"Miss Qiaohe, please return. The Marquis has instructed that, until the matter is thoroughly investigated, the Sixth Miss must remain in the ancestral hall to reflect on her actions!"
"But the young lady hasn't prepared anything..."
Qiaolian stepped forward and interrupted Qiaohe, saying softly, "Both of you have worked hard! This is some food I prepared for the Sixth Miss. I hope you will be so kind as to let me take it in!"
As he spoke, he took out some loose silver from his sleeve and handed it to the two women. “These days, it’s still warm during the day, but it’s inevitably cold and windy at night. Here’s some silver for you two mothers to buy some wine!”
The two old women refused to accept it, saying, "Please, don't make things difficult for us!"
Qiaolian's expression changed drastically. "Fine, I won't deliver the gifts. But if anything happens to Sixth Miss inside, I'll see how many heads you all have..."
Before she could finish speaking, one of the old women interrupted her, "Miss Qiaolian, there's no need to frighten us. We're just following the Marquis's orders! No one is allowed to enter this courtyard without the Marquis's permission!"
Seeing this, Qiaolian had no choice but to take Qiaohe to find Grandma Jiang.
As for Granny Jiang, she went to Zhaotai Courtyard to take care of Old Madam Jiang because Old Madam Jiang had fainted again.
Madam Jiang and Madam Jiang the Second were also at Zhaotai Courtyard at this time.
While it was said to be about attending to the sick, it didn't mean they were actually required to personally serve Old Madam Jiang.
The three sat in the side room and asked Zhou's mother about the reason why Old Madam Jiang had fainted.
Zhou's mother only said that she was worried about the rumors circulating outside, which caused her old illness to flare up.
Upon hearing the words "old ailment," everyone turned to look at Grandma Jiang.
To talk about this old ailment, we have to go back to fifteen years ago.
Fifteen years ago, the Yin family held a banquet in the capital, inviting many prominent families and nobles. The purpose was to select a husband for their eldest daughter, who is now Grandma Jiang.
It was rare for the Marquis of Changping's residence to receive a banquet invitation, so they naturally attended the banquet!
Later, for reasons unknown, Third Master Jiang appeared in Third Madam Jiang's boudoir, and the two were caught in the act with their clothes disheveled.
This matter was spread around, and when Old Madam Jiang heard about it while discussing marriage with Old Madam Song, she fainted on the spot!
Although the Yin family was wealthy, compared to the Song family, Old Madam Jiang hoped that her son could continue to marry into the Song family.
Jiang Sanye's first wife was originally the eldest daughter of the Song family.
Although this Song family girl was the eldest daughter, she was born out of wedlock and was weaker than the others.
Back then, the Jiang family won the emperor's favor by vying for the throne, and thus the emperor bestowed this marriage between the Jiang and Song families. Fortunately, the emperor did not name any of them, so the Song family was able to marry off their frail eldest daughter to the Song family.
The eldest daughter of the Song family became pregnant not long after she married into the family, but died from excessive bleeding during childbirth!
The Jiang family naturally wanted to re-establish ties with the Song family, but unexpectedly, the eldest daughter of the Yin family appeared out of nowhere and ruined the marriage that the two families had almost agreed upon!
Madam Jiang fainted on the spot!
From then on, he developed a chronic condition where he would faint when he was worried or angry.
Therefore, Madam Jiang disliked Third Grandmother Jiang very much.
Grandma Jiang has suffered a lot of neglect over the years, but fortunately, Grandpa Jiang has been there to comfort her, so she feels that she can make do with the days.
But who would have thought that in just a few years, Third Master Jiang would gradually change, and in recent years, he has become even more attached to Hua Niang!
No one understands the grievances in her heart, and now that the old lady is ill, everyone is looking at her with the eyes that she is the culprit!
Just as her beloved daughter was being wrongly accused, Grandma Jiang was furious and too lazy to pretend to be virtuous. She decided to throw caution to the wind and said, "Since that's the case, I'll have to trouble you, elder sister-in-law and second sister-in-law. I'll take my leave now, so that when the old lady wakes up and sees me, she won't be so angry that she'll think it's really my fault!"
Before anyone could react, Grandma Jiang had vanished.
"Sister-in-law, my third sister-in-law is becoming more and more rude! They say the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, so you should teach her a lesson!" Grandma Jiang said gently.
Madam Jiang smiled and said, "I'm not as free as my second sister-in-law. Besides, she's also my sister-in-law. Why don't you go and teach my third sister-in-law a lesson? I'll take care of Mother here, so my second sister-in-law can go without worry!"
After saying that, he gave Jiang Er Nainai a provocative smile.
You instigated a conflict between me and the third brother's family so you could reap the benefits. I'd be a fool to listen to you!
Grandma Jiang wasn't annoyed and said slowly, "Of course I can't compare to my sister-in-law who has so many concubine daughters to take care of!"
Madam Jiang was immediately furious, but in a moment, she laughed and said, "Of course you're not idle either. I'm afraid you'll wear down the threshold of the East City General Store!"
Grandma Jiang's expression changed immediately, but she denied it, saying, "I don't understand what you're saying, sister-in-law!"
"Really? A few days ago, my nanny Zhao went to the employer's house to do some business for me. There she saw a child who looked just like my second brother. So, Zhao kept an eye out and inquired about the child. What do you think happened?"
Madam Jiang's face showed a hint of pride, "That child is the same age as Seventh Girl! Isn't that a coincidence?"
Grandma Jiang tried her best to suppress her panic, "There are so many children in the capital. Not to mention those who are the same age, there are quite a few who were born on the same day, month, and year!"
Since my sister-in-law has so much free time to care about other people's children, why doesn't she adopt a boy from the clan, or discuss with my third brother's wife about taking Lin Ge to raise, so that my eldest brother won't have to work so hard outside all day long!
Sister-in-law, please don't think I'm meddling. It's just that my brother is so desperate that he's even trying to seduce my sister-in-law's niece!
Fortunately, that girl was quick-witted, and my brother failed! Otherwise, even for the sake of my sister-in-law, my family wouldn't have easily let this matter drop!
Madam Jiang immediately felt a tightness in her chest, as if she had choked on a steamed bun!
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