Just like that, the storm ended, and the unlucky one was the instigator.
In the Ruan Ju, Lian Qiao spat, "Serves her right. That black-hearted person actually wanted to scheme against Miss. Let's see what else she has to say now!"
Bai Zhi was applying medicine to the wound on Jiang Ruan's face. The palm print had become increasingly red and swollen, and looked very unsightly on her fair face. Bai Zhi felt distressed and said, "Laoye is too ruthless. In any case, Miss is the di daughter of the fu. How can you be beaten in front of outsiders? Moreover, you used all your strength." Bai Zhi and Lian Qiao now understood that Jiang Quan did not regard Jiang Ruan as his own daughter at all. Naturally, his tone was filled with reproach and anger.
Tian Zhu watched from the side. She was a martial artist, and naturally knew the strength of the slap that landed on Jiang Ruan's face. She could not help but ponder in her heart. This was the first time she had truly witnessed Jiang Quan's coldness towards Jiang Ruan. For a biological father to be so heavy-handed, it was really rare in this world.
Jiang Ruan saw that Tian Zhu was lost in thought, and said to Bai Zhi, "Go and apply some medicine to Tian Zhu." Tian Zhu had received Jiang Quan's slap on her behalf, and it was presumably not light. Tian Zhu said, "No need. This subordinate is a servant girl. Even if outsiders see that this subordinate's face has recovered too quickly, they will still be suspicious."
Jiang Ruan thought about it, and then gave up. She only said, "This slap will not be in vain."
Tian Zhu did not speak.
The night passed, and the next day, Lu Zhu brought back news from outside. Jiang Quan had sent people to Bao Zhi Tang to confront them. Sure enough, as the middle-aged doctor had said, Xia Yan had sent her personal maid to Bao Zhi Tang to grab some medicinal herbs, which were all medicine for postpartum recovery. Naturally, Jiang Quan was unable to restrain his anger. He sent people to arrest Lin Lang and Feicui, and interrogate them in detail about Xia Yan's adulterer. The two servant girls naturally could not say who it was. Jiang Quan was also really angry, and without saying anything further, he killed the two servant girls and threw them into the mass grave.
Lin Lang and Feicui were head servant girls with status in the Jiang fu, but now they had their heads separated from their bodies. For a moment, everyone in the fu felt insecure. In a fit of rage, Jiang Quan arrested all the servant girls and old women in Yan Hua Yuan, and tortured them to find out who the adulterer was. Some of them could not bear the heavy torture, and relented, saying that it was a wandering young master who was passing by, and that he had already left the capital.
This confirmed the fact that Xia Yan was having an affair outside. Flustered and exasperated, Jiang Quan wanted to divorce his wife, but Jiang Su Su knelt outside Jiang Quan's study for an entire night. When Jiang Chao found out about this matter, he hurriedly asked Xuan Li to intercede on Xia Yan's behalf. Although the Xia family also felt that they had lost face, Xia Yan was, after all, the link between the Jiang and Xia families by marriage. After some discussion, Jiang Quan put aside the matter of divorcing his wife, but he did not easily spare Xia Yan. He only set up a small Buddhist hall in the mansion and threw Xia Yan inside, ordering her to chant sutras and eat vegetarian daily. To the outside world, he told her that Xia Yan was a Buddhist and put her under house arrest.
Since then, there had been a great change in the Jiang fu. Everyone knew that Xia Yan had completely lost Jiang Quan's favor, and thus lost all power and influence. Anyone in the residence with a little bit of insight started to secretly express goodwill towards Fifth Yiniang Hong Ying. There were also those who favored the Second Yiniang, and they would always be in front of Jiang Li and her daughter.
Hong Ying was young and beautiful, and was doted on by Jiang Quan. Unfortunately, she had no children, and her status was too low. Fortunately, the Second Yiniang had the help of her maiden family, and she bore a daughter for Jiang Quan. For a moment, the power dynamics in the fu became complicated and confusing.
Lu Zhu pursed her lips, and as she combed Jiang Ruan's hair, she said, "Why is there not a single smart person in this fu? What's the point of fawning over them? If I were a servant, I would naturally fawn over Miss. Miss is the proper mistress of the fu, and is also a Junzhu personally conferred by the Empress Dowager. Don't tell me that you can't compare to some Yiniang? "
Jiang Ruan looked at her and said, "Speaking of which, it seems that you are the smartest?"
