Seeing the most trusted wet nurse die right before her eyes was nothing short of a thunderclap for Madam Wang.
She had ordered servants beaten or sent to remote estates to fend for themselves before.
But to personally kill someone? That was something she had never imagined.
Especially since Qi Yuan snapped Xu Mama’s neck right in front of her—such a scene could drive anyone insane!
Madam Wang cried and shouted hoarsely, pointing at Qi Yuan: “You have indulged her so much that you’ve raised a murderer! She’s only fifteen, and she dares to kill!”
Qi Yuan stood expressionless aside, her face unchanged.
Being called a murderer by her own mother was no big deal to her—no frown even crossed her face.
Compared to Madam Wang’s nearly hysterical fury, both the Old Marquis and Old Madam remained calm.
The Old Madam strode forward to Qi Yuan, frowned, and scolded Madam Wang: “What nonsense are you spouting? Murder? Are you mad?”
Xu Mama’s body lay on the ground, her eyes still open wide in death, staring resentfully at Madam Wang.
Madam Wang was on the verge of collapse.
She screamed until her throat nearly tore: “She’s dead like this, and you still protect her? Xu Mama lies here—what else is there to say?!”
This family was truly insane!
The Old Marquis and Old Madam were crazy too!
They treated a wolf like a treasure!
Someone who would snap a person’s neck on a whim was a wolf among them.
The Old Madam and Old Marquis were inviting wolves into their home!
Madam Wang, livid and face purple, stormed out: “I’m reporting this to the authorities. I won’t let this disaster stay in this house for another day! Absolutely not!”
She was terrified, especially thinking that Qi Yunting never had a good word for Qi Yuan…
If Qi Yuan could snap Xu Mama’s neck without hesitation, she might do the same to Qi Yunting someday!
What a disaster!
The Old Marquis snorted coldly: “Who said she killed someone? That woman had sinister intentions, trying to murder her mistress. Don’t you understand?”
Madam Wang quieted down—her father-in-law’s pressure was terrifying.
But her teeth trembled uncontrollably.
Hearing the Old Marquis say this, she widened her eyes in disbelief: “So, you’re saying it’s fine that she killed someone?”
Had the Old Marquis and Old Madam gone mad?!
Did they still know right from wrong?
The Old Marquis sneered: “How many warnings did your mother give you before? It seems you ignored them all. We warned you to keep yourself and your people in line—did you listen?”
Madam Wang trembled with rage: “It’s just a dog! A dog can’t compare to a human life!”
The Old Madam frowned impatiently: “Is it really just about a dog? Everyone in the mansion knows Little Yellow was raised by Ah Yuan. Xu Mama wanted to kill the dog—was it really just for the dog, or to slap the dog’s owner in the face? You, as the head mistress, really don’t understand or are you pretending not to hear?”
Both the Old Marquis and Old Madam spoke with certainty, while Qi Yuan seemed detached.
Madam Wang felt utterly cold inside.
This home no longer had a place for her.
Xu Mama did plan to slander Qi Yuan with Little Yellow.
But the Old Marquis and Old Madam’s indifference to Xu Mama’s death and their blame of her—it was just the same as slapping Madam Wang’s face, the lady of the house!
She stood up, ignoring the Old Madam who tried to block her, and strode to Qi Yuan.
Staring her down, she asked slowly and clearly: “Is this your attitude? Even if I’m your biological mother, if I dare to stand against you, you would kill me— is that right?”
What kind of words were those?
The Old Marquis shouted sharply: “Madam Wang, have you lost your mind?!”
What position did such words place Qi Yuan in?!
But Qi Yuan was not afraid.
Her mother had died in her previous life.
Back then, when Qi Yunting broke her leg and threw her into the street, did Madam Wang not know?
Later, when she ended up in a brothel, nearly sold to an old man, did Madam Wang not know?
In the end, when she was thrown into a mass grave, Madam Wang still knew.
Madam Wang knew everything, but chose to watch coldly.
In countless moments when she expected and needed family rescue, Madam Wang never once thought to save her.
From that moment on, she no longer had a mother.
Now, meeting Madam Wang’s eyes, Qi Yuan raised an eyebrow and smiled coldly: “Do you really need to ask this? I thought when you indulged Qi Yunting beating, cursing, and framing me, you already made your choice.”
Her tone was indifferent: “Madam, wake up. You never once treated me like your daughter. So when I turn and abandon you, why should you be resentful?”
The Old Marquis didn’t want the argument to continue and decisively warned Madam Wang: “Let this matter rest. Tell the outside world I ordered Xu Mama’s death. I’ll have Liuzhong deliver the notice to the authorities. Don’t cause more trouble!”
Madam Wang collapsed into a chair.
The Old Madam took Qi Yuan’s wrist and led her out.
Qi Yuan didn’t glance back at Madam Wang or at Xu Mama lying on the floor.
After today, no one in the mansion would dare to touch her dog again.
She was ruthless and heartless—best not to provoke her tiger’s tail.
Everyone left.
Madam Wang sat stunned in her chair, unable to come to her senses.
Qi Yuan’s words were the sharpest dagger piercing her heart.
There is no perfect parent in this world.
Parents may be unkind, but children cannot be unfilial.
Isn’t that the natural order?
Why could Qi Yuan so righteously declare she did not acknowledge her as her mother?
And why did the Old Marquis and Old Madam just let it be, pretending not to hear?
Madam Wang covered her face and wept bitterly.
All the servants in the room were fearful and confused, unsure what had happened.
When Qi Yunting returned, he found Madam Wang looking haggard and unwell.
But he paid it no mind.
He was immersed in the joy of finding Qi Jin and couldn’t focus on anything else.
He even cheerfully pestered Madam Wang: “Mother, I’m hungry, I want to eat Xu Mama’s pea jelly, ‘Moon Reflected on Water’. Please ask Xu Mama to make it for me!”
Mentioning Xu Mama, Madam Wang’s eyes turned bloodshot and she shook her head in despair: “How can she make it for you? She’s dead.”
“What?!”
Qi Yunting looked at her in surprise: “Mother, are you joking? Xu Mama was fine just yesterday!”
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