Jiang Segu walked into the dormitory feeling very depressed.
Gu Songhan, who had previously said he was going to go out and hide, was now sitting there like the owner of the room!
A surge of anger welled up in Jiang Segu's heart again, but she knew she was being unreasonable, since it wasn't Gu Songhan who was insulting her, but her own mother!
But that's exactly what made her even more frustrated!
Gu Songhan, a perceptive man, noticed Jiang Segu's gloomy face and quickly poured tea for him, saying, "It's not worth getting sick over those people! Have some water to soothe your throat first, then tell me how you plan to interrogate those people from the Hou family!"
He appeared completely calm on the surface, but the slight trembling in his hand holding the teacup betrayed him.
Jiang Segu noticed and, disregarding his own frustration, quickly took the teacup and asked, "What happened to your hand?"
Gu Songhan naturally couldn't admit that it was because Jiang Segu had mentioned him to Grandma Jiang San earlier, which had stirred up his emotions.
Although the little girl's voice was very soft, his hearing was even better!
"It's nothing, I just accidentally bumped my wrist and it hasn't recovered yet!"
"Where did you bump yourself? Let me see. Do you have any medicine with you?"
Although he was pleased by Jiang Segu's nervousness, Gu Songhan dared not continue to deceive her. He simply calmed himself and said, "It's really nothing. Look, I'm not shaking anymore!"
Jiang Segu saw that his hands had truly stopped trembling and was suspicious, fearing that he was just putting on a brave face. "If you're not feeling well, go back and rest first. I'll take care of things at the Hou family's place myself!"
"I'm really not feeling unwell. If you're really worried about me, then hurry up and interrogate those people from the Hou family. Once the interrogation is over, I can go back and rest in peace!"
"They're all in the main hall. I plan to leave them out in the cold for a while, and wait for Qiaohe's results before interrogating them!"
"Didn't you ask them to sign a guarantee?"
"Of course not! I had Qiaohe ask them about the recent strangeness of the Hou family. Signing the guarantee was just a pretext, and also a way to scare them!"
Gu Songhan praised Jiang Segu for her intelligence without reservation, and then asked her why she thought of asking those people.
"The fact that they came with the Hou family at this time suggests they are all neighbors of the Hou family. If there is anything unusual about the Hou family, they must know more about it than others!"
Jiang Segu herself didn't realize that when she spoke, she had a hint of showing off her intelligence!
Gu Songhan, being quite shrewd, praised her again for her keen observation, then cautiously reminded her, "The Hou family members are no longer your mother's servants. You must not use torture on your own, or it will be detrimental to you!"
"Of course I know that, which is why I told my mother that if there's anything I can't do myself while you're in my room, I'll let you do it for me!"
Gu Songhan's hands, which he had finally managed to steady, began to tremble again, this time more noticeably than before.
He had to put his hands behind his back and cough lightly to ease the tension in his throat, "You... Mother, is it... me..."
Seeing that Gu Songhan was rambling incoherently and unable to utter a complete sentence, Jiang Segu lost all her anger and became even more eager to tease him.
"My mother told you to behave yourself..."
Gu Songhan immediately muttered to himself: Clearly, it was the little girl's mother who made her follow the rules!
However, he looked uneasy.
Seeing his restless appearance, Jiang Segu decided to stop while he was ahead, saying, "Considering you're doing me a favor tonight, my mother won't do anything to you!"
Gu Songhan then looked relieved.
But deep down, she still had doubts about what Hou's mother had said before.
It seems there's someone else who doesn't want him to get close to the girl!
Just then, Qiaohe came in.
"Miss, I have finished asking all the questions!"
"So fast?"
There were a dozen or twenty people!
"The maid said that if anyone could voluntarily confess the recent unusual activities of the Hou family, not only would they not be held accountable for trespassing at the Hou residence today, but they would also receive one tael of silver. Those people acted as if they had never seen silver before, and rushed to confess the Hou family's petty affairs!"
However, these are all trivial matters, but there are two things that I think are problematic.
One thing is that Shui Ling didn't say anything about anyone; the other is that before the New Year, Madam Hou hired a scholar as a tutor for her youngest son!
Jiang Segu could guess the first thing: Madam Hou was afraid that things would be exposed and implicate Shui Ling, so she found an excuse to send Shui Ling out of the mansion.
The second thing surprised her somewhat.
Our dynasty stipulates that people of slave status are ineligible to take the imperial examinations, and their offspring are also ineligible!
Although the other mothers in the Hou family returned their indentures, Hou's mother still had hers, so her youngest son was still unable to take the imperial examinations!
Gu Songhan had also thought of this, but his mind worked even faster!
Where are the indentures of the servants in your courtyard?
"I kept them all myself!"
Then, she took the key from her waist, and Qiaohe stepped forward to take the key. She opened the hidden compartment in the middle of Jiang Segu's wardrobe and took out the box containing the indenture.
"The maids' indentures are all here!"
Gu Songhan took it and quickly searched through it.
Jiang Segu also realized what was going on, "You think that when Mama Xiao came to my yard and made such a scene before, it was to get Mama Hou's indenture?"
Gu Songhan nodded and handed the box to Jiang Segu. "Neither Mama Hou's nor Qiaolian's indentures are inside."
"What? Not even Qiaolian's?"
Qiaohe was somewhat surprised!
Jiang Segu was not surprised by the result because he was wary of Qiaolian, but his gaze towards Gu Songhan carried a different meaning!
Gu Songhan asked her to look at the ground inexplicably.
In all honesty, he never responded to Qiaolian's advances!
Seeing his innocent expression, Jiang Segu noticed that the Yin Fire that had dissipated earlier had returned.
"You should know Qiaolian's feelings for you. Therefore, Qiaolian is now at your disposal for interrogation!"
These words made Qiaohe's eyes widen in surprise.
Qiaolian actually covets her son-in-law?!
When did this happen?
How could she not know!
She, Qiaohe, even knew that the two dogs in the manor had taken a liking to each other, so how could she be completely unaware of Qiaolian's feelings!
Gu Songhan was about to refuse, but then he agreed, "I'll listen to you. But there's a difference between men and women. You can listen in while I'm interrogating you and see if I've missed anything!"
So Qiaohe went out and replaced her with Qiaolian.
Even though she didn't want to go out!
When Qiaolian came in, she saw the indenture on the table and felt a little flustered.
Jiang Segu raised an eyebrow at Gu Songhan, signaling him to interrogate him.
Gu Songhan pondered for a moment before saying, "Qiaolian, Madam Hou's indenture is missing, and your indenture is missing too!"
Qiaolian's eyelids twitched suddenly, and she immediately said, "This servant is willing to die to prove my innocence!"
"There's no need to make a scene, but the loss of the indenture will always leave your young lady feeling uneasy. Why don't you go with your young lady to the yamen tomorrow to get a replacement?"
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