Chapter 12 Pain
Songheyuan.

Huo Aying helped Nanny Su get out of the sedan chair, and the first thing she saw was the quiet and elegant furnishings with ancient charm, blue bricks and black tiles, jade steps and red terraces, green trees and the fragrance of flowers, which gave a feeling of the deep spring scenery in the small courtyard.

"Miss, please come this way." Nanny Su called out, and Huo Aying finally reacted.

Perhaps Huo Aying herself didn't notice it, but when she was walking in Songheyuan, her whole body relaxed a lot.

"Miss, go and wash up first." Nanny Su led Huo Aying to the door of a room.

Huo Aying was not shy. She was already in this situation, so what was there to be afraid of? However, it was her first time having sex, and she always felt that there was something fishy in people's eyes when they looked at her like that.

"Miss, the water in the room is ready. I'll wait for you to go in." said a fair and lovely maid.

"Su Jian, the old lady has prepared some clothes. Please bring them to Miss Huo later." Nanny Su arranged.

Su Jian said sweetly, "Yes."

Huo Aying just smiled and said nothing. She didn't dare to judge who was human and who was a ghost in the Xie Mansion.

Inside the room, Su Jian served Huo Aying very seriously and asked with concern: "Miss, is the water temperature suitable?"

Huo Aying nodded.

Su Jian said to herself: "It's okay. If you feel the water temperature is not suitable, I will add water. Don't worry about it."

Huo Aying couldn't help but take a closer look at Su Jian. She was a straightforward girl, about the same age as her. "Your name is Su Jian?"

Su Jian smiled, "Yes."

"Who is that person? Why do you take him so seriously?" Huo Aying asked softly. It's impossible that she didn't even know who slept with her.

Su Jian was stunned for a moment, then understood what Huo Aying meant. After thinking for a while, she said, "That's the prince of the Marquisate, Xie Chengyi!"

Huo Aying: "Thank you, Chengyi..."

Su Jian said proudly: "The prince has been stationed at the border for ten years and has made outstanding achievements. He is an upright and kind person. He has just been transferred back to the capital. If you talk about the prince, he is the one that the noble ladies of the capital are vying to marry."

Huo Aying turned her head away and said with disdain, "He is upright? He is kind? And you still want to marry him?"

Looking at Huo Aying's reaction, Su Jian didn't understand but also respected it, "Miss, you may have some misunderstandings about the prince."

Huo Aying didn't care whether it was a misunderstanding or not. They would never have any intersection in their entire lives. She just hoped that she could escape from the capital safely this time, and she would be thankful.

After that, Huo Aying fell into deep thought. She didn't even know what she was thinking. Her only thought was to escape from here.

Half an hour later, Huo Aying was dressed by Su Jian, and she was so beautiful that it was dazzling...

"So beautiful..." Su Jian had served many masters, but this was the first time she had seen a girl with such a fair complexion, skin as white as cream, and a great figure, and she exclaimed with envy.

In response to this, Huo Aying could only smile bitterly. Isn't such beauty a shackle for her?
Lift the curtain.

"Madam, Miss Huo is here." Madam Su reported.

Madam Xie said kindly, "Let her in."

Huo Aying lifted the hem of her skirt and walked up step by step, her heart beating faster with every step.

Huo Aying's eyes rolled around as he searched for the figure of Old Madam Xie.

After turning in, an old lady with a dignified, graceful and elegant appearance was looking at him with a smile. Huo Aying's face turned red and he said incoherently, "Old, old lady, hello."

Old Madam Xie looked at Huo Aying quietly, patted her side with a faint smile, and waved, "Come, come to grandma."

Huo Aying was stunned. "Grandma?" No one had ever spoken to her in such a gentle and pleasant tone.

Perhaps it was because he was treated as a child and the softest part of his heart was touched, Huo Aying's taut nerves relaxed a little.

When Yiyi walked towards Old Madam Xie, Huo Aying was thinking about how to respond.

However, when Huo Aying approached the old lady, the originally kind-looking old lady was slightly surprised when she saw the silver hairpin on Aying's head.

"Your name is—Huo Aying?" Old Madam Xie looked at the woman with beautiful features and delicate skin, and a sense of intimacy rose in her heart.

Huo Aying nodded, "Yes."

"How old are you this year?" "Sixteen."

"From Lin'an?" the old lady asked again.

Ah Ying nodded, "Yes."

"What are your parents' names?" The more the old lady looked at Aying, the more familiar she felt.

When they heard this question, Nanny Su and A Ying beside them were stunned.

Ah Ying was confused and replied, "My father is Huo Zhongqiao, and my mother is Shen Fangxu."