Lu Zhu smiled embarrassedly and said, "This servant did not mean that, but those people are really stupid. This servant really can't stand it. "
Jiang Ruan smiled faintly. The reason why everyone in the fu fawned over Fifth Yiniang and Second Yiniang, and turned a blind eye to her, the eldest di daughter, was very simple. It was because Jiang Quan's loathing for her was clearly displayed in front of everyone, and even the servants could sense it. A daughter who was despised by her own father, what good future would she have in the future?
After Lu Zhu finished combing her hair and inserted the last hairpin, Jiang Ruan stood up and said, "Let's go, let's go see Mother."
...
The news of Xia Yan's loss of power in the fu had spread to Jiang Ruan, and naturally, it had also reached the ears of Jiang Dan, who had a 'pure heart and few desires.'
The servant girl said, "I did not expect that Furen would actually end up like this."
Jiang Dan propped her chin up with one hand, and looked out the window with the other. Compared to her immature appearance three years ago, after reaching the marriageable age, she displayed a beauty unique to a young girl. At a glance, unlike Jiang Ruan's charm and Jiang Su Su's elegance, she had a kind of meekness, gentleness, and cleverness. However, at this moment, her expression was slightly gloomy, completely different from her usual delicate and timid appearance.
"You want to scheme against Jiang Ruan, but your brain is a bit stupid." She sneered.
The servant girl immediately fell silent. In these three years, her family's Miss had become more and more temperamental, causing people to be unable to fathom her. It was as if she had grown ten years older overnight. Sometimes, when she looked at the expression in Jiang Dan's eyes, even the personal servant girl would feel a chill run down her spine.
"What a pity, after putting up such a big battle array, in the end, only Jiang Furen was dragged down." Jiang Dan's tone was somewhat cold, "Why didn't Jiang Ruan be harmed as well? If only she had died. "
The servant girl listened with fear and trepidation, and hurriedly lowered her head to look at the tips of her toes, wishing that she could disappear from the room.
Jiang Dan caught a glimpse of her movements from the corner of her eye, and the corner of her mouth raised in a mocking smile. She turned her head to look at Ba Jiao outside the window.
...
"Miss, Miss, slow down." The dragonfly carefully patted Jiang Su Su's back. Jiang Su Su was digging at her throat and vomiting incessantly.
Ever since the day Xia Yan had met with the accident, Jiang Su Su had vomited whatever she ate. If the servant girl did not know the inside story, she was afraid that Jiang Su Su would have thought that she was pregnant.
Jiang Su Su pushed the dragonfly away, and awkwardly covered her mouth with a handkerchief, "Get out!"
The dragonfly had no choice but to leave with the silver tray. Jiang Su Su held onto the chair, and felt her stomach churn uncomfortably. The words that Jiang Ruan had said to her that day resurfaced in her ears: Because, that zihe placenta was personally discarded by Mother.
Only by understanding the meaning behind Jiang Ruan's words did she realize how frightening they were. Jiang Su Su wished that her stomach could escape. Just the thought of what she had just eaten was … She would vomit until she fainted.
That slut Didie, she had actually bought such a zihe placenta. Jiang Su Su had already ruthlessly tortured her and thrown her out of the fu. After doing such a thing, she naturally could not stay. For the past few days, Jiang Su Su had nightmares every night. When she woke up from her dreams, her forehead was covered in sweat, and her heart was filled with anxiety. She took the bronze mirror at the side and saw that her originally exceptionally beautiful and refined appearance had become haggard, appearing to be greatly diminished.
"Slut!" She threw the bronze mirror to the ground, her brows furrowed with impatience.
...
The Jiang fu's newly built small Buddhist hall was, in fact, a dark room that had been in disrepair for many years. It was located in the most remote corner of the Jiang fu. In the courtyard, there was only a dilapidated excavation, a dried-up well, and a few dead trees. It looked gloomy, as if it did not receive a trace of sunlight all year round.
Two dark-skinned old women guarded the door, eating melon seeds as they chatted. Perhaps they were talking about the people in the small Buddhist hall, as they occasionally glanced back at it, their gazes full of contempt.
When Jiang Ruan brought Tian Zhu and Bai Zhi over, they happened to see this scene. When the two old women saw Jiang Ruan, they did not even bother to tidy up the melon seeds as they stood up, nodding and bowing as they greeted her.
The servants in the fu had long been in an uproar over what had happened a few days ago. Originally, Xia Yan had seized the initiative, but she had been fooled by this Da Xiaojie, who did not reveal her mountains and waters, and had fallen to this state. The servants were not blind, and they could clearly see the matters between their masters. It was clear that this Da Xiaojie's methods were much more superior than Furen's. Moreover, now that Jiang Ruan was the Empress Dowager's favorite, if she really wanted to dispose of an old woman in the fu, it would be as easy as turning her hand. Therefore, although they knew that Jiang Quan did not like this di daughter, no one dared to look down on Jiang Ruan, and they were usually still respectful and respectful.
