The moment Jiang Ruan opened her mouth to speak, the person on the ground trembled, and finally slowly raised her head. Jiang Ruan held her breath and slowly clenched her fists.
Zhou momo's weather-beaten face was full of wrinkles, and she was so skinny that she looked like a bag of bones. Her cheeks, which used to be slightly blessed, were now deeply sunken. The most frightening thing was her pair of eyes. Only dry eye sockets were left, and it was clear that her eyeballs had been gouged out.
Dewdrop let out an "Ah!" and immediately covered her mouth, unable to bear to look anymore. This elderly woman had obviously gone through many painful experiences, and her whole body emitted a rancid and unpleasant smell. Her eyes were blind, and she could only raise her head blankly. Her lips wriggled as she said in a trembling voice, "Eldest Miss."
"It's me." Jiang Ruan did not care about the strange gazes of the people around her. She bent down and hugged Zhou momo in her arms. Her eyes were as cold as ice, but her voice had a strange charm as she comforted, "Nanny, Ah Ruan is back."
Time seemed to rewind to a few years ago, when she and Jiang Xin Zhi were still young and ignorant children. Every time they made Zhao Mei angry, it was Zhou momo who helped to mediate. When she and Jiang Xin Zhi got into trouble and were punished to kneel, it was also Zhou momo who quietly went to the ancestral hall in the middle of the night to bring them food. Zhou momo had no children in her entire life, and she treated them as her own. Now, the pair of loving and smiling eyes were only a pair of empty eye sockets. How could people remain indifferent!
Lin Lang frowned, "Eldest Miss, what are you doing? Don't dirty yourself. This servant has made a big mistake, and this servant needs to quickly punish her. If Eldest Miss has nothing else to say, please step back a little. "
Before Jiang Ruan could speak, Lian Qiao said, "Since Miss is here, the matter of the servants should be decided by Miss. How can a servant like you interfere with the matters of the masters?"
Lin Lang smiled, and another servant girl beside her said, "What you said is wrong. We are all acting on the orders of the masters. Lin Lang jiejie's master is Furen. Although Eldest Miss is also the master of the fu, the one in charge of the household is Furen. No matter how old Eldest Miss is, you cannot surpass Furen. Eldest Miss, please do not make things difficult for us servants. "
"You …" Lian Qiao still wanted to speak, but Jiang Ruan had already spoken, "What you said is correct. It seems that all of you have come under Furen's orders to punish this servant who has made a mistake." In her arms, Zhou momo's body was still trembling slightly. Jiang Ruan patted her shoulder and said with a smile, "You all acted on Master's orders, and indeed, there was nothing wrong with that. However, I have some doubts. According to the Jiang fu's rules, if a servant commits a mistake, he or she will have to eat the night incense. Linlang, you have been in the mansion for a long time. Can you tell me which one it is? "
Lin Lang stared blankly. She had not expected that Jiang Ruan would play catch words with her. It was just a perfunctory remark. How could there be any family rules? For a moment, she couldn't think of a reply and simply said, "Eldest Young Lady, this servant doesn't remember. This servant was just following Furen's instructions."
Lin Lang's thinking of kicking the ball to Xia Yan was also very simple. It was nothing more than seeing that Jiang Ruan was not in a good position to oppose Xia Yan. Today, she had stood up for Zhou momo, and had probably already violated Xia Yan's taboo. However, since it had already been made clear that pretending to be deaf and mute would not work, if she did not blow up the matter, how could she end it? Xia Yan had started the game, but it was not up to her to end it.
Jiang Ruan smiled slightly, "Then, Lin Lang, what you mean is that Furen has committed a mistake, is that right?"
"This servant does not mean that." Lin Lang was somewhat anxious, "Eldest Young Lady, why bother over a mere servant?"
