Because the matter of Zhong Wuniang involved Ling Tao's father and the leg injury sustained by Huo Yunyang, Lu Qingyuan and Huo Yanxing chose to keep the details hidden.
Old Madam Huo was merely told that Zhong Wuniang, the maid who made such excellent soups, had decided to strike out on her own. As Lu Qingyuan was kind-hearted and wished to support her business, she had specially entrusted the arrangements for her birthday banquet to her. Naturally, the Old Madam had no objections.
Only Ling Tao looked up suddenly, meeting Lu Qingyuan's smiling eyes. His heart was filled with gratitude. He did not know what had transpired between the adults, nor did he understand why his mother had suddenly left the Marquis Manor to open her own shop. However, when Zhong Wuniang’s noodle shop first opened, Ling Tao had snuck out to help, and he noticed that his mother’s spirit was much better than it had ever been at the manor. The scar on her face remained, but she now carefully covered it with lead powder; unless one looked closely, it was barely noticeable, and the woman herself seemed like a brand-new person.
Chapter 131