Jiang Ruan smiled slightly and waved her hand, saying, "I came in to see Mother." Bai Zhi stepped forward and stuffed two embroidered pouches full of silver fragments into the hands of the two old women.
The two old women calmly weighed the embroidered pouches, and their faces bloomed with smiles, "Da Xiaojie need not be so courteous. If you want to come, you can just say it. This old servant will open the door for Da Xiaojie. "After saying this, they took out the iron key hanging around their necks and opened the door.
Only then did they clearly see that the door had been reinforced with iron, and the door bolt was still on the outside. This was a grand way of locking up Xia Yan.
After the two old women opened the door, they moved to one side. Jiang Ruan brought Tian Zhu in, and Bai Zhi stood outside the door. The old woman understood, and walked to the other side, so she could not hear what was being said inside.
The room was pitch-black, and there was only a small window open. Even this small window was nailed shut with wooden boards. Inside, there was nothing.
Xia Yan had long heard Jiang Ruan's voice from the window, but at this moment, she only pretended not to hear. Tian Zhu lit the oil lamp, and the room could be seen clearly. There was only a wooden bed, covered with a thin layer of blanket, which was damp and dirty. There was a wooden table, a straw praying mat, an offering table, and a clay Guanyin statue. Xia Yan knelt on the straw praying mat with her eyes closed, as if she was sincerely praying.
Jiang Ruan sat on the only chair in front of the wooden table, and looked around. It could be assumed that Jiang Quan was truly furious with Xia Yan. The interior of the house was almost comparable to her 'home' in the rural residence. Every dog has its day. Xia Yan had originally instructed the Zhang family to 'entertain' Jiang Ruan, but she had never thought that today, she would fall into the same situation.
Xia Yan's legs were already numb from kneeling, and her knees were aching and itching. This place was damp and airless, and when it rained, it would be cold to the bone. In just a few days, she had actually fallen ill with rheumatism. However, Jiang Quan had given a strict order that no one was allowed to visit. Today, however, the person who came to visit was the thorn in her side, Jiang Ruan.
Xia Yan originally wanted to ignore Jiang Ruan, but Jiang Ruan was too patient, so she did not make a sound and quietly sat in the room. Her knees were really uncomfortable, and she finally opened her eyes. In a flat tone, she asked, "What are you doing here?"
Jiang Ruan looked at her with a smile, "A scholar who has been away for three days must be looked at in a new light. Mother has only been cultivating here for a few days, but it seems that you have also been infected with Buddha's nature. You look much more relaxed."
Xia Yan was flustered, but she tried her best to pretend to be the elegant and gentle talented woman she had been in the past. However, when she looked down and examined her clothes, she saw that they were stained with grease and dirt, and they looked greasy. Also, because she was locked in this place, she could not bathe as she had in the past, and her whole body emitted a foul stench. Her originally proud long hair was now a mess, and there was even a knot in the middle. As for her appearance … Even with her eyes closed, Xia Yan could imagine how ugly she was now.
In front of Jiang Ruan's smiling gaze, Xia Yan felt as if she had been stripped naked and thrown into the marketplace for people to look at. How could she accept such a feeling?
She raised her head to look at Jiang Ruan. Jiang Ruan was wearing a long dress embroidered with golden threads, the color of begonia. Her hair was black, her skin was snow white, her lips were red, and her teeth were white. Even in the gloomy, dark room, her entire body seemed to be plated with a layer of glittering luster. This luster made her seem like the most revered person in the world, even though she was merely sitting in front of a wooden table. That smiling gaze looked down on her, as if she was looking at an ant in the dust, full of ridicule.
Xia Yan's whole body began to tremble. The more glamorous Jiang Ruan was, the more miserable she looked. At this moment, Xia Yan actually recalled the scene from many years ago, when she had first met Zhao Mei.
Many years ago, she had been renowned as a talented woman in the capital. She had a good hand in poetry and a good hand in painting. She was skilled in zither and chess, and all men fell in love with her and women were jealous of her.
However, she still could not marry into a good royal family, because her father was a bastard son, and her status was not high. Those nobles could marry her back as a concubine, but they could not make her a wife.
The most frightening thing in the world was not a beauty past her prime, or a beauty with white hair, but a peony growing in a mud basin. The young Xia Yan's ambition was higher than the sky, and she wholeheartedly wanted to climb up to a good marriage. At this time, she met Jiang Quan. Jiang Quan was a new official of the imperial court. He was refined, handsome, and had an elegant demeanor. He was her concubine, but in the end, the person he wanted to marry was not her.
