Hearing what Tao said, Ling Chuchu felt disgusted.
It sounds nice to say that he is doing it for her own good and doesn't want her to suffer. But in fact, he is just treating her as a cash cow and just wants to get benefits from her.
"Your mother was a miserable person. She passed away early and was not able to give you enough care. She also failed to please your father during her lifetime, so that you could gain a foothold in the Ling Mansion. Fortunately, your mother gave you a good appearance."
As Tao spoke, she reached out and tucked Ling Chuchu's hair behind her ears.
This was the first time Ling Chuchu saw Tao being so gentle to her.
She was a little dazed.
"Look at these seductive fox eyes, they are exactly the same as your mother's. No man in the world can resist this figure."
Tao's words were like thunder, exploding in Ling Chuchu's mind.
She also thought that Hong Guang was heartless and ungrateful, and that Tao, as a woman and a mother, might be kinder.
Unexpectedly, Tao is even more disgusting than Hong Guang.
"Remember what we said today."
Without waiting for Ling Chuchu to say anything, Hong Guang pulled Tao away.
After a long time, Ling Chuchu reacted.
Thinking of what Mrs. Tao had just said to her, Ling Chuchu felt her stomach churning and she wanted to vomit.
She clenched her hands so tightly that her nails dug into her flesh without her noticing.
Walking out of the dilapidated temple, Ling Chuchu looked up at the sky and called out to Hua Mei and Hua Yu again.
Why didn't anyone agree
Ling Chuchu had a bad feeling in her heart.
She looked back. The City God Temple was extremely quiet at this time, and was shrouded in darkness.
Ling Chuchu finally did not step in and turned away.
"hiss."
Behind a dilapidated Buddha statue in the temple, Ling Qingwan was about to stand up because her legs were sore from squatting for too long.
Ling Qingwan didn't react and couldn't help but gasp.
"Are you okay?" Ling Xiao was worried.
"It's okay." Ling Qingwan waved her hand, held the Buddha statue, and moved forward step by step.
Ling Xiao has been practicing martial arts for many years, and Shen Chengzhou is strict with him. He has been used to doing horse stance since he was a child, so squatting for a while is not a problem at all. But Ling Qingwan is different. She is a girl after all. She has been squatting in the back for a long time, and Ling Qingwan's legs are numb.
"I should have brought an embroidered cushion earlier." Ling Xiao was a little annoyed.
"If I really brought it, I would be too embarrassed to see anyone." Ling Qingwan chuckled.
When people go out to handle a case, they worry about sore legs and bring a small stool with them.
Ling Qingwan's legs were trembling and she couldn't calm down for a while, so Ling Xiao simply picked her up and carried her out of the temple.
"Brother!" Ling Qingwan was shocked. She obviously didn't expect Ling Xiao to hug her suddenly.
"It usually takes a while for the numbness in your legs to go away. I'll take you back." Ling Xiao said softly to Ling Qingwan.
When Ling Qingwan went missing, he was only six years old. He had just found her two years ago, and right after the Chinese New Year, he was going to get married. He didn't have many opportunities to be nice to Ling Qingwan.
Ling Xiao only hopes that during this time, he can be better to Ling Qingwan and fulfill his duties and responsibilities as a brother.
A drop of water fell on Ling Qingwan's cheek. Ling Qingwan reached out and touched it. It was warm.
She looked up at Ling Xiao and stopped talking, but hugged Ling Xiao tighter.
After returning to the Ling Mansion, Ling Qingwan and Ling Xiao went back to their rooms and took a shower first.
Just now, she had been huddled in a corner of the temple, covered in dust. After taking a bath and applying pear blossom cream, Ling Qingwan's legs were almost healed.
Ling Xiao was still thinking about the conversation between Ling Chuchu and Hong Guang and his wife in the City God Temple, so he turned back to Lanyuan.
"Wanwan, Ling Chuchu's uncle and aunt have made it very clear. More than ten years ago, they were the ones who planned to kidnap you." Ling Xiao paused. "What are you going to do next?"
"There is not enough evidence. We have to wait and see for a while." Ling Qingwan replied softly.
The two were silent for a long time.
Thinking of what Hong Guang and his wife said to Ling Chuchu, Ling Xiao felt complicated.
It turns out that Ling Chuchu was just a pawn from the beginning to the end. Her role was to become a cash cow for the Hong Guang couple.
Ling Xiao was thinking, if Ling Chuchu's biological mother had not died, perhaps Ling Qingwan would not have been abducted, and Ling Chuchu would not have become what she is now.
"I will report this to my grandfather tomorrow, and we will discuss what to do next." Finally, Ling Qingwan slowly said. "It's getting late, brother, go back and rest first."
As soon as Ling Xiao left, Nanny Pu tiptoed forward.
Nanny Pu did not go with the group to the City God Temple, but when Ling Qingwan was washing up, Hongshang and Luluo told her what had happened.
"Miss, the young master has softened his heart."
Madam Pu had always been with Ling Shenshi, and she had deep feelings for Ling Xiao and Ling Qingwan. Madam Pu knew their personalities very well.
"Probably not." Ling Qingwan shook her head. "Maybe I always thought Ling Chuchu was just hateful. I didn't expect she also had a pitiful side. I feel a little complicated."
Not to mention Ling Xiao, even she felt complicated after listening to the conversation between Hong Guang and his wife and Ling Chuchu.
As the saying goes, there must be something hateful about a pitiful person. So a hateful person must also have something pitiful about him.
But Ling Chuchu has done too many evil things.
Plum Garden.
Half an hour after Ling Chuchu left the City God Temple, Hua Mei and Hua Yu finally returned.
Ling Chuchu didn't react much to this. She had already expected it.
It is estimated that Hong Guang and his wife received the news and learned that the General's Mansion was investigating the incident from more than ten years ago, which was also released deliberately by Ling Qingwan.
She meant, how did Hong Guang get the news in the first place when the General's Mansion was so heavily guarded.
However, this also reminded Ling Chuchu that although Ling Qingwan knew that it was Hong Guang and his wife who abducted her more than ten years ago, she had no evidence at hand and could not bring down Hong Guang and his wife for the time being.
In other words, Ling Chuchu still has time to find a way to turn things around.
With a myriad of thoughts in her mind, Ling Chuchu's nails dug into her flesh, leaving bloody marks.
Does it hurt? Yes.
But this way she can be more sober.
After so many failures, Ling Chuchu finally realized that she was always the passive one in the confrontation with Ling Qingwan. Once she was at a disadvantage, she began to lose her composure. Therefore, Ling Qingwan made her retreat step by step without any effort.
She can't go on like this.
Ling Chuchu suddenly remembered what Tao said to her.
Although it is cruel and disgusting, it does make sense.
She couldn't shake the General's Mansion, nor could she move Ling Qingwan for the time being. Her position as the eldest daughter of the Ling Mansion could be lost at any time. And because of the theft, Concubine Jing no longer liked her at all. Her marriage with Song Zhicheng was probably also in jeopardy.
Her top priority now is to find a backer again, and this backer must be able to compete with the Ling Mansion and even the Great Imperial Mansion.
…
Thinking of this, Ling Chuchu immediately took out paper and pen, wrote a letter, and asked Zhihua to send it out.