Jiang Segu scoffed, "What? Is this a difficult question to answer?"
Peony hurriedly said that she had never done so, fearing that Jiang Segu would say again that she did not care about the child in her womb.
Jiang Segu's expression softened. "So, I don't know if it's because your birth charts are incompatible with the Marquis's mansion, or if this child is inherently incompatible with the Marquis's mansion! Otherwise, how come everything was fine before, but today, on her first visit to the Marquis's mansion, she has already experienced a miscarriage and even showed signs of miscarriage!"
"Grandmother, Azi doesn't seem to be in as serious a condition as the doctor said. Let's send her to the estate to rest and recuperate. If she's worried about Father, he can go with her!"
Before she could finish speaking and before Peony could even scold Jiang Segu for his cunning, Third Master Jiang pointed at Jiang Segu and began to berate him!
"You wretched girl! You have such a vicious heart! Knowing that she is pregnant, you still insist on driving her out of the Marquis's mansion! You are undoubtedly trying to kill her and the child in her womb!"
"These past years I've neglected to discipline you, allowing you to become so inhuman! Once I've settled Peony, I'll definitely teach you a lesson, you wicked creature who treats human life like dirt!"
As he spoke, he tried to lift the peony up by the waist, but he was too weak to even kill a chicken, and he stumbled and almost fell to his knees.
Jiang Sanye had no choice but to take Shaoyao's hand instead, "Since the Marquis's mansion can't accommodate you, I'll take you to the estate to live a peaceful life!"
Peony was so anxious that she almost shook off Third Master Jiang's hand and hurriedly dissuaded him, saying, "I am just a lowly person and dare not cause Third Master to live a hard life on the estate because of this!"
Third Master, I am willing to go to the estate to rest and prepare for childbirth, as Sixth Miss wishes, but I beg you not to damage your relationship with Sixth Miss because of me!
Upon seeing this, Jiang Segu understood that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Peony would be feigning unconsciousness again!
Sure enough, after saying those sentimental words, Peony rolled her eyes and fainted!
Jiang Segu had only held onto a sliver of hope that Shaoyao could go to the estate with her father. Now she understood that, for Shaoyao, her father was merely a stepping stone for her to enter the Marquis's mansion!
No wonder Peony wasn't sad at all after her father's death in her previous life!
Although we can't drive away Peony, we absolutely cannot let her move into Lanyue Courtyard like in the previous life, where she would act arrogantly and even harm her mother's life!
Therefore, after Shaoyao fainted, Jiang Segu said faster than anyone else, "Quickly carry her back to the side room!"
You've disturbed the fetus and are showing signs of miscarriage, right?
Then I will imprison you on the spot and keep you locked up in Zhaotaiyuan, where you will never be able to leave!
I feel a little bad for my grandmother!
Jiang Segu looked apologetically at Old Madam Jiang.
Old Madam Jiang was looking at her with a frown, her eyes showing obvious displeasure!
Jiang Segu smiled ingratiatingly at her, "Grandmother's place is filled with the smoke of incense; she will surely be able to protect them, mother and child!"
Madam Jiang withdrew her gaze. "Even so, please stay with me for now. We'll move out after the pregnancy is more stable!"
And so, Peony settled down in Madam Jiang's courtyard.
However, since the side room was connected to the main house, Old Madam Jiang ordered Zhou Mama to take it into the right courtyard and have someone take good care of it.
Before leaving Zhaotaiyuan, Jiang Segu also visited the right side courtyard.
She looked at Shaoyao, who was lying on the bed pretending to be asleep, and said in a clear voice with a hint of coldness, "You do have some tricks up your sleeve. You can make something out of nothing and treat everyone in our Marquis's mansion like fools!"
Since you're so eager to claim kinship, I'll wait and see if you can give birth to a child after October!
"If you can truly conjure a child in the future, then I'd like to see which of your patrons left behind this child!"
After saying that, she turned and left.
Only when the footsteps had faded into the distance and there was no sound at all did Peony dare to open her eyes and let out a long sigh.
This little girl is probably some kind of monster!
How could I tell you weren't pregnant just by looking at you!
He's so young, yet he's got a whole host of tricks up his sleeve, and he keeps pushing her towards the estate!
No, she had to discuss it with her master and strike while the iron was hot to get things done quickly. With this little devil keeping an eye on things, things might change over time!
Peony threw back the covers, and as she got up, she suddenly realized something and thought to herself, "Oh no, doctor!"
Meanwhile, at Jiang Segu's instruction, Qiaohe followed the doctor out of the mansion.
The doctor arrived by carriage, so Qiaohe had to hire a carriage to accompany him.
Half an hour later, the doctor's carriage still hadn't stopped. Qiaohe thought to herself: Could it be that they've been discovered?
Just then, the doctor got off the carriage and walked into Huangmei Lane.
Qiaohe paid the fare and followed them into Huangmei Lane...
***
After leaving Zhaotai Courtyard, Jiang Segu went to Lanyue Courtyard, hoping to continue persuading Jiang San's grandmother to divorce.
Unexpectedly, all the servants of Lanyue Courtyard were standing in the courtyard, including Juanniang.
When Juanniang saw her arrive, she stepped forward to greet her and said cryptically, "Third Master is inside. As soon as he came back, he smashed a teacup and scolded Third Madam..."
A hint of gloom crept into Jiang Segu's eyes.
Why doesn't Father stay in the courtyard with Peony and instead comes to Mother to vent his anger?
Jiang Segu angrily pushed open the door, about to open his mouth to berate Jiang Sanye, when he was stunned by the scene before him!
Jiang Sanye was cuddling with Jiang Sannai, head bowed, when someone suddenly entered and withdrew their arms from Jiang Sannai's embrace as if holding a charcoal stove in the sweltering summer heat.
Grandma Jiang was caught by her own daughter being intimate with her husband, and her face burned with embarrassment.
The three of them were stunned, embarrassed, and shy, and no one spoke for a long time.
Juanniang, who was behind, couldn't help but crane her neck to look inside.
When Jiang Sanye caught the scrutinizing look in Juanniang's eyes, his expression hardened, and he flicked his sleeves, looking furious!
"Look at this! This is the kind of daughter you've raised! She doesn't even knock before entering her parents' room. She has absolutely no manners!"
He glared at Jiang Segu and said, "You wretched girl, you'd better copy the 'Admonitions for Women' a hundred times. Don't you dare run around until you've finished copying it!"
After saying that, he snorted and turned away.
Jiang Segu watched as Third Master Jiang left with a lot of noise but little action, and for a moment he was still not quite able to process what was happening.
Seeing the puzzled look on her face, Grandma Jiang was at a loss for how to explain.
Juanniang was a clever woman. Although she was curious about what had happened in the room, she knew that it was not something that servants like her could pry into the affairs of their masters. So she bowed to Jiang San's grandmother and withdrew.
Grandma Jiang stepped forward, took Jiang Segu's hand, and, barely suppressing her embarrassment, spoke up for Third Master Jiang, saying, "Azi, don't blame your father; he had no choice..."
Jiang Segu's already shaken mind became even more confused. "What do you mean by 'forced'?"
“I don’t know the specifics, but I believe your father wouldn’t hurt us! He said the child in Peony’s belly isn’t his, and told you not to do anything rash to avoid getting into trouble!”
Jiang Segu was truly confused.
Since the father knew that the child in Shaoyao's belly was not his, why did he still protect Shaoyao so much?
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