After being expelled from the palace, she returned with her cub and amazed the whole city

The eldest lady had already removed her makeup, and the maid beside her was combing her hair with a wooden comb.

She raised her hand to let the maid stop and asked, "What do you want the yellow book for?"

Jiang Jiaojiao raised her eyes to look at the tired look on the eldest lady's face, pretending not to notice it.

She smiled and bowed again, "Madam, you don't know, today my father sent someone to deliver a message saying that my aunt is going to Qinglian Temple outside the city to burn incense and pray for blessings, and my father asked me to accompany my aunt."

"Has the relationship between your aunt and your father eased?" The eldest lady did not doubt it. It was not uncommon for the wives of noble families to help their aunts become the main wife, or demoted to concubines.

If Jiang Jiaojiao's aunt became the main wife again, and Jiang Jiaojiao naturally restored her status as a legitimate daughter, the Wei family would give Jiang Jiaojiao a betrothal gift and marriage certificate in advance.

It is normal for a couple to quarrel at the head of the bed and make up at the foot of the bed.

Jiang Jiaojiao smiled slightly, "Thank you Madam for your concern. My father and my aunt have always had a good relationship. My marriage has caused a rift between them. I feel extremely guilty. My father has sent someone to tell me that as a child, I dare not disobey. I will take this opportunity to go back and ease the relationship with my father."

"As a child, I should do so."

The eldest lady said and waved to the maid in the room, "Go and get Madam Jiang's yellow book."

The maid frowned and said, "Someone from Madam Jiang's family came to tell her, why didn't the housekeeper come to report it?"

All matters in the inner house of the mansion must be reported to the eldest lady. This has always been the rule of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Jiang Jiaojiao hurriedly explained when she heard it, "I had severe morning sickness today, so I thought of going to the street to buy some sour fruits to suppress it. I never thought that I would meet someone from my family as soon as I walked out of the door."

"Is there such a coincidence?" The eldest lady looked back and forth between the master and the servant with a puzzled look.

Caiyan dared not speak, and nodded vigorously.

Jiang Jiaojiao was in a state of confusion, silently chanting Amitabha.

She was in a state of panic, but she had to pretend to be calm on the surface, for she was afraid that the eldest lady would be serious and ask the doorman to question her.

"Since your father sent someone, I can't stop you. You are now a twin, so it's not appropriate for you to go out. If you have morning sickness in the future, you can go to the palace doctor to get medicine. I will send someone to greet the palace doctor tomorrow, and you can find him at any time."

"Thank you, Madam, for your understanding."

Hearing the eldest lady's words, Jiang Jiaojiao bowed slightly, and when she looked up, she saw the maid turned around to get the yellow book, and her heart fell.

Seeing the maid handing over the yellow book, Jiang Jiaojiao's heart instantly jumped to her throat again.

She was afraid that the eldest lady would notice something and suddenly regret it, so she pretended to be calm and took the yellow book slowly.

"Go back and see if your father is doing well recently? The new emperor has just ascended the throne and is busy with affairs."

How could Jiang Jiaojiao not understand what the eldest lady meant.

She casually put the yellow book into her sleeve and bowed slightly, "Thank you for your concern, Madam. The last time I went back, I saw that my father had lost weight. There are too many trivial matters in the Ministry of Revenue. My aunt said that my father is often busy in the palace until late at night before returning home."

"Tomorrow I will ask the housekeeper to prepare a gift for you. If you go back to your parents' home empty-handed, Lord Jiang will misunderstand that I, the mistress of the house, treat you harshly."

The eldest lady has a soft voice and is as virtuous as usual. If people who don't know her character, they will praise her as a virtuous mistress.

Jiang Jiaojiao can see clearly what kind of person she is.

The eldest lady is a clan woman personally selected by Madam Wei.

