The crying in the house was very faint, so faint that it was depressing.

Ah Qiao was feeling very nervous. She stood at the door listening to the noise inside, and then went to the corridor to wait for Ah Man. After a while, she finally saw Ah Man and hurried to meet him.

"Ah Man, why didn't you come back with the girl?"

"The girl asked me to deliver a message to the master."

Ah Qiao grabbed Ah Man's wrist and pulled her to a corner, and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong with the girl?"

"Young lady?" Ah Man said proudly, "Young lady was very good today. She helped the big boss who came to investigate the case a lot—"

Ah Qiao interrupted Ah Man and said, "I think there's something wrong with the girl."

She quietly pointed inside and said, "Listen, the girl is crying."

Ah Man quickly put his ear close to it and indeed heard a low crying sound.

"What happened to the girl?"

Ah Man was confused: "The girl is crying so sadly... By the way, Earl Yongchang is gone."

Ah Qiao had never heard of this before, so she was shocked when she heard it: "What do you mean Earl Yongchang is gone?"

"He's dead." Ah Man explained the whole story.

Ah Qiao was dumbfounded and murmured, "Young lady, are you feeling sorry for Miss Xie?"

Ah Man nodded: "Yes, losing parents in one day is unbearable for anyone. I remember that the wife of the Earl of Yongchang liked our daughter very much, so it is normal for the daughter to feel sad."

Ah Qiao felt a little relieved.

A ginger-like voice rang out from inside the house: "Aqiao, help me get a basin of water."

"Yeah." Ah Qiao responded and nodded at Ah Man.

Ah Man came to the door and said, "Miss, I have delivered a message."

"Come in."

Ah Man pushed the door open and saw Jiang Si sitting at the table. There were no traces of tears on his face, only a pair of red eyes.

"Girl——" Ah Man called out cautiously.

Jiang Si curled his lips and said, "It's okay. I just feel sad when I think about how the Yongchang uncle and his wife treated me like a niece."

Ultimately, those guilt and self-blame would be buried deep in her heart like the secret of her rebirth, and it would be impossible to tell anyone.

"Have father and the others passed away?"

"The eldest master, the third master, and the third wife went there together."

Mr. Jiang went to the yamen, and Mrs. Xiao had to take care of the affairs of the house. As for Jiang Zhan and others, they went to school early in the morning and it was not time to leave yet.

Jiang Si thought for a moment and said, "Ah Man, go and send a letter to the Second Young Master and tell him about the Yongchang Earl's Mansion."

Jiang Zhan and Xie Yinlou were playmates since childhood. Although they had different personalities when they grew up, they were still close. Naturally, there was no reason for them to stay out of this matter.

Ah Man took the order and left.

Jiang Si was helped by Aqiao to clean her face and apply some makeup, until she looked no different from the normal. Then she went to Cixintang.

She was worried about Xie Qingyao and planned to stay with her for a few days, so naturally she had to tell Old Madam Feng about it.

Second wife Xiao was reporting household affairs to old lady Feng.

Ever since Jiang Qian broke up with the son of the Marquis of Changxing and returned to her parents' home, Old Madam Feng became more and more dissatisfied with Xiao and her daughter. Although she still let Xiao manage the household, she had to listen to Xiao's reports on the situation in the mansion from time to time, and it was obvious that she had doubts about her ability to manage the household.

Xiao was furious, but there was nothing she could do.

Who let her daughter get into this kind of thing? There is no other way but to endure the anger for the time being.

You see, although Qian'er has fallen on hard times, she still has two sons. Especially the eldest son, who will take part in the provincial examination in the fall. If he passes the exam, she will be very proud.

Xiao thought clearly that as long as her two sons were doing well, her daughter's future would not be too bad with brothers to support her.

As for this dead old woman - haha, she is half buried in the ground, but there will always be a day when she can truly be the master of the house.

Thinking of this, Xiao felt very depressed.

At least she has to take good care of the old woman in the next few years. The old man cannot be in mourning for his mother, otherwise it will greatly hinder his future.

Jiang Si waited for a while and was brought in by Ah Fu.

After hearing her purpose, Old Madam Feng raised her eyelids and asked, "Are you going to stay at the Yongchang Marquis's mansion for a while?"

"Yes, Qingyao lost both her parents in one day, and I was afraid she couldn't bear it."

Xiao guessed what Old Madam Feng was thinking and said, "Such a big thing has happened in their house. The relatives and in-laws will arrive soon. By then, many sisters will accompany Miss Xie. Fourth Miss, they are in mourning, so don't go over and make trouble."

Jiang raised his eyebrows and looked at Xiao with a half-smile: "Second Aunt, you call accompanying your friend in times of trouble a nuisance? Fortunately, I didn't dare to approach Second Sister when she returned home, otherwise I would have caused trouble for her."

She was in a bad mood, and of course she fought back mercilessly against Xiao's deliberate embarrassment.

Xiao was choked by Jiang Si and her face suddenly changed: "Fourth Miss, what are you talking about? You and Qian'er are a family. She would be very happy if you went to see her. But Miss Xie is different. She has so many cousins. If you go there, someone will entertain you. Isn't that just causing trouble?"

She gets angry when she mentions this. When Qian'er returned home, all the sisters in the mansion hid from everyone. It was only after she gave them a cold look that Jiang Li and Jiang Pei came over. As for Jiang Si and Jiang Qiao, they have never been to Qian'er's place until now.

Those servants are used to treating people differently based on their status. Qian'er is in trouble, so of course she hopes that the masters in the mansion will show a friendly attitude towards Qian'er before she can feel at ease.

She is so unkind to the sisters in the same mansion, but she cares about the girl from the neighboring family. She just doesn't want to let this little bitch get what she wants!

"Madam, Qian'er has a bad fate. The fourth lady also broke off an engagement. Now there are many rumors about the girls in our house. In my opinion, the girls should stay quiet and go out less."

Xiao's words were exactly what Old Lady Feng wanted: "Your Second Aunt is right. Your father and Third Uncle have gone to help. You, a girl, don't have to go there."

Jiang Si lowered his eyes and smiled: "What if the Yongchang Marquis's Mansion invites our granddaughter to come over? If we refuse, outsiders will think we are being ignored."

Madam Feng cared most about her reputation. When she heard this, she immediately said, "If they invite me, of course I will go."

Now there are only two little ones left in the Yongchang Earl's Mansion. They are too busy being sad to have time to remember to send someone to invite the fourth girl to come over.

In her opinion, the fourth girl is just wild at heart. She runs out every other day and has no discipline at all.

When Old Madam Feng thought of this, she became more and more dissatisfied with Jiang Si.

Or after what happened to Jiang Qian, she is dissatisfied with all her granddaughters.

None of these damn girls are ambitious and they only cause trouble.

"Fourth Miss, please go down first. I still have something to report to the old lady." Xiao raised the corners of her lips proudly.

So what if you are eloquent? Without a mother to protect you, you have to bear the grievances!

Jiang Si smiled, knelt down and said goodbye.

Not long after Jiang Si left, the maid came in and reported, "Madam, the internal manager of the Yongchang Marquis's Mansion wants to see you."