Chapter 106 She was simply using a dimensional advantage against these people.
The situation was urgent, so Ye Li hurriedly followed the maid to the ancestral hall, only to understand the reason on the way.
Jiang Li's birth mother, Liu Niang, was not initially Jiang Gong's concubine, but his legal wife.
At that time, Master Jiang was just a small merchant who ran a fabric shop, and Lady Liu was the embroiderer in the shop. Because of her excellent skills, many young ladies from wealthy and powerful families would come to her shop to have their clothes made, which is how she met the current Mrs. Jiang.
As luck would have it, Lady Jiang took a liking to Lord Jiang.
Lady Jiang came from a prominent family; her father was a high-ranking official. Eager to secure this marriage, Lord Jiang hastily sent Lady Liu to the countryside. When she returned, she, the legal wife, became a concubine, and her unborn child became an illegitimate child.
Not only that, Madam Jiang looked down on Liu Niang. Although the mother and daughter held the titles of mistresses, their lives were worse than those of maids.
Xiu'e spoke while tears streamed down her face, "After the Second Miss went to the Tianmen Sect, life in our courtyard was a little better. But ever since we received a letter from the Eldest Miss, the First Madam has been ordering me to be scolded every day. Today, she ordered me to serve tea, and the teacup was scalding hot. My hand, which was beaten yesterday, hadn't healed yet, and I knocked over the teacup. The First Madam punished me by making me kneel in front of the ancestral hall and forbidding me from eating or drinking. I'm already sick, and I'm so afraid, so afraid..."
Ye Li frowned upon hearing how miserable Liu Niang's life was.
It seems that Jiang Mengyao didn't get the better of her, so Jiang Mengyao asked Madam Jiang to torment Liu Niang.
Ultimately, the root of the problem lies with her.
"Little girl!"
Xiu'e screamed and ran towards the ancestral hall.
Outside the ancestral hall, on the paving stones, Liu Niang was burning up with fever, her cheeks flushed, and she was unconscious. It seemed she had been unconscious for a long time.
But none of the servants or maids around them went to help them up, and they even ignored them when they saw them coming.
Xiu'e cried out in distress, "Didn't you see that my mother fainted! Go find a doctor quickly!"
Cui'er, a maidservant who was part of the First Madam's dowry and was sitting by the pillar, said sarcastically, "Oh dear, she fainted after kneeling for only half a day. Who knows if she was faking it? Besides, I burned the First Madam. Even if she fainted, she still has to keep kneeling!"
Ye Li quickly went over, took Liu Niang's hand, and transferred some spiritual energy to her.
"Cough cough-"
Liu Niang coughed and opened her eyes. The moment she saw her, a look of surprise flashed in her eyes. "Xiao Li, you're back."
"Yes... Mother."
Ye Li had no parents, so calling her "Mother" felt extremely awkward to her, and the back of her ears felt hot. "Please get up first."
As soon as Liu Niang was helped up, Cui'er pointed her finger at her face, "You actually dare to stand up! You even dare to disobey the Madam!"
Liu Niang shuddered and immediately knelt down, her already emaciated body trembling. "I must have lost my mind. Please, Miss Cui'er, don't tell Madam. I... I'm kowtowing to Miss Cui'er."
Seeing that Liu Niang was about to kneel, Ye Li's eyes turned cold instantly, and she forcefully helped Liu Niang up. "Birth, old age, sickness and death are the natural course of life. I think the First Madam will understand if she knows you are sick. Let me help you back to rest first."
"No no no-"
Liu Niang wanted to go back and continue kneeling, but Ye Li forcibly took her away.
When Cui'er saw that they were really leaving, she panicked and rushed forward to stop them, saying, "It is the First Madam's order to make me kneel down, how dare you disobey!"
Ye Li only glanced at her, "If there is any guilt, then let Madam come and talk to me."
"stop!"
Cui'er tried to pull Ye Li away, but her knee was hit by an unknown force, and she cried out and knelt down.
"Sister Cui'er!"
