novelaction Chapter 139 The Name That Once Belonged to Her
Chapter 139 The Name That Once Belonged to Her
The village chief turned his head sharply, his eyes wide open, and glared fiercely at the person who had suddenly spoken.
Yun Niangzi looked around and found that the person who had led the caravan earlier was not here. She felt a little relieved, but she did not look at the village chief. Instead, she turned her gaze to Xie Yaochuan, who was standing to the side.
She knew him; he was Xie Yaochuan, the eldest son of the Xie family.
She had visited Xie Yaochuan with her mother when he was born. So when she saw him this time, she recognized him at a glance because he looked so much like Madam Xie.
However, compared to others, he possessed an even greater air of handsomeness and masculinity.
She had to find a way to get Xie Yaochuan to take her away from this place.
She can accept suffering.
But she absolutely refused to let her child suffer any injustice while she was with him.
"Li family woman, your nonsense is going too far!" The village chief glared angrily, his fingers trembling slightly, as if he wanted to hit her.
He looked at the Mu family guards standing around him, and felt somewhat apprehensive, but ultimately dared not make a move.
Lady Yun's gaze swept lightly across Xiao Yuxi's face before finally settling on Xie Yaochuan's face. She said firmly, "I have my own surname. My surname is Yun."
Since arriving in this village, she has always adhered to this saying and has never changed it.
Despite enduring countless beatings and even giving birth to the child of someone she despised, she still harbored a deep hatred for being given her husband's surname.
Her surname is Yun, that's an unchangeable fact, and she will always have the surname Yun for the rest of her life.
However, Xie Yaochuan failed to grasp the deeper meaning behind her words.
When the woman walked over, he keenly noticed that Xiao Yuxi's eyes suddenly brightened. He wanted to get closer to her, but Mu Yunchen held him tightly.
This woman must be the Lady Yun that Xiao Yuxi has been mentioning.
Lady Yun stood straight and upright. Although she was dressed simply and plainly, even somewhat tattered and worn, the elegant temperament she exuded was clearly the result of growing up and being nurtured in a prestigious family.
She certainly wasn't from a farming family.
"It was during the village chief election period, and the forces that could or could not be won over had already settled down. Just then, the Hu family came here with their two children to settle down. If the Hu family could stay, they would naturally be eligible to participate in the election, and he would definitely get four more votes."
"At the time, the Hu family couple only cared about keeping their eldest daughter alive, while their younger daughter was left on the cart and went hungry for several days without anyone caring for her. In order to prevent the ticket from becoming invalid, the village chief had someone feed her some disaster relief porridge distributed by the imperial court, which helped her survive."
"Does the village chief think it's all his own doing? These ideas weren't his own, were they? Even the disaster relief porridge back then, if your wife hadn't insisted on feeding the victims, you probably wouldn't have used it at all, right?"
"And after becoming the village chief, he felt that the disaster victims were too grateful to your wife, so he tried every means to beat her to death and replaced her with another wife. Village chief, am I right?"
Yun Niangzi had a faint smile on her lips, her eyes firm and composed, staring directly at the village chief without fear.
The village chief felt a strange sensation; the woman from the Li family in front of him seemed quite different from the woman he remembered.
In the past, she always appeared timid and cowardly when facing herself and other villagers, and she didn't even dare to raise her head, let alone speak loudly or straighten her back.
On ordinary days, she would quietly curl up in a corner, doing her best to help with housework and take care of the children, as if she had no self at all, and was easily overlooked.
However, who could have predicted that this seemingly gentle and weak woman had been pretending all along? She feigned compliance on the surface, but in reality, she remembered everything.
Once everyone lowered their guard and allowed her to move freely, she struck the enemy like a cheetah that had been lying in wait for a long time.
"You..." The village chief's lips trembled, and he couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time.
Seeing this, Xie Yaochuan, who was standing to the side, showed a hint of surprise in his eyes and asked, "Are you Lady Yun?"
Lady Yun nodded slightly, her movements graceful and elegant, clearly a habit cultivated through long-term training.
Then, she respectfully performed a standard court etiquette to Xie Yaochuan, exuding a noble air in every gesture, as if such etiquette had long been ingrained in her blood.
"Exactly."
Lady Yun was petite and delicate, with a youthful and innocent face, looking no more than a teenager. However, she was actually already an adult, but due to long-term hunger and malnutrition, she appeared exceptionally thin and frail.
Judging from her appearance, it's hard to imagine that she's already in her twenties.
Is the surname Yun?
Upon hearing this surname, Xie Yaochuan felt a strange sensation, but it vanished in an instant, and he dared not delve too deeply into the reason behind it.
"What was your original name?" Xie Yaochuan couldn't help but ask.
Lady Yun stood quietly in place, her lips trembling slightly, as if she had a thousand words to say, but they were stuck in her throat, making it difficult for her to speak.
That name that once belonged to her seemed to have become an unspeakable taboo, buried deep in the depths of her heart.
Because she knew all too well that she was utterly unworthy to utter that name. Her very existence was a disgrace to the entire Yun family!
Otherwise, why has her mother never come looking for her all these years?
And why wasn't she rescued from this abyss of suffering?
With the Yun family's capabilities, how could they possibly not find anything?
But her existence meant nothing to them except embarrassment.
At this moment, she realized that she was nothing more than a pawn abandoned by her family.
Now she is penniless, not only trapped with a farmer, but also has a son with him.
In the eyes of the Yun family, she probably has no further use whatsoever.
And her life seemed to have lost all meaning...
Lady Yun chuckled softly, a bitter laugh, and looked up at the sky, where the clouds drifted freely.
Unlike her, who has been trapped in this unfamiliar place for so many years.
They were trapped in a house day and night, chained up.
She had to abandon all her dignity to get out of there.
But how is he supposed to pick up all that dignity that's scattered on the ground? How can he possibly pick it up?
"I don't have a name." Lady Yun's eyes were filled with tears, but she shook her head, holding back her tears. "Young Master Xie, please just call me Lady Yun."
Xie Yaochuan was taken aback upon hearing this, and looked at her carefully again.
Since he arrived here, he has never told anyone that his surname is Xie.