Jiang Shuwan looked at the carriage and felt very strange.
The carriage was incredibly luxurious, with a gold-threaded roof and even the finest wood.
This sedan chair must be worth a thousand taels of silver.
Of course, this is the Marquis's residence, and those who associate with the Marquis's residence are mostly high-ranking officials and nobles. These nobles are not short of money, and many of them own such luxurious carriages.
However, as everyone knows, His Majesty is currently in dire need of money, to the point that he has resorted to collecting all the money from loan sharks for his own use.
Therefore, even if they are wealthy, these nobles keep it hidden and dare not easily reveal it.
Anyway, she encountered many noble families on her way to the Duke's mansion, but none of them used such a luxurious carriage.
Moreover, although the carriage was luxurious and valuable, and made of the finest materials, it lacked family insignia and materials suitable for officials.
Wealth without nobility means one is merely an ordinary merchant.
But how could ordinary merchants enter the gates of the Marquis's mansion?
Not to mention, parking the carriage so blatantly at the door is so arrogant; it doesn't look like they're visiting, but rather like they're looking for trouble.
Feeling uneasy, Jiang Shuwan entered the mansion in a few steps. As soon as she reached the eaves, she saw Chang Mama, who was beside the old lady, running quickly towards her with an umbrella.
Chang's mother ran so fast that the rain splashed water all over her shoes and socks.
Jiang Shuwan's forehead twitched.
Madam Chang came from the palace, and she always placed great importance on rules and regulations in her conduct.
Her flustered state suggests that something significant must have happened in the household.
"Young mistress, you're finally back!"
"Young mistress, please come with me to the old lady's room. Madam is here too, and everyone is waiting for you."
The Wen family is also here?
Since being confined to his home, Wen has been unable to leave the Buddhist hall even for a moment.
What on earth happened that led to the release of the Wen family?
Jiang Shuwan was extremely surprised.
According to the memories of the previous life, apart from Pei Shushu's marriage, nothing else major happened in the Marquis's mansion during this period.
Pei Shushu's marriage troubles were caused by the Fourth Master; she had already sent him to distribute porridge a while ago.
There's no reason for trouble to arise at this time...
As she was thinking, she saw Chang's mother grab Pei Shushu's hand.
"What's wrong, Aunt Chang?"
Pei Shushu looked at Chang Mama with suspicion, thinking that the old lady had something to discuss with Jiang Shuwan.
Since it was none of her business, she was just about to go back to her room.
"Fourth Miss, please come with me."
Jiang Shuwan's mood plummeted instantly.
It's over.
It really is about Pei Shushu.
"Aunt Chang, I just saw a carriage parked outside the mansion gate. Are there any guests arriving?"
"What kind of guest is that? He's a scoundrel!"
Hearing Chang Mama's angry voice, Pei Shushu asked curiously, "Since he's a scoundrel, why don't you have someone throw him out? How can our dignified Marquis's mansion tolerate a scoundrel's insolence?"
Chang's mother didn't speak, but just stared at Pei Shushu's hesitant expression.
Judging from her words and actions, Jiang Shuwan was 100% certain that it was Pei Shushu's doing.
"Where is that person? Take me to see him."
Mrs. Chang was taken aback; she hadn't expected Jiang Shuwan to suggest going to see someone.
"What? Now that I am the mistress of the Marquis's mansion, with the Marquis and the heir absent, can't I even make decisions about the affairs of the mansion?"
"Young mistress, you misunderstand. That man is truly a scoundrel and lewd, with a pointed mouth and monkey-like face. I was afraid he would frighten you."
"It's okay, I'll just take a look at him from afar."
"Yes, young mistress, please come with me."
As she spoke, Aunt Chang turned and led Jiang Shuwan to the reception area in the front yard.
Pei Shushu was curious and followed behind Jiang Shuwan.
They arrived at their destination quickly, but Jiang Shuwan didn't go inside. She only asked Chang Mama to lift a corner of the window and look inside.
In the magnificent reception room sat two middle-aged men, one the third uncle of the third branch of the family, and the other an unfamiliar face.
He looked several steps older than his third uncle and was dressed in expensive silk fabric.
He had a very sleazy appearance, like a bald Taoist priest, with his head starting to bald.
His face was as yellow as paper, his eyes were cloudy, and his pupils were small, constantly darting around as he looked at the maids serving him.
He especially leered at those with good figures, his lecherous eyes scanning them with ill intent. When a maid brought him tea, he grabbed her and pulled her into his arms.
The little girl screamed "Ah!" and broke free from the man, running away.
The man looked at his empty hands and sneered, "You blind fool, no wonder you can only be a maid your whole life."
Pei Shushu stared wide-eyed in surprise, “Sister-in-law, who is this person? He’s so shameless! How dare he cause trouble in the Marquis’s mansion! No wonder Mama Chang said he was a scoundrel. I think he’s not only a scoundrel, but also a rude lecher.”
The little girl looked utterly disgusted.
Jiang Shuwan calmed herself down and looked inside again. She saw that the man had already stood up, and it was only then that Pei Shushu noticed that he was walking with a limp.
"Aunt Chang, why is he still a cripple?"
"Fourth Miss, stop looking! This man is no good. He runs a casino in Nanshi and has a gang of thugs under his command. He sets up schemes to harm people every day, ruining countless families. He also rapes other men's wives and daughters and loves to torture women. He beat his two previous wives to death. He's disgusting."
"What! There really is such a person? How could he be allowed into the Marquis's residence? And why did Third Uncle have to personally entertain him?"
Pei Shushu asked with a puzzled look.
Mrs. Chang's expression immediately changed.
Jiang Shuwan lowered the window and walked outside.
"Let's go to the old lady's room first."
The master and servants walked towards the backyard, and on the way, Chang Mama couldn't help but tell them everything that had happened.
“Young mistress, you don’t know, you just went to the Duke’s mansion and this scoundrel came right away. He kept saying that the fourth young lady is his wife and that he wanted to take her back.”
“I have lived for decades and have never seen such a person. Not only is he lame, but he also has a lewd and dissolute look on his face. He is obviously no good person.”
"Not to mention our Marquis's mansion, no other respectable family would associate with someone like that. Yet he keeps claiming to be related to the Fourth Miss, and even saying that the Fourth Master arranged the marriage between them..."
Pei Shushu: "..."
The little girl was completely stunned; the sound of the rain falling on the ground was so loud, but she couldn't hear it at all.
"Aunt Chang, what did you say? I'm his wife?"
"Or was it decided by my father?"
Madam Chang looked like she was about to cry. "Fourth Miss, it's Fourth Master. He gambled all night and lost all his money, so he took you away as a hostage."
The image of the man's lewd expression as he embraced Cha Yatou flashed through her mind, and her lewd and shameless face made Pei Shushu close her eyes and faint.
"Fourth Miss, Fourth Miss, please wake up..."
The maids were in a flurry of activity.
They had arrived at the old lady's courtyard. Jiang Shuwan asked Chang Mama to move Pei Shushu to the west wing to rest.
As for her, she went to the old lady's room first.
"Young Madam, you are so calm."
Following orders, Madam Chang helped Pei Shushu away.
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