Chapter 229 Reluctant
Xie Lingxiao looked at the nanny in front of him and felt that she looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen her.
The nanny in front of them was wearing dark grey clothes that had been washed so long ago that they looked white. Even when she blocked their way, she still didn't say a word.
Shen Jingxuan looked at the old woman in front of her: "Mammy, you stopped us, but what's the matter?"
Her eyes wandered between the two of them for a long while: "Your Highness, I am with the old lady, please save her." After saying that, the nanny knelt down and kowtowed.
Xie Lingxiao finally understood why he felt familiar with her, because every time he came to the mansion in the past, she always followed the old lady.
"Why are you here?"
There weren't many people around my grandmother, and as someone close to her, the old lady was supposed to serve her.
Not only did Xie Lingxiao not see his grandmother in the Chen Mansion, he also did not see her being well served.
"Your Highness, it's all because of Master Chen. He treated the old lady harshly. I was so angry that I argued with him a few times, and he drove me out of the house."
"The eldest lady often serves the old lady. I advised her not to trust her, but she didn't listen. Mr. Chen took the opportunity to drive me out of the house, and the old lady agreed." After saying this, the nanny started crying.
She thought that she had followed the old lady for half her life, and even though she had no credit, she had worked hard.
Even if the old lady likes the eldest daughter very much, she will not listen to her.
What disappointed her was that she didn't know what the eldest lady had said to the old lady, but not only did she not believe herself, she also allowed Mr. Chen to kick her out.
She had been with the old lady for half her life, taking her into consideration in everything, but she never expected this would be the result.
Seeing that Mammy was crying so hard, Shen Jingxuan stepped forward to persuade her: "Mammy, since you have been kicked out of the house, why are you here?"
Since she was driven out of the mansion, she was no longer a servant of the Chen Mansion, and she did not have a bond to sell herself to the Chen Mansion.
If not for this, the Chen family would definitely sell her out.
"I want to go in and see the old lady, but they won't let me in almost every day."
What she didn't say was that every time she came, the people from the Chen residence were either verbally abused or beaten.
The reason I'm here today is because the injuries I suffered a few days ago are almost healed.
"In that case, Ma'am, please go back and live your own life." Xie Lingxiao said.
My grandmother is already in very weak condition and she won’t be able to survive for many more days.
Why not let the nanny who is loyal to her leave early so that she can live a good life sooner.
"But... ..."
The nanny was still worried and wanted Xie Lingxiao to take her into the Chen Mansion, but she didn't know how to ask.
Shen Jingxuan saw through her thoughts and said truthfully: "Madam, you should put aside your worries and live a good life. The old lady doesn't have much time left."
Instead of letting the nanny worry about the old lady all day long, it is better to tell her in advance so that she will not want to come again.
Hearing Shen Jingxuan's words, the nanny cried bitterly: "I advised her not to trust others easily, but she didn't listen. I told her that Master Chen was not a good person and asked her to make plans early, but she didn't take it to heart."
"Now, it's so good. It was so strong, but after a few months, it has become exhausted."
Others may not know, but she knows in her heart that this situation is closely related to Miss Chen.
He kowtowed to Xie Lingxiao again and said, "Your Majesty, I am leaving now. Now that I know what the old lady is like, I have no need to stay."
What would it matter if she stayed? She still couldn't make the old lady's health better, and she didn't have the chance to serve her anymore.
The nanny walked away with one foot deep and one foot shallow, looking back at the gate from time to time, and gradually walked away.
Shen Jingxuan felt more and more uncomfortable as she watched the figure going away.
Having such a loyal servant, she let Mr. Chen drive her away. I wonder what the old lady was thinking.
If this nanny is around, no matter how bad the situation is, it will not reach the point of being exhausted.
Xie Lingxiao looked grim: "This is her own choice, let's go back to the inn."
"Okay." Shen Jingxuan retracted her gaze and stopped thinking about the old lady.
It is inevitable that people will make wrong choices throughout their lives. It just depends on whether they can wake up in time.
Obviously, the old lady was the one who didn't have time to wake up.
Xie Lingxiao took Shen Jingxuan back to the inn and returned to the room.
On the other side, Chen Yuqian changed her clothes and kept washing her hands.
Her face was full of disgust, and she stared at her hands rubbing hard in the copper basin.
Only when she noticed a slight pain in her hand did Chen Yuqian take her hand back and wipe it clean.
What made her even more angry was that she had taken care of the old lady for several months, waiting for this moment, waiting for her to entrust herself to Xie Lingxiao on her deathbed, but she didn't expect that she was so useless.
The more Chen Yuqian thought about it, the angrier she became. She stood up and overturned the things on the table to the floor.
Now that her hopes had been dashed and she had suffered for several months in vain, her anger continued to grow.
Thinking of Shen Jingxuan beside Xie Lingxiao made her eyes turn red with anger.
From the first time she saw Xie Lingxiao, she fell in love with him.
Over the years, in order to stand by his side, she has been constantly trying to please the old lady.
Even though she had become what she was now, she still suppressed her disgust and insisted on taking care of her every day.
But what was she waiting for?
Not only did Xie Lingxiao refuse the old lady's request, he even brought other women to see the old lady.
She knew that the old lady was not that important in Xie Lingxiao's heart, but she didn't expect that he would even reject the old lady's last request in person.
Thinking of this, Chen Yuqian couldn't help but clench her fists and her whole body trembled slightly.
After working so hard for so long, how could she accept this result?
There was a knock on the door, and Chen Yuqian went forward to open it tremblingly.
When she saw that it was Master Chen who came, her expression instantly became even uglier.
If there was one person he hated the most in this world, it would be the person in front of him.
Originally, her life was neither very good nor very bad.
But his father ignored his mother and insisted on taking his childhood sweetheart back home. From that time on, she became a person without a father's love.
Later, after her mother died, she had no one to rely on.
If she wasn't the only child in the Chen family who had reached marriageable age, Master Chen would have sent her to Xie Lingxiao and wouldn't have cared about her life or death.
Chen Yuqian asked impatiently: "What are you doing here?"
"Qian'er, now that Xie Lingxiao has rejected that old woman, what are your plans?"
"No plans."
What plans could she have? Could she be asked to shamelessly cling to Xie Lingxiao?
When Mr. Chen heard her words, his expression became even gloomier.
I raised my daughter with good food and drink for more than ten years, but I didn't expect her to be so useless.
You've already been rejected, so won't you think of other ways?
"Come here..."
Chen Yuqian glanced at him indifferently, took a few steps forward and came to his side.
After a while, Mr. Chen took a step back.
A smile gradually appeared on Chen Yuqian's cheeks, and even the corners of her mouth slightly raised.