Dad, open the door. I'll bring your mistress back for you.

Songhe Hall of Shen Mansion.

Xiangxue, who had just finished her confinement, brought Shen Jingwan to pay her respects to Old Madam Shen.

"The weather is still cold. You should take a good rest and get yourself well before you can have more children for the Shen family." Old Madam Shen said, looking at Xiangxue who was wearing bulky clothes.

Xiangxue bowed gracefully, "Old Madam, please understand Xiangxue. Xiangxue must not be so rude."

Shen Jingwan, who was supporting Xiangxue, suddenly knelt down and said, "Grandmother, please help my aunt. Every time the court doctor checked her pulse, he said the baby was growing well. But that day, after eating the bird's nest that my mother sent, she suddenly started having abdominal pain and the baby was gone."

Xiangxue suddenly became nervous and quickly pulled Shen Jingwan up from her kneeling position. "Jingwan, don't talk nonsense. This has nothing to do with Madam. It's just that Auntie and this child are not destined to be together."

Madam Shen asked Nanny Gui to help Shen Jingwan up. "This matter was originally going to be investigated, but we put it on hold because we saw you were still in confinement after childbirth."

Fine beads of sweat appeared on Aunt Xue's forehead. "Old Madam, there's no need to check. Xiangxue believes Madam. It's because Xiangxue was unlucky that she couldn't keep the child."

When Shen Jingwan saw Aunt Xue like this, she became more certain of her guess that the child in Aunt Xue's belly was killed by Madam Shen San, and she was also threatened by Madam Shen San.

Shen Jingwan wiped the sweat off Aunt Xue's head with a handkerchief in her hand, "Don't be afraid, Aunt Xue, Grandmother will make the decision for us."

"Go call the third daughter-in-law." After giving the order to the maid standing at the door, Mrs. Shen remembered what her third daughter-in-law said that day, Shen Chuning said that this child could not be kept, and added, "Call Xiaojiu as well."

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"Mother, your daughter-in-law has something to tell you." Mrs. Shen San said before the old lady could speak.

"What's the matter?" Old Madam Shen didn't give her a good look.

Madam Shen San rubbed her hands and said embarrassedly, "My mother is ill and I'm afraid she's not doing well. The Duke of Qing's Mansion sent someone to inform my daughter-in-law to go back and take care of her."

Old Madam Shen was furious when she heard this. "What kind of rules do you have in the Duke of Qing's Mansion? You already have a daughter-in-law and an unmarried granddaughter, and you're asking a concubine's daughter who's been married for over ten years to go back and take care of the sick? You've got a mess in your own room, and you still have the time to go back to your parents' home?"

"Someone from the Duke of Qing's residence said...that my mother had fallen and was in a coma. They probably wanted my daughter-in-law to stay with her until we could see her for the last time."

Madam Shen San said that she wanted to see him for the last time, but Shen Chuning knew that the wife of Duke Qing would not die so easily.

The fall caused a blood clot in the head of the wife of Duke Qing to cause her to fall into a coma. She will wake up naturally once the blood clot gradually dissipates.

In the previous life, all the doctors said that there was no cure. When the Duke Qing’s family was preparing for the funeral, the Duke’s wife woke up on her own and lived for a few more years.

"Mother, Master Ziyuan is the best at treating coma. Wasn't Aning cured by Master Ziyuan at that time? Mother can bring Master Ziyuan with her when she returns to her grandparents' home." Shen Chuning said.

Madam Shen San grabbed Shen Chuning's hand and said, "Yes, yes, An Ning is still very thoughtful."

At this moment, Shen Jingwan suddenly spoke, "Grandma, is my aunt's matter going to be left unresolved like this? What about the bird's nest..."

Old Madam Shen remembered something important and asked Third Madam Shen, "Did you send bird's nests on the morning Xiangxue got into trouble?"

Mrs. Shen was stunned. "My daughter-in-law took some bird's nests from the private storehouse and placed them in the main kitchen. After that, she didn't interfere with anything from stewing the bird's nests to delivering them. Aunt Xue has been eating this bird's nest for over a month. Isn't it a bit far-fetched to blame my daughter-in-law now?"

"Ah Gui, send someone to check from the main kitchen."

After Old Madam Shen finished instructing Aunt Gui, she turned to Shen Chuning and asked, "Xiaojiu, did you ever say that the child in Aunt Xue's belly couldn't be kept?"

Old Madam Shen stared at Shen Chuning, as if she wanted to stare a hole in her.

Shen Chuning was stunned for a moment, then she started laughing. But this laugh was uglier than crying, because she had only said this to one person, and that person was her biological mother.

"Mother?" Shen Chuning looked at Madam Shen San, but Madam Shen San avoided Shen Chuning's gaze.

"Grandma is asking you a question. What are you looking at your mother doing?" Old Lady Shen said sternly.

It felt like there was a ball of cotton stuck in my throat, which I could neither spit out nor swallow.

Shen Chuning's lips trembled slightly, and her words seemed to be firmly grasped by the sob in her throat. Every word she uttered was accompanied by a tiny, broken sound. "Yes, An Ning said so."

Shen Jingwan laughed secretly in her heart. She originally just wanted to use Aunt Xue's miscarriage to trick Madam Shen San, but she didn't expect that when she pulled out the radish, she would bring out the mud, and she would also get involved with Shen Chuning.

"Sister?" Shen Jingwan looked at Shen Chuning in disbelief, her face filled with grief. "Even if Wan'er and Auntie are an eyesore to you, the baby in Auntie's belly is innocent. How could you be so cruel as to harm your own siblings?"

Shen Chuning glanced at Shen Jingwan, "Is the child in your aunt's belly so fragile? It's gone after I said a few words?"

Shen Jingwan knelt down in front of Old Madam Shen with a thud, "Grandma, you have to make the decision for Auntie. My sister is taking advantage of your favor and doing whatever she wants. If she can do something to Auntie's unborn child today, she can do something to you, Grandma, tomorrow."

The Buddhist beads in Madam Shen's hand spun faster and faster. "Xiaojiu, what do you say?"

Shen Chuning straightened her back and said, "I haven't done that."

Madam Shen slammed the Buddhist beads on the table and said, "Grandmother believes you, so just check from the direction of the main kitchen and disperse them all."

Old Madam Shen didn't really believe Shen Chuning, but the child in Xiangxue's belly was already dead, and she couldn't afford to sacrifice a granddaughter who might be destined to be a phoenix, and she couldn't let Shen Chuning bear such a vicious reputation.

So no matter whether there is a problem in the main kitchen or not, someone from the main kitchen needs to take the blame.

Shen Jingwan was unyielding. "Grandma, Wan'er refuses to accept this. If you can't give Wan'er and Auntie justice, Wan'er will kneel down forever."

How could Shen Jingwan so easily let go of the opportunity to cause trouble for Madam Shen San and Shen Chuning?

Aunt Xue tried desperately to cover Shen Jingwan's mouth, "Wan'er, listen to your grandmother and don't bother about this anymore."

Shen Jingwan struggled to pry away Aunt Xue's hand that was covering her mouth. "Aunt, don't be afraid. If grandma doesn't give us justice, we will report it to the government. There will always be a place where we can seek justice."

"I have already said that the head kitchen will be investigated. You actually want to bring some family matters to the government? Let outsiders laugh at our Shen family?" Old Madam Shen said angrily.

She was now beginning to dislike this granddaughter. After all, she was not raised in the mansion, and her temper was too extreme.

"Grandma, the head kitchen wants to check, so why doesn't my sister check? My sister clearly said that the baby in my aunt's belly cannot be kept." Shen Jingwan said with her neck stiff.