Chun Jing looked at Xia Yi, who was even thinner than three months ago, ran up to her, grabbed her hand, and burst into tears: "Sister Xia, I brought Miss here to save you. Let's leave here together, okay?"

Wang Xiyue glanced at Xia Yi's situation and knew without asking how miserable she was; the direct visual impression struck her heart.

Reality is always so cruel; the evil in the world is always more ruthless than she imagined.

She suppressed the anger that was about to erupt within her, looked at Xia Yi calmly, and asked slowly, word by word, "Do you want to come with me?"

"There's no need to consider any consequences."

"I only need one answer: yes or no."

At this moment, Xia Yi seemed to have found her pillar of support. She suddenly knelt down, covered her face with her hands, and cried out in despair.

My brother said having a son was more important than life itself, and I had to be patient; my sister-in-law advised that a wife must manage the household and serve her in-laws and husband; my mother-in-law said that a wife must carry on the family line; outsiders said that a wife must be magnanimous and must compromise...

She didn't want to hear any of that anymore; she refused to swallow her anger any longer.

She didn't want her daughter to live a hopeless life like hers in the future.

Wang Xiyue, Chun Jing, Wang Yi, and the six guards waited quietly to the side without any impatience. They waited patiently for Xia Yi to finish crying and venting her emotions.

They all knew that Xia Yi had simply found an outlet for her emotions.

If a person's emotions accumulate and cannot be released, that person will eventually go crazy.

It's actually a good thing that she can cry now; it's better than her becoming a wooden person who can neither cry nor laugh.

Suddenly, a sharp, shrill female voice came from the room on the right, "Who is wailing?"

Then, another hoarse male voice, sounding like a broken gong, came from the room on the left, cursing, "Xia Yi, you bitch, are you looking for death?"

Wang Xiyue coldly gestured for the guards to go in and arrest the person.

Before long, four guards roughly dragged out a man and a woman as if they were prisoners.

Judging from the man's appearance, he was about forty years old and should be Xia Yi's husband. He was an ordinary-looking man, even somewhat unattractive, and his large belly made him look even more disgusting and greasy.

The other elderly woman, around sixty years old, had a thin, gaunt face and slanted eyes; she looked like a mean-spirited person and was probably Xia Yi's mother-in-law.

Judging from their sleepy appearance, they either hadn't gotten out of bed yet, or they had just eaten and were going back to sleep.

Two strong, healthy adults made a pregnant woman go hungry, carry her child on her back, and wash mountains of dirty clothes outside.

good, very good!

Their "good days" are about to begin!

Without waiting for the young lady's instructions, Wang Yi pointed directly at the fat, big-eared man and sternly interrogated him, "Who are you?"

The man was uncooperative, perhaps used to being arrogant, and immediately started cursing: "Who do you know who I am? Aren't you that bitch Xia Yi's lover...?"

Wang Yi glanced at her young mistress's icy expression and knew she was about to lose patience.

He kicked the man hard in the stomach and punched him twice in the face until he saw several teeth fall out of his mouth. Only then did he stomp his foot hard on the man's stomach with satisfaction.

Wang Yi completely ignored the greasy man this time. His face had been beaten into a pig's head, and even if he asked a question, he wouldn't be able to hear clearly, so why waste time?

He turned directly to the old woman: "Who are you?"

Wang Yi calmly took out a handkerchief, wiped the blood off her hands, and slowly spoke to the intimidated old woman beside her: "Think carefully before you speak. This is the legitimate daughter of our Prime Minister's family."

"If you don't keep your mouth clean, next time it won't be your teeth that fall out!"

He warned in a sinister tone, "It's fate!"

Miss is someone who even dares to slap the heir of the Ling family. If these two little shrimps keep making a fuss like this, he's really afraid that the next second, Miss will wipe out these two scumbags without leaving a trace.

Although it would be as easy for Miss to make these two people disappear as to crush a bedbug, Wang Yi felt it was better to do it himself for the sake of Miss's reputation.

Seeing such a large entourage before her, with a group of guards all armed with swords, and this young lady exuding a fierce killing intent, her eyes seeming to want to tear her and her son to pieces, the old woman realized she was probably in deep trouble today. If she said the wrong thing, she might really lose her head in the next moment.

She was terrified, but she still gritted her teeth and answered tremblingly, "My husband's surname is Li, this is my son Li Er, and the woman carrying the child is my daughter-in-law Xia Yi."

Wang Yi then angrily questioned, "Why does she have to wash so many clothes? What kind of business do you do?"

The old woman dared not hide anything. "These dirty clothes were given to me by some neighbors or merchants next door. My daughter-in-law is idle anyway, so washing a few more clothes can earn her some extra money to supplement the family income, right?"

“My son used to resell tofu, but business wasn’t good, so he stopped.”

Wang Xiyue snorted coldly after hearing this distorted explanation.

He's clearly lazy and greedy, bullies his daughter-in-law, and yet he dares to speak so shamelessly.

It seems the old woman had memorized this story perfectly.

Great, now that we can deal with these incorrigible people, we won't have to feel any guilt.

"Xia Yi, you speak!"

After Xia Yi cried, it was as if all the shackles on her body had been completely removed.

She will no longer be sad or upset over people who are not worth it; she finally has family to rely on.

She glared hatefully at her half-dead husband and wicked mother-in-law, and angrily accused them: "Miss, they have been stealing my money and living a carefree life for the past six months."