The eldest lady was once a famous lady, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

She has a dignified and generous face, is used to doing superficial work, and her scheming and skills are not inferior to those of the old lady. The huge Prime Minister's Mansion is managed in an orderly manner by her.

"Thank you, Madam. It's getting late. Let's take a rest." Jiang Jiaojiao and Caiyan stepped back and bowed, preparing to leave.

What gifts or not, with the Yellow Book in hand, she can go wherever she wants. As for whether the Wei family is exiled or dismissed, it has nothing to do with her.

Thinking that the Wei family might be in great trouble, Jiang Jiaojiao wanted to turn around and run.

"Wait, aren't you having morning sickness? Take this plate of fruit back. Although it's a little sweet, it's better than being uncomfortable." The eldest lady pointed to the fruit plate on the coffee table.

There was also a full plate of walnut crisps next to the fruit plate.

Jiang Jiaojiao swallowed her saliva and smiled uncomfortably, saying, "Thank you Madam for the reward. I get hungry quickly when I'm pregnant. The walnut crisps won't be crispy tomorrow. Why don't you give them to me as a reward?"

The maid next to her looked sarcastic.

Madam Wei naturally knew what the share of the concubine's room was like. She said to the maid in the room: "Take them all with her. Tomorrow, ask the steward to give Wangchunyuan an extra portion of cakes."

The maid went to get a food box and poured all the food on the small table into it.

Cai Yan had a blank expression on her face, and her heart was filled with mixed feelings.

The life of her second young lady in the Shangshu Mansion was no worse than that of the young ladies in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Sands, silks, gold hairpins and jade rings, she had never been so humble for a bite of food.

Even as a servant, she never had to shamelessly ask the master for cakes. The second young lady would naturally give them after tasting them.

Cai Yan felt embarrassed, but she still took the food box.

After leaving the courtyard, Jiang Jiaojiao felt relieved and walked back along the nearest road in the garden.

Seeing the second young lady panicking and not knowing where to go, Cai Yan followed with tears in her eyes.

"A concubine's daughter is a concubine's daughter, something that cannot be put on the stage." The head maid curled her lips in disdain when she saw the two people walking away.

"Shut up, be careful with your words, there are concubine's daughters in the Prime Minister's Mansion too, if someone hears what you said, they will say that I, the mistress, look down on concubine's daughters." The eldest lady scolded softly.

The maid quickly bowed her head and admitted her mistake, "Madam, you are right to scold me. I was wrong."

"Call Aunt Chen tomorrow. She has privately deducted the share of Wangchunyuan. She must make up for it. In the future, the share of Wangchunyuan will be sent directly to Wangchunyuan."

The maid took the order and left, thinking that the eldest lady was really kind and cared so much about the concubines in the concubine's room.

The maids had no idea what the eldest lady was thinking. In the past, the Wei family could call the wind and rain in the court and even the entire capital, like boiling oil on a raging fire.

From the death of the queen to the change of dynasties, the Wei family was declining at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Even the people of the second and third rooms began to make their own plans in private, and there were signs of disintegration.

Jiang Zhengming was at least a third-rank official of the court. Having this in-law was a useful helper.

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"Second Miss, watch your step."

Just as she walked out of Wangchunyuan, Caiyan saw Jiang Jiaojiao staggering and hurriedly reached out to pull her.

"Don't worry about me, go back to the courtyard." Jiang Jiaojiao panted, and pushed open the courtyard door before she could stand firmly.

Caiyan followed closely behind, and Jiang Jiaojiao turned around and put down the door bar.

"Miss, why are you closing the door? The maids will come to clean up the fallen leaves in the courtyard early tomorrow morning."

Wangchun Courtyard is remote, and there are no valuables in the house. In order to facilitate the maids to enter and exit, the courtyard door is usually ajar and not closed.

Jiang Jiaojiao walked quickly into the house, saying as she walked: "Don't talk nonsense, go in and pack your bags, let's run away quickly, it may be too late if we are late."