The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits-Chapter 1436 - 1448: Seeking Immortality (13)

The surrounding servants were also quite scared. Why was Old Madam He so angry this time?

In the past, even though she supported the Second Young Lady, everyone knew very well that no matter how much she valued the Second Young Lady, she still couldn’t go over the master, her own son.

After all, there was always a layer of bloodline in between.

Why this time, was she so angry to the point of wanting to fight with the master? It seemed she was almost driven mad with rage.

Su XiuYu’s heart was also in discomfort, and a faint sense of grievance floated in his astonished eyes.

Ye Zhiru’s indifferent face revealed a hint of disapproval, "Old Madam, no matter how wrong the master is, you shouldn’t raise a hand against him."

"I heard the master say it was Sister Tang who came and forcibly demanded to leave the residence. You know Sister Tang’s nature... If you don’t agree, people outside might speak of the master as a heartless, cold-blooded person...."

In the past, out of guilt, Ye Zhiru always subconsciously thought of stepping back, and she had no problem with Tang Xianxian staying as a guest in the residence, but now....

Thinking of the two children still lying in bed unwell, her heart twisted in pain.

She couldn’t help but transfer her anger to Tang Xianxian, but more so, she blamed herself. It was her indulgence that led to the current situation.

The injuries were on the child, but the pain was in her heart. She couldn’t let this continue.

Even if Tang Xianxian didn’t take the initiative to propose leaving the residence, she had decided once Tang Xianxian and her daughter went to the other estate, she wouldn’t give them another chance to return to the Su Residence.

Even if the Old Madam’s dissatisfaction with her deepened, she didn’t care anymore for the sake of her children.

When Old Madam got angry, her originally kind face suddenly became a bit harsh, and she wouldn’t have anything pleasant to say to Ye Zhiru, the fox spirit, immediately retorting unceremoniously, "Is this a place for you to speak?"

Su XiuYu was the first to object, scolding Ye Zhiru was more infuriating to him than scolding himself.

He immediately jumped three feet high, venting all his grievances, "She is the mistress of this house, how does she have no place to speak?"

"Mother, do you really want to estrange me over those two mother and daughter?"

"I wouldn’t say anything in the past when you always protected Su Li, but this time you’re still siding with her. You’ve really hurt my heart." Su XiuYu’s face was full of incomprehension towards the Old Madam, saying: "Have you visited He Yuan and Yansheng once since they fell into the water, or cared about them?"

"Never mind He Yuan, but Yansheng is your only biological grandson. Does he not matter as much to you as Su Li, that sick child who won’t live long?"

"What kind of bewitching potion have that mother and daughter fed you? You can’t distinguish right from wrong anymore."

The Old Madam gradually calmed down, her gaze flickering with light and dark, silently staring at people with a bit of an eerie look.

Su XiuYu also gradually faltered under the Old Madam’s gaze, slumping his shoulders in despair, saying disheartenedly, "Fine, I’ll take care of my own wife and children."

Old Madam: "So, you’ve been harboring so much resentment towards me."

The calmer it was, the more unsettling it became.

The Old Madam’s prolonged silence also gradually extinguished the fire in Su XiuYu’s heart. He unnaturally pinched the web between his thumb and forefinger, reflecting on whether he had gone too far just now.

He knew it well, the Old Madam valued promises the most.

In the past, she was good sisters with Madam Tang, and after the incident with the Tang family, she promised to take care of Tang Xianxian.

But no matter how much she took care of Tang Xianxian, she shouldn’t ignore the feelings of her own son.

Enough already, he also had his mistakes; the Old Madam was getting old, and her temperament had become a bit stubbornly one-sided.

An anxious atmosphere flowed through the space. This strange expression of the Old Madam’s was neither anger nor annoyance, suddenly transitioning from a frenzied state to this manner, which was quite frightening.

After an unknown period, the Old Madam finally lifted her eyelids, slightly parted her lips, and said meaningfully, "I hope you won’t regret it in the future."

Not only did Su XiuYu feel puzzled, but even Ye Zhiru showed confusion.

This was already the second time the Old Madam repeated this sentence.

Regret, what would he have to regret? What hidden meaning did it have? Or was there some unknown secret behind it?

Before Su XiuYu could ask further, the Old Madam tiredly closed her eyes and weakly waved her hand, saying, "You should leave now."

Seeing the Old Madam seemed to have no more intention of causing trouble, Su XiuYu heaved a heavy sigh of relief, afraid his mother would change her mind, replying, "Then Mother, you rest first, we’ll take our leave now."

Hearing his son’s sigh of relief, no one noticed the Old Madam’s body shivered slightly.

"Do you think all these years I’ve been forcing it? I just wanted to fight for a chance for the Su family...."

"Madam, the mysterious legend, we still don’t know if it’s true or not.... It’s all just speculation, it’s been decades, and no one has found anything."

"But what if it’s true?"

The whispered murmur quickly dissipated into the quiet air, leaving no trace.

The matter of Tang Xianxian and Su Li’s mother-daughter leaving the residence quickly dissipated without resolution, and there was no more stir from the Old Madam’s side, as if it had never happened. The next day she took a group of servants and returned to the other estate, never mentioning Tang Xianxian and Su Li again.

The Old Madam’s carriage left the city; it was Uncle Deaf who informed Su Li, and that’s how Su Li found out.

With gestures and signs, Su Li barely understood what he wanted to express.

This Uncle Deaf was quite interesting, he seemed quite interested in the happenings of the Su family, even though she hadn’t instructed him.

Su Li vaguely sensed Uncle Deaf’s dislike and deep hatred when he mentioned Granny Su.

Given the Old Madam’s previously firm and unyielding attitude, Su Li thought that when they discovered their secret departure, she’d definitely come to the door.

But it turned out she left the city without a word. The Old Madam’s inconsistent and contradictory actions were really strange.

Su Li had prepared extensively, even getting Tang Xianxian to ask Su XiuYu for a dismissal document and writing a blood covenant.

The result.... was like punching into cotton.

Unlike Su Li’s frustration, Tang Xianxian was happily like an immortal, rejoicing at the Tang residence.

Though it was Tang Xianxian’s first time staying long-term at the Tang family, it gave her an incomparable sense of security; there wasn’t the constant vigilance and caution that she had at the Su Residence.

The people in the Su Residence always thought Tang Xianxian was timid and afraid of people, not fond of going out. Even within the residence, she rarely stepped out of her small courtyard.

But here, Tang Xianxian would have Uncle Deaf set tea under the flower trees to enjoy the blossoms and tea, or drink and compose poems in the pavilion. Like a young maiden, she enjoyed herself freely and easily.

The lotus blossoms in the lotus pond in the garden were in full bloom, and when Su Li couldn’t find Tang Xianxian in the house, she just knew that her "cheap mother" must be in the pavilion by the lotus pond.