“After I gave birth to my daughter, they didn’t care whether I lived or died, and they didn’t give me a single penny. I had no choice but to wash these dirty clothes every day to exchange for a little food, barely keeping my daughter and me alive.”

After Xia Yi finished speaking, she still couldn't help but burst into tears. Although she tried to suppress and control herself, her sorrowful cries still woke up the daughter on her back.

Aside from the unscrupulous mother and child, Wang Xiyue and the others present couldn't help but worry, because the baby girl's cries were as weak as a kitten's meow, almost inaudible if you didn't listen carefully.

Wang Xiyue, who had also studied medicine with her master for several years, hurriedly stepped forward to open the swaddling clothes to check on the child's condition.

The child is almost six months old, but is as thin and small as a newborn baby.

Wang Xiyue quickly took the child's pulse and immediately ordered anxiously, "Xia Yi, judging from the child's complexion, he may have a serious illness."

“I have no confidence in treating such a small baby. We must take her to see a doctor who specializes in treating deafness and muteness so that she may be cured.”

Xia Yi always thought that her daughter was weak and powerless because she was not getting enough nutrition, but she never expected that it was because she was suffering from an illness.

It was all her incompetence that almost ruined her daughter. Xia Yi hugged her daughter and kowtowed again.

"Miss, please, take us away!"

"Miss, please, save my daughter!"

"Miss, if you can save my daughter, I will repay you by being your servant for all eternity."

"Please..."

Xia Yi kept kowtowing.

Wang Xiyue quickly helped Xia Yi up. The child's illness had come on rapidly, and they couldn't stay a moment longer. So she made a quick decision: "Wang Yi, leave two guards behind to escort these two to see my brother."

"We'll also find the other people in this family and deal with them as they go, depending on the situation."

"Find everything of value here and take it all; it belongs to Xia Yi."

"From today onwards, this house belongs solely to Xia Yi. Go and finalize the property deed."

"Remember, I don't want to see any potential problems arising later."

Wang Yi and his guards readily and loudly agreed, "Yes, we obey!"

Even without the lady's instructions, they would handle such scumbags perfectly well.

The group arrived in a hurry and left just as quickly, lasting less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

Before the other neighbors could react, the group had already disappeared at the end of the alley.

A few passersby who happened to run into them speculated that Li Er's family might have managed to curry favor with some powerful and influential family, and they were all thinking about how to get close to them and gain some advantages for themselves.

After noon, the baby girl's condition was finally brought under control. Fortunately, it was just dysentery caused by a weak digestive system. She has now been given medicine and an injection and is sleeping soundly in her mother's arms with a peaceful expression.

Xia Yi and the child changed into clean, warm clothes, and she herself ate her first hearty meal in six months.

Her daughter's condition has improved, and she finally has hope for survival. She knelt down again and kowtowed to express her gratitude: "Miss, thank you!"

Wang Xiyue disliked this behavior of kneeling at the drop of a hat, so she pulled the person up and sat them on a chair, directly asking the crucial question: "What are your plans for the future? That house will always belong to you and the child, and no one will take it away."

Xia Yi thought about how she was pregnant and had a child. Apart from washing clothes or doing some simple chores as before, she really didn't know how she was going to survive. She thought about it again and again but had no clue and could only shake her head blankly.

Wang Xiyue offered her advice: "I'm about to go on a long trip and won't be able to take you with me."

“If your embroidery skills are good, you can go work at the Blue Robe Pavilion first. I will have someone get back every penny of your dowry and savings.”

Wang Xiyue will make sure that family vomits up whatever they ate.

"Don't work too hard. The most important thing now is to ensure your and your child's health."

"If there's anything you can't handle, go to the manager of Blue Robe Pavilion or the Prime Minister's residence. Don't try to hide it like you did before."

"As long as you are a member of the Prime Minister's mansion and do not betray him, you will always be one of us."

Xia Yi felt both sad and touched. In this world, perhaps only the young lady treated her, a servant, like family.

She had heard of the Blue Robe Pavilion, an institution that even the Ling family couldn't afford to offend. Would they take in a divorced pregnant woman with a child?

However, she also knew that her young mistress always kept her word; if she could say something, she could do it.

Xia Yi wiped away her tears and thanked her again, "Thank you for the arrangements, Miss!"

"This servant will certainly do her best and will not tarnish the reputation of the Prime Minister's Mansion and Miss."

Wang Xiyue never expected that her well-intentioned act would cause Xia Yi so much suffering.

Although life is unpredictable, Wang Xiyue still felt very guilty, and all she could do now was try her best to make amends.

The girl who used to accompany me, always with a smile, gentle and steady, has been worn down by life in just a year and a half, as if she has been given a new soul, and has become the weathered "middle-aged woman" in front of me.

Wang Xiyue felt sorry for her but didn't know what to say to comfort her. Perhaps she could only let Xia Yi adjust on her own. Mental illness can only be cured by mental medicine, and one cannot rush things.

Once a person has a crack in their heart, a wound in their heart, only they themselves can heal it; no one else can interfere.

Not wanting to see her constantly on edge, she added, "The Blue Robe Pavilion and the Prime Minister's Residence are currently allies."

"Don't be afraid! I'm here."

Xia Yi looked at the young lady she had served for eight years, her eyes gradually blurring with tears, and her vision blurred for a moment.

Once upon a time, Miss was just a child who was afraid of nightmares, but now she has grown into an invincible being who can clear away all obstacles for her.

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