As if sensing Jiang Songyi's slightly furrowed brow, Madam Xu mistakenly thought she found the smell of medicine pungent and immediately ordered the maid, "Wenchuan, go open the window to let the smell of medicine dissipate."
Jiang Songyi immediately stopped him, "No need. I also picked herbs when I was in Xinghua Village, so I'm used to their smell. Mother is weak and can't stand the wind, so it's better to close the windows."
Whenever they talked about the secrets of Xinghua Village, Mrs. Xu couldn't help but hold Jiang Songyi in her arms with pity, her voice choking with sobs, "Songyi, the hardships you've endured over the years are heartbreaking. Looking back, it was because of your negligence that you were secretly replaced by those people, leaving you homeless and suffering in the countryside."
Jiang Songyi sighed softly, her words full of understanding and tolerance: "Mother, this is not your fault, it's all the conspiracy of those villains."
Xu was filled with indignation and grief. "That Liao from Xinghua Village actually dared to defy the wrath of the world and switch the daughter of the Marquis' Mansion. It's truly outrageous! And that old lady, simply to protect Jiang Yuyao's reputation, covered up the matter and let her go. How despicable!"
Her headache grew worse.
Jiang Songyi gently massaged her temples and slowly injected a gentle spiritual power to relieve her mother's pain.
But in her heart, she sighed in a different way: "Ms. Liao was more than just an ordinary village woman. She was actually her uncle, the Duke of Huguo, who had a mistress hidden away in Xinghua Village. If it weren't for the Duke of Huguo's covert assistance at Rong'en Temple, how could Ms. Liao have easily bribed the midwife at the Marquis's mansion and staged this deceptive scheme?"
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