Hearing the shouts, Jiang Mingwei came to her senses.

Seeing Hua Cui's worried expression, she forced a smile and asked in a low voice, "How did it go? Did you see your parents?"

Hua Cui nodded, "Of course I saw him."

She was a servant born into the Jiang family, and both her parents worked for the Jiang family. She had been with Jiang Mingwei since childhood, so she was naturally more aware of the various grievances between Jiang Mingwei and Jiang Mingjin.

She could tell just by looking at the scene at the door—

The young master and young lady are arguing again!

"Miss, no matter what the young master said, you didn't do it, and that's that. He may not believe Hua Cuixin, but many other people do!"

The thoughts that had just been suppressed surged back up, and tears welled up uncontrollably in her eyes.

Before she transmigrated here, Jiang Mingwei actually had an older brother, but unlike Jiang Mingjin, he was a very gentle person.

He would guide and help her when she felt lost in life, telling her not to take part-time jobs, to study hard, and that he would cover her tuition fees.

He is a responsible and good older brother, and Jiang Mingwei has always relied on him.

He thought the misunderstanding between him and Jiang Mingjin was just that of a misunderstanding, and that the siblings would reconcile after the misunderstanding was cleared up.

But today, Jiang Mingwei truly experienced what it means to be heartbroken!

The original owner's pain, intertwined with her bewilderment and anguish after leaving home and encountering all this, was brewing an even greater emotional outburst...

Jiang Mingwei endured it, the veins on her forehead bulging slightly, which startled Hua Cui.

"Miss……"

"I'm fine, just let me calm down for a while."

Jiang Mingwei suppressed her emotions and murmured softly.

Hua Cui couldn't persuade her; only she knew the bitterness in her heart. She could only lift the carriage curtain, sit next to the driver, and leave everything inside to Jiang Mingwei.

A moment later, a low sobbing sound came from inside.

Suppressing the pain, enduring it silently, is like a thin thread wrapped around the heart, squeezing and making the suffering even more unbearable...

Wei Jing's dark eyes flickered, and he silently loosened the reins.

Suddenly, he realized that Jiang Mingwei was so different from what he had imagined.

Even just now at the Jiang family home, when she was verbally abused by Jiang Mingjin, he still felt a little sympathy for her.

I always felt that they shouldn't have done that.

Upon returning to the Wei family home, Jiang Mingwei covered her face with her sleeve as soon as she stepped down from the carriage; it was obvious that her eyes were red and swollen from crying.

She solemnly thanked Wei Jing: "Thank you so much, Second Brother, for going to the Jiang family with me today and for speaking up for us. I will never forget your great kindness."

"Sister-in-law, you're too kind. It's my pleasure," Wei Jing returned the greeting with a cupped hand.

The two were not close, but they could clearly sense that something had changed, probably because they had both witnessed each other's most vulnerable and helpless moments.

Jiang Mingwei gave Wei Jing a deep look, then turned and left.

Wei Jing is an upright person, and she naturally knew that.

I never expected that he would help me in today's conflict with the Jiang family.

Even though their identities were special and a slight misstep could have drawn criticism, he still did it, which is enough to prove his strong will.

Such a good person shouldn't have died!

Even if it's just to repay Wei Jing for protecting her dignity today, she should try to unravel the mystery and find out the truth behind Wei Jing's murder back then.

In any case, we must do our best...

After returning to Sufeng Pavilion, Jiang Mingwei took a bath.

After washing away the turbidity, my mood gradually calmed down.

The person in the mirror still had red eyes; they had shed quite a few tears today.

Ever since she transmigrated here, she has been in constant danger, yet she has never shed a tear easily.

But today, it's completely out of control.

She had hoped to curry favor with a powerful figure, but now it seems she can no longer reach the Jiang family!

Let's just forget about it then.

She's not a masochist. Jiang Mingjin has already treated her like that, so why should she act like a simp and keep trying to please him?

"I want a bowl of cheese," she said to Hua Cui, her voice thick with nasal congestion.

Hua Cui looked delighted. It was good that she was setting conditions. She was just worried that her mistress wouldn't eat or drink, which would be a real problem.

"Okay, okay, I'll go prepare it for you right away, Miss."

After saying that, he stepped out of the room with great joy.

Jiang Mingwei got up, walked around to the main hall, and sat down to quietly drink tea.

In a daze, I heard hurried footsteps, as if someone was trying to stop me but failed.

When she looked up again, Zhou was with Lu Yun, and the two of them hurriedly rushed into the courtyard.

A hint of displeasure flashed in Jiang Mingwei's eyes.

"What wind has blown my mother-in-law and Miss Lu here?"

Zhou was now in need of her help, and although she was annoyed that Jiang Mingwei did not rise to greet her, she did not make a big deal out of it.

He snorted coldly and sat down beside her: "How's the matter with Lady Wang? Did your brother and sister-in-law agree?"

"Yes, Madam, I wonder if Heng'er has found a teacher yet?" Lu Yun asked expectantly, her previous hesitation gone.

After Jiang Mingwei went to the Jiang family, she became increasingly angry.

From the moment she arrived in the capital, this old woman wanted to find some peddler named Wang to be Heng'er's teacher, but finding a teacher was nothing compared to getting her dowry!

Once the dowry is in hand and there's money, won't it be easy to hire any kind of teacher?

But she was still cautious and consulted the older matrons in the household.

Only then did I realize who Master Wang was! My goodness, he was the leading figure in the literary world, a great Confucian scholar of our time, and every student he taught was an outstanding individual!

Achieving the triple crown of the imperial examination, becoming a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examination), or even becoming the top scholar in the imperial examination is all within reach!

Unfortunately, Wang Dajia has an eccentric and stubborn temperament, and it's not certain that you could persuade him to come if you weren't someone he knew well.

But coincidentally, the Jiang family had a personal relationship with the Wang family, so it would be much easier for them to ask the Wang family to teach Wei Heng.

This really excited Lu Yun! She grew up on the frontier, so she didn't know much about things in the capital.

However, she also knew that by becoming this person's student, her Heng'er would surely have a bright future!

Therefore, she was filled with anticipation at that moment.

Heng'er is so smart, she might become a prime minister in the future.

Despite such eager anticipation, Jiang Mingwei simply sipped her tea and said softly, "I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you both; I can't invite Master Wang."

"What?!"

Zhou immediately stood up, her voice loud, and glared angrily at Jiang Mingwei.

"You can't invite Master Wang? How can you say that so calmly? Do you know that this concerns Heng'er's entire life? Your Jiang family is clearly on good terms with him, so why can't you invite him? I never expected you to be so useless!"

The more Zhou thought about it, the angrier she became. She poked Jiang Mingwei's nose with her long fingernails and cursed through gritted teeth.

Lu Yun was momentarily lost in thought, then suddenly said sarcastically, "Madam, could it be that you don't want Heng'er to receive instruction from a renowned teacher, and deliberately didn't mention it to your brother?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou realized that it made sense!

That bitch must not want her grandson to prosper, so she's deliberately causing trouble.

"Let me tell you, Jiang Mingwei, I've tolerated your arrogance and domineering ways in the past, but when it comes to Heng'er's future, you can't make decisions on your own!"

"You have to invite Master Wang, even if you have to carry him to my house!"

Jiang Mingwei chuckled softly, coldly meeting Zhou's gaze: "Raise?! Mother-in-law, you have quite the nerve, it's truly astonishing!"

Zhou was stunned, not expecting Jiang Mingwei to scold her, and she was so angry that she started to sob.

"What did you say?!"