Feeling embarrassed and unwilling to admit it, Xie Xiangxiang said, "Why is Mother asking this?"

Xu was too lazy to argue with her and said, "Xiangxiang, it wasn't easy for me to come out today. You have to tell me the truth so I can make the right judgment."

"Of course, we consummated our marriage," Xie Xiangxiang said evasively.

How could Madam Xu not understand her daughter? Overwhelmed with grief, she wept and asked, "Xiangxiang, what excuse did he give for not consummating the marriage with you?"

"Mother, I've already said it, we've long ago..."

"Shut up!" Madam Xu snapped angrily. "I've been through this before. Are you trying to hide it from me? Tell me the truth, what's the real reason I won't consummate our marriage?"

Xie Xiangxiang tried to gloss over the situation again, but Xu suddenly burst into tears.

"Xiangxiang, I've always favored you since you were little, simply because you're my first child. I especially hoped you could be more outstanding than the eldest young lady. Your suffering makes me feel even worse than you do..."

Seeing her cry, Xie Xiangxiang quickly knelt down before her: "Mother, it's all my fault."

“When I entered the Marquis’s residence just now, your mother-in-law probably felt that my daughter and I had lost power, and she made a lot of sarcastic remarks to me… Xiangxiang, even if I die, I will not allow anyone to trample you in the mud!” Madam Xu said, crying. “You are my first child, and I worry about you more than Tingting or Xie Jin.”

Xie Xiangxiang hesitated for a long time before finally telling the truth.

Having exhausted her patience, Madam Xu instructed Duo'er to call for Granny Wei.

Granny Wei was cleaning the chamber pot when she saw Duo'er and thought she was seeing things. "Duo'er is here?"

Duo'er looked at Granny Wei cleaning the chamber pot and asked incredulously, "Granny Wei, why are you cleaning the chamber pot?"

Granny Wei sneered, "If we don't clean the chamber pot, are we going to wait for the Second Miss to beat us?"

Duo'er finally managed to persuade her to return to the main hall of Fanghua Garden.

Madam Xu said, "Granny Wei, thank you for your hard work!"

Seeing how respectful she spoke, Granny Wei knelt down with a thud and cried, "This servant has failed Madam's trust, this servant deserves to die."

"How can this be your fault! Tell me, what exactly happened?"

Granny Wei spoke without regard for anything else.

She followed the second young lady to the Marquis's mansion, but because there were several first-class maids serving her, she was unable to move forward.

She didn't know that Xie Xiangxiang and Gu Chengyan hadn't consummated their marriage until she and Xie Xiangxiang went to Boyige to catch them in the act, and later heard rumors.

“This servant helped the Second Miss test Prince Gu, but only received three slaps from the Second Miss. This servant is truly incompetent…” Granny Wei sobbed uncontrollably.

Madam Xu was so angry that she trembled all over. Pointing at Xie Xiangxiang, she said, "Xie Xiangxiang, I always resented your grandmother and your father for not treating you well enough. Now I understand. How could you be so stupid?"

The first-class and second-class maids she carefully selected for Xie Xiangxiang were all beaten to death and sold off in less than half a year!

Wei, the most loyal and capable nanny who accompanied Xie Xiangxiang as part of her dowry, was actually slapped and sent to clean the chamber pot!

"Xie Xiangxiang, why don't you just die stupidly? I've been fighting with a dead Xu Zhiyan for over a decade. I originally thought her daughter, being motherless and uneducated, could never compare to you. Now I realize you're not even worthy to carry her shoes. Your being alive is the greatest proof of my incompetence."

Upon hearing Xu's words, Xie Xiangxiang angrily retorted, "Then what are you doing here? I didn't invite you to come and tell me what to do!"

Whose fault is it that I can't return to the Xie residence? It was Tingting who wanted to kill my fifth brother; she gave the idea, she drugged him, so why is she taking revenge on me in the end?

I'm stupid, I've been taking the blame for you and Third Sister all along!

Ms. Xu was stunned by her words.

