I don't want to be the favorite concubine of this palace anymore

Chapter 164: Returning to the Zhang Family for Revenge

Bai Yueli knew that she had nowhere to go now and could not offend her mother again, so she could only hold back her anger and say kindly, "Mom, I want to go home and take care of you. I want to be filial to you."

The woman was Zhao, the biological mother of Zhang Tiezhu’s wife Bai Yueli.

She was an honest citizen, just a housewife, and had no involvement in the exchange of the daughter's gold. At most, she was considered to have known about it and protected it, so Duke Ningguo did not kill her but spared her life.

However, her husband and mother-in-law were beaten to death, and the property and shop she got from Bai Yueli were also taken back. Her son was also kicked out of the Bai family school.

The Zhang family suddenly lost its pillar and its source of income, so the mother and son have been having a hard time lately.

In the final analysis, all these things were caused by Bai Yueli's stupidity and recklessness. If she had been more obedient and not provoked the biological daughter of Duke Ningguo, the subsequent series of events would not have happened.

In that case, the Zhang family could now live a life of luxury.

When Bai Yueli first came home, she looked down on them and didn't even look them in the eye when she spoke.

Now that he has come to them again, it must be because he was kicked out of Prince Cheng's Mansion and had nowhere else to go, so he thought of them.

Our family is barely making ends meet now, how can we afford to support two more people?

Zhao said coldly, "Miss, I am not worthy of being called your mother. Don't you look down on our family? It just so happens that we can go our separate ways from now on. We have nothing to do with each other!"

After saying that, he was about to close the door. Bai Yueli was anxious when she heard this. If she was kicked out, she would really have nowhere to go. She couldn't stay in the inn forever, right? She didn't have much money on her.

He quickly pushed the wooden door that was about to close.

"Mom, I know about Dad and Grandma. I know that you must be having a hard time now. I still have some belongings, which can at least help the Zhang family get through these difficult days."

Then Zhao opened the door again and took a look at a wooden box and several bundles placed at the door.

She thought about it and realized that just a few of Bai Yueli’s previous things could cover the family’s expenses for half a year.

Then he relaxed his expression and sighed.

"You are my flesh and blood, how can I not feel sorry for you? But your father is gone, leaving us an orphan and a widow, and our family can barely make ends meet."

Bai Yueli saw that her expression had relaxed, and quickly said, "I know, that's why I just found you. I will take care of you and your brother from now on."

What she said sounded nice, but she just wanted a temporary place to stay.

Zhao thought that since Bai Yueli still had some property, she might as well take her in to stay.

So he gave up his position at the door and said, "Hurry up and bring your things in. I'll go and prepare a room for you to live in."

Bai Yueli was no match for Zhao in carrying things by herself, so she just followed Zhao into the yard. The pile of things outside were moved in bit by bit by Xiaoju.

At this time, a man who looked about fourteen or fifteen years old walked out of the main room. He had an ordinary appearance and was about 80% similar to the deceased Zhang Tiezhu.

When he saw Bai Yueli, he frowned and said to Zhao: "Mom, why did you let her in? Dad and grandmother were killed by this woman. This jinx dared to come here. Does she want to kill us all?"

Bai Yueli didn't expect that her younger brother would speak so harshly and she almost started cursing at him, but thinking of her current situation, she had to endure it.

"Brother, what are you talking about? I just wanted to come back to take care of you because I saw that you and mother were having a really hard time."

Zhang Tieshuan sneered when he heard this: "You take care of us? When you were a rich lady, you didn't even want to take care of us. Who knows what you are thinking now!"

Zhao glared at Zhang Tieshuan and helped him out, saying, "Yaya, don't blame your brother. It's mainly because your grandmother and father are gone, and he's too sad, so he took his anger out on you."

This was true. Although Zhang Tieshuan did not come from a high-class family, his family had always lived a good life because Nanny Gui was very popular with Mrs. Wu and his father was in charge of the shop and made some money.

