Chapter Twenty-Six Past Events

  On the other side, Zhou had already taken Su Cong into Jin Garden. She had previously obtained Xiang Xiao's consent and knew that her older sister was in a bad mood, so she squatted down and whispered to Su Cong, "Young master, your older sister is not feeling well, let's comfort her later, okay?"

  Su Cong, although not yet four years old, nodded his head, his delicate eyebrows slightly furrowed, and his childish face showed a calmness that only adults possess. "I've saved it all, so you don't have to worry, Nanny."

  When Old Lady Zhou lifted the curtain and entered the house, Su Mu Jin was sitting cross-legged on the large kang by the window. She wore a dark green silk jacket that was very inconspicuous. The dark green color made her face look even paler than usual. She also had a cloak of the same color draped over her body, and a hat with rolled-up rabbit fur covered her head, making it impossible to see her face from a distance.

  Nanny Zhou's heart tightened, and she saw that her young mistress was dressed to go out.

  The Great Zhou Dynasty emphasized that the ladies of noble families should not leave the main gate and not step out of the second gate, this is what makes them a true lady. The old lady originally didn't like the eldest granddaughter, if she knew that the eldest daughter of the Su family was going to leave the mansion, she would definitely cause more trouble!

  Thinking of this, Auntie Zhou had already given Su Cong a wink, and Su Cong also saw Su Mu Jin's outfit. At his young age, he could already tell right from wrong, so he quickly ran over, knelt on the kang and hugged Su Mu Jin's knees.

  "Ah, Cong'er..." Su Mu's eyes were complex as she gazed at Su Cong, stretching out her hand to pull him onto the large bed. Looking at his still red and swollen eyes, a pang of pain struck her heart, and her gaze became even more severe.

  "Miss left not long after, the young master woke up and insisted on coming to see Miss, so I brought him here."

  Su Mojin nodded and patted Su Cong's back, feeling a warmth there before calming down.

  "According to the unwritten rules of the Great Zhou Dynasty, men are in charge of the front yard and the mistress of the house is in charge of the backyard, without interfering with each other."

  Su Mu Jin's deep eyes looked over. Zhou Mama thought that at her current age of 13, she was already so mature and steady, thinking of the late madam, she felt a pang in her heart, with tears welling up in her eyes. "Miss, the men in the household can only move to the front courtyard to study with the teacher when they are six years old, but now the young master is only four years old, and the second miss never gets close to him. It can be said that this backyard has only the eldest miss who loves the young master the most. So please, Miss, no matter what you want to do, think of the young master first. If it weren't for your protection, how could the young master grow up at such a young age..."

  Su Mojin suddenly understood and looked up at Xiang Xiao who was walking in with a gloomy expression.

  "Please don't blame Shuangxiao, she's also doing it for your own good." She paused and then said, "Please think of Young Master before doing anything!"

  Su Mu's eyes became even more profound, after several changes, finally slowly restored to calm. She glanced at Cong Er's worried appearance, she only felt a heart-wrenching pain, and couldn't help but stroke his hair. Not yet sixteen years old, the weak crown of youth, so Cong Er just tied his hair with brocade, when Su Mu touched it, she felt that Cong Er's hair was slightly dry, her heart was again filled with waves of pain.

  It's only because you usually eat too simple food on ordinary days!

  Su Mojin hugged Cong'er into her arms, and her eyes felt a wave of heat. After a while, she finally slowly let out a mouthful of turbid air and lifted the canopy off her head.

  Zhou Niangniang and Sheng Xiao let out a sigh of relief together.

  She took out a few silver notes from her bosom and handed them over to Zhou Mama, instructing her carefully, "Arrange for our people to be in the kitchen, this aspect of food cannot be taken lightly, Cong'er is at an age where he needs nourishment, so he must eat things that are good for his growth."

  "Where did you get so many silver tickets, miss?" Old Lady Zhou was shocked and suspiciously looked at Su Mu Jin, but didn't dare to take them.

