When Jiang Yong'an returned, he found someone in the small study in the front yard.

Hearing the commotion, the young man came out of his study and looked at the man standing there with a hint of wariness in his eyes.

"Go to sleep, don't worry."

Is Jiang Mingyi worried?

Indeed, there are some.

After dinner, Gu An'an specifically asked him for the bronze plaque engraved with orchids.

This behavior is too strange; something must be wrong.

Jiang Mingyi couldn't find an answer for a moment.

However, as Jiang Yong'an returned late at night, the young man felt that his unusual behavior must be related to Gu An'an's strangeness.

For a time, the two seemed to have covered up everything.

Being kept in the dark is not a pleasant experience.

Even Jiang Mingyi's expression towards Jiang Yong'an became somewhat wary.

What happened?

The boy's stubborn question made Jiang Yong'an momentarily dazed. "It's nothing. Go to sleep early and don't let your mother worry."

These words are clearly used by adults to oppress children.

Jiang Mingyi asked again, "Who is my mother? I mean, my birth mother."

No one could tell him who his mother was.

When I was a child, I heard Grandma Jiang and the others say that I was an illegitimate child.

Later, the village children cursed him and Zhu'er, saying they were wild children they had picked up from somewhere.

Who is his mother?

Jiang Mingyi wanted to know the answer to this question.

Jiang Yong'an never expected that the child would ask him this question: "Your mother is dead."

Jiang Mingyi was momentarily dazed. "Dead?"

"Yes, she treats you well, like her own son. Don't disappoint her."

The "she" here naturally refers to Gu An'an.

Jiang Mingyi looked at Jiang Yong'an with a complicated expression, "Will you remarry?"

The young man's question made Jiang Yong'an stop in his tracks. He placed his hand on the door and said, "This is not something you should be thinking about. Get some rest. You have to get up early to practice tomorrow."

He recently started taking his two children to practice martial arts early in the morning.

In any case, it's good to learn some skills to protect yourself.

Watching the door open and close again, Jiang Mingyi clenched his fist and then slowly relaxed it.

He is not strong enough.

Give him some more time to become strong enough to protect the people he wants to protect.

Okay?

...

Aunt Li came to the county town again, and this time the news she brought was unusual: "Your brother-in-law really did divorce Qiaoqiao's mother. I heard that the mother and daughter are going back to Anzhou Prefecture this afternoon."

They returned to Anzhou Prefecture to seek help, but Gu An'an thought the mother and daughter were really being foolish.

They've all climbed to high positions, so why can't they broaden their horizons?

Why can't she be a little bigger? Why bother arguing with someone who just runs a small restaurant?

"You can rest easy now that they've gone back."

Gu An'an smiled and said, "Yes."

Not wanting to worry Aunt Li, she ultimately didn't reveal the real reason Jiang Qiaoqiao returned to Anzhou Prefecture.

However, the next day, Aunt Li actually came to the county town again.

"Xiao Gu, this is really strange. Qiaoqiao's mother is back again, saying she wants to live with your brother-in-law."

This is truly a rare occurrence.

Aunt Li found it very strange. Yesterday, when he was making a scene about divorce, he was so decisive and resolute. If Boss Jiang didn't agree, he was the kind of person who could kill someone.

It's only been a day, and he's already going back to his old flame.

There's definitely a problem.

Gu An'an also found it strange, "Could it be that their backer has fallen?"

But that's just wishful thinking. With so many people in the Orchid Sect, how could they possibly fall?

"Who knows? But there's a huge commotion at home right now. Where's your man?"

Gu An'an really didn't know where Jiang Yong'an had gone, and she didn't ask any more questions, since being late or leaving early would result in her wages being deducted.

She just made sure she wouldn't suffer any losses.

Aunt Li gave a few more instructions before leaving.

Gu An'an, a bystander, planned to go to the scene to watch the drama unfold. In the afternoon, the shop closed early for the day, and he drove back in a carriage with Liu Jiuniang.

Liu Jiuniang has been very busy lately and hasn't had time to meddle in village affairs, so she doesn't know as much as Gu An'an.

I got home early today, which was unusual for me, and I happened to see Jiang Jianxin's wife, Cai Shi. I casually asked her what had happened, and that's when I found out what was going on. "I was just guessing. Before, when she and her daughter came back, they brought a lot of people with them, but this time when they came back, there wasn't a single person left. I'm afraid that the Luo family isn't protecting them anymore."

It is the Luo River.

Gu An'an thought for a moment, realizing that the mother and daughter were no longer protected by the blue clothes and black robes.

Either they had a fight with Luo Jing, and Luo Jing dismissed them.

Either the Orchid Gate encountered some trouble and temporarily withdrew its personnel.

But what could have made Sister-in-law Jiang regret her decision and insist on returning, even at the cost of her own reputation, instead of going back to Lan Hua Men?

The answer made Gu An'an feel that it was not very reliable.

However, having ruled out all other possibilities, the least likely reason is probably the truth—

The Orchid Gate of Anzhou Prefecture suffered a devastating blow.

Jiang Dasao and Jiang Qiaoqiao are typical examples of people with a propensity-seeking and risk-avoiding personality.

Unless it's a catastrophe, nothing can stop this mother and daughter.

A catastrophe.

Gu An'an thought this idea was too crazy.

“She made such a scene yesterday that she completely disgraced the Jiang family. That’s why Aunt Jiang doesn’t agree to it now.”

Cai said this with a hint of schadenfreude.

Two days ago, Sister-in-law Jiang and Jiang Qiaoqiao returned, and it was a grand and spectacular occasion.

She, who had previously been somewhat close to Gu An'an, was ridiculed by Jiang Qiaoqiao.

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