Chapter 210: Avoid Facing The Truth
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Su Qiong was a little hesitant. She was procrastinating out of fear.
Liu Sanniang smiled faintly as she said, “Madam, there is no hurry. You just need to wait a few more days and your confusion will be cleared on its own.”
Liu Sanniang’s words made Su Qiong’s heart tighten even more. She half-smiled, shaking her head. “Miss Liu, for some reason, I want you to be wrong.”
Liu Sanniang smiled faintly. “Madam, right or wrong, that is not up to me.”
She knew that Su Qiong wanted to avoid facing the truth. She was just reminding Su Qiong that what had already happened could not be changed just because she was trying to escape it.
Su Qiong’s mind was in a mess. She did not dare to look into Liu Sanniang’s eyes. She knew that as long as she wanted, Liu Sanniang would help her, but she still hadn’t mustered up her courage to take the step yet.
Su Qiong took a deep breath. “Thank you, Miss Liu.”
Liu Sanniang nodded. Her expression was serene and unhurried. She stood up and left with Chu Yan.
Su Qiong looked at Liu Sanniang’s back and felt a little guilty. She said, “Miss Liu, you can walk around the Lu Mansion as you please. If there is anything you need, just tell me.”
Liu Sanniang turned around. “Thank you.”
Liu Sanniang thought for a moment and continued. “Madam, fate is unpredictable. Don’t wait until it’s too late to regret it.”
Everything in the world would change because of a small, subtle thing. No one knew what the consequences would be. If the repercussions were unbearable, it would be too late to regret.
Su Qiong’s heart tightened, as if it was clenched by a hand.
After Liu Sanniang left, Su Qiong felt even worse. She thought for a moment and wrote a letter.
Su Qiong was also worried that there would be consequences that she could not bear. She rubbed her forehead and called out. “Someone.”
The servant girl, Yu Cui, came in. “Madam, do you have a headache?”
Su Qiong shook her head and asked, “Did Fourth Young Master come today?”
Yu Cui shook her head. “Fourth Young Master didn’t come today. He probably knows that Madam has guests and didn’t come to disturb you.”
Su Qiong nodded. “Tell the butler to send something to Concubine Yun and ask her to take good care of the child.”
Lu Run was Concubine Yun’s son. At the thought of that ridiculous guess, Su Qiong felt a little frustrated.
Yu Cui was a little puzzled, but she did not dare to disobey the order.
Su Qiong waved her hand, signaling the maid to leave. When she was alone in the room, Su Qiong heaved a sigh of relief. She had pressed all her emotions at the very bottom of her heart. No one could see through her, but when all her disguises were removed, she was extremely fragile.
She was too cowardly to face the truth.
The sun set in the west, and another day passed.
At night, Liu Sanniang ate with Chu Yan. She couldn’t help but ask. “Chu Yan, what do you think is the probability of what Mrs. Lu said coming true?”
Chu Yan looked at Liu Sanniang and said slowly, “The possibility is very high. It’s too much of a coincidence for them to give birth at the same time.”
Liu Sanniang continued to ask. “If that’s the case, then why did they still keep her son in the mansion? It makes no sense.”
Chu Yan smiled. “One possibility is that they had no choice but to keep the son in the mansion.”
Liu Sanniang frowned. Humans were evil. She did not want to think of people as evil. However, after seeing so many things, she knew that anything and everything was possible.
Su Qiong asked her for help, but was unwilling to face the truth. Liu Sanniang only hoped that Su Qiong would make up her mind as soon as possible so that she wouldn’t regret it if it was too late.
After washing up at night, they returned to their rooms to rest. Liu Sanniang entered a meditative state. She felt very comfortable and extremely relaxed.
Her power was slowly increasing.
Su Qiong was not sleepy at all and started dreaming in the middle of the night.
She dreamed that the night she gave birth, the heart-wrenching pain made her faint a few times, but in the end, she survived.
However, she was extremely weak and fainted before she could even see the child.
When she woke up again, the child was already by her side. The old nanny who served her said that it was a girl with a weak body. Although Su Qing felt down upon hearing that, she still doted on her daughter. She had gone through so much pain to give birth to her. How could she not love her?
After a few days, when she was feeling better, the old nanny told her that Concubine Yun had given birth prematurely to a son. Su Qing was just a little surprised, but she did not think too much about it. Children born prematurely were weak and she did not know if the child could live. She even got a good nanny to take care of him.
Other than not letting Lu Shiming take charge of the family, she had done everything she could. She allowed Lu Shiming to take in concubines and even helped bring up the illegitimate children.
At first, there were also some concubines who loved causing trouble but they were all sent away by her.
She could tolerate Lu Shiming taking in concubines and being a playboy. As long as these women were smart, she would let them live.
But now, Liu Sanniang told her that she had a son and a daughter. Her son had been secretly taken away. Was it really a coincidence that Concubine Yun gave birth prematurely?
When Su Qiong woke up, not only did she not feel energized, instead she felt even more tired.
The servant reported that Lu Qingqing had not eaten or drunk for two days.
Su Qiong rubbed her forehead and instructed. “Go bring Nanny Sun and Nanny Xiao over.”
Liu Sanniang was right. Some things wouldn’t cease to exist just because she refused to face them. She could not continue to lie to herself any longer. Whatever the truth was, she wanted to know it.
If Lu Ranran was not her biological daughter, then was her child still in the mansion or wandering somewhere in the world?
The two old nannies who had once helped her give birth were the people she trusted. They were already old and were given a place to settle down in the mansion.
She went to look for Liu Sanniang who was in the courtyard. When she saw Su Qiong, she smiled at her. “Hello, Madam.”
Su Qiong said seriously, “Miss Liu, I’ve thought it through. I’ll put that matter aside for the time being. Please come with me to see my eldest daughter. I’m really worried about her.”
Over the past few days, her mind had been in a mess. Now that she had finally made up her mind, she would start to tackle the matters one by one.