Mrs. Xiao slipped a golden hairpin to the maid guarding the gate and was able to enter the house.

There were no windows in the room, and thick curtains were drawn, making it dark and gloomy.

Jiang Qian was sitting on the bed, her hair uncombed and her clothes unchanged. She was no longer as glamorous and respectable as before.

This looks like a crazy woman.

Mrs. Xiao stared at Jiang Qian without saying a word, with a smile on her face.

After standing quietly for a while, she finally spoke: "Second Aunt."

Jiang Qian lowered her head and didn't react for a moment.

Mrs. Xiao was not in a hurry and called out again, "Second Miss."

Jiang Qian raised her head suddenly, as if she had just noticed that Mrs. Xiao had come. Her eyes were filled with anger, sadness, and grievance.

But she couldn't speak and could only make humming sounds, looking extremely pitiful.

In Jiang Qian's heart, Mrs. Xiao, who represents her mother, is the only soft spot left.

Why didn't her mother come over? Did her mother also give up on her?

No, Xiao's mother said that her mother's housekeeping rights were taken back by her grandmother and she was ordered to stay at home, which was actually house arrest. She had no way to see her.

Why are both mother and daughter so miserable?

Jiang Qian was in great pain and kept sobbing while pulling Mrs. Xiao's hand tightly.

Mrs. Xiao looked at Jiang Qian like this and suddenly laughed.

Her smile stunned Jiang Qian.

Jiang Qian was speechless and could only express her confusion with her eyes.

Mrs. Xiao laughed more and more wildly, and finally laughed out loud.

"Wuwu——" Jiang Qian's eyes became wider and wider.

Is she crazy, or is someone else crazy? Why is everyone so weird and not what she imagined?

Mrs. Xiao took a step forward and said in a low voice, "Second Miss must be wondering why I am laughing, right?"

Jiang Qian nodded.

The pain of being unable to express herself distorted her expression.

Mrs. Xiao, however, was not afraid at all, and said word by word: "Because I finally avenged Hongyue! My daughter died in this cruel place because of my wife, and my wife's daughter became mute. Hahaha, isn't this fair..."

Jiang Qian was confused at first, then filled with tremendous anger, and grabbed Mrs. Xiao's wrist.

Mrs. Xiao let her hold her, and said with a cool smile: "Second Miss, it must be hard to be a mute, right? But my Hongyue is not a mute, yet you black-hearted people blocked her mouth and pushed her into the pool. She is only sixteen years old and has never been married!"

At this point, she pressed Jiang Qian's hand hard and said word by word: "The second young lady has been married before, and she is still better than my Hongyue. So it's not over yet. Now she is the second young lady, and next she will be the wife——"

"Woo-woo--" Jiang Qian used all her strength to grab Mrs. Xiao.

Unfortunately, she didn't have much strength left, and Mrs. Xiao just pushed her hard and she fell on the bed.

Mrs. Xiao glanced at Jiang Qian and turned to leave.

Jiang Qian rushed over, and the maid guarding the door quickly closed the door, leaving the door to be slammed loudly.

"Mother Xiao, please leave quickly. If people find out that I let you in, it will be a disaster."

In the past, Mrs. Xiao could go anywhere without any hindrance, but now that the Second Wife has lost power, the people around her have naturally gone downhill.

Mrs. Xiao didn't care about it at all. She thanked the maid and left quickly.

The wooden door continued to bang, and the maid sighed softly.

The second aunt who once enjoyed great glory seems to have gone crazy. She is so pitiful.

When Jiang Qian was sent away, the second elder Jiang did not show up. Only the twin brother Jiang Cang chased after her. Looking at his almost unrecognizable sister, he said with tears in his eyes: "Second sister, just wait. One day, your elder brother will take you back..."

Jiang Qian cried out, trying to remind her brother to beware of Mrs. Xiao, but was pushed and shoved into the carriage by the two maids who were taking her to the farm.

Jiang Cang watched the carriage go away quietly, then walked back with his head down. He entered the moon-shaped gate and saw Old Master Jiang standing there with a blank expression on his face.

"Father." Jiang Cang called out sadly with his head down, feeling very uncomfortable.

He didn't blame his father for not accompanying his second sister when she was sent away, but he did think it was heartbreaking that his father didn't show up when his second sister was leaving, and even kept his mother in the dark.

Old Master Jiang Er was also unhappy when he saw Jiang Cang's expression.

The eldest son, who was highly expected, has fallen into a state of collapse. Does this mean that the second son will never be able to recover?

"Cang'er, the Autumn Examination will be held in two years. As long as you have a promising future, your sister will return home one day."

Jiang Cang was shocked and nodded vigorously: "My son will work hard and will not let my second sister suffer outside forever."

The elders said that the second sister was seriously ill and needed to leave the house to recuperate on the farm. But in the end, it was because the second sister had offended the fourth sister and they were afraid of offending her that they did this.

The poor second sister was so shocked that she lost her voice, and there was no one to take care of her.

Seeing Jiang Cang's reaction, Mr. Jiang Er was secretly satisfied.

Although the carefully cultivated legitimate daughter was abandoned, she was still of some use in motivating the eldest son to make progress.

Old Master Jiang raised his hand and patted Jiang Cang on the shoulder: "Okay, go back to school. Your second sister is like this. As a father, I feel bad, but sometimes you have to endure the pain. The situation is stronger than you."

"I understand, son. I'll take my leave now." Jiang Cang left Old Master Jiang and walked towards his residence.

"Mother Xiao, why are you here?" When Jiang Cang arrived at the residence, he found Mother Xiao hiding in a secluded place and couldn't help but stop.

Old woman Xiao came forward, looked around, and whispered, "Master, I have something to say to you."

"Mother Xiao, come here."

The bamboo in the yard has grown new leaves and is as green as a mirror.

Jiang Cang stood there and said softly, "Mother Xiao, please speak up if you have anything to say."

Mrs. Xiao knelt down and cried, "Master, please make the decision for the second aunt!"

"Mother Xiao has something to say, so people won't gossip when they see her."

Mrs. Xiao stood up and wiped her tears, saying, "My Lord, you don't know that Second Aunt is not so sick that she can't speak, but she has been poisoned and become mute!"

"What?" Jiang Cang felt as if a stick had hit him, making him dizzy.

Old Mrs. Xiao lowered her voice and said, "That day, I secretly went to see Second Aunt and found that the door was closed and there was no one to serve her. I felt something was wrong, so I quietly went around to the back and looked in through the window. I actually saw Aunt Feng from Cixin Hall and two maids giving Second Aunt medicine. Then there was a rumor that Second Aunt was so sick that she had lost her voice..."

"Are you serious?"

Mrs. Xiao kept wiping away tears, "How dare I gossip about this matter? Madam is recuperating now, and the old lady strictly ordered that you not mention the matter of the second aunt to Madam. I dare not disobey her order, and I feel sorry for the second aunt, so I can only tell the eldest master."

Jiang Cang's expression changed, and finally he calmed down and said in a cold voice: "I know, Mama Xiao, don't mention this to anyone else, you should go back to Yaxinyuan as soon as possible."

"Yes." Mrs. Xiao bowed to Jiang Cang, walked out of the courtyard and smiled.

On the way back, Ah Man stood in front of Mrs. Xiao, raised his chin and said, "Mother Xiao, our girl wants to see you."