"...After Qiaohe left, the maid gave the old woman some loose silver and then went out through the side gate."

She hadn't walked far when she saw a man's back. The maid chased after him, gave the man the silver hairpin that the young lady had given her, and told him that the First Madam had told him not to come to the Marquis's residence again..."

Aunt Lan looked at Qiaohe with admiration, never expecting that this seemingly impulsive girl would have such a clever mind.

"Upon hearing this, the man said that his relationship with the First Madam couldn't possibly end like this, and warned the First Madam not to repeat the foolish thing she did last time, otherwise the whole capital would know that the First Madam was... a..."

Qiaohe was in a dilemma; she couldn't bring herself to say what she had already said.

"What is it? Tell me quickly!"

Urged on by Jiang Segu, Qiaohe forced herself to say, "She's a slut," and then happily took the hairpin and left!

After Qiaohe spoke, she had no more reservations and recounted everything about following the man.

"The maid followed closely and saw him go to a gambling den. The maid asked the waiter at the entrance of the gambling den, and the waiter said that the man was a notorious drunkard and gambler on West Street. His name was Kang Kai. He was originally a scholar, but he failed the imperial examinations several times, so he taught at a private school!"

He was originally an honest man, but over ten years ago his wife ran off with someone else because she thought he was useless. His personality changed drastically after that. Initially, he wasn't an alcoholic or gambler, but later, for some reason, it seemed like he had inexhaustible wealth, which led him to his current state!

That money must have been given by my aunt!

As for why his aunt gave Kang Kai money, it was probably related to that phrase, "what kind of adulterous woman is this?"

Jiang Segu frowned, deep in thought.

In her previous life, my aunt didn't seem to have caused any scandals... No, that's not right!

Later, because of her elder sister's situation, the Marquis's mansion fell into decline, and she would often send Qiaolian to help them out.

Qiaolian once said that her uncle had beaten her aunt so badly that she almost died, and he had said a lot of nasty things. At that time, she didn't ask what the nasty things were, and Qiaolian was afraid that if she told her, it would offend her ears, so she just mentioned it briefly.

Looking back now, perhaps my aunt really did have some untold secrets with that Kang Kai.

In this way, she might be able to force her aunt to vomit something!

Aunt Lan had also thought of this. Before she could speak, she heard Jiang Segu say, "Go and invite the First Madam over!"

"Wait!"

Aunt Lan looked at Jiang Segu and asked, "Sixth Miss Jiang, what do you want to interrogate the First Madam about?"

"Aunt Lan, you're asking a question you already know the answer to!"

"We have no evidence right now, only our own suspicions. If you were the First Madam, would you admit it?"

"Qiaohe, you and Qinghong, bring Kang Kai here!"

"Sixth Sister!"

Aunt Lan interrupted Jiang Segu sharply, "After you capture Kang Kai, what are you going to do? Are you going to force the First Madam to admit to her affair with Kang Kai? Or do you want to see her die on the spot to prove her innocence?"

Sixth Miss, you need to understand this clearly: the First Madam is not like Lin Mama; she is the mother of Miss Jiang. If you drive her to her death, have you considered the consequences?

"I doubt my eldest sister would stand up for a mother like that!"

Aunt Lan nearly fainted from anger. "Let's not even talk about the fact that Sixth Miss isn't Miss Jiang. Even if Miss Jiang doesn't stand up for her mother, what if you, Sixth Miss, push the wrong person in your anger?"

Jiang Segu's turbulent thoughts finally calmed down a little.

Yes, what if it's not my aunt?

"What does Aunt Yilan mean?"

"Since Kang Kai is addicted to gambling, let's set a trap for him at the casino. When he runs out of money, he'll naturally go to Madam Jiang for it. Wouldn't it be better to catch him red-handed then?"

"How can we find someone to take the initiative? What if Auntie only sends Zijin out, like she did today?"

"If Madam Jiang won't show up, we'll have to lure her out! We'll use some tricks then, and we won't have to worry about not being able to find something on her!"

Jiang Segu pondered for a while and was about to tell Qiaohe to do as Aunt Lan said, but Aunt Lan stopped him again!

"Let's talk about it after today. After all, it's the day the eldest daughter is leaving home, and I don't think Madam Jiang will easily abandon this place!"

Jiang Segu was eager for revenge and couldn't wait even a moment, let alone a day!

"Sixth Miss, I know what you're thinking, but if you truly want to avenge your mother, you must be patient!"

***

Madam Jiang was unaware that she was being watched by Jiang Segu. After Zijin returned, she asked, "Have you sent the person away?"

"They've already left!"

Zijin replied, but her face showed worry, "Madam, that man's appetite is getting bigger and bigger. If this continues, I'm afraid the young master will find out sooner or later!"

Madam Jiang's face was also clouded with gloom.

But what could she do?

She was blinded by greed and listened to that old scoundrel Zhou Mama, which led her down this path of no return. Now, what other options do she have but to continue dealing with Kang Kai?

Unless that person disappears from this world forever!

Such thoughts had flashed through Madam Jiang's mind more than once, but that would be murder!

She thought about the scene and realized she still didn't have the guts!

Zi Jin watched as Madam Jiang's shoulders slumped down, knowing that his mistress had become kind-hearted again.

"Madam, you must not be as soft-hearted as before! Once the eldest daughter enters the palace, if you continue to be bothered by such a rogue, who knows what trouble he might cause in the future!"

"Madam, this man is a cancer. If we don't get rid of him now, we'll never have a peaceful life! Please listen to me this once. After today, we'll find a way to get rid of him! If you're afraid, Madam, just let me go!"

Perhaps it was the unwavering determination in Zi Jin's eyes that swayed Madam Jiang, for she nodded almost unconsciously, "Go find him tomorrow and tell him I want to see him!"

"Who is Sister-in-law going to see?"

Jiang Er Nai Nai appeared silently behind the two, startling Madam Jiang and Zi Jin so much that their faces turned pale.

"Oh dear, sister-in-law, why do you look so pale? Has something happened?"

Madam Jiang barely suppressed the panic in her heart and forced a smile, saying, "Second sister-in-law, you really are elusive. Your sudden appearance startled me!"

"Who could I possibly see? It's because something happened at the shop outside, and the shopkeeper panicked and came looking for me. I sent Zijin to deal with him!"

"I'm not saying this to be mean, but this shopkeeper is really too inconsiderate. He doesn't even know what day it is before bothering you, sister-in-law. Why don't you go and give him a good scolding, sister-in-law!"

"There's no need to trouble you with running errands, Second Sister-in-law..." she said, affectionately pulling on Jiang Er's grandmother's arm. "If we're talking about trouble, we'll have to trouble you with Yuan Niang's side!"

Second Madam Jiang knew what First Madam Jiang was talking about. She patted First Madam Jiang's hand and said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law. I've already discussed the method with Yuan Niang. There won't be any problems!"

"In that case, thank you very much, Second Sister-in-law! There are many guests right now, so we will need your help in entertaining them!"

And so, the two sisters-in-law headed towards the place where the guests had gathered...