Ch 279: Refusing to Yield, Even in Death

Zhong Wulian couldn’t understand why her mother was so insistent on reclaiming something she had once abandoned.

Hadn’t they agreed to let her live freely from now on?

Madam Xu’s eyes were deep and her tone solemn,

“From now on, Mother wants you to win over one of them.”

“What?”

Zhong Wulian suspected she had misheard, looking at her mother, Madam Xu, in shock.

“Mother, what are you saying? How old are they? I’m already fourteen.”

Madam Xu, “Mother knows they are a few years younger than you, but what does it matter?”

“Mother also tried so hard to get close to your father back then.”

“Otherwise, with my status in my maiden home, how could I have secured such a marriage? How could I have attached myself to such a wealthy family like the Zhong family?”

Madam Xu sighed with emotion, her thoughts drifting.

Unexpectedly, Zhong Wulian lowered her head and said discontentedly,

“I… I wasn’t thinking of them in my heart… I was thinking of someone else…”

Madam Xu was slightly surprised, “Someone else? Wulian, are you grown up now, daring to hide things from Mother?”

Zhong Wulian, “No, no, it’s also someone from the Prince’s Residence. I don’t know if Mother remembers?”

“That… Young Master Changsong.”

“It was also he who saw me disguised as a maid escaping from the Zhong Residence. After questioning me, he gave us help.”

“Mother, you only saw the status of the two Princes, but didn’t you see that Young Master Changsong is also valued by Prince Xian and Princess Xian?”

Madam Xu, “Ah… is that so?”

Madam Xu was stunned.

After being rescued last year, she was anxious to go into seclusion and avoid the world.

Soon, Changsong didn’t come to visit much. Only the two Princes and Yuan Xueyue came, along with Ju Niuer.

Therefore, Madam Xu didn’t remember much.

She didn’t know who Ju Changsong was, only that a young master from the Prince’s Residence had rescued them.

Zhong Wulian saw that Madam Xu didn’t want to pay attention to worldly affairs, so she didn’t say much.

Unexpectedly, they had to come into contact again so soon, which inevitably made Zhong Wulian feel a little overwhelmed!

Zhong Wulian said, “Mother, since you have accepted it and Princess Xian has agreed, I have no complaints.”

As she spoke, Zhong Wulian’s eyebrows lowered, also with some selfish motives.

In the mountains, she longed for Ju Changsong to visit, but after hearing from Ju Niuer, she learned that they had gone to war.

That’s how Madam Xu knew some of the news.

Ju Changsong…

Zhong Wulian had always been thinking of him.

She didn’t crave to climb the social ladder, she just wanted to be with a responsible and trustworthy good man!

And Ju Changsong happened to be about the same age as her.

“You… Sigh, it’s also possible, they are all from the Prince’s Residence.”

“Mother has no hope, but I hope you, Wulian, can live a better life,” Madam Xu said.

Zhong Wulian, “But, we are in Lucheng, and they are all in the Capital City. How can we meet?”

Madam Xu, “Don’t worry, Mother will pave the way for you…”

The mother and daughter made their own plans, getting closer for the sake of the opportunity in the Prince’s Residence.

Lucheng Prince’s Residence.

Yuan Xueyue and the others rested well overnight, and set off early the next morning.

Ju Niuer had just finished paying respects to her mother and was feeling down. Yuan Xueyue rode with her, gently hugging and comforting her.

Dai Changxing and Dai Yunxing were in one carriage, Cuiping and other maids were in the last, and Xiaozhao and the guards rode horses!

Dozens of people set out.

All protecting the people in the carriages.

On the way to the Capital City to take office, it was inevitable that some remnants would approach. Xiaozhao was very vigilant, and the guards he brought were elite, with ruthless skills!

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There were some dangers on the road, but they were quickly dealt with.

They also captured these perpetrators and took them along!

But just as they were setting out, they encountered some uninvited guests.

