Chapter Forty-Three: Ma’am, you wouldn’t want to…
“It’s okay, it’s okay, dear, you’ve been wronged.”
Yifu lovingly held Leia in her arms, listening to Leia’s grievance-filled sobs, and her beautiful eyes began to fill with tears as well.
She certainly understood why those guys couldn’t be driven away, like bothersome flies.
But Yifu couldn’t tell Leia the truth about the matter, because it was a bit too dark for a child.
“But… those guys who got beaten, their parents all came to the academy wanting an explanation.”
“They were the ones who provoked me first, taunting me in every way, yet all the blame eventually ends up on my shoulders.”
Leia felt wronged, and even now she clearly understood that it was wrong to hit others, and she was willing to take responsibility.
However, given the current situation, those noble children who felt wronged were likely to place all the blame on Leia.
From Yifu’s perspective, Leia was completely justified in defending herself; even not having seriously injured them was a testament to her good heart, unlike those brutes whose ancestors should be ashamed.
“You did nothing wrong. Listen carefully, if the sky falls, your mother will hold it up for you. I will find a way to help you. Don’t be afraid, this afternoon we won’t go to the academy, we’ll stay home, and I’ll make you some clothes, okay?”
Yifu gently comforted Leia, as she could probably guess the expression on the aggressive nobles’ faces upon realizing their children were being bullied.
Being bullied was one thing, but for more than a dozen boys to bully a little girl and still lose was truly shameful.
Nobles care greatly about their face, and people tend to act urgently when they feel embarrassed.
“Okay.”
Leia nodded with tear-filled eyes, her hurt heart slightly eased by Yifu’s gentle reassurance.
Yifu was truly the gentlest mother. The thing Leia would never regret in her life was meeting her.
“And you, Qianzhi.”
Yifu extended her hand and lightly touched Qianzhi’s injured cheek, her voice full of concern.
“What happened to your face? You didn’t participate, did you?”
“I…”
Qianzhi lowered her head slightly; she was a lady, raised with such education throughout her life.
A lady shouldn’t casually get involved in fights unless faced with true brutes.
“You also hit someone, didn’t you?”
“Uh-huh…”
After hesitating for a while, Qianzhi finally nodded with a guilty face, biting her lip.
“Thank you for protecting our Leia, but hurting yourself is not okay.”
As Yifu spoke, her thumb gently rubbed Qianzhi’s scar, and in the blink of an eye, the scar disappeared without a trace.
Qianzhi’s fair little face returned to its previous clear complexion, as if the scar had never existed.
“I can help you settle this matter.”
As Qianzhi looked at Yifu’s gentle demeanor, she thought of her own mother.
Before her mother left, she had never truly experienced any grievances; ever since her departure, Qianzhi believed that her mother’s gentleness would only exist in the fairy tales of her imagination.
But now, this gentleness was genuinely present before her.
Now that Qianzhi had grasped it, she would never easily let go.
“You don’t need to help me settle it; you’re still a child, and I have my own ways to handle it.”
“After saying so much, are you all hungry? Let’s go eat first.”
“Since we’re back home, how could I let you go hungry?”
Yifu affectionately patted the heads of the two little girls, making them feel a little dazed, as if they might faint in her arms at any moment.
QAQ, she’s so gentle, and I like her so much…
Yifu managed to soothe the two children’s moods, but she found herself without a good solution to the problem at hand.
If relying solely on herself, Yifu felt uncertain…
Sigh, is the only way to sell a favor to Her Highness the Princess?
Yifu knew that as long as she clearly explained the whole situation to Her Highness Princess Alice, given her personality, she would naturally not stand idly by.
But after all, it’s a personal favor and a kind of invisible debt.
On the surface, Princess Alice might say it was a small matter not worth worrying about, but if she were to get serious, who knows when she might force Yifu to stay put.
Saying things like, Ma’am, you wouldn’t want your daughter’s situation to…
Moreover, thinking about the countless little toys that Princess Alice kept tucked away in the cabinet made Yifu’s legs feel weak just imagining it.
“Ah, but what can be done? It’s all for my daughter.”
Yifu sighed softly, gently covering her chest, feeling her heart racing under her thick turtleneck sweater.
Even through thick barriers, it was still clear…
Her originally melancholic azure eyes now carried a touch of helplessness. This plot was increasingly resembling something indescribable.
It turned out that the phrase “Ma’am, you wouldn’t want XX” could truly control someone like Yifu, the white-haired lady.
When it came to herself, Yifu couldn’t see any bitterness at all; she could only feel the helplessness and bitterness of being forced to act for her family’s sake.
That white-haired, melancholy lady’s weak and helpless appearance was of course vividly seen by Qianzhi beside her.
“She’s really still troubled by this matter; it seems I need to help her out.”
