Today, she had deliberately guided Hui Jue. Tomorrow, Hui Jue's actions would depend on his courage. The greater his courage, the greater the benefits he would gain from this game.
She stood beside her tall and valiant older brother with a gentle smile, causing the three people opposite her to turn pale with anger.
Jiang Su Su stood up, her eyes brimming with tears. "I don't know how Su niang angered Da Jue. I greeted Da Jue, but Da Jue not only ignored me, but also spoke rudely. Second Brother could not stand it and said a few words to Da Jue. Who knew that when Da Jue came back … without saying a word, he knocked Second Brother to the ground."
Pretending, still pretending! Jiang Ruan looked at her coldly. Her body was already a little tired, and she was too lazy to put on a show of sisterly affection. She did not even look at her and was about to walk away.
However, before he could act, his whole body flew out like a kite, and with a 'peng', he hit the door pillar.
Li Yang stayed on the bed for a moment. After Li An left, he slowly clenched his fists, his face revealing a trace of resentment. He suddenly thought of something, and his expression changed abruptly. Suddenly, he chuckled.
Jiang Ruan's eyes did not open, but the corners of her mouth slightly curled up. And this, was only the beginning.
Jiang Ruan had always been gentle in front of them. Even in private, no matter how they opposed each other, she had never said it so bluntly. But today, she had said it out loud. Jiang Su Su raised her head in shock and saw Jiang Ruan's gaze of undisguised loathing. It was as if she was looking at a bug in a rotten ditch.
And on the day that the reservoir really collapsed, Xuan Li's actions were deliberate. He had disregarded the lives of thousands of people downstream of the reservoir. She did not know whether this Eighth Highness, who had always paid attention to his perfect reputation, could bear this crime.
Thinking about it, it was something even more regrettable than in her previous life.
With a 'shua' sound, he felt a silver light flow in front of him. It was beautiful and cold, and its speed was unbelievably fast. Hui Jue only felt an icy coldness in his throat. The dagger in the youth's hand was pressed against his lower jaw. From this angle, he could only see the side profile of a peerlessly beautiful face.
"The person who injured you is in the Jiang fu. If you want revenge, tell me the situation clearly without leaving out a single word." Li An said.
Jiang Ruan gently leaned her head against the window of the carriage and closed her eyes. There were faint dark circles under her eyes, which could not conceal her exhaustion.
Li Yang thought about it again and shook his head. "I was too drunk at that time, so I didn't see clearly. However, that person seemed to be wearing a red robe."
"Eldest Jiang Miss framed Second Jiang Miss." Li Yang didn't intend to hide it from him and directly told him the name of the murderer.
Li An's eyes burned with a perverted fanaticism. Li Yang couldn't help but shiver when he saw it. Li An looked at him contemptuously, turned around, and walked out the door.
As soon as Jiang Quan heard this, without demur, he rushed towards the two of them and angrily shouted, "Unfilial sons! Sinful girl! Kneel! "
The giant wheel of fate began to spin, and in the blink of an eye, this day had arrived. Xuan Li had merely erased his merits in his previous life, because it was an unintentional mistake. In this life, it was as Hui Jue had said, the reservoir was about to collapse. Xuan Li, who was overly suspicious, would definitely think that it was a plot by his old enemy in the court to steal his meritorious service. Xuan Li was conceited. The more sincere Hui Jue's words were, the angrier he would be. He would certainly not listen to Hui Jue, and even deal with Hui Jue in the name of misleading the public with lies.
Eldest Jiang Miss? Li Yang frowned. When he had gone to the Jiang fu, he had wanted to see the two beauties of the Jiang family. However, on that day, he had only seen the incomparably elegant Jiang Su Su and had not seen what Jiang Ruan looked like. Hearing Li An's words, Li Yang subconsciously said, "This slut! Why did she do this? "
She was really like Guan Liang Han. Jiang Ruan smiled as she looked at the scene before her. It seemed that in the five years of military life, Guan Liang Han had not only taught Jiang Xin Zhi how to fight.
