"So what do you mean?"
Jiang Segu coldly brushed Jiang Youhui's hand away. "Seventh Sister, there's no need for you to put on an act for me. I don't like watching! Speak your mind directly. If you continue to act coy, whether you like it or not, I'll take you to see Grandmother right now!"
Jiang Youhui immediately became obedient. If this matter reached the old lady's ears, her mother would not let her off!
“My mother sent me to gain my sixth sister’s sympathy so that I could stay in her courtyard and gather information for her.”
My second aunt really went to great lengths; she was even willing to harm her own daughter in order to plant people around her.
But what are you trying to find out from her?
If the second uncle intends to vie for the position of heir to the Marquis's mansion, he should place someone by the side of the eldest uncle, or place someone in the brother's courtyard!
Why did she send Jiang Youhui to her place?
Jiang Segu suddenly remembered something, "Yesterday at the Peach Blossom Banquet, it seemed that my seventh sister and second aunt knew that I was acquainted with Deputy Commander Gu. Who told you this?"
"It's Madam Hou!"
"Was Aunt Hou bribed by you?"
Jiang Youhui quickly shook her head, "No, it's because one night I couldn't sleep, so I went for a walk in the garden and overheard Madam Hou talking to someone else about it."
"Did you see what that person looked like?"
"The moon was dim that night, so I can't say for sure it was her!"
This means that you've seen what that person looks like!
Jiang Segu pressed on, "Who do you look like?"
"Like Zilan, who was by my aunt's side."
Another purple orchid?
"Do you remember the exact date?"
"I didn't pay attention to that, it should be around ten days!"
About ten days?
Zilan should not be in the manor!
A person who was not in the mansion was identified by others time and time again!
Was the entry and exit record tampered with, or is there another reason?
"Qiaohe!"
Jiang Segu only called Qiaohe's name, and Qiaohe nodded and withdrew.
"Then what did you mean yesterday when you said that your uncle used his own daughter as a bargaining chip?"
Jiang Youhui was too ashamed to speak; how could a young woman like her talk about such a thing!
Jiang Segu did not urge Jiang Youhui, and patiently waited for her to speak.
During that time, I also ate a lotus root sandwich.
The lotus root sandwiches were fried until golden brown, with a perfect balance of lean and fatty meat filling, and topped with a thick sauce, making them tender and delicious.
Therefore, Jiang Segu added another piece.
“Uncle… my father said that my uncle openly sells my older sister to anyone who can afford the price. He will give her to that person for one night!”
Jiang Youhui's words startled Jiang Segu so much that she lost her grip on her chopsticks, which fell onto her jade-white pleated skirt.
The clean, white dress was instantly stained with soup, making it extremely conspicuous.
Jiang Segu could hardly believe what he was hearing!
He took a few deep breaths to calm his astonishment.
How did my second uncle find out about this?
“My father once saw my eldest sister being embraced by a man as she walked out of the Zuichunlou brothel while he was out socializing. Not long after, my uncle also came out of the Zuichunlou brothel.”
My mother also said that my eldest sister didn't go to the village to recuperate at all, but because she was pregnant and went there to have an abortion..."
Jiang Youhui's words were so contrary to Jiang Segu's understanding that they were completely overturned.
She didn't know whether to curse Master Jiang and Madam Jiang for being heartless and insane, or to say that they were incredibly audacious!
That's their own daughter!
How could that be!
How could they do something so outrageous!
But since the eldest sister is no longer a virgin, how can she still enter the palace to serve the emperor?
If the Emperor finds out, it would be a crime of deceiving the Emperor, punishable by the execution of the entire family!
Jiang Youhui did not speak again, but gave Jiang Segu enough time to calm down.
When she overheard all this, she hung on the tree for a whole night without making a single move.
Looking at the entire Marquis's mansion with a cold eye, only her third aunt and Brother Lin seemed like normal people!
Jiang Youhui glanced at Jiang Segu discreetly.
The sixth sister in front of me had previously acted recklessly and absurdly.
She followed her cousin Liang around all day, being all lovey-dovey, without any of the reserve a young lady should have.
Everyone said that her grandmother doted on her sixth sister, and she had secretly envied her. But her mother said that such doting was like a persimmon laced with arsenic; it tasted sweet but would kill her!
However, her sixth sister has changed quite a bit lately... But then, she shook her head inwardly, thinking of the poison Jiang Segu had given her, and felt that Jiang Segu didn't seem to have changed at all!
If anything has changed, it's become even more outrageous!
Nowadays, women even dare to leave men in their boudoirs late at night!
Jiang Segu was unaware of what Jiang Youhui was thinking. By the time she had processed what Jiang Youhui had said, the food on the table had gone cold!
"What else do you know about your uncle?"
Speaking of their uncle, he's done quite a few outrageous things!
But she couldn't talk about those things; it all depended on Sixth Sister's, or rather, Deputy Commander Gu's, abilities!
She approached her sixth sister only in the hope that one day in the future, she could help her leave the Marquis's mansion safely.
This thought had been lingering in her mind ever since she learned that her sixth sister and Deputy Commander Gu knew each other.
The Commander of the Military Affairs Division was not a high-ranking official in the capital, a city full of nobles. However, the tasks she needed to accomplish did not require a high rank; all that mattered was having the means to do them.
Jiang Youhui shook her head. "I overheard everything about my older sister. I was so scared when I heard it that I haven't dared to eavesdrop for a long time!"
"How much do you know about the peony?"
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