The housekeeper and the maids carried out the changed bedding, and the small hall's table was now set with clean dishes. (Downstairs) Jiang Wanju gazed at them calmly as they walked out, but it was actually Ji Yan who looked at what they were carrying in their hands and felt a bit embarrassed, lowering her head. The housekeeper slowed down her pace, looking at Jiang Wanju and saying: "Madam, would you like to take a look around the room to see if there's anything not quite right? We can change it for you anytime."

  Jiang Wanru stood up and walked directly into the room, turning around the screen to see a bed full of red decorations, more festive than her first days in the Wang Manor. Jiyuan followed behind her, seeing the bed full of red decorations, slightly tilting his head to observe Jiang Wanru, seeing that she had already turned out from behind the screen and walked over to sit at the table. Jiyuan continued to carefully observe her expression and demeanor as he followed behind her.

  Perhaps Jiang Wanru's expression was too calm, so Jiyu stood by her side and looked at her, tears streaming down her face. Jiyu quickly wiped away the tears with her hand and said softly, "Miss, I'm sorry, I didn't stay to keep you company last night." When Jiang Wanru heard this, she raised her head and saw Jiyu's tear-stained face, shaking her head slightly as if to explain that nothing had happened the previous night. But when she opened her mouth, she felt that it was awkward to bring up such a sensitive topic with an unmarried woman like Jiyu, no matter how she put it.

  Jiang Wanru could only reach out and gently pat Jiyuan, saying: "Jiyuan, Third Master and I are still husband and wife in name, let alone after drinking. Believe me, there's nothing improper about it." Jiyuan looked at Jiang Wanru with a skeptical expression, reminding her in a soft voice: "Miss, you're the one who suffered a loss in that kind of situation." Jiang Wanru could only look at her, speechless, unable to explain last night's events to Jiyuan, who was not yet married. One slap would definitely not make a sound.

  Jiang Wanru let out a soft sigh as she glanced at her a few times, speaking in a gentle voice: "Ji Yan, tomorrow we'll be leaving the manor, so you should go and sort out the things you want to bring with you. After some time has passed, we won't be able to openly take things out of the manor like this. When the day comes for us to leave the Wang Manor, apart from bringing a set of clothes to change into, we can't bring anything else out of the manor." After the wild goose passes by, there will inevitably be some remaining marks left behind. Jiang Wanru and Ji Yan had spent nearly three years in the Wang Manor, so they had more or less prepared their own personal items.

  When they were about to leave, it was natural to transport those things out in batches. Ji Yan thought for a moment and said in a low voice to Jiang Wanru: "Miss, last time I had my brother take many things out of the house. The steward on the right side also checked them carefully, and they were all my dowry and winter clothes that I made for myself in the Wang Mansion. The steward told me that in the future, it's not necessary to check so carefully when taking a small amount of things out of the mansion." Jiang Wanru nodded slightly after hearing this and said: "Okay, just leave some spare clothes behind. They are our things, we will take them all away without leaving anything behind. As for things that don't belong to us, there's no need to pack them up and take them away."

  Jiang Wanru and Jiyuan made some simple clothes for themselves in the Wang Mansion, so it would be more convenient when they went out. Jiyuan nodded and said: "Miss, I understand what you mean. We won't need those brocade clothes outside, and I won't take them with me." The Wang Mansion provided Jiang Wanru with brocade clothes for all four seasons, and as her personal maid, Jiyuan naturally enjoyed the same privilege of having a new set of clothes every season.

  The people of Wangfu have always handled things on the surface with no room for criticism.

  Jiang Wanru rubbed her forehead, thinking about the day she left the mansion, and felt a headache coming on. She had always wanted to live a low-key life, but unfortunately, she had never been able to achieve that freedom. Bi Lu had told her that the day she left the Wang Mansion was a well-known secret among the aristocratic families. It was also said that on that day, both the Jiang and Yu families would send people to bear witness. Upon hearing Bi Lu's words, Jiang Wanru's face revealed a mocking smile.

  The Jiang and Yu families are both related to her by blood, but normally they treat her like a stranger. That day, they all showed up in front of her with fake concern, using the excuse that they care about her to witness the reality of her being abandoned. Fortunately, she has a broad heart, if it were another woman, she might have been driven mad by these relatives. Behind the green, it is said that the three families are together, mainly to discuss and arrange her future life.

  Jiang Wanru naturally understood the meaning of Bi Lü's words, it seemed that her future was uncertain and difficult, and in the early days after leaving the mansion, she still had to live under the gaze of others. Bi Lü smiled and reminded her, "Miss, you haven't seen my mistress for a long time, she says she misses you." Jiang Wanru naturally understood the meaning behind Bi Lü's words, before leaving the Wang Mansion, she must see Chu Xiao and his wife once again, as they were the only two people in this world who could lend her a helping hand.

  Jiang Wanru hoped to erase the last trace of her remaining in the capital, she had long decided that the day she left the mansion would be her happy day of freedom. It seemed that on the day of her disappearance, it would be the last gift she gave to those three families. The Wang, Jiang and Yu families did not consider her at all, in their eyes, she was not even a chess piece, but like a tattered rag, which could be discarded after use.