"What did she say to you?" The young man was tall and handsome. His black robe embroidered with gold was like a stream of light in the dark night, enshrouding him with a magnificent desolation.
The door curtain was lifted and Li An walked in with large strides. Seeing Li An, a complicated expression suddenly appeared on Li Yang's face. Li An looked at him with a gloomy gaze. "Why did you stop smashing?"
Jiang Xin Zhi coldly stared at Jiang Su Su, who was on the verge of tears. Jiang Su Su's ability to invert black and white was indeed not a boast. With just a few words, she had clearly pointed out the key points. This was a good show of the siblings taking advantage of their power to bully others.
"Do you know who she is?" Seeing Li An's expression, Li Yang asked anxiously. These past few days, he had been lying in bed in a daze. When he woke up, he did not know what had happened. He only wanted to catch the slut who had caused him to become like this and torture her. He wanted her to pay the price for her actions!
A trace of disdain flashed in Bai Zhi's and Lian Qiao's eyes, but Jiang Ruan still ignored them. Because of the flooding in the capital, Jiang Su Su had profited from the disaster. The matter of going to the family temple was temporarily postponed. These days, she had been extremely well-behaved and was even more careful than usual. She often served the Old Jiang Madame and was also cautious in front of Jiang Quan. Jiang Quan had always doted on this daughter of his. Seeing Jiang Su Su like this, his heart ached even more, and his original firm decision was somewhat shaken.
"She is mine." Li An interrupted his words. "You better know your place." Such an interesting prey, such an intelligent woman, how could he let Li Yang recklessly waste God's gift? Like a trapped beast in a cage, he would slowly pull out her claws and teeth, and let her watch helplessly as her loved ones died tragically in front of her. The expression of fear and indignation on that face, which always wore a gentle smile, would definitely be very moving. She would beg for mercy under his hands, with tears and snot streaming down her face, and he would slowly break her straight back, making her moan bitterly cold and kiss the tip of his toes.
In her previous life, Jiang Ruan remembered that three days later, the rain, which had gradually lessened, suddenly intensified. The Bo Chang Reservoir was originally the largest reservoir in the capital, and these days, under Xuan Li's management, it was basically fine. However, the weather was unpredictable, and the Bo Chang Reservoir collapsed with a loud bang on the morning of the third day. The rising water instantly became a torrent, and not a single person who lived near the reservoir survived. The entire area surrounding the reservoir became a vast expanse of water.
Jiang Ruan shook her head. "Eldest Brother, does your hand hurt?"
Lian Qiao could not help but laugh out loud. Jiang Chao's face turned red to his ears. However, at this moment, she suddenly heard Jiang Su Su cry out in alarm. "Father!"
His crotch area was empty, and there was still a cool breeze. When he reached out to feel it, there was still a faint pain at the base of his thigh. He was a man, so naturally, he understood what had happened. His heart was filled with panic, anger, despair, hatred, and all kinds of emotions. Li Yang felt that he could not accept this fact. When he saw the understanding gazes of the few maids in front of him, he was furious. He immediately grabbed the nearest vase in front of him and threw it at the maid.
After he finished speaking, Li An said, "Did you see clearly what that person looked like?"
"This old monk is a monk, so naturally, it was on Buddha." Hui Jue said softly, his face as compassionate as ever.
The maid, whose blood had flowed all over the ground, stood in her original spot, trembling in fear. She only felt that Li Yang's smile was exceptionally terrifying.
His tone was mocking, and the sarcasm in his words immediately made Jiang Chao blush. The servants around him all struggled to hold back their laughter. Jiang Chao choked. "You are disrespectful to your elder brother …"
On the surface, it seemed to be an impulsive action, and the way he handled it seemed to be without order. However, if one thought about it carefully, it would easily provoke the enmity between the Li and Jiang families, and even quietly cause the Eighth Prince's strength to be damaged. It was indeed a good strategy to kill two birds with one stone.
