Seeing her mother so angry, Lin Miaoxin didn't know what else to say.

Lin returned to the Shen family in a bad mood. As soon as she stepped through the hanging flower gate, she saw an old woman walking anxiously out. She was walking so fast that she didn't even notice Lin and bumped into her.

Lin cried out softly as she was knocked to the ground. Granny Jiang quickly scolded the flustered and disorganized old woman, "Are you out of your mind? Can't you see your mistress?!" Then she hurriedly helped Lin up.

Lin was furious. She stood up and slapped the old woman across the face. "If you don't want to work in this mansion anymore, I'll grant your wish right now and have the matchmaker come and take you away!"

The old woman hurriedly begged for mercy, "Third Madam, please forgive me! It was really dangerous at Biyue Tower. I was rushing to fetch Third Master back and didn't mean to offend you..."

Lin's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this, "Is it dangerous at Biyue Tower?"

The old woman nodded repeatedly, "It's Aunt Liu's attack. She's in excruciating pain right now. The midwife said we need to fetch a female doctor, otherwise her life might be in danger!"

Lin almost burst out laughing when she heard this. It was truly a stroke of good luck. She turned and glanced at Granny Jiang, who understood and pulled the old woman aside. "Now that the Third Madam is back, there's nothing for you to do here. Now take the red envelope that the Madam has given you and go for a stroll in the street."

The old woman was shocked and looked at Lin Shi in horror. Lin Shi was looking smug and seemed to be plotting something. The old woman didn't dare to think about it and could only nod in agreement.

Inside the Biyue Tower, Liu's cries of pain could be heard from inside the room from time to time. The old woman who was by Liu's side had gone and never returned. Zhao had gone to the Pei residence, and Gu had gone to the temple to burn incense. There was no one in charge. The little maid was so frightened that she was at a loss. Hearing the increasingly weak voices inside, she panicked and started to cry.

She gritted her teeth, thinking she might as well go find Granny Liu herself, but who knew that as soon as she ran out of Biyue Tower, she was arrested by Granny Jiang, who was by Lin's side, and her men.

"How dare you steal things from Madam's room! You're asking for trouble!"

When the young maid saw the expressionless Lin Shi and then the fierce-looking Jiang Mama, she immediately understood and felt utterly hopeless. It seemed that the Third Madam was not going to let Aunt Liu continue living.

No wonder Granny Liu never came back; she was probably tricked by the Third Madam.

Looking at the canopy above her head, Liu Huihui felt a chill in her heart, her eyes gradually becoming empty. She guessed that she was probably doomed today, but her daughters... she couldn't bear to leave her two daughters.

Meanwhile, Shen Ming'e was still waiting outside Biyue Tower in a state of confusion. The scene of a woman giving birth was often bloody, and in order to avoid leaving a shadow on unmarried women, they were usually not allowed to be present at such a scene.

At this moment, Shen Ming'e was anxious but helpless. She pinched a handful of fish food and threw it into the pond behind Biyue Tower. A group of koi immediately surrounded her and fought for the fish food.

After a while, Shen Ming'e gradually realized that something was wrong.

She seemed to have heard no more of her aunt's voice, nor did any servants come to inquire whether her aunt had given birth or not. She immediately called to her personal maid, Yinghong, "Quickly, let's go take a look."

A bad feeling crept into her heart, and she hurriedly led Yinghong to the main room.

As she approached the main house, she heard a faint wail. Shen Ming'e's heart sank into an ice cave, and a chill spread from her feet to her entire body. Several bad thoughts popped into her mind.

She pushed open the door and found only a midwife sitting next to her drinking tea. Aunt Liu was lying on the bed with a face full of pain. The smell of blood filled the whole room, but the midwife seemed to ignore it and drank her tea without any distraction. At that moment, Shen Ming'e couldn't help but feel nauseous. She covered her chest to calm herself down and ran to the bedside, calling out to Aunt Liu urgently.

"Auntie...Auntie!"

Aunt Liu was already somewhat delirious. When she heard someone calling her, she tried hard to open her eyes, but could only open them a crack. She vaguely saw her daughter's shadow.

She wondered if she was hallucinating, and instinctively reached out to touch the shadow. When she realized it wasn't a shadow, but really her daughter, Aunt Liu mustered all her strength. She gripped her daughter's hand and stammered, "Save...save your mother..."

"Don't waste your time. Aunt Liu's baby is breech and she can't give birth. There's no one in charge of the household, so we can't make any decisions. The Eighth Miss still needs to get married. I, this old woman, advise you, it's better for her to leave!"

Shen Ming'e was furious upon hearing this, but she had no intention of wasting words with the midwife. At this moment, she was focused on finding someone to save her aunt, so that her aunt would have a better chance of survival.

She rushed out, and the old woman ignored her, thinking that since the third wife of the Shen family was watching outside, nothing serious could happen.

Shen Ming'e was about to run out, but stopped after a few steps. None of the concubine's maids and servants were in the courtyard, so something must have happened. If she ran out like this without thinking, wouldn't she be falling into someone's trap?

My aunt only has her left now. If something happens to her, there will be no chance of turning things around today.

Her mind was in turmoil when a thought suddenly popped into her head: why not go to the Pei residence?

I heard that my aunt was invited by Madam Pei to visit the Pei residence today. I went to the Pei residence to ask my aunt for help. Although my aunt is a bit aloof, she is also upright. At this time, I'm afraid only my aunt can save my aunt.

After waiting for a while at the moon gate outside Biyue Tower, and seeing that no one was coming in or out, Madam Lin instructed Granny Jiang to keep watch there, and then returned to Yuehua Courtyard.

Meanwhile, Shen Ming'e, who had climbed over the wall using the tree, had already left the Shen residence.

Since Madam Lin had no authority over the household, she couldn't instruct the gatekeeper to stop her. Despite the stares of the crowd, Shen Ming'e ran straight to the Pei residence.

When the gatekeeper of the Pei residence heard that something serious had happened to the Shen family and that he urgently needed to see Madam Zhao, the eldest wife of the Shen family, he glanced at Shen Ming'e and said coldly, "If you have any business, go to the Shen family and find me. Our Minister's residence is not a place you can just barge into."

Clearly, they didn't take Shen Ming'e seriously, and seemed to think she was trying to curry favor with the Pei family, looking down on her.

Shen Ming'e was so anxious she was about to cry. She begged and pleaded, but the gatekeeper wouldn't agree to go and announce her arrival. "Go, go, go! Don't block the entrance to the Minister's residence!"

Seeing that she wouldn't leave, they even went to call the servants and guards to chase her away.

Shen Ming'e was on the verge of tears when she happened to run into the Pei family members who were about to leave. The servant hurriedly told her to make way, and Shen Ming'e was pushed to step aside. A young man in a royal blue brocade robe walked out of the door. Shen Ming'e looked up at the young man with a pale face and suddenly her eyes lit up.