Madam He may not be very good to her sons, but she has never wronged Ye Jiu, so Ye Jiu is the least qualified person to criticize her.
The only thing Ye Jiu could do was to try to maintain the affection between her mother and brothers, making sure it never reached a point of rupture.
"Mother, Fourth Brother got frostbitten because of me, can you really bear to see me distressed?" Ye Jiu cooed while thinking this.
Worn down by Ye Jiu's persistence, Madam He had no choice but to give in under her daughter's cajoling, "Alright, alright, it's just that you, girl, are too soft-hearted. When you were still unmarried, it was fine since mother was here to protect you, and no one dared to bully you, but what will you do once you're married to a husband's family, eh? With this temperament of yours, won't you be devoured to the point where not even bones are left!"