Without thinking, he slapped her hard across the face twice.

Xie Xiangxiang pointed at her hysterically and said, "Go away! Go right now! My affairs are none of your business!"

Madam Xu clutched her chest, pointed at her, and couldn't say anything, only repeatedly saying, "Idiot, dead idiot, stupid to death..."

Granny Wei quickly chased away all the servants and maids in the courtyard and closed the door.

He pleaded with Xie Xiangxiang, "Second Miss, wake up! Don't hurt Madam's heart anymore. There will never be another Madam who treats you as well as she has! Second Miss, please know what's good for you!"

Xie Xiangxiang also felt a little regretful, holding her breath and remaining silent.

Since Madam Xu was in the Marquis's residence, she couldn't very well start crying. She tried her best to suppress her anger and keep her voice calm.

"Xie Xiangxiang, it's not that your mother wants to ask you whether you consummated your marriage with Prince Gu, but someone saw with their own eyes that Gu Chengyan was keeping a woman outside, and the child is already grown up."

Granny Wei's eyes widened, and she asked anxiously, "Madam, are you talking about Tu Qianyue and her son Tu Yuebai?"

Ms. Xu nodded.

Xie Xiangxiang immediately said, "Impossible, this is a rumor! Tu Qianyue is his cousin, my mother-in-law's niece. She was lost when she was a child and was only found a little over a year ago. The child she is with is her ex-husband's child. I know this very well."

Xu felt another urge to beat her to death.

However, Madam Xu only heard Qu Yuning talk about Gu Chengyan and "Tu Qianyue" and did not know the details.

Judging from Xie Xiangxiang's words, she clearly knows these two people?

"Xiangxiang, explain yourself clearly. What exactly happened? Tell me in detail."

Xie Xiangxiang and Granny Wei recounted the process of catching the adulterer at Boyi Pavilion, one after the other.

In many places, Xie Xiangxiang avoided the important points, while Granny Wei explained them in great detail.

After hearing this, Ms. Xu couldn't help but laugh.

She was laughing, but then she started crying.

He pounded his chest repeatedly, the thuds echoing loudly and sending chills down one's spine.

"Xie Xiangxiang, I only realized today how big the gap is between you and Xie Zhaozhao."

If this matter falls into her hands, she will definitely not let Gu Chengyan be so eloquent. Unless the entire Marquis's mansion is keeping it from Xie Zhaozhao and there is no such person as Tu Qianyue at all, she will definitely follow the clues to find out more.

You're something else! You brought the person right to your doorstep, saw it with your own eyes, and not only did you let them go, you even gave them a flower crown worth a thousand taels of silver!

I, Xu Yingrong, have schemed my whole life, but I never expected to give birth to such a stupid daughter.

"Being stupid is one thing, but you're also arrogant, stubborn, and headstrong!"

This daughter is beyond saving, but she is still her own child, and Madam Xu will not allow the Marquis's mansion to humiliate her like this!

Madam Xu wiped away her tears and said, "Granny Wei, Xie Xiangxiang, get ready and come back to the Xie residence with me for a few days!"

Granny Wei and Xie Xiangxiang were quite surprised that they would return to the Xie residence for a few days.

Madam Xu offered no explanation, only urging them to pack some clothes and follow her.

After tidying up a bit and carrying a small bundle, Wei Mama asked Xie Xiangxiang hesitantly, "Mother, should we tell the young master about this?"

Mrs. Xu's heart was bleeding!

She didn't show it on her face and said, "Okay, go and see if he's in the mansion. If he's not, tell your mother-in-law to have him come to the mansion to pick you up in a couple of days."

Xie Xiangxiang felt she would be back soon, so she refused to pack her things and left empty-handed with Madam Xu.

Xu took Xie Xiangxiang to Tu's place, but before she could tell Tu that she was taking Xie Xiangxiang away, Taxue came to Tu's courtyard.

"Madam Xie, Lady of the Heir Apparent, the Old Madam requests your presence!"