"Could it be that... Xu Ranyun was not killed by Xue Zhilan that day, but... by you?" Su Nuannuan's face changed color. Seeing Aunt Jiang lower her head, she knew that she was right. For a moment, she didn't know what to say. After a long while, she said in a hoarse voice: "Why?"
"Because Madam Yun will not let Chuan Ge'er and I go; because she is with Madam Lan, I am afraid that they will harm Grandma one day, and then Chuan Ge'er and I will lose our only life-saving talisman; because Grandma will not take the initiative to harm them before she sees their means. So...I decided to strike first."
Aunt Jiang didn't know whether she had been suppressed for too long or because she was smart, so she learned Su Nuannuan's way of doing things right away. Seeing that Su Nuannuan had guessed the truth, she lost all her fear and admitted it frankly.
"It was for me..."
Su Nuannuan was indeed shocked, and she muttered to herself. Before she could finish, she heard Aunt Jiang say firmly, "It's not for grandma, it's for me, for my son Chuan, it has nothing to do with grandma."
Su Nuannuan remained silent. She was in a very complicated mood at the moment. After a long while, she said softly, "That day, your grandfather brought the Xu family's eldest son to the Su residence and indeed caught several people. They were the ones arranged by Xu Ranyun and Xue Zhilan to harm me. In addition to Xu Ranyun's harm to Chuan'er that day, the Chengming Earl's Mansion stopped. The Xue family had nothing to say. It can be seen that you are right. If you hadn't done this in the mansion, I really can't say whether I would be in trouble. From this point of view, I want to say thank you."
"Grandma, please don't think like that. I've said it has nothing to do with you. In fact, it's all because of my selfish motives..."
Aunt Jiang's tears rolled down. She was not happy or touched, because she knew that her efforts were not for Su Nuannuan, but she just wanted to cry, and she felt mixed emotions, just because at this time, the grandmother was willing to say a fair word and thank her.
"Xu Ranyun failed to harm others and ended up harming herself. She has already suffered retribution. Xue Zhilan was deliberate and cruel, so she is now crazy. However, in the final analysis, she was indeed severely deceived by you in the matter of Xu Ranyun, so... Although I think it seems that you don't have to feel guilty, you have killed a life after all. And framed others, so if you feel uneasy and want to bring her here to take care of her, then I will help you."
"Yes, thank you very much, ma'am."
Aunt Jiang stayed in the temple for a long time and occasionally went out. She could see Xue Zhilan in a daze in the distance. Duan Maochuan often came over and would talk about the misery of Duan Maofan and Duan Maosen going to see their mother. The woman didn't even recognize her own son. She just wanted to get close to the two children by instinct. However, because she occasionally went crazy, she didn't dare to let the children really touch her, and they could only look at her through the door.
This brought out the guilt in Aunt Jiang's heart. Fang thought that this woman was taking the blame for a murder for him, and was harmed to this point by him. Although she did not regret it and would do the same thing again if she had the chance, she still wanted to make up for it.
Coming out of the temple, it started to drizzle. Not far away, the young marquis was waiting there silently with an umbrella. Behind him was the garden in the distance, with green willows, red maples, and flowing water under a small bridge, all shrouded in the light autumn rain.
This scene was like a painting, and Su Nuannuan couldn't help but recall the amazement she felt when Jiang Nan first saw Lu Fengyu. She wondered how the man who looked like the person in the painting was doing now?
"I know you like this, so I brought it here specially for you."
Walking closer, the young marquis smiled and handed over a Jiangnan oil-paper umbrella with a meticulously painted peach blossom and kingfisher. When he opened the umbrella, the gorgeous peach blossom and kingfisher instantly blended into the rain, earning Su Nuannuan a knowing smile.
The couple walked along the garden path and felt the rain getting heavier. The young marquis sighed, "Every autumn rain brings a chill. After this rain, the weather should be cooler."
"I already know the truth of the matter."
