Hearing the noise, Aunt Qiu put down her needlework, took off her reading glasses, and looked up at Jian Yixue at the door.

Upon hearing this, Jian Yixue knew that Aunt Qiu knew she would be coming tonight.

Looking at the simple room and Aunt Qiu's full head of white hair, Jian Yixue couldn't help but feel heartbroken, and tears flowed involuntarily.

"Aunt Qiu, how could you..." look like this.

Jane couldn't bring herself to say it.

His gaze remained fixed on Aunt Qiu's face for a long time without looking away.

Aunt Qiu smiled kindly and waved to Jian Yixue.

Jian Yixue walked to the chair opposite Aunt Qiu and sat down.

Aunt Qiu smiled and squinted as she looked at Jian Yixue. "Miss, you look just like Madam, both are so beautiful."

Jian Yixue stared at Aunt Qiu, wanting to ask many questions, but not knowing where to begin.

Aunt Qiu, standing to the side, looked at Jian Yixue, then, remembering something, said with deep regret, "I'm sorry, Miss. I have failed Madam's trust and failed to take good care of you."

Jian Yixue shook her head. "It's not your fault, Aunt Qiu."

When she was first sent to the countryside, she complained to Aunt Qiu about why she didn't stay with her.

Her mother left her, her father didn't want her, and even Aunt Qiu, who had taken care of her all her life, didn't want her anymore.

She was very sad at that time.

In her mind, she believed that the whole world had abandoned her.

She even attempted suicide by jumping into a river in the snow because of this.

However, he failed and was rescued by the village chief at the time. After that, he lived with the village chief for many years.

It wasn't until she met her master, who bought her a house, that she gradually became independent as she grew older.

Later, she asked someone to inquire about what was happening in the capital.

The information received was that the Jian family claimed she was in poor health and had been sent to the countryside for recuperation, and that was all.

Later, she unexpectedly received some news.

Not long after her mother passed away, one of the Jian family's maids was seriously injured and taken to the hospital for treatment. After that, she was taken away by someone.

When she went to investigate, it was difficult because many of the people who were supposed to take over the case were no longer around. At that time, she was not yet fully capable, so she did not continue the investigation.

Ultimately, she was the one in the wrong.

Aunt Qiu's eyes reddened when she heard Jian Yixue's words. She explained, "Back then, when I received the news of Madam's accident, I refused to believe it and went to argue with Jian Mingpeng. As a result, he had his men beat me up, and I was seriously injured and hospitalized."

I woke up in a hospital, and before I could recover, I was taken to a mental hospital in the countryside, but I had no way to escape.

Even after I recovered, I was worried that you wouldn't be doing well at the Jian family's house. I was constantly thinking about escaping. It took me three years to finally escape that hellhole.

Later, I eventually returned to the capital. By then, Jian Mingpeng had remarried, and all I knew about you was that you had been sent to the countryside, but I couldn't find out exactly where.

I was in unbearable pain during that time. One day, looking at myself in the mirror, I realized how different I was from how I looked back then. Even my wife might not recognize me.

So I made a bold decision—to return to the Jian family, thinking that I might still get news of you if I came back, and I also had a guess that I wanted to confirm when I came back.

So I applied for a job as a maid in the Jian family, changed my name and returned to the Jian family.

As I expected, Jian Mingpeng didn't recognize me. After all, apart from the young lady and the madam, very few people would recognize me in this state.

In the end, Aunt Qiu said with a self-deprecating laugh.

After all, no woman is immune to the allure of a beautiful face, and she was no exception.

Upon hearing this, Jian Yixue's eyes filled with tears, and she couldn't hold back her tears as they streamed down her face.

She really didn't know that Aunt Qiu would go through all of this.

If she had known, she certainly wouldn't have given up searching back then; she thought Aunt Qiu was gone.

She met Aunt Qiu at the Jian family home during the day, which aroused her suspicions, leading to her visit to the Jian family home tonight.

But the fact that Aunt Qiu was telling her was something she found hard to accept and couldn't forgive herself for.

"I'm sorry, Aunt Qiu, it's my fault. I should have gone to find you back then, then you wouldn't have..." suffered so much.

Jian Yixue burst into tears. This was the only relative besides her mother who was truly kind to her.

Aunt Qiu came to the Jian family with her mother.

To outsiders, she and her mother were mistress and servant.

In reality, her mother treated Aunt Qiu like a sister.

That's probably why Aunt Qiu was so deeply saddened when she heard the news of her mother's accident.

“Miss, it’s not your fault. I didn’t take good care of you when you were young. If I had known that Jian Mingpeng would be so cruel, I would never have acted so impulsively and caused you such serious harm when you were young.”

Aunt Qiu, with tears streaming down her face and resentment in her eyes, said through gritted teeth.

"Aunt Qiu, what did you find?"

Upon hearing Aunt Qiu's words, Jian Yixue felt that there must be something she didn't know.

Upon hearing this, Aunt Qiu looked distressed and filled with regret.

"It's my fault. I shouldn't have supported your marriage to that wolfish Jian Mingpeng. He chose you because he was after your wealth."

That car accident back then was definitely not an accident. My wife only told Jian Mingpeng and me that she was going out that day, which is why I heard the bad news and rushed to confront Jian Mingpeng.

At that time, the relationship between Madam and Jian Mingpeng had broken down. Except for putting on a facade in front of outsiders, she was no different from a stranger in private.

"It's my fault! I've been back in the Jian family for over ten years and haven't found any useful information. But Miss, you must believe me, Madam's death was definitely not an accident."

As Aunt Qiu finished speaking, she looked intently at Jian Yixue and held her hand tightly, as if afraid that Jian Yixue would not believe her.

After listening to Aunt Qiu's words, Jian Yixue nodded solemnly.

She was somewhat surprised, not expecting that her mother and Jian Mingpeng's relationship had already run into problems.

In her memory, Aunt Qiu usually coaxed her to sleep at night.

She had previously thought that her mother and Jian Mingpeng had a good relationship, but after her mother's accident, Jian Mingpeng disliked her and abandoned her in the countryside.

But right now, if what Aunt Qiu said is true, then her mother's death is indeed suspicious, since the biggest beneficiary of her mother's death is Jian Mingpeng.

Thinking of this, Jian Yixue's eyes darkened.

"Aunt Qiu, I believe you. But don't worry about this matter, I'll investigate it. I'll take you away from here first."

If Jian Mingpeng were to discover something at the Jian family home one day, Aunt Qiu's situation would certainly be in great danger.

She never saw Aunt Qiu again until her death in her previous life. Now that she has finally found her, she absolutely cannot lose Aunt Qiu again.

Moreover, all the suffering Aunt Qiu endured was for her and her mother, and she simply couldn't bear to see her suffer any more danger or harm.

Aunt Qiu nodded with satisfaction upon hearing Jian Yixue's words.

His previous expression was gone, replaced by a kind smile as he said, "I'm not leaving. I'll stay here. Maybe I can find some useful information to help Miss."

Now that you're married, someone trustworthy needs to oversee things here.