Although Gu Qingtong didn’t know what connection Ruan Niang had with the bracelet, Ji Chen’s anxious manner made her think the jade bracelet must be of great significance.
“Sister, sister!” Luo Xue suddenly shouted, rushing in from outside, kneeling at her feet, face full of tears, her voice sounding heartbreaking.
“Luo Xue, what’s wrong?” Gu Qingtong hurriedly helped her up.
“Weren’t you learning vocal music today? How did you end up like this?” She ordered Green Fruit to bring a cloth to wipe her face, but Luo Xue shook her head and knelt down again.
“Sister, please, please save my sister.”
“Your sister? Isn’t Luo Xiao at Liang Ruoxi’s place? What happened?”
“I don’t know how, but my sister angered Liang Qingniang. Early this morning, Liang Qingniang had someone strip her outer clothes and leave her in the courtyard, beating her several times with a whip. My sister is weak, and the sun is fierce today. She has already fainted on the ground. But without Liang Qingniang’s permission, no one dares to save her.”
Gu Qingtong thought Liang Ruoxi was cruel. A ten-year-old girl, who naturally doesn’t understand much, couldn’t have done anything unforgivable. Moreover, Luo Xiao was a disciple assigned by Ruan Niang, not a servant. She stood up and headed towards Luo Xi Pavilion.
“Sister, hurry up.” Luo Xue saw that her sister was willing to save her younger sister and felt slightly relieved, but thinking of her sister’s pale face, she was still worried and anxiously urged her.
If only she had known earlier that Liang Qingniang was the truly cruel one, she should have let her sister follow Gu Qingniang back then. Now she had good intentions but had caused harm.
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She never expected that Liang Qingniang would be well-served, while her sister was being beaten and starved at Luoxian Pavilion. If not for today’s incident blowing up, she would still be unaware of the hardships her sister was enduring.
