Chapter 93: Chapter 93 Heartless as a Wolf and Lungs of a Dog
Xuexue recounted the incident of the sugar water being spiked with an aphrodisiac by Auntie Sun the previous night.
“You’re saying this is true?” Madam Xie’s eyes widened in shock.
“Mmm.” Xuexue nodded heavily.
“What?” Madam Xie gasped in shock, her body going limp and nearly collapsing to the ground.
Thankfully, Xuexue reacted quickly and caught her.
“Even a tiger does not eat its cubs, so tell , why has your father’s heart turned so black?” Once Madam Xie had collected herself, she couldn’t help but cry inconsolably.
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“It’s all because he listened to that vixen spirit, Auntie Sun.” The mory of last night’s events brought a harsh glint to Xuexue’s eyes.
“For that woman, your father has beco utterly heartless.”
“Mother, don’t be sad. We, mother and daughter, don’t need to rely on him to have a good life.”
“I don’t yearn for a good life, I just hope that you and your sisters will be well and not suffer any more mishaps.”
Madam Xie cried softly, and after a while, as if suddenly rembering sothing, she raised her head abruptly and asked anxiously, “Xuexue, are you all right?”
Xuexue understood she was asking about her virginity, and not wanting to make Madam Xie feel even more guilty, she said with a smile, “Mother, I’m fine. It’s probably because those aphrodisiacs weren’t strong enough, and I felt uncomfortable for a mont before it passed.”
“Heaven be praised, it’s indeed a great fortune amidst misfortune!”
“Mother.”
“Hmm?”
Xuexue talked about the village head’s visit earlier on and then added, “Mother, as the saying goes, ‘rumors are dreadful.’ If the village head asks, tell him I hadn’t had ti to drink that bowl of sugar water before it got knocked over and spilled on the ground, do you understand?”
Madam Xie thought about it and realized that indeed, an unmarried girl having consud an aphrodisiac would be bad for her reputation. Even if nothing had happened at that ti, through the grapevine, the story could take on a whole different twist eventually.
“Alright! I understand the gravity of the situation.”
After instructing Madam Xie, Xuexue felt relieved.
Four hours later, when Madam Xie returned from washing clothes in the river, sure enough, she encountered the village head paying a visit.
The two of them sat in the main hall chatting for quite so ti. After they ca out, the village head looked relieved and greeted Xuexue, who was splitting wood at the doorway, and then left.
“Mother.” Xuexue stopped her chopping and looked at Madam Xie with a gentle call.
“Don’t worry. I told him you didn’t drink that bowl of sugar water, that it had been knocked over by a cat and spilled on the floor.” Madam Xie saw through Xuexue’s concern imdiately.
Moreover, it was she who had wronged her daughter. If she hadn’t forced Xuexue to go to the Mo family, last night’s incident wouldn’t have happened. Now, thinking back, Madam Xie was filled with regret. In the future, it looked like they couldn’t eat anything from the Mo family at all; it was too frightening. People’s hearts were so malicious, you couldn’t even trust those who had once been closest to you.
“Mmm.”
With her heart having been suspended for so long, Xuexue finally felt relief. Seeing that there was still so daylight left, she put down her wood-chopping axe and stood up to fetch a wooden bucket from the kitchen.
“Mother, I’m going out for a bit and will be back soon.” Xuexue called out and, carrying the bucket, she left the house.
Madam Xie knew she was off to catch river snails in Xiao Xi again and yelled after her, “Xuexue, don’t stay out too late—co back early.”
“Alright! I know!” Xuexue’s response ca from afar.
At that mont, Chuner also ca out of the house, “Mother, why is sister going into the water to catch river snails again in such cold weather?”
“Indeed, she said she wants to earn so money so that we can have a good celebration for the New Year.” Xuexue had always been so sensible, which made Madam Xie’s feelings even more complex. If it weren’t for Xuexue’s biological mother being wronged and killed by treacherous people years ago, how could she, the Eldest Legitimate Daughter of the General’s Mansion, have to struggle for a daily al amidst the cold?
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