These few words, akin to a farewell speech, made Xiao Yi slightly stunned, and the words he wanted to say were stuck in his throat.
He didn’t expect that his former wife, whom he always regarded as a trouble and wanted to avoid, would become so reasonable and composed.
Previously, he kept wishing for this woman to completely leave his life.
Now that she took the initiative to draw a line between them, an inexplicable emotion welled up in his heart.
After finishing her words, the woman in front of him turned around elegantly and walked out of the county government gate with her two maidservants.
He unconsciously watched that slender and graceful figure, his eyebrows slightly furrowed.
Suddenly, a cautious voice broke off his thoughts, “Lord, what are you looking at?”
Having secretly followed behind his lord and that woman all the way, Dongli couldn’t help but approach from behind his lord and speak up.
He never expected that his lord would agree to escort that woman and…
stood at the doorstep for a long time, seemingly reluctant to part!
He had just watched from the side as that woman proved her innocence, finally admitting that she probably wasn’t trying to use this affair to get close to his lord, but genuinely sought his aid.
She indeed seemed to have undergone some changes, making him occasionally doubt whether she was still the same woman from before.
But…
no matter how much she changes, it doesn’t erase the things she’s done in the past!
Xiao Yi glanced sideways at the young boy beside him, unsurprised by his appearance there, and said calmly, “Dongli, send someone to thoroughly investigate that woman, to see if there’s any reason behind her sudden drastic change.”
Dongli quickly agreed and, hearing his lord’s indifferent tone, secretly pondered that his lord’s attitude towards this woman remained the same as always—attention solely due to her sudden change.
After a moment, he couldn’t help but mumble, “But, this woman is truly heartless.
I thought she would at least think of the young lord, but to our surprise, she never mentioned the young lord at all.”
As if she never had a child at all.
He certainly wished for her to stay far away from both his lord and the young lord.
It’s just, he felt somewhat sad for their young lord…
Xiao Yi couldn’t help but pause, inexplicably reminded of the expression on that woman’s face when she squinted her eyes and smiled like a cat at the end.
She probably truly forgot she had a child after all.
In a sense, she’s still as selfish and unfeeling as before.
Although the case is solved, there are still many things we need to address.”
First and foremost, the reason behind Sun’s eagerness to bury this case.
Meanwhile, Chunxiang turned her head only after they had walked a distance from the county government, coincidentally catching sight of their former son-in-law turning away and striding off.
She couldn’t help but grumble under her breath, “Vice Minister Xiao is just as heartless as before.
Just now in the courtroom, I thought he might lend some support to the lady, but who knew he would put on such a fair and impartial act…
If it weren’t for the lady’s competence, he might have even echoed others, calling our lady a murderer.”
Chunxiang vividly remembered that when Wu Wuzuo first announced the autopsy results, Vice Minister Xiao was ready to adopt them without hesitation, nearly scaring her to tears.
Anyway, Chunxiang had noted this grudge down.
If she had previously held any hope for the lady to return to the Xiao Family, that hope had now been torn to shreds and thrown into the fire!
Chunyang sneakily glanced at their lady, whispering reproachfully, “You should say less.
After all, if we had the chance to redress today, it’s mostly thanks to Vice Minister Xiao.
In the future, we might never have the opportunity to meet Vice Minister Xiao again.
I wanted to ask about the young lord’s situation just now…”
If it weren’t inappropriate for her to interrupt when the masters were talking, she surely would have asked.
Ever since the young lord was taken in by Vice Minister Xiao, they hadn’t seen him again.
Now, having left the Xiao Family, they probably won’t have the chance.
The lady didn’t care for the young lord much before, often leaving the young lord for Chunxiang and her to raise.
The young lord practically grew up under their care, so how could they not worry?
The lady?
Does she really not care at all?
Although Xu Jing didn’t join in their conversation, Chunyang’s resentful stare was too noticeable. This story is hosted at g.com.
It was hard to pretend not to see it, so she looked up at the sky in resignation and said, “Alright, if you have something to say, just say it without beating around the bush.
As for the child…”
She paused briefly, then said calmly, “Following Xiao Yi, he’s doing well.
He and I probably have no mother-son bond.”
She didn’t have much affection for that “cheap” son in the first place; these words were spoken sincerely.
What kind of person is Xiao Yi?
An heir from a large clan!
A high-ranking official!
The Holy Emperor’s confidant!
Any one of these identities could easily outshine a hundred versions of herself.
It’s obvious that the child would fare a thousand times better with his father than with her.
As for the so-called lack of maternal love, eventually, Xiao Yi would find him a stepmother who might be better than his original unfeeling mother.
Hence, Xu Jing genuinely felt that it didn’t matter if she didn’t acknowledge that “cheap” son.
She might as well think about how to establish herself in this world from now on.
Though occasionally thinking about a child somewhere in the world, sharing her blood, growing little by little, gives her an indescribable subtle feeling…
Chunyang was taken aback and quickly spoke anxiously, “Lady…”
“Enough, let’s end this topic here.”
Xu Jing abruptly interrupted Chunyang, speaking without emotion, “Right now, we have more important things to do.”
Chunyang was taken aback, somewhat unwilling but still following her lady’s words, “What kind of things was the lady talking about?”
“We need to think about what to buy to celebrate tonight appropriately.”
Chunyang: “…”
But Chunxiang was extremely excited, her eyes instantly sparkling, nodding her head like a hungry chicken seeing grains on the ground, “Yes, yes, we narrowly survived; we should definitely celebrate!
Oh, I thought I might never taste meat again in this life!”
Xu Jing curled her lips and said, “Moreover, now that Peng Shi is dead, we don’t necessarily have to move away from Anping County.
The money we have is limited, instead of wandering around wasting Silver, it’s better to use it as capital and think about what business we can do to support ourselves.”
Chunyang was startled, finally having her attention successfully diverted by Xu Jing’s words, “What kind of business does the lady have in mind?”
Over the past few months, they had tasted the despair of having nowhere to go and were almost sold off; they naturally understood the importance of Silver Coin.
Now, without anyone to rely on, they could only depend on themselves.
“Pretty much.”
Xu Jing nodded and said, “But, I’m not very familiar with this world…
ahem, the industry I want to enter.
Tonight we will rest well, and tomorrow we’ll explore the streets carefully.”