As soon as Jiang Zhao entered the gate of the Marquis of Ningyuan's Mansion, she heard Jiang Yunxi's loud wailing from inside.
Listening closely, she found that Jiang Yunxi was also cursing. Without thinking, she knew that Jiang Zhao must be among those being cursed.
Jiang Zhao had no other hobbies but to watch the fun. How could she miss such a situation?
Entering the front hall, except for the Marquis of Ningyuan, Jiang Zhong, Jiang Qinian, and two young ladies, the rest were all present.
Jiang Yunxi was being held down on a chair, and the blood on his forehead was gushing down, unable to be stopped.
Jiang Qingrong was the first to notice Jiang Zhao. He said seriously, "Elder sister, fourth brother may be dying soon."
This kid actually told the truth. After all, Jiang Yunxi was covered in blood and really looked like he was dying.
Jiang Zhao waved her hand. "It's impossible. As the saying goes, evil people live a long time. Fourth brother won't die so soon."
At this time, Jiang Yunxi also noticed Jiang Zhao. He jumped up from the chair and rushed towards Jiang Zhao.
"Jiang! Zhao! I'll kill you!"
Jiang Zhao quickly dodged behind Jiang Lanzhi.
Jiang Yunxi was like a pig about to be slaughtered, held down on the chair by the servants and unable to move.
Everyone's eyes also turned to Jiang Lanzhi. Jiang Lanzhi silently picked up Jiang Zhao's collar and pulled her out from behind.
Jiang Zhao spread her hands helplessly. "Don't look at me. This really has nothing to do with me."
"You still say it has nothing to do with you! If it weren't for your bad mouth, saying that I would have a bloody disaster! Would I have my head broken!" The more Jiang Yunxi said, the more aggrieved he became, and tears fell from his eyes. "You still dare to say it has nothing to do with you! You must have cursed me!"
Hearing this, Wang immediately became angry. She rushed to Jiang Zhao in three steps. "Jiang Zhao, I'm telling you, if anything happens to my son, I won't let you off!"
"No wonder your own mother doesn't like you! Such a bad luck star might as well die to make things clean!" Wang was so worried about her son that she lost her temper.
Before anyone could come out to persuade them, He couldn't sit still anymore. She gave Jiang Zhao a look and then said to Wang, "Sister-in-law, what you said is a bit too much!"
"Yunxi wasn't hit by Jiang Zhao. Why do you blame a junior?" He frowned. "You're an elder but you speak rudely to an innocent junior. Is this the upbringing of you, the Wang family?"
"As for whether I like Jiang Zhao or not, that's my business. Jiang Zhao is my daughter. It's not up to you to criticize!"
He's words left everyone stunned on the spot. No one expected that He, who disliked Jiang Zhao, would speak up for her.
Jiang Zhao looked at He, who was standing in front of her to protect her, with a complicated look in her eyes. After a while, she said, "I just reminded fourth brother this morning. If fourth brother didn't pay attention himself, how could it be my fault?"
"Auntie might as well think about it. There were so many people on the street, and Jiang Qingrong was also there. Why didn't anyone else get hit, but fourth brother's head was hit?"
"If I really had the ability to make anyone unlucky just by my words, the first people I would make unlucky would be those who harmed me. I would make them eat dog shit every day."
Wang opened her mouth and after a long time, she managed to say, "You're just being unreasonable!"
"Jiang Zhao, I won't let this go!" Jiang Yunxi covered his still bleeding head and shouted.
"If you don't let it go, then don't. Can you kill me?" Jiang Zhao looked like a dead pig not afraid of boiling water.
He pursed her lips. This girl had actually learned to be a rascal.
"Okay, everyone shut up." The old lady Jiang stood up to stop the chaos. "Rong哥儿, you were with your fourth brother at that time. Tell us what exactly happened."
Jiang Qingrong was an honest boy. He blurted out, "Fourth brother, is there something wrong with your eyes?"
As soon as he said this, Jiang Yunxi, who was winking at Jiang Qingrong, froze on his face. He looked cross-eyed and slanting-mouthed.
