On the other side, Zhao Luoning also approached the female thief.
Feixing pinned the female thief's hands behind her back and was about to lift her head up, but the crazy woman just wouldn't raise her head.
Caixue was also a stubborn one. She shielded Zhao Luoning behind her and said fiercely,
"I'm going to see what this person who dared to rob someone's bag in broad daylight looks like today. Feixing, do it."
Caixue's actions reassured Ji Shisu who was watching from the side, and he didn't make a fuss about coming up anymore.
Thankfully, Caixue still knew to protect Zhao Luoning.
At this moment, Feixing nodded, then tapped the woman's acupoints, making her unable to move anymore, and only then lifted her head up.
When the messy hair fell to the side and her face was revealed, not only Caixue but also Zhao Luoning, who was always calm and self - composed, was stunned.
How could she have fallen to such a state!
It turned out that the one who had blatantly robbed Caixue's bag on the street was none other than Mrs. Zhao the Second.
Hua Ci was also very surprised to see Mrs. Zhao the Second. "Weren't you taken back by Zhao Luoming?"
"Wasn't she taken to the Ning Mansion by Zhao Luoyue?"
Zhao Luoning was present when Zhao Luoyue took Mrs. Zhao the Second away.
Why did it become Zhao Luoming taking her back according to Hua Ci?
And why was she now sleeping on the street?
Hua Ci explained, "The Ning Mansion of course refused to take her in. Later, the Third Young Master had no choice but to take her away and found another residence. For this reason, the Third Young Master also broke off relations with the Zhao Family and never returned to the Zhao Family again. How could she have fallen to this state?"
Hua Ci had once served in the Zhao Family anyway, and still had occasional contacts with the Zhao Family's nurses. She knew more about the Zhao Family's situation than Zhao Luoning.
Zhao Luoning still knew Zhao Luoming's temper well.
He wasn't the kind of person who would abandon his own mother.
Mrs. Zhao the Second was far from her former arrogance. Her eyes were wandering, and she didn't seem to recognize Caixue and Zhao Luoning very well.
If you didn't look closely, you really wouldn't be able to tell that she was the young mistress who had once been domineering and lived in comfort in the Zhao Mansion.
After all, she was Zhao Luoming's mother. Zhao Luoning still gave Zhao Luoming some face. She hailed a carriage. Since she didn't know where Zhao Luoming currently lived, she sent Mrs. Zhao the Second to the inn opened by Zhao Luoming.
Zhao Luoming wasn't in the inn, nor was his personal servant. It was A Shun, the innkeeper now, who saw them coming and quickly came out to greet them.
When he first saw Mrs. Zhao the Second brought in by Zhao Luoning, he thought she was a beggar at first. It was only when Zhao Luoning told him to find a maid to clean her up that he realized this was his master's mother.
A Shun was greatly shocked. "Mrs. Zhao the Second? Wasn't she taken away by the Third Miss?"
Now, both Hua Ci and Zhao Luoning were completely confused.
What on earth was going on?
After settling Mrs. Zhao the Second down, A Shun found a private room and entertained Zhao Luoning and her entourage. By the way, he told them about what had happened to Mrs. Zhao the Second.
"Our master really loved Mrs. Zhao the Second. For her sake, he moved out of the Zhao Family and bought a house outside. He almost started from scratch. But Mrs. Zhao the Second was really unreasonable. She disliked the simple place our master lived in. And after our master broke off relations with the Zhao Family, she threw tantrums at home every day, thinking that our master was deliberately disobeying her. Poor our master, who served her whole - heartedly but got no appreciation."
Hearing this, Hua Ci couldn't help but scoff. "What does he mean by starting from scratch? Mrs. Zhao the Second must have had a lot of private savings over the years."
A Shun replied with a bitter smile. "Over the years, the Third Miss had a hard time in her husband's family. Every time she came back to the Zhao Family, she would ask Mrs. Zhao the Second for a sum of money. And since Mrs. Zhao the Second's natal family had been in a difficult situation over the years, she also had to subsidize them. With these two expenses, no matter how much money she had, it would be spent."
Hua Ci didn't say a word.
But it didn't mean that she accepted A Shun's explanation.
Mrs. Zhao the Second had no money? Who would believe it!
A Shun continued, "Our master has been unlucky these years. He was unappreciated in the Zhao Family. After he left, everything he did ended in failure, and he encountered setbacks everywhere, as if someone was deliberately making things difficult for him. Coupled with Mrs. Zhao the Second's making a fuss and insisting on going to find Zhao Luoyue to help her return to the Zhao Family. Our master was so exhausted that he agreed to her decision and let Zhao Luoyue take her away."
At this point, A Shun lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "Strangely enough, it seems that whoever gets close to Mrs. Zhao the Second will have bad luck. As soon as Mrs. Zhao the Second left, our master managed to buy the inn, and everything went smoothly after that. He never encountered any resistance again."
Hearing this, the words Ji Shisu had said suddenly popped into Zhao Luoning's mind: "Ning'er, I will avenge anyone who bullies you."
Zhao Luoning knew Zhao Luoming's ability very well. She could understand why he failed in the Zhao Family.
The Zhao Family was already on the decline.
With so many accumulated problems over the years, not to mention that Zhao Luoming was unable to save the situation.
Even when she was in charge of the Zhao Family back then, she had often taken money from the silk store and the pharmacy to fill the loopholes in the Zhao Family.
The Zhao Family was beyond saving.
So, Zhao Luoning strongly supported Zhao Luoming's decision to leave the Zhao Family, and always thought that it was very brave of him to make such a decision.
But it was really puzzling to Zhao Luoning that Zhao Luoming still couldn't succeed after leaving the Zhao Family.
It shouldn't be like this.
Hearing A Shun's description, Zhao Luoning had a rough idea in her mind.
Maybe A Shun's feeling was right.
The reason why they had been unlucky before was really because someone was deliberately causing trouble.
Ji Shisu was in charge of the country's top intelligence network and had been in Huangcheng for many years. With just one word from him, who would dare to offend him?!
Zhao Luoning was lost in thought.
On the other side, A Shun was still continuing.
"Although he let the Second Miss take her back, our master didn't neglect his filial piety. He discussed with the Second Young Master of the Ning Family and asked them to take in Mrs. Zhao the Second as if she was on temporary foster care. He would be responsible for the expenses, and that's why the Ning Mansion agreed to let Mrs. Zhao the Second in."
This time, even Zhao Luoning couldn't help but sigh.
"No wonder Lu Yu always says that even a bad grove can produce good bamboo shoots."
Although the words were a bit harsh, they accurately summarized the current situation of the second branch of the Zhao Family.
Both Mrs. Zhao the Second and Zhao Luoyue had very bad tempers and characters, but there was unexpectedly a decent and upright Zhao Luoming.
"Then how did Mrs. Zhao the Second end up like this?"
A Shun thought for a while and said, "Maybe it's because the Third Miss was divorced."
"Ah?!" The three people present were all shocked.
Zhao Luoyue was divorced?
Why didn't they know about it?!
A Shun quickly made a shushing gesture, signaling them not to speak loudly.
"Dear ladies, you must keep this a secret for me. If the Third Miss knows that I told you this, she will surely skin me alive."
Zhao Luoning quickly asked, "Didn't Ning Huaizhi already accept Luoming's money? Why did he still divorce Zhao Luoyue?!"
Mentioning Ning Huaizhi, A Shun spat out angrily.
"He's not a good person either!"