Rebirth: Pampered by the Lord-Chapter 1709: Gnawing on Tree Roots

After all, it all comes down to an education issue.

Old Lady Mo was still howling outside: "Xuexue, Xuexue, it’s your grandmother!"

She felt she was about to starve to death and hoped Xuexue would help her for the sake of growing up in the Mo family.

Zi Xia lifted the carriage curtain and saw Old Lady Mo with a dirty face and tattered clothes standing in front. A foul smell emanated from her, making Zi Xia raise her sleeve to cover her nose in disdain: "Old woman, make way, don’t block my lady’s path."

Back when Old Lady Mo went to the Capital to help Auntie Tang frame Xuexue in order to earn silver, she had spent some time there and was naturally very familiar with Zi Xia.

"Miss Zi Xia, can you help me say a few words to Xuexue?"

Desperately clutching at the last straw, Old Lady Mo spoke hastily, feeling as if her life’s breath was in Xuexue’s hands. If Xuexue was willing to help today, she could survive. If Xuexue ignored her plea, she feared she’d starve to death in this rundown temple.

Zi Xia’s face tightened as she shouted, "How dare you! My lady’s name is not something you lowly commoners can call at will."

"No, no, Miss Zi Xia, look closely, I am Old Lady Mo, Xuexue’s grandmother." Thinking her ragged state and tattered clothes made Zi Xia fail to recognize her, Old Lady Mo hurriedly removed the shabby hat covering her head with dirty hands.

"I don’t care who you are. Either way, you can’t block the young lady’s path, move aside quickly."

Now understanding the situation, Old Lady Mo realized that Zi Xia deliberately ignored her, indicating that Xuexue also intended to ignore her, which is why she sent this young maid to block her.

Fully grasping the situation, Old Lady Mo immediately lay in the middle of the road, crying and wailing, "Wah wah wah...! Such misfortune! The granddaughter I’ve raised for more than ten years is a cunning person. Now she’s risen to success, yet she sees her grandmother about to starve and won’t even spare some silver. Wah wah wah... Life is unbearable..."

Afterward, she began to create a scene, rolling around in the middle of the road, and soon her whole body was covered in mud.

Zi Xia frowned tightly, unable to resist mocking, "Your family has fallen to this state, yet you still have the energy to make a scene. Aren’t you sad at all?"

"They eat and drink well, what trouble could they face? It’s only the old lady who’s pitiful! Those damned ones, they really deserve a bad end, they don’t even think of sending anything over when their old mother has nothing to eat, they’re truly unfilial descendants. Why is my life so bitter? I raised a bunch of cunning people, wah wah wah...!" 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"You’re right, they indeed won’t end well."

"Wah wah...! I can’t live like this... they’re all unfilial descendants."

Still crying, Old Lady Mo didn’t take in a word of what Zi Xia was saying.

Zi Xia, not wanting to talk to her, took out a piece of silver from her bosom and, looking down from high above, threw it over in a condescending manner, coldly saying, "Considering your whole family is gone and there’s no one to take care of you, this is a charity from our young lady out of humanitarian concern. Save it, and it should keep you fed for a few days."

After speaking, she turned and left.

This old woman is too wicked; meeting such an end serves her right.

Upon seeing the silver, Old Lady Mo lunged forward like a ravenous dog snatching scraps, picked the silver from the dirt without caring if it was dirty, and bit it hard, then broke into a smile, muttering to herself, "It’s real silver, wonderful, finally a decent meal, now it’s worth dying."