To Hold One’s Joy

  Chapter 372 The nightmare that can't get out

  Xu Fang stood up immediately: "Miss Luo."

  Luo Sheng walked over: "Did Miss Xu come to see Xu Qi?"

  Although this niece looks like an ordinary lady, she is soft on the outside and strong on the inside.

  In yesterday's situation, the Marquis of Changchun decided to keep Xu Fang away from going out, but Xu Fang still got the news that Xu Qi was staying with her, so it can be seen that she has her own connections.

   This alone is much better than many weak girls.

  Luo Sheng was pleased, but also sad.

  A little girl can have means, in the final analysis, because no one is protecting her, she can only rely on herself.

  Her eldest sister is so strong and proud. It would be heartbreaking to know that the remaining two children have been tortured and calculated.

   But here she is.

  Luo Sheng's eyes flashed a cold light, his face remained calm.

   "I've seen it." Xu Fang blessed Luo Sheng, "Thank you Miss Luo for helping my brother."

  Luo Sheng smiled: "Miss Xu, just don't get mad at me and let him chop firewood."

   "How could it be? It's too late for me to thank Miss Luo." When Xu Qi was mentioned, Xu Fang's expression was complicated, "He just suffered too little, so it's time for him to practice."

   "Miss Xu doesn't feel bad?"

  Xu Fang smiled wryly: "Of course I feel distressed, but I'd rather see him chopping firewood for the rest of his life than see him become a gambler."

   "Xu Qi has a good sister." Luo Sheng said as he sat down, took a sip of the hot tea offered by Kouer.

  Xu Fang looked at the girl drinking tea.

  Skin is finer than snow, and her hair is as long as a crow. When she is drinking tea quietly, her eyes are like a deep pool, making it difficult to see the depth.

  Luo Sheng raised his eyes and looked over: "Does Miss Xu have anything else to do?"

  Xu Fang bit her lip and said softly: "I wonder if Miss Luo can find a quiet place to talk?"

  Luo Sheng looked at her, took a panoramic view of the tension hidden by the other party, put down the teacup and stood up: "Miss Xu, come with me."

  Stepping into the backyard, the boy was still chopping firewood, but his movements became slower.

   In such a cold weather, he took off his thick coat, but beads of sweat hung on his forehead.

  It was too tiring to chop firewood like this, and the supervisor was inhumane. Xu Qi was so dull that he didn't pay any attention to anyone passing through the courtyard.

  The Westinghouse is arranged as a study, which is very bright.

   "Ms. Xu, just tell me if you have something to do. No one else will hear it except you and me."

  Xu Fang's expression changed several times, and he knelt down suddenly.

  Luo Sheng raised his eyebrows slightly: "Miss Xu, what do you mean?"

  Xu Fang kowtowed firmly, bowed her head and said, "I'm desperate and want to ask Miss Luo for help, but I know this request is too cheeky, so I apologize to Miss Luo first."

Luo Sheng didn't reach out to help, and said in a calm tone: "Miss Xu doesn't have to be like this. If you want me to help you, you can just say it. If I can help and I am willing to help, I will help. Otherwise, Miss Xu will kowtow ten or eight heads to me. , to no avail."

   "I understand." Xu Fang didn't want to kowtow to force people to stretch out their hands, and quickly stood up.

   "Miss Xu sat down and said."

  Xu Fang nodded and sat down silently.

  Seeing that she didn't speak for a while, Luo Sheng didn't rush, and drank hot tea with downcast eyes.

  A curl of white air separated the room between the two.

  Xu Fang finally spoke: "Does Miss Luo hate my father and stepmother?"

  Luo Sheng glanced at her and simply nodded: "Yes."

  Xu Fang clenched her fists tightly, and said softly: "I want to take revenge, and let my father and stepmother be rewarded with evil. Can Miss Luo help me?"

   Evil comes with evil.

  When Luo Sheng heard these four words, his heart sank suddenly.

  She has a hunch that she's going to hear something that won't please her.

   "Tell me about what happens when evil is rewarded with evil." Luo Sheng's tone remained calm, as if he were a pure outsider.

   "Does Miss Luo know who my mother is?"

   "I know, Princess Huayang."

   "Does Miss Luo know how my mother died?"

  Luo Sheng pursed his lips, and said calmly: "I heard that he died of illness, I don't know, I was still young at that time."

  At that time, Xu Fang was less than six years old.

  Xu Fang's eyes flashed with water, and she bit her lips and said, "My mother didn't die of illness, she was smothered to death by my father with a pillow!"

  The blue-and-white teacup shook violently, nearly falling, but was firmly grasped by the slender hand.

  Luo Sheng's voice was shockingly calm: "Miss Xu explained slowly."

  Xu Fang's eyes were blurred, and she fell into painful memories.

"At that time, I was still young, and I only knew that something happened to my grandparents' house. My mother asked me if I would follow her if she took me out of the Hou's mansion. The courtyard gate was closed and my mother was not allowed to go out. That day, I really missed my mother, so I slipped in quietly..."

  Xu Fang fell into that nightmare again from which she could never get out.

  She is small and clever. Fortunately, she slipped in unnoticed and met her longing mother.

  But the mother and daughter did not speak for a long time, when the servants outside called Hou Ye to come.

  Mother hurriedly asked her to hide in the cabinet.

  Through the gap, she saw her father and the woman she called her cousin.

   That was the father's cousin who later became her stepmother.

  Mother asked coldly: "What did you bring her here for?"

  Father smiled and said, "Come and see you."

  Mother sneered: "Are you a pair of dogs and girls coming to see me die? Don't think about it, I want to live, and if you have gray hair, you can only be a pair of shameless dogs and girls!"

   Then, the father scolded angrily.

  She never knew that the gentle and kind father had such a side, so she could only hide in the cabinet and shiver.

   But soon something happened that made her even more afraid.

  The father pushed the mother down on the bed, and covered the mother's face with a soft pillow.

  At that moment, she almost cried out.

  Although she was young, she knew what her father's actions meant.

  She saw her mother's legs kicking constantly, from the beginning violently to slowly, and finally hung down, motionless.

  The woman said: "Cousin, she is dead."

  Father said: "It's a good death. If you don't make peace with her, you are just waiting for this day. No matter how you stimulate her, it won't work..."

  The woman picked up something: "Cousin, look."

   It is a butterfly-shaped nine-link ring, which she often plays with.

  She came to find her mother with Jiulianhuan in her hand, and accidentally dropped it when she hurriedly hid in the closet.

  Father took Jiulianhuan, his expression changed: "Fang'er has been here?"

  Father looked around, but didn't find her figure, and hurried out with the woman.

  She hid in the closet for a long time, until the news of her mother's death spread, and the courtyard was in chaos, so she took the opportunity to slip out.

  Later, she met her father.

  Father looked at her no longer gentle and kind, but deep.

  At that time, she didn't know what was in this gaze, but she instinctively felt the danger.

  Father knew she was there and would kill her, just like he killed his mother.

  (end of this chapter)