"It seems that Changwan told the doormen to do so, saying that you are in mourning and shouldn't have visitors. When I just arrived at the front door, I saw that was how Liu Ruoye was sent away." Min Yinuo said softly, "I was told the same thing, but on the way back, I remembered that I had passed by a side door of yours, so I tried it. Surprisingly, they let me in. When I got to the courtyard, I happened to see you almost collapse. Silly you, it's so cold nowadays, but you aren't looking after yourself properly. My fifteenth aunt, your mother, has passed away so you should take better care of yourself, in case my fifteenth uncle and cousins worry about you!"

Wei Changjuan’s heart ached, thinking that her father and siblings were blaming her for everything. Instead of worrying about her, they would probably choose not to see her again.

After a pause, Wei Changjuan said in a low voice, "Since it is Changwan's order, so let it be. Maybe she wants me to mourn devotedly." Wei Changwan had scolded her for being too close to Liu Ruoye, and she had even ordered the doormen to keep out all her visitors before she had left.

Having recalled her elder sister's furious look at the mourning hall that day, Wei Changjuan felt awful.

However, what she had said made Min Yinuo feel awkward. Min Yinuo said embarrassedly, "It was presumptuous of me to have come here. But I... Never mind. I guess you won't be interested in hearing it."

Only then did Wei Changjuan realize that the meaning of what she had just said suggested that Min Yinuo was disturbing her. She instantly apologized to her, explaining why she had said that while asking her to stay.

However, Min Yinuo was too embarrassed to stay any longer, insisting on leaving.

As she was leaving, she hesitated for a long time. But before getting into the carriage, she whispered in Wei Changjuan's ear, advising her to let things go and stop setting herself against Wei Changying.

Wei Changjuan sneered, saying, "Even if I were willing to be reconciled with her, would she want the same thing?" She was so angry that she didn't know what to retort, so she just randomly and angrily said something. After all, at this moment, she wished she could eat Wei Changying alive! However, Min Yinuo still tried to reconcile her and her elder cousin!

She was still seeking a reconciliation!

In Wei Changjuan's view, reconciliation meant bowing down and admitting defeat, but why should she? Her mother had died because of that person! Yet she still had to reconcile herself with the enemy. Thinking of this, Wei Changjuan was almost spitting blood!

Thankfully, Wei Changjuan was really grateful for Min Yinuo's visit and the comfort she was giving today. Otherwise, if someone else had said that, Wei Changjuan would have impulsively started fighting with the person!

However, Min Yinuo mistakenly believed in the literal meaning of Wei Changjuan's words. She pursed her lips, smiling and saying, "Don't worry about this. Actually, Madam Wei is about to have a baby, a boy as determined by Miracle Doctor Ji personally. When that time comes, they will definitely be very happy. You should take advantage of that opportunity, sending people over to give them gifts and to mention this issue. She will certainly agree to be reconciled with you."

... Wei Changjuan didn't know how she had seen Min Yinuo off and how she had returned to her place. Anyway, as soon as she had returned to her place, she looked up and saw the daffodils. Without any hesitation, she dashed to them, picked up the pot, and smashed it hard against the nine-panel screen to the left, with its design of a magpie on a plum tree!

The shattering sound of breaking porcelain startled maidservants both within and without the place so much that they stayed dead silent. Since their Madam had passed away, their first young madam and the second young madam had taken charge. Therefore, the status of the Seventh Miss was not the same as before, but she was still a Miss. Seeing their Miss vent her anger on the daffodils which the first young madam had just had someone deliver to here, the servants didn't dare to say a word. They were scared of her transferring her anger onto them. But someone else glanced from side to side, quietly left there and went to the front courtyard to report it to Mrs. Min and Mrs. Zhou.

Wei Changjuan didn't know what they were going to do, but even if she had known, she wouldn't have been bothered by it. She was left with only one thought, "She urged our grandmother to have my mother killed! She got me into this state, while she is about to have a son. She thinks that after she gives birth to her son, her place will be filled with visitors, coming to offer their congratulations, doesn't she? I must take revenge! Must take revenge! I will never let her be so content with herself!!"

However, without Mrs. Duanmu's protection, Wei Changjuan was in a miserable situation now. What could she do to Wei Changying who was in the prime of her life and was enjoying the complete attention of the Shen Family?

Irritated, Wei Changjuan was pacing around the hall. As she was so restless, Mrs. Min, who had heard what had happened, arrived in a hurry with her servants. She saw that these finest daffodils, which she had personally chosen, had been utterly ruined after just a short time, and there were pieces of broken porcelain everywhere on the floor. Additionally, the screen with a design of a magpie on a plum tree was smashed. It had been framed in rosewood, with fine silk of the best quality and had taken dozens of embroiderers years to make. Mrs. Min was displeased, saying in a voice dripping sarcasm, "Changjuan. What happened? If you are upset about anything, just come and tell me. Why do you have to take out your anger on valuable things?"

"I am thinking about something, so please don't disturb me, Min Yao!" Mrs. Min and Mrs. Zhou were the granddaughters-in-law chosen by Old Madam Song, so Mrs. Duanmu had never liked or trusted them. As Wei Changjuan had had her mother's support, she hadn't actually respected her two sisters-in-law. Now, this habit had become natural to her. Although she had been in self-pity and complaining about her reduced status since her mother's death and her sisters-in-law having taken charge of the household, in her annoyance, she couldn't help but reproach her as impatiently as before.

