New widow

After giving birth to Song Zhen, she would have to endure the scolding of the family. If Song An hadn't thought that the child in her belly was from the British government, and secretly sent people to see if she gave birth to a son or a daughter, then she would probably The more severely you are beaten, the sooner you will die.

"This person's life." Aunt Wu couldn't help but sigh. They had seen too many maids. Some of those girls who looked like flowers were gone, some were married to housekeepers, or they were gone when they gave birth. , or overworked.

"There were about ten people who entered the house with me. Now, there are only two or three left." Aunt Wu's words made Suqiao stand up: "Yes, there are many of these people. It shouldn’t be gone like this.”

"Inside the Shenzhai compound," Nanny Wu wanted to say. In the Shenzhai compound, it is inevitable that you will encounter all kinds of things. Even Nanny Wu herself may not have such clean hands, but Nanny Wu held it back. He only said to Su Qiao: "Madam, people like you can't live well in a deep house and compound."

"The glory, wealth, and power all look so tempting." Su Qiao answered the question, but for the sake of the glory, wealth, and power, he would not live like himself, or even abandon his wife and children, what's the point of it.

"So after following Su Qiao out, I feel that my life is much more comfortable." Grandma Wu's words were not a lie. After following Su Qiao out, Grandma Wu felt that some of her original thoughts were different from now. .

"Let's go." Suqiao walked towards the direction of the carriage. Aunt Wu couldn't help but groan again. Why did Suqiao come and leave suddenly, and said such incomprehensible words?

But Nanny Wu didn’t dare to say anything. She just accompanied Su Qiao back to the carriage. Su Qiao raised the curtain and watched Zhu’s graveyard getting further and further away: “She gave birth to the only grown-up child for the Duke. , but the Duke is afraid that he can't even remember her appearance, and he just feels that he has committed too many sins by letting Zhen'er return to the Duke's mansion." She doesn't have a fatherly heart at all. Naturally, if he could have a fatherly heart, he would even do this If you were a good husband, those children would not have died so quickly. Even if there were Master Eleven and his son's handiwork, if the Duke's mansion was not in such a mess, Master Eleven and his son would not have been able to take advantage of it and do what they did. These are many things.

Aunt Wu opened her lips. After all, Suqiao was talking about Song An. Normally, Aunt Wu should defend Song An, but she also felt that there was nothing to defend. All tragedies happened because of Song An. He was not a good husband or a good father, which made these things happen like this.

In the end, Nanny Wu could only sigh.

When Su Qiao returned home, she did not tell Song Zhen that she had gone to Zhu's cemetery. If Su Qiao didn't tell her, Mother Wu would not tell her either. The luggage was almost packed, and the furniture in the house was naturally There is no need to move, and all that is taken away are some things that are used daily.

Su Qiao walked into the house and had put away some of the furnishings. Thinking of her joy when she walked into this room, Su Qiao couldn't help but smile. Then, Su Qiao stopped smiling. Who can do anything about human affairs? Do you know how far you can go?

Suqiao opened the window, and the bamboo outside the window was still so green. When Mrs. Zhu decorated this small courtyard, she was also full of joy. In this small courtyard, Mrs. Zhu could live a peaceful life with her daughter. The British government gave Although the money he had was not much, it was enough for food and clothing. As for those who had more money, Zhu was good at needlework and could make up for the gap.

If possible, the Zhu family would not want to have any contact with the British government anymore. The letter written to the capital was just for Song Zhen's consideration.

"Aunt Kuang, you are reluctant to leave here." Song Zhen's voice sounded behind Su Qiao. Su Qiao hummed and did not hide this.

"My mother also likes it here very much. She often tells me that the Duke's Mansion is very magnificent, but the Duke's Mansion is not easy to live in at all." Song Zhen walked to the window and stood side by side with Suqiao, looking at the bamboos outside. , with a sigh in his voice.

"It's because of you that your mother wrote to the Duke's office." Suqiao said softly, and Song Zhen nodded: "Yes, my mother has always been very good to me. She treats me like her darling."

As she said that, Song Zhen pressed her face against the window lattice: "The day before I left here, I also lingered here for a long time. At that time, Aunt Wu even laughed at me, saying that when I saw the courtyard prepared for me in the Duke's Mansion, I would You know how small this yard is and how uncomfortable it is."

After speaking, Song Zhen sighed: "But here, there is my mother. She likes to sit by the window and do needlework. While doing it, she reads poems to me. I asked her how she learned poetry, and she said, that's all. Follow the girls, the girls are learning, and they learn by serving on the side.”

"Your mother is very smart, and Xia Yun is also very smart." Suqiao's words did not appease Song Zhen. Song Zhen just said infatuatedly: "My mother is smart, beautiful, and has a good temper, but just for the sake of rules, they will not I don’t want this kind of rule to call my mother “mother.”

"Your mother doesn't like such rules even after thinking about it." Su Qiao reached out and stroked Song Zhen's hair. Song Zhen nodded: "My mother really doesn't like such rules. Mother said, what's the point of being restricted by those rules."

If Mrs. Zhu cares about those rules, she will use them to restrain Song Zhen. She is Wu's dowry maid, and she is also carefully selected. The rules must be very familiar to her. She even knows how to live in those deep houses and compounds, but But Zhu didn't teach Song Zhen a word. Thinking about it, she hoped that Song Zhen would live a happier life, instead of living a less happy life like her, with a body like duckweed and a free heart. This was probably Zhu's idea. .

Su Qiao reached out and touched Song Zhen's face, feeling Song Zhen's tears. Su Qiao did not comfort Song Zhen, but just patted Song Zhen. Then Song Zhen whispered: "I miss my mother so much."

"Don't worry, I will bring you back." Su Qiao's words were so firm that Song Zhen couldn't help but look at Su Qiao: "But there is still that bad prefect."

"At that time, he might not be the prefect anymore." Su Qiao's words comforted Song Zhen, and Song Zhen nodded: "We must come back soon."

No amount of nostalgia and reluctance could keep them. On the day of departure, Su Qiao and Song Zhen got on the carriage. Wan Dequan did not go to open a shop that day, but waited here to see Su Qiao and them off.

Mrs. Wan's eyes were full of tears. From the day Suqiao told her, Mrs. Wan was reluctant to let Suqiao leave. But for Suqiao's safety, Mrs. Wan had to let Suqiao leave no matter how reluctant she was.

"Grandma." Suqiao looked at Mrs. Wan and called softly.