flstandardbreds Chapter 977 How Ridiculous is the Bond Between Mother and Daughter
Chapter 977 How Ridiculous is the Bond Between Mother and Daughter
Zhang Miaoying swallowed the last bite of rice, treating Xiao Jingyi's "destiny to be childless" as a side dish.
After putting down her rice bowl and taking a couple of sips of water from the floor, Zhang Miaoying slowly raised her eyes and looked at Granny Chang, who was still motionless, holding a plate in each hand. She smiled and said, "Alright, thank you for your hard work tonight, Granny Chang!"
Your task is complete; you may leave now!
"Yes, Miss, then I'll take my leave now. I'll come back to serve you and the two young ladies again tomorrow!"
As she spoke, Granny Chang stacked the plates she was holding in her two hands together, gritted her teeth, and endured the soreness, numbness, and swelling in her legs. She then struggled to stand up, leaning on the railing.
"Alright, I'll wait for Granny Chang to come again tomorrow!"
Zhang Miaoying smiled and nodded, then lowered her voice and said, "However, Granny Chang needs to be alive until tomorrow!"
Zhang Miaoying deliberately lowered her voice, and what she said sounded like a thunderclap to Granny Chang!
Granny Chang's body jerked violently, and the plate in her hand crashed to the ground and shattered!
The sound of the plate shattering startled Wang Shi and Zhang Miaotong, who were lying face down with their eyes closed. The two women suddenly opened their eyes and looked over.
"Granny Chang, what's wrong with you?"
Wang asked the question.
Before the panicked Granny Chang could answer, Zhang Miaoying spoke first, smiling faintly, "Granny Chang, are your legs numb?"
Perhaps... perhaps my hands are numb too, otherwise... how could I not even hold the plate steady?
"Alright, alright, the plate's broken, so be it. It's getting late, you should pack up and leave!"
Zhang Miaoying offered a way out, and Granny Chang readily agreed, "Yes, yes, yes!"
Thank you... thank you so much, Miss, for not blaming me!
It's all my fault for being so useless. I can't even hold a plate properly, and I've disturbed my aunt and cousin. It's all my fault!
This servant...this servant will get it ready right away...this servant will get it ready right away...
"This servant...this servant will come again tomorrow to serve you, my aunt and the two young ladies!"
As she spoke, Granny Chang's hands trembled as she gathered all the cups, plates, bowls, and broken porcelain pieces from the ground into the food box.
"Grandma, Misses, this servant... this servant will take her leave now!"
"This servant...this servant will come again tomorrow...come again..."
With a flicker of her eyes, Granny Chang saw the clear understanding in Zhang Miaoying's eyes, and could no longer make promises such as "I'll come to serve you again tomorrow" or "I'll bring you food again tomorrow."
Granny Chang picked up the food box, curtsied to the three women, Wang and her mother, and then hurriedly turned around and fled the prison as if she were escaping!
The jailer then locked the cell door and left, still hoping to get a taste of the food at Xiaofeng Restaurant!
I wonder... if those heartless guys left any for themselves.
If it weren't for the purse containing silver that he was carrying, this jailer would have burst into tears right now!
no way!
He could only blame himself for arriving at the Shuntian Prefecture prison later than others, so he was always the one doing the errands and hard work, while the lucrative and rewarding jobs never came his way.
Thinking of the food at Xiaofeng Restaurant, the jailer quickened his pace!
The cell returned to its previous deathly silence.
None of the three women spoke again.
Wang Shi and Zhang Miaotong were still lying down, but now they were lying on the bedding that Granny Chang had laid out earlier;
Zhang Miaoying remained leaning against the fence, sitting with her knees drawn up to her chest, without touching the bedding beside her.
Whether it was the panic when Granny Chang left that made Wang Shi and Zhang Miaotong realize something, the mother and daughter looked at each other, their eyes filled with unconcealed fear.
"Mother, I'm scared..."
Zhang Miaotong's hand trembled as she reached out to Wang Shi beside her.
Mrs. Wang reached out and took her youngest daughter's hand in hers. The mother and daughter held hands tightly and gazed at each other...
To Wang and her daughter Zhang Miaotong, Zhang Miaoying, sitting alone to the side, seemed like an unrelated outsider. She seemed to live in another world—a world that made her feel incredibly lonely!
Zhang Miaoying only glanced at her mother and sister shaking hands, and her eyes felt as if they had been pricked by needles!
Her gaze quickly shifted away, and Zhang Miaoying slightly raised the corners of her lips, her smile desolate.
The reason why the mother and her two daughters were imprisoned in the Shuntian Prefecture prison was because of the trouble caused by Zhang Miaotong!
If she hadn't been so reckless and arrogant, first setting her sights on Xiao Jingyu, whom she shouldn't have, and then barging into the Duke of Anguo's mansion to provoke Leng Rongyue, whom she shouldn't have, then today's disaster would have been caused.
Otherwise, at least she could still remain the noble Princess Consort of the Royal Family!
Even though the Second Grand Secretary's Mansion eventually fell because of her father Zhang Jinyan... as a married woman and the niece-in-law of the current Emperor and Empress, she should not be implicated by the Second Grand Secretary's Mansion.
An even better outcome would be that the current emperor, out of consideration for his nephew Xiao Jingyu and his niece-in-law, would show leniency towards his father Zhang Jinyan and the Second Grand Secretary's household.
At least, things wouldn't have escalated to this point where they're completely out of control!
But right now, her own mother doesn't blame Zhang Miaotong for causing trouble; instead, she blames her for being a useless daughter and for being abandoned by Xiao Jingyi, unable to save the Second Assistant Minister's Mansion from collapse!
What a ridiculous mother-daughter relationship!