Transmigrated Genius: Fragile Heiress Reigns Supreme-Chapter 576 - 578: Parting Ways (3)

The Second Madam refused outright, with tears streaming down her face, she said, "Has the Marquis believed their words? Would the Marquis rather believe the words of a few petty people and Tong Xiqiu’s nefarious schemes than the words of his rightful wife?" 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

"Silence!" Xiao Yanyi tightened his brows: "They are your personal maids and attendants, people who came with your dowry. Who else but you could command them? Chengning, I... am so disappointed in you."

The Second Madam shook her head, her face full of mockery and sarcasm: "Has the Marquis believed their words, or has the Marquis always perceived me this way?" She couldn’t help but step back, her gaze locked onto Xiao Yanyi’s face: "The Marquis never truly had me or our child in his heart, so when others spoke, you believed without verifying. Marquis... who is truly on your mind?"

The moment the question was asked, Xiao Yanyi’s body stiffened, and the Second Madam froze as well. She hadn’t expected herself to ask such a question.

Xiao Yanyi’s face became utterly cold, his gaze frosty as he looked at the Second Madam, with not a trace of affection in his voice, he said, word by word: "If you are truly innocent, you wouldn’t suspect others. Mind your own business!" With that, he swept his sleeves and left!

The Second Madam was stunned in place, thinking about what she had done, wondering how she could have asked such a question.

Not to mention that their relationship was already on the verge of breaking, even when they were deeply in love, she shouldn’t have asked such a thing: "Marquis!" She called out for Xiao Yanyi again, but there was no sign of him at the door.

The Second Madam collapsed onto the ground, the moon-white underdress making her face appear even paler, like paper.

Zijuan walked in silently, reaching out to support the Second Madam, who seemed to be in a daze, letting Zijuan help her without any reaction as she got onto the bed and covered herself again with the quilt.

She stared blankly upward, the multicolored ceiling above her glaringly bright and so dazzling.

Xiqiu was talking with Min in the room: "Your leg hasn’t healed yet, so it’s alright to wait a couple more days." She adjusted Min’s collar: "Xing is still weak; it’s better to wait until he gets better before you both go."

"Mother! I’ve agreed with the teacher to go for only half a day every day and come back in the afternoon, so you don’t have to worry, really!"

Xiqiu sighed, having no choice but to agree, and then turned to instruct Erquan: "Be careful while following him, and come back for lunch." She paused and added: "Don’t go back for the next two days, stay in the mansion with Min."

Erquan agreed.

Xiqiu then instructed Chunliu, who was sending Min off: "Be careful on the road." Min’s wet nurse and Dongling had previously been punished with five strikes each, and they were still resting in the room.

Chunliu nodded and smiled, "Madam, it’s almost time!"

Xiqiu smiled and touched Min’s head, watched her be carried by Chunliu through the hall and out of the courtyard.

Bihuai came over quietly and said in a low voice: "Madam, the Second Madam has driven everyone out of her room, it’s eerily silent, it seems odd, should we inform the Grand Dowager?" As Madam is managing the household, if the Second Madam has any misfortune in this context, it really can’t be explained clearly.

Xiqiu shook her head and replied: "She won’t do anything drastic, no need to inform the Grand Dowager." She paused and added: "Have you seen Madam Shen, what did she say?"

"She didn’t say anything, just thanked Madam!" Bihuai recalled Madam Shen’s placid demeanor as she sat in front of the mirror drawing her eyebrows, despite the major events unfolding in the mansion, her composure truly was impressive.

"She’s not a simple person, keep your distance from her in the future." Xiqiu said casually as she turned back into the room, pointing at the messy state of the room: "While Min is not here, tidy up the house." She pointed at the treasure cabinet in the corner: "Pack the items on top into storage and find some new ones to display."

Bihuai nodded in agreement, and Xiqiu continued: "Have you kept the Empress’s letter safe?" Initially, she sought Madam Shen, who voluntarily offered to cooperate. She hadn’t asked the Second Madam why she miscarried; perhaps it was due to her unstable emotions, or perhaps there were other reasons...

The matters within the Second House, she didn’t want to interfere, as long as it didn’t harm Xing, it had nothing to do with her.

However, the Second Madam surely knew in her heart what caused her miscarriage.

No matter who it was, judgment will come for what they’ve done, sooner or later, one will always pay for their actions!

"Has Tiancheng returned?" Xiqiu sorted through the scriptures she had copied these past few days, then pulled out a new Xuan paper, dipped her brush in ink, and began a fresh copy. Bihuai ground ink beside her and replied: "He returned, said he handed Zitan over to the steward at the estate and came back."

As for Nanny Xing and Nanny Li, they didn’t know how Fourth Master dealt with them. Fourth Master didn’t say, perhaps not wanting Madam to have other thoughts.

Xiqiu didn’t respond, and Bihuai stood quietly beside her attending to her needs.

After Xiqiu finished copying a passage, a maid came running into the courtyard from outside, and Bihuai quietly went out to see the maid: "What’s the matter?"

The maid was the gatekeeper from Yimen, who replied to Bihuai: "Bihuai, there’s a Nanny Qiu from Tong Mansion here."

Bihuai was momentarily surprised, knowing it was Nanny Qiu from Madam Jiang’s side, and then she took a silver ingot as a reward and instructed the maid: "Please lead her in." The maid nodded cheerfully, rushing out excitedly.

Bihuai went inside to tell Xiqiu about Nanny Qiu’s arrival, and upon hearing this, Xiqiu furrowed her brows, could it be that First Master’s appointment was not going well?

She’s been busy with Xing’s matter for the past few days and hasn’t inquired about how Fourth Master Xiao is doing at the government office!

She put down the brush and went out, just as Nanny Qiu came into the courtyard with a sweat on her brow, and hurriedly said, "Sixth Lady, First Young Madam requests you to come back, Lady isn’t doing well."

"Lady?" Xiqiu was momentarily startled and furrowed her brows, asking: "Has she not improved recently?" She paused and added: "I have been wanting to go back, but the mansion has been busy so I haven’t had a chance!"

Nanny Qiu nodded and said: "Early this morning, she woke up insisting on seeing you, refusing to eat or take her medicine. First Young Madam worried that you were busy with the household matters, hesitated about asking you to come back..." Saying this, she wiped her tears and continued: "Lady accused the First Young Madam of unfilialness!"

Lady herself couldn’t speak, so surely it was Nanny Fang who did the cursing on her behalf.

Though the words were passed on, considering Jiang is the mistress and Fang is a servant, it was hard for her to swallow it down, carrying her swollen belly, she rushed out with reddened eyes, instructing Nanny Qiu to ask Xiqiu to return.

Xiqiu nodded and said: "You take a seat here for a moment, I will inform the Grand Dowager, and come along with you shortly."