She has a slender waist and delicate bones, and is able to seduce the ascetic horse.

Chapter 264 Growth
Shen Jiaojiao pinched Ke Xin's round face and pretended to be angry and said, "What? I've been away for two days and you don't even follow the rules?"

"Ouch! It hurts!"

Ke Ying hurriedly held her young lady's hand to stop her from exerting force, but she remained harsh in her words.

"Miss, do you still feel sorry for her? If she had succeeded, I wouldn't be able to see you now! Don't tell me you still plan to forgive her..."

Ke Ying at the side pulled Ke Xin and advised, "Don't talk nonsense. Miss, how could you be concerned about Jiang Yi? You are only concerned about Madam Jiang. After all, she is your new stepmother."

"So what if she's my stepmother? Jiang Yi harmed someone, can she get away with it? She should be punished." Ke Xin argued.

"Punishment?" A hint of coldness flashed in Shen Jiaojiao's eyes. "Is it just a punishment?"

If Murong Zi hadn't rescued her from Prince Qing, and if Shen Dalu hadn't helped her avoid the bandits in Black Wind Village, she would have died by now!
How could she let Jiang Yi go so easily?
She would not even let Meng Wan go——

On the day Jiang Yi kidnapped her, she had clearly left the house, so why did she suddenly appear again? And how did Murong Zi, disguised as a maid, get in?

It was clearly Meng Wan's doing!

She remembered very clearly that at first Jiang Yi didn't like Meng Wan, and even hated her, but who knew that the two of them would end up together...

She had to be on guard against this.

She wants to get to the bottom of this matter and will never forgive anyone involved in the kidnapping.

"Miss, you just came back and you are weak, so you should not worry about these trivial matters." Ke Ying saw what she was thinking and couldn't help but persuade her, "Naturally, someone else will take care of those things for you."

This 'someone' refers to Meng Hun.

She nodded. "I know."

"The young master arrested Jiang Yi the day before yesterday and asked Sister Yumei to interrogate him. He said that he used torture. I didn't hear what happened afterwards, but a maid saw basins of blood being brought out from the firewood room in Qinghui Courtyard. It must have been horrifying."

Shen Jiaojiao smiled with satisfaction, "That's great."

Ke Ying quickly glanced at her expression, then quickly retracted her gaze, feeling a lot more relieved.

After this disaster, the young lady grew up a lot and finally realized that being soft-hearted to evil people would only torture herself.

I just hope the lady can always be like this.

"By the way, after the eldest young master captured Jiang Yi, he suddenly punished the second young lady, and the old master did not stop him."

Speaking of Jiang Yi, Keying suddenly remembered this.

It's not a big deal, just a little strange.

After all, Mr. Meng said that he treated the three children in the family equally, but in fact he favored Meng Wan. He had a vague desire to make amends for her and felt sorry for the hardships she had suffered outside.

"Yes, yes. The eldest young master replaced all the maids around the second young lady, took back all the shops he owned, and even sent someone to bring in a maid named Rong Mama to teach the second young lady the rules every day."

Speaking of this, Ke Xin couldn't help but reveal a gloating smile.

As soon as Shen Jiaojiao heard it, she knew that her brother had found out that Meng Wan and Jiang Yi were having an affair.

If not, why would my godfather just stand by and watch?
"I'll ask my brother later. You guys should be careful these two days and don't get infected with the plague. Also, send more people to keep an eye on Meng Wan. I'm afraid she'll do something desperate."

The two maids responded in unison.

The urging voice of the maid outside came again.

"Miss, please hurry up. Someone is coming from the front yard again. The person who came to the Jiang residence today is Madam Jiang. She knows you are back and insists on seeing you."

Hearing this, Shen Jiaojiao stood up.

Ke Xin held her back and said, "Miss, don't go."

"Miss, I think Mrs. Jiang is here to pick up Jiang Yi, so you should not go..." Ke Ying couldn't help but persuade her.

Although Mrs. Jiang was her young lady's new stepmother, they did not have a deep relationship after all. She did not even have to pay her respects or follow those red tape.

"What are you two thinking?" Shen Jiaojiao shook her head and laughed, "Since Madam Jiang is my stepmother, how can I avoid her?"

As he said this, he patted Ke Xin's hand.

Ke Xin reluctantly let go of her hand and said, "I want to go with you." Even if the Jiang family wanted to use their power to bully others, she would stand up and fight back for her young lady.

Before Shen Jiaojiao could refuse, Keying next to her also offered to go with her.

"Okay, let's go."

She raised her hand and pinched her eyebrows. These two maids really made her worry-free.

In order to see her aunt as soon as possible, she had no choice but to compromise.

"Don't talk too much and don't embarrass Jiang Yimother. Do you hear me?"

Ke Xin turned her head away and snorted, "Miss, you are worrying too much. We are not ignorant little maids."

"Yes, yes, you are poor."

Before going out, Keying put on her outer robe.

Ke Xin opened the door, and the cold wind mixed with fine snowflakes drifted in, bringing a bone-chilling chill.

When she walked outside, Shen Jiaojiao discovered that Lin'an had become a completely different world.

Lin'an, which had never seen snow before, was now covered in a blanket of white, with a fist-thick layer of snow already accumulated on the ground.

A servant swept away the snow on the path, revealing the wet stone steps.

The little maid stood outside the door, rubbing her red hands.

Shen Jiaojiao told her to go back to the house to keep warm and there was no need to lead the way. The master and his two servants rushed to the front yard in the wind and snow.

The servant in the front yard saw her and quickly welcomed her in.

She walked to a sheltered place, and asked Ke Xin and Keying to help her take off her outer robe and brush off the snow on her body before she walked into the house.

"Jiaojiao!"

When she saw her, Mrs. Jiang immediately came forward with red eyes.

"Stepmother Jiang." She bowed respectfully.

The voice was light, in stark contrast to the intimacy of the previous days.

Mrs. Jiang stood there in a daze, staring at her blankly.

Shen Jiaojiao turned her head and gave Keying a wink.

Ke Ying understood and immediately stepped forward and helped Mrs. Jiang to sit at the head of the table.

Ke Xin went to the tea room and made a cup of hot tea for Shen Jiaojiao.

"What is Jiang's stepmother looking for me for?"

Shen Jiaojiao asked straight to the point and sat down below Mrs. Jiang, with a square table between them.

A distance that is neither far nor near.

"I..." Mrs. Jiang noticed her alienation and couldn't help but curl up a bitter smile at the corner of her mouth, "Jiaojiao, don't you recognize your aunt?"

"What did Jiang's stepmother say? How could Jiaojiao not recognize you?" she asked back.

Hearing her words, Mrs. Jiang's lips moved and tears flickered in the corners of her eyes, but in the end she said nothing and just sighed heavily.

"Ke Xin, Keying, you two should go out first."

Shen Jiaojiao waved to the two maids and the other servants guarding the room, asking them to leave first.

She has something to say to Mrs. Jiang.

After the servants had left, she turned to look at Mrs. Jiang, with obvious distrust in her eyes.

"In my aunt's eyes, Jiang Yi must be more important. Jiaojiao doesn't blame you." She smiled bitterly, "But I hope you don't ask me to let her go. I won't let her go, and I can't let her go."

Mrs. Jiang opened her mouth and said, "Jiaojiao..."