Jiang Songyi was very satisfied, and fearing that the old lady would change her mind, she immediately replied, "Thank you, Grandma."
Seeing her happy, Mrs. Jiang couldn't help but feel happy for her.
Although she didn't know how much the Marquisate owed Songyi in her previous life, she vowed to do her best to make up for her regrets.
The three sisters Jiang Shu and Hao Qingzhi were not surprised by the old lady's decision. Only Jiang Yuyao's smile froze instantly and became extremely stiff.
Bathed in the moonlight of Stepping Moon Garden, this courtyard seemed like a gift carefully chosen for her by her grandmother. Every detail of the layout exuded extraordinary elegance and luxury, undoubtedly intended to ensure she would be the envy of the people of Jindu when she married the Fourth Prince.
However, the facts before her made her feel like she was falling into an ice cave - the Moon-Stepping Garden, which she regarded as her own, was generously given to Jiang Songyi by her grandmother!
Is it true that grandmother intends to return the marriage between the Marquisate and the Fourth Prince to Jiang Songyi?
Jiang Yuyao's heart was filled with countless questions and sorrows.
Jiang Songyi noticed her displeasure and raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a faint smile. "Thank you for your concern, Sister Yuyao, for finding such a beautiful residence for me."
Jiang Yuyao pressed her fingers slightly, pinching her palms, and forced a smile, "Sister, you have been living in a foreign land for many years. This is the compensation you deserve."
She secretly cursed herself for being too talkative, otherwise how could Jiang Songyi get such an advantage for nothing!
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The news of the change of ownership of Ta Yue Garden spread quickly in the backyard like a gust of wind.
The servants, who had originally looked down on this young lady who had returned from the countryside, could not help but reassess her importance in their masters' hearts. After all, that was the most dazzling courtyard in the Marquis's mansion, and it was previously rumored that it was specially used by the old lady to prepare for Jiang Yuyao's marriage.
After Jiang Yuyao returned to Weiyang Garden, she angrily smashed several exquisite teacups to pieces.
Even her doting grandmother favored Jiang Songyi. Staying in the mansion was meaningless! She had to quickly cooperate with her father and mother's arrangements and return to the mansion as soon as possible to become the pearl of the mansion that Jiang Songyi could never reach!
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Inside Shouyong Hall.
After the younger generations left, the old lady pulled Jiang Shu over and whispered to her in the room.
Returning to her mother's familiar home, Jiang Shu finally relaxed. With her round belly bulging, she leaned against the old lady's warm embrace, tears welling up in her eyes, "Mom!"
Madam Jiang's hands, which were full of traces of time, gently patted Jiang Shu's back. Her tone was majestic but full of love. "Ah Shu, you are safe. Mother will protect you."
Jiang Shu couldn't wait to tell her secret, "Mom, Hao Ren is going too far. I heard what Song Yi was thinking..."
The old lady made a gesture to silence him, "I also heard Song Yi's thoughts. Ah Shu, this matter should not be publicized, and Song Yi should not know about it. Just pretend that you know nothing."
Although Jiang Shu was a little surprised, she still nodded obediently.
Madam Jiang gently stroked the top of Jiang Shu's head, her eyes revealing endless concern and heartache. "Hao Ren has ulterior motives."
Jiang Shu's tone was firm, her eyes blazing as she assured her mother, "Mother, don't worry. If Hao Ren dares to be so cruel to me and the children, my relationship with him will be irreparable. If the Yongding Marquisate and the Huguogong Mansion come into conflict, I will stand by you and my brother without hesitation. I will sever my ties with Hao Ren and take Qingzhi and the others with me and leave the Duke's Mansion."
Madam Jiang held Jiang Shu tightly in her arms, her eyes filled with relief and deep love, "Ah Shu, the Yongding Marquis' Mansion will always be your harbor."
The old lady felt relieved that Ah Shu was so determined. What she was most worried about was that Ah Shu would be trapped in the emotional dispute between the two houses and would be caught in a dilemma.
Jiang Shu further inquired, "Mother, I had Cuiying secretly follow Jiang Yuyao and Hao Ren. I heard Jiang Yuyao call Hao Ren 'Daddy'. Do you still intend to keep this ungrateful man who usurped Song Yi's identity in the Marquis' Mansion?"
The mention of Jiang Yuyao filled Old Madam Jiang's heart with grief. After all, she was the granddaughter she had doted on for years, but now she discovered that she had long since betrayed the Marquisate, colluded with others, and intended to harm the Marquisate. The pain she felt was indescribable.
However, no matter how painful it was, or how hard it was to let go, she could not ignore the safety of the Marquis' Mansion.
A deep and vicissitudes of life flashed in the old lady's eyes. "Let her stay in the Marquis' Mansion for now. I will make my own arrangements."
Although Songyi was unwilling to marry the Fourth Prince, the Marquis's Mansion had to have a legitimate daughter to marry.
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After Jiang Songyi moved into Ta Yue Garden, she locked the silver notes given by Xu and Jiang Baichuan securely in a box, and then properly kept the jewelry box given by the old lady and the gold bead box sent by Jiang Shu.
She gently put the jade pendant given by Gu Zheyuan, the head of the West Factory, into her purse, and finally hid Shengfeng Shangling in her arms. She lay on the large carved bed and felt an unprecedented peace and satisfaction.
In this life, she was reborn and no longer forced things. Compared with her previous life, many things had different trajectories.
As night fell, Cuiying, under the orders of Mrs. Xu, sent eight nimble, quiet maids to Jiang Songyi's service. Jiang Songyi, considering that the Moon-stepping Garden was spacious and needed help even for daily cleaning, gladly accepted them.
Jiang Songyi then went to the main courtyard to have dinner with Mrs. Xu.
When she stepped into the room, Jiang Shu was also there.
Jiang Shu and Xu's sister-in-law have an unharmonious relationship. Both of them are hot-tempered women. In the past, when Xu had just married into the Marquis's Mansion and Jiang Shu was not yet married, they often quarreled.
Only after they each had children did the conflicts gradually decrease.
Xu, whose legend was passed down in Manchuria, gave birth to three sons in succession, consolidating her position in the Marquisate.
However, after Jiang Shu married into the Duke's mansion, she gave birth to three daughters in a row, which caused countless noble ladies to gossip and ridicule her behind her back. Due to Xu's relationship with Jiang Shu as sister-in-law, the two were inevitably compared to each other, which led to an increasingly sharp conflict between them.
Despite this, Jiang Shu, as a married woman, returned to her parents' home to live temporarily. Xu was her sister-in-law, and the mistress of the Marquis's Mansion was unwell, so Jiang Shu took her three daughters to visit her on the night of her arrival.
Jiang Shu originally thought that Xu would disdain her and send her away casually, but unexpectedly, Xu actually asked her maid Shuyu to personally lead her into the inner room.
Jiang Shu was a little surprised. But she thought of all the help Jiang Songyi had given her, so she was quite respectful to Xu. "How is your health, sister-in-law?"
The three girls, Hao Qingzhi, Hao Qinghe, and Hao Qingmo, bowed to Xu in turn, saying in gentle voices, "Aunt."
Mrs. Xu was reclining on the couch, with a warm stove beside her that emitted a medicinal aroma. It was the medicine prescribed by the imperial physician to relieve her headache.
She gently raised her hand and gave the three Hao Qingzhi sisters a helping hand. Her eyes swept over Jiang Shu, but a hint of coldness was revealed in her eyes. "Thanks to you, my postpartum headache has not healed yet."
Xu's headache originated from catching a cold accidentally during the confinement period, and all of this was closely related to Jiang Shu.
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