Rebirth: Pampered by the Lord-Chapter 1698: Fleeing Back to Town
In a fit of anger, Madam Ruan beat Huang Cuihua half to death.
The household couldn’t afford any more trouble like this. With Mo Daoyan’s help, Huang Cuihua managed to escape alive and dared not linger at the old residence, fleeing to the town overnight.
Old Master Mo’s funeral was very simple. Mo Xiaoqiang found dozens of taels of silver in his room, went to town to buy a thin coffin, and just like that, placed the body inside and carried it directly up the mountain for burial.
Because it was taboo that he was killed, and he died wearing a bright red robe, there was a legend that if someone dies wearing bright red, they would turn into a malevolent ghost, very fierce. Therefore, even fewer people attended the burial.
On the third night after Old Master’s burial, a raging fire suddenly broke out in the old residence, illuminating the entire Mo Family Village. The fire burned until dawn before it slowly extinguished.
After dawn, when the villagers opened their doors, they discovered that the Mo Family Ancestral Home had turned to ashes, and the Mo family brothers had long perished in the sea of flames.
When the village head arrived, he led people to search for their bodies in the ruins. After searching for half a day, they finally found three charred bodies, burned beyond recognition, indistinguishable from one another.
With three people remaining at the Mo Family Ancestral Home, the numbers matched, so the village head reported the matter to the County Yamen, canceling their household registration.
The Mo Family Ancestral Home hence disappeared from Mo Family Village, never to exist again.
Their fate left everyone sighing deeply, never dreaming that the once arrogant Mo family would meet such an end.
The Xie Residence.
Xuexue had been staying at Mo Family Village for some time, and Long Rui urged her to return to the Capital every day.
Because over there, they’ve already urged him several times to return, many matters needed the rightful Prince to handle, the stand-in merely served to catch people’s eyes.
When Madam Xie heard that Xuexue was returning to the Capital, she was extremely saddened.
Xuexue withdrew even further, mentioning that night, not even eating dinner, returning to her bedroom to sleep.
Seeing her adoptive mother so sorrowful, Xuexue couldn’t bear it and decided to stay a few more days with her mother.
Long Rui, seeing how determined Xuexue was, had no choice either; if his wife wouldn’t leave, neither would he.
Thus, everyone stayed on.
Madam Xie was overjoyed, the next day, she slaughtered ducks and lambs, celebrating once more.
Long Rui: "Wife, since we have some free time, why don’t we take a stroll up the mountain together today?"
"Sure!"
Zi Xia had become numb to Long Rui’s addressing the young lady as "wife" and couldn’t be bothered to intervene; she, a mere maid, couldn’t manage it.
Big Bull was as stubborn as a bull; no matter how you persuaded him, he would still call the young lady "wife," and his martial arts were exceptionally strong, comparable to the world-renowned War Prince.
Zi Xia wasn’t a match for him; she could only dare to be angry but not speak out about his ways and address towards the young lady.
Seeing her frustrated look, Xuexue couldn’t bear it in the end and told her the truth about Long Rui being Big Bull.
Zi Xia widened her eyes in disbelief: "Young lady, you’re not lying to your maid, are you? That foolish Big Bull is the War Prince?"
She expressed sheer disbelief, as Big Bull sounded so silly in conversation, while the War Prince was so cold and ruthless, it was unthinkable to link the two together.
"Why would I lie to you? Also, consider that Long Yi is his personal guard; wherever he goes, Long Yi follows. With Long Yi in Mo Family Village, could the Prince be far away?"
"Yes! Why didn’t I think of that?"
"Because you’re stupid!"
"Yes, this maid is indeed foolish, failing to recognize a gem when I see it." Thinking of her past actions towards the Prince, Zi Xia felt deeply guilty. What had she done, actually preventing the young lady from developing feelings for the Prince?
