HLnovel Chapter 19 Low-Level Play
Chapter 19 Low-Level Play
The two people, Ah Li and Ah Li, who were being held up: ...
Why didn't you show me your ID card sooner? Did you want to see me make a fool of myself?
After entering the city.
Yu Yang immediately took his leave: "Farewell."
Ali: "I always feel like we'll meet again."
Yu Yang: "How is that possible?"
Ali: "Hey, don't you know a woman's intuition is very accurate?"
The two guards were horrified. One guard whispered to the other, "Who is this woman? How dare she speak to that man like that?"
Another pointed to a room on the city wall and said, "Should we announce our presence to the people inside?"
The guard slapped him on the forehead: "What announcement? Do you want to die? Have you forgotten what that person ordered? Besides, with his status, everyone knows what he should and shouldn't know... That's it. If the people upstairs ask later, just say that person told us not to say. With our status, can we refuse?"
Another guard said, "Yes, yes, you're the smartest one."
“That’s right,” the man chuckled smugly, then said with a straight face, “Alright, stop talking and get back to work, or the people upstairs will catch you red-handed.”
As soon as Ali entered the capital, three groups of people immediately went to the Marquis's residence, the Prime Minister's residence, and the military camp in the suburbs of the capital.
Ah Li thought to herself, her family's Marquis's Mansion was quite influential in the capital, her parents should already know that she had returned, right?
Sure enough, a group of people arrived shortly afterward, and the leader bowed respectfully: "Your subordinate has come to escort the young lady back."
Ali glanced at Granny Cui, who nodded slightly. Ali knew then that this was her family's carriage, so she nodded and got on.
At this time, in the military camp in the capital.
18-year-old Xia Jingyuan stood in front of 38-year-old Xia Deqing: "Dad, my sister is back."
Xia Deqing hurriedly went to fetch the horse: "What! Quick, call Xia Jingwen to go back together."
Xia Jingyuan: "...My younger brother received the news and left first."
Xia Deqing: "...That brat! Let's go, we can't let him be the first to see your sister."
After saying that, the group headed towards the Marquis of Beiliang's residence.
And in front of the Marquis's mansion.
Madam Cui Fangshu and her adopted daughter Wen Wan were already standing at the door.
Wenwan thoughtfully pulled the cloak around Cui Fangshu's neck: "Mother, it's windy outside. Why don't you go inside and wait? This sister is really something, making me wait outside for her."
Cui Fangshu smiled and praised, "My Wan'er is still the most sensible."
"Mother~" Wen Wan nestled in Cui Fangshu's arms and acted coquettishly.
The two chatted and laughed, creating a heartwarming scene.
After waiting for a while, Cui Fangshu also got a little angry: "They reported this so early, why haven't we seen anyone yet?"
Wenwan's inner thoughts: Ha, of course it was my arrangement.
When Ali arrived home, this heartwarming picture of a mother and daughter was what she saw. Unfortunately, her arrival always felt somewhat out of place.
Ali looked at Cui Fangshu, the original owner's mother. She was well-maintained and looked like she was only in her twenties at the age of 36. Her dark gold dress accentuated her skin and figure.
Having no family ties in her past life, Ali was still a little disoriented. After a moment of hesitation, she got out of the car and bowed, saying, "Mother."
As A-Li sized up Cui Fangshu, Cui Fangshu was also sizing her up. This was her daughter! She hadn't seen her for years; her memory of her was a little hazy. (She had previously said she'd stayed at the villa for a year, but now she said she hadn't seen her for several years—this wasn't a slip of the tongue; she'd explain later.)
Wenwan complained, "Sister, you've really kept us waiting. It's been so long and you still haven't come. Mother is so worried about you; her hair has turned completely white from worry."
Xia Li looked at the top of Cui Fangshu's head.
Hmm... a head of jet-black white hair.
She said curtly, "I didn't make you wait. Who's to blame for coming out early on your own?"
Cui Fangshu immediately scolded her: "How dare you talk to your sister like that!"
Ah Li lowered her eyes. Some things will only become your troubles, not your salvation.
For example... this mother's love.
Wenwan put on a delicate, innocent expression: "...I'm fine, it's just that my mother's health isn't good, she can't stand the wind." She lowered her head and shed three tears of grievance.
Ali: "Then why did you let... Mother come out?" Her parents divorced when she was young in her previous life, and she really couldn't bring herself to call her "Mother".
The sight of Wen Wan with her head down made Cui Fangshu feel sorry for her. She quickly put her arm around Wen Wan and turned to her, saying, "Why are you talking about your sister again as soon as you get back? Can't you get along with her properly? She meant well."
A-Li: "..." Am I guilty?
It seems this mother's favoritism has reached its limit; compared to them, the "mother and daughter," she feels like an outsider. Thankfully, she's not the original owner of this body, and she doesn't crave any unfounded kinship.
Cui Fangshu then scolded, "Why did you let your sister come back alone? It's not safe for a young girl like her to be out alone."
"What?!" Ali looked up at Wen Wan, who said aggrievedly, "No, Mother, it wasn't my sister who made me come back first. It was... it was my own choice to come back."
Ha, I don't even need to look to know that her adopted sister is going to cause trouble again.
Cui Fangshu smiled indulgently at Wen Wan: "You are just too sensible. Today, your mother will stand up for you."
He turned to look at Ali, but there was no doting in his eyes: "I know you two have never gotten along since you were little, but while you were away from the capital, your sister kept talking about you to me. She kept telling me that she missed you and wanted to come back to pick you up. How could you come back alone? Tell me, did you bully her?"
Ali: ? !! She wants to go not because she misses me, but because she's worried I'll steal her little lover.
Ali: "No, she wanted to come back first."
Wen Wan looked like she had been wronged but was trying to endure it. Cui Fangshu scolded Ali: "She's your sister! Don't I know her?"
Ali looked at Wen Wan, who was hiding behind Cui Fangshu and gloating: "You know in your heart whether I kicked you out or not!"
Seeing this, Wen Wan immediately pretended to want to reconcile with Ali, and stepped forward to take Ali's hand, "Sister..."
Ali was too lazy to deal with such hypocritical people and disdainfully avoided her outstretched hand.
"Get away!"
Just then, Wen Wan fell to the ground. "Ouch, that hurts!"
Cui Fangshu quickly went to help her up, then turned to scold Ali, "She's your sister! How could you push her?"
Why is it such a low-level framing drama?
What a waste of time.
Ali remained expressionless: "I didn't."
Oh no, this mother is definitely biased to an extreme.
Wen Wan quickly said, "Mother, my sister really didn't push me. It was me, I tripped and fell by accident."
This really hurts!
Heaven knows she really did fall to frame Ali!
Cui Fangshu quickly lifted Wenwan's arm and saw that it was scraped and bleeding. She immediately yelled at Ali, "How could you do this? Look how bad the injury is! Did she fall by herself if it wasn't you?"