Tianliangyuan

Chapter 30 Jiang Ning's Regret

Xu Han was extremely conflicted at this moment. He didn't want his daughter to suffer this injustice for nothing, and he was even more unwilling to let Sun Qian become a good older sister who protected her younger sister. If he really let her put on such an outer robe, he didn't know how she would cause trouble for the entire Marquis's mansion in the future.

Wang Ruolan suddenly said, "But isn't this matter aimed at Princess Leyang? Given Sun Qian and Xu Lin's personalities, they'll probably say they didn't act in order to protect the princess. If that's the case, Xu Lin and the Sun family will have the confidence to confront the Jiang family."

Xu Han deeply agreed, after all, Princess Leyang was backed by Prince Qi, and by the Emperor and Empress who doted on her.

Xu Zhaozhao shook her head: "If Sun Qian really said that, she would only be looked down upon by everyone."

The couple looked at her at the same time, neither of them understanding why this was happening.

Xu Zhaozhao sighed and said, "Father, Mother, Princess Leyang didn't know Sun Qian before. In other words, given Sun Qian's status, she was far from being able to get close to Princess Leyang. If Jiang Ning wants to target Princess Leyang, why doesn't he bribe some of the young ladies who are on good terms with the princess or the princess's servants, instead of trying to bribe Sun Qian, who can't even speak to the princess?"

Wang Ruolan also realized what was going on and nodded repeatedly: "Zhaozhao is right. Princess Leyang does not know Sun Qian, and Sun Qian could not possibly find an opportunity to be alone with the princess. In broad daylight, in front of everyone, how could Sun Qian frame the princess? It simply doesn't make sense."

Xu Han's mind calmed down: "That's right. Even if Sun Qian said that someone wanted to harm the princess but mistakenly put something into her purse, no one would believe that. After all, the two are of very different statuses, and their appearances and clothes are different. It's impossible for them to be mistaken for each other."

After reviewing the situation, the three of them finally came to a conclusion.

All three were very satisfied with the result; it was just a matter of how Xu Lin and Sun Qian would choose.

The Jiang family acted swiftly, having already prepared their response before the morning court session.

Therefore, now that the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review has taken over the case, the Jiang family may seem somewhat apprehensive, but in reality, they have already made up their minds.

Just last night, one of Jiang Ning's maids eloped with one of Jiang's servants and stole several of Jiang Ning's jewelry pieces.

This morning, another old servant responsible for feeding the livestock suddenly fell ill with a heart attack and passed away before the doctor arrived.

These events all occurred before the morning court session, so no one dared to say that the Jiang family was deliberately killing people to cover it up.

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review could only take the old servant's body away. After the coroner examined it, he said that the servant had indeed died from a heart attack.

After speaking with the coroner, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review shook his head and sighed.

It is true that he died from heart disease, but there are many reasons that can trigger heart disease, such as emotional excitement or accidental ingestion of certain medications.

Regardless of the possibility, now that the old servant is dead, there is no point in getting to the bottom of it.

Even if it is found that the old servant had used drugs that aggravated his heart condition, what can be done about it?

The old servant lived alone. Because he spent his days dealing with the horses and pets in the manor, he had an unpleasant odor and no one wanted to associate with him.

Without witnesses or physical evidence, even if the truth is uncovered, it will only implicate another innocent servant.

Since that's the case, it's better to report it truthfully and let the Emperor decide.

At the same time, the yamen runners from the Dali Temple went to the Duke of Su's mansion to handle the case. All the servants who had previously come into contact with the vicious dog were taken away and detained for interrogation one by one.

The Duke of Su's mansion was a step too slow. Of course, it's also possible that the Duchess of Su felt that they were also victims in this matter. The heir of a duke was actually used and harmed by a mere woman. It was simply shameful!

In the end, it was discovered that someone in the Duke of Su's mansion had indeed stolen and hidden those puppies. They had even taken a small tuft of the puppy's fur and given it to the maidservant of the heir apparent's wife. This maidservant was also imprisoned and eventually confessed that she had given the item to a maidservant in the Jiang family.

As luck would have it, the maid who received the puppy's first hair was none other than Jiang Ning's maid.

In this way, all the clues pointed to Jiang Ning, but then all of them went cold.

The maid eloped with someone last night and has not been found yet. She also stole Jiang Ning's jewelry.

Whether this was a coincidence or a scheme, the final result is that there is no concrete evidence.

But Princess Leyang was not one to be easily bullied; she had already arranged for people to make the necessary preparations.

Therefore, the fact that Jiang Ning had a secret rendezvous with another man was corroborated by the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, and there were verifiable evidence of a total of three such encounters.

This further confirms that Jiang Ning wanted to steal the man from Princess Leyang.

The Dali Temple investigates cases day and night, as they must report directly to the Emperor, so they naturally dare not slack off.

At this moment, the Jiang residence was shrouded in dark clouds, as if a storm was about to break.

Snapped!

Jiang Ning was slapped hard to the ground by Jiang Yanping, whose cold and disgusted gaze seemed to want to pierce right through her body.

Jiang Ning was beaten, but she didn't cry, nor did she dare to defend herself.

Some things are unknown to outsiders, but as her father, Jiang Yanping could easily find out and figure out her tricks.

"How dare you! Things have escalated to this point, how are you going to clean up this mess?"

Jiang Ning's tears kept falling, but she dared not make a sound.

Madam Deng, who was standing nearby, advised, "Master, please calm down. This matter is not as bad as it seems. If all else fails, we can go to the palace and plead with the Imperial Concubine. She will surely give Ningning another chance."

What kind of opportunity do you want?

Jiang Yanping flung Deng's hand away and said angrily, "Isn't the Imperial Concubine's situation troublesome enough? You tell me now, are you targeting Princess Leyang or someone else!"

Jiang Ning looked up, and Jiang Yanping narrowed his eyes and said, "Think it over before you speak. I want to hear the truth!"

Jiang Ning couldn't help but shiver.

Even after being reborn, Jiang Ning's fear of her father was still ingrained in her bones.

Jiang Ning knew that her father was now the prime minister, and she was no match for him in terms of court strategy, so she remained silent.

She couldn't say that she wanted to ruin the marriage between the Xie and Xu families, nor could she say how jealous she was of Xu Zhaozhao in her past life, nor could she say that she wanted to help Prince Zhong ascend the throne in this life!

Even if she has memories of her past life, it doesn't mean she possesses great strength.

It wasn't until this moment that Jiang Ning realized just how stupid she had been.

Having received a second chance at life from heaven, why bother with Xu Zhaozhao?

She should use that time and energy to build her own power!

Unfortunately, it's too late to think of this now.

Faced with her father's rage and questioning, and considering her current situation, Jiang Ning could only lower her head and say, "I only wanted to scare the princess and make her look bad."