Jiang Yunxi: "Can't I just have an itchy face?"
Jiang Qingrong told the whole story. It turned out that Jiang Yunxi was injured by his own lover.
Jiang Yunxi and the young master of the Chen family, a wealthy merchant in the south of the city, both fell in love with the top courtesan in the Yanyuelou.
They were already enemies and neither of them would give in. They even used the mansion in the other courtyard as a bet to see who could win the heart of the top courtesan.
Jiang Yunxi did win, but he was an unstable person. After a few days, he fell in love with another woman.
The top courtesan was a hot-tempered woman. She couldn't swallow this anger. When she saw Jiang Yunxi molesting a widow on the street, she was so angry that she hit Jiang Yunxi on the head.
The old lady Jiang and the Marquis of Ningyuan had repeatedly told them not to get close to the brothels. Moreover, he even used the mansion as a bet. Naturally, Jiang Yunxi didn't dare to say it.
So he could only push the blame on Jiang Zhao.
Jiang Qingrong: "Auntie, this has nothing to do with elder sister. Fourth brother is a good-for-nothing."
Wang couldn't catch her breath and almost fainted. "You bastard! I'll beat you to death!"
"Yes! Beat him to death!" Jiang Changfeng also chimed in.
Jiang Yunxi was so scared that he covered his head and jumped up and down. "Mother, I was wrong! I'll never dare again!"
"You unfilial son, get down here! If I don't beat the shit out of you today, I won't be a Wang!" Wang put her hands on her hips and glared at Jiang Yunxi, who had jumped onto the eight immortals table.
"Okay!" The old lady Jiang rubbed her aching temple. "Xi哥儿, get down here for me!"
"Considering that Xi哥儿 is injured, go and kneel in the ancestral hall for two hours."
Seeing that the old lady Jiang was angry, Jiang Yunxi was afraid of angering his grandmother to death, so he didn't dare to make a fuss and obediently climbed down.
Wang quickly stepped forward and twisted Jiang Yunxi's ear.
Jiang Yunxi gritted his teeth in pain but didn't dare to say anything more. He glared at Jiang Zhao resentfully.
Wang also looked at Jiang Zhao and pursed her lips. "Sister Zhao, this time it's auntie who is sorry for you."
Jiang Zhao wasn't polite either and readily accepted Wang's apology.
Wang: "What are you looking at! Go and kneel in the ancestral hall with me!"
Seeing that Jiang Yunxi had no intention of giving money at all, Jiang Zhao deliberately scared him.
When Jiang Yunxi passed by her, she lowered her voice and said, "Fourth brother, be more careful in the future. This is just the beginning."
Jiang Zhao wasn't lying. The celestial phenomena had been bad recently. It was normal for Jiang Yunxi to be unlucky. He would be fine after this month.
Jiang Yunxi stuck out his neck and rolled his eyes at Jiang Zhao. He didn't believe a single word of hers.
This was just a coincidence. This girl really thought she was a fortune-teller!
"If there's nothing else, everyone can disperse. Sister Zhao, come with grandmother." The old lady Jiang waved to Jiang Zhao.
Jiang Zhao supported the old lady Jiang and went to the Songhe Hall.
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Ruixue Courtyard.
"What did you say?!" Jiang Yuzhu suddenly raised her voice. "Just now, mother openly protected elder sister?!"
"Yes, it's absolutely true, miss. I heard it clearly just now!" Chunlan, Jiang Yuzhu's personal maid, told Jiang Yuzhu what she had just heard.
Jiang Yuzhu bit her lip, and her hands hanging on her sides tightly clenched the skirt.
Mother, didn't mother say that she only had her as a daughter in this life? Didn't she say that she looked down on Jiang Zhao and disliked her?
Why did she openly protect Jiang Zhao while she was away!
Why... Why did Jiang Zhao just come back and steal mother's favor!
Jiang Zhao had just come back. If things went on like this, would there still be a place for her in the marquis's mansion!
The emotions of grievance and unwillingness almost drowned Jiang Yuzhu. She couldn't sit still anymore. "I'm going to find mother!"