Chapter 381: The Voice of Life

That voice was hoarse, as if it hadn't been used in a long time; uttering just two words now seemed to require all her strength.

"Yes, I am!"

Jiang Yunchu immediately nodded, recalling the words she had spoken earlier with her second older sister; she had always been able to hear them.

"Yun……chu……"

Kang Qiuju's eyes slowly regained focus, but her voice remained those two words, as if she never tired of calling, Yun chu, Yun chu.

Zhuang Miao and Kang Baihe exchanged a glance; both had already been reduced to tears.

Jiang Yunchu's feelings at this moment were beyond words; looking at the weak Kang Qiuju, hearing her own name repeatedly from her lips, for the first time she felt her name was so beautiful, so pleasant to hear.

Because……

At this moment, this name is the voice of life.

"I am, I am Jiang Yunchu, I am Yun chu." She held Kang Qiuju's hand.

Kang Qiuju's gaze brightened as she looked at the calm-faced girl; she was very lovely, just as beautiful as her voice.

She told herself to strive to live on, not for anyone else, but for herself.

She……wanted to give it a try.

"Second girl." Zhuang Miao finally couldn't hold back, walking up from behind, looking at her daughter who had opened her eyes, she burst into tears.

She told herself not to cry, couldn't cry, couldn't let Second girl worry.

But how could she hold back?

"Mother……"

Kang Qiuju tried hard to smile, but she seemed to have forgotten how; she merely opened her mouth and called out "Mother".

This address had been shouted countless times in her heart, but this time her mother finally came.

"Alas, Mother is here, Second girl, Mother is here."

Zhuang Miao nodded, took the child's hand, and cried until she collapsed beside the bed.

"Mother……" Kang Qiuju could hardly say anything else, but when she saw Zhuang Miao, she showed a faint smile.

"Alas."

Zhuang Miao nodded tirelessly, constantly responding.

But……

Kang Qiuju smiled slightly, then closed her eyes again.

"Second girl!"

"Second girl."

"Second younger sister."

"Yun chu, hurry and take a look." Kang Baihe shouted anxiously, then quickly made space for Yun chu.

Jiang Yunchu glanced at Kang Qiuju's eyelids, then took her pulse, confirming there was no problem; she smiled lightly and said, "Second older sister has now awakened, her body is weak and needs gradual conditioning; she's fine."

"She's too tired; let her get a good rest for a while."

"She might wake up again tonight, Aunt; I think you can make soup for Second older sister—she seems to really like your chicken soup." Jiang Yunchu proposed.

Mainly because Aunt truly is a tearful person—she really can cry.

After all these days, she still has tears left; she wondered just how many tears Aunt actually has……

However, if she keeps crying like this, her eyes might not take it; better to find something for Aunt to do.

"Yes, Second girl has liked chicken soup since childhood; I'll go make soup, so when Second girl wakes up she can drink my stew." Zhuang Miao walked out trembling, doing these actions almost instinctively, her heart not yet processing that her own daughter had truly awakened.

Seeing her mother voluntarily go out, Kang Baihe turned and knelt on the ground, "Yun chu, great kindness and virtue, I, Kang Baihe, cannot repay it; with just a word from you, my Feng family will go through fire and water, sparing no effort."

She and Qiuju are biological sisters; Qiuju is the younger sister she raised, and their relationship is better than with the third and fourth sisters.

Empathy is also the strongest.

Qiuju's situation also let her know the attitudes of the Kang clan, her mother's attitude, and the Zhuang clan's attitude, giving her life more confidence.

"Older sister, what are you doing?" Jiang Yunchu walked over and helped Kang Baihe up.

"We are a family, always have been."

As her words fell, the aunt's words echoed: they are one family.

Today, she told the aunt's daughter, "This life, after all, isn't it just a cycle?"

While saving others, in fact at a certain stage one is also saving oneself.

"Alright, but my words won't change." Kang Baihe nodded, her resolve already set.

As long as Yun chu needs it, the Feng family will give full support; this is the confidence of her as the lady of the house.

After Kang Qiuju had been awake for three days, she began to cautiously try getting out of bed and walking, and could sit for an hour; years of torment by the Xie family had severely overdrawn her body, leaving her unable to benefit from tonics, needing gradual adjustment.

"Should Second older sister go see the Xie family people?" Jiang Yunchu looked at Kang Qiuju.

Since Kang Qiuju woke up, she has liked to cling to Jiang Yunchu; even without speaking, as long as she sits with Jiang Yunchu and reads with her, she is always smiling.

Upon hearing mention of the Xie family, Kang Qiuju instinctively flinched, "I don't want to see them again, not in a lifetime."

Jiang Yunchu glanced at her, "Alright."

"Then I'll just watch as it's handled; the Xie family has done nothing but evil all these years, they can't possibly survive." She said softly.

Kang Qiuju, however, seemed not to have heard, her expression unchanged.

Thus, all of the Xie family's property and land were confiscated, the Xie family old lady was exiled to the frontier, and Xie Feng was executed outright.

A petty county magistrate couldn't make such decisions, nor had the power to execute anyone; but with Jiang Yunchu here, moreover, it's better for bad people to die early, to avoid prolonged trouble.

After all, good people don't live long, while calamities leave a legacy for a thousand years; such people should simply not harm others.

On the Yan family's side, the head of the Yan family finally met the Regent's Consort.

"This humble one pays respects to the Regent's Consort." The head of the Yan family dared not raise his head, feeling somewhat uneasy.

"Get up." Jiang Yunchu set down the teacup, lightly said a sentence, and didn't make things too difficult.

After her investigation, the head of the Yan family indeed had nothing to do with this matter; it was merely a battle in the mall, and she didn't like to bring it into relations.

Business warfare—just settle it in the mall.

"Thank you, Princess Consort." The Yan family head rose, and only then saw the woman seated in the centre.

Clad in white like snow, her face already surpassed countless others, yet even such a beautiful face was not what left the deepest impression; what one couldn't forget was her gaze—those eyes and her face formed a complete contrast.

Unyielding, with a killing intent.

I don't know why, but at a single glance, a word popped into his mind: 'not to be provoked'.

"The Yan family has been seeking an audience for days; today I'm leaving, so I ought to meet them." Jiang Yunchu looked toward the Yan family head; these past days, many local notables had come to visit, but she hadn't seen any of them, nor prepared to.

She came here only for Kang Qiuju, nothing else.