"He is Zhou Yuan!" Gu Songhan said in a cold tone, "When I was following Zhou Yuan before, I heard him offer a plan to lure you to the lakeside today, push you into the water, and then have the person who was waiting by the lakeside early in the morning, namely the weak scholar from earlier, go into the water to save you."
He also planned for your mother and others to come here and witness the affair, after which your grandfather would bring his men and betroth you to that weak scholar on the spot, thus swindling you out of your dowry.
Jiang Segu's face was filled with anger as he listened.
At first, she thought that her second aunt had orchestrated this whole thing to kick her out of the Marquis's mansion, so that she would be powerless to interfere in the affairs of the mansion.
Little did anyone know, all of this was a scheme orchestrated by my grandfather for money!
She suddenly thought of everything that had happened before, the questions she couldn't understand, and the master she couldn't find... If all of this was her grandfather's doing, then everything seemed to make sense!
Why did my aunt insist on killing my mother? It wasn't for her own sake, but because my grandfather instructed her to do it, and she had no choice but to do it.
Why did my second aunt's younger brother bribe the doctor, and why did Peony suddenly enter the mansion...? And now, why is Seventh Sister suddenly throwing a tantrum...? All of this is because my grandfather is behind it all!
What is the purpose?
It's all for the money in my mother's hands...
But, it's not like my grandfather didn't know my mother was rich, so why did he suddenly have this idea?
Jiang Segu felt that there might be reasons she didn't know about.
Seeing her frown and remain silent, Gu Songhan assumed she was angry that Marquis Changping had plotted against her for money, so he comforted her, saying, "Don't worry, as long as I'm here, I will never let anyone hurt you!"
Jiang Segu's delicate eyebrows relaxed a little. "I was wondering why my grandfather came up with this idea!"
"I overheard Marquis Changping and Zhou Yuan talking about a dowry of 100,000 gold pieces!"
Jiang Segu immediately understood. It was when the Shunde incident happened that her mother, in order to protect her, said that she had prepared a dowry of 100,000 gold coins for herself, which aroused her grandfather's greed!
What are you planning to do?
Marquis Changping was, after all, the little girl's grandfather, so he couldn't act rashly.
If my guesses are all correct, then was my mother's death in my previous life also related to my grandfather?
The thought of this possibility made Jiang Segu's blood boil, and his tightly clenched hands almost broke his palms from excessive force.
Ignoring the difference between men and women, Gu Songhan took Jiang Segu's hand and pried her fingers apart little by little.
The little girl's hands, soft and boneless, were refreshingly cool even in this hot weather.
On her delicate pink palm were several crescent-shaped red marks. Gu Songhan's eyes darkened considerably, and he immediately promised, "As long as you speak, I will not let your grandfather leave the villa alive!"
Killing my grandfather would solve everything!
Mother will never be harmed or framed again...
The thought was racing through Jiang Segu's mind, but the warmth from her palm soothed her cold and icy heart, and Jiang Segu slowly calmed down!
This is the Song Family Villa, where a peach blossom banquet is being held for distinguished guests.
For the safety of all these distinguished guests, there must be quite a few guards.
Jiang Segu believed that Gu Songhan was capable of killing his grandfather in such a place, but if something went wrong and he was discovered, Gu Songhan's career would be ruined because of his grandfather, such a worthless scoundrel!
Not worth it!
She didn't want Gu Songhan to take any risks for her!
Therefore, she suppressed the urge to kill her grandfather and said in a gentle voice, "He is still my grandfather. Even if he has a thousand faults, I cannot let others laugh at me!"
"So you mean we'll wait until we leave the villa..."
"No, what I mean is to interrogate Zhou Yuan first and see what else he can come up with! I want to know if the peony's entry into the mansion is related to my grandfather!"
And what about Peony's fake pregnancy to enter the mansion, the scheme to drown my mother, Xiao's mother searching my yard, Hou's mother betraying me... Are all these things related to my grandfather?
If it's related, I certainly won't be lenient; I'm just afraid there might be some inside information we don't know!
Gu Songhan felt that Jiang Segu's consideration was very thoughtful, and agreed to have someone interrogate Zhou Yuan. Then he instructed, "The waters of this Peach Blossom Banquet are very deep. You should take your mother and leave as soon as possible!"
His mention reminded Jiang Segu of Song Yuhui's matter.
“I just saw Song Yuhui, but the Song family said she was Song Yurong, the daughter of the third son of Grand Tutor Song. Even if she changed her makeup and abandoned her favorite white dress, I can’t be mistaken, she is Song Yuhui!”
Gu Songhan also recalled what happened in the bamboo forest. He had been mingling with the crowd when he saw the little girl being bullied, and he almost rushed out.
But if he were to step in to protect the situation, who knows how many more troubles would arise!
If he can't protect each other openly, he'll resort to underhanded tactics!
At that time, he had already prepared his darts, ready to shoot the three pampered girls of the Song family, but he never expected that the girl would not give him a chance to protect her.
Just then, Jiang Segu continued, "I once heard people talking at the tea house that Wu Feitao had caused a scene on the day he took a concubine. There must be something more to it!"
"Don't worry, I'll ask Wu Feitao later. He's been buzzing around me like a fly lately, so I figure he'll answer my question!"
Just then, Zhou Yuan woke up on the ground. He subconsciously tried to get up, but Gu Songhan, who had just noticed, kicked him in the back of the neck, and he passed out again!
"I'll have someone take Zhou Yuan out of the villa first, and you should leave quickly too! Follow the road west of the lake, and at the third intersection, turn left to reach the garden where the female guests are staying."
Jiang Segu nodded, "Be careful..."
And so, the two went off in opposite directions, east and west...
Following Gu Songhan's advice, Jiang Segu returned to the garden.
When the female guests in the garden saw her arrive, they no longer ignored her as before, and their eyes showed a hint of respect.
Jiang Segu was too lazy to guess what these noble ladies, whom he might only see once in his life, were thinking, and searched for his mother in the crowd.
At this moment, a maid from the Song family saw her and stepped forward respectfully, saying, "Sixth Miss Jiang, Third Madam Jiang is currently with our Madam. The Madam instructed me to take you there if I see Sixth Miss Jiang."
After what happened with Dong Xuzhi, Jiang Segu dared not follow anyone around casually anymore, so she tried to probe the maid with her words.
"I wonder if my mother is alone with Madam Song, or if my grandmother is also there?"
"Replying to Miss Jiang Liu, only Madam Jiang San and Madam Jiang Er, along with your two young ladies, are present. This servant did not see anyone else!"
Just then, Madam Jiang walked in from the east gate of the garden with a happy expression.
Jiang Chuhui followed behind her, and there was no one else.
"My aunt and eldest sister are here. Why don't I ask them to come along?"
The maid's expression remained unchanged.
Jiang Segu finally believed that his mother was indeed with Madam Song. However, he was afraid that Madam Song had no good intentions.
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