The clingy concubine ran away, and the sickly prince lost control.

Luo Qingyan rushed forward: "Sister, I know Mother fainted, hurry!"

A sinister glint flashed in Luo Haitang's eyes. She grabbed Luo Qingyan's hand and ran over.

"Make way, make way!" Luo Haitang called out, and the crowd parted to make way for the two sisters.

Luo Qingyan had just shown her face.

"Qingyan, I thought I would never see you again." Madam Sun lay on the ground, weakly raising her hand, her eyes yearning as she looked at Luo Qingyan.

Luo Qingyan's serious expression softened in an instant. She wanted to see what her mother was up to by showing weakness.

"Mother, please get up, what's wrong?"

"Okay, Qingyan, I'll listen to you, I'll do whatever you say." Madam Sun supported Luo Qingyan's arm for support, but after trying a couple of times without success, she said, "Qingyan, let me sit down for a while, just to rest."

Sun withdrew her hand and placed it on her lap: "Alas! My life is so hard."

She looked at the crowd, wiped away her tears, and continued, her face still contorted with grief, "My son suddenly fell ill. How will we live from now on?"

Sun was heartbroken and pounded her legs.

Luo Qingyan's face also looked like she was about to cry. She rubbed her eyes, which were dry. She had to play along with Sun's sob story.

In front of everyone, if she makes a mistake, she will be branded as unfilial, which will also implicate the Duke's mansion and the heir. Although she no longer considers them family and has severed this kinship, the blood ties cannot be broken.

To outsiders, they are still a family.

We can only manage to cope.

"Mother, you also have an older sister." Luo Qingyan stared at Luo Haitang, her eyes full of meaning.

Luo Haitang shuddered. Why did Luo Qingyan's gaze feel so piercing? But she wasn't afraid. Luo Qingyan wouldn't be able to escape today.

"What good is she? She doesn't even have a husband. Mother, we can only rely on you. Qingyan, you're the only one who can win the favor of the Duke of Xun's son. You can't abandon your mother." Madam Sun raised her hand, tugged at Luo Qingyan's sleeve, and looked at her expectantly.

This makes people suspect that Luo Qingyan is an unfilial daughter.

This scene reminded Luo Qingyan of her childhood, when she returned to her parents' home in Qianzhou with her mother, Madam Sun.

Lady Sun was dressed in fine silks and satins, shimmering and dazzling.

The little girl next door liked the pattern on Sun's clothes and reached out her little hand to touch it, but before she could even touch the fabric, Sun slapped her hand away.

Three finger marks were immediately imprinted on her little hand, and the little girl cried loudly in pain.

The little girl's family arrived, learned what had happened, and argued with Ms. Sun.

Sun insisted on an apology, but when refused, she sat on the ground and started cursing for a long time, foaming at the mouth incessantly.

"Mother, my brother is your support. We didn't expect him to fall ill so suddenly, and we understand that you're sad. Although it's autumn, the summer heat is still there. Go inside and have some tea so you don't get too hot. My sister and I will take care of you, don't worry."

Luo Qingyan wanted to get rid of Sun Shi as soon as possible, as it was very taboo for business people to cause trouble at the entrance.

No matter how much trouble Sun Shi caused, she always attributed it to Luo Chengyong's illness and how heartbroken she was.

"Mother, it's alright if you say a few words to my sister and me because you're upset. We're listening."

Luo Haitang pursed her thin lips and glared at Luo Qingyan, her every word implying that she was being disrespectful. She wanted to lash out, but she couldn't do so in front of everyone, otherwise she would be seen as unfilial.

Seeing Luo Haitang's unpleasant expression, Madam Sun immediately frowned: "Your sister is not yet married, so she will naturally be very filial to me at home. But you, when do you have time to be filial to me? I won't drink the tea, I can't afford it."

The carriage from the Luo family emerged from the corner, and Luo Qingyan breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "Mother, you can scold me a few more times, as long as it doesn't upset me because of my brother."

"I'm leaving. Your mother won't scold you. She just hopes you'll come home to visit often." Madam Sun supported Luo Qingyan's arm and stood up shakily.

