"Okay, isn't that girl's nature always like this?" Mrs. Qin was open-minded and comforted the head of the family: "No matter how capable she is, she is still a member of our Ruan family. If she doesn't come to see you today, she can still hide. Have you never seen me?"
"Besides, you have to calm down. Now someone in the clan has finally joined the Tiangui Sect. That girl is so lucky that she directly entered the Shennong Hall. If you offend her, how can you talk about the rest?"
Ruan Zixiong clenched his fists and smashed the sandalwood tea table beside him with one punch: "Hmph, if it weren't for my Yu'er, I would have dealt with her today!"
"If the master of the house can be patient and patient, if he can ask Li Xianyong to diagnose and treat Yu'er, everything will be worth it." Mrs. Qin said.
Ruan Zixiong slowly loosened his fists and took a deep breath, silently comforting himself that it was all for Yu'er.
"Junior Mu Jinyang, I have met my uncle and aunt."
In the Huifu courtyard, Mu Jinyang recovered from the gloom and greeted Ruan Li's parents with a joyful expression.
"Mom and dad, this is the senior brother Jinyang who saved my life I mentioned to you." Ruan Li also introduced him at the right time.
"Mr. Mu Er, we really don't know how to thank you..." Liu Ruofu excitedly held Mu Jinyang's hand, not knowing how to speak.
Mu Jinyang was frightened and said quickly: "Uncle and aunt, just call me Jinyang. A Li and I are life and death friends. I have helped her and she has also helped me, so there is no need to be grateful or not, because we are good friend!"
"Mom and Dad, Senior Brother Jinyang is a warm-hearted person. If you are too polite, he will feel uncomfortable." Ruan Li said.
Mu Jinyang nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, yes, don't be polite to me, just treat me as a family member."
These words made Liu Ruofu burst into tears and laugh. The more he looked at the child, the more he liked him.
"Uncle and aunt, I want to live in your courtyard with A Li. I wonder if there are any spare guest rooms?" Mu Jinyang himself was not polite and asked immediately.
Ruan Ziyi nodded: "Yes, our courtyard is the largest in the house, and there are many guest rooms."
Liu Ruofu also said: "I'm going to clean up for you right now. You are tired from all the hard work along the way. If you have a good sleep, you will be energetic in the morning."
It was getting dark at this time, and Dianliang was about to enter the night.
Ruan Heng walked all the way through the main courtyard and ran a long way before going around to the back courtyard.
There are many concubines in the house, whether it is the uncle or his father, a new one will be added in a few years.
The concubines all lived in the side courtyard at the back, and they had to go in and out through the small door at the back.
The largest yard at the back is the new yard that Ruan Heng's mother replaced after she moved Mrs. Side.
Before that, their mother and son had been living in the smallest courtyard in the backyard.
Inside the house, the maid was taking off Madam Sun's hairpin and combing her thick black hair with a comb.
"hiss……"
The maid accidentally pulled and hurt Mrs. Sun, and her scalp felt numb, making her take a breath.
Mrs. Sun picked up a hairpin from the table with her backhand and pierced it into the maid's thigh, cursing: "You're a blind thing, you can't even comb your hair!"
The maid screamed and stepped back. The red blood covered the hem of her skirt, but she didn't dare to cry out in pain. She just knelt down and begged for mercy: "Madam, please forgive me, I didn't mean it!"
Ruan Heng rushed into the house excitedly and saw such a scene.
"Heng'er?"
When Mrs. Sun saw her son, she suddenly stood up. Regardless of the maid who was still kneeling, she ran forward and hugged Ruan Heng: "Heng'er, you are back, why didn't you say anything to mother?" Huh? When did you get home? But have you met the head of the family and your father? "
Ruan Heng let his mother hold him, but his eyes fell on the maid's skirt that was stained red with blood.
Finally, he said: "Mom, Cui'er's thigh is bleeding!"
Mrs. Sun came back to her senses and glared at Cui'er impatiently: "Why don't you get out?"
"Yes, slave, please leave!" Cui'er covered her thigh that was pierced by the hairpin, staggered and ran out, not even daring to cry.
As if she hadn't seen him, Mrs. Sun anxiously pulled Ruan Heng to sit down and looked him up and down with a look of joy: "It seems that spiritual food has nourished people. He is much stronger than when he came back last time! He is also taller!"
Ruan Heng looked at the smile on his mother's face and the pride in her eyes, which was exactly the same as the way she looked at him before.
But the way she treated my servant so harshly just now, was she really my mother?
"Mom, Cui'er has been with you for many years. If she makes some mistakes unintentionally, you can just give her a few harsh words. How can you hurt her?" Ruan Heng couldn't help but spoke.
When Mrs. Sun heard this, the smile on her face froze for a moment, and then she said: "Mother knows that of course she will be good to Cui'er. Since you joined the Tiangui Sect, how many servants have fawned over your mother and wanted to serve in the yard? Your father also I’ve invited several newcomers to come over, but hasn’t Mom left the matter of personal service to Cui’er?”
"I was also careless today. I was just trying to scare her, but I didn't expect that I actually stabbed her. I will reward her with something nice later and just try to coax her."
After saying that, Mrs. Sun sneered twice, obviously feeling guilty.
Ruan Heng didn't want to think bad things about his mother. She used to be such a gentle person and timid. How could she really dare to prick someone with a hairpin?
Moreover, Tweetie has been waiting for Mom since she was a child. In the hard days before, Tweetie was the only maid around Mom, but now that things are getting better, Mom will not treat Tweetie badly.
Now that he heard his mother's explanation, Ruan Heng believed it.
"Why did you come back suddenly?" Sun changed the topic and took her son's hand and asked.
Ruan Heng calmed down and responded: "I heard that demon cultivators were raging in Dianliang City. My son was really worried, so he came back to see his mother."
Hearing this, Mrs. Sun smiled happily: "It's hard for you to remember mother all the time, but you don't have to worry. Your father said that demon cultivators are afraid of light. Mother lights dozens of candles in this yard every night."
Then he raised his chin toward the outside: "Look."
Ruan Heng took the opportunity to look outside the door. Several maids were holding candles and lighting candles. They were burning in the yard and on the corridor, illuminating the yard.
Seeing this, Ruan Heng felt a little relieved. Although there were demon cultivators who were not afraid of light, it was troublesome to get close to so many candles. Even those demon cultivators were unwilling to get close.
He only reminded his mother: "With so many candles burning, be careful not to lose sight of them."
"Don't worry, Cui'er will keep an eye on her every night. Everything will be fine." Mrs. Sun said, her expression filled with pride unconsciously: "In the back courtyard, my mother's courtyard burns so many candles every night. People just light a few in the house."
"Since you joined the Tiangui Sect, no one in this house dares to neglect my mother anymore. It's too late for them to fawn over you."
Hearing this, Ruan Heng just asked: "Where is dad? Does dad come often?"
One sentence extinguished Sun's pride. She slowly let go of Ruan Heng's hand and said, "Mom doesn't count on him anymore. Mom will count on you in the future."
(End of chapter)