Xia Yan had once seen Zhao Mei from afar. At that time, Jiang Quan had just told her that he wanted to marry the daughter of the Zhao family. Xia Yan had sneaked to the General's fu's entrance, and there she had seen the young girl with a wanton smile. Her red clothes fluttered, and her eyes were filled with a pure smile. It was obvious that she had grown up in a honey pot, and her father and brothers had doted on her. An extremely complicated feeling arose in Xia Yan's heart.
She thought, why is it that in this world, there are people who can obtain everything that others desire so effortlessly, but I can never obtain what I yearn for in my entire life?
She was jealous, so jealous that she went crazy. She thought, if only this rich young miss who did not know the taste of sorrow could have a taste of what it was like to roll around in the dust like her. She wanted to drag her into the quagmire, and never see the light of day. She wanted that pair of smiling eyes to lose their smile forever. She wanted her to slowly wither, to let her experience the most miserable and vicious things in the world, and to let her crawl at her feet and weep.
It was on that day that Xia Yan changed her mind. She thought, even if I have to become a concubine, I will enter the Jiang fu, not for anything else, but to make that pure and happy soul become twisted and unfortunate.
She did it. Zhao Mei entered the fu, Zhao Mei lost favor, Zhao Mei was bullied by the servants, and Zhao Mei's children would never receive Jiang Quan's love. Until Zhao Mei died, Xia Yan thought that in this lifetime, she could be considered to have trampled Zhao Mei under her feet. Who would have guessed that at this moment, when she saw Jiang Ruan, dressed in red, sitting in the dark, her eyes would not reveal the pure smile of the past, but a sneer of ridicule, as if she had seen through her, as if she was mocking a jumping clown who overestimated her capabilities.
Xia Yan screamed and fiercely pounced on Jiang Ruan. She wanted to scratch that face. But Tian Zhu's movements were faster, and with a flying kick, she broke her knee. Xia Yan suddenly fell to the ground and knelt in front of Jiang Ruan.
Jiang Ruan looked at her and indifferently said, "Jiang Furen, how does it feel to fall into hell?"
Xia Yan was startled, and suddenly burst into maniacal laughter. She pointed at Jiang Ruan's nose and said, "Slut! You are exactly the same as that shameless mother of yours! "
With a 'pa' sound, Tian Zhu handed over a handkerchief. Jiang Ruan gently wiped her hands and looked at the dumbstruck Xia Yan. She smiled slightly and said, "Mother, a loose tongue can cause trouble."
Xia Yan fiercely gritted her teeth and suddenly laughed in a low voice. She simply smashed a broken jar and said, "You're angry just like that? Little whore, it seems that you are very protective of that short-lived mother of yours. It's a pity that when she died, you didn't see her weeping and begging me to let you and your sister off. Tsk tsk, it was really ugly. "
Jiang Ruan's gaze moved slightly, but she still did not speak. Xia Yan continued, "Humph, you don't know how your mother died, do you? At that time, her health was not good. I advised master to take care of her, so he ordered the kitchen to send her some tonic. When that slut saw that it was something sent by master, she happily drank it, not knowing that she had drunk poison. " Xia Yan laughed strangely, "However, I did not leave any evidence behind, because I was not the one who poisoned her. Can you guess, who did it?"
Jiang Ruan's heart skipped a beat, but her face remained expressionless. Xia Yan was the first to laugh, as if she had encountered something particularly funny. She said, "It was Jiang Dan! Hahaha, I only sent someone to threaten Jiang Dan a few words, and she was so scared that she poisoned Zhao Mei's bowl every day. Wasn't Zhao Mei very kind all her life? She did not know that her kindness had raised an ingrate by her side! But later, I discovered something even more interesting. Jiang Dan actually poisoned you. "She laughed heartily," Because I told her that Zhao Mei's kindness to her was only on the surface. You are Zhao Mei's biological daughter, and Zhao Mei will never be able to treat her the way she treats you. If you died, Jiang Xin Zhi would only have her as his younger sister, and Zhao Mei would treat her as her daughter. Jiang Dan listened to my words, and on a daily basis, she would find an opportunity to poison your tea and snacks. Hahaha! In this fu, Jiang Dan is the most ruthless person. You all treated her like that, but she could not wait for you all to die. Are you very disappointed and sad now? "
Tian Zhu looked at Jiang Ruan with some surprise, but Jiang Ruan's expression did not change in the slightest, as if she had not heard Xia Yan's words. She only said indifferently, "Many thanks, Jiang Furen. So there is such a story."
