Evening Niang

Chapter 7

Mother Xu was stunned there, and the expression on old lady Ye's face was also stiff. After Ye Xiaoxi finished this sentence, she obviously felt weak. Her body had not yet recovered. Today, she had managed to come out. Now she could not hold on any longer.

But just as Ye Nanxi was about to sit down and take a rest, old lady Ye spoke. "Did Third Master Xiao feed you the poison that day?"

Ye Xiaoxi looked up and steadied herself, then nodded seriously.

"Why didn't you tell me that you woke up that day?"

"At that time, my mind was in chaos and I couldn't figure out anything, so I didn't think about this at all."

"When did you remember that?"

Ye Nanxi secretly sighed. She thought, "Sure enough, after telling a lie, you need to use countless lies to smooth it out. But although she thought so in her heart, she did not hesitate to say it. She also explained as she said, "I remembered it in four or five days after waking up. I didn't tell Grandmother that it was because of me. I really don't believe that he would do this to me."

At this point, Ye Nanxi lowered her face deeply, as if she was tired and could not say anything more.

But Old Lady Ye did not reply. She only quietly sized Ye Nanxi up for a long time. It was not until Ye Nanxi felt a little uneasy that she opened her mouth slowly. Her voice was old and her tone was not heavy, but her words were clear and her words were solemn. "Madam Xi, since you have completely forgotten everything about the Xiao family, why do you only remember this?"

She wasn't completely lying either. It was just that there was some time for her to get up. Why did the old lady ask this unimportant question instead of asking the whole story of the poison killing or discussing her return? Ye Xiaoxi was puzzled and felt that she had ignored something. So after a moment, she hesitated and said, "I don't know. Perhaps I was too sad, so I only remembered this."

Old Granny Ye asked again, "Are you sure you didn't remember wrongly?"

"It's absolutely true!" After Ye Xiaoxi said these four words, she noticed the suspicion on old lady Ye's face and asked, "Grandma doesn't believe me, do you think I'm talking nonsense?"

Old Madam Ye let out a long sigh. "Madam Xi, Third Master Xiao wasn't in the mansion on the day of your incident. He was in Yuchuan Academy with your father. Besides your father, there are also many others who can testify."

"How is this possible?!" Ye Nanxi was completely stunned.

If it wasn't him, then what was that image imprinted in her mind? Who was that man? Why was it that she was certain in her heart that that person was Xiao Xuan from the very beginning?

After coming out of the old lady's room, Ye Xiaoxi was still in a trance. She had just checked the situation, but the news told by the old lady made her fall into a fog again. More importantly, the old lady was originally very ruthless, but because of her words that obviously didn't match with the facts, she had some doubts about her. She suspected that it was because she had a fondness of others that caused this to happen, so she was more determined to send her back.

It was snowing again. Just as she stepped out of the threshold, several snowflakes floated in from outside the eaves, fell on her face, and touched the hot air she brought out of the house. They instantly turned into drops of water, causing a chill.

Lu Chu hurriedly brought the cloak over and draped it over Ye Nanxi. He then looked at her pale face and asked, "Third Young Madam, are you still walking? Why don't you ask a mother to carry you back? Or perhaps bring a bamboo sedan over?"

"It doesn't matter." Ye Nanxi shook her head and then looked up at the veranda. "Where is Aunt Wen?"

"It seems that he went to his wife's place."

"What did you say to Auntie Fang?"

"She didn't say anything either. She just said what Senior Servant Kang said to Third Young Madam in the Snow-viewing Pavilion just now."

Ye Lanxi frowned and then said, "You help me back to the Purple Bamboo Garden first. I have something to ask you."

In the past month, she had never taken the initiative to ask about the Xiao Family for fear of being found out, and Lyu Zhu rarely talked to her about the Xiao Family, which led to her mistake today.

After hearing the footsteps from the outside leaving, old lady Ye's face revealed a somewhat dignified expression. "She still hasn't figured it out."

"Second Young Lady is a person with a strong heart. How would she be willing to go back after such a thing happened? Besides, Second Young Lady has always been like this since she was a child. The calmer she looks, the more determined her ideas will be. I'm really worried that if Second Young Lady goes back and gives birth to another baby after that," Mother Xu said and took a step closer to Old Madam. She asked carefully, "Old Madam, are you really going to send Second Young Lady back just like that?"

"Mother Xi is indeed a person with a strong heart, so such a young thing will never happen again." Old Madam Ye sighed softly as she spoke. "That girl has always been a sensible person since she was a child. That's why I felt that she was doing well in the Xiao family. But I didn't think that she was a little younger and couldn't stand others' provocation. Fortunately, there is still a chance to save her now."

Mother Xu thought for a moment and said, "I think there is something fishy about this matter. No matter how bitter Second Young Lady is, she shouldn't say that Mr. Ha forced her to drink the poison! It's not like Second Young Lady could say something like this that would be exposed so soon."

