First Wife of Zhu Family

Chapter 13 It's really because of this

The carriage drove slowly for another half an hour, and the group finally arrived at the Du Mansion.

Song Zixun got off his horse and helped Du Rongzhi down.

Several people changed the sedan chairs again, and stopped in front of the hanging flower gate.

Du Yunting's wife, Luo Shi, had already led a group of maids and women waiting at the door, and rushed to greet her.

"It can be regarded as expecting you to come back." Luo Shi smiled and pulled Du Rongzhi to look carefully, and said, "Just now, my mother sent someone out to ask."

Song Zixun followed Du Rongzhi to call his sister-in-law, and Du Yunting explained, "I should have come back a long time ago, but I met Brother Zhong Lin on the way, so I was delayed for a while."

Luo Shi nodded with a smile, and hurriedly said, "Sister and brother-in-law hurry up and go in, I'm afraid they will be waiting at the parents' place."

Du Rongzhi followed Song Zixun to Mrs. Du's yard.

Nanny Yang, who was beside her mother, was standing under the door. Seeing them, she hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and then lifted the curtain herself to invite them in.

After bypassing the red sandalwood carved plum, orchid, and bamboo embroidered screen, I saw Master Du and Mrs. Du sitting on the main seat, with a kind and peaceful face, and a little bit of joy.

Du Rongzhi's nose was sore, she almost shed tears, she hurriedly lowered her head, supported by the maid, and Song Zixun knelt on the soft cushion, kowtowed to Mrs. Du and served tea, and called her parents.

Master Du took a sip of tea and said in a friendly tone, "Rong Zhi has been spoiled by me and her mother since she was a child. If there are any deficiencies, I hope you will bear with me."

Song Zixun always had a decent smile on his face, and hurriedly said, "Father-in-law is serious. Rong Zhi is gentle and generous, and she advances and retreats well. The elders in the family like her very much."

Master Du nodded with a smile, and seeing Du Rongzhi always lowering his eyes, acting like a shy little girl, he thought that maybe he was really worrying too much, so he kindly talked to them again, and asked Song Zixun followed him to drink tea in the study.

Du Rongzhi stayed behind to talk to Mrs. Du.

"How is uncle treating you these few days?" Mrs. Du asked in a soft voice while pulling Du Rongzhi.

It's okay for Mrs. Du not to ask, but as soon as the words came out, Du Rongzhi's eyes turned red.

Thinking of how self-willed and reckless I was in my previous life, I don't know how much I have caused my mother to worry about... For a moment, I didn't know whether it was guilt or remorse, and tears fell down.

"What's going on?!" Madam Du was startled, and hurriedly wiped her tears with a handkerchief.

Du Rongzhi just shook her head desperately while holding her hand, but the tears fell even more fiercely. "My daughter is fine, I just... just miss my mother!" He threw himself into her arms and began to cry.

In those dark days and nights that seemed to never end, how much did she want...even if it was just one time, she could cry in her mother's arms unscrupulously like now!
But at that time... my mother was no longer there.

Mrs. Du didn't know whether to laugh or cry, she hugged Du Rongzhi for a while, then patted her on the back and said, "Okay, okay, don't cry now..." She couldn't help laughing and joked, "It's all about being human. Why are you still acting like a child when your daughter-in-law is gone? If you don’t know this, just assume that you have been away from home for ten or eight years!”

Du Rongzhi's heart became more and more sad, but she was afraid of worrying her mother again, so she nodded her head twitching and wiped her tears with a handkerchief.

Mrs. Du asked the girl to bring water in again and waited for Du Rongzhi to freshen up, and then dragged her to sit down refreshingly.

Nanny Yang led the girls back out... Mrs. Du patted Du Rongzhi's hand and said softly, "You tell the truth to mother, but did you have a fight with uncle at home?"

"No." Du Rongzhi pursed her mouth and shook her head, because she had just cried, and her voice was still nasal. "I just miss home... I miss you and my father."

"Well——" Mrs. Du nodded Du Rongzhi's nose disapprovingly, "You really don't know anything when you are a mother! The nuns who gave you the wedding told me when they came back." Mrs. Du paused, and said in a low voice, "You kid is also messing around...how could you be so angry with my uncle on the wedding night?"

Du Rongzhi bowed her head guiltily and twisted the handkerchief, "I didn't do it on purpose... Who told him to make me hurt so much, I couldn't help it..."

"You, you, let me tell you what's good about you?" Mrs. Du was angry and funny, "Didn't your mother tell you the night before you came out of the cabinet? It's just the first time it hurts, and it will get better after a long time ...not so squeamish anymore."

Seeing that Du Rongzhi pursed her lips and remained silent, Mrs. Du recalled the doubts in her heart and couldn't help but test out, "Azhi, tell mother honestly that you don't want to talk to my uncle... Is it because of this, or... for the sake of the Fu family?" girl?"

Du Rongzhi's face darkened slightly.

(End of this chapter)