Tianliangyuan

Chapter 243 The Death of Jiang Wenhe

Xu Zhaozhao then adopted a gentler tone, saying, "Lord Fu, there's no need for this. Your current situation is perhaps due to the influence of my Marquis's mansion. My Marquis's mansion will certainly not stand idly by in this matter."

"No!"

Fu Pei hurriedly said, "Princess, this matter originated from me and has nothing to do with the Marquis's residence. Please calm down, Princess."

"Please sit down, and I will tell you the story slowly."

In a few words, Xu Zhaozhao gave a general account of her grievances with Jiang Ning, and then naturally pointed out that this was now a conflict between the Jiang and Xu families.

“You are on good terms with my third brother, and you are close friends. The Jiang family is now taking advantage of my father and brothers’ absence on the expedition to deal with the Marquis’s mansion. Dealing with you is just the first step they have taken.”

Xu Junting also came to his senses: "Brother Fu, my sister is right. I heard that it's not just you, but several other colleagues are also in trouble. This is the Jiang family's plan."

"I never imagined that the girls of the Jiang family would be so vicious."

"Lord Fu, my cousin Xu Tingting, I wonder if you might be interested in her?"

Although Xu Tingting was a concubine's daughter from the second wife's family, the second wife's family did not have many children, and Xu Wen and Li Shi's relationship was still very good, so they never mistreated the concubine's children.

Fu Pei had also met him.

"Your Highness, the daughters of the Marquis's family are all good, of course."

"Lord Fu, there's no need to be shy. This matter is not urgent. Please allow Lord Fu some time to consider it. As for the marriage with the Jiang family, whether you marry my cousin or not, we will lend you a hand."

"Please enlighten me, Your Highness."

"The reason why the Jiang family has the leisure to target you low-ranking officials is simply because they are too idle. In that case, let's find some things for them to do."

Xu Zhaozhao wasn't joking.

If she takes action, it must be to achieve her goal.

Leaving aside the inner workings of the Jiang family, let's just say that Grand Tutor Jiang, the patriarch of the Jiang family, fainted during a court assembly.

I was so angry I almost fainted!

Unfortunately, even the Emperor couldn't blame the other party.

Because the other party was an imperial censor, and he was just reporting normally, who knew that Old Master Jiang would be so angry that he would faint?

When Grand Tutor Jiang fainted, the entire Jiang family naturally became extremely nervous.

At the same time, Jiang Wenhe died.

Moreover, his death was extremely undignified.

Jiang Wenhe died in bed, killed by a maid, but the maid escaped. After the Jiang family reported the incident to the authorities, they offered a reward and mobilized their connections, but all to no avail.

That girl acted as if she had never existed.

No one knew that a year earlier, Xu Zhaozhao had obtained a new household registration for that girl, and it was far away from the capital.

Jiang Wenhe's death can be said to have made all the spoiled second-generation rich kids in the capital behave themselves for a while.

That's the eldest grandson of the Jiang family.

Even in death, it was so shameful.

After Jiang Wenhe's death, Deng fell seriously ill and never recovered.

Because the deceased was young, had no children, and had elders, the body was laid to rest after only two days.

Since his death was so dishonorable, the Jiang family did not hold a grand funeral.

Although the Jiang family tried their best to suppress it, they reported it to the authorities, and naturally, it inevitably got out.

As the eldest grandson of the Jiang family, he actually forced himself on a maid, and the maid had no choice but to kill him.

Regardless, this is a murder case, and it still needs to be investigated.

However, no matter how hard they investigated, they found no clues. Some people said that a pair of shoes belonging to the maid and a suicide note were found in the river outside the city.

Therefore, the murderer committed suicide by drowning.

Now, there's no need to investigate anymore.

However, the Jiang family was unwilling to accept this outcome.

Why!

Jiang Wenhe's death was always a move orchestrated by Xu Zhaozhao.

Jiang Wenhe is too insidious. If he is not eliminated, he and Jiang Ning will come up with even more vicious schemes.

He almost ruined her second brother's marriage back then, and for that alone, Xu Zhaozhao would never forgive him.

Fu Pei was greatly surprised to learn of Jiang Wenhe's sudden death.

"This? This is a coincidence?"

Xu Junting sighed and said, "You might not believe it, but Jiang Wenhe is a dissolute man. As early as last year, I often heard from friends that he abused the maids in his house. Perhaps it was because he was dismissed from his post and had no way out that he became psychologically twisted and took his anger out on those innocent and pitiful women."

Liu Bo had tried to dissuade him before, but he wouldn't listen. This time, it's said, it was because the maid had been terribly abused, and he took advantage of Jiang Wenhe's drunken stupor to commit the heinous act. Ultimately, if one could live a clean life, who would willingly become a murderer?

Fu Pei had actually heard some rumors about Jiang Wenhe, but he didn't expect that Jiang Wenhe's retribution would come so quickly!

But how could a maidservant escape from the Jiang residence at night?

This was clearly beyond her ability to achieve on her own.

However, even the government office couldn't find out, so other people were even less aware.

"I heard that the Jiang family dealt with a group of servants. Perhaps because of their current reputation, they didn't kill them, but just sold them off."

Fu Pei nodded, still feeling somewhat disappointed by the outcome.

He didn't feel sorry for him, after all, it didn't matter whether a scumbag like Jiang Wenhe lived or died.

But I always felt that such a person really tarnished the reputation of scholars.

Fu Pei felt something was off. Xu Zhaozhao had only spoken to him a few times, and now the Jiang family was in trouble. Was it all just a coincidence?

Or was it all done by Xu Zhaozhao?

Thinking about it this way, Fu Pei suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

That's unlikely!

Xu Zhaozhao was just a woman who didn't know martial arts, and as a woman, she couldn't possibly get involved in the affairs of the Jiang family's inner quarters.

In particular, Grand Tutor Jiang fainted right there in the court, in full view of everyone. No one touched him, and the censor's words were not excessive. He did not curse anyone, nor did he forcibly pin a crime on the Jiang family. Therefore, Grand Tutor Jiang's fainting should be due to his own physical condition.

Then it's even less likely that the Xu family did it.

The more Fu Pei analyzed, the lower he felt it was possible that Xu Zhaozhao had intervened. But when he reversed the process, Fu Pei became completely confused.

If I can't figure it out, I'll just stop thinking about it.

At least he has some peace and quiet now.

The Jiang family will no longer bother him, and he can finally calm down and think carefully about whether or not he should marry the Xu family girl.

Although the woman mentioned by the county princess was only a concubine's daughter, she was still from a marquis's family.

Moreover, although Xu Wen is not a marquis, he and Xu Han are brothers and have always had a good relationship. Besides, Xu Wen's official position is not low and he holds real power. The key point is that he is still favored by the emperor!

Therefore, marrying a woman from the Xu family would certainly be beneficial for one's future.

But the Xu family were military officers, while he was a civil official, so it didn't really matter, since he was just a minor official at the moment.

Thinking of the imposing Princess Anle that day, Fu Pei felt that perhaps he should really give up completely.