After the mind-reading and gossip-eating incident, officials in the imperial city were demoted one a

"Ranran, what are you doing? You almost got someone hurt."

Chen Ranran had just been rescued, but Madam Chen didn't utter a single word of concern. Instead, she angrily berated her.

Judging from their clothes and appearance, the mother and daughter who saved her were clearly from a wealthy family. If anything happened to them, she would surely be implicated.

Madam Chen immediately turned around, smiled, and thanked Madam Xin:

"Thank you, Madam, for saving my daughter. May I ask where your residence is located? I would like to prepare some small gifts and pay my respects in person."

Madam Chen's words carried a hint of flattery, but her eyes revealed shrewdness.

"It's nothing, don't worry about it."

Madam Xin glanced at her indifferently and turned her head away.

Chen Ranran lowered her head, making it impossible to see her expression. She walked up to the Xin family mother and daughter, knelt down, and apologized to them.

"I'm sorry, I almost got you all in trouble."

Her voice was as faint as a mosquito's buzz, filled with deep remorse and revealing her timidity.

Madam Xin helped her up, patted her thin, bony hand with pity, and offered words of comfort:

"Miss Chen, get up quickly. You have a long life ahead of you. Don't do anything foolish again in the future."

Ye Yaoyao sighed inwardly.

Even if she doesn't die this time, she'll still try to kill herself. Madam Chen plans to marry her off to a纨绔子弟 (a spoiled, dissolute young man) who spends all his time visiting brothels, just to build a relationship with him!

Even an upright official finds it hard to settle family disputes; this girl still has to rely on herself to stand up for herself.

Liu Yunshu asked:

"Miss Chen, you are so young, why did you jump off the cliff?"

"me…"

Chen Ranran stammered, her lips trembling, unable to utter a complete sentence.

"Madam Ye, what a coincidence, you've come to offer incense as well."

Madam Chen quickly walked up to Liu Yunshu and shielded her behind her.

Looking at her plump stepmother and her thin, bony legitimate daughter, Liu Yunshu couldn't help but say:

“Madam Chen, the unpleasant things that happened to our Ye family have spread throughout the entire Holy Capital City. Look at Miss Chen’s figure… Madam Chen, shouldn’t you pay more attention to her?”

Madam Chen's face stiffened, then she looked distressed and said helplessly:

“This child has been different from others since she was little. When I kindly bring her food, she always screams at me whenever I get close. She only recognizes one old woman.”

The old woman has been ill for the past few years, but Ranran still only recognizes her. She won't eat the food the servants bring her, which is why she's become so thin.

You ordered the servants to give you only leftover food, yet the old woman still managed to hide a steamed bun for her. What a vicious stepmother!

Oh! She even cheated on her husband! System, tell me, whose son is Mrs. Chen?

The startling discovery led Ye Yaoyao to conclude that there was something fishy going on.

Of course, it's the adulterer's.

[Phew! Raising her lover's child and abusing her husband's daughter, this Mrs. Chen certainly knows how to play the game.]

Those who heard her thoughts looked at Madam Chen with disdain and felt deep sympathy for Chen Ranran.

"Is that so? I've heard a lot about what happens in the official's backyard. People who don't know the situation might think that Madam Chen is mistreating Miss Chen."

Xin Chuli looked at Madam Chen with a meaningful gaze.

"How could that be? Our Chen family has few descendants. I only had one son after I was born, and I treat Ranran like my own daughter. I love her so much!"

With the Chen family in a weakened position, Madam Chen, seeing the Xin family mother and daughter who were associating with Liu Yunshu, knew nothing about their background and could only force a smile.

"Pfft!" Ye Yaoyao laughed out loud, noticing that Madam Chen was looking at her with an unpleasant expression.

Ye Yaoyao blinked, looking completely innocent, but her words left Madam Chen feeling like she had a fishbone stuck in her throat.

