freenovelworld Chapter 184 Song and Cao come to help
Chapter 184 Song and Cao come to help
Only half an hour after the news of Xiao Rong's death spread, Song from the second house came with Yun Ai.
Calculating the time, the Song family came here almost as soon as they received the news.
"Mother's condolences." Song comforted Rong Enqing and poked Yun Ai from behind. Yun Ai ran over and hugged Rong Enqing's legs, looking up at her with her big eyes blinking.
"Grandma, I missed you! Did you miss me?"
Looking at Xiao Yunai who was obviously trying to be cute to please her, Rong Enqing forced a smile, reached out to touch her head, and said in a gentle tone: "Little darling, do you miss your grandma? Grandma misses our little darling, too. Little darling, do you want to go play with your second sister? Your second sister is alone, and she misses you, too."
"Okay." Yun Ai agreed obediently. Her voice was so sweet and cute that Rong Enqing almost forgot about his troubles.
Yunying got up early in the morning, took a carriage for a while, and cried bitterly after coming here. Now she was taken back to the main courtyard by Xiangguo and others to sleep.
Rong Enqing asked someone to take Yun Ai and the maids who served her to the main courtyard.
"You are very thoughtful. You brought Yun Ai here to accompany Yun Ying." Rong Enqing couldn't help but sigh.
Song smiled bitterly and said, "Mother thinks too highly of her daughter-in-law. I brought Yun Ai with me because after I left the mansion, Yun Ai and Aunt Jiang would be the only ones left. I was afraid that Aunt Jiang would do something to Yun Ai. By then, it would be too late for me to regret."
"Why did Jiang Shi do this?" Rong Enqing was shocked and asked quickly, "Have you been okay these days? I haven't seen you for almost two months. Have you been to your parents' place? Have you received any letters from them?"
When talking about her mother's family, Song couldn't help but tear up.
After Shangshu Song and his sons and many others were beheaded, the women and children of the Song family were escorted out of the capital.
At that time, Song was imprisoned in the mansion by Yun Hao and his mother, and she also sent a maid to ask Rong Enqing for help.
"Thank you for your concern, mother." Song said gratefully, "According to the date, I'm afraid it will take some time to get there. However, my sister-in-law from my mother's family sent me a letter on the way, saying that thanks to mother's help, everything was fine along the way. The escorting officers and soldiers took good care of them and prevented other prisoners from deliberately making trouble for them several times."
As she said this, Song was about to kneel down to Rong Enqing.
Rong Enqing quickly pulled the man back and consoled him, "We are all family, it's just a matter of lending a hand, stop kneeling."
Hearing this, Song couldn't help but shed tears. "Ever since my mother's family got into trouble, Yunhao has not treated me the same way as before. Aunt Jiang also sees me as a thorn in her side. She wishes I would die.
"I have to visit her every morning and evening, set rules for her, help her dress, and feed her. She's almost treating me like a maid.
"It's fine if she makes things difficult for me. But she doesn't like the kids at all and scolds them from time to time. Normally, Yunhui and the other two have to go to the academy, which is fine. But Yunai suffers, having to follow me around the mansion every day and being scolded by her."
This explains why you always bring Yun Ai with you whenever you go out.
Rong Enqing sighed deeply. Jiang Shi is really a piece of shit! She changes her attitude faster than turning the pages of a book!
"Then why would Jiang let you come here?"
Song smiled sarcastically, "What other reason could there be? Of course, it's to make fun of Fourth Brother and you! Could it be that Mother has forgotten about the eldest sister-in-law's return to her parents' home?"
Rong Enqing was speechless. When Zhang returned to her parents' home, she was humiliated in public. Jiang learned the news and ran to the Marquis's residence early the next morning to laugh at her. In the end, she was beaten away by her.
You want to see her make a fool of herself again? Why don't you come in person? Humph!
Rong Enqing had just thought about this when he heard Mrs. Song continue, "Don't worry about mother laughing at you. Aunt Jiang originally wanted to come here in person, but I persuaded her that she was the elder and it would be inappropriate for her to come here in person to pay tribute to a younger person. That's when she gave up."
Well, Jiang actually wanted to come to the scene to laugh at her!
Rong Enqing was almost speechless.
The two were talking, and soon, Cao from the third house also arrived.
Since the separation, Cao had come to the Marquis's Mansion several times, but because Cao was a tactful person who did not meddle in other people's business and would not cause trouble for Rong Enqing, Rong Enqing paid the least attention to her.
But during this meeting, Rong Enqing always felt that Cao had changed a little.
In the past, Cao was always careful in what he said and did, with a bit of flattery and tact. He was not annoying, but he was also hard to like.
But this time, Rong Enqing felt that Cao was more energetic and confident. It was as if he suddenly had something to rely on, and he exuded confidence from the inside out.
"Mother." Cao bowed respectfully and said to Song, "Second sister-in-law is here too."
As he spoke, he pushed Yun Lan, and Yun Lan bowed crookedly, "Grandma, mother, greetings."
His posture was awkward and his speech was not clear.
Yunlan is the daughter of the third wife. She is the same age as Yunai, but two months younger than Yunai. In terms of order, she is the fourth among the sisters and is currently the youngest.
"Look at this child, he is so stupid. He can't learn the rules well when he is taught. He can't speak fluently when he is taught to speak. It really makes me wonder what to say."
There was disdain in Cao's words, but the look she gave Yun Lan was full of doting.
"That's great. The child is still young, and this is how she'll be cute!" Rong Enqing found Yun Lan and looked at her carefully.
Yunluo was calm and sensible, Yunying was lively and agile, and Yunai was smart and cunning. Compared with them, Yunlan's round face and unremarkable facial features made him look dull and gave people a feeling of being honest and simple.
Sure enough, Rong Enqing's feeling was not wrong.
The longer she looked at Yun Lan, the longer Yun Lan stared at her. She didn't speak, and Yun Luo didn't speak either. She spoke to tease him, but Yun Lan still didn't speak. She asked her to smile, and Yun Lan gave her a confused look.
It was impossible for her to talk. It was impossible for her to laugh. Xiao Yunlan was serious. Apart from the necessary greetings, she didn't say a single word!
Seeing this, Cao was ashamed and helpless. She explained awkwardly, "Don't be angry, mother. This child has always been like this. She doesn't like to talk or laugh. I took her back to my mother's house a few days ago. She was teased by several nephews and nieces from my mother's house, but she didn't say a word to anyone.
"My sister-in-law said that children should spend more time with other children. So I brought her along. I thought that letting her and Yunying keep each other company would be like killing two birds with one stone."
Firstly, it allows Yunlan to have a playmate of the same age, and secondly, it allows Yunlan to distract Yunying and reduce her sadness for losing her mother.
Rong Enqing nodded, looking pleased: "You are so thoughtful. Yun Ai is here too, and I just asked someone to take her to find Yun Ying. Let's send Yun Lan to the main courtyard as well, so that the three sisters can keep each other company."
Cao nodded quickly in agreement.
Rong Enqing called someone to take Yun Lan over.
After sending the child away, Cao and Song also stood up and said they would go to help take care of the funeral.
Rong Enqing knew that Cao and Song came here so quickly because they were here to help, so he did not refuse. He immediately asked someone to take them to find Steward Lin.
Half a day after the news of Xiao Rong's death spread, people came one after another to pay their respects.