Today, the old lady of the Yu family who has lived in the mountains for a long time unexpectedly made a comeback!
Jiang Yuyao's mind was in a state of chaos, as if she had been swept by a sudden storm. She called out in a daze, "Grandma...Grandma."
She hurriedly released her hands that had been tightly holding Liao's arms. She felt uneasy and her eyes were wandering. She didn't dare to look directly into Madam Jiang's sharp gaze.
Madam Jiang walked slowly in front of her, her tone solemn and serious: "Yuyao, explain it to me clearly."
Jiang Yuyao was so confused that her words became incoherent and she stammered, "Grandma, I... I..."
Seeing that she hesitated for a long time and still couldn't say anything, Madam Jiang pointed at Liao and asked in a cold tone, "Who is this person?"
Seeing that things had developed to this point, Jiang Yuyao still wanted to fabricate a lie in an attempt to get away with it: "She is just a cook in charge of delivering vegetarian food in the temple."
A trace of disappointment flashed across Old Madam Jiang's eyes, and her tone was filled with unquestionable majesty: "Yuyao, do you really think that my eyes are blurry and I can't tell that the person in front of me is your biological mother, Liao?"
Her eyes were like sharp swords, piercing Jiang Yuyao's heart, leaving her unable to escape.
Jiang Yuyao's heart skipped a beat. She knew very well that her grandmother had never met Liao in person. However, surprisingly, her grandmother actually knew this person.
Jiang Yuyao's expression changed instantly. She immediately pretended to have made a mistake and was willing to admit it. Her voice trembled as she spoke, "Grandmother, I...I apologize. I didn't mean to deceive you. I just didn't want you to have any doubts. Although Liao's behavior was not good, her kindness in giving birth is greater than her kindness in raising me. She is my biological mother after all. She insisted on meeting me, and I couldn't refuse."
Jiang Yuyao was crying as she spoke, her expression full of grievance and helplessness.
If my grandmother had not heard her secret conversation with Liao with her own ears, she might have softened her heart and been deceived by her words.
When Mrs. Liao witnessed Jiang Yuyao's performance, she felt secretly proud. This was the daughter she had raised. She was much smarter than the fool Jiang Songyi.
She immediately cooperated, putting on the demeanor of a rough country woman, and cried, "Old Madam, I was bewitched and switched the child back then, but now you've taken Songyi back to your mansion. Don't you want me to be reunited with Yuyao? Your mansion is so powerful that I can't take Yuyao back. But I gave birth to her child and raised Jiang Songyi. You must give me some compensation!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she took off a few hairpins from Jiang Yuyao's hair and stuffed them into her pocket.
Jiang Yuyao just bit her lips lightly. Her expression seemed to express anger, but she dared not put it into words.
Madam Jiang watched the mother and daughter's performance with a cold eye. A sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth and she said sarcastically, "What a shameless village woman!"
Jiang Yuyao felt a small sigh of relief when she saw that her grandmother was only angry at Liao. Although her mother had suffered some injustice, at least she had managed to hide it from her grandmother.
She knew her grandmother would consider her reputation and dignity and, at most, spend some money to send Liao away and warn her not to appear before her again. She wouldn't impose any substantial punishment on her. She thought to herself that she would have to be even more cautious when meeting her mother in the future.
However, what she had not expected was that her grandmother had no intention of settling the matter so easily, and she even signaled to the servants behind her.
Madam Jiang said in a cold voice: "Tie up this vicious village woman and send her to the government!"
Jiang Yuyao was shocked.
Liao also thought she had heard wrongly.
The servants took out the thick ropes they had prepared in advance, pressed Liao to the ground without hesitation, tied her up and took her away.
Liao was panicked. She couldn't understand why, when the Marquis of Yongding found out the truth about the swapping of the real and fake daughters, the Marquis's family let her go because they were concerned about Jiang Yuyao's reputation. Why did they suddenly decide not to tolerate it anymore and send her to the authorities?
Liao struggled mightily, tears streaming down her face. "Is there no justice at all in this mansion? Jiang Yuyao, I'm your biological mother, and you watched me being tied up and taken away so coldly? You're being disobedient and unfilial!"
She tried to use filial piety as a bargaining chip to force the old lady to give in.
However, the old lady only glanced at her lightly, and the servants quickly took off their shoes and socks and tightly stuffed Liao's mouth.
Before Jiang Yuyao could stop her, she knelt before the old lady, her face visibly troubled, her voice trembling slightly. "Grandmother, Yuyao knows full well that Liao Shi's previous crime of switching my identity with Sister Songyi's is undeniable. As someone favored by the Marquisate, I shouldn't have pleaded for her. However, she is my biological mother after all. I hope you can show some respect for her. Whether it's flogging or any other form of punishment, please don't report this to the authorities."
The old lady had always doted on her and had rarely seen her kneeling for such a long time.
However, at this moment, the old lady did not move at all, showing no intention of supporting him.
The old lady said solemnly, "Yuyao, you should understand that if you hesitate to make a decision, you will suffer the consequences. Liao, having tasted the sweetness once, will keep pestering you. If you still want to restore your mother-daughter relationship with her, then I can only reluctantly let you go. From now on, Jiang Songyi is the only daughter of the Yongding Marquisate, and your engagement with the Fourth Prince must be returned to her."
Jiang Yuyao lowered her head, trying her best to hide the resentment in her eyes. "I will follow my grandmother's teachings. The Marquisate raised me and doted on me. How could I abandon my family and leave? From now on, I am only the daughter of the Yongding Marquisate, and I will never show mercy to the Liao family again."
It seems that I can only hope that my father can save my mother.
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Meanwhile, Jiang Songyi, unaware of her grandmother's revelation of Jiang Yuyao's secret affair with her biological mother, takes Yue Qingyang, disguised as a maid, and her cousin from the Hao family on a scenic tour of Mount Taibai.
On Mount Taibai, the weeping crabapples are in full bloom like brocade, covering the entire mountain, making it seem as if you are in a fairyland shrouded in morning mist. The mountain flowers are in full bloom, like colorful clouds, and are breathtakingly beautiful.
There is a constant stream of tourists coming to enjoy the flowers, most of whom are young boys and girls full of youth.
The youngest, Hao Qingmo, couldn't contain his playful excitement. "The scenery here is so beautiful! I wish we had brought our kites with us when we came."
Hao Qingzhi gently rubbed Hao Qingmo's head. As the eldest daughter, she was very caring towards her sisters. "It's not too late now. When we first came up the mountain, I saw a peddler selling kites at the foot of the mountain. You wait here for a moment..."
"Cousin, why don't you let me buy some kites for you? You just wait here while I take Qingyang down the mountain to choose some and will be back soon. I know Taibai Mountain like the back of my hand, so you don't have to worry or come down to see me in person."
As soon as Jiang Songyi finished speaking, he grabbed Yue Qingyang's clothes tightly and ran at full speed.
Before Hao Qingzhi and the others could react, they were already far behind.
Hao Qingmo couldn't help but admire: "Cousin Songyi's speed is truly breathtaking. If she were to fly a kite, it would surely soar to the sky."
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