Having heard the servants report that Wei Changjuan had publicly smashed the daffodils together with their pot, which she had chosen, Mrs. Min had already been very unhappy. Her coming here with all these people suggested that she was here to reproach her. Having heard that, Mrs. Min flew into a rage, saying sternly, "What do you mean, Changjuan? I, as your sister-in-law, kindly gave you the finest pot of daffodils to appreciate, and was sympathetic towards your pain in losing your mother! I don't ask you to thank me. But from what you say, instead, this pot of daffodils has caused you trouble and upset you, hasn't it? What do you mean exactly, Changjuan? Please explain it to me!"

Over and above the rest of what Mrs. Min had said, the sentence "the pain in losing your mother" more than anything hurt Wei Changjuan, who had become incredibly sensitive about her position in the family following her mother's death. Her head was buzzing and a voice screamed madly inside it, "Listen to that! Just listen to that! Min Yao has already started to talk about your mother's death in front of your face. She is suggesting that things are no longer like how they were when your mother was alive, and you mustn't disrespect your two sisters-in-law! You should be grateful that they haven't made your life difficult! In the future, these two sisters-in-law, who are just daughters of aristocratic families, will bully and humiliate you as they wish!!!"

Wei Changjuan suddenly goggled at Mrs. Min, raising her hand and pointing at her. Her lips were moving as if she had wanted to say something. Seeing Wei Changjuan was so angered by what she had said, Mrs. Min was surprised at first and was about to smile to apologize. However, as she started to smile, she instantly remembered that her mother-in-law who had always been the most protective towards Wei Changjuan had died. Additionally, this sister-in-law of hers was disliked by her husband's family because of her mother-in-law's death, so why did she need to be afraid of her anymore?

Because of the support from her parents, Wei Changjuan had always made Mrs. Min suffer. Mrs. Min had heard the tone she had just used, like the one used for reproaching servants, so many times over the years. She had never once dared to argue back and had had to take the insults, holding back the anger and tears, every time!

Now it could be considered happiness after suffering. Mrs. Min had not only taken charge of almost everything in the mansion, but she could also take revenge as this annoying sister-in-law had lost her protector!

So, Mrs. Min immediately stopped trying to smile. She said with a straight face, "I am asking you, Changjuan. What is wrong with the daffodils I gave you? You let me know so I will do better in case I offend you next time! However, if you can't give me any reason, don't blame me as your sister-in-law for disciplining you! You shouldn't see it as being that I hold a grudge against you because of this trivial thing, deliberately wanting to torment you. It is because you are not that young and now Mrs. Duanmu has passed away. As the saying goes, one's eldest sister-in-law is equivalent to one's deceased mother. If you don't behave properly and I don't educate you, people will scold me if the word gets out! I'm doing it for your own good!"

Mrs. Min was talking with great enthusiasm, intending to return what she had suffered from her mother-in-law and the grievances caused to her by this sister-in-law. Unexpectedly, Wei Changjuan kept trembling without saying a word. Then suddenly, she rolled her eyes and fainted!

Seeing this, Mrs. Min was naturally shocked. Although it seemed that her father-in-law, husband, brothers-in-law and the other sister-in-law all hated Wei Changjuan, she was their relative after all. Perhaps they wouldn't hate her so much in a couple of days, would they? Although Mrs. Duanmu wouldn't possibly come back to life, and she and Mrs. Zhou would still be in charge of the rear courtyard of the family in the future, Mrs. Min had better not leave anything that would incriminate herself when dealing with this sister-in-law.

Therefore, she had to stop criticizing her, ordered servants to carry Wei Changjuan to her bed inside and sent someone over to find a doctor. The doctor said that Wei Changjuan hadn't been eating food regularly for several days and she had become overly angry so that she had fainted suddenly, but she was fine. Having known from Wei Changjuan's maidservants that she had stood alone under a plum tree in the courtyard for a long time, thinking that the cold wind must have also been the cause of the problem, Mrs. Min was relieved.

Having left Wei Changjuan's maidservants to serve her, Mrs. Min went back to her place with her people and happened to see her husband, Wei Changyun. Seeing her come in from outside, he asked, "Where have you been?"

Mrs. Min thought quickly, saying, "Changjuan smashed the daffodils I sent to her this morning. I was shocked, wondering if I had offended her, so I hurried over to ask."

Having heard "Wei Changjuan", Wei Changyun immediately frowned, saying with a frightening look, "Why did you go to see her? Why did you give daffodils to such an unfilial and disobedient person? Do you have a lot of time to spare? Have you done all the things in this household?"

Having been harshly reproached by her husband, Mrs. Min looked scared, but she was actually happy. She said obediently, "But the servants also said, Changjuan stood in the cold wind under the plum tree that had been Mother's favorite during her lifetime for a long time. I was really worried. After I went over there, Changjuan did faint without saying much."

Wei Changyun asked unthinkingly, "Is she alright?"

"Just now I found a doctor. The doctor said she is fine, but she needs to have a good rest and remain quiet to recover." Mrs. Min unobtrusively bit her lower lip, saying it in a low voice.

Wei Changyun looked coldly again, saying, "Since there is nothing seriously wrong, just let her be served by her servants. In weather like this, there are places where she can stay to see plum blossoms, but she deliberately stood in the courtyard and didn't wear enough clothes. She clearly wanted to make a fuss! You shouldn't keep spoiling her all the time. It's more important that you work with Mrs. Zhou to keep the household in good order!"

Mrs. Min submissively said yes. When he went to the study in the front courtyard, Mrs. Min ordered someone to invite Mrs. Zhou over to talk.