Chapter 277: Chapter 251: Madness (Part 2)

The crying of the child eased the current awkward atmosphere. Mrs. Fang, using the excuse of tending to the child and claiming the child disliked crowded places, left the General Mansion with the child and servants.

Su Yaoguang watched the departing figure of Mrs. Fang and was certain that this person was Jiang Yihuan.

If she was Jiang Yihuan, then what was the situation now?

"The Mrs. Fang just now is the Second Madam. As far as I know, the Jing’an Marquis Mansion currently has only a single branch. Where did this Second Madam come from?"

"Miss Su might not know, this Second Madam isn’t referring to the wife married by the second in the family – the Second Madam in traditional sense – but it means she is the second wife of the Marquis Jing’an. Compared to the original wife, she is the newly promoted second wife. The original wife was weak and bedridden for years, and the affairs of the back courtyard were originally handled by the dowry maid, but now are managed by this commoner wife."

"The child earlier..."

"That is the son born to the Marquis Jing’an by this Second Madam. The Marquis Jing’an had three daughters before, not a single son. This time, while recuperating on the estate for half a year, he surprisingly returned to Capital City with a pregnant woman."

"The original wife was already frail and sickly, and hadn’t managed his affairs for a long time. Unexpectedly, she kindly let the other stay to nurture the fetus, and as soon as the child was born, a concubine turned into a second wife. The Marquis Jing’an told his original wife it was to elevate the child’s status. At fifty, the Marquis finally had a son of his own, wouldn’t he be delighted? He would give anything. This isn’t a secret in Capital City; everyone knows."

Su Yaoguang had heard this story while doing business before, but no one told her that the heroine of the story was actually that undying shameless woman Jiang Yihuan.

Jiang Yihuan is now the Marchioness Jing’an, and Xiao Yanci has hitched himself to the Wang Family. Really, this pair are a scoundrel and a shameless woman, both equally fond of clinging to influential figures and climbing social ladders.

If Xiao Yanci knew Jiang Yihuan had entered the Capital and had become the legitimate wife among the nobility, who knows what his reaction would be.

"What are you thinking?" Zhou Wangshu waved his hand in front of Su Yaoguang.

Su Yaoguang looked around, finding that others had left, and only she and Zhou Wangshu remained in the previously crowded pavilion.

"When did they leave?"

"While you were lost in thought. Seeing you were deep in thought, I didn’t disturb you but let the steward escort the guests out."

"I saw someone just now." Su Yaoguang pulled Zhou Wangshu to sit down, wiping the sweat off his forehead with a handkerchief. "How much have you drunk?"

"Father-in-law’s military general friends can really drink. If he didn’t take pity on me, I wouldn’t have been able to leave the table!" Zhou Wangshu said, then asked, "Who did you see?"

"Jiang Yihuan." Su Yaoguang said, "I tested her a bit, she didn’t admit to being Jiang Yihuan, saying her surname was Fang, and others called her Mrs. Fang. But I’ve battled Jiang Yihuan for so long, even if her own mother didn’t recognize her, I couldn’t mistake her. Even if she turned to ash, I would recognize her."

"If it’s her, she’s really got a big life. Her brother died mysteriously back then, and later her mother disappeared under strange circumstances, everyone thought she, who vanished, was likely doomed too. Unexpectedly, she not only didn’t die, but is living so comfortably."

"The Second Madam of the Marquis Jing’an..." Zhou Wangshu tried to recall the earlier scene, "He was quite an honest and sincere man. Of all those urging me to drink, only he blocked the wine for me, so he left quite an impression."

"Honest and sincere, indeed. Jiang Yihuan has always liked targeting such men. But, she really went all out to climb up the social ladder, the advanced age could be her father, yet she bore him a child."

"Alright, let’s not think about this anymore." Zhou Wangshu said, "If she doesn’t provoke you, we can pretend she doesn’t exist. Whether she is Mrs. Fang or Jiang Yihuan, it’s got nothing to do with us."

"Her affairs have nothing to do with us, but..." Su Yaoguang leaned in, speaking mysteriously, "They concern Xiao Ci. We should find a way to make the old lovers meet and let them discover each other’s new identities. At least then we’d have a few good shows to watch."

"You, really courting chaos." Zhou Wangshu pinched her nose. "Leave this matter to me, I’ll surely make these old lovers meet soon, maybe we could even see a show of love rekindling."

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