After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 388 That classmate
Miss Wu Qiong still has very upright views.

Perhaps it was because Mrs. Gui's inappropriate remarks were classified as "heart disease" in Wu Qiong's mind. It was the result of her twisted mind under the double blow of a tragic fate and an unfree life, rather than her inherent low moral character. , so Wu Qiong is now able to make correct judgments about Mrs. Gui's words and actions, instead of continuing to be trapped by the love between mother and daughter and always blindly obeying all her mother's decisions.

Because my mother was sick, all the wrong things she did were caused by her illness, not her true intentions. As long as the disease is cured, she will become that gentle, virtuous and good mother again.

With this idea in mind, Wu Qiong's filter about Mrs. Gui's "how could she be wrong if she loves my mother so much?" was shattered. When evaluating her mother's behavior, she became much more objective than before.

This is probably also due to Mrs. Zhenguo and the upbringing nun she arranged.

Haitang was very satisfied with this.

Mrs. Gui is actually just a weak woman who relies on her reputation as "the survivor of the Wu family", "the direct daughter-in-law of Wu Wen'an", "the biological mother of one of the orphans of the Wu family" and "the savior of the only grandson of the Wu family". Improve yourself, increase your voice, and make people around you obey her wishes. Even if what she did was wrong, as long as she put those four labels, those who respect and miss the ancestors of the Wu family would give in to her. Often even the wrong things she had done would be forgiven and they would not do it again. Be held accountable.

But in fact, her mother's family has a dark history, and she also has a dark history. She has been indebted to her two children over the years, and now she has repeatedly made disgusting words and deeds. If those four labels weren't still attached to her, she would have been abandoned long ago.

If the people around her were no longer affected by these labels, could look at her and what she did objectively and fairly, and treat her separately from the "Wu family", even the two children Wu Ke and Wu Qiong would no longer If she blindly obeys her, she will no longer be able to control anyone, and she will no longer be able to fool people around her to realize her selfish desires.

The town government has been actively alienating her, her daughter Wu Qiong, and her nephew Wu Ke. As long as Wu Ke and Wu Qiong grow up to be independent, talented, and capable people who can live their own lives well without her guidance, then why should she continue to manipulate these two children to make everyone happy? What about accommodating yourself?

Haitang is quite looking forward to seeing that day.

She hummed softly, retracted her thoughts, and continued reading the letter.

Wu Qiong continued to recall the past events of his childhood in the letter.

She regretted that she could not remember many things when she was a child.

I remember that she was sick once when she was a child. In order to make her drink the medicine obediently, Xu Gongren made her a small colored ball out of broken satin. It was very delicate and beautiful. She liked it very much and hoped that she would get better soon. I can go to the yard and play with colorful balls. Unfortunately, before she recovered from her illness, her mother got angry and cut off her little colorful ball with scissors in a fit of rage...

Why is mother angry? By the way... it seems that my cousin once again refused to let my mother visit his new residence. When answering about the progress of his homework, he also concealed the identities of his classmates. My mother was suspicious that he was a young chamberlain. She thought that my cousin and his fellow chamberlain had lost their status, and it was even more unforgivable to get along well with each other, so my mother got angry.

That time...it was Xu Gongren who accompanied his cousin back to pay his respects to his mother. When her cousin was scolded, Xu Gongren helped her by saying a few nice words, and her mother took her anger out on her, and then she cut up the little colorful ball she gave him!
Wu Qiong remembered crying sadly for a long time. Later, Liuhua came over and told her mother not to let the child cry anymore. In the dead of night, she carefully asked people to hear her, and personally fed her soothing tea. She stopped crying and fell asleep unconsciously. .

