At this time, Master Jiang was unaware that Shaoyao had entered the Marquis's mansion because of her pregnancy. He was fishing alone in a secluded lotus pond outside the city.
His servant, Siyuan, was not by his side.
In fact, they, master and servant, have always been like this.
The master was either fishing outside the city or admiring flowers on the mountain, while Siyuan was either at Canghua Tower or standing at the door of a private room in various restaurants.
Therefore, the people from the Marquis of Changping's mansion only found Siyuan at Xiaoyao Tower, but not Jiang Sanye.
"Third Madam, I truly don't know where Third Master went! He was originally going to Xiaoyao Tower, but then for some reason, he said he wanted to go somewhere else by himself first, and asked me to go to Xiaoyao Tower and reserve a private room to wait for him! Later, when Third Master didn't come, the people from the manor came first!"
Siyuan told the truth in fear.
"Has Third Master ever acted like this on ordinary days?"
Siyuan lowered his eyes and replied, "No, that's not true, Third Grandmother!"
"Then do you know where Third Master might go?"
"I truly do not know!"
Grandma Jiang then waved for Siyuan to leave.
At that moment, a sharp cry came from Jiangse Valley in the west.
"Mother!"
Grandma Jiang hurried into the west room, "Mother is here, Azi, don't be afraid!"
With tears streaming down her face, Jiang Segu hugged Jiang San's grandmother tightly. "Mother, you're not dead! You're not dead yet, are you? You won't die, you won't abandon Azi again, right?"
She cried so hard that it was heartbreaking to hear.
Grandma Jiang patted her back and gently coaxed her.
But in her heart she was thinking, should she ask a Taoist priest to come and take a look, to see if Azi had been possessed by a ghost?
It took Jiang Segu a long time to recover from the nightmare of her mother's tragic death.
"Mother, please divorce Father!"
She doesn't want to lose her mother again!
"Azi, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell anywhere?"
Jiang Segu calmed himself down and tried to appear more normal.
"Mother, I'm fine. I just feel wronged and sorry for you! Father is so unworthy of you. Peony is not someone to be trifled with. Why should you wrong yourself and share a husband with a promiscuous woman like Hua Niang?!"
Grandma Jiang remained silent, her mind filled with the thought of serving the same man as Hua Niang in the future. It would be a lie to say she wasn't disgusted.
If it were just her, she wouldn't care about divorce or even being divorced.
But she still has Lin Ge'er and A Zi... If she divorces, Lin Ge'er and A Zi will naturally not be able to return to Baoding with her, and the three of them will hardly be able to see each other again!
With the Third Master rarely at home, it's easy to guess what will become of her children in the future.
Therefore, for the sake of Lin Ge'er and A Zi, she absolutely cannot divorce.
As if sensing her worry, Jiang Segu's throat tightened slightly, and after a moment he said, "Mother, I know you are worried about my brother and me."
You know your brother's character. If he hadn't been unable to stay in the manor, why would he have gone to Youzhou to study? As for me, I am a girl, and the Marquis's manor has no shortage of young ladies.
If you divorce Father, my brother and I will naturally go with you!
Grandma Jiang smiled faintly upon hearing this, "Mother understands, but please allow me to think it over carefully!"
"Mother..."
Grandma Jiang interrupted her, "I know you're worried, but if I bring up divorce as soon as they come to our door, what will others think of me, and what will they think of you!"
People would think that if a mother is so jealous, how good can her daughter be?!
In this way, it will be difficult for Azi to arrange a marriage in the future!
Jiang Segu wanted to say that she didn't care what others said or thought, but Grandma Jiang said first: "Mother knows that Azi is not a person who cares about what others say, but Mother cares!"
Mother doesn't want my child to suffer criticism because of her!
Azi, be good. Let your mother think it over carefully. You should go back and get some rest too! Don't worry about the peony; your mother has a way to keep her out of the way!
Under the persuasion of Grandma Jiang, Jiang Segu had no choice but to return to the courtyard first!
As soon as she returned to the courtyard, she smashed a teacup and said, "Summon Chang'an to see me!"
Madam Hou's eyelids twitched suddenly, and she stepped forward to answer, "Chang'an is gone!"
"What do you mean he's gone? You saw him yesterday and said there was nothing unusual going on with Peony. Now you're telling me he's gone!"
Madam Hou hurriedly explained, "Yesterday, this old servant did see Chang'an, and Chang'an said that there was nothing different about Shaoyao's side. But today, as soon as Shaoyao entered the manor, this old servant went to look for Chang'an, but I couldn't find him anywhere!"
"What about his family?"
"This old servant asked, and they all said they hadn't seen it!"
Jiang Segu smashed another teacup in anger. "Go find him! Find Chang'an by any means necessary! Otherwise, don't bother coming back!"
Mrs. Hou nodded repeatedly and withdrew.
Jiang Segu pinched the bridge of his nose, so angry he almost ground his teeth to powder.
Seeing this, Qiaolian and Qiaohe didn't dare call anyone in to clean up, and could only quietly pick up the broken porcelain from the ground.
Qiaolian gave Qiaohe a look, then carried the broken porcelain away on a tray.
As soon as she stepped out of the house, she handed the tray in her hand to someone else to handle, and then went next door to find Gu Songhan.
The gatekeeper, having received instructions from Gu Songhan, allowed Qiaolian to pass without her having to speak.
Gu Songhan stopped Qiaolian from bowing and asked, "How is your young lady now?"
Qiaolian shook her head, "As soon as she entered the mansion, she beat and kicked Madam Shaoyao. If it weren't for Third Madam stopping her, Madam Shaoyao would probably have had a miscarriage on the spot."
Later, he hugged his third wife and cried loudly, demanding that she divorce his third husband!
Fortunately, there were things given by Young Master Gu, otherwise the young lady would have caused who knows how much trouble she would have gotten herself into!
After waking up, she went back to the courtyard and smashed two teacups. Now she's sent Mama Hou out of the manor to find Chang'an!
Gu Songhan's brows furrowed deeper as he listened, his gaze as cold as ice as he looked at Qiaolian. "Your daughter has always treated you well, hasn't she?"
Qiaolian's heart trembled slightly, and she bit her lip, not daring to look directly at Gu Songhan.
"If I hear you say something like that again, I won't hesitate to clean up your house!"
His voice remained deep and resonant, filled with a strong sense of warning.
Qiaolian was both terrified and heartbroken upon hearing this.
She lowered her head and said respectfully, "I understand, this servant will not dare to do it again!"
"Go back now. I will send someone to look for you in Chang'an. You don't need to come to my residence again. If you need anything, have Qiaohe come and tell me!"
Qiaolian's heart sank, and she left with a heavy heart...
When Qiaolian returned, she saw Cai Niu kneeling in the courtyard.
Upon closer inspection, it became clear that the stone slab beneath her knees was covered in crimson. A closer look revealed that Cai Niu wasn't kneeling on the stone slab, but rather on the shards of porcelain that Jiang Segu had broken earlier.
Qiaolian gasped. No one but the girl could punish Cai Niu like that in the courtyard.
The girl's behavior is becoming increasingly bizarre and frightening!
Are the people in the house really the same girls they used to be?
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