to the childhood Chu Qianhuang, who was small, soft and well-behaved.

At first, Mrs. Mu Guogong also regretted that her eldest daughter could not give birth to a son in one fell swoop. She regretted that her eldest daughter had harmed her body in order to give birth to Chu Qianhuang, but Chu Qianhuang was really lovable.

Since she was a child, Chu Qianhuang has often come to the Duke's Mansion. Sometimes she comes with Shen, and sometimes she comes to visit her alone, bringing with her the nirvana she made, the Buddhist scriptures she copied, the calligraphy and paintings she painted...

The little girl is beautiful, elegant, smart, and quick to learn everything. It's hard not to like her.

In particular, Mrs. Mu Guogong's treatment of this granddaughter was somewhat to compensate for her eldest daughter. She was better than her other granddaughters, and Chu Qianhuang also made her feel that her care was not in vain. The little girl had been caring to her since she was a child. Very heartfelt.

Gradually, Mrs. Mu Guogong felt that given the chaos in the Marquis Mansion, if the eldest daughter had a caring little cotton-padded jacket, her life would not be too miserable.

Shen: “…”

Shen was silent, with these words swirling in her mind, Sister Huang was not like this before.

Yes, it was clear that Chu Qianhuang was not like this before.

Shen doesn’t know since when, Chu Qianhuang has changed a bit. It should have happened in the past two years. At the beginning, she only had some minor changes. For example, she used to not like to eat celery, but suddenly she had someone cook it. Dumplings; for example, she didn’t like riding horses for a while, for example...

She thought her daughter had just grown up and didn't care until...

Thinking of Chu Qianhuang, Shen's heart surged violently, and her chest began to feel tight again, as if there was a huge stone pressing down on her, or a saw cutting her heart out.

Her face turned white little by little, turning slightly blue, and her face was as golden as paper.

She looked as if she would pass away at any moment, which frightened Mrs. Mu Guogong. Mrs. Mu became anxious and grabbed Shen's left hand, "Ah Zhi, don't scare me!"

"Someone is coming..."

Mrs. Mu Guogong wanted to ask the doctor to come to the house again, but Nanny Chen was even more unlucky. She took off the crescent-shaped sachet from Shen's waist and put the sachet under her nose.

Shen grabbed the sachet and took a few deep breaths. The aroma of medicinal, orchid, licorice, etc. entered her nose, gradually dispelling the stagnation in her heart...

After a while, Mrs. Shen's face improved a little. She drank two more sips of warm tea and smiled bitterly again, "Mother is worried about me."

"Be polite to me!" Mrs. Mu Guogong breathed a sigh of relief and ordered the maid to make a cup of tea for Shen to soothe her mind and nourish her heart.

There were other maids who quickly picked up the fruits that had fallen to the ground. After a while, the room became clean and tidy again.

Mrs. Mu Guogong also took a sip of the soothing and nourishing tea. After calming down for a while, she frowned slightly and sighed in confusion: "Sister Huang, why does she want to be the princess's companion?"

Good morning.

(End of chapter)