Exile after Divorce? Empty the Scumbag Husband First!-Chapter 243 - 240: She Sympathized with Xiza, and Her Gaze Became More Tender Toward Her

Chapter 243: Chapter 240: She Sympathized with Xiza, and Her Gaze Became More Tender Toward Her

Especially Pingxi Ridge, that’s my old home too.

So she couldn’t help but think of her Hui’er, who was lost at Pingxi Ridge with their couple when she was young, and never found again. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Her heart ached for a moment, and she gently said, "Have you come to the town now for a livelihood?"

Miss Xi Za paused for a moment, took a deep breath, and said, "I want to find my biological parents. My hunter father who raised me died of illness early on, and I am all alone now."

"Thanks to Miss Lisi and Sister Mianmian, they rescued me from among the refugees and gave me something to eat."

Mrs. Leng was surprised to hear that she had actually stayed among those refugees.

Such a delicate girl, staying in that kind of crowd, life must have been so hard.

Just like the reason I had for wanting to find my daughter back then; I was worried about her—a daughter—without family protection, suffering outside.

She sympathized with Miss Xi Za, and her gaze towards her became even more gentle.

Meanwhile, outside the shop, Ruan Mian was sitting on a chair, with Lisi next to her, looking somewhat puzzled.

"Sister Mianmian, if Miss Xi Za is the true Commandery Princess, and the lady is here too, why don’t we just tell the lady directly? Let the lady take a look at the mark on Miss Xi Za?"

Ruan Mian shook her head, smiled lightly, and said, "Just having a mark doesn’t prove anything; it might alarm others."

"Ruan Jiao imitated the mark on Xi Za’s back, stubbornly branded herself with it, and there is probably no difference, which made the General’s wife unable to recognize it."

"Then have you thought of a better way?"

Ruan Mian tapped her fingers on the table and looked at her meaningfully: "Indeed, there is a way, but I still need to find someone."

"Find someone? Lanqiang is so large, it’s not easy to find someone."

"It’s not difficult, he’s in the barracks, your brother General Bal should be able to lend me a hand."

"Find someone in the barracks? That’s easy to say! What’s his name?"

Upon hearing this, Lisi immediately felt there was hope.

"Li Mao."

Ruan Mian looked at her, her lips slightly moved: "But he might have changed his name too; I’ll talk to your brother tonight."

Li Mao?

Lisi found the name unfamiliar.

Thinking that maybe her brother might know him.

Then Ruan Mian suddenly took out a few pieces of gold leaf: "Lisi, I have another favor to ask."

...

After seeing off Mrs. Leng, Miss Xi Za couldn’t contain her emotions, tears streaming down her face.

It was her first time seeing the General’s wife, who might be her biological mother, and she seemed so kind, constantly worrying about Hui’er; Miss Xi Za’s heart felt pierced.

Several times she wanted to speak up to let her see the mark on her back, but she chose to trust Miss Ruan and didn’t alarm others.

Ruan Mian comfortingly held her hand and said gently, "Well done, Xi Za; you will get your wish someday."

"But we still need a little more time. Take this key with you."

Miss Xi Za was stunned for a moment, and Ruan Mian continued, "Staying in a guesthouse all the time isn’t ideal. I had Lisi find you a house, you can stay there for now."

Upon hearing this, Miss Xi Za quickly shook her head: "Miss Ruan! You’ve already helped me seek my relatives; I’m endlessly grateful. How could I accept this kindness from you and Miss Lisi?! I could still get by just squatting at the city gate for a few days rather than staying in the guesthouse!"

She had long been accustomed to a nomadic life, and she didn’t want them to spend too much.

Lisi quickly helped her up: "You are a young woman; how can we be at ease letting you take the sky as your quilt and the ground as your bed?"

"Staying at the guesthouse requires silver coins, but my house is empty. You staying there would bring some life! You can rest assured and stay."

"If you feel uneasy, you can come and help with fertilizing and managing the orchard which counts as a way to thank us."

Seeing this, Miss Xi Za was already sobbing, unable to utter a single word.

She was filled with gratitude.

Ruan Mian knew what she wanted to say, smiled, not wanting her to feel burdened.

"Meeting is also a kind of fate. A woman’s life isn’t easy. What harm is there in helping each other within our ability?"

"Besides, we can’t keep staying at the guesthouse either. We’re moving tomorrow; I paid yesterday’s room fee, so we must stay back."

Ruan Mian jested, watching Miss Xi Za’s grateful tears flying everywhere, feeling uneasy inside.

If it wasn’t for Ruan Jiao’s intentional actions, taking her place, her suffering should have ended long ago.

And elsewhere, the foolish Ruan Jiao in her place was still unrepentant.

Mrs. Leng brought back a lot of fresh things Lisi gave her to the General Mansion, and as soon as she entered, she heard the maid say the young lady was refusing to eat again.

She had also smashed the Jade Ruyi given to her by the General.

One of them was also rewarded by the King after General Hu Lie achieved military merits.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Leng quickly brought those items to find Ruan Jiao, kindly stepping forward to inquire.

"Hui’er, are you still unhappy? Your father won’t punish you; this matter has passed. We should live peacefully at home; I won’t let your father marry you off to such a distant place."

Upon hearing this, Ruan Jiao’s wish to go to Da Jing was shattered, and her temper flared.

She looked impatiently at Mrs. Leng: "Mother! Stop adding to the chaos. I don’t mind getting married to Da Jing, as long as it’s not to that dog of a man, Heir Mu Ren, I can accept it!"

"Go tell father to negotiate with the King again and find me a good family, preferably from Da Jing..."

"Hui’er!"

Mrs. Leng suddenly felt that her daughter was extremely unfamiliar, not at all like the daughter she remembered.

She called out to her with some disappointment: "Does Hui’er really want to leave us and marry in the Capital City?"

Ruan Jiao was inherently impatient, didn’t expect Mrs. Leng, an elderly woman past her fifties, to like crying and weeping, always feeling like she had bullied her.

Just like Aunt Chen who died at her hands when she was a concubine at Chen Anbo Mansion, always feeling wronged by others.

Ruan Jiao was suddenly infuriated, suppressing her anger to comfort her: "Mother, I don’t mean it that way. I’m just hoping father will put in more effort; I’m anxious about my marriage."

Mrs. Leng felt cold at heart but held it back because she was her daughter.

She still handed over the fresh items Lisi gave.

Ruan Jiao saw this and just wanted to send this Buddha away quickly; she took the items without looking.

"Thank you for your kindness, mother, I really like it! Mother, you should rest; I’ll have the servants send you back."

"Come on!"

After speaking, she didn’t say much to Mrs. Leng and directly called someone to "dismiss the guest."

Mrs. Leng was stunned, opened her mouth even not knowing what to say, so she had to turn around and leave.