si-mexico Chapter 123 What a great time!
Chapter 123 What a great time!
She did not raise her head. She did not even dare to look at the compassionate expression on her grandmother's face. She just spoke in a low and humble voice with clear pronunciation.
"Granddaughter knows her fault! Back then, I was stubborn and stubborn, refusing to listen to advice. I have disappointed you and made you sad. I have failed to live up to the teachings you and the Ying family have given me since I was a child. I lost the bet five years ago, and I accept the loss. From now on, I will follow everything Grandmother arranges, without a second thought! Please stand up, Grandmother!"
Feng Qingning's resentment could not be quelled, but she knew that Shi Rong was not to blame for all this.
She raised her right hand, which was covered with fine lines but had skin as white as snow, and gently touched Shi Rong's lowered head.
After a while, he finally felt relieved that his granddaughter was able to live in peace and survive all those hardships that were hard to swallow every time he mentioned them.
"Good girl, get up quickly."
Feng Qingning stood up with the help of her trusted maid behind her. The first thing she did was to help Shi Rong, who was still kneeling on the ground. She took up her cold little hand, placed it in her warm palm and patted it.
He raised his hand and smoothed the slightly messy hair on her forehead. Seeing that after so many years, she still had the face of a natural beauty, he felt a little comforted.
"Well, our Ying'er is still so beautiful. Grandmother thinks she's even prettier than when your mother was known as 'the most beautiful woman in Jiangnan.' It's a pity your parents passed away so early, otherwise they would have been very happy to see the young lady of the Ying family, who used to cry and throw tantrums, grow up to be this iconic girl now."
Shi Rong was amused by Feng Qingning's sincere admiration, and his face was filled with smiles and eyebrows.
After four years, those ugly labels like "ghost-fearing" and "ugly" were finally and completely removed from her from today.
"Grandma is still very young. Look, Grandma doesn't look 69 at all this year. You look more like 39!"
As Shi Rong spoke, she blinked her bright and pretty big eyes at Feng Qingning, which immediately made the latter blush. She raised her hand and slapped her in the face, scolding her.
"Little girl, what nonsense are you talking about? You're even more unruly than your brother!"
"Pfft~"
Shi Rong covered her mouth with her hands and giggled. Her whole state was more graceful and elegant than before. There was no deliberateness or affectation, just natural elegance and dignity.
"Xiao Er, how did you do this?"
Feng Qingning looked at Shi Rong from left to right for a long time before she realized that the wound on her forehead was covered with a skin-colored scar removal patch.
"Is it serious? Let grandma take a look!"
As he spoke, he became concerned and tried to lift up the small round patch.
It’s also because Xing Jiashan chose the color and shape well. If you don’t look at her carefully, you really can’t tell.
"Grandma, I'm fine. I just accidentally fell last night and got some minor injuries. Doctor Xing has checked me out and said I should be fine in two or three days."
When Feng Qingning heard this, she became unhappy on the spot and raised her hand to hit her again. The force was neither light nor heavy, and it didn't hurt.
"You're already 22 years old, and you still fell. Can't you walk more carefully?"
After saying that, he didn't forget to glare at her with heartache.
Shi Rong smiled guiltily.
"Oh, Grandma, the room is pitch black, I didn't turn on the light..."
There was nothing Feng Qingning could do about her, so she simply snorted coldly, looking unhappy.
"Oh, our Huo'er really knows how to live. The Huo family is rich and powerful, and they are so poor that they can't afford your electricity bill?"
"Pfft~"
When Shen Mingxing, who was behind Shi Rong, heard this, he couldn't stop laughing.
It was only when she went to Shi Rong last night that she discovered that this woman had fallen into Huo Yiyan's former bedroom. She refused to take her to see a doctor and insisted on covering it up with her ugly face.
Shi Rong's face turned red and she pouted helplessly.
"I understand, Grandma. I will pay more attention next time. Let Mingxing and the others get up first..."
Feng Qingning stretched her neck to look in the direction of her finger, and saw that Shen Mingxing and the other two were still kneeling on the ground. She hurriedly spoke in a friendly manner.
"Mingxing, Zhier, Xinyue, the three of you should get up quickly. It's not easy to have been with the young master for the past five years, sleeping in the open air and eating in the open air. It just so happens that your parents are here today, so let them take a good look at you."
Having said this, Huo Jiuzhou and the other four finally reacted belatedly.
They were wondering why Shen Mingxing and the other two women, plus Shi Rong, had been so mysterious for so many years, and no extra personal information could be found. It turned out that they were all from the Ying family in Dongcheng.
The Ying family's Tianji Hall has always been famous for its hidden secrets. Where can one find out?
good good!
At this moment, if Huo Jiuzhou had not been concerned about the magnitude of the situation, he would have even wanted to raise his hands and applaud Shi Rong for his hidden efforts in the city.
What a good Shi Rong! What a good daughter of the Ying family!
Everyone returned to their seats, and Feng Qingning sat upright beside Huo Yan.
Looking back, her tone was dignified and her eyes were like lightning, which was considered a formal greeting to him.
"Brother, it's been many years since we last met. I hope you're doing well. For the sake of my late husband, Ying Heng, I'm still willing to call you Brother. It's because of our past friendship."
"But judging by what your Huo family has done to my Ying family's daughter over the past five years, I think the relationship between our two families has come to an end."
It's a coincidence that Feng Qingning chose to show up today.
Today is October 29th, the day when Shi Rong first entered the Huo family's Lanting five years ago. It was also the day when the five-year agreement she made with her granddaughter expired.
She knew very well what had happened to the Huo family over the past five years, but the Huo family was kept in the dark by the Ying family.
The moment Huo Yan realized that Shi Rong was the daughter of the Ying family who never showed up in public, he understood that he would be in trouble tonight. It was also his fault for being careless and not paying much attention to Shi Rong's family background.
After much deliberation, Huo Yan could only give an explanation that was currently relatively reasonable.
"Sister-in-law, can you listen to me? Back then, Shi Rong entered the Huo family's Lanting alone. She was the second daughter of the Shi family, not the legitimate daughter of your Dongcheng Ying family. Junior brother has dedicated his life to the cultural inheritance of the quintessence of Chinese opera. At the same time, your Ying family's branch, Tianjitang, is best at keeping secrets. Even the current Huo family is not half as capable as your Ying family in terms of hiding pearls in caskets. Even if the Huo family made mistakes before, many things are not achieved overnight. What do you think?"
Feng Qingning understood what Huo Yan meant. It was Shi Rong's fault that he had unilaterally hidden his true identity with the help of the Ying family, which led to his fate.
The only thing he didn't mention was the cruelty and ruthlessness of his Huo family. Since that was the case, Feng Qingning chose to use a different way to make him understand and then changed the subject.
"Tonight, many celebrities have gathered in North City. Speaking of which, this is also the first time for my East City Ying family to show up in such a grand occasion."