Jiang Wanyu snapped, "Shut up!"
Ma Bocai then shrank his neck and quickly shut his mouth, but suddenly slapped his thigh and said, "That's right, I seem to have heard rumors about this. The First Madam has indeed never shown her face!"
Lu Tu was thoroughly annoyed: "Why is it always this kind of messy stuff? Can't you come up with something original?"
Jiang Wanyu nodded heavily: "I know you won't believe me if I tell you this, so I'm hiding the truth. I suppose Ma Bocai has also mentioned that the Sixth Prince, who is now the Emperor, has taken a liking to me and wants to take me as a concubine. This is one of the main reasons why I took out the Jiang family's money."
Song Yuxi said in a deep voice, "Are there other reasons?"
Nangong Huiyu snorted, "The other reason is just finding a scapegoat."
Jiang Wanyu frowned: "Second Madam, I know you look down on me, after all, I lied, but you must understand my predicament. Since I joined the village, have I ever done anything to hurt anyone?"
Nangong Huiyu shook her head: "No, the key is that you're in the warehouse keeping accounts every day, so you don't have the chance!"
"At least you can tell that I have no desire to go back to that secluded mansion."
Then Jiang Wanyu looked at Lü Tu and said, "Sir, could you let this guy leave for a while?"
Lu Tu shouted at the top of his lungs, "Tiger, come in and take him away!"
Liu Hu quickly ran in, glanced at everyone present, and only Ma Bocai was a stranger. Without Lü Tu needing to say anything, he simply dragged him out.
This terrified Ma Bocai, who cried out in despair, "My lord, my lady, my young lady, save me!"
Nangong Huiyu couldn't help but say sourly, "What are you shouting about? You're shouting like you're a family."
Song Yuxi also asked Aqiao and Lingdang to go out, and waited until there were only the four of them left.
Jiang Wanyu then stood up, instantly transforming from a maid to a refined young lady. Just standing there, even in simple clothes, she was completely different from before, and her temperament was almost on par with Song Yuxi.
She gracefully bowed to Song Yuxi: "I know what Madam is wary of. It must be the matter of the Song family that you confided in me that day. Although I live in the inner quarters, I have heard about the Song family's affairs. It was Jiang Lingfeng who betrayed us first. I want to apologize to Madam here."
Song Yuxi waved her hand: "Let bygones be bygones."
Jiang Wanyu nodded and said, "Is Madam afraid that if I am captured by Jiang Lingfeng and taken back, I will reveal your plan to take revenge here?"
Seeing that she had gotten to the heart of the matter in one sentence, Lü Tu quickly said, "That's right! No one can know about this, so I can only ask you to bear with it."
"Does Your Excellency intend to kill me?"
Lu Tu nodded, "Yes, this is the time to let him do this."
Can I plead for them?
Do you think it works?
Jiang Wanyu shook her head: "What if I try a different approach?"
Nangong Huiyu spoke first: "No, absolutely not! Even if you are like this, we cannot truly accept you!"
After she made it clear, everyone present understood perfectly that Jiang Wanyu's only chance to survive was to gain the complete trust of Lü Tu and Song Yuxi.
The best way to trust her is to marry Lü Tu!
Jiang Wanyu looked at Song Yuxi, changing her usual way of addressing her: "Sister Song, have you ever heard of the Gao family of Bohai?"
Song Yuxi frowned: "Could it be that your mother is from the Gao family of Bohai? Wasn't the Gao family executed seven years ago?"
Jiang Wanyu nodded with a bitter expression: "That's right! Jiang Lingfeng framed my grandfather, and the Gao family was implicated in a literary inquisition, falsely accused of speaking out against injustice for the previous dynasty. That's why I hate him so much!"
Seeing Lu Tu's puzzled look, Song Yuxi was about to explain, but Jiang Wanyu interrupted her, saying, "The Gao family of Bohai has been prosperous for more than two hundred years and once held the position of one of the Three Dukes in the previous dynasty."
Lu Tu nodded in relief: "So, in that case, your family is indeed a prestigious and prominent one."
Jiang Wanyu knew that he didn't have much time left, so she quickly said, "Sir, do you know why the Gao family of Bohai has been able to stand for two hundred years?"
Nangong Huiyu teased, "Didn't it just collapse?"
Jiang Wanyu took a deep breath, wanting to refute but unable to find the words, so she could only give up in frustration.
Song Yuxi came to the rescue, saying, "Because for a long time, the Gao family was the leading family of scholars in the world. As long as there were any members of the Gao family alive, they could rally scholars from all over the world with a single call. Only the Gao family could have such influence before!"
Jiang Wanyu nodded slightly to Song Yuxi as a sign of gratitude.
Lu Tu gave Jiang Wanyu a deep look and understood that the reason Jiang Wanyu brought up this matter was essentially her dowry. This was also to increase her bargaining power and make Lu Tu accept her so that she could save her life.
Seeing that Lü Tu remained unmoved, Jiang Wanyu couldn't help but panic. She knew very well how decisive Lü Tu was. Once Lü Tu had the will to kill, no amount of persuasion would work, and she would only face death!
"Brother Lü, please accept me as your disciple! I know your grand ambitions, and you will definitely need my help in the future. Even if I am the only granddaughter left in the Gao family, I am still a member of the Gao family. As long as I step forward when the time comes, you will surely receive countless assistance!"
Nangong Huiyu was alarmed when she heard this. She was already in a highly sensitive period of pregnancy. How could any woman stand to see another woman seducing her husband right in front of her?
Before she could even open her mouth to scold, Song Yuxi stopped her: "Xiaoyu, sit down, don't upset the baby."
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