Thinking this, Jiang Yuwei glared at the maid and said calmly:
"Why don't you take a look at the obituary that Master Sun of your household, who is also my second brother, personally sent to deliver to me? What? Now you, a mere maid, dare to act as your master? If you really drive me away today, have you thought about the consequences?"
Upon hearing this, Chun Tao's face immediately became hesitant. Although Madam Sun was in charge of the household affairs, the person in charge of the Sun family was still Master Sun.
If I offend Master Sun while doing things for Madam Sun, I will definitely be in deep trouble. However, if I fail to do what Madam Sun asked me to do, I will certainly be punished.
Just as Chun Tao was hesitating and undecided, Jiang Yuwei strode into the mourning hall with Ning Wan. Chun Tao was shocked and immediately turned around to complain to Madam Sun.
It wasn't that she let them in; they insisted on barging in on their own. She tried to stop them but couldn't. Chun Tao thought that this way, Madam Sun might be able to lessen her punishment.
Jiang Yuwei completely ignored the expressions of those around her, walked straight to the old lady's memorial tablet, took three incense sticks, lit them, bowed three times to the tablet, and said:
“Godmother, I brought Wan’er to see you off today. I am so grateful for your care these days. You have made me feel a mother’s love that I have never experienced before. Did you see the flowers I brought you? I don’t have anything to offer, but I remembered that Godmother likes flowers, so I made some.”
As she spoke, Jiang Yuwei placed the incense sticks into the incense burner bowl, then led Wan'er to kneel down and solemnly kowtow three times to the old lady's memorial tablet. Only then, with tears in her eyes, did she pull Wan'er up.
At this time, Chuntao had already brought Madam Sun over.
"Madam, look, I couldn't stop the mother and daughter, they even kowtowed to the old lady!"
Seeing this, Madam Sun stormed up to Jiang Yuwei, pointed at her nose, and began to berate her:
"You really have no shame! I've already said all that, how dare you still come into my residence!"
Jiang Yuwei glanced at Madam Sun indifferently. Not wanting to make too much of a commotion in her godmother's mourning hall, she spoke calmly:
"It was Master Sun who personally sent me the obituary. Madam Sun, if you have any objections, you can keep them to yourself and don't make a scene in front of the old lady!"
Upon hearing this, Madam Sun became even more enraged, pointing at Jiang Yuwei and shouting:
"Everyone come and see! Our old lady was killed by this jinx! She was always in good health, but ever since she adopted this goddaughter, her health has deteriorated day by day. I think it was Jiang Yuwei who brought her to her death!"
Upon hearing this, the crowd began to whisper among themselves.
"I don't think Jiang Yuwei is a good person either."
"Yes, I don't know how she managed to coax the old lady into insisting on recognizing her as her goddaughter!"
"The old lady should have been enjoying her twilight years in peace, but she really died unjustly!"
Seeing that everyone's words were getting more and more outrageous, Jiang Yuwei realized that she had come to kowtow to the old lady today, which could be considered as sincerely sending her off. Jiang Yuwei did not want to ruin the old lady's funeral because of herself, so she stopped paying attention to Madam Sun and turned to leave.
"Look, she's leaving!"
"Tsk tsk, this has hit a nerve with Madam Sun, she's trying to run away!"
"I think so too!"
Seeing that everyone was on her side, Madam Sun decided to lay everything bare for everyone to hear today, to prevent any future rumors from spreading that the old lady had been angered to death by her. So Madam Sun pointed at Jiang Yuwei's retreating figure and shouted at the servants beside her:
"Guards, stop her!"
Upon hearing this, the servant quickly stepped forward to block Jiang Yuwei from leaving the house.
Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei frowned, turned to look at Madam Sun, and said:
"Madam Sun, what do you mean by this?"
Madam Sun walked a few steps to Jiang Yuwei, took out a handkerchief, and began to wipe away her tears.
"Waaah, I'm speaking up for our matriarch! Jiang Yuwei, you're heartless! The matriarch has treated you so well, yet yesterday you said those things to her, trying to sow discord between us. But she wouldn't listen, and you literally drove her to her death! Waaah..."
As Madam Sun spoke, she seemed to stumble and fall backward as if she were crying. Seeing this, Chun Tao quickly went to support her and said worriedly:
"Madam, the old lady has already been angered to death by this vile woman. You must not fall into her trap again. Your health is the most important thing."
Madam Sun was very satisfied with Chun Tao's words, so she patted her hand discreetly and continued crying:
"Waaah, what can I do? I have no one to confide in. Waaah, the old lady's body is barely cold, and Jiang Yuwei dares to openly provoke us at the Sun residence. It's truly outrageous!"
Seeing this, Chun Tao glared fiercely at Jiang Yuwei and said angrily:
"Look how angry you've made our lady! You've already harmed the old lady, are you trying to harm our lady too? It seems you're determined to turn our Sun family into a complete mess!"
Seeing that the two of them were singing in unison, trying to pin the old lady's death entirely on her, Jiang Yuwei felt guilty about the old lady's death, but she also secretly believed that the old lady's death was related to Madam Sun.
She didn't want to bring up these matters at the old lady's funeral hall, only wanting the old lady to pass away in peace. However, Madam Sun's ability to be unforgiving was too great. If she didn't defend herself, she was afraid that Madam Sun would wrongly accuse her to death.
Jiang Yuwei turned around abruptly, her eyes sharp as she stared at Madam Sun, and said:
"Is everything Madam Sun said just now true?"
Madam Sun had initially thought Jiang Yuwei was an easy target, but when she looked up and met Jiang Yuwei's gaze, she became somewhat timid and quickly looked away, stammering:
"Of course it's true. How could I lie?"
Jiang Yuwei sneered upon seeing this.
"If Madam Sun were truly a filial daughter, she wouldn't have made such a scene in the old lady's mourning hall, while the old lady's body was still warm in the coffin. I think you're just trying to shift the blame onto me in front of everyone, aren't you?"
As she spoke, Jiang Yuwei glanced around at everyone present and continued:
"Presumably, those who have come to the Sun residence today to attend the old lady's birthday banquet are no ordinary people. Madam Sun, do you think these people will believe your trick of treating people like fools?"
After Jiang Yuwei finished speaking, the group, who had been whispering among themselves, immediately fell silent. No one wanted to be seen as a fool, so they could only watch the show in silence.
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