Chapter 347: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 347: Concealing Their Own Intentions (3)
Mo Yan urgently needed to get rid of this mother and daughter duo. After a quick inspection of the axle, she found only minor signs of compression, with no major issues. She quickly jumped onto the carriage and directed Da Hongzao to continue forward.
Little did she know, Chen Shanshan wouldn't let it go. She rushed to the front of Da Hongzao, arms spread wide to block the way, saying, "You bumped into my carriage, scared me, and now you want to run away? No way!"
"Move aside!" Mo Yan frowned impatiently, thoroughly disgusted by her unreasonable behavior.
Chen Shanshan stood her ground, looking disdainfully at her. "I won't move unless you kneel down and apologize to me!"
Mo Yan was about to ignore her and instruct Da Hongzao to go around when Madam Du suddenly intervened, "Shanshan, stop causing trouble. Let this young lady go." Her tone carried an unmistakable tone of command.
Chen Shanshan glanced at her stepmother, then thought of that small face so similar to Madam Du's. Something seemed to occur to her, a strange smile flashed across her face, and she willingly stepped aside.
Mo Yan didn't overlook the calculation in her expression, but it had nothing to do with her. She drove Da Hongzao away without hesitation.
It wasn't until the Mo family's carriage turned a corner and disappeared that Madame Du aimlessly turned around, assisted by her maidservant, onto her carriage.
Chen Shanshan followed closely behind, also boarding. Seeing Madam Du with closed eyes and an unpleasant complexion, she joked, "Mother, it's strange. That younger girl who appeared later among the three siblings looks exactly like you. If I didn't know you hadn't borne any children for Father, I would have thought she was a lost sister of mine!"
Madam Du slowly opened her eyes, her face showing no emotion. "In this world, there are thousands upon thousands of people. It's normal for one or two to look alike. It's fate that we meet."
"That's true, but she looks too much like you. If you were twenty years younger, people might even think you were twin sisters." Chen Shanshan agreed verbally but sneered inwardly. If she hadn't accidentally learned that this stepmother had been married before, she might have believed this explanation.
Ever since encountering that country bumpkin at Duobao Pavilion for the first time, this woman's attitude had been peculiar. Upon closer comparison, these two individuals bore some resemblance. She hadn't thought much of it before, but after seeing that younger country bumpkin, she couldn't believe there was no relation between them.
Facing her stepdaughter's probing and scrutiny, Madam Du closed her eyes again, not bothering to respond to her speculations. Her entire focus was now on the three siblings she had just seen.
She had initially felt an inexplicable fondness for that woman, perhaps due to her resemblance to herself when younger. But today, seeing the other two children, she could no longer deceive herself. These three children were her own flesh and blood, abandoned by her!
She didn't know why the three siblings had appeared in the capital. From the few chance encounters, they either lived in the capital or nearby. Despite their simple attire, they could afford such carriages, indicating they lived comfortably. Compared to their destitute days in the Mo family village, life must have improved significantly.
Thinking this, Madam Du felt somewhat relieved, as if years of guilt had lightened somewhat. However, the thought of her eldest daughter looking at her with the eyes of a stranger pierced her heart like a knife! Even though she had been forced to abandon them, they were her flesh and blood, born after ten months of pregnancy—how could she not love them?
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