Lady Xiao was frightened and humiliated at the imperial estate.
Throughout her life, from marrying into the Prime Minister's mansion after leaving a noble family, she was almost always in a smooth environment.
Although she had seen dead people, she had never seen an uprising. Especially after she discovered that she had been drugged and was weak, she was terrified and hid behind the prime minister.
However, Madam Shen obtained the antidote and secretly distributed it to everyone, including herself and Cheng Hai.
When the two sides started fighting, Shen disregarded the danger and rushed to the front to fight the rebels.
He even stood in front of the Prime Minister when the rebels tried to capture him.
In comparison, as the wife of the same prime minister, she appeared far less capable.
This is what made her angry.
She had fought with the Shen family for half her life and felt that she was superior to her in every way, but in the end she needed the Shen family's charity to give her the antidote.
After the Prince of Liang was arrested, she had been holding her anger in her heart. Unexpectedly, as soon as she returned to the Prime Minister's residence, Xie Jinyao insisted on seeing her.
What kind of pleasant expression could Xiao Shi possibly have?
“Miss Xie, you are now nothing but an illegitimate child, while I am the Prime Minister’s wife. To get rid of you quietly is as easy as crushing an ant.”
She hated having someone hold something against her, yet this Xie Jinyao dared to threaten her.
The reason she took a step back and had someone bring her to the Prime Minister's residence was because she was genuinely curious about how Xie Jinyao knew about the Shen family's daughter.
It should be noted that even the Prime Minister was unaware of this matter, and Xie Jinyao was not even born at the time.
Xie Jinyao didn't seem angry at Xiao's attitude, and only whispered a few words to her.
Xiao's eyes widened slightly. "Are you telling the truth?"
Xie Jinyao smiled and said, "Madam can send someone to check it out."
She knew her current status and knew it would be difficult to gain the favor of the Prime Minister's wife.
Unless she has the ability to predict the future.
What she told Xiao was what was about to happen to Xiao's family.
Only if her predictions are accurate will the Xiao family believe her and keep her.
Xiao was skeptical, but still sent someone to investigate.
Xie Jinyao found a spot and sat down quietly.
Half an hour later, the person sent returned, "Madam, I had only been at the Xiao residence for a short time when Aunt Lian passed away."
Xiao's handkerchief tightened in her hand. "How did it disappear?"
The servant said, "I heard from the servants in the old lady's courtyard that she died from holding in her urine."
Madam Xiao looked at Xie Jinyao in shock, "How did you know about this? You sent people to keep an eye on the Xiao residence?"
Xie Jinyao smiled and shook her head, pretending to be profound, "Madam also knows my current status, where would I find manpower to send?"
"Madam doesn't need to know how I found out. Madam only needs to know that I can help you deal with the Shen family and also help Lord Chenghai rise rapidly in rank."
Madam Xiao felt that her words were extremely arrogant. Her son was the son of the Prime Minister's family, and Xie Jinyao was someone who didn't even have a place to stay. How could she help him?
But thinking about what had just happened, Xiao couldn't completely disbelieve it.
Aunt Lian was her father's most beloved concubine. Although she was only a concubine, she relied on her father's protection in every way. Now in her sixties, she still lived a more comfortable life in the Xiao family than the mistress.
But Xie Jinyao just told her that Aunt Lian would die of illness today, and it was a gynecological disease.
As the legitimate daughter of the Xiao family, she was naturally dissatisfied with a concubine who had climbed above her mother, and thus she had disliked Aunt Lian since childhood and wished for her to die sooner.
But before she went to the imperial estate, she returned to her parents' home and had never heard of Aunt Lian's illness.
But a servant came to report that Aunt Lian was indeed dead.
She didn't doubt that Xie Jinyao was behind it. Putting aside Aunt Lian's status in the Xiao family, Xie Jinyao didn't have that kind of ability now.
That means Xie Jinyao really does have some extraordinary abilities. If that's the case, then it makes sense that she knows about the Shen family's daughter.
"These two matters are insignificant. Perhaps you learned about them through other means. Do you have any other evidence?"
Xiao still couldn't fully trust Xie Jinyao.
Xie Jinyao curled her lips and said with a faint smile, "Does Madam know that the Prime Minister has an adopted son?"
"you?"
Xiao's eyes widened in surprise.
She overheard about the prime minister having an adopted son by accident, but the prime minister warned her not to tell anyone.
Because that person had a special identity.
Even Cheng Hai was unaware of this matter.
Xie Jinyao, however, knew...
As Madam Xiao reassessed Xie Jinyao's abilities, she heard her say, "The Prime Minister will definitely tell you, Madam, that he is raising that adopted son for Lord Chenghai's sake."
However, Jin Yao had to remind the lady that the adopted son was prepared by the Prime Minister for Li Chenghe.
The fact that Madam doesn't believe Jinyao means that Jinyao and Madam aren't destined to be together. Jinyao won't force it; there will be someone in this world willing to take her in.
After a pause, she added, "Oh, by the way, in consideration of Madam bringing Jinyao to the capital, Jinyao would like to remind Madam not to flaunt her power in front of her daughter just because Aunt Lian is dead. If Madam does that, she will definitely not get away with it."
Having said that, he curtsied and prepared to leave.
Madam Xiao stopped her, "You said that the adopted son was given to Li Chenghe by the Prime Minister?"
The Prime Minister clearly said he was paving the way for Cheng Hai, so was he lying to her?
Xie Tingzhou curled her lips into a smile. She knew that what she said would definitely make the Xiao family keep her.
But he didn't stop. "If you don't believe me, Madam, you can keep watching."
But by then, it will be too late.
Everyone says that the prime minister favors his youngest son, but in my past life memories, it was the eldest son who ultimately received the prime minister's support.
Why then did she still approach the Xiao family? Because the Xiao family was merely a stepping stone for her to get closer to the Prime Minister.
Yes, what she really wanted to get close to was the Prime Minister.
The reason she knew about Aunt Lian was because, in her memory, she had married into the Xiao family, so she was well aware of the discord between the Xiao family and Aunt Lian.
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