Jiang Wan looked at her like this and felt fortunate again that she had used her abilities to heal Jiang Xiao's injuries.
Otherwise, how heartbroken and angry would Chen Yuezhi be if she saw Jiang Xiao like a rag doll.
If she, a sister, could ache and hate so much, how much more so would Chen Yuezhi, as a mother.
Jiang Wan took a deep breath and pulled Chen Yuezhi to the side, holding onto her with one hand, channeling her abilities into her, afraid she would collapse if she couldn't hold on.
After confirming that preparations were made, Jiang Wan began to tell her as tactfully as possible.
A moment later, a heart-wrenching scream came from the main house of the Jiang family.
"Ah! My eldest daughter!"
Chen Yuezhi, heartbroken and unable to control herself, rushed to the bedside, tightly embracing the still unconscious Jiang Xiao, crying as if her heart were breaking.
The rest of the family was awakened by her cries and, not knowing what had happened, all rushed over.
When they saw Jiang Xiao on the bed, everyone was shocked.
"Eldest Sister!"
"Eldest Sister is back?!"
"Dad, Wan Wan, you went out this time to pick up Eldest Sister?"
"Mom, Eldest Sister's return is a good thing, why are you still crying?"
"Why isn't Eldest Sister waking up?"
Seeing Chen Yuezhi crying so hard, Jiang Wan couldn't help but shed tears as well.
Even after a day and a night, the thought of Jiang Xiao's tragic state made her unable to stop the tears.
San Lang, seeing his parents and little sister crying, asked, "Wan Wan, what exactly happened?"
Jiang Wan called her brothers and sisters-in-law outside the room and told them about Jiang Xiao's惨状.
The brothers roared with heartache. Er Lang even ran into the courtyard, grabbed a chopping axe, and insisted on going to fight those who had bullied Jiang Xiao.
Su Shi and Zhang Qiaoxiu couldn't help but shed tears.
Especially Su Shi, she felt more deeply than Zhang Qiaoxiu. Not only because she had been in the Jiang family for a longer time, but also because she had been well protected by the Jiang family during their escape from Jianzhou and had not suffered any hardship.
And Jiang Xiao, as the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, had been tortured beyond recognition.
Both were pregnant. Her child was safely waiting to be born in her womb, while Jiang Xiao had miscarried and injured her body, making it difficult for her to conceive again in this lifetime.
Comparing the two, she realized how fortunate she was, and therefore she felt even more heartbroken for Jiang Xiao's plight.
Da Lang clenched his fists tightly, "Wan Wan, do you know who harmed Eldest Sister like this? Where are the Zhang family? Where are they?"
Jiang Wan shook her head with red eyes, "Eldest Sister's condition has not been good, and I dare not ask her at this time. I haven't seen the Zhang family, and I suspect that Eldest Sister's condition is inseparable from the Zhang family."
Er Lang's eyes were filled with hatred, "I will definitely avenge Eldest Sister! No matter where they are, the Zhang family must give my Eldest Sister an explanation!"
San Lang choked back tears. He had been raised by Jiang Xiao, and his bond with her was the deepest. He walked to the bedside, looked at the weak Jiang Wan, and silently vowed that he would study hard, pass the imperial examinations, and shield Eldest Sister and the Jiang family from harm!
On this day, no one in the Jiang family had the mind to do anything.
Everyone stayed by the bedside, waiting for Jiang Xiao to wake up.
Jiang Xiao's body was too severely injured, even though Jiang Wan had used her abilities to repair it, the mental trauma also needed time to buffer and heal.
It wasn't until the sun was halfway up the sky that Jiang Xiao opened her eyes.
When she saw her family surrounding her, Jiang Wan couldn't believe it. She quickly closed her eyes, not daring to open them again, for fear that everything before her was a dream, and that when she opened her eyes, all these relatives would be gone.
Chen Yuezhi looked at her cautious appearance and couldn't help but hug her and cry again, "My eldest daughter, my daughter, you're home, you don't have to be afraid anymore, you're really home."
Jiang Xiao still dared not open her eyes, but tears trickled down the corners of her eyes.
Jiang Wan reached out and gently stroked Jiang Xiao's face, "Eldest Sister, can you open your eyes and look at us? We are all very worried about you."
Jiang Xiao's eyelids fluttered several times, and finally, she made up her mind and slowly opened them.
When she saw the familiar faces before her were real, Jiang Wan hugged Chen Yuezhi tightly and burst into tears.
"Mom, it's really you, it's really Mom, Mom, I missed you so much, I thought I would never see you again..."
Chen Yuezhi cried as if she were about to faint.
If not for Jiang Wan constantly using her abilities to protect her heart, Chen Yuezhi would have already lost consciousness.
The family cried for who knows how long, their eyes all swollen like walnuts.
Finally, everyone calmed down, and Jiang Xiao finally believed that she was home and safe.
After calming down, Jiang Xiao suddenly noticed something.
She could speak!
Her tongue had actually recovered as if it had never been cut!
This discovery made her tears flow again.
She didn't know why her tongue, which had been cut off for so long, could grow back, but she was truly so, so happy.
Chen Yuezhi and Jiang Pan had no intention of telling Jiang Xiao the truth, because the fewer people who knew about Jiang Wan's secrets, the better.
By the time the family had truly calmed down, more than half of the day had passed.
When Jiang Wan was helped by Chen Yuezhi and Jiang Pan into the courtyard, looking at the spacious yard and the new house, she felt a sense of unreality, as if she had crossed into another lifetime.
"It's so good to be alive and back home."
Jiang Xiao's words made Chen Yuezhi burst into tears again.
Jiang Pan patted Chen Yuezhi, and the couple helped Jiang Xiao sit in the courtyard and told her in detail everything that had happened since they fled the famine.
"Er Lang and Qiaoxiu just got married a few days ago. San Lang is studying with a scholar from the county. Your mother has become a disciple of a divine doctor, and I am now working in the yamen. Da Lang is accompanying Su Shi during her pregnancy, so I haven't arranged anything for him yet..."
Jiang Xiao listened to Jiang Pan's words, a faint smile on her lips.
Chen Yuezhi really wanted to ask Jiang Xiao what had happened, but in the end, she dared not speak, for fear of stimulating her again.
"There's a room left for you at home. Later, I'll have Qiaoxiu and Aunt Hongye help you tidy it up. As for clothes, Mom will take you to the county to buy some tomorrow, okay?"
Jiang Xiao nodded with a smile, her eyes filled with gentleness and joy.
However, Jiang Wan looked at her and always felt something was not quite right.
For some reason, her eldest sister's demeanor made her feel uneasy.
Chen Yuezhi and Jiang Pan, however, noticed nothing. Seeing that Jiang Xiao was in a good mood, they were both quite happy.
Wang Hongye and Zhang Qiaoxiu quickly tidied up Jiang Xiao's room. When the house was built, the Jiang family had already reserved a room for Jiang Xiao.
Although they didn't know where Jiang Xiao was at the time, they believed that one day they would be reunited, so they kept Jiang Xiao's room, thinking that she would have a place to stay when she returned to her maiden home.
They never expected this room to be put to use so soon.