  It was Aunt Li who gave it to me.

  She let out a soft sigh, and didn't conceal it, "I reached some agreements with Li Shiniang, these silver notes all came from her place, just let the nanny use them at ease."

  The old lady saw that Su Mu Jin didn't say much and didn't ask many questions, her eyes turned red as she accepted the silver note.

  Su Mu Jin thought about what Li Niang said, her eyes slightly dimmed. She asked Zhou Mama, "Mama is the one who serves by mother's side, I have some questions to ask you." Seeing Zhou Mama nodding, she asked in a low voice, "When Mother gave birth to Su Yun Jin back then, why did she hurt her body?"

  When mentioning Chu Ruo, Zhou Mama was a bit dazed and only spoke after a while with a gloomy face, "At the beginning when Madame was pregnant with Second Miss, she didn't feel well. In between, I don't know how much suffering she endured. At that time, Master's career had just started, and he went out early and returned late every day, really couldn't take care of Madame. Madame also had to preside over the household chores, without even a helper by her side. Later, due to excessive fatigue, she saw blood, but Madame didn't let Master know, fearing that Master would worry. She secretly found an outside doctor to diagnose her illness, and the doctor prescribed medicine and grabbed it. I and Liu Mama dared not let Madame labor again, so we secretly begged for help from the Chu family."

  She thought about the current temperament of the second girl, and her face darkened. "The old master and mistress of the Chu family only have your mother as their daughter, I don't know how much they love her, so although the old master said that he had severed his relationship with his daughter, but blood ties are not easily broken. When Madam Chu heard about the suffering of the mistress, she cried and secretly gave me some silver to buy supplements for the mistress to nourish her body. However, the mistress felt guilty towards her parents and refused to seek help no matter what. After I and Sister Liu begged Master Chu, he gradually had more free time and shifted his focus back to the family.

  “…Later, the mistress had a difficult childbirth!” Recalling the situation at that time, Zhou Ayi still had lingering fears, “The midwife said only one person could be saved, and Master didn't hesitate to say he wanted to save the mistress. However, the mistress risked her life, and in the end, both the mistress and Second Miss were safe and sound. But the mistress was injured, and the doctor even said that she would never be able to get pregnant again...” As she spoke, tears flashed in her eyes, and she wept, “The mistress was heartbroken over this. At that time, she couldn't take care of Second Miss, so she had no choice but to listen to Master and send Second Miss back to their old home in Yunzhou, leaving her in the care of Old Madam. Later, Old Madam used the excuse of the Su family's lack of heirs to pressure Mistress into letting Master take a concubine. Although Mistress and Master were deeply in love, she had no choice but to comply. After Li Ayi gave birth to Third Miss, Old Madam was still not satisfied and arranged for many more concubines to be added to the household in Fuliuan, but Master never visited any of them.”

  Even so, facing a group of concubines who called her "sister", the lady's mood was still unbearable and depressed. It was also because she had been hurt too much that when she gave birth to the young master, she would have a hemorrhage...

  "After the lady passed away, the Chu family became enemies with the Su family, especially after Master helped Liu become the new mistress. The Chu family cut off all ties with the Su family, otherwise Liu wouldn't have dared to treat Miss so badly."

  Su Mu Jin's face was slightly dark, and he didn't have enough power to back him up. It's no wonder that Liu Shi dared to be so reckless.

  She thought of her maternal grandparents and their family, and her heart felt a little sour. When she was young, Liu Ayi had taken her maternal grandmother to see her, and at that time, she was only three or four years old. She couldn't remember the appearance of the elderly couple clearly, but she remembered that her maternal grandmother's face looked very kind and gentle when looking at her, and her eyes were especially warm and soft.

  Mother had secretly shed tears many times, she knew that mother was missing her grandparents. In this life of rebirth, she must make amends with her grandparents and let her mother rest in peace under the nine springs!

  Digression

  Yesterday's chapter has been slightly modified, and a foreshadowing has been set up inside, so you guys can go take another look!