Did my mother not like Xu Gongren and Liuhua starting from that time?
Wu Qiong wrote in the letter that she didn't understand why her mother scolded her cousin. When my cousin first moved out, his mother obviously missed him very much and looked forward to his coming back every day. But later on, my cousin could only come back every ten days and a half. Every time he came back, there would be someone accompanying him, either Liuhua or Xu Gongren, which made the mother-in-law unable to even say a few words of sympathy to him. That's why my mother becomes even more irritable. But what does this have to do with my cousin? My cousin is a foreigner walking in Cining Palace, so of course he has to be followed by someone to stay safe. The Queen Mother arranged this for the sake of her cousin! As for the identity of the classmate, where can I find a good reading companion in Cining Palace? No matter if he is a little chamberlain or a little palace maid, his cousin will not be too lonely when he is studying, so what is there to be picky about?

Wu Qiong now recalls her childhood experience in the palace, and she always feels that many of her mother's words and deeds as Mrs. Gui are incomprehensible, but she cannot ask her mother about them, so she can only discuss them with her pen pal in letters.

She always felt that her mother's dissatisfaction and jealousy towards Xu Gongren - now Concubine Xu Xian - might have been transformed from her previous anger. But Concubine Xu Xian is really innocent! She was obviously just acting on the orders of the Queen Mother. Whether she came to see Mrs. Gui and her daughter, or escorted Wu Ke to pay homage to her aunt, she was very kind to them. Why did Mrs. Gui blame her? Wu Qiong felt more and more sorry for Concubine Xu Xian.

Wu Qiong rambled on a lot about guilt in the letter, but Haitang went over all the details she wrote very carefully, trying to sort out the timetable of Mrs. Gui, Wu Qiong, and Wu Ke when they lived in Cining Palace. Something happened.

After Haitang sorted out the timetable, she took Wu Qiong's letter and went to find her brother Haijiao.

For some information, she needed to communicate with her brother and find out if there were any clues from her previous life. If you just immerse yourself in the analysis, it may be difficult to analyze the reason.

Hai Jiao had just finished his homework on hygiene. After hearing what the little sister wanted to do, he quickly cleared the kang table and put the things that the little sister had brought.

Haitang told the situation again. He looked at the timetable and fell into deep thought.

Wu Ke entered Cining Palace when he was three years old and moved out of Catalpa Tree Courtyard when he was seven years old. After that, he would only go back to pay homage to his aunt, Mrs. Gui, at every five and ten o'clock. And every time he went back, he would be accompanied by someone, not Liuhua, who was born in Kunning Palace. Even Xu Qiuling, who accidentally became a palace servant...Wu Ke refused to reveal where he lived specifically, saying only that it was within the scope of Cining Palace. The Queen Mother also refused to let Mrs. Gui visit her nephew...

Hai Jiao looked hesitant: "It seems... after Wu Ke moved out of the courtyard, where he lived seemed to be a secret? The Queen Mother did not allow Madam Gui to visit him, nor did he reveal his identity as a classmate. She even sent someone to escort him. By the way, Surveillance to prevent him from leaking information to Madam Gui privately? Is Madam Gui angry because of this? "

Only Mrs. Gui knows this.

Haitang lowered her voice: "I'm curious, why is the person who accompanied Wu Ke back to pay his respects either Lihua or Concubine Xu Xian? What is there to hide about the identity of his classmate?"

Hai Jiao thinks the first question is easy to answer: "Is it because they are originally from Kunning Palace? The three survivors of the Wu family are all relatives of Queen Wu. The two parties are closer to each other and are not afraid of the news leaking out."

The latter problem is more troublesome. Cining Palace is located in a deep palace. It is an exception to be able to keep three people from the Wu family for several years. It cannot be that it has also taken in other outsiders, right? If he were not an outsider, then the identity of the classmate should be as Mrs. Gui speculated, a young chamberlain, a young palace maid, or something like that. Considering that Wu Ke is a boy, it is more likely that he is a young eunuch. But what is there to hide about this kind of thing?

Haitang hesitated for a moment and lowered her voice: "I actually suspect... that it was not just Liuhua and Concubine Xu Xian who escaped from Kunning Palace that year. They may also have brought Empress Wu Gangsheng with them." The little prince!"

(End of this chapter)