Xia Yan had already lost her composure and laughed heartily, "Now that I have entered this place, I have no hope of escaping because my skills are inferior to others and I have lost to you. But you, that slut Zhao Mei has already gone to hell, and master hates you. Sooner or later, you and that short-lived brother of yours will not have a good ending! There are many people in this fu who want you to die. Be careful that one day, when you reach hell, you do not know who the murderer is! "
Jiang Ruan smiled and said, "Whether I go to hell or not, what does that have to do with Jiang Furen? However, whether Jiang Furen can go to hell or not, I am very clear. "
Xia Yan was startled and looked at Jiang Ruan vigilantly.
Jiang Ruan sighed, "Jiang Furen thought that after entering this small Buddha hall, there was already no hope for her in this lifetime. I am afraid that she placed all her hopes on Second Younger Sister and Second Older Brother. But why did Jiang Furen not consider that if the news of di mother's affair were to spread, how would Second Older Brother and Second Younger Sister raise their heads in the capital? How would they have a good future? "
Xia Yan's body trembled. Yes, if the news of her cheating and framing di daughter were to spread, how would Jiang Chao's colleagues view him? And which good family would be willing to marry Jiang Su Su? Xia Yan was very clear about the importance of the di mother's reputation to a child. She abruptly raised her head. "How would outsiders know? Master wouldn't tell anyone!" She yelled. Jiang Quan loved his two children dearly, so naturally, he would not spread the family's dirty laundry. Once it was spread, Jiang Quan would have no place to hide his old face.
Jiang Ruan's smile became more and more gentle, "The more people there are, the more mouths there are. There are no walls in this world that do not have ears. How can Jiang Furen be so sure that it will not spread?"
"It's you … it's you …" Xia Yan looked at Jiang Ruan as if she was looking at an evil spirit, "You want to harm them …"
"The one who is harming them is you, not me." Jiang Ruan stared into her eyes and said each word clearly.
Xia Yan suddenly knelt down in front of Jiang Ruan and began to kowtow incessantly, "I beg you, don't harm them. I beg you, save them. In any case, they are your brothers and sisters. It's all my fault. You can only blame me, they are innocent."
Xia Yan continuously kowtowed dozens of times, but Jiang Ruan remained unmoved. Finally, she raised her head, and a trace of determination flashed in her eyes. She sneered, "If you really want to go out and say it, then go out and say it."
"Jiang Furen, at this moment, is thinking that as long as you end your own life, everything will be fine?" Jiang Ruan asked softly.
Xia Yan looked at her in fear. Yes, this was what she was thinking. If Jiang Ruan was determined to spread this matter, she would hang herself with a rope. Once she died, outsiders would no longer be able to say anything about this matter to Jiang Su Su and Jiang Chao. She was already ruined, and in this life, she only hoped that Jiang Su Su and Jiang Chao, the brother and sister, would be able to live comfortably and contentedly. Who knew that Jiang Ruan would be like a roundworm in her stomach and see through her thoughts with a single sentence.
Jiang Ruan laughed, "Jiang Furen's love for her children is really touching. However, I don't know if Second Younger Sister and Second Older Brother will also think the same of Madam? " She lowered her body and looked directly into Xia Yan's eyes, "I think that Second Younger Sister and Second Older Brother will also feel ashamed and resentful for having such a mother. If Jiang Furen is unable to end her own life, they will certainly think of a way to erase Jiang Furen, because to them, Jiang Furen is like a stain on their existence. " She stared at Xia Yan's frightened expression and laughed carefreely, "At that time, Jiang Furen will see her own children trying to erase her existence. Presumably, she will be very sad. However, I don't know who will make the first move. Will it be Second Younger Sister or Second Older Brother? "
She straightened her body and lightly glanced at Xia Yan. Her tone was unusually cold, "Jiang Furen, don't worry. I will not let you die so easily. Your life will not be strangled by me. To kill you, it will have to be done by your own flesh and blood. " Her tone was bewitching and enchanting, containing a strange kind of allure, as if a demon from the underworld was beckoning to people. She indifferently said, "This Junzhu's heart is like a viper's, how could I miss such a good show of flesh and blood killing each other?"
Her red dress was charming and gentle, dragging on the ground. The door of the small Buddhist hall was closed with a 'pa' sound, and the sound of someone breaking down and crying could be heard inside the room.
Jiang Ruan raised her head and coldly instructed the two old women outside the door, "Keep a close eye on her, don't let her die."
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