Chapter 76 Cold Light
"Maybe Ruyi went back to the mansion with Yuerou. Now that all the guests have left,
It definitely won’t be in my Jiang Mansion. The children are young and love to play. Who knows, they might have gone shopping somewhere.”
The Second Madam had tears in her eyes and lowered her eyes as she said, "Thank you, Madam, for taking us to look for her. However, the servants have searched everywhere but couldn't find the child. Yuerou is ill, and her maid also said she was ill and didn't see Ruyi."
Jiang Baizhou sighed, "Thank you for your hard work, old lady. Ruyi is a well-behaved and sensible child. We were just worried that she might have lost her way somewhere, so we wanted to look for her."
"I've searched the entire mansion. This is my courtyard. Jiang Ruyi, an unmarried young lady, would never be here."
"ah!"
Before the old lady finished her words, a woman's painful wail was heard from Xun Chen's study, and the people present had complicated expressions.
The old lady's eyes were full of astonishment. After she realized what was happening, she immediately walked quickly inside.
With a bang, the door of the study was kicked open by the old lady. Regardless of being frightened, she followed her subconscious thoughts and looked inside quickly.
Because Bai Qingyi didn't close half of the curtain, the current scene brought endless shock to the old lady.
“Ouch!”
The old lady screamed, her eyes turned black, and she fainted.
"Old lady!"
The nanny quickly supported her and pinched her philtrum hard, not giving her any chance to faint again.
The old lady slowly opened her eyes, took a deep breath, and looked towards the place where she had just been. Xun Chen had been awakened somewhat by the huge noise.
“Get out!”
He raised his hand and pulled down the hook of the curtain, covering the people tightly inside.
He looked at Jiang Ruyi, who was unconscious and pale, with complicated eyes. The other party's crying was still vivid in his mind. He actually did such a thing.
"Cousin..." Bai Qingyi reached out painfully and grabbed Xun Chen's arm.
She sat up with difficulty and said, "Cousin, I don't blame you. As long as I can be by your side, even if our friendship for many years is only enough for me to be a concubine, I am willing to do it."
"Of course you want to be my concubine. How could I, the Earl of Anping, marry a woman like you?"
The old lady reacted, quickly got up, and scolded Bai Qingyi harshly, interrupting her thoughts.
When Mrs. Jiang Er heard this, she immediately realized that in addition to her daughter, there was also the cousin of the Earl of Anping. She was probably already a fait accompli.
This was a bolt from the blue for her daughter Ruyi!
"Madam Anping, is my Ruyi among them?"
Mrs. Jiang Er regretted her decision and asked with a trembling voice full of hope, which made the old lady of the Anping Earl tremble all over and she was even afraid to look back.
Whenever the old lady saw Jiang Ruyi now, she would think of the pretty and bright girl at the banquet, who was now naked and fainted on her son's bed, her life or death unknown. She dared not face the Jiang family outside the door.
It has to be said that the Jiang family's adherence to etiquette and not following in really prevented her last bit of dignity from being torn away.
But judging from the current situation, Jiang Ruyi must be her daughter-in-law.
Even though she was extremely dissatisfied, the old lady of Anping quickly stepped forward and warned Xun Chen in a low voice, "No matter how much you dislike the Jiang family, you have ruined her innocence, and you have to marry her, even if you are extremely reluctant!"
"As for Bai Qingyi, no matter how much affection you have for each other, it's useless. Once you use her, she can only serve as a maid in the first room. Otherwise, taking a concubine right after the marriage is a blatant slap in the face of your wife!"
Xun Chen suppressed the desire in his body and whispered, "Don't worry, mother. I understand."
The old lady of Anping glanced at the bloodstains under Jiang Ruyi's body, and satisfaction finally emerged in her heart.
She glared at the vicious Bai Qingyi, turned around and snorted coldly before walking out the door.
When she reached the door, the old lady tried her best to adjust the smile on her face and make herself look more kind.
After she adjusted herself, she turned around and walked out.
"Everyone, you have misunderstood. Ruyi is feeling unwell and is resting in the side room.
When I saw Ruyi today, I liked her from the bottom of my heart. Why don't we go to the front yard and discuss the marriage between our two families?"
A look of joy flashed in Jiang Baizhou's eyes. He looked at Jiang Songyan, and they both nodded in agreement.
A flash of grief appeared in Mrs. Jiang Er's eyes, and she instantly realized that this matter was a foregone conclusion. Resting because she was not feeling well was just a polite remark made by the old lady.
She pulled the corners of her mouth hard, smiled and followed him to the front hall.
Ning Pavilion.
Zi Su received the letter from the doorman, turned around and hurried back home, and handed the envelope to Jiang Qingning, who opened it and read it decisively.
"Miss, how is it?" Zi Su asked nervously.
Nanny Zhang was already old, and this severe collision made her dizzy and nauseous and vomited whenever she moved. The doctor diagnosed that it would take more than two months for her to fully recover.
Zi Su, who was raised by Nanny Zhang and even regarded her as her biological mother, was filled with hatred and desperately wanted to know how close the two people from the Jiang family were to death!
Jiang Qingning handed the envelope to her without reservation, and said with a serious face, "It's already done. The Anping Marquis' Mansion and the Jiang Mansion's Second Branch are discussing the marriage. The only one who can make Xun Chen surrender is Jiang Ruyi using some trickery to give her body to him."
After reading it, Zi Su's face flashed with satisfaction, and then she snorted in disgust: "Having an affair before marriage without a matchmaker, you really want to save face!"
Jiang Qingxi was worried: "Sister, next time you go out to do something, let me go with you. If it doesn't work out, I can dress up as a man. It's better than having another of those things that happened a few days ago."
"I will definitely take you with me next time." Jiang Qingning comforted her younger sister.
He turned to Zi Su and said, "The next move can begin. Gamblers will never shake off their gambling addiction. With the support of the Anping Marquis' Mansion, it will only be easier to coax them back to their old ways."
"I want Xun Chen to realize what kind of person his father-in-law is in the near future. Will he turn a blind eye to me like he did to me before, or will he lend his all to help me? If I want to lend a hand, how can I get the money?"
There was a cold flash in Jiang Qingning's eyes, and she raised her hand and touched Zi Su's hair to comfort her.
"Don't worry, the Jiang family has already fallen into our trap. If they want to turn around and escape again, it's just a dream."
"The Jiang family's ancestral home is ours. Xun Chen's revenge must be avenged. I will also help Madam get justice back bit by bit. No one can escape!"
Zi Su burst into tears: "Thank you very much, my lady!"
Jiang Qingning gave Jiang Qingxi a look, and the latter immediately understood and took Zi Su away, his eyes full of heartache.
Jiang Qingxi felt that the waters of the capital were too deep, so deep that they were freezing cold. Although they were family, her elder sister had been forced to this point.
But in Jiang Qingxi's opinion, those people in the Jiang family were all asking for trouble, and she would not be soft-hearted and rescue those who were not innocent.
Anyone who offends my sister will suffer a miserable death.
A cold light flashed in her eyes, and she had made a decision.
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