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Chapter 622 Suicide?

The old woman nodded emphatically.

"She committed suicide?"

The old woman nodded emphatically as well.

Du Mingxian became increasingly curious about what had happened. "Was she there when you arrived?"

The old woman shook her head.

Du Mingxian understood. The previous old woman must be gone, so they bought this one. And why is she tongueless?

Moreover, how could this old woman know about the previous woman's affair? That woman is dead, and this one should have had absolutely no contact with her. Judging from this, how could she know?

No one in the family was home, the children were all in the county, and Ling's father had not returned either.

Before she learned the truth, she was somewhat angry. She couldn't understand what had happened to her good mother-in-law, that she had become like this, suffering from mental problems.

"You can tidy up now. In a little while, make some of my mother-in-law's favorite dishes and take them to her room."

The old woman kept her head down and tidied up; it was unclear whether she had heard anything.

Du Mingxian went to Ling's mother's room, and when she entered, she found that the room had changed drastically.

The corners of the cabinets and tables were all wrapped up, and although the mother-in-law's room was usually filled with basic furniture, there wasn't much left now, making it look quite empty.

Ling Silang sat by his mother's bedside and took her pulse. Du Mingxian didn't dare to disturb him until Ling Silang withdrew his hand.

"How's Mom?"

"The situation is not good. Mother has suffered a great shock. We don't know the specifics yet. Let's wait for Father to come back." Ling Silang said with great heartache. "Send me into your space. I'll go and get some medicine for Mother."

"it is good."

Ling Silang went to his space to prepare medicine, while Du Mingxian waited outside, worried that Ling's mother would wake up alone. People with mental instability need to be cared for like children.

A moment later, Ling Silang came out, carrying a bowl of steaming medicine. After the medicine cooled down a bit, Du Mingxian helped Ling Silang feed it to her.

"Will this medicine make Mother feel any better?"

"These kinds of mental problems can only be addressed gradually; they can't be cured overnight."

"My mother is such a good person, how much trauma must she have suffered to become like this?"

Ling Silang shook his head, "I don't know yet. We'll have to wait for my family to come back and ask them for details."

The two women stayed by her side. Soon, the old woman brought over the food, and Du Mingxian took it and then told her to leave.

“Mother is not doing well. I thought this old woman was the one from before, but she was bought later. I just found out that the old woman committed suicide.”

She was a loyal servant in her past life. I bought her back hoping she could enjoy her old age, but she died young. In truth, it was she who caused it.

"Don't think about it now. We'll ask about everything when Dad comes back."

"Okay." Du Mingxian looked at the rice in her bowl. "What about Mother's food?"

"Let her rest well. Mother needs to rest now. A good rest will improve her mental state."

"Okay, then I won't order it. We'll talk about it tomorrow morning." Du Mingxian looked at the noodles in her bowl. "I might as well eat it myself; it would be a waste not to."

"Okay, you eat." Ling Silang's feelings were complicated; seeing his mother like that really broke his heart.

Du Mingxian had just picked up a bite with her chopsticks and put it in her mouth when she immediately spat it out. "What kind of food is this? There's nothing in it."

Ling Silang took the bowl, put it in his mouth and tasted it. The taste was indeed not good; there wasn't even any salt.

"I'll ask."

"Forget it, since we have to wait for Father to come back before we can ask, we might as well wait a little longer. That old woman can't write or speak, so you'll have to guess a lot of things you ask, which is too troublesome."

"Alright," Ling Silang could only agree for now.

The two remained silent for a long time. Xia Yu asked from outside if they could eat, and then they came out. Dong Shi was guarding Ling's mother's room.

At the dinner table, Du Mingxian couldn't bear to throw away the rice in her bowl and ate it with Ling Silang.

Ling's father did not return before he went to bed that night.

In the middle of the night, Du Mingxian suddenly opened her eyes and sat up abruptly. Ling Silang, a light sleeper, saw her sit up and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"

"There's someone outside."

Outside, there were no guards tonight, but there were many people in the courtyard who knew martial arts. Someone climbed over the courtyard wall, and one or two of them quickly dressed and came out to arrest the person.

When Du Mingxian came out, the person had already been caught, and Ling Silang followed her out.

"Who are you, and why are you in my house?"

Upon hearing that it was Ling Silang's father's voice, Du Mingxian hurriedly told Xia Yu and the others to release the person.

Ling Silang stepped forward and helped the man up. "Father, why don't you use the proper door instead of climbing over the wall?"

When Ling's father heard that it was Ling Silang, he was quite shocked. He then grabbed his youngest son and started to cry. "You've been away for so long, and the letters you send back are getting longer and longer. I'm starting to wonder if you've forgotten you even have a family."

"Father, it is your unfilial son who should write back home more often."

Seeing the two talking, Du Mingxian stood aside and watched. When Ling's father finished crying and looked up at Du Mingxian, he felt a little embarrassed.

"Dad, you're back so late, have you eaten?"

"Not yet." Ling's father smiled awkwardly. "It's alright, the mute old woman at home will save food for me."

Upon hearing this, Ling Silang became anxious and wanted to ask about his mother's condition.

"Then Dad, go in and eat first. We can talk about it over dinner."

"Okay, okay." After agreeing, Ling's father pulled Ling Silang to eat.

The mute old woman really did leave food and dishes for Ling's father, which Du Mingxian didn't see. It didn't seem like it was made by Dong Shi or the others; it must have been the mute old woman who made the food herself.

"Would you like some more?" Mr. Ling asked, looking up at his son and daughter-in-law.

They both shook their heads.

Watching his father wolf down his food, Ling Silang asked impatiently, "Father, tell me, what exactly happened?"

"Okay, let me tell you about it." As soon as Mr. Ling started talking about it, his eyes welled up with tears again.

“We supply wine to the barracks and sauce to the restaurants. When you sent your first letter, weren’t you discussing opening a shop for the third son’s family?”

"You know, our family is living such a good life, so good that people are envious and jealous. That's why we attract attention. On the first day, a thief broke into our house."

“That thief was incredibly audacious; he stole all the money your mother had hidden.”