"Fang Xu?..." The old lady's heart sank as she murmured.

"Madam, Aying doesn't have any improper thoughts about the Marquis' Mansion. Please let Aying go!" Aying kowtowed heavily.

Mrs. Xie finally came to her senses. She looked at Ah Ying dimly and sighed, "My dear, I've made you suffer..."

There was not much ripple in Huo Aying's heart. She had suffered so much, and being trapped here was her greatest pain.

"Grandmother wants you to follow Chengyi. Even though you are a concubine, I will give you a higher position in a few years. I won't treat you badly. What do you think?" The old lady changed the subject so quickly that Huo Aying was stunned for a few seconds.

According to common sense, with the support of the old lady, she would be rich even if she didn't have splendor. However, Huo Aying knew too well that everything in the world has a price tag. If she wanted to get something for nothing, she would suffer a lot in the future. She thought she was not the material to be a canary, so she refused directly: "Thank you for your sympathy, old lady. Aying thinks she doesn't have that blessing. Aying only hopes that the Marquis' Mansion will allow me to leave the capital."

Mrs. Xie was quite surprised. "Why?"

In the old lady's opinion, a woman's innocence is more important than anything else, let alone a woman who has been displaced since childhood and finally climbed into a wealthy and powerful family. Who would miss such a God-given opportunity to enjoy happiness? Moreover, the old lady has a selfish motive. She wants Aying to stay. Even if Chengyi really doesn't like her, she can just raise her as her granddaughter.

"Madam, Aying was sold to the capital by my father, and she lost her virginity to the prince because she was drugged by the Xie family. Aying does not blame anyone for this matter, nor does she want to publicize it. However, Aying was born in a quagmire since she was a child, and she cannot enter the marquis' mansion regardless of her character or talent. Instead of tying up the prince, it is better for you to grant Aying a favor and allow her to leave the capital." Huo Aying spoke neither humbly nor arrogantly, which made the old lady look at this delicate woman differently.

This mentality has really not changed...

"You really don't want to stay in the Marquis' Mansion?" The old lady said softly.

Huo Aying nodded without any hesitation, "Yes, Aying doesn't want to stay here."

Since this is the case, the old lady can't force you to do anything. After thinking for a long time, the old lady sighed and said, "Since you have made up your mind, I will not embarrass you anymore. I will ask Madam Su to bring you some silver and send you out of the capital."

After getting the old lady's approval, Huo A finally showed a lot of joy on his face and bowed deeply, "Thank you, old lady!"

Before leaving, Huo Aying asked Madam Su again, "Aying has something to trouble Madam Su."

Nanny Su was sympathetic and said, "You tell me, I will definitely help you if I can."

"I want to drink some contraceptive soup." The road ahead is uncertain, and Huo Aying cannot allow any accidents to happen.

Nanny Su was a little shocked by Huo Aying's words.

"Okay, Su Jian, come here for a moment."

About a quarter of an hour later, when everything was packed, Huo Aying got into the car carrying the bag handed to him by Nanny Su.

"Here is a silver note worth one thousand taels and some gold and silver jewelry. They are all specially ordered by the old lady. The old lady said that after all, it is fate that we are together, and she hopes that everything will go smoothly for the young lady in the future." Nanny Su said to Huo Aying specifically when she got into the car.

"One thousand taels?"

To be honest, Huo Aying was quite surprised. If someone else had taken money, they might have even tried to kill him. But this old lady actually took so much money? However, Aying was just confused for a moment. Who doesn't want money? Moreover, it was so much money that was free. It was enough to support any business. Perhaps it was the first time that someone cared about him so much. He couldn't help but confide in her, "Thank you, Madam. Please also thank the old lady on my behalf."

Nanny Su breathed a sigh of relief and waved her hand, saying, "Let's go..."

Huo Aying really couldn't help it, tears welled up in his eyes, he waved his hand and lowered the curtain.

"Gee!" Ma Saner drove to the dock.

Huo Aying stroked the bag, thinking back to what happened in the past few days, and felt like she was dreaming. In this dream, she lost her father, her home, her innocence, and the guidance and shackles of the future. She couldn't go back to Lin'an, and she wouldn't go back again. If her gambler father sold her out once, he might sell her out a second time. She couldn't let herself fall into the tiger's mouth. She could just treat herself as an orphan and live a stable life in this life...

***
Songheyuan.

"Madam, Aying has already boarded the carriage." Nanny Su said to the old lady who was chanting Buddha's name with her eyes closed.

The old lady slowly opened her eyes and sighed, "This world is so small..."

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