"You shameless hussy, it was one thing outside, but now that we're in Grandma's courtyard, how dare you call the young master by his name! The young master is missing, how can Second Grandma not be worried? Does she need you, a shameless hussy, to stand here and give orders? Don't put on this act. When we find the young master, I'll skin you alive!"
Fan covered her face, sobbing, and dared not speak any more.
Whether it was due to the candlelight or excessive worry, Grandma Jiang's face was deathly pale in the candlelight.
She had two guesses in her mind.
One of them was someone she had been waiting for, and the other was someone who terrified her.
Doukou stepped forward cautiously and asked, "Second Madam, should we inform Second Master about this in the front yard?"
"cannot!"
The second gate is now locked, and if someone goes to search for someone, it will surely alert her. If An'ge'er is in her hands, that's fine, but I'm afraid he isn't.
"Go and fetch a set of your clothes!"
Grandma Jiang Er wore Doukou's usual clothes and styled her hair in a bun with Doukou's eyes. Her makeup was also slightly changed. If you didn't look closely, she really looked no different from Doukou.
"Where is Second Grandma going?"
Grandma Jiang didn't reply to Doukou's words, but only said, "If anyone comes looking for me, just say I'm asleep! If someone comes from the other side, just say I'm sick and can't get up, and I'll go to pay my respects tomorrow!"
Doukou didn't ask any more questions and nodded in agreement...
***
Under the cover of night, Granny Jiang arrived at Huilan Courtyard and knocked on the door.
The courtyard gate opened quickly, as if someone knew she would come and had been waiting there since early morning.
The door creaked open, and before Jiang Er Nainai could speak, the old woman invited her in.
Seeing this, Granny Jiang's anxious heart finally calmed down; An'ge'er had indeed been taken away by Azi.
But... the courtyard was silent, without the sound of children crying, so An'er must not be in the courtyard.
I wonder how Ange'er is doing now?
Is there any crying or fussing?
Have you had dinner yet?
As her thoughts raced, Grandma Jiang Er had already reached the main hall.
"Second Aunt, is it because of the child that you're so late?"
Jiang Segu, being straightforward and not one to mince words, addressed Jiang Er Nainai without hesitation, "Ask me anything, I'll answer everything I know!"
"Now that my second aunt has said that, I really don't know where to begin asking."
"In that case, I'll explain it to you one by one!"
Grandma Jiang said calmly, "Your brother fell off his horse because your second uncle had someone do it. My second uncle and I only wanted him to lose his eligibility to compete for the title of Marquis's heir. We never intended to kill him!"
The matter of Shaoyao was also arranged by your second uncle. Her pregnancy was a false one caused by the medicine I used. As for her various troubles, they were not at the behest of your second uncle or me.
I provided the poison that killed Ding Weichang, but I didn't kill him!
I didn't arrange for Xiao's mother and those two old women to die, Hou's mother's death had nothing to do with me, and Cailan in your room wasn't arranged by me either.
Chang'an's death was an accident. We originally just wanted to trap him, but he fell off a cliff while trying to escape..."
Grandma Jiang recounted a long story, and finally said, "There's one more thing, although it's been a long time, I'll tell you all at once. When you fell off the rockery, it was me who had someone push you!"
Jiang Segu wasn't surprised by anything that had happened before, but this last thing puzzled her.
Why did my second aunt harm me?
"If someone wanted to harm you, do you think you'd still be alive? I'm only doing this because someone has something on me and I have no choice but to obey orders!"
"Whose orders is Second Aunt obeying?!"
Jiang Segu stared intently at Jiang Er's grandmother, perhaps this was the person behind the scenes she had been searching for all along.
But Grandma Jiang gave her a name that surprised her.
"Liang Shaojie!"
"Liang Shaojie?"
"Yes, he saw Ange'er by chance and took note of him. Then he saw me go to Fan's General Store, stopped me, and asked me to cooperate with him."
Why did he ask you to push me off the artificial hill?
"He didn't say."
Jiang Segu began to reminisce about his previous life.
What happened when you fell off the artificial hill in your previous life?
Grandma Jiang interrupted her thoughts, "I've already told you everything, now you should tell me where An'er is!"
"Second Aunt, don't worry, An'ge'er is doing well now! I have another question I'd like to ask, why did you send An'ge'er out to be raised by others?"
Grandma Jiang's eyes darkened instantly!
yes!
Why?
Why send your son away just because of a few misleading words from others? The three of them have been separated for so long!
"Perhaps they were blinded by greed and thought that An'er was safer outside than inside the manor. Since we have no sons, the eldest branch of the family would not have any designs on us. In this way, it would be easier for us to plot our usurpation of the throne."
Jiang Segu didn't quite understand what I meant. "Why isn't it safe in the manor? Are you afraid that your aunt will consider adopting him? Or are you afraid that she will harm An'ge'er?"
Grandma Jiang's eyes were vacant, as if she were lost in memories.
"Before your mother married into the family, I was actually pregnant with a child! It was a boy, but he died before he could even see the world!"
In my grief, I began a thorough investigation and discovered that there was someone in the mansion who knew more about pharmacology than I did, and who had been secretly poisoning my daily meals.
But I never knew who that person was. Later, I became pregnant again, and someone came to tell me that things were not peaceful in this mansion, advising me to return to my parents' home to give birth, and even suggesting that I leave my son outside the mansion to prevent him from dying again!
Jiang Segu asked, "How did that person know you were carrying a son again?"
"Our Cao family has a secret remedy..."
To think they knew the Cao family so well, and could even poison them so quietly in the backyard... A figure seemed to leap from my mind...
Jiang Segu felt a chill run down his spine and was speechless.
Seeing that her face was pale, Second Madam Jiang asked, "Does Azi know what your great-grandmother's surname was?"
Jiang Segu shook his head blankly, somewhat repulsed by what Jiang Er's grandmother was about to say.
"His surname is Xia!"
summer……
Xia family...
What was the relationship between the grandmother and Xia?
Jiang Segu dared not think too deeply about it.
Grandma Jiang couldn't let her remain in a daze any longer, and seized the opportunity to ask, "Where exactly is my son?"
Jiang Segu seemed not to hear her, and asked in return, "You mean..."
Grandma did all of this!
Jiang Segu felt a pain in her heart, as if someone were tearing her flesh out, even though she thought about it.
How could that be!
Why did Grandma do that?
My grandmother was such a kind and loving person...
Aunt Lan, who was standing nearby, said, "Second Madam, don't worry. An'er was a bit fussy at first, but he got tired from playing with Miss Liao and has already fallen asleep in Miss Liao's courtyard! Qiaolian, take Second Madam to Miss Liao's courtyard to see her!"
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