The Ge family.

Ge Siqi listened to the midwife's report, a venomous gleam in his eyes, laced with smugness, "Did you see it clearly?"

"Young Master, I delivered her myself, so I saw it clearly. The Pingyang County Princess had a hemorrhage. Though it stopped, I fear her body will be ruined from now on."

I think Mrs. Fu from the Fu family wasn't very happy, she didn't even go into the house.

Anyone who knows the Fu family knows this is not something Tian Guihua could have done.

But Geshiqi had never truly understood the Fu family, nor was he inclined to.

In his view, the Fu family was just lucky. They didn't have much real power, what could one girl possibly accomplish?

In his perception, even the most honorable woman could no longer carry on the family line, holding no significance for her husband's family. And with the Jiang Wangfu in decline, it was perfectly natural for the Fu family to maintain such an attitude.

"Good job!"

“Then I want to take Cuirehong back home...”

"No problem, here you go."

Geshiqi took out some silver notes and handed them to the midwife.

The midwife, with her daughter in tow, left the Ge Residence. After passing through the city gates, they encountered a band of bandits.

The bandits didn't expect that the mother and daughter would be so skilled in martial arts, resulting in heavy losses. Only one leader was seriously injured and managed to escape.

Before the gang leader fell unconscious, he figured out what had happened. This couldn't be that kid Ge Siqi trying to silence him, could it? Last time they hijacked and humiliated that rich woman, they were the ones behind it.

This kid is like killing the donkey after grinding the grain...

Li Tianjiao was also paying attention to the movements of the Fu family, especially Jiang Yao's. When he heard that Jiang Yao had postpartum hemorrhage and only barely survived, he clapped his hands in delight.

"Heaven has eyes, this dead girl will see how she still acts so smug." Li Tianjiao's eyebrows and eyes were filled with a hint of joy. She looked at the bedridden Jiang Lao Wangfei, who couldn't move or speak. How could she not be dead?

She was taking medicine every day, how come she couldn't swallow this one gulp?

"Mother, I want Jiang Yao dead. If she doesn't die, I won't live." Jiang Min had already been brought back to the manor by Mrs. Jiang.

She was overjoyed to hear that Jiang Yao was barely alive.

"Ugh~", Jiang Min was about to gloat when she suddenly vomited.

Li Tianjiao, having gone through this himself, saw his daughter like this and had a bad feeling in his heart.

And Jiang Min, after looking into her eyes, also understood.

"Mother... I couldn't have... "

It is very likely.

"It doesn't matter, as long as it's dealt with. This child absolutely cannot be kept." Li Tianjiao said.

Jiang Min also knew she couldn't stay. She didn't even know who the child's father was.

"Mother, then quickly go find some abortion pills."

"No, this isn't the right time." Li Tianjiao said, "Your grandmother-in-law won't last these next two days. If you have an abortion now, your body wouldn't be able to handle it."

As a granddaughter, one should at least greet the guests.

After a miscarriage, one needs to rest and recuperate.

Li Tianjiao looked at his daughter, “These two days, you wait a little longer. When the old woman's matter is settled, your mother will get rid of this demon child.”

Jiang Min lowered her head and looked at her stomach. She could only do this.

Then how come she's still not dead? And that Jiang Yao, too, being so stubborn and difficult to get rid of.

If Jiang Yao were to die, then the Jiang Wangfu would rightfully become theirs, the second branch's.

Li Tianjiao also hopes for this day.

She won't die, so she'll be driven to death.

Isn't it amazing that you managed to pull through after such a near-death experience?

But no matter what, I have to come back to pay my respects when my grandmother passes away. I have to return even if I don't want to.

That evening, news came from the Jiang Wangfu that Old Madam Jiang had passed away, asking Jiang Yao to take charge of the situation.

After all, she is the heir to the Prince's Estate.

"No way." Jiang Yao had taken a nap and was now full of energy. She looked at her son lying in the crib and felt content.

"I'm completely overwhelmed, how can I possibly handle this situation?" Jiang Yao said.

"I can't go, shouldn't I still be asleep?" Jiang Yao looked at the little dumpling who wanted to watch a shooting star, looking sleepy.

"Don't worry, Third Sister-in-Law, your own body is the most important thing." Fu Jiujiao said.

……

"What? Still asleep? Are you really asleep, or are you just pretending not to come?" Li Tianjiao asked the person below.

The servant shook his head, "I didn't go in either."

"No matter what kind, I have a way." Li Tianjiao sneered.

She glanced back to see the old women dressing Lady Jiang in her death robe.

The midwives gossiped in hushed tones, “The princess has been gone for so long, yet her body hasn’t stiffened.”

"Perhaps it's not the right time yet?"

"No way? My mother would be so stiff she wouldn't even be able to put on her clothes!"

"What are you saying?" Li Tianjiao interrupted them coldly, "You're supposed to be serving the Old Madam well, yet here you are gossiping. It's disrespectful to the Princess."

The midwife dared not speak anymore, but she was still curious in her heart.

Though not many people visited Empress Dowager Jiang while she was alive, ironically, many came to pay their respects after her death.

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Li Tianjiao and Jiang Min, the mother and daughter, also looked heartbroken.

"Where is Pingyang County Princess?"

Li Tianjiao was just waiting for that sentence, "Yaoyao isn't feeling well."

"Even if her health was failing, she couldn't possibly miss this. After all, it was her own grandmother."

"Well, she really went overboard."

"That's right, how could the Jiang family have such an unfilial daughter."

"Such a person does not deserve to be a member of our Jiang family."

Those who spoke were distant relatives of the Jiang Wangfu, all summoned by Li Tianjiao this time.

"I don't care if she's here or not in this house. Even after my grandmother passed away, she didn't come to pay her respects. Is this even human?" the man said angrily.

"Actually... when my mother was alive, she said that the Jiang Wang Fu would be left to us in the future, but we dared not take it. We still leave it to Yao Yao." Li Tianjiao said with red eyes.

"I think this is the right thing to do. Although the old woman is very old, she's not senile at all. This is a wise decision."

"Second Brother, I think the Jiang Wangfu will need you to take charge from now on. That girl hasn't shown filial piety to Grandmother, she should be removed from the Jiang family genealogy. If she's not a member of the Jiang family, what qualifications does she have to inherit the family business?"

"Originally, a little girl wouldn't be eligible."

A group of men couldn't tell if they were jealous that Jiang Yao, a woman, could inherit such a large estate, or if they truly felt sorry for Jiang Yan.

Jiang Yan said on his lips that now was not the time to say this, but he couldn't help but wish everyone would.

Many guests came and went, the cries drowning out any sounds from within the coffin. But some ears still heard faint noises.

"Second brother, why do I hear movement inside?" the man said to Jiang Yan mysteriously.

Jiang Yan glanced at the gold-threaded rosewood coffin, thinking to himself, "How is this possible?"

"The Princess of Jiaoling has come to pay her respects!"

From the shouting, a little ball of fluff in brightly colored clothes walked in. Everyone immediately glared at her.

Three more, see you tomorrow.

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