He was the only son in the family. He was spoiled by several elders and successfully entered the Bai family school.

He even lives a more comfortable life than some young masters from small families.

He is almost fifteen years old, and if nothing goes wrong he will take part in the imperial examination next year. If he can pass as a scholar, his Zhang family will have hope of breaking away from the social class in the future.

But just as the family was living better and better, things were disrupted by Bai Yueli. In fact, it was all because of the greed of Nanny Gui and her son.

But now he could only blame Bai Yueli. Having offended the Ningguo Mansion meant that his chances of becoming an official were cut off, and his life was over.

He noticed the look his mother was giving him, so he had to stop saying the harsher words. At that moment, he saw a little girl dressed as a maid coming towards him carrying a large box with great effort.

His eyes lit up and he stepped forward to help move the boxes into the house.

By the way, he also touched the little maid's waist, which scared Xiaoju so much that she screamed.

Zhao came out and saw her son's little action. She glanced at Xiaoju, rolled her eyes, smiled and said nothing.

Bai Yueli saw that the room arranged for her was small and dirty, with only a small wooden bed and a few old furniture in it.

She wondered depressedly whether she would have to live in a place like this from now on.

Xiaoju was even more miserable as she was arranged by Zhao to stay in a dilapidated woodshed. As soon as she put down her bag, Bai Yueli called her over.

"Hurry up and get me some hot water. I want to take a bath. I stink of sweat all over. It's so uncomfortable."

Xiaoju had no choice but to go out and ask Zhao where the hot water was. Zhang Tieshuan said enthusiastically, "Come on, I'll take you to get some hot water."

Xiaoju followed Zhang Tieshuan into a room next door, where there was a stove with a big pot boiling hot water on it.

Before Xiaoju could fetch some water, Zhang Tieshuan suddenly picked up Xiaoqin and pushed her onto a wooden chopping board, saying some dirty words.

Xiaoqin screamed but couldn't resist...

Half an hour passed before Xiaoqin finally got the water over. As soon as she entered the door, Bai Yueli started scolding her.

"You stupid girl, you went to your grandma's house to fetch water? Why are you so slow! Hurry up and help me bathe and change clothes!"

She didn't notice Xiaoqin's trembling legs and messy hair at all.

Xiaoqin bit her lower lip tightly, holding back tears, and helped Bai Yueli take a bath.

He kept his head down the whole time, his eyes filled with hatred. Following Bai Yueli here was like falling into a wolf's den. How would he live in the future?

In another room, Zhao looked at her son's satisfied expression, smiled and said, "Mother was just worried that you would soon reach the age of marriage. Given the current situation in our family, we were really afraid that you wouldn't be able to find a wife. I didn't expect that your sister's maid is quite good. It just so happens that you took her into your room, and you can even save the money for the bride price."

Zhang Tieshuan chuckled and said, "Yes, that girl is already mine. She can't escape."

The mother and son were proudly discussing how to get Bai Yueli's property, and they didn't notice that Xiaoju was passing by the door and overheard everything.

Tears of humiliation slid down her cheeks. She now wished she could just bang her head against the wall and die, rather than living a life worse than that of an animal.

But she didn't have the courage to die. After all, she was just a lowly slave. She had nowhere to escape and could only take one step at a time. Maybe this was the only way she would live her life.

Back in the leaky woodshed, Xiaoju lay on the hard wooden bed, feeling uncomfortable both physically and mentally.

Late at night, a figure appeared in the woodshed. The man was wearing night clothes and his face was covered.

Xiaoju saw the person coming, but she was already disheartened. She didn't care even if the evil ghosts from hell came to claim her life, and she didn't move at all.

The man said calmly, "Want revenge? Just put this packet of powder in their food."

Xiaoju's dead eyes showed some light. She saw the man put down a bag and left.

She stood up, picked up the package, and smiled.

In the study of Prince Rui's mansion, Jianying knocked on the door and entered.

"Your Highness, I have already given the Heartbreak Powder to that little maid."