Jiang Segu ultimately did not go to the garden, but instead went to Zhaotaiyuan.
"Grandmother, what is Grandfather trying to do? She hasn't even come of age yet, and he's already having her portrait painted. Could it be that he's in a hurry to drive Azi out of the Marquis's mansion?"
Hearing her coquettish and silly words, Old Madam Jiang just smiled and remained silent.
"Grandmother, you're still laughing! Could it be that you also want Azi to be married off early and suffer at someone's hands?"
"You little rascal, don't think your grandmother doesn't know what you're up to! You just want your grandmother to step in so that your grandfather won't use any more tricks to drag your mother into this!"
Jiang Segu looked shocked. "Grandmother, how come you can read my mind like a worm? You know everything I'm thinking!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Old Madam Jiang flicked her forehead, scoldingly saying, "How dare you speak to your grandmother like that!"
"Grandmother, I was wrong!"
Jiang Segu didn't even cry out in pain before admitting her mistake. Then she wrapped her arm around Old Madam Jiang's arm and said, "Grandmother, Azi is still young and doesn't want to get married yet!"
"Really?" Old Madam Jiang looked incredulous. "You're afraid your grandfather will play matchmaker and marry you off to someone unrelated, while you'll marry your second sister off to your sweetheart instead!"
Jiang Segu's face flushed red. "Grandmother, what are you saying!" Then she asked in shock, "Grandmother knows about what happened in the front yard?"
This shock was genuine.
Grandma Jiang sighed deeply. "I know what your grandfather and your eldest uncle are thinking, and even about your eldest sister..." She paused, then finally admitted, "I know about it too!"
"Why didn't Grandmother stop it when she knew?"
Madam Jiang gave a bitter smile, "Do you think that your grandmother can save your eldest sister by intervening once? No way!"
"Grandmother can take my eldest sister and raise her, that way..."
“Azi, you are still too young! Think about it, can this matter really be avoided just by your grandmother taking your eldest sister to live with her? The eldest branch of the family has more than just your eldest sister as a daughter!”
Jiang Segu was speechless.
The eldest sister escaped this calamity, but other sisters will suffer the same fate.
Furthermore, the eldest sister is exceptionally beautiful and has a radiant appearance. The eldest uncle will definitely use her marriage as a bargaining chip... Unless the eldest uncle can change his nature, the eldest daughters will ultimately not have a good ending!
Jiang Segu recalled his previous life.
In her previous life, of the four legitimate daughters of the eldest son's family, only the eldest sister entered the palace. The other three sisters were either married off to noblemen as concubines or to illegitimate sons of powerful families, and all of them lived very difficult lives.
Later, when the eldest sister got into trouble, the three sisters were either harmed or killed by their husbands' families, and none of them had a good ending!
Thinking of this, Jiang Segu felt a chill creep over him.
Seeing that her face was very pale, Old Madam Jiang raised her hand to comfort her, but as soon as her hand touched Jiang Segu's shoulder, Jiang Segu suddenly shivered.
Madam Jiang withdrew her hand, her eyes deep and thoughtful. "Does Azi think that her grandmother is heartless?"
Jiang Segu stared blankly at Old Madam Jiang, not understanding why she would ask such a question.
Seeing this, Old Madam Jiang sighed again and advised, "Azi, the eldest son's family is a swamp, don't interfere in their affairs!"
Grandma knows you have a kind heart, but sometimes, kindness should be tempered with one's abilities! What ability do you have now to protect your sisters?
On the contrary, you weren't paying attention and ended up making things worse, getting yourself into trouble!
"I don't believe my uncle could possibly interfere with the third branch of the family! Besides, my marriage is none of my uncle's business!"
"But have you ever considered the power of authority? Like your older sister this time, if someone with immense power takes a liking to you, do you think you would have any chance to resist?"
Jiang Segu opened his mouth as if to refute, but his lips twitched and he couldn't utter a word of rebuttal.
"Azi, listen to your grandmother. Even if you're thinking about your mother and brother, just pretend you don't know anything about what's going on with the eldest son's family, just like your grandmother!"
Jiang Segu thought for a long time before nodding, "Azi understands!"
She truly had no power to change anything!
The only thing I could do was to persuade my mother to divorce my father as soon as possible and leave the Marquis's mansion, so that she could escape this calamity.
In an instant, Jiangse Valley seemed to remember something!
Where is Grandmother?
She can't abandon her grandmother!
In an instant, something seemed to flash through my mind like lightning.
After the light disappeared, all that remained in Jiang Segu's mind was the memory of his previous life when Old Madam Jiang went to Jiangnan to recuperate due to illness.
Jiang Segu didn't think anything of it, but was just glad in his heart that his grandmother was truly blessed!
"Azi, you can go to the garden without worry. Your grandmother won't let your grandfather do anything reckless!"
Thus, Jiang Segu had no choice but to obediently go to the garden, but she wouldn't just sit idly by...
After the painter made himself ugly as she requested, Jiang Segu felt somewhat disgusted looking at the ugly person on the paper, whose nose and eyes were not what she expected. However, she still gave the painter fifty taels of silver as agreed.
She refused to believe that anyone in the capital could be interested in the Jiang Liu girl in the painting!
Just then, Jing's mother brought over Jiang Zhihui, who looked very unwilling.
Jiang Segu was taken aback. "What's wrong with Jing's mother?"
"It is not easy for a painter to come to the manor. The First Madam just went to the Sixth Miss's courtyard to visit the Fifth Miss. Seeing that the Fifth Miss's health had improved a lot, she asked this old servant to invite the Fifth Miss over!"
Then, smiling, he said to the artist, "Thank you for your trouble!"
Jiang Zhihui was pressed into a chair by Madam Jing, who, under the guise of tidying her clothes, whispered, "If you don't want the people below to suffer, it would be better if you cooperated a little!"
Jiang Zhihui could only sit there helplessly.
Jing's mother nodded to the painter, indicating that the painting could begin.
Jiang Segu felt frustrated but helpless. She was about to turn and leave when Mama Jing called her back.
"Sixth Miss, the First Madam has a message for this old servant to convey."
"What are your instructions, Aunt?"
"The First Madam said that Fifth Miss had been bothering you in your courtyard for several days. Now that Fifth Miss is feeling better, she has taken her back and has had her things packed. She asked this old servant to tell Sixth Miss and express her gratitude."
As she spoke, Jing's mother bowed to Jiang Segu.
"We are all sisters from the same household, Aunt, there is no need for you to be so polite! However, Fifth Sister's health is still weak, so I hope Mama Jing can pass on a message to Aunt, hoping that Aunt will consider our mother-daughter relationship and not be too harsh on Fifth Sister in the future!"
Jing's mother's expression shifted slightly, but in the end, it could only be that...
On her way back to the courtyard, Jiang Segu felt a deep sense of powerlessness and turned to Lanyue Courtyard to seek comfort from her mother.
But to her surprise, Granny Jiang San wasn't at Lanyue Courtyard; instead, she went to Zhenbaozhai...
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