The Useless Heiress Is Actually A Bigshot
Chapter 347 - Chapter 347 Chapter 347 Consolation

Chapter 347: Chapter 347 Consolation Chapter 347: Chapter 347 Consolation “This matter is not your fault,” said Zhong Niangyao softly.

Old Mrs. Zeng wiped her tears continually, shaking her head without speaking.

Ever since that incident, everyone around her, including her in-laws and husband, had been trying to persuade her that it wasn’t her fault, that it had just been an accident. But she could not find peace in her heart. She felt it was herself who had caused her daughter’s death. For all these years, she had suffered from constant inner torment.

“Did someone tell you that your daughter was seeking you out to take her life?” Zhong Niangyao continued, “That’s why you harbored thoughts of death, isn’t it?”

With her advanced age, and coupled with the mental anguish from her daughter’s untimely demise, Old Mrs. Zeng had indeed lost her spirit and her health had started to decline after hearing that her daughter was claiming her life.

Hearing Zhong Niangyao’s words, Old Mrs. Zeng nodded, “My Niuniu, I failed her. Even if it means giving up my own life for hers, I am willing.”

“But how can you be so sure that your daughter is claiming your life?” Zhong Niangyao asked softly, “In your eyes, is your daughter such an evil spirit?”

“No, it’s not like that,” Old Mrs. Zeng shook her head before finally speaking, “It’s actually because of the last incident when Junjun nearly drowned. Afterwards, I met a master who told me that it was my daughter who had come for my life. If I don’t die, everyone around me will be harmed one by one.”

As she spoke, her voice was tinged with a sob, “It’s my fault about Niuniu; if someone should pay with their life, it should only be me. So, I–”

“Mum, how could you be so foolish?” Zeng Zhan couldn’t hold back and interjected, “You believe such things. Whether it’s about Junjun or my sister, those were just accidents. That so-called master is just deceiving you.”

“But–” Old Mrs. Zeng’s face showed a trace of hesitance, “The master didn’t ask for any compensation from me.”

It was for this reason that she had so unwaveringly believed the master. Moreover, she always harbored guilt towards her daughter and thus wished to use her own life as atonement.

“He doesn’t want compensation; he’s only after your life,” Zhong Niangyao said softly, “Your home is clean, there are no ghosts present, nor is there any residue of ghost energy. This also proves that, all these years, there couldn’t possibly have been the ghost of your daughter in your home.”

“Moreover, so many years have passed since the incident, your daughter may have already reincarnated.”

Zeng Zhan and Pan Zimei, standing aside, listened in amazement; they too grasped the implication.

“Lady Zhong, are you saying that someone is after my mother’s life?” Zeng Zhan asked urgently, “But my mother has always been kind to others, she has good relations with people around her and has never offended anyone; why would someone want to kill her?”

“Old Mrs. Zeng isn’t some kind of currency, how could she possibly be liked by everyone?” Zhong Niangyao said with a smile, shaking her head, “No matter who it is, it’s impossible to be liked by everyone. And how do you know that it isn’t precisely because she’s been too good that someone has borne a grudge against her?”

For a moment, Zeng Zhan and Pan Zimei didn’t know what to say.

Zhong Niangyao’s gaze returned to Old Mrs. Zeng, “Old Mrs. Zeng, now that you know these things, you should also find peace of mind.”

“In fact, all these years, you’ve always felt that your daughter resented you. But in truth, she doesn’t hold any grudge against you at all. If she really hated you, she wouldn’t have let you live comfortably all these years.”

“If you truly feel sorry for your daughter, then in the coming days, do good deeds in the name of your daughter, to accumulate merit for her. If she has already reincarnated, her life after reincarnation will be much better. If not, then she can have a favorable rebirth in the future.”

Although there were no supernatural events in this family, if Old Mrs. Zeng’s psychological knot was not untied, her life might still not be long.

Each person has their own fate; she wasn’t supposed to interfere too much.

But coming here today, she could see that this whole family were good people. Especially Old Mrs. Zeng who had done many good deeds over the years, a person of merit. Such a person shouldn’t have a short life.

Therefore, she wanted to offer them some guidance.

Hearing Zhong Niangyao’s words, Old Mrs. Zeng grasped at them like a lifeline, seizing Zhong Niangyao’s hand, “Is what you say true? Does my Niuniu really not resent me?”

“She doesn’t resent you,” Zhong Niangyao shook her head, “There is no sin upon you, if she resented you, you would bear the burden of her sin.”

“If you really died because of this, then your death would become your daughter’s sin. I think you wouldn’t want that either!”

“No, that can’t be,” Old Mrs. Zeng shook her head quickly, “I’ll live well, and I will do even more good deeds to accumulate virtue for my Niuniu.”

As she spoke, the morbid pallor that had lingered on Old Mrs. Zeng’s face had completely vanished, replaced by endless hope.

It was clear that the willingness she had harbored to die had now dissolved completely.

Zeng Zhan and Pan Zimei might not understand everything, but they could see that Old Mrs. Zeng had cast off her previous despondency, her entire being now revitalized with vitality.

Zhong Niangyao looked at Zeng Zhan and then said, “Don’t celebrate just yet, this incident with Old Mrs. Zeng was not an accident.”

“Yes!” Pan Zimei interjected nervously, “Lady Zhong, who exactly wants to kill my mother-in-law?”

Given that Zhong Niangyao knew so much, she surely knew who the culprit behind the scenes was.

Who would have thought, Zhong Niangyao just shook her head, “You’ll need to investigate this. However, I can give you a clue; this person is definitely very familiar with your family’s situation. And she certainly knows about your mother’s guilt towards your daughter, that’s how she could use it against her.”

After hearing Zhong Niangyao’s words, the Zeng Family members fell into deep thought.

Zhong Niangyao continued, “Many times, when people harm you, it may not be because you have done them wrong or anything like that, it might simply be out of jealousy, that they cannot stand to see you faring better than them. You know, jealousy can make a person unrecognizable.”