Su Nuannuan didn't respond to her husband's words. She said something abruptly, causing the young marquis's hand holding the umbrella to freeze. Then she chuckled and said, "Really? I knew I couldn't hide it from you, but I didn't know when you would know. I didn't expect you to know it so soon. Wanfang is considered smart, but why is she so useless this time?"
"Hey! Are you mocking me for being stupid? Believe it or not, I'll kick you." Su Nuannuan turned her head and rolled her eyes at her husband. Her words made Duan Tingxuan feel relieved. He was originally worried that Nuannuan would be angry at him for hiding the truth from her, but he didn't expect that he could get away with it so easily. Yin hurriedly smiled and said, "No, no, Madam misunderstood me."
"Aunt Jiang said she wanted to take Xue Zhilan to the Buddhist temple. She and Long Yan would be better at taking care of each other." Su Nuannuan sighed again: "I have already agreed."
"Okay, you can decide on this matter." Duan Tingxuan nodded, and suddenly saw Su Nuannuan turned around and looked at him: "What do you think? Why is it like this? They are all beautiful young women, why did they end up like this?"
"First, good and evil will be rewarded, and second... the fault lies with me." When the young marquis mentioned this, he was truly sad, and said with a sense of regret: "If I had not coveted their beauty in the beginning, these women would not have suffered such a miserable and lonely end today."
"But isn't it natural to have three wives and four concubines? What have you done wrong?"
"Nuannuan, what do you want to say?" Something is wrong. I always feel that my wife is a little strange today.
Su Nuannuan saw that her husband was getting straight to the point, so she stopped beating around the bush and said directly: "What I want to say is: what is natural and right may not be correct. Having three wives and four concubines is wrong in the first place. How can there be the blessing of having many wives? It is all a disaster for having many wives. The only men who can really enjoy the blessing of having many wives are probably those fat, vulgar and ignorant men, because they don't have women to love them. If women don't love them, there will be no jealousy. Without jealousy, they can naturally live in peace. Someone as outstanding as you should be monogamous, so that the family can prosper."
"Yes, I understand." Duan Tingxuan nodded vigorously, and then asked doubtfully: "Actually, Nuannuan, what are you worried about? Even if you didn't warn me today, I would never have any improper thoughts about anyone again. I just want to stay with my Nuannuan, talk with her late into the night, and grow old together." If not now to express his loyalty, when would he?
"You? Of course I'm relieved." Su Nuannuan smiled: "I'm talking about the children. The brothers all look like their grandfather, and they are all outstanding. So in the future, they are not allowed to have three wives and four concubines, so that I don't have to deal with their wives and concubines fighting all day long. I can't handle it. I will age prematurely. Women are most afraid of being tired..."
"Wait, our son... can only have... one woman in his room in the future?" The young marquis interrupted his wife hastily, but saw Su Nuannuan turned around and looked at him innocently with watery eyes: "What? Do you have any objection? Aren't you afraid that I will age prematurely?"
"Oh...I...I have no objection."
My son, I'm sorry to have to inconvenience you, but your mother is right. Having too many women is really not good. The family will not have peace. I, your father, am a ready-made example.
Su Nuannuan was very satisfied with her husband's statement. She nodded and continued, "Not only the boys, but also the two girls. In the future, we must strictly screen the sons-in-law. If we can't be single-minded, we will reject them all. They must have noble character and be kind."
"Wait a minute, Nuannuan." The young marquis hurriedly stopped his wife: "For a son, forget it. This is our family, you have the final say. But for a son-in-law, this... we don't have the final say, right? With your request, it will be very easy for our daughter to not get married."
"We must have the final say on our daughter's issue. If she can't meet a man like this, then she can't get married. This will save her from having to shed tears and force herself to smile in the future, or even getting harmed by that vicious concubine if she's not careful..." Su Nuannuan said in a firm tone, making it clear that she would not tolerate any rebuttal.
An autumn wind blew by, and the autumn rain became heavier. Perhaps because of the cold, several boys in the Anping Marquis Mansion, the Changping Marquis Mansion, and the Rong Prince Mansion suddenly shivered.
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