Jiang Songyi looked through the rain curtain outside the window lattice and stopped involuntarily. She turned around and stared at the old lady's vicissitudes of life face.
Jiang Yuyao also saw through the old lady's inner anxiety. The smile on her face gradually faded, replaced by a hint of sadness. "Grandmother, Sister Songyi didn't mean to push me into the lake. She was once the jewel of the Marquis's mansion, but she suffered from the hardships of wandering. She has endured endless hardships over the years. You must not expel her from the Marquis's mansion."
Xinyi Zigu, standing beside him, folded his sleeves, a sneer of contempt playing on his lips. "If she wants to leave, then let her go. Staying in the Marquis' Mansion will only tarnish the reputation of the Yongding Marquis! Why bother, Madam?"
Xinyi Zigu thought to herself, Jiang Songyi is so obsessed with vanity, how could she possibly give up her noble status as the daughter of a marquis? Her proposal to leave the marquis's mansion at this moment is nothing but a false drama!
According to Jiang Yuyao's plan, she would retreat in order to advance, which would surely arouse her grandmother's anger and make her resolutely expel Jiang Songyi from the family.
However, to her surprise, the old lady actually went along with it, her tone carrying a hint of helplessness and determination: "Fourth Prince, Yuyao is absolutely right. Since Yuyao pleads for you, Jiang Songyi, I have decided to punish you by having you quietly copy scriptures in the Buddhist temple in the backyard of Shoutang to reflect on yourself!"
The old lady's words were very powerful.
Jiang Yuyao's face was slightly embarrassed, and she thought to herself, copying Buddhist scriptures? It would be better to send Jiang Songyi to another village to avoid annoying people here.
Her eyes involuntarily drifted to Xinyi Zigu beside her, hoping that he could stand up and persuade the old lady.
However, Xinyi Zigu was preoccupied with seeking justice for Jiang Yuyao and unwilling to go against her apparent wishes, so he echoed, "Yuyao is truly a person of pure heart."
Jiang Songyi couldn't help but snort coldly after hearing this.
In the previous life, there was a similar situation. Jiang Yuyao accidentally fell into the lake in front of the Fourth Prince and the servants in the mansion, but she turned around and accused Jiang Songyi of pushing her on purpose.
The old lady was extremely angry. No matter how Jiang Songyi defended herself, she was determined to send her to a manor outside Beijing for house arrest.
The Fourth Prince, who was originally engaged to her, also kept defending Jiang Yuyao.
It was not until his biological mother, Xu, dragged her sick body to plead in person that the old lady and the fourth prince temporarily calmed down. But even so, Jiang Songyi was still punished to kneel in the ancestral hall for a whole night.
In this life, she no longer wanted to bother explaining and let the misunderstanding continue. She no longer cared about those so-called relatives!
However, revenge is still necessary...
Nanny Zhen from the old lady's room walked up to Jiang Songyi and said, "Young lady, please follow me."
Jiang Songyi suddenly exerted force at this moment, then took a nimble step, grabbed Jiang Yuyao's arm tightly, and pulled her out forcefully.
Everyone in Rongxi Hall was shocked.
Xinyi Zigu frowned and said in a cold tone, "Jiang Songyi, where are you taking Yuyao?"
Jiang Yuyao was also shocked and baffled. She struggled desperately, but having lived in seclusion for so long, how could her strength rival that of Jiang Songyi, who had trained since childhood? She had no choice but to let Jiang Songyi drag her away.
"Sister Songyi, what do you want to do?"
"What? Just like you expected."
As he spoke, Jiang Songyi dragged her all the way to the koi pond in the courtyard and kicked her into the pond without hesitation.
"Bang!" Jiang Yuyao crashed into the pool, creating a huge splash of water, like broken pearls scattered all over the ground.
The old lady, Xinyi Zigu and a group of servants who hurried over right after him were all stunned where they were, extremely surprised.
The old lady's eyes widened with anger, and she said sternly, "Jiang Songyi, what are you doing?"
Xinyi Zigu was getting even more furious. "She never changes! Old Madam, I think we should immediately expel this vicious woman from the Marquis' Mansion!"
Jiang Songyi just folded her arms across her chest and remained silent.
Jiang Yuyao deliberately jumped into the lake to frame me. The blame will fall on me no matter what, so I might as well oblige her and push her into the water.
The old lady looked at Jiang Songyi, and her heart was filled with ripples when she heard this.
Could it be that Jiang Songyi is really innocent?
[Alas, when Jiang Yuyao fell into the water earlier, she was like a fragile lotus about to be swallowed by the waves. Yet, she insisted on waiting for the Fourth Prince to step forward and jump into the lake to help her. Everyone thought she was an unskilled swimmer and would be unable to save herself.]
Every time someone questioned her, Jiang Yuyao's loyal personal maid would always defend herself, saying that the second young lady had never been able to swim since she was a child, and if she had fallen into the lake, she would have been in danger. There was no reason to deliberately frame me.
[It turns out that the so-called false accusation was nothing more than a carefully planned cold shower.]
The old lady was shocked when she heard this, and only then did she turn to look at the koi pond. The servants were all unfamiliar with swimming and were frantically waving bamboo poles, trying to rescue Jiang Yuyao to shore.
Xinyi Zigu was about to jump into the pool to rescue her, but he unexpectedly found that Jiang Yuyao had instinctively been floundering in the water like a puppy, and finally struggled to the edge of the pool, gasping for breath. This scene made him stunned on the spot.
Wait, Yuyao is obviously not familiar with water!
The drizzle was like silk, gently falling under the eaves, bringing a hint of chill.
The old lady looked at Jiang Yuyao, who was soaked all over, with a complicated look. After seeing her struggling to climb ashore, she couldn't help but feel an inexplicable emotion in her heart.
Fifteen years ago, her youngest daughter Jiang Shu got married, leaving her heart filled with worry and reluctance. Coincidentally, at this time, her eldest daughter-in-law Xu was in poor health after giving birth to a baby girl, so she decided to bring Yuyao to Rong Xi Tang to raise her personally.
Time flies, and she has witnessed Yuyao's growth with her own eyes, but she never expected that this child had mastered the skill of swimming at some point.
Jiang Yuyao's whole body was soaked in water. The maids carefully wrapped her in a cloak and guided her back to the pavilion.
With tears in her eyes, she looked at the old lady and called out softly with a choked sob, "Grandma..."
The old lady seemed a little indifferent and asked softly, "Yuyao, when did you learn to swim?"
Jiang Yuyao was shocked and turned away guiltily, trying to avoid the old lady's sharp gaze. "I... I don't know. Maybe it's because Sister Songyi pushed me into the water so many times, and I'm used to struggling, so I learned it naturally."
Xinyi Zigu also tried his best to convince himself of Jiang Yuyao's words, "That's right, Yuyao has been very intelligent since she was young, so it's natural that she can learn new knowledge more quickly."
Jiang Songyi curled his lips in disdain: "Nonsense! I never pushed with my hands, I kicked it!"
"Jiang Songyi!" The old lady's eyes flashed with anger, as if she could burn Jiang Songyi into a skeleton in the next moment.
The old lady was about to deal with him severely, but she heard Jiang Songyi's voice again:
"Extraordinarily intelligent? Bullshit! Isn't it all thanks to her mother, Liao, who was born in the Jiangnan water town, who taught her? If she hadn't learned how to swim, how could she have dared to jump into the lake and frame me? There are countless details you, old lady, haven't noticed. Do you really think Jiang Yuyao goes to Rong'en Temple every fifteenth day of every month to pray for you?"
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