Chapter 10: Alone and helpless
" Good! Good! Good! It's hard for you to serve Jun'er so wholeheartedly. It's Jun'er's blessing."
The old lady nodded as she responded, then turned to the first wife and said:
"My wife has ordered that Jun'er and Xi'er's meals will be directly sent to Jun'er's small kitchen in the courtyard. We will also send two skilled chefs over to check what the kitchen needs and make sure they have enough food."
"My wife will arrange it."
As Cui spoke, she turned around and sent someone to pass on the message.
"Xi'er, please get up too. It's hard for you."
"Thank you, old lady"
Mengxi felt both of her legs were numb. She stood up with the help of Hongzhu. As she stood up, she looked directly into the face of Aunt Zhang who was standing behind Cui. She saw a hint of malice in Aunt Zhang's eyes. Mengxi felt a chill in her heart. She had felt that Cui disliked her from the beginning. Although she didn't know why, Xiao Jun was her biological son. It was common for parents-in-law to choose their daughters-in-law in the 21st century. Mengxi could understand it, but she and Aunt Zhang had nothing in common. She didn't steal her husband, nor did she bother her in any way. Why did she hate her so much?
Despite all the thoughts, Mengxi remained calm, but became extra cautious towards Aunt Zhang. He held Hongzhu's hand and sat down, only to find that his bright red wedding dress was soaked through with sweat and stuck to his back.
In fact, Mengxi had no idea how bad her sister Mengfei's reputation was among the neighbors. With Cui's deliberate attempt to cancel the engagement, everyone in the Xiao Mansion knew about it. Mengxi traveled through time when the predecessor of this body refused to marry and hanged herself. After she woke up, she was placed under house arrest in the backyard by Master Li and was not allowed to contact anyone. She followed the nanny to learn the rules and prepare to get married. Mengxi was also afraid that her identity as a time traveler would be discovered, so she deliberately distanced herself from the people in the Li Mansion. She had never even seen Mengfei, so how could she know what kind of person she was.
Woohoo, if Mengxi knew this, she would definitely hit her head against the wall. Oh my God, you can’t play with me like this, you will play with me to death!!
The old lady talked about some family matters with the eldest master and the eldest mistress. The eldest master sat on the right of the old lady, followed by the first master Xiao Qing and the third master Xiao Yun. When Mengxi's eyes swept over the eldest master, he was also looking at him. Mengxi had an illusion that she saw a trace of pity. Mengxi hurriedly looked away, but met the deep eyes of the third master. She retracted her gaze and felt that Zhang was sitting there upright, not saying a word. A trace of viciousness in Aunt Zhang's eyes flashed through her mind. Mengxi suddenly found that she could not see through any of the people sitting in the room. It seemed that everyone was separated from her by thousands of mountains and rivers. She was the only one standing alone in the middle of the empty hall. It was cold, and cold.
Who wants to kill the Second Master? Is it someone in this room? Or someone else? Mengxi was thinking when he heard the old lady serving food. Just as he was about to get up, he heard the old lady say:
"Xi'er, Jun'er is not in good health, so you don't have to serve lunch here. Your mother-in-law and sister-in-law are here. Go back and serve Jun'er well. In the afternoon, let Jun'er's aunt and daughter come over to offer tea and greetings. It's time for you to meet them."
Mengxi agreed, bowed to the eldest master and the eldest mistress, and left with Hongzhu and the maids.
When he returned to his room, Xiao Jun was not there. The maid said that the Second Master was in great spirits after dinner, and Hongyu helped him to relax in the garden.
Mengxi took the opportunity to change his clothes, asked someone to bring him food, ate a quick bite, and ordered someone to clean up the small kitchen.
Mengxi was so tired. She felt like she had been like a wheel the whole morning. She really wanted to lie down on the bed and take a nap, but when she thought that Xiao Jun might come back at any time, she dozed off on the couch.
