Chapter 503 - 494: Reappearance
No matter how small Yu’er may be, she is so perceptive, always picking up on people’s facial expressions. Being adored by everyone since she was born and being heavily spoiled by her grandfather and two older brothers, no one has ever made a displeased face in front of her. That is, until this woman showed up and not only gave her a dirty look, but also reprimanded her causing Yu’er to feel wronged. She suddenly let out a wailing cry.
When their sister began to shed tears, her brothers started to bawl, stomping as they wailed, "The mean lady made our sister cry... we’ll sic the dog on you..."
Lady Rong Zhao frowned by all the sobbing, "Rong Zhao, what in the world are you doing? You scared the child."
Rong Zhao was not amused, wondering what she’d done wrong and retorting "I didn’t do anything. Mrs. Chen is my daughter-in-law. If she doesn’t know manners, is it not my place to teach her?"
Just as the words had left her lips, she noticed a small black bird-like toy on Yu’er’s skirt. It appeared to have turned its small head slightly. She got a fright and blinked, but the toy bird remained static. She must have seen wrong.
However, Rong Zhao felt a chill down her spine and had a dreaded feeling of ominousness. But as she was in public, she had to maintain her dignity and decided not to say anything more, though she was still visibly upset.
Whilst Chen Afu holds Rong Zhao in high esteem, she was not willing to let Liao Chen’s grandchildren kneel and bow to this woman, much less address her as ’grandmother’. The proud and stubborn Liao Chen would not stand it either. Hence, Marquis Chu had been preventing them from meeting Rong Zhao, as he was not only afraid of Rong Zhao causing them harm but might also hold this notion. Except for Ms. Chu who has different blood coursing through her veins and is related to the horse family, so she is also considered to be one of Rong Zhao’s grandchildren. But the other three children have no relations with Rong Zao.
However, either through validating state laws or household rules, these children cheap still show their respect to her, including addressing her as ’grandmother’.