C194 The Little Girl Beside the Grave
"Has anyone died recently?" Since he couldn't start with a little girl, he might as well start with that shadow. Mu Ruqing looked at Xiuxiu.
Xiuxiu's expression was a little evasive. Her hand was placed in front of her chest and she did not know where to place it.
Eldest servant girl stood out and supported Xiuxiu's wrist. She replied to Mu Ruqing's words, "A maid committed suicide."
"Why did she commit suicide?"
"Because she covets..."
"Enough." Xiuxiu stopped eldest servant girl's words and looked at Mu Ruqing, "Let me talk about this matter."
"That maid took care of Zijun since he was young and is also Uncle Xiong's granddaughter. She had other thoughts in her mind. When I was seven months pregnant, she climbed onto Zijun's bed while Zijun was drunk..." Xiuxiu sighed. She originally thought that she would be happy for the rest of her life. That day when she saw the two of them lying naked on the bed in the study, she only felt that the sky had collapsed. She almost had an abortion.
"What? " Mu Ruqing was naturally shocked. She had seen the feelings between the two of them. When she imagined that scene, she became angry.
"Zijun said that he would never accept that servant girl. That servant girl was watched by Granny as she grew up. Although her heart ached, she protected me more and also did not agree with Zijun to accept that servant girl." When Xiuxiu said that, she laughed at herself.
My husband is Faang Zijun, the most successful businessman in Dayong. How can he only have one woman by his side?
"I think, since the matter is already like this, why don't we give that servant girl a name? I don't mind, but Zijun would rather chase her out. He wouldn't take her as a concubine. " Xiuxiu was indeed such a person and Mu Ruqing looked at her with some pity. " Later on, Uncle Xiong pleaded on her behalf and she also admitted her mistake. She was demoted to the crude envoy, servant girl, until three months later, she told her mother-in-law. She said that she had Zijun's child. "
"And then?" Mu Ruqing looked at Xiuxiu who was a little sobbing and lightly patted her back.
"Zijun said that the child will stay, but he will not give her a name." When Xiuxiu looked up, there were tears in her eyes.
"That maidservant was ruthless and wanted to harm Madam. She wanted to plant red flowers in Madam's placenta medicine!" eldest servant girl stood at the back and said while gnashing her teeth. There was endless hatred in her voice.
"That's enough!" Xiuxiu shouted at eldest servant girl and her earlobes trembled.
"Indeed she deserves to die!" Mu Ruqing slammed the table. If it was her, she would have killed such a person a long time ago and would never give her a chance. Xiuxiu's heart was kind, "You found out but you did not tell anyone, right?"
"Madam, now that the Princess has come to help, you should tell her everything." eldest servant girl was somewhat inflexible but her tone was filled with respect. The only good thing about the Madam was that she was too kind.
"Alright, servant girl is right." Mu Ruqing felt her mouth dry and took a sip of tea, "Then how did the maid die? Where is the child?"
"The child slipped. Since she was pregnant, she had to follow the rules of the aunt to take care of her. A few days later, Uncle Xiong found out about the matter. That maid died. The doctor said her body was too weak. Anger attacks the heart... " Xiuxiu stood up and walked a few steps, "In the seventh position of the servant girl, Uncle Xiong peacefully left."
That child was aborted by Uncle Xiong. Uncle Xiong was loyal to the Fang family. How could he tolerate his granddaughter using such a method to get promoted? To him, it was a form of humiliation. Mu Ruqing was clear but did not point it out. It was just that the maid's death was strange.
"Bring me to see Uncle Xiong. I can give him an incense stick too." Mu Ruqing looked at the sky and seemed to see Uncle Xiong's kind face.
"Yes." Xiuxiu nodded and let eldest servant girl carry the young master and ride the carriage together.
Uncle Xiong's grave was on the mountain behind Faang mansion. Sitting in the carriage could enter the mountain in fifteen minutes. Changxu and the guards of Faang mansion slowly followed behind.
