"No……"
Qi Su shook his head vigorously and cried loudly, "Mother, my son really knows his mistake... mother!"
Zhu Ai loved Qi Su the most. Seeing his grandson crying like this, he was about to speak, but was stopped by Zhu Yan's look.
"I know I have neglected my duty and am not a good mother." Zhu Yan stared at him with a calm expression, "I also wanted to be by your side, but Qi Chong took you away as soon as you were born and gave them to the nurse. The month has passed and I haven’t even been able to see you.”
"It's my fault that I can't always be with you. I admit it. You can blame me and hate me, but there is no reason to blame your grandfather and the others."
Zhu Yan's eyes were full of disgust, and there was no longer the kindness of the past. "Everyone in the house always boasts about your father, and no one has ever told you. Without the help of your grandfather, who has a lot of money scattered around, how could he have collected it?" Chong today?"
Qi Su turned pale and murmured, "I don't know..."
Zhu Yan turned around and got on the carriage, leaving only one sentence, "Go back, our fate as mother and son is over."
"No... mother!" Qi Su stood up quickly, held on to the car window, and shouted into the car on tiptoe, "My son has realized his mistake. I can't stay in there. Don't let me go, mother..."
Before Qi Chong could finish speaking, the guards rushed over, grabbed his arm, and dragged him to the Duke's mansion.
Zhu Yao couldn't bear it and called out in a deep voice, "Yan Yan..."
Zhu Yan didn't look at him and just said to the coachman, "Drive to Tongji Inn."
The coachman did not dare to disobey his master, twitched the reins and rushed towards Dongcheng.
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Yongcheng Houfu
"Madam," Su Zi quickly walked into the room and said with a smile, "Mrs. Zhu is here."
"Come so fast?" Fang Xu was stunned, and immediately handed Xie Yinyin in his arms to Granny Yuan, "Invite her in."
Su Zi responded, "Yes."
Granny Yuan held Xie Yinyin in her arms, the smile on her face not dissipating, "You young people have a chat, I'll take the little girl back first."
Fang Xu nodded, laughed softly and said, "Mom, walk slowly."
Not long after, Zhu Yan's figure appeared in front of the Moon Gate, carrying two jars of wine in her right hand and a food box in her left hand.
"You're here when you're here, why are you still getting something?" Fang Xu stood up and took the wine in her hand, "I didn't ask anyone to help me."
"These things are not heavy, why bother asking others to come with you?" Zhu Yan chuckled and sat next to Fang Xu. There was only Zhang Xiaoan between them. "The serious problem in my heart has been solved, so I came here specially You drink."
Fang Xu stared at her and suddenly smiled, "Sure enough, people are in high spirits during happy events. Sister Zhu Yan looks much better today than when you first came to my house."
"Stop teasing me." Zhu Yan pulled out the wine cork and poured a glass of wine for Fang Xu carelessly, "Please stay with me today. When I get home, I'm afraid you and I won't be able to see each other again."
Fang Xu was surprised, raised his eyes to look at her, and said softly, "Are you going back to Huainan?"
"Of course I want to go back." Zhu Yan took a sip of wine, then opened the food box on the side and placed the dishes to go with the wine on the table, "More than ten years have passed and I have been separated from my family for too long. I remember it very much. "
"I still remember when I got married, I vowed to my father that Qi Chong would treat me well all his life." Zhu Yan sneered and took another sip of wine, "Now that I think about it, it's really a joke."
Fang Xu remained silent and stayed with her quietly, listening to her express her grievances.
"Xiao Xu..." Zhu Yan looked up at her, her eyes already filled with tears, "Do you think I'm particularly stupid?"
Seeing Fang Xu nodded seriously, Zhu Yan couldn't help laughing, "Is marrying far away such an undesirable thing?"
Fang Xu took a sip of wine, his tongue numbed by the spicy taste, "When you travel far away, your parents can still look forward to it. When you marry far away, it's hard to determine the date of your return."
"Don't put your whole life on other people's promises. You can't afford to bet on whether the outcome will be good or bad."
Zhu Yan looked at her, lost her mind for a moment, and after a long while, she curled her lips and smiled.
This smile is relief.
"As expected of you, you can enlighten me with just a few words." Zhu Yan raised her wine glass and laughed boldly, "I am determined to be your friend. If you encounter difficulties in the future, just write to let me know. When you go to Huainan , I will throw a big banquet to show the friendship of the landlord."
Fang Xu raised the corners of his mouth slightly and handed over his hand, "You said it too late, I have already regarded you as a friend."
The wine glasses clinked together, making a crisp sound.
The two looked at each other and laughed at the same time.
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next day
The Liu family, which had just removed the white silk, held another funeral. In just half a month, the wife and the master passed away one after another, which made people sad.
Liu Fanyin was dressed in mourning clothes, kneeling in the lobby, looking at the coffin parked in the room, without a single tear on her face.
Only the servants of the house were crying in mourning in the hall, which was very shabby.
Liu Fanyin once sent someone to look for Peng Xiuying, but the people in the medical center said that she was crazy. She ran away secretly one night and never saw this person again.
Liu Yi was also sent to another hospital by his mother. He was quite well-behaved and knew how to assess the situation. His mother spared his life and sent someone to watch him secretly to ensure that he could not shake her in the slightest.
"Third brother! My poor third brother!"
A woman's heart-wrenching cries were heard outside. Liu Fanyin paused and looked outside suspiciously.
A plump woman was lying on the doorstep, holding a handkerchief in her hand, crying loudly, "Third brother... why did you go there at such a young age?"
Liu Fanyin noticed something was wrong, stood up and walked towards the woman.
"Three..." The woman's cry suddenly stopped, she looked at her in disbelief, and said loudly, "Liu Fanyin? Why are you here!"
Liu Fanyin recognized her. She was Liu Chuanzhi's biological sister, whose only name was Yin.
Thinking of her mother's instructions, Liu Fanyin frowned, "What are you talking about? This is my mother's home. Where else can I go if I'm not here?"
"You..." A flash of panic flashed in Liu Yin's eyes. She quickly stood up from the steps and asked with her hands on her hips, "Aren't I afraid that if you stay at your parents' house all day long, you will be wronged by your husband's family?"
Liu Fanyin lowered her eyes and said what she said seemed to have a special meaning, "Thank you for your concern, sister-in-law. My mother-in-law is very reasonable and will never be like what my sister-in-law said."
Liu Yin looked embarrassed, kept stirring the handkerchief in her hand, and whispered, "Then...that's good..."
"My sister-in-law came over unexpectedly, but have you informed your husband's family?" Liu Fanyin smiled, but there was a hint of alienation in her smile, "My niece remembers... my sister-in-law once talked to her father about your mother-in-law. My mother is very difficult to get along with."
Liu Yin was startled, and then she became angry. A trace of panic flashed in her eyes, and she shouted loudly, "You damn girl, what are you talking about?"
The carriage parked not far away moved, and a man got out of the carriage, with a sinister expression on his face. It was Liu Yin's husband Sui Gang.
When Liu Yin heard the movement, she subconsciously looked towards Sui Gang, fearing that he might have overheard what he just said.
