Although Linghu DeYin is a person of Ji Guo Gong, after all, he is the highest official in the Ministry of War. He lost his trust, and Jian Xu Bai, the Lang Zhong of Wu Xuan, had to go through it both emotionally and rationally.

  At this point, the two of them didn't even have time to mention going to the Yuan family's house. Jian Yu Bai and Song Yi Xiao exchanged a sentence, got off the carriage directly, and let the guard ride one of the horses back to the mansion first to change clothes - today was the day Jian Yi You and Princess Changxing were supposed to pay their respects with tea, so he naturally couldn't wear anything too casual, but now it wasn't suitable for him to go straight to the Leng Fox family's house.

  He walked quickly, and Song Yi Xiao didn't have time to linger, ordering the carriage driver to hurry back.

  So-called husband sings and wife follows, when her husband's superior is in mourning, she also goes to offer condolences to the ladies of the Leng Fox family.

  After a while, Song Yixiao returned to the Yan Guo Gongfu, Jian Xu Bai had already changed into new clothes and gone out. She went to the back hall to inform Zhao Mama and others about what had happened, and asked someone to bring out some plain clothes, and also removed the bright hair ornaments from her temples. Just as she was tidying up, before she could even get up, Yue Deng came in to report: "Big Shu Niang has arrived, saying that she's come to see Miss Biao!"

  "Send someone to tell my cousin's family that I'll go welcome Eldest Aunt first!" Song Yi smiled and considered for a moment. The Yan Guo Gong Fu usually didn't have much interaction with the Ling Hu family, and now that the old madam of the Ling Hu family had just passed away, there was no need to rush over immediately.

  Since the last "fall into the lake", Wei Zhuo had been suffering from a cold and had been bedridden for half a month before gradually recovering. During this time, Song Yixiao helped her request that Lu Guanlun extend the deadline to dissolve their marriage, and also sent several messages to the Wei family, but the Wei family's attitude was very ambiguous, never clearly expressing what arrangements would be made for Wei Zhuo in the future, nor did they send anyone to visit her.

  In this case, Song Yixiao naturally couldn't determine the purpose of her eldest aunt's trip, but she didn't dare let her be alone with Wei Cui.

  So he decided to deal with this matter first and then go to the Leng Fox Mansion to pay his respects.

  A moment later she met Mu Shi under the hanging flower gate: "Elder aunt looks thinner, is it because of worry for her niece?"

  "This time, thanks to you!" Compared to the last time they met, Mrs. Mu was not only thinner but also looked very haggard. After seeing her niece, she forced a smile and sighed, "Otherwise, Yu'er would have..."

  Song Yi Xiao smiled and interrupted, "What are you talking about, Eldest Aunt? If it weren't for my grandmother and aunts doting on me back then, would I be where I am today? My cousin is your own flesh and blood daughter, she came to me, her cousin, for help because she trusts me. How could I possibly stand by and do nothing?"

  "We are all to blame." Mu and others made a big fuss at the Song's house that year, forcing Liu to die. In the end, it was to whitewash their own family, and the idea of doing justice for their niece was not much.

  Strictly speaking, it was the Wei family who borrowed the signboard of Song Yixiao and took advantage of it.

  This principle, Song Yixiao didn't understand it back then, but now that they've all become first-rank officials, how could they not have a grasp of it?

  So Mr. Mu heard this and not only didn't feel relieved, but instead became more cautious and said, "To say it's also our fault, in terms of family background we can't compare to the Song family, and those who owe you are all your elders, afraid that others won't believe us, so we have to explain everything clearly - at that time you were still young, some things said casually didn't matter, but now I don't know if it will be used as a handle against us?"

  Song Yi smiled and said: "Their mouths are on their own faces, what can we do about how they talk? As long as we live well, that's all that matters."

  Mu thought for a moment and felt that it was probably referring to Wei Chang, so he secretly let out a sigh of relief, thinking: "It seems that this niece is indeed sincere towards Chang."

  In that case, shouldn't they be less concerned about being taken advantage of by outsiders back then?

  Actually, back then, the Wei family did take advantage of Song Yixiao, but they also helped him out. Logically speaking, there's no need to fear that Song Yixiao would be dissatisfied with the Wei family.

