"Miss, something terrible has happened! Peony has been brought into the manor!"

Jiang Segu suddenly stepped forward and grabbed her shoulders. "What did you say? How is this possible? Who brought her into the manor? Father?"

Her voice was sharp as a whistle, and her eyes were fierce.

Although Qiaolian was afraid, she was still able to explain things clearly.

"It was the Marquis who personally led her into the manor. The Marquis also summoned the Third Mistress to the front courtyard and sent someone to fetch the Third Master to return to the manor. When I heard the news, I came to find you, Miss!"

You little peony, you actually managed to get through to Grandfather's connections!

In Jiang Segu's dark and gloomy eyes, it seemed as if a ferocious beast was about to leap out.

Despite the pain in her shoulder, Qiaolian said with difficulty, "Miss, you should go back to the manor quickly!"

At this moment, Gu Songhan, who was on the boat, noticed that Jiang Segu's mood was unusual. Without caring about avoiding suspicion, he leaped behind Jiang Segu and asked, "What happened?"

Jiang Segu did not answer, but strode toward the carriage, with Qiaohe following closely behind.

Qiaolian explained simply, "Our Third Master is going to take a concubine!"

Gu Songhan immediately understood. The little girl had been keeping an eye on a flower girl in the Hidden Flower Pavilion, so this must be related to that flower girl!

Since it was a family matter concerning the young girl, and also involved her father, he couldn't show himself. He could only instruct Qiaolian, "Keep an eye on your daughter and don't let her do anything rash in a moment of impulse! If you need any help, come find me!" As he spoke, he took out a small porcelain bottle from his sleeve. "If your daughter acts impulsively and doesn't listen to advice, put this under her nose. It will help her sleep peacefully for a while!"

Qiaolian paused for a moment, then nodded in agreement and hurried after him...

***

As soon as the carriage entered the mansion, Jiang Segu headed straight for the Shangdezhai of Marquis Changping.

The terrifying aura emanating from her body intimidated everyone in the courtyard, and no one dared to come forward to stop her.

It wasn't until she entered the main room of Shangdezhai that everyone realized what was happening.

With the Marquis not in the manor, who is the Sixth Miss looking for?

Having missed Jiangse Valley, Jiangse Valley rushed off to Lanyue Courtyard.

At this moment, a graceful woman was kneeling in the main hall of Lanyue Courtyard, sobbing uncontrollably.

If it's not a peony, then who else could it be?

"Third Madam, if it weren't for the child in my womb, I would never have come to bother you and Third Master. I was forced to do so!"

The madam of the Hidden Flower Pavilion forced me to entertain guests. When I refused, she threatened to beat me. I had no choice but to tell the Marquis, who had come to drink, that I was pregnant.

"I only hoped to escape from the Hidden Flower Pavilion and live a peaceful life with the child in my womb. I never imagined that the Marquis would lead me into his manor!"

Her voice was hoarse, as if she was suppressing all the grievances in her heart. "Entering the Marquis's mansion was not my original intention. I know that I am of lowly status and dare not disgrace the noble family. I beg you, Third Madam, for the sake of the child in my womb, give me a way to live!"

"You have no way to live, but you have plenty of ways to die! Tell me, how do you want to die!"

Before Grandma Jiang could speak, Jiang Segu rushed in through gritted teeth, grabbed Shaoyao's hair with one hand, and slapped Shaoyao's face with the other.

Grandma Jiang quickly stepped forward to stop her, "Azi, calm down, she is pregnant with your father's child!"

"Mother, please divorce Father! Whoever wants to stay here can stay here. We're leaving! We're going back to Baoding!"

Jiang Segu's face was filled with madness as he gripped Jiang San's grandmother's hand in return.

Grandma Jiang was in pain, but seeing the hatred and madness in Jiang Segu's eyes that seemed to want to destroy everything, she dared not show it on her face.

She hurriedly ordered, "Juan Niang, take Shaoyao away. We'll discuss her fate when Third Master returns!"

Jiang Segu wouldn't allow Shaoyao to stay. He struggled forward, kicking Shaoyao repeatedly while roaring, "Don't think I don't know! Your pregnancy is a complete lie! Let me tell you, if you dare harm my mother in the slightest, I will turn you into a human pig and make you suffer all the pain in the world..."

The sound was shrill and piercing, like the sound of a knife scraping against porcelain, drilling straight from one's ears to one's heart, sending a chill down one's spine!

Peony was genuinely frightened by Jiang Segu's glaring eyes and distorted expression.

Juan Niang almost couldn't pull him up.

Grandma Jiang almost couldn't stop Jiang Segu, but fortunately Qiaolian quickly recovered from her shock and stepped forward to hug her.

After the peony was taken away by Juan Niang, Jiang Segu felt as if all her strength had been drained away, and she instantly went limp.

Seeing that she had stopped making a fuss, Grandma Jiang gestured to Qiaohe to help her onto the couch.

He then personally poured Jiang Segu a cup of tea, hoping she could drink it to calm her nerves.

Unexpectedly, just as the tea was poured, Jiang Segu, who had been in a daze, suddenly grabbed Jiang San's hand and cried out, "Mother, you can't stay in this mansion any longer! Mother, I'll take you away! I can't bear to see you get hurt by that vile woman!"

Caught off guard, Grandma Jiang's teacup was knocked over. Fortunately, the tea wasn't too hot, but Grandma Jiang's delicate hands still turned red.

However, she couldn't care less about her hands; her only concern was for Jiang Segu.

"Azi, what's wrong with you?"

Jiang Segu's eyes were stung by the reddened hand of Grandma Jiang San, and she cried out, "Mother, I'm sorry, it's all my fault! It's all my fault..."

Her rapid change in mood startled everyone.

Taking advantage of Jiang Segu's momentary lapse in attention, Qiaolian opened the porcelain bottle that Gu Songhan had given her and held it in front of her nose.

Then, Jiang Segu fainted in Grandma Jiang's arms, her vision blurred.

"Qiaolian, you..."

Qiaolian put away the porcelain bottle and immediately knelt down. "Third Madam, please calm down. I saw that you were upset, so I used calming incense. This incense is not poisonous, but it will make you sleepy for a while!"

Grandma Jiang gave Qiaolian a deep look. "How could a maid like you have something like this on her?"

"Replying to Third Madam, this was bought by the young lady at the pharmacy. She said it was for self-defense when she goes out!"

She spoke without the slightest panic, and since Jiang Segu was capable of such a thing, Grandma Jiang did not pursue the matter further, and personally helped Jiang Segu to the bed in the west room.

Seeing her daughter's furrowed brows even in her sleep, Grandma Jiang sighed softly and smoothed them with her hand.

She knew from the last time that it was only a matter of time before the peony entered the manor, so she wasn't as emotional as she was last time.

If the Third Master likes it, even if it's not peony, it will be someone else.

Furthermore, Zhao's mother was right when she said that Peony was just a courtesan, and even if she entered the mansion, she would only be a plaything and wouldn't be of any use to her. Therefore, she had come to terms with it these days.

However, she never expected that Peony would be pregnant!

If it's a girl, that's fine, but if it's a boy in the belly, who knows what trouble he might cause in the future!

But she couldn't bring herself to do it like she would to a child who hadn't even been born!

Peony is ultimately Third Master's woman; her fate and the child's stay or leave should be decided by Third Master...