Just as the two were talking, a maid's voice came from outside.

"Madam, the lady has arrived outside the courtyard."

Quite worried, the old lady resumed her indifferent expression and did not continue to ask Su Xuerou about what she was about to say.

"Let her in!" The old lady's voice was authoritative without being angry, and it was full of pressure. The maids in the room couldn't help but feel sorry for the lady who was about to enter the room. Whenever the old lady acted like this, it was the prelude to her attack.

When Ye Jintang entered the room, she saw Su Xuerou standing beside the old lady. When their eyes met, Su Xuerou's gaze was provocative.

She took in everyone's expressions and knew without guessing that the old lady had summoned her here as soon as she woke up, which must have been influenced by Su Xuerou.

"What brings you here, Mother-in-law?" Ye Jintang looked at the old woman sitting in the main seat and saw that although she was conscious, she was surrounded by a dark aura, which was clearly not the complexion of a normal person.

The maid had previously said that the old lady regained her senses after eating something given to her by Su Xuerou, and the appearance of the black aura was probably related to this matter.

Just as she was about to examine the situation further, she heard Old Madam Jiang's cold shout, "Ye, kneel down!"

Su Xuerou then revealed a smug smile, thinking, "Let's see how arrogant Ye Jintang can be now."

"Why should I kneel?" Ye Jintang asked Old Madam Jiang, standing still.

"Even if the mother-in-law wants to make trouble, shouldn't she at least find a suitable reason?"

Madam Jiang was startled and taken aback by Ye Jintang's words.

In the past, Ye Jintang would never dare to question her own words once she opened her mouth, but now she actually asked in return.

With so many people watching, Old Madam Jiang suddenly felt embarrassed and raised her voice, "Mrs. Ye, don't forget that I am your mother-in-law."

"Even if it's your mother-in-law, you have to give a reason."

"Just look at what you've done all this time. Xue Rou is such a good woman. Even though she was bullied by you, she always spoke up for you. But you, on the other hand, not only did you cause chaos in the entire Marquis's mansion while I was unconscious, but you even got Zui Xian Ju shut down."

“You knew that Wang Bao was a distant relative of mine, and that Old Madam Wang is my sister. Didn’t you think about the consequences of what you did?”

Madam Jiang wished she could vent all her anger on Ye Jintang.

"Madam, the doctor said you need to rest and recuperate properly right now, and you must not get angry again."

Su Xuerou stepped forward at this moment, putting on an air of indifference to worldly affairs.

Seeing this scene, and comparing it with Ye Jintang's stubbornness, Madam Jiang felt even more annoyed. Only a gentle and kind woman like Su Xuerou could meet the requirements of her ideal daughter-in-law.

"Sister, the old lady has just woken up, please don't say anything that would upset her."

After speaking, Su Xuerou looked at Ye Jintang with concern, her tone seemingly caring but filled with nothing but condemnation.

Ye Jintang ignored Su Xuerou and looked at Old Madam Jiang instead, "Then, according to Mother-in-law's wishes, what should I do?"

"Go and find a way to bring Leopard back to the capital."

"It's impossible."

"Why can't it be done? Aren't you the Regent's savior? As long as you ask the Regent, what difficulty will there be?"

When Madam Jiang heard Ye Jintang refuse, she immediately became anxious.

Ye Jintang sneered, and looking at Su Xuerou's guilty look, it was obvious that Su Xuerou had told him about the Regent.

“Mother-in-law, you probably don’t know what Wang Bao has done. His Zuixianju restaurant has been abducting women, all under the name of the Marquis’s mansion. If I go to the Regent at this time, it will only drag the entire Marquis’s mansion into this mess.”

"However, if my mother-in-law feels that exiling one person is not enough and wants to sacrifice everyone in the entire Marquis's mansion as well, then I have nothing to say."

"I will go to the Regent and mention this matter."

Madam Jiang's expression immediately changed upon hearing Ye Jintang's words. How could she have known that there was such a thing as abducting women? Although Wang Bao was her sister's son, he was nothing compared to her own son's future.

All the maids in the room also showed expressions of fear. If the Marquis were to be questioned, none of them would have an easy time either.

Just as Ye Jintang was about to turn and leave, the maidservant beside Old Madam Jiang spoke up first, "Madam, please reconsider."

The shout also woke up Old Madam Jiang.

After regaining her composure, Madam Jiang said to Ye Jintang, "Ye, did I say you could leave?"

"Didn't my mother-in-law just tell me to go find the Regent? I just did as she asked. How could I have made a mistake?"

"I didn't tell you to go now."

When Ye Jintang asked her this, Old Madam Jiang was clearly a little guilty. She turned her face away, and her aura was noticeably weaker than before.

"Was what you just said true?"

What does "婆母" refer to?

"The things Wang Bao did."

“Since Mother-in-law knows that I saved the Regent, she should understand that Zuixianju would not be shut down for no reason. If Mother-in-law still doesn’t believe it, she can send someone to investigate. Don’t let a few words from some people harm everyone.”

Su Xuerou was furious; how could she not understand that Ye Jintang was deliberately talking about her?

However, she must maintain a kind image in front of Old Madam Jiang and cannot show too much emotion.

"I will naturally send people to investigate this matter, but let's leave the matter of the Regent aside."

Madam Jiang snorted coldly, wanting to take back what she had just said but not wanting Ye Jintang to see that she had reservations.

"Mother-in-law, I heard that it was Su Xuerou who gave you the pills that made you wake up?"

Ye Jintang felt that Old Madam Jiang's condition was increasingly abnormal.

Not only was there black energy surrounding her, but there seemed to be something else as well.

"Exactly." Old Madam Jiang replied to Ye Jintang with a hint of annoyance, but her smile returned when she looked at Su Xuerou.

"May I take your pulse?"

Ye Jintang said.

Su Xuerou's expression changed, and she became wary of Ye Jintang's sudden suggestion.

"Sister, what do you mean by this? Do you think I would do something to harm the old lady?"

Su Xuerou's alarmed demeanor further confirmed Ye Jintang's suspicions.

There was indeed something wrong with this.

Madam Jiang also showed suspicion because of Su Xuerou's words, "Ye, you also know medicine?"

Ye Jintang smiled and said, "My mother-in-law has been in a coma for so long, so I have read a lot of medical books. I only took her pulse."

After hearing this, Madam Jiang's expression softened considerably, indicating that Ye Jintang was not entirely beyond redemption.

Just as she was about to agree to let Ye Jintang take her pulse, Su Xuerou objected, blocking Ye Jintang's way, "Sister, what are you doing..."

"What, you treat a simple pulse check like that? Or is there something wrong with what you fed your mother-in-law just now?"

Now, even Old Madam Jiang had her suspicions; Su Xuerou's behavior was indeed abnormal.