After entering the forest, they could see the grave after a few more steps. Uncle Xiong's name was engraved on the big tombstone. Mu Ruqing went forward and offered incense. She knelt and kowtowed three times. In her childhood memory, he treated Yuen Qing very well.
"Big sister, big sister." One. A little girl ran out from the grass and ran over happily when she saw Mu Ruqing.
"Little girl, who are you?" Lingyue blocked in front and stopped the little girl.
The little girl stuck her head out and stared at Mu Ruqing who was behind Lingyue. Mu Ruqing laughed foolishly, "Big sister, I have been waiting for you for a long time. Grandfather asked me to wait for you here."
"You are Uncle Xiong's granddaughter?" Mu Ruqing looked at the child and slowly merged with the back view she saw in the baby's eyes. It was just that the age difference was a bit. The person in front of her was at most ten years old.
The little girl nodded and walked a few steps to the side. Lingyue also followed but did not let her go over.
"What did Uncle Xiong ask you to give me? Furthermore, how do you know that I am the person your grandfather asked you to wait for?"
"Because I have a portrait of my sister." As the little girl spoke, she took out a wrinkled paper from her bosom and spread it in front of them. That was Mu Ruqing's former appearance.
"Lingyue, let her come over." Mu Ruqing waved at the little girl.
"Qing. Be careful, I have never seen her, nor have I heard that Uncle Xiong has other granddaughters." Xiuxiu's voice was neither loud nor soft, deliberately letting the little girl hear it.
The little girl pouted, looked at Xiuxiu, and bowed. "You are the wife of the Fang family, we all know you. Because we secretly went to take a look, grandfather did not allow us to enter the Faang mansion."
"You?" Xiuxiu looked at the little girl with some doubt.
"Yes. I still have eight sisters. We take turns to come here every day just to fulfill grandpa's last wish. I didn't think that I would run into them." The little girl raised her head and looked at him. She clenched her hands tightly and placed them in front of her chest. It seemed like she was happy to complete Uncle Xiong's last wish.
"Are you the children adopted by Uncle Xiong?" Mu Ruqing roughly understood what was going on. She squatted down to help the little girl tidy her temples.
"Grandpa said we are all his granddaughter." The little girl looked unconvinced.
"Show me what Uncle Xiong asked you to give me." Mu Ruqing spread her hands towards the little girl and looked at her cute little face. She really wanted to pinch it a few times.
"Here. This is it." The little girl took out a small bamboo tube from her bosom and placed it on Mu Ruqing's hand. Mu Ruqing could still feel the little girl's residual warmth.
Mu Ruqing did not look at it and carefully put it away. She pulled the little girl who was about to leave back. "Uncle Xiong left. What kind of life do you live on?"
"Much, much, much. We can wash clothes and bowls for other people's homes." The innocent look in the little girl's eyes made one's heart ache.
"Where are Uncle Xiong's children? Aren't you going to live with them?" Xiuxiu also asked.
"Grandpa only has us." The little girl did not have time to grieve because she still had to consider her life.
Mu Ruqing and Xiuxiu looked at each other. The two of them had a different tacit understanding and had the same thoughts.
"Little girl, if I let you go with big sister, would you be willing?" Mu Ruqing held the little girl's hand.
"No, I want to stay with my sisters."
"Even if I don't have to do dirty and tiring work in the future, I can eat delicious food and wear good clothes. I don't want to live well either?" Xiuxiu and Mu Ruqing began to cooperate.
The little girl was moved and the determination in her eyes wavered. Then, she shook her head, "No, I want to stay with my sisters."
Xiuxiu rubbed the little girl's hair and the little girl shrunk back.
"Let's go. Can you take us to your sisters?" Mu Ruqing started to coax them. She was afraid that she would think that she was a bad person. "Big Sister will bring you guys to eat delicious food. In the future, you don't have to wash clothes for others."
"Okay, okay." The little girl smiled. Two dimples appeared on both sides of her cheeks. Her eyes narrowed. "Big Sister, I will bring you guys there." She pulled Mu Ruqing and Xiuxiu's fingers and walked in front.