Jin Ge both pleaded and pressured, saying, "The Second Miss is, after all, the Crown Prince's concubine's older sister. Madam, please allow them, mother and daughter, sisters, to reunite!"

The old lady was annoyed by Xu Shi's cautious demeanor and Xie Tingting's fearful attitude.

Then she smiled and asked Jingge, "Does Aunt Jingge know what the Second Miss has done?"

Madam Xu did tell the Empress about poisoning the Fifth Young Master, but she blamed it all on the deceased maid, Luyi, saying that Old Madam Xie and Xie Anfeng deliberately stepped on their daughter to elevate Xie Zhaozhao.

Madam Xie glanced at Madam Xu, sneered, and said, "Madam Xu, you are really capable of turning black into white. You did a really good job of this."

Madam Xu immediately knelt down: "Your daughter-in-law is terrified. The second young lady is indeed at fault, but she only failed to expose it. Her crime does not deserve such a severe punishment."

Madam Xie simply told Jin Ge everything that happened that day, including what Xie Tingting had done, without hesitation.

Madam Xu and Xie Tingting were shocked to find that Old Madam Xie showed them no mercy, and their faces turned pale instantly.

"The Xie family dares not disobey Her Majesty the Empress's decree. From today onwards, the wife of the Heir Apparent of the Marquis of Pingyang may visit her mother and sister." Old Madam Xie said to Jin Ge with a smile, "Thank you for making the trip in this cold weather, Aunt Jin Ge."

With a glance, Ying'er gestured, and Ying'er immediately gave Jin Ge a large purse.

After Jin Ge finished delivering her message, Ying Er escorted her out of the Xie residence.

After boarding the carriage at the Xie residence, Jin Ge opened the brocade pouch and found a hundred-tael silver note inside. Thinking of Madam Xu and Xie Tingting, she shook her head.

With Ying'er's help, Madam Xie returned to Wutong Courtyard. Xie Tingting clenched her fists and asked Madam Xu in a panic, "Mother, what do you plan to do?"

Madam Xu dug her fingers until her palms bled, and said with a dark face, "Tingting, what did the old lady just say?"

“Grandmother said that the wife of the Marquis of Pingyang’s heir can visit her mother and sister… Mother, does she mean that only my elder sister is allowed to visit you and me?”

"Tingting, the old lady is too cruel, she's really too cruel!" Xu's tears flowed freely.

"Tingting, don't worry about your second sister. I'm going to apologize to the old lady. You, you must kneel down and beg your eldest sister for protection!"