  But this time, Wei Mengying's revenge not only shocked the Wei family but also made them worry that "like mother, like daughter". After all, Wei Mengying was the spoiled eldest sister of the Wei family. She had been married twice and both times the Wei family had helped out. If she could turn against her own family, what about Song Yixiao who had only stayed with the Wei family for a few days?

  With this in mind, Mu Shi didn't dare treat Song Yi Xiao as a junior.

  The two chatted casually about Wei Chang's recent situation, and when they arrived at the Hong Xing Hall, as soon as they entered the door, they saw Wei Chang wrapped in a fox fur coat, standing on the threshold looking out - she had only just gotten out of bed for a few days, was extremely thin, and the fox fur coat was made by someone called by Song Yi Xiao, who chose long and dense fur, which made her look even more delicate and pitiful.

  "Mu saw that her nose tip was slightly sour and couldn't help but quicken her pace: 'Didn't you say your wind chill hadn't recovered yet? How can you still come out to catch the wind?!'"

  As soon as the words were spoken, he suddenly remembered that Song Yixiao was by his side, and his words had been somewhat presumptuous. Just as he felt a bit awkward, Wei Chan smiled lightly and said: "I've been lying down for most of these days, and it's only in the past two days that I can take a step. Hearing that my mother is coming, how could I not go out to greet her?"

  "Don't worry, Mother, look at this fox fur coat Big Sister gave me, it's warm!"

  "How can you be so unreasonable?" Mrs. Mu only now noticed the fur coat on her daughter's body, its pure white color without any impurities, shiny and smooth to the touch, obviously not cheap. Although the Wei family has a royal son-in-law, they have been supported by the Hengshan Wangfu all these years, but their foundation is too shallow, in terms of power and wealth, among the official families in the imperial capital, they are just ordinary.

  Such a good fur coat, if it were in the Wei family, probably only Old Lady Cao would be qualified to wear it. Others, not to mention the granddaughter or daughter-in-law, no one would be willing to buy it.

  Now her niece had casually bought it for her cousin, and Mrs. Mu's heart was filled with all sorts of emotions. As soon as she entered the house, she scolded her daughter, "Your sister-in-law has been busy running around for you for so long, even offending your aunt, and you didn't take care of yourself and caught a cold, making your sister-in-law worry about you and take care of you. You haven't repaid any of these kindnesses, how can you still want such an expensive gift from your sister-in-law!"

  "Big Auntie, I don't like hearing you say that!" Song Yi smiled as she took the tea from the servant and took a sip, scolding, "When I was at the Wei residence in the past, did Big Auntie ever ask me about my expenses for food, clothing, and daily necessities? Now that I've just made a dress for my cousin, you're being so distant! Don't you consider me your own niece anymore?"

  "Ah, this life's greatest blessing is probably having you as a niece, how could I not recognize you?"

  She sighed again, "It's just that Yu'er is a poor child, I'm afraid she'll be spoiled by you and then..."

  She shook her head and didn't continue, but Song Yixiao and Wei Cui both heard the ominous tone in her words. Song Yixiao's heart skipped a beat as she said: "Auntie, if you don't consider me an outsider, why not tell us the situation clearly? As they say, one person's plan is limited, but many people's plans can be extensive. Maybe if we all think about it together, we'll come up with a solution?"

  "You also know about Yu'er's situation." Madam Mu looked around and saw Song Yi smiling, so she dismissed the servants and got straight to the point. "It's definite that we will have to break off the engagement with Third Master Lu. The problem is that after breaking it off, our family can't support her for the rest of her life, eventually we'll have to marry her off. But many people in the family think that it's better not to let her appear in front of her aunt again, so it's better to send her far away... Ha ha, you also know that the Wei family and my natal family Mu are both old families from the capital, we don't even know anyone from distant places! How can we find a suitable match for her?"

  Wiping away tears, "Moreover, even if she was found, she's just a girl in a foreign land. When she suffers injustice, there's no one to speak for her, let alone someone to uphold justice for her. You say that since she has such a fate, the blessings she enjoys now will become vastly different when looked back upon in the future. How can this life be lived?"

