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Chapter 553: Extra: Marriage Substitute 5
That night, Jiang Qiuyue was lying flat on the bed in the inn. Outside the window, there were two or three noises made by unknown animals. The candlelight flickered in the room. It was quiet all around, with only the sound of breathing.
Although it was late at night, she didn't feel sleepy at all.
After rolling around in bed for a few rounds, she got up, sat on a stool, and with the help of the dim candlelight, she held a writing brush and depicted the moves that Xue Zheng had taught her stroke by stroke.
I haven't practiced for a long time, and my martial arts skills seem a little rusty.
I don't know whether my adoptive parents are doing well in the Xue family. Her escape from marriage this time must have caused them a lot of trouble.
Gradually, Jiang Qiuyue found it difficult to hold the pen steadily. She supported her chin with her hand and continued to paint intermittently.
Unconsciously, what was drawn on the paper was not martial arts moves, but the courtyard of the Xue Mansion, every blade of grass and every tree.
She wanted to go back and miss her stepfather and stepmother.
They were very nice to her. When Jiang Qiuyue first arrived at Xue's house, she did not sleep well. As soon as she closed her eyes, a bloody hell seemed to appear before her eyes.
Her brother's head rolled down and landed right in front of the cabinet where she was hiding. His out-of-focus pupils were staring at her coldly.
Jiang Qiuyue was hiding in the closet, crying, covering her mouth, trying not to make any sound.
After being taken away by Xue Zheng, I always felt uneasy and shivered every time I closed my eyes at night.
Mrs. Xue knew that she was afraid, so she went to her room every night, held her in her arms, and patted her back gently, "Don't be afraid, dear child, you are safe, no one can hurt you, don't be afraid."
Jiang Qiuyue indulged in Mrs. Xue's soft embrace, and gradually, she was able to sleep peacefully and comfortably.
She always thought that Mrs. Xue was gentle and kind, but soon she found that was not the case.
Mrs. Xue's gentleness seemed to be only directed towards her. She was always strict and indifferent to her own daughter, Xue Lingruo.
At first Jiang Qiuyue was wondering whether Madam Xue felt that a loving mother is always spoiling her son, which was why she was so cold to Xue Lingruo. However, a casual remark by the nanny beside Madam Xue broke her guess.
"Madam really cares about the girl. She has never been coaxed to sleep by Madam. Even when she was in her cradle, she was taken care of by a wet nurse."
"Really?" Jiang Qiuyue was a little surprised. She was skeptical about what the nanny said. How could someone not love their own daughter?
In Jiang Qiuyue's heart, the lady was kind to her, but perhaps she was cold on the outside but warm on the inside to her own daughter.
Seeing that Xue Lingruo and Madam Xue had a dull relationship, Jiang Qiuyue wanted to improve their relationship.
In the cold winter, Xue Lingruo accidentally caught a cold. Jiang Qiuyue hurriedly went to ask Mrs. Xue to take care of her daughter.
But Madam Xue said, "If you are sick, go find a doctor. I am not a doctor, so why would you find me?"
Jiang Qiuyue was a little stuttered and unable to speak.
The mother-daughter relationship between Madam and Lingruo seems a little strange.
But it was obvious that she had caught a cold, and the lady wanted to take care of her personally, and the pain on her face was beyond words.
Why did the lady's attitude towards her differ from her attitude towards Lingruo? Jiang Qiuyue pondered for a long time, but could not find the answer.
She stood in front of Xue Lingruo's bed and whispered "I'm sorry".
Xue Lingruo glanced at her calmly, "Why are you sorry? You didn't do anything wrong."
But I stole your mother's love...my stepfather and stepmother should care more about you.
Jiang Qiuyue also discovered this matter slowly.
Xue Lingruo chuckled and touched her head, "Without you, they wouldn't love me either."
Jiang Qiuyue was adopted into the Xue family when she was seven years old. It was not the first day that her parents did not love her. Xue Lingruo had known this for a long time.
But as long as she has enough food and clothing, she can be positive.
In addition to practicing martial arts with her adoptive father, Jiang Qiuyue also practiced medical skills and acupuncture with Madam Xue. Madam Xue was a disciple of the master of Medicine King Valley and was an expert in using silver needles. Jiang Qiuyue followed her to learn, but could never get the needle in the right place.
"Stepmother, won't you teach Lingruo?" She seemed to have never seen Madam Xue teach Lingruo this before.
"She's stupid and can't learn."
But you didn't teach her, so how do you know Lingruo doesn't know how to do it?
Just as Jiang Qiuyue was about to continue asking, she saw Mrs. Xue looking at her with a strange, loving look in her eyes, "My dear child, everything in the Xue family is yours."
Jiang Qiuyue got goosebumps for no reason and could only respond vaguely. The Xue family already had a biological daughter, and at worst, there were children from other branches. It would never be the turn of an orphan like her to inherit. Fortunately, Mrs. Xue only mentioned it casually and never talked about it again, which made Jiang Qiuyue feel relieved.
The hand that was supporting her chin lost its strength and the brush slipped off. Jiang Qiuyue just lay on the table in the inn and fell into a deep sleep.
In the dark and uncertain night, the sounds of light and heavy footsteps suddenly rang in my ears.
"Sister, let's play hide-and-seek. You hide first and I'll find you!" The eight-year-old Jiang Qiuyue nodded with her younger brother's childish voice lingering in her ears.
The most dangerous place is the safest place. She hid in the cabinet in her brother's room and curled herself up into a ball.
As expected, the stupid brother didn’t find her. Jiang Qiuyue felt a little sleepy, so she closed her eyes and fell asleep.
When she woke up, she heard screams outside the yard and blood splattered on the door. What happened?
Pushing open the cabinet door, Jiang Qiuyue carefully leaned against the door and poked a small hole with her finger. Through the small hole, she saw the corpses of servants all over the yard.
She was so frightened that she hid back in the closet. The door was slammed open, and she heard her brother's shrill screams and the sound of his head rolling. Jiang Qiuyue was so scared that she moved her legs and accidentally made a noise.
The man in black looked towards the wardrobe, and for a moment, Jiang Qiuyue thought she was going to die too.
But the man in black did not search the room. Instead, he walked out and closed the door.
When everything was quiet, Jiang Qiuyue came out again. The house was in a mess, with the bodies of her relatives and all the property looted. She couldn't help crying.
If the man in black came back and found her, she would not live anymore.
But nothing happened. Until dawn, when the sun shone into the bloody mansion and the bloodstains solidified, the man in black did not come back.
The Jiang family was wiped out, and everyone in the martial arts world was in danger. No one dared to take over Jiang Qiuyue, who was a big trouble. Only her father's old friend Xue Zheng adopted her.
The rustling sound of crying startled Bai Muchi who was outside the guest room. He frowned. If he remembered correctly, the ugly woman lived in this room.
Why are you crying?
Could it be that because he said she was ugly today, the girl couldn't get over it after she went back and cried so hard?
That's really his fault.
Bai Muchi shrugged his shoulders. When passing by Jiang Qiuyue's door, he unexpectedly found that the door was not bolted. He pushed the door open and saw Jiang Qiuyue with her eyes closed and tear marks on her face.
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