Outside, Qi Siran was almost hysterically shouting.
She hadn't been getting enough rest lately. Her eye sockets were deeply sunken, and there were dark circles under her eyes.
Her hair was all disheveled, and she looked extremely listless.
"Mom, I know you're in there. Open the door!"
Before long, the voices of other maids trying to dissuade her came from outside the door.
"Miss! Miss! What's wrong with you? Calm down first. I'll go tell Madam right away."
But the next second, there was the sound of something heavy hitting the ground. It seemed that in the scuffle, Qi Siran had pushed the maid to the ground.
Qi Siran stood arrogantly in front of them, pointing at each of them and scolding.
"What do you think you are? Do I need you to tell Mom that I want to see her?!"
Qi Siran's voice was shrill and ear - piercing. She no longer looked like the well - behaved young lady she usually was.
Madam Qi couldn't stand such a commotion either. So she told the maid beside her to open the door and let Qi Siran in.
Qi Siran, who was outside, saw the door open at once. So she quickly rushed over.
"Mom, the rumors I heard just now aren't true, right?"
Qi Siran lifted her little face, which was already wet with tears. Her whole face had become thinner. So when the tears rolled down her cheeks, she looked quite pitiful.
"Once the real daughter comes back, will Mom and Dad abandon me?!"
After saying this, the fingers of Qi Siran that were clutching Madam Qi's hand were trembling slightly.
"Mom, tell me. What they said isn't true, right?"
Qi Siran no longer had the arrogant look she usually had in front of her, nor the rebellious tone when talking to Madam Qi.
She just looked up at her timidly, her eyes full of hope.
But Madam Qi knew that this hope in her eyes was only temporary. As long as she admitted one word, the hope in Qi Siran's eyes would quickly be shattered.
"Where did you hear such things?"
Madam Qi reached out and gently patted her hand. She didn't answer the question directly but asked another one instead.
There was a hint of imperceptible coldness in Madam Qi's tone. She knew that this matter would be spread by the servants with ulterior motives.
But she didn't expect it to reach Qi Siran's ears so soon.
After all, this was a family matter of the Qi family. Madam Qi didn't want it to become idle talk for more people, nor did she want the whole aristocratic circle to laugh at their family.
Qi Siran subconsciously followed her train of thought and shook her head helplessly.
"I don't know. I just overheard the maids saying so."
After hearing her words, Madam Qi's gaze fell on the maids at the door.
When the others met Madam Qi's gaze, they all shifted their eyes guiltily and then slowly lowered their heads.
Madam Qi naturally knew what these expressions meant, so her voice was cold.
After all, she had been managing the family for so many years. Her voice carried a hint of dignity and oppression.
"I don't care who spread these words. But if I hear our family's private affairs being casually discussed outside, I will definitely find out the person behind it."
"You should all think clearly about the consequences then."
The maids at the door were also frightened by Madam Qi's attitude. In their impression, Madam was always smiling and rarely got angry.
After hearing these warnings, they nodded repeatedly.
"Similarly, you can also pass this message to others. I don't want to hear such words again."
After saying these words, Madam Qi told the maid to close the door and leave.
The old maid had been by her side for so many years and naturally understood what she meant. So she silently closed the door and retreated.
Madam Qi reached out and patted her hand, saying with a touch of pity,
"You too. Why are you kneeling on the ground? Come and sit beside me."
Although they had found the real daughter of their family, after all, Qi Siran had been raised by her side for so long.
Madam Qi felt a bit pity seeing her crying like a tearful mess.
Qi Siran sobbed and stood up.
"Mom, you haven't answered my question just now."
Qi Siran timidly looked up at Madam Qi. The corners of her eyes were slightly red, and her eyes were swollen like walnuts, looking as if she had been crying for a long time.
She didn't expect that before she could find out what she wanted to know, their family had already found the real daughter!
Qi Siran had mentally prepared herself for a long time, knowing that this day would come. But when it finally arrived, she still felt a bit panicked.
After all, the fate of Wen Zhi was still fresh in her memory.
After Wen Yin came back, although the Wen family still doted on her, Wen Zhi had gradually fallen into an abyss.
She thought it might be related to Wen Ze, Wen Zhi's elder brother, coming back.
Now, once the real daughter of their family came back and all the doting on Wen Zhi was taken away, what was the difference between her and Wen Zhi?!
Thinking of this, Qi Siran couldn't help but grit her teeth and forced herself to calm down.
"Mom, so after the real daughter comes back, will I still be your child?"
Qi Siran's well - behaved appearance at this moment was completely different from the crazy her just now.
Hearing her question, Madam Qi pinched the bridge of her nose wearily. But in Qi Siran's eyes, this action seemed impatient.
"Siran, Mom wants you to know that no matter what, you are our family's child."
Although Madam Qi had been hurt by her before, seeing Qi Siran crying like this now, she couldn't just sit back and do nothing.
So she slowly spoke, with a hint of consolation.
After hearing this, Qi Siran couldn't help but throw herself into Madam Qi's arms.
"Mom, I'm sorry for treating you like that before."
Qi Siran tightly pinched the palm of her own hand, making more tears well up in her eyes.
Now that she had come to this point, only a complete set of dazzling acting would be convincing.
Madam Qi felt that the fabric on her shoulder was quite wet. Then she reached out and patted Qi Siran's back.
"It's okay."
But even as she said this, she saw the hand that Qi Siran was pinching her own palm with.
A faint coldness flashed in Madam Qi's eyes.
After Qi Siran came out of her room, although her eyes were red and swollen, she had calmed down a lot.
Qi Siran slowly said to the maid beside her,
"Tell Wen Zhi to come to my room."
When Qi Siran said this, she was completely different from the well - behaved her just now.
The maid was also surprised by her rather gloomy tone.
Was this still the young lady who had just cried her heart out?
When Wen Zhi was brought to the Qi family, she was already trembling with fear, shaking like a sieve.