Jiang Wanru and Jiyuan walked back on the road, under the night sky. Jiang Wanru walked in front, silently pondering, while Jiyuan followed behind. After a while, Jiang Wanru didn't hear Jiyuan speak, but instead heard her sobbing from behind, growing louder with each passing moment, and she couldn't stop crying. She stopped and turned around to look at Jiyuan, speaking softly: "Jiyuan, don't cry." Jiyuan wiped her face with her hand, still crying, saying: "Miss, you can't cry, so I'm helping you cry."

  Jiang Wan looked at Ji Yan and thought for a moment before saying, "It's late at night, and there are only the two of us walking in this quiet place. What if the women from the patrol institute come over here and hear your crying from afar without seeing us? They might be too scared to approach, but I'm afraid they'll have nightmares for several nights." Ji Yan heard Jiang Wan's words and burst out laughing with a "heh" sound, then lowered her head to wipe away her tears with her sleeve. She lifted her face and said, "Miss, you're teasing me when I'm feeling sad."

  Jiang Wanmu reached out and gently patted her shoulder, saying: "Ji Yan, thank you for your kind intentions. But the days ahead are still long, and if I want to cry, it won't just be today." Ji Yan heard Jiang Wanmu's words and couldn't see her expression in the dark of night, so she asked softly: "Miss, do you still want to go see Yu Niang?" Jiang Wanmu nodded heavily.

  Miss, Yu Niang is probably not going to make it this time. The housekeeper from the mistress's courtyard came to discuss the menu today and whispered to me that the doctor told the mistress 'Yu Niang is just holding on to her days now.' If you have anything to say to Yu Niang, you should find some time to go see her and have a good talk with her.

  Jiang Wanru had always known that Yu Xixi was seriously ill, and she had mentally prepared herself for it. However, when she suddenly heard the news, she still felt a little stunned and sat there in a daze. Ji Yan's mother sighed and left, while Ji Yan accompanied her to sit at the table. After sitting in a daze for a long time, Jiang Wanru said to Ji Yan beside her: "Let's go see Auntie tonight." She had originally thought that asking Chun would allow her to meet people, but unexpectedly, she was stopped by hatred from seeing each other.

  Jiang Wanmu glanced at Jiyuan following beside her and thought for a moment before speaking to her, "Jiyuan, help me tell your brother something. If you see Qinchun going out, no matter what time it is, hurry over and tell me." Jiyuan looked up at Jiang Wanmu and said, "Okay, I'll go back and wash my face, then go find my brother. I know he'll be playing there." Jiang Wanmu looked at the courtyard gate nearby and told Jiyuan, "No need to wash your face, just go talk to your brother like that."

  Ji Yan looked up at Jiang Wanru and shook her head, saying: "Miss, if I go out like this, others will think that you scolded me and I'll be crying to find my brother tonight." Jiang Wanru looked at her and said: "Ji Yan, just go. Tell your brother about it on the side and tell him I'm waiting for his reply." Ji Yan looked at Jiang Wanru, thought for a moment, and said: "Miss, will Qiu Chun definitely leave the Jiang family?" Jiang Wanru raised her head to look at the dark sky and said: "She'll have to go to the Yu family to report back anyway." Ji Yan listened and quickly turned around to leave.

  Day after day, the news about Yu Xi's worsening condition kept coming. Jiang Wan's personal maid, Xiao Jiang, came to her and said: "Third Miss, Madam Yu's body is not doing well, the mistress has permitted you to go see her." Jiang Wan listened to the news in a daze, then looked up at her and said: "Alright, I'll go now." After she finished speaking, she didn't even bother to acknowledge Xiao Jiang's presence, but instead gave her a cold stare as she followed her out. She went out of the door towards Yu Xi's courtyard, where Qing Zhen once again refused to let her in at the gate.

  She returned to the courtyard when Xiao Jiang's family was still in the courtyard, talking to Ji Yan. Xiao Jiang's family heard the sound of footsteps and saw her rushing in, momentarily stunned, asking her: "Third Miss, you've seen Yu Niang so quickly?" Jiang Wanru lowered her head and said: "Qiu Chun didn't let me go in, saying that Niang didn't want to see me." After finishing this sentence, Jiang Wanru didn't look at Xiao Jiang's expression, but went straight to her own room and heavily closed the door.

  The auspicious words in the courtyard, seeing the angry face of Xiao Jiang's family staring at Jiang Wanruo's door, she hurriedly accompanied a smile and said to Xiao Jiang's family: "Auntie, Miss is not intentionally like this. The lady asked Miss to see Yu Niang's affairs, it was the lady's kindness, I'll accompany Miss again in a while. If once is not enough, I'll accompany Miss several more times."

  The young maid, Ji Yan, said with a gentle tone: "Alas, you're too young, and your name happened to catch the master's attention, so he sent you to Third Miss. Look at her, it's really a pity for you." Ji Yan quickly shook her head after hearing this and helped Jiang Wan explain: "Miss treats me well." The young maid from the Jiang household clearly didn't believe her, and in a hushed tone said: "Aunt isn't an outsider, just the other night, weren't you crying and going to find Fang Zheng because Third Miss treated you poorly? You wanted him to comfort you a bit."

  Ji Yan listened to this and stared at Xiao Jiang's house, her expression once again confirming the matter. She thought for a moment before saying to Ji Yan: "Ji Yan, you're clever in Third Miss's presence, but don't try to cover up for her out of kindness. Madame says she trusts you, but since you're now Third Miss's person, if you don't speak up for yourself, she can't just criticize Third Miss."

  Ji Yan listened to this and looked at Xiao Jiang's house again, saying firmly: "Auntie, Miss has never been wronged by me." Xiao Jiang's house looked at her with a disappointed expression, shook his head and sighed as he walked away. Ji Yan closed the courtyard door, reached out to knock on Jiang Wanru's door, heard the voice inside telling her to come in, pushed open the door, and saw Jiang Wanru standing in front of the table practicing writing. Jiang Wanru looked up at her, then lowered her head and continued writing.

  "Miss, I'll accompany you to see Aunt Yu again," Ji Yan said in a low voice. Jiang Wanru shook her head and said, "No need to go. Qiu Chun is guarding the place and won't let me see Aunt." Ji Yan's face changed slightly, saying, "Miss, Qiu Chun is being too excessive." Jiang Wanru sighed lightly and said, "She's just loyal to Aunt, it's a good thing that she's protecting her."

  Day and night alternated, the sun rose and fell again, Yu's condition worsened day by day. Jiang Wanru went to see her every day, but never entered the hospital gate. One evening in early summer, it suddenly rained heavily, Fang Zheng rushed to Jiang Wanru's gate in the heavy rain, quickly knocking on the door and calling out "Ji Yan". Ji Yan opened the door, he quickly said: "Tell Third Miss to go see Yu now, ask Chun if she just left from the back door. There are only two rough maids in the yard."

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