"Impossible!" Old Madam Jiang said decisively. "Originally, Jie-ge'er didn't want his grandmother to tell you about this. But his grandmother thought it was his way of showing his affection for you, and since you two have been childhood sweethearts, she let him have his way!"
Little did anyone know, this deception would lead you to the wrong conclusion!
This banknote was originally intended to be used to buy you a birthday gift.
Jie-ge'er said, "The coming-of-age ceremony of the little girl is of great significance. Over the years, she has received many valuable items from you, so she pawned some of her mother's jewelry and, in her spare time from studying, copied ancient books for Sifangzhai, which raised two thousand taels of silver..."
At this point, Madam Jiang sighed heavily and secretly observed Jiang Segu's reaction.
Jiang Segu's bright and clear eyes suddenly dimmed.
Liang Shaojie's skills in deceiving people are truly remarkable!
If she hadn't gone through a lifetime, she would have been moved to tears!
In her previous life, she did have a coming-of-age ceremony!
But what did Liang Shaojie send over?
A wooden hairpin shaped like a crabapple blossom!
He claimed that nothing in the world was worthy of her, and after much thought, he realized that only by doing it himself could he show how much he cherished her!
Now that she thinks about it, she wants to spit in his face and then stab him to death with that hairpin!
If she could, she would like to tell her grandmother the truth about Liang Shaojie.
Could an elderly grandmother accept such a bizarre thing as rebirth?
Even if we accept it, what if my grandmother can't handle the shock and falls ill as a result?
Unlike Qiaolian, Grandmother could not reveal the truth through dreams.
When the time comes, Grandma will definitely say that she was frightened because she fell off the artificial hill, which is why she was having such wild thoughts!
Otherwise, we'll have to take her to see the old Taoist priest. In the smoke and fire, he might actually send her to her death!
Forget it, let's not cause her any more trouble.
Seeing that she was sometimes resentful and sometimes discouraged, but not as happy as expected, Old Madam Jiang said in a gentle voice, "Grandmother doesn't know why Azi is angry with Jie'er. Grandmother won't advise you on anything, but please don't question his character!"
Seeing the pleading look in Madam Jiang's eyes, Jiang Segu waited for her to agree.
When Jiang Segu returned to his courtyard, Juan Niang had been waiting for him for a long time.
"Miss, that young master Gu asked Juanniang to tell you not to do anything that would harm your enemy a thousand while hurting yourself eight hundred. Those people are not worth it!"
She then took out a small white porcelain bottle from her sleeve. "This is medicine that Young Master Gu gave to you, saying it's a common wound medicine used by soldiers."
In the military?
He's a soldier!
Would he know about General Rongding?
It's a pity he didn't say where he lived, otherwise Qiaolian could have used the excuse of thanking him to go and find out!
Jiang Segu suppressed his regret and smiled slightly at Juanniang, saying, "Thank you for making this trip, Juanniang..."
Juanniang was surprised, and then she recalled what happened at Zhenbaozhai today. Her impression of Jiang Segu's arrogance changed drastically.
She then bowed and said, "If there's nothing else, Miss, I'll take my leave now!"
As soon as Juanniang left, Qiaohe returned, her face beaming with joy.
“Miss, I’ve found out where Third Mistress went today…” At this point, the joy on her face faded considerably, “Third Mistress went to the Hidden Flower Pavilion and met a woman named Peony Flower Girl…”
Jiang Segu was stunned, and the color drained from his face instantly.
What is Mother going to do with that woman?!
Qiaohe continued, "Third Grandmother said she would redeem that courtesan and promised to give her a thousand taels of silver so that she could leave the capital and make a living elsewhere."
Who knew that the courtesan refused to leave Third Master, and even knelt and kowtowed to Third Madam while crying, saying that she belonged to Third Master in life and would belong to him in death... This attracted many other courtesans to help her, and they said many unpleasant things to Third Madam..."
For a courtesan, a thousand taels of silver is no small sum.
But how could that woman easily give up the opportunity to enter the Marquis's mansion and live a life of luxury!
But with her around, in this life, that woman wants to step into the Marquis's mansion!
Seeing her young lady's gloomy face, Qiaohe awkwardly shut her mouth.
She glanced at Qiaolian, who gestured for her to change the subject.
Qiaohe understood and said fluently, "When I came back just now, I met Granny Li, who is in charge of purchasing for the household. Granny Li said that someone moved into the courtyard next door, which had been vacant for a long time..."
Seeing that Jiang Segu wasn't very interested, another thing came to mind.
"I also heard from Granny Li that when the Song family's daughters were returning home today, one of the carriage wheels came loose halfway down the road. The horse was so frightened that it ran wildly out of control."
When the Song family found the carriage, the young ladies were either injured or unconscious, looking quite disheveled!
Jiang Segu's expression softened, and he realized that something was amiss.
Regardless of which mansion the carriage was traveling from, the driver would carefully inspect it, ensuring that the wheels would never come loose halfway through the journey.
Someone must have tampered with the wheels.
But who is this person?
Not only Jiang Segu, but everyone in the capital was wondering who was so bold as to dare to tease the Song family's daughter like this!
The culprit was standing in the courtyard next to the Marquis of Changping's residence, looking worried.
Standing next to him was Xu Chengyang, who had a blade of grass in his mouth and a nonchalant expression on his face.
"General Gu, how impressive! You've already made fun of the young lady in the Grand Tutor's household upon entering the capital. Aren't you afraid the Emperor will have you beheaded to avenge Grand Tutor Song?"
Gu Songhan glanced at Xu Chengyang briefly before continuing to think about his own things.
"Tell me, do you think Miss Jiang will appreciate what you did? I heard about your heroic rescue of the beauty at Zhenbaozhai, and Miss Jiang didn't even recognize you?"
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