Before she could finish, Aunt Jiang raised her hand and swore, "I will remember your teachings, Grandma. If I dare to disobey you in the future, I will be pierced by thousands of arrows and die a miserable death... No, I will make my brother Chuan die without a burial place."
"No need to say it so harshly." Seeing Aunt Jiang swearing on her son, whom she valued more than her life, Su Nuannuan believed it in her heart. Before Chuan Ge'er was murdered, this woman was known for being cowardly and harmless.
Sure enough, Aunt Jiang cried again, "Grandma doesn't understand my thoughts. I don't have any thoughts now. I just want me and my child to be safe. Seeing Chuan'er marrying and having children, I am satisfied. I have no regrets even if I die. Other than that, I really don't have the slightest desire to win. To be honest, if Grandma Yun wants me to die, I would be lying if I said I didn't frown, but I won't hate her very much. Who made me a servant? But she wants to take my Chuan'er's life, I can't agree. I am a servant, but my Chuan'er is not. He is the master's child. Even if She is a concubine's daughter and also the young master of this house. Why did she want to harm the eldest lady and take my Chuan Ge'er to pay for her life? She didn't regret or reflect on her actions when she failed to harm Chuan Ge'er. Instead, she resented Chuan Ge'er for not wanting to die honestly. As a result, every time they met, she looked at Chuan Ge'er with a bad look. Chuan Ge'er was so young, but he knew that the second lady was terrible. If I died as she wished, you can imagine that she would not let my Chuan Ge'er live. How can you cut the grass without getting rid of the roots? So I... I was so angry that I told Grandma Lan about her inability to bear eating lotus roots, but I didn't expect... it would happen so soon."
After hearing Aunt Jiang's confession, Su Nuannuan sighed, "So I don't sympathize with Xu Ranyun. She brought this upon herself. She doesn't know that a weak woman becomes strong as a mother. You framed me in the old lady's room that day, and no one would tolerate you after the truth was revealed. Why should I intercede for you? It's because I value your courage and determination as a mother to give up everything to protect your son. Even though you were deceived and wronged me at the time, I think this is a normal behavior of a mother, so I am willing to protect you. If Xu Ranyun also understood this truth, she probably wouldn't have been so unscrupulous because she was the master. It's a pity that her death now doesn't matter. But it hurt Ming Ge'er. Such a young child, watching his mother die in front of him, if he doesn't handle it well, it may become a psychological shadow for him for the rest of his life."
Aunt Jiang's tears were falling. Su Nuannuan saw her crying so hard that she was out of breath. She couldn't help but ask in surprise, "You were so frightened when you first came in, but you didn't cry like this. What happened?"
Aunt Jiang burst into tears and said, "I feel so bad. Why didn't God let me be a servant by grandma's side? There are thousands of nobles in this capital. Which master is willing to think for me? It's my mother, so what? She is also a servant. She can be beaten and scolded at any time. Even the servant's children, are they people? They are just things. Usually, in order to win over, you can smile and tease a few words, but once you need him to die, there will be no second words, not to mention any compassion. Even if the child doesn't die, it's the child's fault. This kid doesn't want to die, which ruined my plan. If it wasn't for such resentment, Grandma Yun wouldn't be so resentful of us mother and son. If I had followed the grandma earlier, how could I have fallen into the situation I am in today?"
Su Nuannuan smiled bitterly and said, "It would be the same if you had followed me earlier. You are really smart. You can even guess Xu Ranyun's thoughts so thoroughly. Okay, crying is useless at this time. Xue Zhilan clearly wants to put the blame on us. We can't just sit there and wait for death. Get up and tell me what happened that day."
Aunt Jiang dared to stand up then. Her knees were numb because she had been sitting on the couch for half of her life. She recalled and said, "That day, Caisang, a maid beside Grandma Lan, came to Rong'er to borrow money. I knew some of her troubles. Then a few days later, I met Grandma Lan in the garden. I secretly inquired about her situation for her, and thus spoke a few more words to Grandma Lan. Grandma Lan was very nice to me. It happened that Grandma was not at home those days, and I was afraid that Grandma Yun would take the opportunity to find trouble with me. I was of low status in front of the old lady and the madam, so it was not appropriate for me to keep getting close to them. So seeing that Grandma Lan was kind, I went to her twice more." , and... I don’t know how, but I suddenly had that idea in my mind, so I told Grandma Lan that Grandma Yun couldn’t eat lotus root, but... but even though I thought so, I never thought that Grandma Lan would really dare to do it, and... and so soon... Today, I heard the news that Grandma Yun died suddenly, which scared me to death. I didn’t dare to go over, and I was afraid that if I didn’t go over, people would say that I didn’t have the slightest master-servant relationship, which would arouse suspicion. So I went there and came back. Who knew that when I was scared here, a maid told me that Grandma Lan said such a thing, which caused an uproar..."