Jiang Ruan shook her head, "What you have said is wrong. My Jiang family has a good reputation in the capital, and we cannot do things that confuse the public. Even if it is a servant, we cannot wrongly accuse or blame her. If she has committed a mistake, she must be punished strictly according to the family rules. Otherwise, how can we face justice? If anyone can be punished at will, wouldn't the Jiang fu be in chaos? Therefore, this matter must be clarified."
"What does Eldest Young Lady intend to do?" Seeing Jiang Ruan's unyielding attitude, Lin Lang also sensed that something was amiss. She no longer pestered her, but her attitude was somewhat rude and unreasonable. Jiang Ruan was just about to speak when she suddenly felt the body of the person in her embrace sink. Zhou momo had actually fainted. Her face darkened, "Bai Zhi, bring Zhou momo back to my courtyard, and immediately call for a physician."
"Eldest Young Lady," Lin Lang stood in front of her, "this is unreasonable. She has not yet been punished, and she is also not a servant in Eldest Young Lady's courtyard. I'm afraid that Eldest Young Lady does not have this authority."
"Lin Lang, do you have the authority to stand in front of me?" Jiang Ruan said coldly, "Bai Zhi, hurry up and go."
Lin Lang still wanted to stop her, but when she saw Jiang Ruan's cold expression, she could not help but stare blankly. She did not dare to say anything, and could only watch helplessly as Bai Zhi supported Zhou momo back to Ruan Ju. Jiang Ruan looked at her and said faintly, "Lin Lang, there are some things that I do not have the authority to do, and I do not know whether Furen has the authority, but there is someone who definitely has the authority."
Lin Lang stared at her blankly.
"Lin Lang, go and invite Furen, we will meet at Gui Lan Yuan."
Gui Lan Yuan was the courtyard of the Old Jiang Madame, Jiang Quan's di mother. Jiang Quan was born of the Jiang family's concubine, and after the concubine died, he was raised under the di mother's name. Both of them could be considered a loving mother and a filial son, so the Old Jiang Madame's position in the Jiang fu was unquestionable. In her previous life, Jiang Ruan was not familiar with the Old Jiang Madame. Because Xia Yan and Jiang Su Su always said that this Old Jiang Madame had an eccentric temperament, she rarely got close to the Old Jiang Madame. In her memory, the Old Jiang Madame was a person who paid great attention to rules. Although she was not warm to Zhao Mei at first, after Jiang Quan married Xia Yan, he was always reluctant to leave Xia Yan's courtyard, and was severely reprimanded by the Old Jiang Madame. In her previous life, when she had reached the marriageable age, everyone had approved of her entering the palace in place of Jiang Su Su. Only the Old Jiang Madame had objected. However, at that time, her body was already withering and decaying, and she was bedridden, so no one listened to her.
But now, there were still a few years before she reached the marriageable age, and it was the glorious period when the Old Jiang Madame was in charge of the Jiang fu's affairs. However, she did not know whether Xia Yan's methods would be enough in front of the astute and powerful Old Jiang Madame when she was young.
Gui Lan Yuan was located in the western part of the Jiang fu, and it was the furthest from Jiang Ruan Ju. The servant girl who had gone to report came back with the Old Jiang Madame's personal servant girl, Cai Que. When Cai Que saw Jiang Ruan, she was shocked. In the past, when Zhao Mei was still around, this most unfavoured Eldest Young Miss had been extremely distant from the Old Jiang Madame. How was it that she had come to the Old Jiang Madame's residence so soon after returning to the fu?
Jiang Ruan smiled at her, "Cai Que jiejie, is zumu still resting?"
"The Old Madame has already woken up," Cai Que put away the doubts in her heart and said amiably, "Miss, please follow this servant."
Jiang Ruan joked with her as they walked, "I was also afraid that I would disturb zumu's rest. I did not expect that zumu would be so energetic and wake up so early. This makes me feel very ashamed."
As she said this, one of her feet had already stepped into the room, and a refreshing sandalwood fragrance slowly drifted over. Looking ahead, an old madame with a head full of silver hair was currently leaning against the couch with her eyes closed, her hand holding a string of prayer beads in meditation.
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