  Jiang Wanru thought of Lian Hao's words last night, his tone had already revealed the idea of placing her in another courtyard. Those three people knew about Lian Hao's decision and would only think that she was too arrogant to obey him. Jiang Wanru understood very well in her heart, on the day she moved into another courtyard, her life would be in the hands of the Wang family. Jiyuan looked at Jiang Wanru's changing expression, seeing the cold smile on her lips. She turned her face away, feeling especially desolate in her heart.

  Jiang Wanru had heard people say before that if the body feels comfortable, the soul must be satisfied. But after letting herself go for one night, her soul felt incredibly empty. Jiang Wanru took a glance at Jiyuan and thought that over the past three years, Jiyuan's temperament had become more stable than before. In the courtyard, there was a sudden noise, followed by the sound of the housekeeper's laughter: "Lin's wife, this bowl of medicine..." A cold voice said: "The queen rewards Third Madame with a bowl of peace and tranquility soup."

  When Jiyan heard these words, she turned her head to look at Jiang Wanru's calm expression. When the door creaked open, Jiang Wanru said softly to her, "Go and open the door, the princess has endured me for almost three years, in these last few days, she must let me leave the palace safely." Jiyan trembled as she went to open the door, and a medicinal smell wafted out of the room. Jiang Wanru sat upright in the room, slightly furrowing her brow as she looked at the woman who had entered with a bowl of steaming medicine, while also catching sight of the housekeeper's pitying expression flashing across her eyes.

  Jiang Wanmu gazed coldly at the woman, watching as she placed the medicinal soup on the table. The woman smiled and bowed to Jiang Wanmu, saying: "Third Madame, the princess is worried about your health and has specially rewarded you with a bowl of peace-inducing medicine." Jiang Wanmu looked at the medicine on the table, smelling the strange bitter taste in it. Her expression turned cold and she said calmly: "Thank you for the princess's kind intentions, I've always been healthy, so I don't need to drink this bowl of peace-inducing medicine for now. Medicine is three parts poison, take this back and give it to someone who wants to drink it." The housekeeper behind the woman frantically shook her head at Jiang Wanmu.

  The smile on the woman's face fell, and she lowered her head to Jiang Wanru, saying: "Third Madame, you don't know how shameful your actions were last night. The princess is kind enough to help you save face, so you should listen to her orders and drink this medicine." Jiang Wanru heard the woman's words, looked her up and down several times, suddenly burst out laughing, and said: "Your guts are really big, one sentence, scolding all the married men and women in the world. Looking at your appearance, I'm afraid that you have done those shameful things many times in secret."

  The woman shook her hand, pointing at Jiang Wanru and said: "A lady from a famous family like you speaks like this..." Jiang Wanru calmly walked over with the medicine bowl. Under the woman's smug smile and worried gaze, she stood up coldly and smashed the bowl of medicinal soup heavily towards the woman, saying: "Peaceful medicine? Hmph, are you deceiving me, someone born to parents but not taught by them? Would I still be alive if I drank it? Or does the princess want to use this medicine to cut off my hope for survival? Hmph, heaven is watching, rewarding those who give medicine, aren't they afraid of heavenly retribution? How many ladies from famous families dare speak to their servants like this? If there are any, they would have been beaten to death long ago."

  The bowl shattered, and more than half of the medicine spilled onto the woman's clothes. The woman clutched at her clothes and cried out: "Third Madame wants to kill me!" She shouted as she rushed out, and the housekeeper's face changed as she followed close behind. Gai Yan had already stepped in front of Jiang Wan when the woman started moving, and since there was no one else in the room, she turned around to look at Jiang Wan, seeing her expression cold as ice. Gai Yan couldn't help but tear up as he looked at her and said: "Miss, the princess won't let us off."

  Jiang Wanru woke up in the morning and recalled the chaotic night before. She remembered the joy that flashed in Lian Hao's eyes in the dark of night, and her heart felt a twinge of regret. She thought she had been too careless because of her temporary loneliness and emptiness, and had taken advantage of a man's occasional kindness and warmth, even getting entangled with him in a way she shouldn't have. But after Wang Fei's action of sending medicine, she suddenly felt that she was too kind-hearted and naive, and Lian Hao had simply taken advantage of the situation to have fun with her, making her soft-hearted. Maybe that man thought she was offering herself up willingly.

  "Miss, we should go outside to get the abortion medicine. The medicine sent by the Wang family is absolutely not drinkable." Jiang Wanru thought about the woman who rushed out and shook her head at Jiyuan, saying: "Jiyuan, even if I went outside to get the abortion medicine, I'm afraid I would still have to drink the second bowl of medicine sent by the princess. It seems that this bowl of medicine will be the real safe medicine." Jiyuan looked at Jiang Wanru in surprise, pointing at the dark brown medicine on the ground and shaking her voice: "Could it be that the previous bowl was the abortion medicine? Miss, how did you know it was the abortion medicine?"