Unbeknownst to Madam Jiang, she was being targeted. At that moment, she was playing with Jiang Tingjun.
After playing for a while, Jiang Tingjun got tired and lay down to sleep.
Madam Jiang had someone carry her to the bed to sleep, and had Hongyin watch over her.
Ye Yunniang followed Madam Jiang to the next room.
"Did you steal something last night?"
"Please forgive me, Madam." Ye Yunniang bowed her head in apology, then couldn't help but yawn.
"What happened? Tell me," Madam Jiang frowned.
Ye Yunniang whispered that she wasn't allowed to sleep at all each night. She also had to take care of the young master in the morning. A short nap in the afternoon wouldn't be enough to relieve her fatigue.
Even Ye Yunniang's iron body couldn't withstand it.
After hearing this, Madam Jiang ordered Dongqing to investigate.
After Ziyuan left, Dongqing took her place as the head maid.
Dongqing explained the rules of the small courtyard.
After hearing this, Madam Jiang told Ye Yunniang to go back and rest.
Send someone to invite Aunt Jinlan over.
Aunt Jinlan arrived soon.
"Madam, I was just about to tell you about the management of the small courtyard. Nurse Chunyao can only come to look after the young master in the afternoons. At night, Nurse Ye is alone and can't take care of him properly."
I suggest we bring another wet nurse into the household. Two wet nurses can take turns keeping watch at night, allowing both of us to rest.
During this time, I also looked around the manor. Four of the servants have finished their postpartum confinement period.
After hearing what Aunt Jinlan said, Madam Jiang's accusations disappeared.
When Ye Yunniang woke up, she found that a new wet nurse had arrived at Zhiyuxuan.
"Hello, Sister Ye, my name is Tao Hong. I'll be helping you nurse the young master from now on. I'm new here and don't know anything, so please help me out." Tao Hong adopted a very humble attitude.
"You're too kind. As fellow wet nurses serving the young master, the most important thing is to cooperate and serve him faithfully." Ye Yunniang knew that Tao Hong was probably chosen by Aunt Jinlan specifically to compete with her.
"Yes, yes, serving the young master well is the most important thing." Tao Hong took the opportunity to ask many questions about Jiang Tingjun.
Ye Yunniang carefully selected what she could tell Tao Hong, but didn't say a single thing she couldn't.
With the arrival of a new wet nurse, Chunyao took the opportunity to resign again.
"Sister Chunyao, I can't bear to part with you." Ye Yunniang held Chunyao's hand, feeling very reluctant to let her go.
“My home is in the back alley of the Jiang residence. Come visit me when you have time,” Chunyao invited.
"Okay, sure," Ye Yunniang replied, seeing Chunyao off.
Ye Yunniang and Tao Hong took turns coming one day each.
Working one day and then being able to rest for one day is a pretty good thing for Ye Yunniang.
On her day off, Ye Yunniang went to the back alley of the Jiang residence.
In the back alley lived the servants of the Jiang family.
When Ye Yunniang arrived, Chunyao was sitting in the courtyard coaxing the child.
He looked up and saw Ye Yunniang.
"Yunniang is here." He got up, opened the door, and let Ye Yunniang into the courtyard. He then went to the kitchen to bring out some snacks and tea.
"Try this, it's your brother-in-law's new red bean crystal cake," Chunyao said, handing over a pair of chopsticks.
Ye Yunniang took it and tasted it.
The first taste is the aroma of red beans, followed by a subtle rice fragrance after a couple of chews, and the two aromas blend together as you chew.
"tasty."
"I like it. Take some back with you. Your brother-in-law makes me try it every day to research it." Chunyao was almost sick of eating it.
"This is also because Sister Chunyao has a powerful palate." Ye Yunniang ate two pieces and put down her chopsticks.
“That’s right, your brother-in-law married me because he was attracted to my silver tongue.” Chunyao said this with great pride.
Then, feeling a bit like he was praising himself, he talked to Ye Yunniang about the Fairy Ma.
"This time, Fairy Ma has really fallen."
"Doesn't she have someone protecting her?" Ye Yunniang hadn't forgotten what Chunyao had said before. Ma Xiangu had the support of the prefect's wife and the third wife of the Lin family.
"Things have blown up."
Ma Xiangu was sent to the prefectural jail.
Upon receiving the news, the prefect's wife and Madam Lin the Third sent people to the prison to make arrangements.
Ma Xiangu lived a more comfortable life in prison than at home.
Madam Lin also used the pretext of being related by marriage to invite Old Madam Jiang and Jiang Mingyue to the Lin family home.
The implication was that the Jiang family should not pursue the matter against Ma Xiangu.
Old Madam Jiang disagreed; her grandson had been killed by the witch doctor Ma. She didn't know how to explain this to the Zhuang family.
When Madam Lin heard that the Jiang family disagreed, she immediately turned hostile.
To put it bluntly, if Old Madam Jiang disagrees, the Lin family will break off the engagement, making Jiang Mingyue a laughingstock.
Old Madam Jiang, who had always lived a life of luxury and was treated with utmost respect by everyone in the household, could not bear such humiliation. She argued with Madam Lin and was expelled from the Lin family.
Many people saw it at the main gate.
The news about the Lin and Jiang families got out.
With the help of certain individuals, the whole story spread.
Previously, many people, out of fear of the power behind Ma Xiangu, could only swallow their anger and resentment.
Now that the Jiang family has set an example, people like Sister Chunyao are gathering together to go to the prefectural government to accuse Ma Xiangu.
As luck would have it, when these people went to file their complaint together, the inspector arrived.
The prefect's wife and the Lin family dared not protect them any longer.
The sordid deeds of Ma Xiangu were exposed, and she was executed. Her entire family was arrested and exiled three thousand miles away.
The prefect was demoted and sent to a remote county as magistrate because of his wife's protection.
The matter was also reported to the imperial court by the inspector.
The Emperor reprimanded Old Master Lin for failing to properly manage his household.
The prime minister was rebuked in front of all the court officials, losing face. He then sent his second son, Lin Chaoyang, back to Jiangcheng.
Upon returning to Jiangcheng, Lin Chaoyang first berated Lin Chaosheng. Following the old master's orders, he locked Madam Lin in the mansion's Buddhist hall, never to leave again.
Lin Chaoyang personally visited the Jiang residence and delivered a batch of nourishing medicines to the Jiang family.
After the Jiang family accepted the compensation, Old Madam Jiang took the opportunity to propose dissolving the marriage between the two families.
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