Old Lady Ye frowned and said after thinking for a while, "Tell the Xiao Family that Madam Xi has been lying in bed for a month. Even if she is raised in her mother's house now, Mr. Xiao should come and have a look."

###Chapter7,The Decision

Mother Xu went out to prepare the matter after receiving Old Madam Ye's orders. However, before she could leave the courtyard, she saw Auntie Wen hurrying in from outside.

"I want to see the old madam."

"The old lady has already taken a rest."

"Mother also watched her grow up. She couldn't bear to watch her mother jump into the fire!"

"Auntie Wen, you don't mean well." Mother Xu's expression darkened and she looked at Auntie Wen somewhat unhappily. "Auntie dotes on Second Young Lady, but does the Old Madam not? Furthermore, does that mean that the Old Madam is hurting her own granddaughter's heart? Auntie Wen is not an i***t. Even if the Old Madam's concern could not be understood by the Second Young Madam, Auntie Wen should understand!"

Over the years, no matter how romantic Old Master Ye was outside, as soon as he returned home, he never forgot to go to Auntie Wen and chat with her. Occasionally, he would stay with her. Besides, she used to be the right-hand man of the Li family, so Auntie Wen got along well with the old servants in the manor. Otherwise, Ye Nanxi's coffin wouldn't have been opened so easily that day.

Hearing Madam Xu's criticism, Auntie Wen looked down. After a long time, her eyes turned red and she said blankly, "I understand that Old Madam intends to make use of this matter to make the Xiao family prove innocent. At the same time, she is also thinking about the next few girls. But I can't afford to take the risk if Old Madam can afford it. Mother also knows that I only have such a girl. I didn't know how she is living before, but now I have seen it. If there is any accident in the future, I can't live!"

In the desolate courtyard, in the dark corridor, the north wind was whistling in the ears. The snow on branches was rolled up by the wind, forming a snow fog. It flew across the corridor in disorder, startling several winter crows in the distance.

"Concubine Xu, that's all if you want. You should not say it again in the future. It is neither good for me nor for our young lady." Mother Xu looked at Auntie Wen seriously. "I will only make use of my older age to say a few more words to Auntie Fang. If I follow what Auntie Fang wishes for, then do you think that the second young lady will be able to stay with the second young lady for the rest of her life? If that's true, not only will she be divorced, but she will also bear an evil name on her. Auntie would not be able to stop her relatives from speaking to each other then. How would other people gossip then? With Second Young lady's character, how would she be able to survive until this moment? There would also be a madam who would listen to Second Young lady. Even if the madam was to look after Second Young lady, she would not be able to. The madam is too harsh. However, she is old and would not be able to see her for the rest of her life. Of course, the madam could also find a husband for the second young lady so that she can marry Second Young lady far away so that she can live a new life here. However, Auntie has not thought about it. There is no such a secret. Who can guarantee that the new young lady will not hear about what happened after such a long time. If Second Young lady still lives poorly, who can help her then?"

After Mother Xu finished, Auntie Wen's face turned paler. She had thought of this kind of situation, but she didn't have the decisive heart as old lady Ye. Besides Ye Xiaoxi, old lady Ye also had three granddaughters and a grandson, and she might have new granddaughters and grandsons in the future. But she only had Ye Xiaoxi, so she dared not and couldn't afford to gamble.

However, Mrs. Xu was right. It was not a good choice for Ye Xiaoxi to keep Ye Xiaoxi at home. However, compared with the Xiao family, who had once killed Ye Xiaoxi, she thought that letting a girl stay at home would at least guarantee her life. So Auntie Wen was silent for a moment and said, "Now that the rumor has spread, how can I take back it? The Xiao family is obviously doing something that hurts themselves. No matter how noble and rich they are, they can't hope for such a family. Besides, lords haven't come back yet. I think we should discuss it when the lords come back. My mother is a kind person and she certainly doesn't want my mother to be humiliated like this. My mother will take it as a help of my mother. Please say a good word to the old lady and let her see me!"

When Concubine Wen and Madam Xu asked to see the old lady, Ye Nanxi also learned a lot about the Xiao family from Lvzhu in the Zizhu Yard.

Back then, Ye Nanxi had four maids accompanying her, namely Lvzhu, Zishi, Xiuzhu and Diyi. Since Ye Nanxi married the son of the second doorman of the Xiao family last year, she was replaced by the people designated by Madam Huarui. She was a very loyal maid, and she went with Ye Nanxi after she committed suicide. After Madam Huarui detained Zishi for sending the letter, Zishi did not return to Ye Nanxi. And Lvzhu went back to her home one month a month before Ye Nanxi's accident. Because of his serious illness, she went home and asked to take care of her mother. Therefore, after Ye Nanxi was sent back to the Ye family, she went back to her home directly.