Translator: Atlas Studios   Editor: Atlas Studios
Xia Tao quickly bowed. âHello, Third Miss.â
Yu Jianjia said hoarsely, âMiss Xia Tao, thereâs no need to be so polite. What instructions does Eldest Sister have?â
Xia Tao quickly shook her head. âThird Miss, youâre being too serious. My young miss heard that Third Miss was not feeling well, so she ordered me to come over and take a look.â
Yu Jianjia coughed twice again before saying, âEvery time the seasons change, my body has to go through some trouble. It was only because I felt hot last night that I took off my blanket. When I woke up in the morning, I was still fine. At noon, my body couldnât move anymore. Iâve already asked Divine Physician Xie to take a look. I just caught a cold. Iâll be fine after taking a few sets of medicine and recuperating for a few days. Donât let Eldest Sister worry.â
Xia Tao finally heaved a sigh of relief. âItâs good that Third Miss is fine,â
Yu Jianjia said, âItâs also because my health isnât good enough and I canât share Eldest Sisterâs burden. Eldest Sister has just recovered from a serious illness. Please take care of yourself.â
When Xia Tao returned to An Shou Hall, she recounted what had happened in the courtyard.
Hui Xiang wanted to send Old Madam Lai back!
Yu Jianjia was really sick!
Yu Youyaoâs expression was very serious. Next, no matter what happened in the Yu Residence, it would not implicate an old woman who had left the residence and Yu Jianjia.
Seeing that Young Missâ expression was amiss, Xia Tao said, âYoung Miss, I keep feeling that something is wrong with Old Madam Lai. Are we going to let her leave the residence?â
Yu Youyao immediately felt conflicted. No matter what was wrong with Old Madam Lai, as long as she was captured and handcuffed and interrogated, everything would be clear. If she knew what Yu Jianjia was plotting, she would be more guarded.
However, her rationality told her not to do this.
If Yu Jianjia really wanted to make a big fuss about her motherâs reputation, as her daughter, she couldnât act rashly.
Before Yu Jianjia could show her fox tail, she had already panicked. Instead, she had become the one who felt âguilty.â When Yu Jianjia returned the favor, she would have no way to defend herself. It would be disadvantageous to her biological mother.
This was not something a young lady who had yet to get married should get involved in. Even her biological mother would be in the wrong the more she got involved.
It would be more legitimate to leave it to the Xie family to handle.
After figuring this out, Yu Youyao took a deep breath. âHurry up and ask when the Xie family will enter the capital.â
Old Madam Lai and Hui Xiang left the residence at half past four in the afternoon.
Nanny Li had been guarding the front courtyard for a long time. As soon as Yu Zongzheng entered the residence, she quickly rushed over and knelt in front of him, crying. âMaster, youâre finally backâ¦â
When the servants nearby heard the commotion, they couldnât help but glance sideways.
âWho are you?â Yu Zongzheng was shocked. He did not recognize that this old woman, who had lost most of her gray hair and her weight, was actually Nanny Li, who served beside Yang Shuwan.
Nanny Li cried, âIâm Nanny Li, who works for First Madam!â
Yu Zongzheng frowned and his expression immediately darkened. âFirst Madamâs health isnât good. Why arenât you serving her well? Why did you come to the front courtyard?â
With that, he took a detour to leave.
Nanny Li suddenly pounced over and hugged Yu Zongzhengs leg, not letting him leave. âMaster, First Madam, she⦠she canât take it anymore. She keeps muttering about Master. Go and meet her. After all, you and First Madam are husband and wife. A day as husband and wife means a hundred days of kindness. Please see First Madam one last time, Masterâ¦
Hearing Nanny Li say that Madam Yang was dying, Yu Zongzheng couldnât help but be stunned for a moment, his heart filled with mixed emotions.
In the past, he had felt guilty towards Madam Yang and looked down on her. However, in the end, she had still married into the family.
But now, this guilt had become humiliation and a stain in his life.
He did not want to see Madam Yang.
However, Madam Yang was still his legitimate wife in name. With Nanny Li causing such a commotion in public, if he did not see Madam Yang one last
time, it would inevitably be exposed.
In the end, Yu Zongzheng still went to the Tranquil Heart Residence with Nanny Li.
Yang Shuwan leaned against the big pillow, still looking thin and withered. However, when she saw Yu Zongzheng, two unnatural lumps of red appeared on her ashen face, as if spring had arrived for her. She immediately perked up.
Is this an illusion?!
âYouâre here!â Yang Shuwan grinned.
Yu Zongzheng simply couldnât believe that the skinny and withered person in front of him was Yang Shuwan. He couldnât help but think of Yang Shuwanâs charming appearance in the past. He looked incredulous. âYou, how did you become like this?â
Yang Shuwan did not seem to hear this. âYu Zongzheng, Iâm going to die.â Yu Zongzhengs expression darkened and he said nothing.
Yang Shuwan did not mind. âl know you canât wait for me to die sooner.
However, when a person is about to die, their words are kindâ¦â
The door between the East Mansion and the West Mansion was blocked. If Bi Tao wanted to go to the Second Mansion, she could only take a detour and get in through the back door.
When Old Madam Ma saw Bi Tao running over in a panic, she asked while watching from the sidelines, âOh, isnât this Miss Bi Tao? Why arenât you serving First Madam? Why did you run to the back door?â
Bi Tao hurriedly stepped forward and stuffed a bag of money into her hands. âFirst Madam canât take it anymore. She wants to see Second Madam and asked me to invite her over. Iâll need a favor from you.â
Old Madam Ma was stunned for a moment. In name, Eldest Madam Yang was still the mistress of the residence. She was about to die. If she wanted to see Second Madam, she naturally couldnât stop her.
Old Madam Ma quickly opened the door. âMiss Bi Tao, come back quickly.â
Bi Tao was extremely grateful. Without hesitation, she ran to the Second Mansion to look for Madam Yao and explained her intentions.
Madam Yao was puzzled, but she did not show it on her face. She said, âIâll quickly change my clothes first.â
No matter how anxious Bi Tao was, she couldnât let Second Madam go to the main house in this outfit. It would be too rude, so she could only nod in agreement.
Madam Yao immediately entered the inner room. Nanny Qian did not dare to delay and instructed the maidservants in the room to quickly help Second Madam put on her clothes.
The more Madam Yao thought about it, the more confused she felt. She couldnât help but ask, âMadam Yangs illness is very serious. After enduring for so many years, itâs finally over. I still feel quite uncomfortable being a sister-in-law.â At this point, she couldnât help but sigh. âItâs just that our relationship wasnât very good in the past, and we werenât close. In the past two years, Matriarch has been far away from the Second Mansion and hasnât even interacted much. Why did she suddenly want to see me?â
Nanny Qian quickly combed Madam Yaoâs hair. âWho knows what First
Madam is thinking? Perhaps sheâs worried about Third Miss and Fourth
Young Master and wants you, as an aunt, to take care of them. Aunts are also half a mother.â At this point, she sighed. âFourth Young Master is still young, and Third Missâ health isnât very good. Matriarch is also sick, and her heart is only biased towards Eldest Miss. In the future, Third Miss and Fourth Young Masterâs livesâ¦
She didnât finish the sentence.
As a servant, she shouldnât judge her master rashly..