When Yu Jinxi woke up again, Yanhuai was no longer in the room, only Zhang's mother and Qingti were waiting on her.
Zhang's mother saw her looking around as soon as she woke up, so she said, "The prince has just left because of something."
Yu Jinxi was seen through and looked a little confused, "I didn't look for him."
Qingti said, "Mother Zhang, our lady is looking at me, not anyone else."
The narrow smile on her face made Yu Jinxi's face even hotter.
Zhang's mother glared at Qingti, and Qingti immediately stopped laughing.
"Go and bring the soup prepared for the lady in the kitchen."
After Zhang's mother spoke, Qingti didn't dare to disobey, and playfully stuck out her tongue at Zhang's mother before leaving.
After she closed the door, Zhang's mother helped Yu Jinxi sit up.
After sleeping for a while, Yu Jinxi felt much better, no longer as uncomfortable as when he woke up for the first time.
Zhang's mother handed her a cup of tea, and Yu Jinxi took it and drank it. She put less tea leaves and added sugar. The bitter taste in her mouth was washed away, and the sweet fragrance of tea lingered between her lips and teeth.
Seeing Zhang's mother's expression of concern, she took the initiative and asked, "Do you have something to say?"
Zhang's mother raised her eyes and looked at her, but she didn't respond.
Yu Jinxi asked tentatively, "Is it about the prince?"
Mother Zhang then nodded, "Miss, please forgive me for overstepping my bounds. Originally, this was not a matter that I could interfere with, but there are some things that I really don't like."
Yu Jinxi said, "You and Aunt Qian have always taken care of me, just like my elders. If you have anything to say, just say it."
Zhang's mother hesitated for a moment, then looked at Yu Jinxi, "Miss, it seems that you and Mr. Gu can't live together, but after all, we haven't reconciled yet, and the county prince is clinging to each other right now, I'm afraid there is something wrong."
"This world is harsh on women, not to mention that the prince is a member of the royal family and has many connections around him. If someone takes advantage of you, the fault will all fall on you in the end."
"The young lady married into the Gu family and lived a miserable life, and I feel sorry for you. Now the young lady obviously has other plans, so why bother? If any news of what happened in the past two days spreads, you will be infamy. Damn it. With his status as a county prince, who would offend him face to face? In the end, it is the young lady who will suffer."
Mother Zhang let out a long sigh, "I'm also worried, and don't want the young lady to step out of the wolf's den and into the tiger's den again, and what the servant said was also what Grandma Qian thought about. We two old guys only think about the young lady. "
After hearing what Yu Jinxi said, she didn't feel that Zhang's mother was overstepping. She smiled lightly and said to Zhang's mother, "Don't worry, I'm sensible."
Zhang's mother muttered, "In the past, my master and his wife also said that although the county prince is young, he has a stable temper, but I didn't notice it."
In the past, Mother Zhang had a good impression of Yanhuai, and was even more grateful that he always protected her young lady. However, after this incident, Mother Zhang had other thoughts about Yanhuai.
It's not to say that I'm disgusted, I just think that he is too impulsive, and after all, he is short-tempered and unable to control things.
Zhang's mother wanted to persuade Yu Jinxi again, but she heard her say quietly, "He would risk his own life to save me. What do I have to fear?"
"Miss, what did you say?" Zhang's mother didn't hear clearly and thought she heard something wrong.
"I'm responsible for what I do, but that's all before we get reconciled. You don't have to worry about me."
Yu Jinxi said to Zhang's mother, "What is reputation? If you don't bring it with you in life, you won't take it with you in death. It will only serve as a prison to trap yourself."
Hearing this, Zhang’s mother looked surprised.
She had noticed before that the young lady had changed. Her usually gentle temperament had become decisive and brave, and she was even more ruthless towards the Gu family, leaving no room for her.
Zhang's mother always thought that the young lady was popular with the Gu family, so she became angry and wanted to punish them.
But when she heard what Yu Jinxi said just now, she was shocked to realize that the young lady had completely changed. She used to follow the rules, but now she didn't care about anything.
"Miss... you..."
"I have always lived according to secular rules, being filial to my mother-in-law, treating my husband as my heaven, and everything in my husband's family is everything to me, but what did I get in the end?"
Yu Jinxi smiled bitterly, "I devoted myself to my husband's family, but what I got was Gu Qiheng's deception and wolfish ambition, an unreasonable mother-in-law, and a concubine with evil intentions. Gu Qiheng went behind my back and used my money to raise children outside." The woman also sent him and the bitch’s son to me and asked me to raise him as my son, which disgusted me.”
"They not only care about my dowry, they also want to kill people and silence them, and they want the Yu family's wealth. Gu Qiheng did such evil things without fear of being stabbed in the spine. What should I be afraid of?"
"The competition in this world has always been about who can be more generous than who? Whoever is soft-hearted will suffer."
Mother Zhang's eyes turned red when she heard these words, "I know that the young lady has been wronged."
Yu Jinxi said in a deep voice, "I'm not afraid of being wronged. What I'm afraid of is that I won't be able to get it back. If I swallow it with face in mind, I'm afraid I'll die in peace."
Mother Zhang took a deep breath, and then said word by word, "I know what the young lady means, and I will never say it again. From now on, I will do whatever the young lady does, and I will definitely protect the young lady and never let outsiders do it." I hurt the lady’s hair.”
Yu Jinxi looked at her with a smile, "Don't be so nervous. The Gu family won't be able to hurt me in the future. They are all my losers now, and I will take care of them."
Zhang's mother didn't say anything, but she felt like a mirror in her heart. If she couldn't take care of her family, how about someone else?
Otherwise, where did this injury come from?
In the past, the Gu family openly hurt her, but now she is fine. She hurt herself just to avoid others hurting her.
Isn't this much scarier than taking care of your family?
Zhang's mother was full of worries, and she couldn't understand why it was so difficult for Yu Jinxi to have a peaceful life.
"Mama Zhang, I know that you and Nanny send letters to your parents every once in a while, and I don't want to hide it, but please don't tell them about this matter yet."
Hearing Yu Jinxi's words, Zhang's mother immediately nodded, "I will listen to the young lady. I will do whatever the young lady says."
Yu Jinxi hummed softly, then leaned on the bed and closed his eyes to rest.
When Qingti came back with the soup, she found that the atmosphere in the room was very tense, especially that of Zhang's mother, whose face was expressionless and her eyes were red.
Qingti wanted to ask, but Zhang's mother gave her a stern look, and Qingti didn't dare to speak.
She is a steady little girl in front of others, but she has also grown up under the eyes of Aunt Qian and Mama Zhang since she was a child. She usually doesn't see anything and just gives orders when they have it. However, if Mama Zhang and Aunt Qian are strict, Qingti was also afraid when she got up.
"Qingti, there is still something to do in the kitchen. You can serve the lady with soup."
Zhang's mother said something, and Qingti immediately agreed, and then came forward with the soup.
After finally waiting for Zhang's mother to leave, Qingti finally said, "Miss, did Zhang's mother say something about the county prince being here?"
