Jiang Segu's upturned lips froze, his body trembled involuntarily, and he could not utter a word.

Qiaolian grabbed Jiang Segu and supported him, frowning angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about! Third Grandmother was perfectly fine, how could she be gone!"

Qiaohe suppressed the soreness in her throat, "Third Grandmother hanged herself for some unknown reason!"

The words "suicide by hanging" struck Jiang Segu like two bolts of lightning.

No way!

Mother will not hang herself!

Someone must have harmed Mother again!

Jiang Segu suppressed the waves of dizziness that were washing over him and held Qiaolian's hand tightly. "Let's go to Lanyue Courtyard!"

Qiaolian was gripped painfully, but dared not utter a single word.

Jiang Segu remained silent throughout the journey, while Qiaolian, enduring her pain, inquired about the situation.

"Who discovered it first?"

"Xiuhe."

When did this happen?

"Just a quarter of an hour ago, Xiuhe finished brewing the medicine and was about to deliver it to Third Grandma."

Seeing that Xiu Rong was unwilling to talk about what happened today, the maid wanted to come back and report to the young lady, but before she could even leave Lan Yue Courtyard, she heard Xiu He scream!

When the maid went over after hearing the noise, she heard, "Third Madam, Third Madam..."

"Has Third Master sent someone to inform him?"

"I'm gone!"

"Could you please invite Doctor Zhang?"

Jiang Segu finally came to his senses. "Tell Qinghong to go and invite Doctor Li! Tell her she absolutely must bring him here, or she shouldn't bother coming back!"

Qiaohe wiped away her tears and left.

Inside the Lanyue Courtyard, the cries of servants filled the air.

In a daze, Jiang Segu felt as if he had returned to his previous life.

In my previous life, my mother also died at night. The difference is that in this life, my mother left so early!

With Qiaolian's help, Jiang Segu walked blankly into Grandma Jiang's bedroom.

Looking at Grandma Jiang San lying on the bed as if asleep in the candlelight, her calm face showed no signs of life. Jiang Segu felt something brush against his face.

"Girl, if you're sad, just cry it out, don't hold it in!"

Qiaolian felt a pang of sadness seeing Jiang Segu only shedding tears without making a sound.

Just then, Third Master Jiang arrived.

He knelt down in front of Grandma Jiang's bed, took her hand, and cried out "A-Chan" in heartbreaking grief, before falling silent again!

Jiang Segu stared indifferently at the scene before him, which was the same as in his previous life, but he did not push away Jiang Sanye as he had in his previous life.

She turned and wiped the water from her face, gesturing for Qiaolian to help her out. "Have all the servants of Lanyue Courtyard gather in the courtyard!"

"yes."

Qiaolian helped Jiang Segu sit down in a chair before going to find Xiuhe and Xiurong to summon all the servants of Lanyue Courtyard.

Soon Xiu Rong stepped forward and said, "Except for Juan Niang, who has returned to her hometown to take care of her ailing mother-in-law, all the servants have arrived."

Looking at the servants standing trembling together in the night wind, Jiang Segu's eyes burned with fire.

"Bring in anyone who's alone tonight!"

Following Jiang Segu's instructions, the two questioned each of them one by one, and finally led in the lone servant.

There were only three people left alone.

At this moment, Xiuhe also stood over.

Jiang Segu's sharp, steel-like gaze swept over the four people.

The wind was so strong that the four of them could not stand and knelt down before Jiang Segu. Except for Xiuhe, the other three were crying out for justice.

"Young lady, this old servant is just a rough old woman. I ate something bad today and have been running to the outhouse a lot, which is why I was a little late!"

As he spoke, as if to prove his innocence, a series of spitting sounds followed, and a pungent stench filled the hall.

"Old woman Yu, do you have a death wish?! How dare you do this in front of the young lady..."

Before Qiaolian could finish scolding her, Granny Yu kowtowed and begged for forgiveness, saying, "Sixth Miss, this old servant didn't mean it. This old servant really ate something bad. Oh dear... Miss, please have mercy and let this old servant go to the outhouse again!"

"Send someone to follow her, with a clean bucket, and keep an eye on her!"

This is a one-sided view of Granny Yu's words!

After Granny Yu left, a young maid who had just grown her hair timidly said, "Miss, I was crying because I missed my mother and was afraid that crying would disturb my sisters' sleep, so I secretly hid in the corner to cry!"

Xiu Rong stepped forward and said to Jiang Segu, "This is Hong Ya, the daughter of Old Zhang, the gatekeeper of the outer courtyard. Her mother passed away a month ago."

Jiang Segu's gaze then fell upon the last maid.

The maid's face was deathly pale, and she trembled more violently than the others, repeatedly muttering, "This servant... this servant..."

But they still haven't been able to come up with a clear explanation.

Finally, Xiu Rong said, "This is Lian Qiao, the granddaughter of Madam Hao in the Marquis's courtyard. She only returned to the courtyard after Third Madam's accident!"

"Where have you been so late?"

Jiang Segu's voice was like an icicle in the dead of winter, cold and sharp, piercing into everyone's ears.

Lian Qiao's face was completely bloodless, yet she still refused to speak.

"Refuse to talk? Qiaolian, go and chop off one of her fingers! After that, ask her again. If she still refuses to talk, chop off another one! If you've chopped off all her fingers, then chop off her toes!"

The voice, chillingly cold, reached Lian Qiao's ears, sending a chill down her spine. Seeing Qiao Lian actually bring a knife and approach her step by step, Lian Qiao broke down in tears.

"Miss, I couldn't sleep, so I went to the garden..."

"Who can testify? If no one can testify, then this is a lie, and that won't be as simple as chopping off a finger!"

"Matsuda from the front yard can testify!"

"Summon Matsudaira from the front yard!"

When Song Da arrived and saw the scene in the courtyard, he was so frightened that he wet himself. He pointed at Lian Qiao and said, "It was all her who seduced me. When I didn't come, she threatened me, saying that she would tell others that I had humiliated her!"

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