If her cousin Xiao Ce were in Capital City, she could turn to him for help. But now, with his whereabouts unknown, she is utterly clueless. Her biological parents are long dead. Her only remaining brother holds no influence, and his family's situation is hardly different from the Mu Mansion's decline. Both families have lost Old General Xiao's protection and have fallen from their previous standing.
"My lady! My lady!" At this moment, an old woman came running in, flustered, calling out to her.
"What is going on? Why are you so flustered, with no sense of propriety?" Xiao Yuxian began to reprimand her as soon as she spotted the old woman.
This is Mrs. Jiang, a servant of the First Lady. This woman often slights me. Now, with her shouting in my courtyard, it's a perfect opportunity to reprimand her in turn.