"Bang!" He lost his balance and fell back to the ground with a thud. "Ouch, my back!"

A sly glint flashed in Sun's eyes. "I must make you come back with me today."

Luo Qingyan, who had been clinging tightly to Madam Sun, knew that Madam Sun had deliberately loosened her grip, and so she fell to the ground as well: "Mother, are you alright!"

He did not forget to care for the Sun family.

"Your daughter is good to you. Go home and rest assured!"

Whispers arose from the crowd.

"Yes! It's pitiful that our son is sick. But we shouldn't blame our daughter."

"Yes!"

Before Luo Qingyan arrived, Madam Sun was telling the crowd how miserable she was, but when Yuan Qing appeared, she immediately collapsed.

When Sun saw Luo Qingyan imitating her, she gritted her teeth and glared at her, thinking, "That brat has learned her lesson."

"Qingyan, carry me on your back."

As she spoke, Sun's arm was already draped over Luo Qingyan's back.

Luo Qingyan could recite Sun Shi's name by heart, and she had recited it before.

"Little sister, you carried Mother when she was sick before, so please do it again this time." Luo Haitang coughed twice, "Sister, I don't have the strength."

Luo Qingyan pursed her lips, accepting defeat for the day, and stood up by pulling on Sun's arms.

Suddenly, Madam Sun cried out, "Qingyan, you're still the same Qingyan. Your mother is so pleased. Please come back with me and take care of me for a couple of days!"

"Little sister, I invited you the other day, but you didn't go back. Ah Yong is very sick, please go back and see him!"

Luo Haitang also wiped away her tears with a handkerchief. To outsiders, the mother and daughter looked miserable, while Luo Qingyan lived a leisurely and carefree life.

"Mother, I felt sorry for my younger brother, so I bought some things to bring him. I didn't expect you to come so soon."

Luo Qingyan gave Liu Mama a wink.

Granny Liu rushed upstairs and brought back a package of leftover medicinal food from today's meal.

Luo Qingyan carried Madam Sun onto the carriage. She just wanted to leave quickly and avoid continuing the siege, which would damage the reputation of the Duke's Mansion.

Her mother was forcing her to go back, just to give her a hard time, but she was used to it and didn't care.

In my past life, my mother was sick, and I took care of her day and night, cleaning up her bodily waste. She didn't get a single bite to eat and could only eat what others left over.

Going back, I'll probably hear the same thing again.

"Miss, I'll go too." Granny Liu was worried and tried to get on the carriage, but Luo Haitang pushed her off.

"You have betrayed the Luo family."

Luo Haitang was furious when she thought about it. When she discovered that Liu Mama had been sold off and then returned to Luo Qingyan's side, she knew that she had fallen into a trap.

That old hag! Without her, how could Luo Qingyan have grown so fair and beautiful to bewitch Prince Pei?

The carriage slowly drove away from Luofu.

The crowd dispersed.

Luo Qingyan lifted the carriage curtain and winked at Granny Liu.

Following the direction Luo Qingyan pointed, Granny Liu saw Pei Shiyuan and hurriedly ran over.

Inside the carriage, Madam Sun groaned and moaned all the way, "I feel so uncomfortable, so uncomfortable!"

Luo Qingyan watched coldly; there was no one in the car, so there was no need to put on an act.

She now only felt that if Madam Sun came to make trouble from time to time, it would be bad for the reputation of the Duke's Mansion to be under the guise of being unfilial. She also felt a little guilty towards Pei Shiyuan, as her poor birth had affected him.

When the carriage arrived at the Luo residence, a sharp glint flashed in Madam Sun's eyes. She pointed out that Luo Qingyan should carry her inside, saying, "I'll torment you to death these next two days to atone for my Yong'er's sins."

Luo Qingyan's eyes flashed. If she was to be filial, she had to let others know so that they wouldn't say she was unfilial later. With that thought, she loosened the purse around her waist.

"Mother, give me your hand."

Sun climbed onto Luo Qingyan's back.

Luo Qingyan hadn't taken two steps when her purse fell to the ground, scattering copper coins and silver coins everywhere.

A group of beggar children surged over.