A young girl came to help her, but she shook her off fiercely.
"open!"
Cui'er got up in a disheveled state and said fiercely, "Just you wait! I'm going to report to Madam right now!"
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Ye Li helped Liu Niang back to her side courtyard. As soon as she entered, she smelled a stench of rotting wood. Looking up, she saw that the house was drafty from all sides, and the wooden beams were rotten to pieces and on the verge of collapse.
The journey here was filled with extravagance, so the fact that this place is now in such a dilapidated state is clearly a deliberate act of mistreatment by the Jiang family.
Liu Niang didn't notice Ye Li's scrutinizing gaze. She took her hand and said with a worried expression, "Xiao Li, you really shouldn't have offended Cui'er for your mother's sake. She has a lot of influence with Madam, and Madam will probably be here soon."
Ye Li looked at Liu Niang, who was thin with sunken eyes and a pale face. Her hands, which were rough and calloused, were even feverish. But Ye Li's only concern at that moment was Liu Niang's safety.
Perhaps it was because she was using Jiang Li's body that she felt a pang of sorrow in her heart.
"Why don't you hurry back to Tianmen Sect!" Liu Niang said anxiously. "Xiu'e, hurry, take Xiao Li out the back door, and be sure to avoid the First Madam!"
Ye Li grasped Liu Niang's hand that was pushing her away and whispered, "Mother, it's alright, don't be afraid, I can protect you now."
Liu Niang's nose tingled with emotion. "Little Pear, I know you are filial, but I have heard that the Tianmen Sect's assessment is very strict. Your spiritual roots clash, so you cannot cultivate. If the Tianmen Sect does not keep you, your father will feel ashamed. In that case, you will still fall into Madam's hands. I am afraid."
Upon hearing these words, Ye Li finally understood why Jiang Li had always been so obedient to Jiang Mengyao at the Tianmen Sect.
Jiang Li was afraid of offending Jiang Mengyao and implicating Liu Niang, while Liu Niang endured the situation because she was also afraid that Jiang Li would have a hard time.
Both mother and daughter are enduring hardship for each other's sake...
Ye Li felt a pang of sadness in her heart, which strengthened her resolve to change everything.
She patted Liu Niang, who was crying in her arms, comforting her, "Mother, you don't know, I've had my marrow cleansed, I'm no longer a mixed spiritual root, and I've even entered the outer sect, so I won't be sent back."
"real?"
Liu Niang was skeptical.
She knew very well that all the good things in the Jiang family had been given to Jiang Mengyao, and the clothes Jiang Li wore to the Tianmen Sect were made by her and Xiu'e overnight. There was no way they would have any marrow cleansing treasures.
Just as Liu Niang was about to ask more questions, Xiu'e stumbled in, "It's terrible, young lady! Madam has arrived with several old women!"
"What……"
Having been tormented for so many years, Liu Niang trembled involuntarily upon hearing that the madam was coming, but she still forced herself to remain calm. "Xiao Li, hide in the room and don't go out. I'll take care of everything."
Ye Li was slightly taken aback as she gazed at Liu Niang's thin yet determined back.
This was the first time she had been protected by someone weaker than herself, and for a moment she felt a little dazed.
She used to think that because of her high cultivation level and that she was the senior sister, she should take care of her junior brothers.
But at this moment, she suddenly awoke from her dream.
The reason people want to protect another person is not because of their strength or weakness, but because they cannot bear to see her suffer any harm.
They won't protect her, not because of her high cultivation level, but because they don't care whether she gets hurt or not.
Kneel down!
A sharp shout from outside the door interrupted Ye Li's thoughts.
In the courtyard, a dignified and plump woman was sternly reprimanding Liu Niang with raised eyebrows.
This is Jiang Mengyao's mother, Madam Jiang.
When she went out, Liu Niang was kneeling on the ground. Madam Jiang sneered, "I knew it! How did you suddenly get the guts? So it's because your good-for-nothing has returned. Fine, then beat them all up!"
"Go! Slap each of them fifty times!"
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