kingnovel Chapter 290 Xu Rongrong's Suspicion
Chapter 290 Xu Rongrong's Suspicion
Chapter 290 Xu Rongrong's Suspicion
After more than half a year of wandering, Luo Xiao collapsed into Nanny Xiao's arms and cried bitterly.
Time has passed, and the second sister of the eldest house, who was once beautiful, is now just over 40 years old and has gray hair.
"Second sister..." She grabbed Madam Xiao's hand, "I never thought we would meet again in this life."
Nanny Xiao's face was also covered in tears. She was not unfamiliar with Luo Xiao's affairs. Wen Yao had briefly told her about Luo Xiao's loss of her husband, illness, and bullying by her cousin. At first, she didn't know that Luo Xiao was her cousin. When she heard about her experience, she sighed and went to the kitchen to take charge of today's affairs in person.
Now, he had never expected that the miserable and helpless Luo Xiao was actually his long-lost cousin. He was trembling with heartache: "Xiao Wu'er, how could you...how could you end up in such a situation?"
Luo Xiao was the youngest in the family. As the adults were busy making ends meet, she had lived in the eldest branch of the family from a young age. It's fair to say she was raised by her second sister. But when she was still a teenager, the family suffered a tragic tragedy that tore it apart. The eldest branch was deeply in debt, forcing her second sister to marry far away. She only remembered fainting from tears the day her second sister left, and they hadn't seen each other since.
It was not until she married and moved to Yuzhou that her husband, through much inquiry, found out the whereabouts of her eldest and second sisters.
But when he came to the capital, he was bullied and driven out of the house by his eldest sister, and almost died of illness here. Now when he heard his second sister asking about it, he couldn't help crying.
On this side, the Xiao sisters were crying about their situation after they separated, while on the other side, Xu Rongrong was comforting Luo Yuqi.
Wen Yao poured tea for the little girl and said, "It's really a coincidence. Madam Xiao said before that in addition to the eldest sister who bullied her, there was another sister from the clan who was missing in the capital...but who would have thought that she was in our house." Xu Rongrong was picking up the crumbs of pastry in her hand and was slightly startled when she heard it: Yes...what a coincidence.
She turned around and looked at Wen Yao: "Do you remember how Madam Xiao came to the southern suburbs farm?"
"I remember... Madam Xiao's original master moved away and she had nowhere to go. Her indenture was left at the pawnshop and was seen by Chief Yi, who took charge and took her back to the farm in the southern suburbs. It seems that this happened in November last year." Wen Yao vaguely recalled Madam Xiao's words.
Xu Rongrong nodded: "That was after we met Madam Xiao."
Luo Shu, who was standing by, was surprised and said, "I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence."
"Yeah...it really is a coincidence." Xu Rongrong murmured to herself, "But, is it really just a coincidence?"
Another half a quarter of an hour later, Madam Xiao brought Luo Xiao, whose eyes were also red and swollen, to the tea room to apologize to Xu Rongrong: "It was originally the County Lady's responsibility to host a banquet, but I, an old servant, overstepped my bounds."
If Madam Xiao wanted to kneel, then Luo Xiao would naturally have to kneel as well. Xu Rongrong naturally wouldn't allow it, and she quickly stopped Madam Xiao: "Madam, you're being too polite. Madam Xiao and I met in times of crisis, and our friendship is unique. Although we haven't been together long, I now rely on you for my daily life... Although I have the honor of being a county lady, there are only a handful of people in the capital who share my friendship. Now that you two have such an opportunity, I'm overjoyed. How can you say that I'm overstepping my bounds?"
Luo Xiao was speechless for a moment. She once resented the cruelty of fate for playing such a trick on her, but today she lamented that fate was so cunning, always sending her a bright light before the light in front of her eyes was about to go out.
Now, the county lady is the most dazzling light in front of her.
Because of the meeting of the Xiao sisters, the banquet ended only when the moon was at its highest point.
Xu Rongrong ordered Wu Ping to drive Nanny Xiao and Luo Xiao away. Nanny Xiao came back with peace of mind after seeing with her own eyes where Luo Xiao was settled.
As soon as she returned to Zhuxiang Yayuan, she went to the backyard to express her gratitude. This time, she knelt firmly and said, "This old servant kowtows to thank the county lady for her great kindness."
And this time, Xu Rongrong did not stop her.
After Madam Xiao finished her kowtow, she ordered Wen Yao to help her up. "Madam, although you work in my house, you are not restricted in coming and going. This place is not far from the Eight Alleys of the Capital, so you can visit Madam Luo at any time."
"Thank you, my old slave, the county lady."
Xu Rongrong smiled slightly. "I remember you said before that you had cut off contact with your family because of your husband's family. What's going on?"
"It's amazing that the county lady still remembers." Madam Xiao sighed. "My parents owed a huge debt, and I married off with the intention of paying off the debt. But after five or six years, I still had no children. My husband's family treated me like a nobody, beating and scolding me all the time... My husband drank every day and died a few years later. I was then kicked out by my husband's family. Later, I moved to the capital with a neighbor named Zheng. My health was not good, so the neighbor took care of me along the way, and later I remarried to him."
She sighed as she spoke, "Those first few years in the capital were pretty good. I even met the eldest sister of the Xiao family, so I could be considered to have some relatives in the capital. But then my husband broke his leg while working and became disabled. When the eldest sister found out, she never wanted to see me again, fearing that I would be a burden to her... We've stopped seeing each other since then."
Luo Shu stamped his feet in anger: "How can this be considered as family?"
Aunt Xiao smiled and said, "It's human nature to seek benefits and avoid harm."
Xu Rongrong suddenly thought: "Is your elder sister the same person who bullied Madam Luo and took away her pipa?"
"That's right." Madam Xiao nodded. "I didn't expect her to be so cruel to Xiao Wu'er. But... there's nothing we can do. We can only pray that the spirit of the Xiao family's ancestors will give Xiao Wu'er justice."
The moonlight tonight was even brighter, its halo caressing the window lattices, and the shadows were filled with a vague sense of anticipation. Seeing that it was already late, Madam Xiao thanked him repeatedly and then withdrew.
Wen Yao was also busy helping her young lady wash and dress.
Before lowering the curtains, Wen Yao looked at Xu Rongrong's face and asked, "What are you suspicious of, young lady?"
That whole night, she felt that her young lady was worried.
Xu Rongrong leaned against the headboard, looking at her with bright eyes: "If I let you be the housekeeper, would you ask Madam Xiao to take charge of the farm?"
Wen Yao was stunned at first, then shook her head: "This servant... can't."
"Why?" Xu Rongrong asked her.
"Given Madam Xiao's experience and age, she's more than qualified to be a housekeeper, but her husband is disabled and can hardly handle any important work... If this servant didn't know her character and temper, and had only looked at her resume at the pawnshop, I naturally wouldn't have chosen her. After all, choosing her would mean having to support an extra idler in the mansion." "That's exactly what's going on, a principle even you and I understand... Master Yi certainly understands," Xu Rongrong said with a smile. "Then why did he choose Madam Xiao among the many candidates at the pawnshop?"