"ah--"
Before Song Shuling could react, her scream stopped in mid-air as her entire body was submerged in the water.
"Jiang Wan, you!"
Song Ziyu was shocked and immediately ordered his guards to go into the water to rescue the person.
He was furious, his eyes wide as he stared at Jiang Wan, his gaze almost murderous, and he raised his hand to slap her hard.
"How did the General handle the Linglong Pavilion matter?"
Jiang Wan tilted her head and sneered.
“Princess Zhaohua wrote to me a few days ago, but His Highness the Crown Prince doesn’t have much patience.”
Song Ziyu paused.
At the Crown Prince's birthday banquet, he had just offended the Crown Prince Yongning, and Jiang Wan was on good terms with the Crown Prince's sister. He couldn't afford to lose his composure at this time.
"I will naturally give His Highness a satisfactory answer." Song Ziyu gritted his teeth. "You don't need to worry about my affairs. Go back to your courtyard and stay there obediently. If you cause trouble again, don't blame me for being impolite!"
The guards have rescued Song Shuling.
She was soaking wet, her face was deathly pale, and her clothes were covered in filthy water plants and mud. She looked nothing like a noblewoman.
After being given emergency treatment, Song Shuling finally woke up.
His eyes were like poison, fixed on Jiang Wan, as if he wanted to devour her.
Jiang Wan glanced at her coldly.
Let's settle today's scores later.
She was worried about Song Yu and didn't want to stay any longer, so she turned and left.
Song Shuling coughed in distress and pointed at Song Ziyu, cursing, "This bitch! She tried to kill your sister, and you're just going to let her go like that?!"
Song Ziyu rubbed his temples, feeling that one troublesome thing after another had been happening lately. He looked at Song Shuling and asked her a question.
"Second sister, what are you doing at Xingzhi Courtyard all of a sudden?"
"I…"
Song Shuling panicked; naturally, she couldn't reveal her deal with Gu Yurong.
“Jiang is arrogant and disrespectful. As her older sister, I was just trying to teach her a lesson. I never expected her to be so heartless and daring to attack me so openly!”
"Third brother, you must teach her a lesson for your sister!"
"She deserves to die."
Song Ziyu was indignant.
"But now is not the time to deal with her."
Once he has reached a cooperation agreement with Linglong Pavilion and eased his relationship with the Crown Prince, he can then settle accounts with Jiang Wan at that time.
Seeing that Song Shuling was alright, he returned to his study and said before leaving, "Second sister, please rest well. I will find a good doctor for you."
Song Shuling was so angry that she trembled all over, and she could hardly believe her ears.
Jiang Wan almost killed him, should he just let it go like this?
She was a lady from a prestigious family, pampered since childhood, and had never suffered such humiliation.
If she had previously attacked Jiang Wan for personal gain, now she truly hated her.
"Jiang Wan... I'm not done with you yet!"
She beckoned to a maid and whispered, "Go back to the manor and send a message to the master!"
…
The courtyard was brightly lit by candlelight.
Song Yu lay on the bed, his face pale.
The servants had already bandaged his external wounds, but his injuries were severe and the treatment had been delayed, so his back was still bleeding profusely.
"If this continues... the young master's life may be in danger." Cai Die wiped away her tears.
"I'll give it a try."
Jiang Wan took out acupuncture tools and applied needles to several acupoints on Song Yu.
Her technique was skillful; with just a few needles, she quickly stopped the bleeding.
Cai Die exclaimed in amazement, "I never imagined that Madam possessed such medical skills!"
Biluo pursed her lips: "Our lady knows a lot, you'll find out soon enough."
Song Yu was out of danger, but she was still unconscious. Even in her sleep, her pale face still showed a stubbornness.
"They've gone too far!" Cai Die said angrily. "Taking advantage of Madam's absence, they're bullying the young master like this! If you hadn't returned in time, the young master might have..."
Jiang Wan frowned, her expression grave.
Hearing that Song Yu obeyed Song Shuling because he didn't want to tarnish her reputation, she felt even more heartache.
“Song Shuling wouldn’t target Yu’er for no reason; something must have happened.”
"Cai Die is the most popular person in the mansion and has the best access to information," she thought for a moment and said.
"Madam, she's been going to the Gu family's courtyard frequently lately, staying for half a day at a time... It must be the Gu family instigating this!"
Jiang Wan sneered: "With the Gu family about to lose their position as imperial merchants, Gu Yurong is bound to be anxious."
Therefore, he instigated Song Shuling to target Xingzhi Academy in order to regain control of the family.
During the three years that I was away from the General's Mansion, Gu Yurong's family did indeed provide a lot of financial assistance to the mansion.
Once Gu Yurong takes over the household again, she will have her own way of making Song Ziyu understand that the Gu family and the General's Mansion share both prosperity and adversity.
In this way, Song Ziyu will eventually return the position of Imperial Merchant to the Gu family.
A hint of coldness flashed in Jiang Wan's eyes.
She would play along with whatever tricks Gu Yurong wanted to use.
But she shouldn't have targeted the child.
"Go and spread the word that as long as Song Ziyu cooperates with Linglong Pavilion, we will provide the vanguard army with horse tack and armor free of charge this year."
She is not short of money, and she doesn't rely on being a royal merchant to make money.
But can the Gu family afford to take that risk?
"In addition, tell Song Ziyu that once the contract is reached, Linglong Pavilion will pay him an additional two thousand taels as a reward."
"Madam, are you trying to tempt him with money?" Biluo asked, puzzled. "For something as important as exchanging him for a royal merchant, would he really be swayed by two thousand taels of silver?"
Jiang Wan smiled faintly: "Don't worry, he will soon urgently need this money."
Biluo accepted the order and left.
Cai Die was still not entirely at ease: "Today, Madam and Song Shuling had a falling out, and Madam even pushed her into the water in public. I'm afraid she will come looking for trouble again."
"Her husband is Lin Zhiquan, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, a high-ranking official of the third rank. Madam, you must be careful."
Jiang Wan's expression was icy.
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