Jiang Zhihui blushed bright red when Jiang Segu asked her question, but then she realized that there was no one around, and the person in front of her was Jiang Segu, who never followed any rules of etiquette.

Therefore, she raised her head, looking down on Jiang Segu, and said, "Of course! I'm not like some people who hide far away when Cousin Liang gets into trouble!"

Ignoring her arrogant attitude, Jiang Segu pressed on, "What do you like about Liang Shaojie?"

Although Jiang Zhihui was considered a bold young lady, she was still too ashamed to ask such a blunt question.

After a long pause, she asked Jiang Segu, "And what about you? What did you like about Cousin Liang before?"

“I used to be blind!” Jiang Segu admitted readily. “What about Fifth Sister? Could it be that Fifth Sister was blind like me, which is why…”

"Jiang Segu, stop comparing yourself to me! Look at your heartless nature! You're only doing this because Cousin Liang is injured and has lost his future, so you can't give him a phoenix coronet and wedding robes in the future..."

"Yes, yes, yes, I am a person who only cares about profit. What about Fifth Sister? You are actually even worse than me! You are just attracted to Cousin Liang's good looks. You are just infatuated with his face, and that's why you are so infatuated with him every day!"

"I'm not like that!"

"You are it!"

"No! It's because Cousin Liang treats me so gently. No one has ever treated me so kindly before..."

As Jiang Zhihui spoke, she became lost in memories...

The first time I met Liang Shaojie was when he first entered the mansion. At that time, no one in the capital had any special feelings for him!

She fell in love with Liang Shaojie when she was eight years old, when she went to Zhaotaiyuan to pay her respects to her grandmother.

It wasn't raining when I went there. But it started raining when I left Shotai-in Temple!

At that time, Chu Qing had just entered the manor and did not know that she should go back to get an umbrella for her mistress. The two of them ran in the drizzling rain... In their panic, they bumped into Cousin Liang.

Not only did her cousin Liang not blame her, but he also took out a handkerchief to wipe the rain off her face and gave her his umbrella, while he strolled leisurely in the rain... She still can't forget her cousin Liang's upright figure in the rain, and that handkerchief, which is still lying under her pillow...

Jiang Segu rolled his eyes after hearing this!

Fifth Sister is far too easy to please...

"You must think I'm easy to fool... But how could you, who's been pampered like a precious gem, possibly understand how overwhelmed I felt when I was constantly ignored!"

All right!

She was judging others by her own standards!

"So you want to marry Cousin Liang?"

Although Jiang Zhihui blushed deeply when asked the question, she still nodded firmly.

"Then Fifth Sister might as well bring this up with Grandmother at her birthday banquet!"

Jiang Zhihui was stunned for a moment, surprised by Jiang Segu's boldness.

That's a birthday banquet!

Although the Marquis's mansion only receives a few relatives each year, asking her to say she wants to marry Cousin Liang in front of those people would be incredibly embarrassing for her!

And she wasn't even of marriageable age yet!

Jiang Segu saw her concerns and patiently advised, "I know what worries you are, but think about it, once you enter the palace, there will inevitably be people coming to propose marriage."

The second and third wives are fine, but the daughters of the first wife are definitely the first choice for those families!

As for the eldest daughter like Fifth Sister, she is naturally the top choice among the top choices!

Fifth sister, would you rather marry a man you've never met, or take the risk of marrying your long-time crush, Cousin Liang?

Jiang Zhihui was shocked; she really hadn't thought of any of this!

Jiang Segu must be trying to fool her!

"Fifth Sister must think I'm exaggerating! But Fifth Sister, don't you think about why the two aunts who used to come to wish Grandmother a happy birthday have arrived so early this year?"

Jiang Zhihui had seen the deep affection her two aunts had for her eldest sister.

So... what Jiang Segu said is true?

Seeing that her expression softened, Jiang Segu pressed her advantage and asked, "Fifth Sister, why do you think Aunt wants us all to learn etiquette and manners from the nannies?"

yes?

Why?

They don't want to go to the palace to serve the emperor!

"Naturally, it's because girls who have been taught by palace maids are more valued in marriage proposals! If I'm not mistaken, with my uncle's shrewdness, he will definitely take advantage of the momentum surrounding my eldest sister's entry into the palace to secure a helpful in-law for himself. As for the other party's character and appearance, they should not be within my uncle's consideration!"

Jiang Zhihui felt as if she had been struck by lightning.

"Furthermore, if Fifth Sister is ashamed to mention this in public, why not wait until after the birthday banquet and talk to Grandmother in private?"

Jiang Zhihui was somewhat tempted.

Jiang Segu continued, "I was also moved by Fifth Sister's infatuation just now, which is why I was so anxious for her! However, if Fifth Sister thinks I'm being nosy, just pretend I didn't say anything!"

Then, Jiang Segu pushed the hawthorn tea toward Jiang Zhihui, saying, "This hawthorn tea is good for digestion and helps with indigestion. Fifth Sister, if you drink some, you won't feel so bad this afternoon!"

Jiang Segu felt a little guilty looking at Jiang Zhihui, who seemed somewhat absent-minded.

But she did this not only to verify her doubts, but also to make her fifth sister give up completely!

Liang Shaojie is no good man!

Now that he's blind, we're determined not to give him any chance.

If Liang Shaojie were to secretly coax Fifth Sister into doing something foolish, or even instigate Fifth Sister to sabotage her... Jiang Segu wanted to avoid either of these scenarios!

If my fifth sister were to bring this matter to the forefront, my aunt and uncle would definitely not agree to it!

Once my uncle and aunt are on guard, they will not allow my fifth sister to meet with Liang Shaojie!

It's just that my fifth sister is so tired that she'll get scolded by my aunt!

However, she had also thought it through. If her aunt got angry, she would bring her fifth sister to her courtyard as well, so that her fifth sister wouldn't go hungry!

While Jiang Zhihui was resting in the west room of Jiang Segu, Jiang Segu was talking to Changping.

"Sixth Miss, I have captured Lianxiang and Second Madam's younger brother, Cao Qiong. From them, I learned that they were acting on the orders of the Marquis."

They all obeyed their grandfather's orders?

Jiang Segu was somewhat unable to accept this result.

Cao Qiong is one thing, but Lian Xiang, a mere male prostitute, why would my grandfather seek him out?

"The Marquis had always been in contact with Cao Qiong. Later, when he was drunk, he mentioned the gambling debts. Cao Qiong casually mentioned that the Third Madam was rich, which made the Marquis interested. That's how the Shunde incident happened."

But before the Marquis could even ask Third Madam for money, the case in Shunde was solved!

Then there was the matter of Shaoyao's false pregnancy, which was also arranged by the Marquis through Cao Qiong to find a doctor to fake it. This doctor was the same doctor who treated male prostitutes in Huangmei Lane..."

"Did they say who recommended the peony to Grandfather?"

Cao Qiong said he didn't know.

Logically, Jiang Segu should be happy to have found the person behind the trouble, but she felt that things shouldn't be that simple!

Grandfather is definitely not the person she is looking for!

Someone must have pushed my grandfather to take the blame, otherwise why didn't he cause so much trouble in his previous life?