Hearing the voice, Nanny Zhao abruptly looked up, meeting Feng Jinxuan’s gaze once more.
Gone was the previous dullness; her eyes were now clear and carried a hint of coolness.
A joke—the resentment that had festered within her for twenty-three years was like a demon crawling out from hell. This gaze was already restrained.
Nanny Zhao was an old servant by the side of the Duke’s mother. For a moment, she felt as if she were seeing the late Princess Mingyang.
She quickly became respectful.
“Hmm?”
Seeing that she did not reply, Feng Jinxuan’s tone grew even lower.
Nanny Zhao lowered her gaze, her heart skipping a beat, and cautiously said, “The old madam learned that the eldest young lady had awakened, so she sent this old servant to check on you.”
“Check on me?”
Feng Jinxuan raised an eyebrow and let out a cold laugh.
She turned her gaze to Yingge. “Is that truly what she said?”
“Eldest young lady, Nanny Zhao did not say that earlier.”
Yingge hurriedly wiped away her tears and stepped forward, speaking with grievance.
“It was indeed the old madam who sent this old servant to check on you. If the eldest young lady is feeling better, you should come with this old servant to pay respects to the old madam.”
Nanny Zhao shivered involuntarily and added.
Feng Jinxuan, of course, understood why Nanny Zhao had suddenly changed her attitude.
She raised an eyebrow again. “Since that’s the case, it has been a long time since I last saw the old madam. I’ll go pay a visit.”
Ever since Feng Jinxuan became mentally impaired, the Duke remarried. Under the pretext of allowing her to rest and recuperate, she was abandoned in this remote courtyard, left to fend for herself.
The Princess Dowager, advanced in years and grieving the loss of her daughter, remained bedridden with illness and later moved south to recuperate.
From then on, Feng Jinxuan was completely neglected.
Otherwise, given her status as the eldest young lady of the Duke’s household, the clothes she wore would not be old garments from three years ago.
Ill-fitting and tattered.
And the people her mother had left for her were also dismissed under various pretexts and sent elsewhere, leaving only Yingge to look after her.
This stepmother truly had her methods.
Feng Jinxuan walked very slowly, as if admiring the scenery along the way.
Nanny Zhao followed closely behind, though she had already sent a young maid ahead to report.
By the time Feng Jinxuan leisurely arrived at the old madam’s courtyard, she saw from afar a woman waiting for her with a face full of affection.
“Eldest young lady, the madam’s smile is so eerie.”
Yingge whispered softly beside her.
As she spoke, she instinctively moved to shield Feng Jinxuan behind her.
After all, during the eight years Feng Jinxuan was mentally impaired, only Yingge would protect her.
Jiang Mo, who had become Feng Jinxuan, felt a surge of emotion, reminding her of the maid who had followed her since childhood. Unfortunately…
She held Yingge’s hand and shook her head. “It’s fine.”
Only then did Yingge realize that her young lady had regained her senses.
Madam Yun stood under the eaves, beaming with a smile as she watched the long-absent foolish girl approach step by step.
Unlike before, when she was timid and at a loss, the look in her eyes caused Madam Yun’s smile to freeze on her face.
Nanny Zhao followed behind, not daring to overstep?
This filled Madam Yun with doubt. Had she truly regained her senses?
Suppressing a hint of displeasure in her heart, she looked kindly at the foolish girl standing before her.
Madam Yun had married into the Duke’s household a year after Princess Mingyang passed away. Even though this foolish girl was mentally impaired, she refused to call her mother.
If she truly regained her senses, she would likely be even less willing to address her as such.
“Xuan’er…” Madam Yun spoke first.
But Feng Jinxuan walked straight past her and headed into the room.
Madam Yun was taken aback but could not show her displeasure.
Yingge, witnessing this, was taken aback, then followed her young mistress into the room with slightly lightened steps.