The woman was dressed in a red gauze dress, and the snow-white skin of her shoulders and arms was faintly visible under the light gauze.
She has an oval face, upturned eyes that are alluring yet shrewd.
This was a face Gu Jiangli had never truly seen before, but she recognized the person at a glance: "Xia Wei?"
Gu Jiangli's voice rose at the end, indicating some surprise.
Jiang Huaisong's newly welcomed concubine is now being led by Jiang Huaizhi to see her?
Xia Wei was startled. "The First Madam did not participate in my wedding with the Second Young Master yesterday, yet she still recognized me?"
Jiang Huaizhi was also surprised.
Gu Jiangli withdrew his surprised expression and said, "Oh, I have seen most of the women in the City Lord's Mansion. I should remember someone as beautiful and outstanding as you, but I have never seen you before. So I guess you must be Xia Wei, whom the Second Young Master just brought into the mansion."
As Gu Jiangli spoke, her heart pounded with anxiety.
She never expected to meet her today, and she never expected that Xia Wei was Jiang Huaizhi's person.
In her memories of her previous life, Xia Wei was a very difficult person to deal with.
Because Xia Wei never openly makes enemies of anyone, but always stirs up conflict between Gu Jiangli and Sun Chan behind their backs, while Gu Jiangli watches from the sidelines, enjoying the farce.
Gu Jiangli initially thought that since she had no connection with Jiang Huaisong this time, she should avoid contact with Xia Wei if possible.
Unexpectedly, Xia Wei's background was not simple either.
Xia Wei covered her mouth slightly, her cheeks flushed, and said shyly, "Madam, your words make me blush. In terms of beauty and temperament, how can I compare to you, Madam?"
She turned to the side, looking somewhat awkward, making it impossible to tell whether her words were sincere or not.
Jiang Huai stepped forward and gave her a look. Xia Wei immediately straightened up and then gave a very polite bow.
"Madam, please forgive my rudeness. I am a woman of the world, and seeing your kind nature, I forgot my manners and neglected my etiquette. Please forgive me."
"It's alright." Gu Jiangli wasn't the type to care about such trivial matters.
Jiang Huaizhi walked over and introduced her: "Jiang Li, Xia Wei is my subordinate. She is trustworthy. If there is anything you need her to do, just tell her anytime."
Gu Jiangli looked into his eyes and asked, "What was your intention in arranging for her to be by Jiang Huaisong's side? To cause trouble in Jiang Huaisong's backyard?"
"Xia Wei is quite useful. With her stirring things up, at least Jiang Huaisong will become more and more distant from Sun Chan. As long as Sun Chan has no backers, her determination to fake a pregnancy and borrow a child will only become stronger."
Gu Jiangli sighed softly.
No wonder my life in the city lord's mansion was so difficult in my previous life; it turns out I was surrounded by enemies.
She had thought that since she was exactly the type of woman Jiang Huaisong liked, he shouldn't have been so heartless towards her.
Now she understands that someone didn't want Jiang Huaisong and his wife to be harmonious.
Xia Wei then let out a charming laugh, "Don't worry, Madam. I'm very good at whispering sweet nothings in your ear. With me around, Jiang Huaisong and Sun Chan will definitely keep arguing, and Sun Chan will be tormented every day."
Gu Jiangli was puzzled when she heard this: "Huaizhi, is Sun Chan also a target of your revenge?"
"Of course, she used to pester me relentlessly, which was already annoying. Later, she even joined forces with that Chen family brat to attack you at Linglong Garden, trying to make you the laughingstock of the whole city. She bullied you like that, so of course she should be punished."
It turns out that she was also involved in this.
Sun Chan is indeed a detestable person, both in her previous life and this one.
It seems that Jiang Huaizhi had Sun Chan in mind from the very beginning when he did all these things.
"So, arranging for Sun Chan to marry Jiang Huaisong was also your doing?"
"It was me. I told my parents that if we wanted Jiang Huaisong to settle down, we should arrange a marriage for him. As his elder brother, I would prepare all the dowry and betrothal gifts. Sun Bai and Jiang Huaisong are already on good terms, and the two families have a close relationship. If Sun Chan could marry him, it would be a double blessing. I persuaded them with all my heart, completely for Jiang Huaisong's good, so of course they wouldn't object."
"She loved you, but she married Jiang Huaisong. From that moment on, her punishment began, didn't it?"
"Jiang Li is indeed clever. She did offend you after all, so letting her suffer a little is nothing." Jiang Huaizhi smiled, then asked expectantly, "Are you happy that I punished Sun Chan?"
"Happy." Gu Jiangli answered without hesitation.
She already knew the right way to deal with Jiang Huaizhi.
As long as you go along with what he says, you won't see him looking pitiful with tears in his eyes.
If I were to say a few more words to stop him, he would inevitably get agitated and start coughing again.
Sure enough, Jiang Huaizhi smiled broadly, "Okay, as long as Jiang Li is happy."
His eyes shone, and his words were filled with undisguised joy: "Jiang Li, Sun Chan will probably be bouncing around for a few more days. Father and Mother will also dote on her extra. Don't worry about it. You have to believe that it won't be long before she stops laughing."
"I know." Gu Jiangli gave him a reassuring look.
Knowing Sun Chan as she did, she knew that once she got pregnant, Sun Chan would definitely come and brag about it to her.
As long as she pretends not to see it, that's fine.
This is not difficult.
"If I were to have an argument with her and unintentionally let her know that we already know about her plans, then all your schemes would be in vain."
"That's right. If she really comes looking for trouble, just tell Xia Wei to go and sow discord between Jiang Huaisong and Xia Wei. All the trouble she's caused you will eventually backfire on her."
"Huaizhi, I understand."
"Alright, then I'll tell you everything about all the shops I own, my men, and my spies. Besides Xia Wei, I also have people in the city lord's courtyard. Although many shops in Qingfeng Middle School don't have my name on them, the money they earn still flows back into my hands. I won't hide any of these things from you."
His face was full of sincerity, so Gu Jiangli naturally couldn't refuse, "Okay."
She was indeed very curious about Jiang Huaizhi's secret.
She would take this opportunity to find out exactly how many surprises this unassuming man was hiding.
But when Jiang Huaizhi took out a small box of house deeds and land deeds, Gu Jiangli was still taken aback.
She had thought Jiang Huaizhi would be very rich and had hidden a lot of assets, but she didn't expect it to be this much!
"Are all of these yours?"
"These are the properties I currently own; there are others that are not under my control. It's fair to say that nearly half of the businesses in Qingfeng City belong to me."
"That's outrageous?!"
"After all, it costs money to set up spies and recruit subordinates. And he'll need money when the child is born too."
Gu Jiangli took a deep breath. "Huaizhi, even three hundred children wouldn't be able to spend all this money."
Jiang Huai chuckled lightly: "It's always better to be prepared."
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