Chapter 102 Leaving Wendinghou Fu

  "Father......" Liu Zhongquan involuntarily took a step back.

  The old master, however, walked quickly to Liu Chongquan's side with his slow and steady steps, and just as Liu Rong was wondering what was happening, he slapped him with a loud "slap".

  "Father!" Liu Zhongquan couldn't help but cover his own face: "I did all this for the good of the Wendinghou Mansion, Liu Rong is my daughter, and moving out to live like this would lose face for our Wendinghou Mansion. How could I let my daughter do such a thing?"

  "Get out!" Old Master Hou was furious, his hands trembling with rage. Did he really think everyone was a fool?

  The old steward who followed in couldn't help but speak up, "Young Master, why don't you just leave first? Look at the state you've gotten Old Master Hou into."

  Liu Zhongquan glared at Liu Rong fiercely before walking out.

  After Liu Zhongquan left the house, Dong Er and the old steward withdrew from the room, leaving only Liu Rong and Old Master Hou. Only then did Old Master Hou look at Liu Rong and let out a soft sigh: "If you want to cry, go ahead and cry."

  When she heard an old man suddenly speak to her like that, Liu Rong's heart couldn't help but feel a slight pang, as if something hot was welling up in her eyes, but she didn't cry.

  If it were the original Liu Rong in this body, not the current one, she would have burst into tears upon hearing Old Master Hou's words. So many years of grievances, and finally, someone with authority in the manor has seen the truth.

  But she isn't.

  Because it's not her, she has to be strong for this body.

  Liu Rong stood up straight and puffed out her chest: "I don't want to cry."

  Old Master Hou walked up to Liu Rong's side and gently patted her head: "You're a good kid."

  Liu Rong lowered her eyebrows and did not respond to Old Master Hou's words.

  Old Master Hou let out a soft sigh, he must have been hurt and pained so much that he became this stubborn and silent.

  It's the Wen Dinghou Fu's fault for not taking care of this child.

  "Your grandmother has already prepared everything for you, if there's anything lacking, don't be shy. You can speak directly with your grandmother." Old Master Hou said to Liu Rong, hesitating for a moment before continuing: "If there's anything else that needs the help of our household and your grandmother is unable to handle it, you can also tell me."

  Liu Rong was silent.

  She didn't mean to ignore the old man's kindness, it was just that the people of Wende Houfu...made her unable to respond.

  The old master looked at Liu Rong, his eyes slightly darkened, and slowly turned to walk away, his footsteps heavy and light, very slow.

  "Grandfather." Liu Rong looked at Old Master Hou's back and slightly raised her head: "If I really want to take my mother away, can you agree?"

  The old master's footsteps paused slightly, then resumed their heavy and light rhythm, moving slowly forward. However, he didn't respond to Liu Rong's words.

  Liu Rong couldn't help but walk to the side and sit down. She had long known that Old Master Hou would not let this go, and before leaving the Wendinghou Mansion, she still wanted to try again. She didn't want to leave Zhong Niangniang alone in this place full of jackals and tigers.

  She wanted to take Zhong Yiniang away.

  Before long, Dong Er pushed open the door and hastily walked in. The sunlight shone through the wide-open door, making Liu Rong's eyes narrow slightly due to its piercing brightness.

  "Miss, what's wrong with you? But didn't Old Master Hou also force you?" Dong Er looked at Liu Rong's dazed expression and couldn't help but ask out of concern.

  Liu Rong shook her head: "Grandpa is fine."

  "It's true, Old Master Hou does look quite good."

  Dong Er paused slightly and continued speaking to Liu Rong: "Just now when I left, he inexplicably spoke to me."

  "What was said?" Liu Rong stood up and began to tidy up the experimental things. Although these things couldn't be moved to the two courtyards in Chengxi immediately, they could be prepared first and then slowly moved over later.

  "Tell your young mistress, when I'm gone. You'll get what you want." Dong Er said in a stern tone, imitating the old master's voice: "You say the old master is strange or not, who talks about themselves like that? This is clearly a curse..."

  Dong Er's muttering behind her back wasn't heard clearly by Liu Rong, but a faint smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

  A smile from the heart.

  Liu Rong suddenly burst out laughing, and Dong Er was completely bewildered. Could it be that both the old marquis and the young lady had gone mad? He should hurry up and pack his things, as Clock Mother would still be coming over soon.

  Zhong Yiniang arrived a bit later, with red marks around her eyes. She looked at Liu Rong with a calm and expressionless face, neither showing excitement nor unhappiness, but only the worry in her eyes revealed all her emotions.

  "The yard in the west of the city is not as good as the Hou Mansion, but whenever you miss it, just come back and take a look." Zhong Yiniang accompanied Liu Rong to the horse carriage, usually she didn't talk much, but this time she chattered all the way, talking about nothing but money and material things.

  It's not that he instructed to take control, but let Liu Rong call Dong Er to watch the kitchen, and finally secretly stuffed something into her hands, telling her that if it didn't work out, she could pawn her life.

  All mothers in the world are the same, even a woman like Zhong Yiniang can't escape this, but Liu Rong only feels warmth and sourness at the bottom of her heart.

  A lump of indescribable feeling stuck in the throat.

  The thing handed over by Aunt Zhong, Liu Rong didn't look at it. The object was wrapped in a small yellow cloth package. All she saw was the reluctance in Aunt Zhong's eyes towards this small cloth package, but her face remained calm as she handed it to her.

  She wanted to return it but was scolded again, and finally had no choice but to take it.

  Just thinking of keeping it well for Aunt Zhong, and then giving it back to Aunt Zhong when she wants it.

  Anyway, she believed that she wouldn't have a hard time getting by in this era and wouldn't have to pawn anything.

  Even without the Wen Dinghou's allowance, she can still rely on her own abilities to support a family. She doesn't just want to barely make ends meet; she also wants to bring prosperity for Clock Aunt.

  Just as Liu Rong was about to get on the carriage, Liu Si'er suddenly ran out, followed by her wet nurse and Li Mama.

  Liu Jie ran out and threw herself into her arms, hugging her tightly as she cried for a while. Only when she promised to let Liu Jie play in her courtyard later did she regain her smile, though tears still lingered at the corners of her eyes.

  After coaxing Liu Rong to finish the sixth sister, Li Mama came forward and handed over a small yellow satin bag with auspicious embroidery, which felt heavy in her hand. Before Liu Rong could speak, Li Mama had already spoken: "Take it for emergency use."

  Liu Rong knew it was Er Nainai's good intentions and didn't decline: "I will come back often to visit Er Nainai in the future."

  Liu Rong nodded heavily at everyone before resolutely getting on the carriage.

  "Be careful outside..." After walking for a while, I suddenly heard Aunt Zhong's voice.

  Liu Rong couldn't help but turn her head, and saw that Zhong Yiniang was covering her face and squatting on the ground. Such a gentle and calm person, who always handled things with ease, had lost her composure for her sake.

  Liu Rong turned back, closed her eyes and sat properly. Mother, wait for me, wait for me to bring you to my side.

  PS：

  Okay, I chickened out. Three thousand words per chapter is too difficult, so this chapter is another two-thousand-word chapter. Still owe three chapters. Throw flowers.

  Also, the things that were repeated after 100 chapters, I revised them again, and I don't know if they have been replaced or not. The entire chapter is about 3,000 words, and the subscription price is correct, but I think it's because I felt that some parts weren't written well enough, so I made some minor adjustments, and as a result, it became a tragedy.

  I'd like to apologize to everyone here and I'll try to be more careful in the future.