Su Nuannuan nodded slightly while listening. After listening for a while, she sneered and said, "What a vicious plan. It not only harmed Xu Ranyun, but also pointed the spearhead at me. Xue Zhilan usually looks low-key, but this scheme is really amazing."
Aunt Jiang said quickly, "Grandma, have you forgotten? She is used to doing this. I secretly investigated the matter of Chuan Ge'er last time. Although it was Grandma Yun who did it, the trigger was from Grandma Lan. Now think about it, isn't it a strategy of killing three birds with one stone? I lost my son, and I became enemies with Grandma. After using me to harm Grandma, I will reveal the truth to me at any time. At that time, I will naturally hate Grandma Yun to death. So Grandma Lan just provoked a little bit, and she can reap the benefits."
This made sense, and Su Nuannuan agreed with it. After thinking for a while, she said, "Okay, go back. I don't believe that there is a god above us. No matter how deep the water is, can it be as dark as the deep sea? I will let you investigate this matter thoroughly. Whoever did it must admit it. Don't think of letting others take the blame."
Aunt Jiang thanked him again and then left. When she returned to the house, she saw that Yang had already brought Duan Maochuan back. She said to her son, "Your second mother is gone, and the school will probably be suspended these days. Your second brother is now in Chunfeng Garden. When he wakes up, you go and talk to him. Remember, don't say bad things about your second mother to him. No matter what, death is the greatest thing, and everything in the past is gone. Just talk and play with your second brother. If he cries, you can wipe his tears with him and then comfort him with kind words. Do you understand?"
Duan Maochuan didn't really understand what was said, but he understood one thing, which was to be good to his second brother. He had been scared by Aunt Jiang and knew how terrible it was to lose his mother, so he nodded and went out.
Yang smiled and said, "I didn't expect my sister to be so sensible now. I thought that you would be somewhat gloating over the sudden death of Grandma Yun after she treated you like that before. I didn't expect you to be so caring towards Young Master Ming."
Aunt Jiang sat down, a cold smile suddenly appeared on her lips, and she said lightly: "I am gloating over her misfortune. I am very happy that she died, not sad at all. The master-servant relationship was gone after she forced me time and time again. But what Grandma said is right. It is not a pity that she died. She deserved it. Ming'er and Qin'er are pitiful. Whoever did it must take the blame. Grandma Yun did a lot of bad things, but the two children are okay. Naturally, I pity them and will treat them well in the future. I will not hate them because of their mother. Every wrong has its perpetrator, and this is what Grandma taught me."
Yang nodded and said, "Yes, my sister has really changed since she followed the great grandmother."
"Really? I just learned some ways of dealing with the world from the eldest lady. How can a person change?" Aunt Jiang laughed, but heard Yang say: "Why not? Sister, you just didn't notice it. Now when you walk and talk, although you still speak softly, your back is straighter and your voice is fuller. You are no longer the cowardly person who lowered your head and shrank back. I see that you smile more and treat others more kindly than before..."
Before she could finish, Aunt Jiang asked in confusion, "Was I unkind to others in the past? How could someone like me have the right to glare at others? Even if I were an ordinary maid, I wouldn't dare to act arrogantly."
Yang smiled and said, "You said it yourself, that's not daring, not being kind. You are so kind to others now, which makes people feel comfortable and they don't look down on you. In the past, when you looked at those housekeepers, you couldn't help but show some fawning behavior. They would say nice things to you on the surface, but they would sneer at you behind your back. There must be no such people now."
Aunt Jiang showed some joy on her face, and said with a smile: "Of course, if you keep company with a good person, you will be good. If you keep company with a bad person, you will be bad. How can I be careless when I follow a master like Madam Yun? Madam Yun is different. Look at the little girl under her. She lives with her head held high and doesn't look like a slave at all."
As they were talking, Rong'er came in. Seeing Yang, she smiled and said, "Master Ming has woken up. Master Chuan is sitting with him in the corridor and talking. I saw Madam Mi dozing off against the pillar. I think she is very tired. Why don't you ask Madam Yang to go over and help her look after the two masters? It's cold now, and we can't let them stay outside for too long."
Yang nodded and said, "That's right. Young Master Ming is already heartbroken, and he can't stand it any longer." After saying that, she hurried out. Rong'er went out to look around, and seeing that there was no one around, she arranged for a little girl to feed the birds in the corridor, and she went into the inner room without daring to speak, but just asked with her eyes, and saw Aunt Jiang nodded slightly. So she breathed a sigh of relief, put her palms together and silently chanted a Buddhist, then sat down next to Aunt Jiang, gently massaged her legs, and lowered her voice in her throat, whispering, "Aunt, did you really believe what the grandmother said? Didn't you see any flaws?"
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