bookcurios Chapter 18: Room 2 comes to cause trouble
Chapter 18: Room 2 comes to cause trouble
It was a rare opportunity to go out and have fun, and someone was paying for it, so Jiang Wansang of course had to eat, drink and have fun to her heart's content.
If Zheliu could walk more easily, she would like to experience the night market in the imperial city!
Jiang Wansang was still not satisfied, but she still happily went home with Zheliu.
On the other hand, the two guards following behind had a look of despair on their faces.
The knives they had originally held were now tucked onto their waists, and in their hands were all the spoils of today's shopping spree.
I never expected that this thin and petite looking woman would be even scarier when she was walking down the street than when they were training!
After finally arriving at the Prime Minister's Residence, the two of them just wanted to put down their things and leave quickly, so they walked towards Tingsang Pavilion much faster.
But as soon as I entered the door, I saw a large group of people standing in the yard in a menacing manner.
Jiang Gaoyuan and his wife were in the lead, with two exquisitely dressed women and a woman slightly younger than Jiang Wansang standing beside them. Following them was Jiang Mingzhi, who was lying on a sedan chair, and several servants holding long sticks stood around him.
Seeing this scene, the two guards looked at each other and their expressions became more serious.
Zhe Liu seemed to be frightened, and his originally joyful heart sank to the bottom in an instant, but he still stood in front of Jiang Wansang without leaving a trace.
Jiang Wansang was quite calm. He pulled Zheliu behind him and said with emotion, "After all these years, this is the first time that Tingsang Pavilion has been so lively."
Seeing her unfocused appearance, Meng Lianshu frowned unhappily, "Where have you been? Why are you back just now?"
Jiang Wansang seemed oblivious to her anger and said calmly, "I'm bored lying at home, so I decided to go out for a walk. Why not?"
This question left everyone stunned.
Shouldn't the Jiang Wansang they knew be frightened to the point of turning pale as soon as he entered the door, tremblingly asking what happened, then crying and apologizing, and even kneeling down to beg his cousin for forgiveness?
Meng Lianshu was so angry that her chest was blocked. "I told you to stay home and reflect on your actions, but you disobeyed orders and ran out of the mansion without permission. You still show no remorse. Where did all your education go after all these years?"
Facing her anger, Jiang Wansang remained calm, "Mother is old, don't be so angry. If she gets sick from anger, she'll die early, and your position as the Prime Minister's wife will have to be replaced by someone else."
"You..." Meng Lianshu pointed at Jiang Wansang angrily, his hands shaking.
If her anger just now was just to intimidate others, then now she was really angry at Jiang Wansang so much that she wanted to kill someone.
"Jiang Wansang, are you crazy?" An angry and shocked voice suddenly sounded.
Jiang Wansang looked over and saw a woman with slightly dark skin, ordinary looks, but a somewhat fierce look.
This person is none other than Jiang’s second aunt, Jiang Mingzhi’s biological mother—Liu.
Liu glared at her fiercely, "You burned down the ancestral hall and went out without permission after being confined. You are so naughty and should be punished according to the family rules!"
"The ancestral hall was burned down because my cousin dressed up as a ghost to scare people. If we really want to investigate, he should be punished according to the family law."
Jiang Wansang remained calm. "As for my unauthorized departure, you should be thankful that I did!"
Everyone was stunned.
Is she crazy? Does she know what she is talking about?
Jiang Wansang kindly explained to them, "If I hadn't gone out without permission, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to save the Imperial Master at the Treasure Pavilion today."
She pointed at the two guards behind her who were covered in things and said, "Look, to thank me for saving his life, the Imperial Master even sent someone to escort me back."
Everyone's eyes fell on the two guards.
They all lived in the imperial city, so they naturally recognized the attire of the Imperial Master's Mansion and were stunned.
Meng Lianshu's gaze fell on Jiang Zihan, who was standing beside her with an expressionless face and had not spoken a word.
Han'er is really something. After coming back, she only gave a general idea and kept saying that Jiang Wansang was fake. She even forgot to mention such an important thing.
What she didn't notice was that Jiang Zihan's hands hanging by his side were slightly clenched.
Jiang Gaoyuan didn't pay attention to Jiang Zihan, but looked at the two guards thoughtfully.
Apart from Guard Zhou, the two faces that appear most often around the National Master are these two. It must be true that Jiang Wansang saved the National Master.
If that's the case, he has to re-examine the value of this adopted daughter.
Jiang Gaoyuan's smile became more and more friendly, but his eyes flickered.
Jiang Wansang looked up and met his gaze, the smile on her lips deepening.
As if she suddenly remembered something, she said, "Oh right, the Imperial Master knew I was short of money, so he gave me quite a bit of silver. I just wandered around the streets for a while longer and bought all these things."
As expected, when Jiang Gaoyuan heard her words, his face, which had always been wearing a friendly smile, changed slightly.
The daughter of a prime minister is actually short of money, and even the Imperial Master knows about it. This is simply a slap in the face of him as the prime minister!
"It is your blessing to be able to save the life of the National Master. How can you accept money from the National Master?" Jiang Gaoyuan, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke.
"Before, you didn't like going out, so the mansion would always find you the best for whatever you needed, so we didn't give you much monthly allowance. From now on, if you go out, you can withdraw money from the account office at any time. As the daughter of the Prime Minister, you will naturally not be short of money."
Although he was speaking to Jiang Wansang, his eyes were actually on the two guards.
He knew in his heart that these two people would report everything that happened today to the Grand Master when they returned.
Jiang Wansang's smile grew even brighter. "Thank you, father."
The originally aggressive atmosphere of coming to question someone suddenly changed in a strange direction.
Liu was a little confused.
Didn't you say you came to ask Jiang Wansang for justice and seek justice for Zhier? Why did you let Jiang Wansang withdraw money from the account office at will?
Her Zhier, the male with the greatest potential to inherit the Jiang family, doesn't even have this kind of treatment, so why should that bastard Jiang Wansang get it!
The more Liu thought about it, the angrier she became. She immediately demanded, "Brother, Jiang Wansang caused Zhi'er to almost burn to death in the ancestral hall, yet she showed absolutely no intention of apologizing to us. Now, Zhi'er has been injured and nearly died at the hands of those assassins. You must give me an explanation for this!"
Jiang Gaoyuan frowned, but he wasn't angry at being accused by a woman. Instead, he spoke in a friendly manner, "Sister-in-law, the incident at the ancestral hall was an accident. Mother has already given the second house a lot of compensation. As for Zhi'er being injured in the Treasure Pavilion..."
He glanced at Jiang Wansang and directly asked, "Wansang, what do you think about this?"
Jiang Wansang always had a smile on his face, but it was a bit sarcastic.
How could she not see why this old fox threw the question to her?
He simply wanted to see how much weight his identity as a "savior" held in Pei Zhanzhou's heart.
She chuckled softly, "Oh, Second Aunt, who told you that my cousin was injured in the Treasure Pavilion because of me?"