Gu Songhan's eyebrows twitched. Seeing Liao Luzhen's unrepentant and righteous demeanor, he quickly dismissed his thoughts.

"General Liao, you should go and rest first. I'm tired too!"

"So you're not going to send someone to take me back?"

Gu Songhan didn't answer directly, only saying that his wound hurt and he needed to rest, and then pushed the person to Li Changshan, who was about to walk out of the tent.

"Uncle Li, let's go out with General Liao!"

Liao Luzhen was naturally delighted and went up to pull Li Changshan, but Li Changshan, unusually nimble, dodged it in an instant.

He gritted his teeth and looked at Gu Songhan lying on the bed, thinking to himself: Since you are heartless, you can't blame me for being heartless!

Li Changshan smiled at Liao Luzhen and said, "We haven't seen each other for a long time, so I'll risk my life to keep you company and have a good chat with General Liao!"

Liao Luzhen nodded happily, her face innocent and naive, completely unaware of the implications of Li Changshan's design...

As dawn broke in the east, Liao Luzhen, having finished her meal, shook her head and said with sympathy, "So, Miss Jiang is now surrounded by enemies, with no one to help her, isn't that right?"

Li Changshan nodded, "That's right. It's tough on her, a young girl, to suffer such misfortune. Not only can she not cry and grieve like an ordinary girl, but she also has to rack her brains to plan and scheme. On one hand, she has to guard against her unreliable grandfather, and on the other hand, she has to investigate the culprit who killed her mother!"

"This is outrageous! This Gu Songhan, doesn't he like her? Why doesn't he try to help her at all!"

"General Gu doesn't not want to, but he is bound by social conventions and cannot..."

"What a load of rubbish about worldly rules! Which is more important, people or those rules!"

Liao Luzhen stood up unsteadily, patted her chest, and said, "I, as a woman, uh..." She hiccuped and continued, "I must help Miss Jiang Liu! Wait for me, wait for me to wake up, Uncle Li, please take me to the Marquis of Changping's residence!"

"good!"

Jiang Segu, who had unexpectedly received an invitation from the Jing'an Prince's Mansion, was unaware that an uninvited guest would be visiting her today. She was frowning and pondering who had sent her the invitation!

Could it be that Prince Jing'an has returned?

Qiaolian said worriedly, "Miss, what should we do?"

People in mourning are generally not allowed to go out and visit others.

But this invitation came from the Prince of Jing'an's residence, and it has alarmed the Marquis. I can't refuse to go!

Jiang Segu closed the invitation and asked, "Is the person who sent the invitation still around?"

"They should still be at Chunzaitang. The Marquis personally received the visitors."

"Is it a servant or attendant?"

Qiaolian shook her head, "I just asked the old woman who delivered the invitation, and I heard she was a maid!"

In order to establish connections with the powerful and influential, my grandfather truly disregarded the dignity that a marquis should have!

It's outrageous that a marquis would go and entertain a maid!

Jiang Segu stood up, and Qiaolian, thinking she was going to Chunzaitang, asked, "Would you like to change your clothes before you go, Miss?"

"No need, I'll write a reply, and you can send it to Chunzaitang!"

After Qiaolian handed the reply to the maid and personally saw her off, Zhou Yuan stopped her, "The Marquis wants you to come over!"

Qiaolian lowered her head and left Chunzaitang again.

When did your daughter meet the Princess Consort of Jing'an?

Qiaolian shook her head and said she didn't know.

Marquis Changping thought she was deliberately concealing the truth. He was angry but could not vent his anger, so he could only wave Qiaolian away.

Qiaolian returned to Lanyue Courtyard and reported to Jiang Segu: "The Marquis asked me about the Princess Consort of Jing'an whom the young lady met when she visited."

Princess Consort of Jing'an?

Jiang Segu frowned; she had never had any interaction with the Princess Consort of Jing'an!

Just then, Xiuhe came to report, "Miss, the old lady is here!"

The only person Xiuhe could call "old lady" was Old Lady Yin.

Jiang Segu's nose suddenly stung with tears, and he choked out, "Where are we?"

"The gatekeeper sent someone to report that they had arrived at the alley entrance, and the old lady had sent someone to knock on the door first."

Who else was traveling with them?

"Several of my great-aunts have come!"

Where are my uncles?

"This maid doesn't know!"

Jiang Segu wiped away the tears that hadn't yet fallen. Now was not the time to cry. His grandmother had arrived. The old lady was in poor health, and she had come so early, which meant she must have come from Baoding in the middle of the night. He wondered how long she had been waiting outside the city!

"Tell the kitchen to prepare hot ginger soup and some other warming ingredients. Also, make some soft and delicious breakfast. My maternal grandmother doesn't like coriander, so tell the kitchen to be mindful of that when they prepare the food! My aunt has been a vegetarian for many years, so her diet can be the same as my grandmother's!"

As Jiang Segu walked, he kept reminding Qiaolian that, judging by the time, her fourth aunt should be pregnant.

She then instructed Qiao Lian, "Since your fourth aunt is pregnant, please have the cook be extra careful and prepare meals for her separately."

I wonder if my older and younger cousins ​​have arrived. Could someone go to Balixiang to buy some of their favorite snacks?

Qiaolian agreed to everything and went to the main kitchen.

Qiaohe accompanied Jiang Segu to the gate.

Upon reaching the gate, Jiang Segu saw only a desolate figure standing there. She paused briefly, swallowed the lump in her throat, and called out, "Brother..."

Jiang Wenlin turned around, trying to force a smile, but his lips felt as heavy as if they weighed a ton.

"Brother, you don't need to force a smile in front of me. Just remember not to cry when you see Grandmother later!"

Jiang Wenlin said in a trembling voice, "It's from my province!"

She glanced behind Jiang Segu again, and her eyes reddened once more.

“Brother, there’s no need for that. It’s only natural for people to drift apart once they’re gone. Besides, Grandmother and Aunts don’t care about these things anyway!”

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