Madam Song arrived quickly with her entourage. Seeing that Song Yurong had been tortured beyond recognition, she felt both lingering fear and relief that it wasn't her daughter!
When her father-in-law wrote to her asking Hui Niang to be his daughter, she was extremely unwilling.
After all, if she acknowledges Hui Niang, what will happen to her Rong Niang!
She only agreed to the matter after hearing that it was to use Hui Niang to win over Prince Jing'an.
Everyone in Northern Wei knew that Prince Jing'an, Guo Yong, was a bandit by origin, rude, arrogant, and old! She had no interest in telling her daughter about such a person!
"Quickly put a cloak on the young lady. I've already asked the temple for a sedan chair, using the excuse that she sprained her ankle. Warrior monks will be here soon, so make sure she's covered up tightly!"
Soon, two monks carrying a sedan chair arrived.
After Madam Song and the others left, Jiang Segu and Qiaohe, who had just witnessed such an eye-opening day, still couldn't close their mouths!
Qinghong remained completely unfazed; she had seen many such incidents on the northwestern border.
"Girl, everyone's gone. Can we leave now?"
Jiang Segu stared blankly at Qing Hong, still unable to recover from the shock he had just experienced.
That's absolutely terrifying!
The idea that romantic love between men and women, when it reaches its deepest point, creates an indescribable realm... is all a lie!
Song Yurong screamed so pitifully, and Prince Jing'an went mad like a pig being slaughtered. What's so wonderful about that?
From then on, she never believed what was written in books again!
Seeing the lingering fear in her eyes, Qinghong called out again, "Miss! We should go!"
At Qinghong's prompting, Jiang Segu and Qiaohe, supporting each other, descended the western mountain, their legs trembling...
After offering incense and praying to Buddha, Madam Jiang would usually have lunch at Fahua Temple and then return home after a rest.
Seeing that Jiang Segu looked unwell today, and unable to find out why, and with the bright sun outside receding and a northeast wind blowing, the people in the temple guessed that it would rain in the afternoon. So Old Madam Jiang went back without even having lunch!
On the way back to the manor, Old Madam Jiang took out the amulet she had obtained from Master Liaowu from her sleeve and handed it to Jiang Segu. "Keep it safe. Keep it in your sachet and carry it with you on a daily basis to ensure your safety!"
Jiang Segu looked at the neatly folded paper and wanted to open it to see what was written inside, but was slapped by Old Madam Jiang. "You little kid, you really don't know anything! This thing can't be opened, it won't work if you do! Take off the sachet from your waist, and Grandma will put it in for you!"
Jiang Segu pouted and obediently took off the sachet and handed it to Old Madam Jiang.
Madam Jiang carefully put the amulet away and handed it back to Jiang Segu, saying, "Go back and tell your servants, whatever you do, don't open it!"
"Okay, Azi understands!"
***
Upon returning to the Marquis's residence, Jiang Segu had not yet had lunch when Jiang Youhui came looking for him.
"Hearing that Sixth Sister has returned to the manor, she must have missed lunch. So I've taken the liberty of bringing Sixth Sister's lunch along with her. I hope Sixth Sister won't be angry with me for taking the liberty of doing this!"
Because of the cherry blossom forest incident, Jiang Segu has been feeling listless, but seeing Jiang Youhui come to him, he has no choice but to force himself to cheer up.
"Seventh Sister rarely comes to visit me, how could I blame her! But has the poison in Seventh Sister been cured?"
"Thank you for your concern, Sister Liu. I've recovered after taking Doctor Li's medicine, so I came here specifically to thank you!"
"I'm glad you don't blame me for my rash actions yesterday when I was in a panic. May I ask what brings you here today?"
Jiang Youhui smiled gently, "What could be wrong? We sisters should stay in touch!"
As he spoke, he placed the food from the food box onto the table.
As she placed the vegetables, the scars on her wrists were faintly visible.
Jiang Segu pretended not to see anything, "Seventh Sister, sit down and eat. I'm not used to being served like this!"
Qiaolian quickly stepped forward to take over, "Seventh Miss, you're making us look lazy. Please sit down, or our young lady will punish us for being tactless!"
Jiang Youhui then sat down and picked up her chopsticks to serve Jiang Segu some food. "Sixth Sister, try this. I heard it's a new recipe the cook came up with."
"Seventh Sister, don't be shy, you should eat too!"
"My younger sister has been at home all morning and isn't hungry, but Sixth Sister has been running around with Grandmother all morning and must be starving. I've heard that Sixth Sister likes steamed dishes, and the burdock root steamed in the kitchen today is quite good, Sister, please try it!"
Jiang Segu couldn't resist Jiang Youhui's extremely attentive serving of food. She was afraid that if she didn't ask about the scars on Jiang Youhui's wrist, Jiang Youhui would keep serving her food.
Looking at the bowl piled high with food in front of him, Jiang Segu decided to compromise.
"Seventh Sister, as you said, we are all sisters of the same family. Just say what you want to say, there's no need to beat around the bush!"
Jiang Youhui was so angry she almost choked. She had made it so obvious, didn't Jiang Segu even ask about the scars on her body? Was she doing this on purpose?
She inwardly grumbled, but dared not show the slightest dissatisfaction on her face.
Jiang Youhui glanced at Qiaolian and the other three people in the room, then lowered her eyes, pursed her lips, and said nothing more.
"These are all my trusted maids; this will not be revealed to anyone!"
Jiang Youhui hurriedly waved her hand, "I don't doubt the people in Sixth Sister's room. Anyone who can serve in Sixth Sister's room must be good! It's just... it's just that my sister..."
Seeing her hesitant manner, Jiang Segu kindly suggested, "Why don't you wait until you've thought it through before coming to find me, little sister?"
Jiang Youhui was once again so angry that she felt a lump in her throat, but she couldn't say anything disrespectful. She just bit her lip and pulled up her sleeve.
Her delicate, slender arms, white as scallions, were covered with scars, which looked like they had been there recently.
Jiang Segu remained silent, his eyes showing no emotion.
In my previous life, I suffered far more than this!
Seeing that her expression remained unchanged and showed no sympathy whatsoever, Jiang Youhui cursed her in her heart for being cold-blooded, while saying pitiful words aloud.
"My mother beat me like this. She blamed me for saying those things to my sixth sister! She said it was just a lesson, and if there's a next time, she won't let me off so easily!"
Jiang Segu squinted and looked Jiang Youhui up and down.
Jiang Youhui felt uneasy under her gaze and asked, "What are you doing, sister?"
"I observed that Seventh Sister doesn't seem stupid. Why would she tell Second Aunt about what happened yesterday?"
"My mother asked me that question, and when I didn't answer, she hit me!"
"Oh dear, that's my fault! Even so, Seventh Sister, you should go back quickly, lest Second Aunt thinks you've come to leak secrets to me again and beats you up again!"
Jiang Youhui knelt directly in front of Jiang Segu, her face pale, her neck tilted back, and she said pitifully, "Sixth sister, please save me!"
“I’m just a child who hasn’t reached the age of marriage yet, how can I save you? Why don’t you go and beg your grandmother to scold your second aunt? If you don’t dare, I’ll go and say it for you!”
Ah! So you came here hoping I'd plead with your grandmother on your behalf! You should have said so earlier, I definitely would have helped you!
As he spoke, he stood up.
Jiang Youhui grabbed her arm, "Sixth Sister, that's not what I meant!"
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