“Mrs. Chen, I just don’t understand why your daughter, whom you treat like your own, would be so distraught as to try to jump off a cliff to die? You’ve been here all this time, and it seems you haven’t shown any concern for what’s wrong with Miss Chen.”

Whispers arose from the crowd, and everyone's eyes turned to Madam Chen and Chen Ranran, pointing and whispering about them.

Madam Chen was filled with remorse, her face extremely pale. If she had known that this wretched girl would cause such a scene, she would not have brought her along.

"It's possible that the old woman who was taking care of her was seriously ill. She was the eldest sister who stayed behind and was closer to Ranran. Ranran was afraid that she wouldn't be able to cope and might do something rash."

“Granny Xu?” Chen Ranran murmured, “I have been a burden to Granny Xu all along, I can’t be a burden to her anymore.”

Chen Ranran's eyes were filled with self-reproach, and her eyes were dull and lifeless.

“Miss Chen, Granny Xu is ill, so you must take good care of her.” Ye Xiyao held her hand.

“At home, my grandmother was also very unkind to me. You must have heard about the Ye family, right?”

"Live well. Before, Granny Xu took care of you; from now on, you will take care of her."

Ye Xiyao glanced warily at Madam Chen, and when she wasn't looking, she whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear:

"If you need any help, you can come to the Ye family for assistance."

Perhaps because they had similar experiences, Ye Xiyao was willing to help her.

Chen Ranran stared blankly at her. This was the first person to say they wanted to help her. She had met several kind people today. Was it Buddha's intervention?

A heart that had been filled with despair suddenly found hope again.

Ye Xiyao was unaware that her kindness would later lead to Chen Ranran saving her as well.

Chen Ranran has long been disliked, living a cautious and sensitive life, but she is kind at heart.

He thanked everyone, and at the same time, for the sake of Granny Xu, mustered his courage and looked at Madam Chen, asking loudly:

"Mother, could you find a doctor for Granny Xu?"

Chen Ranran's voice carried a hint of nervousness, and her hands were tightly twisting the hem of her clothes.

Madam Chen looked at her with a loving expression, a smile on her face, but her eyes were very cold.

"Ranran, you are a young lady of the Chen family. You can have a servant find a doctor to come and treat Granny Xu."

"But...but, no one in the manor is willing to listen to me."

Chen Ranran spoke softly, but everyone standing around her could hear her.

"Madam Chen, it seems that your Chen family, like our Ye family, has produced a treacherous servant who deceives his master."

Madam Chen gritted her teeth in anger; how dare this little slut cause trouble today!

"Ranran, you are a young lady. No servant will disobey you. Which slave would dare to outwardly comply but inwardly defy you? Talk to your mother, and she will make the decision for you."

Madam Chen suppressed her anger and tried her best to make her voice sound calm.

"I just want to save Granny Xu and find a doctor to treat her. I can't let her work even though she's seriously ill."

Chen Ranran came out this time to pray to Buddha to bless Granny Xu, and then overheard Madam Chen saying that she was going to marry her off to a playboy.

She was ridiculed again by Madam Chen's personal maid, who said that her existence was a burden to Granny Xu, which made Chen Ranran momentarily despondent and want to commit suicide.

"Alright, when we get back, Mother will find a doctor for Granny Xu."

With so many people watching, Madam Chen had no choice but to reluctantly agree.

"Masters, I apologize for disturbing you." Madam Chen walked up to the monks and bowed.

“Amitabha Buddha, benefactor, if you cherish a Buddha-heart, blessings will follow you like a shadow, never leaving your side; if you harbor evil thoughts, you will surely suffer evil consequences. Benefactor, please remember this.”

The monk left after saying a few words.

Ye Yaoyao returned to the meditation room and called her mother and triplets together, telling them that she had unexpectedly learned their future fate after her resurrection.

The mother and her three children feigned surprise, staring at each other for a while before answering her.

"Yaoyao, we believe in you."