As the gleaming white blade fell, Jiang Segu instinctively closed his eyes.
However, the knife didn't land on her; instead, Qiaohe pounced on top of her.
"Qiaohe..."
Jiang Segu wanted to turn around and shield Qiaohe with his body, but the moment he opened his eyes, he saw the figure he had been longing for.
"Gu Songhan..."
You've finally arrived!
Jiang Segu pouted, looking aggrieved.
Qiaohe lay on Jiang Segu's body, also crying tears of joy.
"General Gu, you've finally arrived!" Qiaohe pointed to the man on the ground, who had been killed by Gu Songhan with a single blow, and complained, "This man was holding a knife and tried to kill our young lady!"
In her excitement, Qiaohe didn't even realize that she was still lying on top of Jiang Segu.
"Qiaohe, I know you are loyal to your master, but now that the danger is over, can you get up?"
Jiang Segu felt extremely uncomfortable under the pressure.
Qiaohe quickly got up, and Gu Songhan also helped Jiang Segu up.
How are you? Is anything bothering you?
While asking questions, he looked Jiangse Valley up and down.
Upon seeing Jiang Segu's wrist, which was scraped raw, he wished he could give the person on the ground two more stabs!
"I'm fine, but we probably can't stay here any longer. Let's go first and talk more later!"
Qiaohe quickly helped Jiang Zhihui up, and led by Gu Songhan, they returned to the Marquis's residence...
At this time, Jiang Wenlin was unaware that his sister had gone missing, and assumed that Jiang Segu and Jiang Zhihui had gone out to play.
It wasn't until Changshun reported that Jiang Segu and the other two had returned in a disheveled state, led by Gu Songhan, that they realized something was wrong.
When he arrived at Huilan Courtyard, he heard Liao Luzhen's furious voice coming from inside.
"Who dares to mess with my sister-in-law! Don't they even know who I, Liao Luzhen, am? How dare they lay a hand on someone I'm protecting! Today, if I don't tear those bastards to pieces, I'll be unworthy of being A-Zi's sister-in-law..."
Jiang Wenlin couldn't bear to hear her evasive and explicit words, so he quickly hurried into the house!
Meanwhile, Liao Luzhen started complaining about Gu Songhan again.
“Every time I try to persuade you to let Azi practice her legs with me, you always stop me! Now look at her, she can’t even protect herself when there’s danger! Tell me, are you protecting her or harming her?”
Before Gu Songhan could speak, Liao Luzhen bent down and said to Jiang Segu, who was tending to his wounds, "I truly see that you have extraordinary talent and are a good prospect for martial arts. I want to cultivate you. It's not because I'm bored and want someone to keep me company, as Gu Songhan said, nor is it because I want to avenge the time he bullied me!"
Even if I suffered a loss while serving as a lowly pawn under Gu Songhan, I would never retaliate against you! I, Liao Luzhen, am upright and honest, and my word is my bond…”
Jiang Wenlin walked in at that moment.
"Azi, what's wrong with you? Who dares to do such a thing to you!"
Looking at her red wrist, Jiang Wenlin suppressed Liao Luzhen's words "a promise is a promise" deep in his heart.
"Brother, I'm fine. I just ran into a few desperate thugs..."
"Jiang Wenlin, you've come at the right time! Please help me persuade Azi to practice martial arts with me once she recovers!"
"Miss Liao, this matter will be discussed later..."
"What do you mean by 'later'! Why are you men all so indecisive? It's settled then. Once Azi's hand injury has healed, she can learn martial arts from me!"
Liao Luzhen looked at Gu Songhan, who was about to speak, and said, "An elder sister-in-law is like a mother. As a son-in-law, you must listen to what your mother says!"
Jiang Wenlin's ears immediately turned bright red.
Gu Songhan frowned.
Jiang Segu assumed he was angry and quickly tried to smooth things over.
"I really need to learn a couple of self-defense moves. Once I'm healed, I'll learn a thing or two from Miss Liao!"
Liao Luzhen was overjoyed that her wish had been fulfilled. She looked at Gu Songhan with a hint of pride in her eyes. Not only that, she spoke up again: "Don't call me Miss Liao, you should call me sister-in-law!"
The person who spoke wasn't shy at all, but Jiang Wenlin, standing to the side, was so embarrassed he wanted to disappear...
Because Jiang Segu was tied up and injured, the people of the Marquis's mansion couldn't help but come to offer their condolences.
Grandma Jiang came in person, spoke for a while, and then left.
Madam Jiang sent Zilan, a servant of hers, to the scene. Zilan said a few words and then left.
Zilan returned to the Marquis's residence not long ago.
Seeing Jiang Segu staring at Zilan's departing figure through the window, Aunt Lan stepped forward and said, "Since Consort Hui has denied it, it seems we still need to work hard on the eldest son's family or Zhou Mama."
Jiang Segu turned around and sat back on the couch. "Aunt, please tell me in detail!"
"Have you ever considered, young lady, what if others find out about the First Madam's affairs? Would they use this to blackmail her? The First Madam had no choice but to do some things against her will?"
Seeing Jiang Segu nod in deep agreement, Aunt Lan continued, "When the young lady was sent to the wooden house by the guards, although no matter how you investigate it, it was Liang Shaojie's fault, aren't you curious how an outsider like him could order the guards around? Who do you think could be so influential in the front yard?"
“Zhou Yuan!” Jiang Segu blurted out.
"Yes! Zhou Yuan, Zhou Yuan must have been involved in this. And Zhou Yuan is Zhou's mother's son. I always believed that what Zhou Yuan did was definitely related to Zhou's mother!"
Zhou's mother...
Jiang Segu lowered his eyes, a faint sense of unease creeping into his heart...
Aunt Lan stopped there and didn't continue talking about Zhou Yuan. "When does the eldest young lady plan to have another talk with the madam?"
Jiang Segu stood up. "My aunt sent someone to look after me, so I should go and thank her!"
Thus, Jiang Segu led Aunt Lan to Jiyue Courtyard.
Madam Jiang is truly in a miserable state right now!
They thought that by holding funerals for Third Master Jiang and Third Madam Jiang, their eldest branch of the family could reap some benefits, but who knew... they spent a lot of money but didn't get the bodies!
We've truly lost everything!
She also had to oversee the household's expenses every day, and was constantly worried that Jiang Segu would use Kang Kai to threaten her. Whenever she thought about this, her head would ache terribly!
As Madam Jiang was rubbing her temples, she heard Zijin say, "Madam, the Sixth Miss has arrived!"
Madam Jiang's hand trembled violently. What was this ancestor doing here?
Could it be that she was the mastermind behind this kidnapping?
Good heavens!
They're really throwing every possible accusation at her!
While groaning, Madam Jiang mustered her spirits to prepare to receive Jiang Segu.
As soon as Jiang Segu entered, Madam Jiang greeted her with great concern, "Oh dear, you just escaped from the jaws of death, why aren't you resting properly? If you need anything from your aunt, you can just send someone to tell her, why bother coming all the way here yourself!"
"I came here specifically to thank Auntie for the things she sent!"
"No need to thank me! We're all family, it's nothing!"
While saying this, he was thinking to himself: If you really want to thank me, then just stay in the yard and recover from your injury. Why did you come here and scare me?
Jiang Segu said with a smile, "Perfect timing, I also have something to ask my aunt!"
Madam Jiang thought to herself: See? She knew it wasn't just a simple thank you visit!
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