Around noon, Qiaolian returned.

Seeing Jiang Segu lying listlessly on the tatami table by the window, I couldn't help but slow my pace.

She had already heard that Young Master Liang had been shot in the eye by an arrow.

Qiaolian thought the young lady wouldn't be upset about this, but seeing her like this, she didn't know whether she should follow the young master's advice.

Just then, Jiang Segu asked without turning his head, "How is it? Any news today?"

"Replying to your question, Miss, I have already inquired and found that among the army returning to the capital in a few days, there is a General surnamed Rong. However, his age does not match what you said! I think that perhaps among his children and grandchildren, there is the person you are looking for."

Qiaolian didn't want to lie, but Young Master Gu told her to give this answer, and for some reason she believed it!

Today, she was wandering aimlessly down the street when she happened to run into Mr. Gu.

Young Master Gu probably felt sorry for her and allowed her to say those things because he knew she had to come out every day to gather information.

Jiang Segu was unaware of Qiaolian's thoughts. Upon hearing her words, he immediately sat up straight, and his previously droopy eyebrows now revealed a hint of joy.

Seeing this, Qiaolian continued, "Before returning to the manor, I encountered the carriage of Grand Tutor Song. After inquiring, I learned that Madam Song was sending several young ladies to Jingyue Nunnery outside the city for a period of self-cultivation..."

If the Song family had admitted their mistake, Jiang Segu could guess the general idea, but sending someone to Jingyue Nunnery for spiritual cultivation, what kind of fuss was this?

Jiang Segu was completely baffled!

Not only her, but the other young ladies of the Song family sitting in the carriage also didn't understand why Madam Song was doing this! They were still injured!

The carriage from the Song Taifu residence drove out of the city gate.

Along the way, Song Yuhui heard a lot of gossip.

A heart of stone, feigning weakness, karma will surely come back to bite you...

Some even fabricated stories, saying that after the carriage wheels came loose that day, they were found disheveled, as if they had been assaulted...

His words were frivolous, vulgar, and utterly offensive.

She was a noble lady praised even by the Empress. In the past, when people mentioned her, everyone envied and longed for her. She was the only choice for the Crown Princess!

Now, it's being talked about as a joke!

Song Yuhui was so angry that she gritted her teeth and wished she could pierce those people's tongues with a needle!

If it weren't for these lowly people buzzing around like flies, making a mountain out of a molehill, she wouldn't be in this situation!

She had hoped that this little squabble between women might not reach the palace.

Yesterday, my grandfather returned from the palace and reprimanded my mother, and then ordered my mother to send them to Jingyue Nunnery today.

After much inquiry, her mother learned that her name had been removed from the Crown Prince's selection of consorts by the Empress!

Enraged, her mother beat her severely, disregarding her injuries.

From childhood to adulthood, her mother was extremely strict with her, and she could not make the slightest mistake in her words or actions!

Now that she has lost her sure-fire position as Crown Princess, her mother's decision not to kill her is truly out of consideration for their mother-daughter bond!

All of this is because of Jiangse Valley!

Thinking of this, a mad, eerie light flashed in her eyes.

Jiangse Valley, you've ruined me, and you won't have peace either...

Madam Song escorted the young ladies to Jingyue Nunnery, gave them a few words of advice, and then went down the mountain to return home.

Who would have thought that as soon as he got home, he was slapped twice in the face by Master Song.

"Foolish woman!"

Madam Jiang fell to the ground, covering her face, staring at her husband in shock.

"Who gave you permission to touch Liang Shaojie?"

The Jiang family can't be touched, but she can't even touch a primary school student?

"Do you know how much effort your father and I put into cultivating Liang Shaojie, this pawn? We were almost there, and you, you stupid woman, ruined it all!"

What?

That elementary school student is...

Madam Song grabbed her husband's robe. "Husband, I didn't know that scholar was one of you and Father-in-law's men. Yesterday, that girl from the Jiang family came to the door claiming to be pleading for Yu Hui and the others, but she was clearly just there to make fun of me! I'm so angry..."

"Can't stand it?" Master Song sneered. "Tian Lan, you, the esteemed First Madam of the Song Grand Tutor's Mansion, were tricked into fainting by a mere girl. Even the daughter you raised is no match for such cunning and shrewdness. Instead of reflecting on your actions at home, you encouraged your brothers to extend their reach to the Imperial Academy!"

Do you think the Imperial College is your Tian family's private residence, where no matter what tricks you use, outsiders will never know?

Do you know that the Duke of Cheng reported this matter to the Emperor, and the Emperor has ordered a thorough investigation?

Madam Song hurriedly retorted, "The arrow shaft had no markings whatsoever. Even if the Duke of Cheng thoroughly investigates, he will find nothing..."

"So you can't find anything? What a self-righteous, all-powerful liar! You stupid woman!"

There's no need to investigate this matter. All it takes is for the Duke of Cheng to say to the Emperor, "This student is the grandson of the Lady of Changping's elder sister, and is temporarily staying with the Changping Marquis's household." What do you think the Emperor will think then?

What would they think?

Naturally, this brings to mind what happened at Zhenbaozhai yesterday!

Madam Song suddenly felt weak and collapsed to the ground.

"Foolish woman, how could my Song family produce such a jinx as you!"

Master Song stormed off in a rage, then turned and stormed into his concubine's courtyard...

The next few days were extremely difficult for both Madam Song and Jiang Segu.

Madam Song was constantly worried that the Emperor would punish the Song family, and that she would be divorced by the Song family as a result.

Jiang Segu was entrusted by Old Madam Jiang to visit Liang Shaojie in the front yard every day!

Not only that, she also had to listen to Jiang Zhihui's various ways of comforting Liang Shaojie, and occasionally chime in with a few words.

Otherwise, once she left Liang Shaojie's courtyard, she would be met with a barrage of accusations from Jiang Zhihui.

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