Jiang Segu glanced at Old Madam Jiang, somewhat reluctant.
Madam Jiang looked at her gently, "We're still cousins, aren't you going to be reluctant to eat a few crab shell pastries?"
The words were sarcastic, but also meant to tell Jiang Segu that there was no other meaning behind them.
Liang Shaojie stood up at the opportune moment, stepped forward, and ate a crab roe shell that didn't look very round.
"My cousin Azi's cooking skills have really improved. Whoever marries her in the future will be very lucky!"
Jiang Segu felt annoyed whenever she saw Liang Shaojie, and seeing him eat the crab shell pastry she had painstakingly made only made her more irritable. She apologized to Old Madam Jiang, "Grandmother, I've been making crab shell pastries all afternoon and I'm tired. I'll go back and rest now!"
"Poor thing, go on!"
Just as Jiang Segu left, Liang Shaojie also bid farewell to Old Madam Jiang.
He ran quickly out of the courtyard and saw Jiang Segu walking hurriedly forward. He knew she was avoiding him, but he still ran up and stopped her.
"Cousin Azi, what happened that day was my fault! I'm sorry! If you're still angry, just pinch me back, and I won't fight back!"
Jiang Segu's face suddenly turned cold. "I never argue with dogs! If a dog bites me, why would I bite it back just to feel better? At most, I'll just avoid dogs in the future!"
Liang Shaojie was not as ashamed and angry as before. Instead, he said in an extremely humble manner, "Azi, I'm sorry! I must have been out of my mind that day to do such a thing to you! I know I'm utterly wicked..."
As he spoke, he took out a dagger from his sleeve.
Jiang Segu instinctively stepped back. "What are you trying to do! Liang Shaojie, let me tell you, this is the Changping Marquis's residence. If you dare to lay a hand on me..."
"Azi, how could I bear to hurt you!" Liang Shaojie's eyes were deep and his expression was desolate. "Right now, I have no future, no one at home cares about me, and even you, who were the best to me, are becoming more and more distant from me. There is no point in me living anymore. I might as well give my life to Azi as compensation!"
Under Jiang Segu's gaze, Liang Shaojie plunged the dagger into his abdomen.
In an instant, his clothes were stained red.
It's clear they really went all out.
Jiang Segu was indeed startled for a moment by his actions.
But it was only for a moment.
"Liang Shaojie, if you really want to repay me with your life, why not slash your neck? That way, you'll die quickly and avoid suffering; and I won't have to watch you continue your hypocritical act!"
Liang Shaojie paused, his face contorted in pain, then bent over and fell, looking sadly at Jiang Segu with his one exposed eye.
"Cousin Azi, even after all this, are you still not satisfied?"
"Yes! If it weren't for my grandmother, I would have loved to tear you to pieces to vent my hatred!"
Whenever she recalled her past life, the hatred in her heart surged like a raging river.
As her gaze shifted from disgusted wariness to chilling hatred, Liang Shaojie's eyes flickered with confusion.
"Cousin Azi, I truly don't know what I did to offend you so much. Considering I'm about to die, could you please tell me the reason?"
Jiang Segu clenched his fists, squatted down in front of Liang Shaojie, looked at Liang Shaojie with a sinister gaze, and reached for the dagger stuck in Liang Shaojie's abdomen.
Liang Shaojie instinctively tried to dodge.
But Jiang Segu's hand moved faster, gripping the dagger. His eyes gleamed with a chilling light, and his tone was unusually gentle. His words terrified Liang Shaojie.
"Liang Shaojie, your acting skills are getting worse and worse!"
As he spoke, he pushed the dagger in his hand forward.
Liang Shaojie was so startled that he took a step back.
"This kind of dagger can't hurt anyone, so why are you so afraid? Liang Shaojie, tell me, how blind must I have been to think you were the best man in the world!"
Jiang Segu drew his dagger and, in front of Liang Shaojie, stabbed the bluestone path with it.
The blood-stained blade retracted into the hilt upon touching the ground.
Under Jiang Segu's mocking gaze, Liang Shaojie's expression changed drastically, and a nameless fear welled up inside him. He subconsciously shouted, "You're not Azi! Who are you?"
Jiang Segu wouldn't be that smart!
Moreover, she has been afraid of blood since she was a child, yet she can now calmly expose his deception of pretending to stab her!
Considering all this, and the fact that Jiang Segu suddenly grew tired of him... the only explanation is that the person in front of him is not Jiang Segu!
Whether it was his own guess or Jiang Segu's sinister and bloodthirsty expression, Liang Shaojie couldn't help but shiver.
Seeing the horror in his eyes, Jiang Segu smiled, a smile that was extremely wicked. "I am a vengeful ghost from hell, here to claim your life. Liang Shaojie, you have caused me so much suffering. Give me your life!"
The next moment, Jiang Segu smelled a strong stench of urine and feces.
She stood up in disgust, backed away, and said disdainfully, "Liang Shaojie, is that all the courage you have? You dare to collude with the Song family to plot against the Yin family!"
Liang Shaojie, whose face was already ashen, regained his composure slightly upon hearing this and asked in a trembling voice, "How did you know?"
"Didn't I tell you? I am the vengeful ghost you killed, filled with deep resentment. Yama, the King of Hell, dared not take me, and sent me back to the mortal realm to claim your life! If it is to claim your life, how could I not know about your shady dealings!"
Liang Shaojie was so frightened that he fainted!
Jiang Segu spat, "Pah, useless thing!"
He threw the dagger at Liang Shaojie, clapped his hands, and turned to leave...
As soon as she left, Jiang Chuhui, who was supposed to be resting in the courtyard, led Mu Ying out from behind the artificial hill.
"Girl, what should we do?"
"Just call someone to carry him away!"
"Should we inform the old lady?"
"The old lady has many eyes and ears; there's no need for you or me to report to her!"
Liang Shaojie was taken back to the courtyard. After waking up, he started talking nonsense and hid under the covers, too afraid to come out.
When the news reached Jiang Segu's courtyard, it was already evening.
At this moment, she was staring at the several ugly crab shell-shaped pastries that Qiaohe had brought back.
Qiaolian lifted the curtain and came in. "Miss, what do you need me for?"
Jiang Segu pushed the plate towards her, "Take this to Young Master Gu!"
Qiaolian glanced at the crab shell pastry out of the corner of her eye, knowing that it was made by her daughter herself. After that, she was about to take it away.
Jiang Segu called her again, "Go to the main kitchen and get a plate of butterfly pastries and jujube paste cakes to take with you."
Qiaolian was taken aback and blurted out, "But Young Master Gu doesn't like sweets."
Jiang Segu raised her eyes and glanced at Qiaolian. "Is that so? You go and send it over, and see if he'll eat it!"
Qiaolian, not knowing why the young lady was suddenly angry, took the crab shell pastry and retreated.
Upon arriving at the main kitchen, she ultimately didn't dare to change the dessert on her own. Instead, she added a refreshing and sweet jade bean cake before taking the food box to the next room...
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