Lu Qingyao wisely turned around and went back.

We haven't even reached our doorstep yet.

Then Liu Yuniang caught up, took her arm, and looked at her with a face full of sympathy.

"Sister-in-law, don't be sad. Jiang Yunze is a heartless bastard. Look at Feng and Yan, they are both filial. Even without Jiang Yunze, we can still live our lives. When the two children become successful in the future, they may not be any worse off than them..."

"It's just that we can't go back to the life of luxury we had before for the time being, so you have to try to think positively..."

Lu Qingyao was completely confused.

I had a vague guess in my mind that it was probably related to the storytelling at the village entrance.

"Sister-in-law, have you heard something?"

Liu Yuniang was somewhat surprised, as news spread quickly in the village.

What happened last night has spread throughout almost the entire village this morning.

"Didn't Brother Feng and Brother Yan tell you?"

Lu Qingyao shook her head.

Jiang Miaomiao stuck out her little bottom and listened intently with her ears perked up.

I've been taken in by my mother for some time now, but I've never heard her story in its entirety.

She was also very curious.

Liu Yuniang stole a glance at Lu Qingyao to make sure she wasn't angry.

Then she continued, "Aunt Wang was spreading rumors everywhere yesterday, saying that you were divorced by Jiang Yunze and that's why you returned to Taoxi Village. She also said... that Landlord Liu wanted to take you as a concubine..."

Lu Qingyao's face darkened.

She had also considered that coming to Taoxi Village like this would inevitably lead to gossip.

But she couldn't care less about any of that.

Unexpectedly, someone came out today to deliberately spread rumors and distort the facts.

No wonder my two sons were as well-behaved as little rabbits last night.

They didn't dare to utter a sound.

But when faced with such a situation, she can't just grab anyone and try to explain herself.

The world is inherently unfair to women.

This is especially unfair to women who have been divorced.

If one carries such a reputation, the days ahead will likely be even more difficult.

This is also quite detrimental to the future of the children.

Lu Qingyao said indignantly, "Sister-in-law, don't listen to their nonsense. Jiang Yunze didn't divorce his wife, nor did he reconcile with me. It's true that he elevated his wife to a secondary wife..."

She wanted a divorce.

But if she divorces, she will be separated from her children, which she cannot do and is worried about.

Even if they were fortunate enough to take the children with them, once they left the Jiang family, they would become the descendants of disgraced officials, and would no longer be qualified to take the imperial examinations.

She only cares about the children's future now. As for Jiang Yunze, whether he elevates her to a concubine or favors someone else, it's no longer her concern.

Seeing that Liu Yuniang was half-believing and half-doubting.

Lu Qingyao added, "Sister-in-law, there's no precedent in the Great Qing Kingdom for someone being divorced, or taking their children with them in a divorce..."

Suddenly, Liu Yuniang realized something. "Sister-in-law, is it because Jiang Yunze saw that your Lu family has fallen on hard times, that he has become ungrateful and dislikes you, and sent you and the children back so that he can make room for his new favorite?"

Such people are countless, both in real life and in storybooks.

He married a wealthy heiress for the sake of his career advancement, but after climbing the social ladder, he abandoned her and sought a less desirable woman instead.

My brother-in-law is probably that kind of person.

She only realized after living most of her life that a talented person is not necessarily of noble character.

On the contrary, ordinary people like her husband are rare and good people.

A good husband, a good father, a good son...

Seeing Lu Qingyao lower her eyes and remain silent, she knew she had guessed correctly.

Sure enough, that heartless bastard could even embezzle his elder brother's hard-earned money; what else wouldn't he do?

He's nothing short of a heartless man who abandoned his wife and children!

"Sister-in-law, don't worry, I will definitely explain things clearly to everyone. How can I let you bear the stigma of being divorced?" Liu Yuniang said indignantly.

He let go of Lu Qingyao's hand and quickly walked towards the village entrance.

Lu Qingyao looked down at the baby in her arms and sighed, "Miaomiao, don't you also think it's wrong for your mother to take advantage of your aunt? But what she says is much more convincing than what your mother, the person involved, actually says..."

Mother did the right thing... Mother was right...

Jiang Miaomiao waved her little hand.

He reached out to touch his mother's cheek.

She didn't think her mother was taking advantage of her aunt.

Most of what my mother said to my aunt was probably true.

Regardless of the reason, a scumbag father is a heartless man who abandons his wife and children.

There is no doubt about this.

As for his aunt, his mother also helped his family a lot, both openly and secretly.

But my mother is just too pitiful.

They are even more pitiful than that abandoned baby.

When she was born, she didn't even know what her birth mother looked like, so there was nothing to miss.

At worst, I'll die again and be reborn.

But her mother and her parents and family were separated by thousands of miles and had no chance to see each other.

Her only support, her husband, also abandoned her.

Jiang Miaomiao's little heart ached in waves.

......

The whole day went by.

As usual, Lu Qingyao cut grass to feed the sheep and chickens.

Cooking, feeding the children.

Supervise his two sons' studies and martial arts training.

Jiang Zifeng took the initiative to study, afraid of upsetting her mother.

After finishing his meal, Jiang Ziyan went to the courtyard to practice horse stance.

Jiang Miaomiao is the only one who doesn't have to do anything.

My mother said she loves seeing Miaomiao smile the most; Miaomiao's smile can heal her.

So whenever her mother looked at her, she would grin at her mother.

His white gums were showing.

I just wonder if a baby who laughs like that looks like a silly baby?

into the night.

The full moon hangs high; the full moon is on the sixteenth day of the lunar month.

Today is the fifteenth.

Jiang Miaomiao couldn't see what was wrong with the roundness.

The baby, who had been worried and laughing all day, drank milk, pooped, and then fell into a deep sleep.

The tiny baby already has worries on his mind.

“Gu oh…”

“Gu oh…”

It's past midnight, and the roosters are crowing.

Jiang Miaomiao woke up because she was hungry.

He opened his mouth and started crying loudly.

Babies get hungry quickly and need to be fed every two or three hours.

She cried a few times, but her mother didn't react.

Chiu-Chiu told her that her mother had gone out.

She continued to cry at the top of her lungs.

She needed to wake her two older brothers eventually; she couldn't stand being hungry.

The little boy is sleeping so well.

No wonder I could never wake up from an alarm clock when I was in school.

She blew the trumpet with all her might.

Jiang Ziyan suddenly sat up and scratched his older brother, who was snoring loudly beside him, awake.

"Brother, Miaomiao is hungry, get up!"

Jiang Zifeng was a little annoyed; he was sleeping so soundly that he hadn't heard a thing.

The two brothers quickly took out the goat's milk from the silver pot.

After lighting the stove and heating the milk, I fed it to my younger sister.

After Jiang Miaomiao had eaten and drunk her fill...

Burping, it looked around.

Where is Mother? Where did Mother go?

Jiang Miaomiao felt uneasy and refused to sleep.

Finally, she acted like a normal little baby, patiently waiting for her two older brothers to grow up.

I don’t know how much time passed.

"Squeak..."

The door opened, and Mother came home.

"Mother, my sister won't go to sleep," Jiang Zifeng complained as soon as she spoke.

He looked at his mother with sleepy eyes.

Jiang Ziyan couldn't hold on any longer and fell asleep on the bed.

"Miaomiao, Mommy's back. Go to sleep now!" Lu Qingyao took off her coat and smiled as she took the baby from her son's hands.

She held the swaddled baby in one arm and covered her son with a blanket with the other.

Jiang Miaomiao smelled the earthy scent on her mother.

She really wanted to know why her mother went out in the middle of the night.

What exactly did you go to do...?

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