Grandma Jiang's smile faded slightly. "I wonder what Azi wants to ask?"
"I just want to ask, when did your second uncle and aunt start thinking about inheriting the Marquis's mansion?"
The last vestige of Jiang Er's smile vanished, replaced by a hint of panic in her eyes. She forced herself to say, "What are you saying, A-Zi? How could your second uncle and I dare to even dream of such a blasphemous thing!"
Grandma Jiang's denial was within Jiang Segu's expectations.
"Second Aunt, I wouldn't have dared to bother you without concrete evidence. Where should we begin?"
Jiang Segu hesitated for a moment before speaking softly, "When Grandfather went to Canghua Pavilion that day, it was Second Uncle who sent someone to take Grandfather there, wasn't it?"
"As for the matter of Shaoyao's false pregnancy, only Second Aunt has the ability to fabricate such a thing out of thin air!"
"The person who framed my mother for pushing the peony into the pond and bribed the two old women must have been my second aunt!"
"And Aunt Xiao, Aunt Hou, and even Cailan in my yard, are all Second Aunt's people, right?"
Every time Jiang Segu said something, she would pause slightly, her eyes fixed on Jiang Er Nainai, not daring to miss a single expression from her.
After hearing Jiang Segu's accusations, Grandma Jiang's eyes darted around only when it came to the matter of Shaoyao's false pregnancy; she just shook her head at everything else.
For a long time, there was no sound of speaking in the main hall.
Jiang Segu's patience was running out. Seeing that Grandma Jiang Er remained silent, he had no choice but to speak again.
"Since Second Aunt isn't telling the truth, then let's go see Grandmother and let her decide!"
Second Madam Jiang grabbed Jiang Segu and said hastily, "Azi, your second aunt was forced into this situation! I dare not disobey the Marquis's orders!"
As you know, our second branch of the family has had a difficult time in the Marquis's mansion. The Marquis said that if I obeyed his orders, he would allow your second uncle and me to establish our own household and no longer have to depend on others for survival.
Ah Zi, look at your second aunt's living quarters and the servants in the courtyard, and then look at your second aunt's hands..."
The second wife's residence was located at the westernmost part of the entire Marquis's mansion, where the summer heat was unbearable.
The size of Luomei Courtyard is even smaller than the courtyard where Jiang Segu lives.
As for the servants in the courtyard.
Grandma Zhengjing had four head maids, eight second-class maids, sixteen third-class maids, and several servants.
Jiang Er Nai Nai only had two head maids and four second-class maids by her side, no third-class maids, and only two servants for general labor.
As for Jiang Er Nainai's hands, because the main kitchen cut back on the second family's expenses, the food they were given was always inedible. So Jiang Er Nainai had to set up her own stove and ask the main kitchen for ingredients to cook for Jiang Er Ye herself.
Grandma Jiang looked miserable. "Your second uncle and I aren't that greedy. We don't want fleeting glory. We just want a peaceful life!"
Jiang Segu lowered his eyes, unsure whether to believe Jiang Er's words or not.
After a moment, she asked, "Besides giving the medicine to the peony, what else did Second Aunt do?"
Grandma Jiang struggled slightly, her lips twitching a few times, but she still couldn't say anything.
"If Second Aunt really just wants a peaceful life, I can think of a way for her."
Grandma Jiang looked at Jiang Segu with delight, but then lowered her eyes again, "You're just a child, what ability do you have to help our second branch escape from the Marquis's mansion?"
"If my second uncle is transferred away from the capital, he will naturally be able to leave the Marquis's mansion!"
Grandma Jiang's almond-shaped eyes flickered slightly, as if she were trying to discern the truth or falsehood of Jiang Segu's words.
Jiang Segu had no choice but to bring up Gu Songhan again.
"Although Second Aunt knows Deputy Commander Gu, you don't know that he was once a general in the Northwest Camp. Currently, he has a brother who is the General of Tianjin Garrison. If I were to ask Deputy Commander Gu to send Second Uncle to Tianjin Garrison, it shouldn't be a problem!"
Out of respect for Deputy Commander Gu, my second uncle's life in Tianjin will surely be better than in Beijing.
"Isn't that right, Second Aunt?"
Hearing this, Grandma Jiang no longer had any reservations and confessed everything about how the second wife had been involved.
"After you got involved with the Song family, the Marquis was always afraid of their retaliation, so he wanted to find an excuse to send you out of the Marquis's mansion. Later, when he found out that you had sent someone to Shunde, he sent someone from your second uncle's side with you!"
Those who followed Changping realized that someone else was following him, so they dared not make any rash moves. It wasn't until Changping and Ding Weichang were trading at Chunfeng Tower that Changping, taking advantage of the waiter's inattention, put the poison of the poinsettia into the tea, thus poisoning Ding Weichang to death. This caused Changping to get into a murder case. Originally, he wanted to use this as an excuse to send you to the estate to prevent you from causing any more trouble.
However, it wasn't your second uncle who instructed us to spread the rumors in the capital! We also don't know why the matter became known throughout the capital overnight!
Grandma Jiang was unaware, but Jiang Segu knew the inside story.
However, to her astonishment, Ding Weichang's death was actually caused by someone sent by her second uncle!
Why did Ding Weiming step forward to take the blame?
Jiang Segu didn't understand, but she didn't think about it too much. In her opinion, it was all in the past!
"Later, your mother said she had prepared a dowry of 100,000 gold coins for you, which swayed the Marquis's heart. That's why Peony entered the manor, and why you and the child in her womb were incompatible!"
"So, the peony entering the mansion and the fortune teller's prediction were all things my grandfather did to force my mother to hand over money?"
Grandma Jiang nodded.
"Does Second Aunt know anything about the incident of falling into the pond and the matter of Panax notoginseng powder?"
"I really don't know."
As if afraid that Jiang Segu wouldn't believe her, Second Madam Jiang added, "I haven't even hidden the things in Shunde from you, so how could I hide anything else!"
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