Jiang Ling smiled faintly and explained, "Sister-in-law, you are different from us country women. You are all gentle ladies who speak softly, while we have loud voices. If Mother and I are just talking about something, you will think we are arguing, won't you?"

Jiang Ling then looked at Madam Ma, who, despite being in severe abdominal pain, weakly agreed, "Your eldest sister is right, sister-in-law, don't overthink it! We're just having a chat!"

Qin Lingrui looked at everyone with some skepticism, then nodded and muttered to herself, "Oh, well, okay then!"

"Lingrui, what brings you here?" Jiang Ling asked quickly, not wanting Qin Lingrui to suspect anything.

At this point, Qin Lingrui suddenly realized something. She looked at Old Madam Jiang and said, "Mother, didn't you say that vegetables and meat are expensive in Shengjing? My father had an estate in his dowry, with several acres of fertile land. If you want to farm, you can go there! I came back to take you there!"

Grandma Jiang breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, and immediately put on a smile as she looked at Qin Lingrui and said, "Alright, let's go!"

Walking to Jiang Ling's side, Jiang Ling suddenly whispered a reminder: "Mother, before you say some things, think about Jiang Zhishan!"

Grandma Jiang shivered, her feet freezing in place. Qin Lingrui frowned and looked at Grandma Jiang: "Mother, what's wrong? Why are you suddenly shivering? Did you catch a chill sitting on the ground just now?"

Grandma Jiang shook her head repeatedly: "No, no, Lingrui, let's go to the estate and take a look!"

Qin Lingrui led Old Mrs. Jiang away from the residence.

At this moment, only Jiang Ling and Madam Ma remained in the room. Madam Ma had heard Jiang Ling's conversation with Old Madam Jiang clearly, and now that she saw Jiang Ling smiling at her, Madam Ma felt a chill run down her spine.

Fortunately, Jiang Zhitang returned to the house with the medicine.

When Madam Ma saw her husband return, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Come here, I have something to ask you!" Jiang Ling said coldly to Jiang Zhitang.

Jiang Zhitang wasn't stupid. Seeing the fear in Madam Ma's eyes, Jiang Zhitang seemed to have anticipated something. He swallowed hard and walked out with Jiang Ling.

"You were the ones who orchestrated Nianci's affair, weren't you?" Jiang Ling said, too lazy to waste words with Jiang Zhitang.

"What? Nianci? What are you talking about? I don't understand." Jiang Zhitang wanted to play dumb and try to get away with it.

However, after meeting Jiang Ling's gaze, Jiang Zhitang knew he couldn't escape at all. He swallowed hard and lowered his head in fear, explaining, "I...I...we also thought that it would be better for the child to be with his biological parents!"

"Heh! So you didn't even ask me before secretly sending the child over there?" Jiang Ling interrupted Jiang Zhitang sharply.

Jiang Zhitang shuddered, and the hand holding the medicine slipped from his grasp, causing the medicine to fall heavily to the ground.

Jiang Ling pointed at the medicine packet on the ground and scolded Jiang Zhitang, "You're about to become a father yourself, how can you be so muddle-headed? How did this child appear in Lujia Village and become associated with the Third Prince of Shengjing? Moreover, the royal family values ​​bloodlines the most! If the bloodline is disrupted and discovered, nine generations of the family will be executed!"

Startled by Jiang Ling's outburst, Jiang Zhitang stood frozen, at a loss for words. Jiang Ling glared at him and said, "So what if you know the child's biological parents? This kind of shameful thing would be embarrassing even for ordinary high-ranking officials, let alone the royal family! Even if you have this as leverage, who do you think will let you off the hook?"

"Do you know how many of those secret guards and assassins there are? There might even be quite a few right now around here! And even if you don't care about others, what about Zhishan? You should at least consider that! You probably know better than me how difficult it is for the Jiang family to produce a scholar! If you rashly ruin Zhishan's future like this, you'll be in for a world-class beating from your village chief's family rules!" Jiang Ling vented all her anger in one breath, and her mood improved considerably.

Jiang Zhitang stood frozen in place, speechless for a long time. Jiang Ling glanced at him irritably and continued, "Now you're scared? What were you doing earlier?"

"Oh my god! Big...Big sister! Save me! Save us! Ma's just pregnant, we don't want to die!" Jiang Zhitang, realizing what was happening, grabbed Jiang Ling's leg and begged for mercy.

Seeing that she had achieved her goal, Jiang Ling saw no need to frighten Jiang Zhitang any further. She changed her tone and said, "Alright, I have a good personal relationship with the Third Prince. I'll come to apologize to you another day!"

Jiang Zhitang was still trembling with fear, but Jiang Ling ignored him and went back inside.

"Mother, you're not going to send me away, are you?" Nianci asked Jiang Ling.

Jiang Ling walked up to Nianci, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Don't worry, I mean what I say. I will never send you away! You are my child, Jiang Nianci!"

Hearing this, Nianci felt relieved. He reached out and hugged Jiang Ling, his eyes reddening again.

Secrets can't be kept forever; five days later, Jiang Zhishan found out about Nianci's affair.

Jiang Zhishan was naturally not kind and scolded Old Madam Jiang and Jiang Zhitang. The two of them lowered their heads and did not say a word.

Jiang Ling was thinking that she should leave Shengjing as well, since she had wasted a lot of time here, and the business in Lujia Village could not all be placed on Jiang Yaojie's shoulders.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ling spoke to Jiang Zhishan: "You've gotten married and hold a minor official position in Shengjing, so I'll head back first. There are still many things to do in Lujia Village, and I can't possibly put all the burden on Yaojie!"

Although reluctant, Jiang Zhishan nodded and took out five silver notes from his pocket, placing them in Jiang Ling's hand.

"Big sister, thank you so much for your help over the years. I've finally managed to get a minor official position. Please accept this silver note, even if it's not much! I'll pay you back slowly in the future!"

Hearing Jiang Zhishan's words, Jiang Ling felt a mix of emotions. She shook her head, stuffed the silver back into Jiang Zhitang's hand, and said, "It's not like home here, where everything costs money. You're married now, and there will be many expenses in the future. Don't worry, I have money here!"

Unexpectedly, Jiang Zhishan was too stubborn. He firmly stuffed the silver note back into his hand, saying, "Big sister, if you don't want it, you're looking down on me! Don't acknowledge me as your brother anymore!"

Seeing Jiang Zhishan's stubborn expression, another idea suddenly popped into Jiang Ling's mind. She smiled helplessly and put the silver note into her pocket.

After telling Jiang Ling and Jiang Zhishan about her plans to leave, Jiang Ling went to the Six Doors to find Ye Feng.

Huang Pian's case has been cleared of wrongdoing, Ye Feng looks to be in very good condition, and although Jiang Wenxi was seriously injured, she is young and the Six Doors have top-notch medicine for treating external injuries. Now Jiang Wenxi can jump around and fight again.

"Mother!" Jiang Wenxi flew over like a cannonball as soon as she saw Jiang Ling appear.

Looking at Jiang Wenxi, whose height was almost up to her chest, Jiang Ling affectionately pinched Jiang Wenxi's nose.

"How old are you to still be acting like a child with your mother!"

Jiang Wenxi stuck out her tongue, hugged Jiang Ling, and said, "No matter how old she is, she'll always be Mommy's darling!"