The woman blocked the road. Xiaozhao stepped forward to scold them away, but they refused to leave!

They insisted on seeing Princess Xian!

Being so familiar with Princess Xian’s itinerary, there must be something fishy!

Due to the obstruction, Yuan Xueyue still lifted the curtain to take a look.

She looked closely.

Beside the woman, tied with a rope, was the mentally impaired younger brother, Rui Ge’er!

After the Yuan family’s affairs were exposed.

Yuan Xiao never expected that the son born to his beloved Madam Fang was not his own!

And he had been thinking about taking good care of Rui Ge’er, seeking out famous doctors to no avail!

Everyone said Rui Ge’er was born foolish!

But Yuan Xiao still didn’t abandon him, nor did he disparage Madam Fang. Instead, he kept his dissatisfaction bottled up inside.

One day, he finally found out the truth. In a fit of anger, he executed Manager Luo, drove away the useless Yuan Ruiyu, and abandoned Rui Ge’er, who had no blood relation to him!

He didn’t kill him, after all, after years of raising him, there were some feelings.

Hearing Rui Ge’er calling him father again and again, Yuan Xiao’s heart ached!

But in the end, Madam Fang had been unfaithful under his nose, and Yuan Xiao could not tolerate it!

And so, Rui Ge’er was taken in by a kind-hearted person.

They also saw that Rui Ge’er could have some connection with Princess Xian!

As soon as she saw the person, Yuan Xueyue knew that this woman was here to blackmail her. But she didn’t even care about Yuan Ruiyu, let alone an unrelated Rui Ge’er?

The woman kowtowed and cried,

“Princess Xian! Please have mercy! Rui Ge’er is your brother after all, you can’t just stand by and do nothing!”

“Otherwise, when you go back, the infamy of being unfilial and unrighteous, abandoning your siblings, will be confirmed!”

“Princess Xian! Please, take us with you!”

“I promise to make Rui Ge’er behave!”

“I also beg you, give us a way to live!”

“We will never leave, even if we die!”

Hearing the woman’s threatening words, Yuan Xueyue hardened her heart. To publicly blackmail her here, they were really courting death!

“Oh? Refusing to yield, even in death?”

The woman was slightly surprised, “Yes, we won’t yield!”

Yuan Xueyue thought for a moment and said, “If I take you with me, there are no more carriages. It’s not easy to squeeze in. You’ll have to squeeze in with the three maids in the back.”

The woman was shocked, thinking that Yuan Xueyue had really agreed!

The woman’s face was embarrassed, and she explained,

“Actually, shouldn’t servants and maids walk? How can they ride in a carriage? Why not kick them out? After all, Rui Ge’er is your brother, isn’t he?”

“I also have two other sons here who need to come along!”

At these words, Yuan Xueyue instantly understood her intention.

Simply relying on the unrelated Rui Ge’er to help the woman’s own biological sons!

This was a well-laid plan.

Yuan Xueyue, “No, Cuiping and the others are close-serving maids, completely different from you.”

The woman said resentfully, “What’s the difference? Are we even inferior to servants?”

Yuan Xueyue said coldly,

“What do you think?”

Yuan Xueyue didn’t bother to waste any more words. She beckoned Xiaozhao over, whispered something to him, put down the curtain, and left.

Seeing the procession continue, the guards protecting it well, Princess Xian leaving, but no one paying attention to her!

The woman panicked and rushed forward, “Princess Xian! Princess Xian!”

“You can’t just stand by and do nothing! You will be cursed by heaven!”

“Who said I’m standing by and doing nothing? I’ll send you on your way.” Xiaozhao led two guards closer, seized them, and took them far away to deal with them!

Unrelated people dared to block the road and blackmail her?

Yuan Xueyue breathed a sigh of relief, not wanting her soft-heartedness to lead to disaster.

As for Madam Xu and the others, Yuan Xueyue also sent people to keep a close eye on them. If there was any misconduct, they would be abandoned in the end!