"There is such a thing?"
Su Nuannuan was really surprised. She originally thought that Xu Ranyun's death was just an accident. Could there really be something wrong with it? But soon her face turned ugly. The eldest grandmother was also a very smart person: since Xue Zhilan had revealed this matter, she was naturally cleared of suspicion. No one in the whole mansion knew that Xu Ranyun was allergic to lotus root. Only her personal maid Fengxian Cuiping knew about it. Who could use this to harm Xu Ranyun? It was a puzzle, but Su Nuannuan suddenly thought of the key. She did not forget that Aunt Jiang, who lived in Chunfeng Garden, was Xu Ranyun's personal maid in the past, and she hated Xu Ranyun to the bone. If the matter was finally traced to Aunt Jiang, and she falsely accused her of being the mastermind, then she would not be able to clear herself even if she jumped into the Yellow River; even if Aunt Jiang took all the blame on her, others would still suspect that it was Su Nuannuan who instructed her.
These people really went to great lengths to harm me.
For a moment, Su Nuannuan was furious. She realized that her previous idea of compensating those widows was simply a foolish idea. She suppressed her anger and said to Qiu Ling, "The old lady may need to sleep for a while. I will go back to Chunfeng Garden to see Mingge first."
"After Grandma went to Chunfeng Garden, please don't come here again. You are pregnant now, so you should take good care of yourself."
Qiu Ling said sincerely. She didn't think as far as Su Nuannuan did, but she also felt that Xue Zhilan's purpose of muddying the water might not be simple, so she made a special instruction. Su Nuannuan nodded and turned to leave.
Suppressing her anger all the way back to Chunfeng Garden, Su Nuannuan ordered Cong'er beside her, "Go to the wing room and see if Aunt Jiang is there. If she is, ask her to come see me."
After a while, Aunt Jiang came in hurriedly with a panic on her face. She knelt down as soon as she entered the door, and walked to Su Nuannuan's side with tears in her voice, saying: "Grandma saved me, it was not my fault, I am innocent."
Su Nuannuan sneered, "Oh? What did you do? You're so flustered, and I haven't even said a word yet. Are you feeling guilty?"
Aunt Jiang wiped her tears with a handkerchief and said, "Grandma. Although I am stupid, I have lived in this big mansion for many years. How can I not know the fierceness of the struggles in this mansion? Whether Grandma Yun died in an accident or was killed by someone, it is not the place of Grandma Lan to bring this up. Saying that we are sisters, saying that we can't bear it, haha, I have been with Grandma Yun for many years. I don't know how many times they are sweet-mouthed and treacherous. Grandma Lan is a good person if she has a bit of sincerity in her words. Since she is not sincere, then what is her intention in stirring up this storm? Grandma Yun can't stand it, and the whole mansion will be affected by this matter. Only I, Fengxian Cuiping, Madam Yun and Madam Lan know about this. Fengxian Cuiping is Madam Yun's confidant, so there is no need to wait until today to harm her; Madam Lan is the hero who uncovered this matter, so she has a clear conscience; who else is left? Isn't it me? I know that my status is low. It would be unnecessary for others to harm me so deliberately, because I coveted your care. Moving to Chunfeng Garden, isn't Madam Lan's intention very clear? I don't read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, but I know the allusion of Xiangzhuang's sword dance aimed at Pei Gong. Madam, they are clearly using me to frame you."
Su Nuannuan was originally full of anger, but seeing Aunt Jiang crying pitifully and speaking clearly, her anger subsided a little. Then she heard her attribute the story of "Xiang Zhuang dancing with a sword to Pei Gong" to the Three Kingdoms, and even though she was very angry, she couldn't help but burst out laughing and glared at him, "What nonsense are you talking about? Xiang Zhuang dancing with a sword to Pei Gong was during the Chu-Han contention, why are you accusing the Three Kingdoms of that?"
"Yes, I am ignorant, I am sorry to make you laugh." Aunt Jiang was also impressed by Su Nuannuan's generosity, thinking to herself, "My grandma, what time is it now? You still have the heart to find fault with this? Whether the allusion is from the Chu-Han dispute or the Three Kingdoms, does it have anything to do with us?"
"You really didn't do it?"
Su Nuannuan pondered for a long time, and looked at Aunt Jiang suspiciously, but she heard her hurriedly say, "It really wasn't done by me." After saying that, seeing Su Nuannuan's eyes like knives, she couldn't help but lower her head, stammered for a long time, and suddenly seemed to have made up her mind. She stood up and walked to the door. Seeing that there was no one outside, she begged Honglian, "Miss, please wait outside for me. I have something important to report to Grandma."
Honglian looked at her coldly, but finally nodded and walked out. Here, Aunt Jiang came to Su Nuannuan and knelt down, pointing to the sky with one hand, saying, "I dare not hide it from you, Grandma. Because Grandma Yun wanted to harm Chuan Ge'er, and then she made things difficult for me again and again, I was really angry, and I also knew that as long as Grandma Yun was here, she would never tolerate me. If she wanted to punish me while you were away, I was afraid I would not be able to resist. Because of these, I did have some bad thoughts in my mind. Grandma, how do you think Grandma Lan knew such a secret? In fact... I revealed it to her on purpose. I really hoped that Grandma Lan would be inspired and take action... If she harmed Grandma Yun, I would be able to rest easy from now on. But I really didn't expect that Grandma Lan would take action so quickly, and... and she used such means to point the finger at Grandma."
At this point, she kowtowed and cried bitterly, "Grandma, please understand. I know I am a ruthless person, but I really... I really didn't expect that I would get you into trouble. I am not someone who doesn't know good from bad. Only under your care can Chuan-ge'er have a bright future. If I knew that I would get you into trouble, even if it meant killing me, I would never have thought of doing so."
Su Nuannuan's expression changed several times before she said in a deep voice, "Okay, get up."
Aunt Jiang raised her head sharply, as if she had not expected Su Nuannuan to forgive her so quickly. She blinked and dared not stand up, so she said carefully: "My intention to harm my master is abominable to both humans and gods. Although I did not kill Madam Yun, she... may have died because of me. Madam... you will not punish me? I am guilty of such a crime, and I should... be thrown into the pond."
"You still do it knowing that?"
Su Nuannuan snorted coldly, then stood up and walked back and forth on the ground twice before sitting down again and said calmly: "You know my temper. Although I changed my behavior after returning from Meiyue Tower, no matter how much I change, I can't be a good person. I know all about Grandma Yun's murderous intentions against you. If this happened to me, I would also find a way to deal with it. So I don't blame you on this point. But you have to remember that you should be kind. Xu Ranyun almost killed Chuan Ge'er that day, and then pretended to be crazy and stupid to kill you to silence you. This is her initiative to make a deadly feud with you. It's her retribution to fall into this situation. But don't be complacent after this success. In the future, if someone has a few quarrels with you, you will go to great lengths to take revenge, and even kill people..."
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