  When Mu said this, Wei Zhuang had already been crying with tears streaming down her face.

  Song Yi Xiao was fiddling with the bangle on her wrist, just about to speak, when Li Yu knocked on the door and said urgently: "Madam, the Duke has sent someone to hurry you along. He says that Lord Fox has already submitted his mourning leave, and the palace will be issuing an edict soon. If you don't go before the edict is announced, it may seem like you're being remiss!"

  "Has the old lady of the Leng Fox family passed away?" Leng Fox De's mother was diagnosed last month and didn't have many days left, this news wasn't a secret, Mu heard it too, she hurriedly said "Xiao Xiao you go quickly, don't delay your important matters for us!"

  Song Yi sighed and said, "Today is really not convenient. My aunt is talking to my cousin, I'll go to the Leng Fox's house for a while - don't worry about my cousin's lifelong event, there are ways to think of it, besides, my cousin is only 13 years old now."

  After comforting Wei Chan for a few more sentences, he got up and bid farewell.

  After she went out, she was still worried and left Jin Xun to take care of the house: "You pay attention to Quanxing Pavilion, don't let your cousin get into any more trouble!"

  Jin Xun didn't particularly like Wei Zhuang, but she didn't dare disobey Song Yi Xiao's orders - Song Yi Xiao kept her by her side mainly because she was the maid who had served her since childhood, and among all the maids, she held a special status and had a bigger temper, able to keep the scene under control.

  After arranging things at the mansion, Song Yishao immediately took a carriage to rush to the Linger Fox Mansion. When she arrived, there were already many carriages outside the gate, and if not for many people seeing the Yan Guo Gong Fu mark on her carriage and making way, it would have been difficult to get in.

  "Today was really a big mistake!" Song Yi smiled and looked out from the gap in the car window, secretly sighing, "I only thought that the Yan Guo Gong Fu and the Ling Hu family didn't usually get along, and were even political enemies, so it's just a formality, no need to rush over early. But I forgot that since His Majesty allowed Ling De to step down with dignity, how could there not be an imperial edict?"

  If it weren't for Jian Yu's reminder, she, the mistress of the Yan State Duke's manor, would have been rude today!

  "Madam Song!" The carriage with Madam Song's smile entered the mansion through the side gate and arrived at the disembarkation point. A maid servant greeted her, made a curtsy and asked for her well-being after which she explained, "The elderly madam has passed away, the master and mistress, young master, ladies and misses are all in deep sorrow, unable to personally come to welcome you, please forgive them!"

  "It's not worthy of me." The attitude of the servant woman was respectful but not warm, and Song Yi smiled back with a hint of reserve, "Now that things have come to this, please accept our condolences from our family!"

  The two families have no affection for each other and are considered political enemies, so there's nothing much to say beyond the usual pleasantries.

  The woman, however, did not directly take Song Yixiao to the mourning hall to offer incense, but instead led her into a flower hall, where tea was served. After that, she bent her knees and said: "Just now there were several adults paying their respects, I'll go see if it's convenient for you?"

  Song Yi Xiao felt relieved when she heard this reason.

  After the servant left, she took a look around this flower hall. It wasn't big, but it was quite exquisite. Perhaps because Lady Leng's death was not sudden, there were no bright decorations in sight, and it seemed that they had been specially put away to receive mourners.

  "Mrs. Song, are you also here?" She had just taken a sip of tea when she suddenly heard footsteps coming from outside the room, and put down her teacup to wait - but who would have thought that it was not the maid who came in, but rather Su Shaoming and Su Shaoqing sisters.

  Song Yi Xiao hastily got up and greeted them: "Both of you are here too? I heard that the mourning hall is currently occupied by men, we can only go to pay our respects after they leave!"

  She was speaking when the Su sisters had already come in and were about to walk towards their seats together, but another voice came from outside the door, saying: "Song sister, don't you recognize me?"

  Song Yi Xiao was taken aback by his words and stopped in her tracks, turning her head around with a look of utter astonishment: "Jiang sister?"

  Outside the gate, a blue shirt and white skirt, standing in the wind, it was surprisingly Jiang Muxun, who had not been seen since the Shangsi banquet!