The young lady was puzzled as to why she had asked about this out of the blue, but Hua Cui nodded.

"Of course there is. Granny Song is an old servant in the mansion. After she offended the old lady, the steward assigned her to work for Miss."

"Because the young lady lives alone, there is not enough people in the courtyard, so Song Mama has always only done cleaning and sweeping work."

Jiang Mingwei paused slightly. "Really? But I haven't seen him these past few days."

"Granny Song is old and in poor health, so she cleans the courtyard every day before Miss gets up. Would Miss like to see her?"

Jiang Mingwei nodded, "Let's meet. I happen to have some questions to ask."

The original owner was weak and did not manage the household. Almost everyone in the Wei family was Zhou's person, and only Hua Cui was trustworthy by her side.

If she wanted to gain a foothold in the Wei family, she had to plan for herself. She never expected that this Granny Song would have a falling out with Madam Zhou.

Those two must have a bad relationship.

Both out of courtesy and reason, we should meet this old man.

After arriving at the courtyard, Hua Cui led her to the backyard and knocked on a slightly dilapidated door.

"Who is it?" a hoarse voice came from inside the house.

"Granny Song, I am Hua Cui. Madam wishes to see you."

"Please wait a moment."

After a while, the door was pushed open, and a musty smell hit her. Jiang Mingwei frowned.

The old man in front of me was dressed in coarse cloth clothes with patches, his back was hunched and he looked very old, but his eyes were extremely bright.

Looking at Jiang Mingwei in front of her, she made a gesture to bow.

"No need for such formalities, Granny Song."

Jiang Mingwei quickly helped her up, and Song Mama didn't hesitate and got straight to the point.

"What business does Madam have with this old servant?"

She had been relegated to this side room in the backyard for some time now, but Jiang Mingwei hadn't seemed to care.

"You've come here today, I'm afraid you have ulterior motives," a hint of doubt flashed in Granny Song's eyes.

Jiang Mingwei looked at the wariness in her eyes and suddenly felt very guilty.

Could she say that the original owner had no idea that such a person lived in this courtyard?

"I heard that Granny Song is an old servant in the household. I was negligent and forgot about this before, and I am really sorry. You are in poor health and should not stay here."

With a guilty smile, Jiang Mingwei gave the instructions.

"I'll have Hua Cui prepare a clean and bright room for you later. You won't need to do any cleaning or sweeping anymore. Since Granny Song is an elder, you can just direct the little maids."

"No need." Granny Song was even colder than Jiang Mingwei had imagined.

He took a step back, his expression distant.

"Although this old servant is quite old, I can still do the sweeping and cleaning. Why don't you tell me, Madam, what brings you here?"

Stared at intently by her, Jiang Mingwei could only manage an awkward smile.

As expected of an old man from the Wei family, he is incredibly shrewd and even more persuasive and ingratiating than Wei Jing.

Indeed, there is no such thing as a free lunch, and Jiang Mingwei is not a great philanthropist.

While she felt sorry for Granny Song, she actually wanted to get information from her.

The memories brought by the time travel were too limited. I only knew that Wei Jing eventually died on the battlefield, but I didn't know why Zhou Shi hated him so much.

In the past few days, she had also heard some news and learned that Wei Jing was not Zhou's biological son, but was born to a concubine and was later brought into the Wei family by Master Wei.

A son from a concubine, who is said to have only taken the surname and was not recorded in the Wei family genealogy, should the Zhou family look down on him and despise him?

Even when Wei Zhi was still alive, Zhou always harbored extreme hatred towards Wei Jing.

It was the kind of hatred that made him want to tear Wei Jing to pieces, stew him, and eat him. It came on strong and surging, and it had lasted for many years!

This is very unusual.

Jiang Mingwei was certain that there must be some other reason behind this.

If we can unravel the mystery and uncover Wei Jing's background, it might be easier to escape the Wei family in the future.

In short, Jiang Mingwei always hopes that everything will be in her best interest.

If you want to know what happened back then, the best course of action is to ask the elders in the household.

But Granny Song was too wary of her.

Jiang Mingwei dared not force the issue, fearing it would only increase her wariness, so she could only resort to a roundabout tactic.

But they hadn't expected that Granny Song would be so stubborn.

Jiang Mingwei was not discouraged and smiled, "When have you ever seen me mistreat a servant? It was just out of kindness, so please accept it. There's no other reason."

"Hua Cui, you make the arrangements. I'm going to rest for a while."

After saying that, she turned and left, her wide sleeves stirring up a gentle breeze.

There's plenty of time in the future; it's not too late to ask when Granny Song is no longer on guard.

Moreover, given her past experience in choosing graduate advisors—blindly picking a top expert in the field—Jiang Mingwei had a premonition—

For someone as proud and unyielding as Granny Song to dare to argue with Madam Zhou and not be thrown out of the Wei family mansion, she must have some extraordinary qualities!

night.

Following Jiang Mingwei's method, Qingfeng applied a hot compress to Wei Jing and then gave him a medicated massage. He was sweating profusely, but Wei Jing's expression relaxed considerably.

"Second Master, you look much better. Does it hurt less?"

Wei Jing stretched his shoulders and neck, and indeed felt much more relaxed. "It's much better."

"I see that the bruises on Second Master's back have faded quite a bit. Madam's method is really effective!"

Qingfeng was overjoyed and danced with delight. "I thought the First Madam was difficult to get along with, but I didn't expect her to be such a nice person."

"Qingfeng, you must not speak recklessly." Wei Jing frowned slightly.

But then he inexplicably recalled that enchanting night when the drug took effect and he couldn't resist the allure of Jiang Mingwei...

Instantly, my ears burned.

“My sister-in-law has been kind to me, and I feel guilty towards her. Once I’m feeling better, please prepare some gifts and I will personally deliver them to her.”

Qingfeng sighed, nodded, and muttered, "Yes, our Second Master is the most grateful person, otherwise he wouldn't have been coerced by the Wei family!"

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