strictlysupreme Chapter 76 I was really wrong
Chapter 76 I was really wrong
Sheng Yunjiao shook her head.
Although she disliked Sheng Yunzhu, she didn't think of her as that wicked.
Lu Yangyang, on the other hand, seemed to be deep in thought.
She didn't actually think it was Sheng Yunzhu. After all, just like Sheng Yunjiao said, no matter what, Lan Shi treated Sheng Yunzhu so well, she shouldn't be so heartless.
But what's strange is that Aunt Meng never thought of doing anything to Lan Shi all these years, so why did she have to wait until she came back to do something to Lan Shi?
It can't really be a coincidence, can it?
Lu Yangyang didn't believe it.
She carefully recalled the dream, and it seemed that this event did not occur, but Aunt Meng seemed to exist, and she had helped Sheng Yunzhu to trip up "her" behind the scenes.
People are used to praising the powerful and belittling the weak, so it's normal for Aunt Meng to help Sheng Yunzhu in the dream, and this shouldn't be considered a suspicious point.
After some time has passed, Lu Yangyang has gradually forgotten the fleeting scenes in her dreams. She can only vaguely remember a few major events, and the rest she can only vaguely recall when she encounters them.
She shook her head.
She can't always think about what happens in her dreams; she is herself, and the "she" in her dreams is the "she" in her dreams.
She created her own life.
From the moment she stepped into the Duke of Sheng's mansion, her fate was in her own hands.
Thinking of this, Lu Yangyang suddenly felt much more relaxed.
When she was in Qingzhou, Magistrate Ling once said that things done will always leave traces. Whether Sheng Yunzhu was involved in tampering with the Lan family's medicinal herbs or not, traces will eventually emerge.
"What are you doing, shaking your head like that? Are you possessed by a ghost? Don't scare me!" Sheng Yunjiao trembled as she clung tightly to Lu Yangyang's arm.
"It's nothing, I just suddenly figured some things out. Let's go, I'll take you home." Lu Yangyang patted her shoulder.
"Really? Then it's settled. You take me home first, and I'll have the maid take you home later." Sheng Yunjiao was scared; she really didn't dare to walk alone.
It's all her fault for being too eager to watch the excitement; she grabbed Lu Yangyang and ran off, completely forgetting to bring her maid.
"I'm not afraid of the dark," Lu Yangyang said boldly.
Sheng Yunjiao, quite pathetically, clung tightly to her arm. She was a head taller than Lu Yangyang, and timidly shrank her head onto Lu Yangyang's shoulder: "Then you have to protect me, because you're the older sister!"
Lu Yangyang's shoulders stiffened slightly.
sister.
Lu Yangyang often heard the village children call her that, but this was the first time someone who was actually related to her by blood had called her that.
It's a bit strange, but it feels pretty good.
The two figures huddled together and slowly walked away. Neither of them saw that after they had gone far away, a figure emerged from behind the screen wall in the corridor, looking at the direction they had left with resentment.
“Miss, we…” the maidservant cautiously reminded Sheng Yunzhu.
Sheng Yunzhu stared coldly at the figure that had already disappeared into the distance, then turned around.
Suddenly, she felt a slight dampness on her palm. She raised her hand and brought her palm to her eyes.
In the dim light, I saw that my palms had become mottled and uneven.
The marks were all from her pinching.
Sheng Yunzhu clasped her hands together. "Lu Yangyang, you can't take away everything I've worked so hard to build."
Don't think about it.
……
After everyone left, Yulan Pavilion finally quieted down.
Granny Hui had someone help Madam Lan to wash and dress. After that, she helped her back to bed, poured her a glass of warm water, and held it to her lips. "Madam, have some water."
Lan took two sips from the cup, then covered her lips with a handkerchief and coughed a few times.
Granny Hui hurried over to pat her back.
It took Lan a while to recover.
Granny Hui then went to get her another pear syrup candy: "Madam, put it in your mouth and rinse it later. Miss Biao had someone send it over during the day; I heard she made it herself."
Lan took it, put it in her mouth, and the corners of her lips curled up.
"Madam, about Consort Meng..." Granny Hui asked, somewhat puzzled, "Back then, her pregnancy wasn't going well, and it was you who invited the imperial physician to examine her..."
"It is the Duke," Lady Lan said calmly.
"Madam!" Granny Hui exclaimed in surprise, trying to cover Lan Shi's mouth.
Lan closed her eyes, looking somewhat tired.
"Don't worry, he won't come. He hates me right now."
“Huixin, I’m not really stupid. I’m just used to it. I’m used to being a happy and carefree little girl at home, and then a slightly confused wife after marriage. From the moment he refused to send someone to look for the child immediately, I actually knew everything. I know what he really wanted.”
"I don't want to change, so I'll just pretend I don't know anything. Whether I'm clear-headed or confused, I'll still live my life. So what's the difference?"
“Even when Yangyang was first brought back, I still wanted to smooth things over, thinking that raising one child was the same as raising two, Yunzhu was innocent, and the Duke’s mansion was not unable to support two daughters. Yangyang had suffered all these years, so I should make it up to her.”
“I am not a good mother. I have never really thought about her. I don’t know what kind of life she lived before. I don’t know what kind of resentment she harbored towards that family. I don’t know how much resentment she felt when facing Yunzhu.”
"I just want to gloss over the problems and get by."
"Madam, this is not your fault. No one expected that family to be so audacious!" Granny Hui hurriedly went to comfort her.
Lan opened her eyes with a bitter smile, staring blankly at the bed curtains: "Just because we didn't expect it, does that mean we have no responsibility? Look, we all take it for granted, thinking it's good that she's back, thinking that she grew up in the countryside and is not presentable. No one has thought about what kind of life she has lived all these years, or how she has survived."
"lady……"
“If I hadn’t fallen ill like this, if I hadn’t heard about her past life time and time again, if I hadn’t torn away the pretense on the surface, I would probably still be deceiving myself, continuing to pretend that everything is fine, continuing to live day to day. If she weren’t so outstanding, I might even be disappointed in her, and unconsciously hurt her again and again… Huixin, she is my own flesh and blood. Even I hurt her like this, how disappointed must she be?” Lan’s tears fell involuntarily.
Granny Hui's eyes reddened, and she quickly reached out to wipe away her tears.
"Madam, please take good care of yourself. You must cheer up so you can plan for the young lady. Otherwise, otherwise..."
“You’re right. I need to pull myself together. Even if time is running out, I have to hold on and pave the way for her as much as possible.”
"But I was wrong, I was really wrong..."