However, Li Yang lifted the quilt. "Help me up, I want to see father."
These days, his mind was groggy, and he would only wake up for a short while before falling into a coma again. Today, he had woken up early. The doctor who was attending to him checked his pulse and heaved a sigh of relief. Only then did he go outside to write a prescription for him. Unexpectedly, just as he left the room, he heard a 'pa' sound from inside the room, and the crisp sound of something being smashed.
A trace of disappointment flashed in Jiang Xin Zhi's eyes. He knew that Jiang Quan had not liked the siblings since they were young, but he thought that he was the son and might block Jiang Chao's path. Jiang Ruan was just a girl who posed no threat at all, yet Jiang Quan had actually allowed the siblings to bully her like this!
She smiled and said, "Just now, it was clearly Second Younger Sister who spoke rudely to me. Second Older Brother even wanted to slap me. In a moment of desperation, Eldest Brother acted to stop her, but he did not expect that Second Older Brother, as a man, would have such a delicate body, that he was sent flying." She said lightly and cheerfully, "I know that Second Younger Sister was possessed by a demon and spoke rudely to me. Perhaps it was because of the demon's mischief that she ignored me like this. After all, although Ruan niang is bold, she is also afraid of being stained by that filthy air. " Jiang Su Su's body stiffened. Jiang Ruan then looked at Jiang Chao. "Second Older Brother, in the future, you must train your body well. After all, you are the future of the Jiang fu. To be sent flying with just a touch is really worrying. However, it is really fortunate that you did not injure your little finger."
So this was how Jiang Ruan had survived all these years!
Jiang Xin Zhi walked over with large strides, his expression incomparably gloomy and cold. His appearance was handsome, but his every movement exuded the iron-blooded temperament of a soldier. As he walked over step by step, the servants around him did not dare to say a word. No one dared to help Jiang Chao, who had been sent flying by Jiang Xin Zhi.
Jiang Su Su looked at Jiang Ruan with an aggrieved expression. "Da Jiejie, Su niang has come here to do something wrong. Su niang will apologize to you, but Second Older Brother has done nothing wrong. Please, Da Jiejie, don't let Eldest Brother hurt Second Older Brother like this again."
"Speak." A short word.
Jiang Chao stood in front of Jiang Ruan and gloomily said, "Is this how you speak to di younger sister?"
That gaze was too cold, like the cold, unmelted snow on the summit of a mountain. There was no warmth, only a desolate coldness.
Jiang Xin Zhi's ruffian demeanor caused the surrounding servants to be dumbstruck. Jiang Chao also did not dare to believe it. In the past, Jiang Xin Zhi had been the gentle and refined Eldest Young Master of the Jiang family. But now, there was not even a trace of his past appearance. Such an undisguised threat was not at all like the Jiang Xin Zhi of the past.
They saw Jiang Quan walking over from the other side of the garden. Seeing Jiang Chao fall to the ground, Jiang Quan's expression darkened. "What happened?"
"I must kill her!" Li Yang gnashed his teeth and said, "This slut, I want her to live a life worse than death!"
No, it should be killing three birds with one stone. He could also conveniently make Jiang Su Su unlucky.
Jiang Ruan looked at him, the corners of her mouth still slightly curled up, containing a faint hint of mockery. Sooner or later, they would have to shed all pretense of cordiality. Moreover, it was not as if they could live in peace with each other. Now, the two of them, brother and sister, were no longer as glorious as before. What right did they have to think that she would be willing to accompany them in this kind of brotherly and respectful drama?
Seeing Jiang Chao's appearance, a trace of anger flashed through Jiang Su Su's eyes. Jiang Chao glared at Jiang Xin Zhi. "You actually hit someone!"
Jiang Xin Zhi walked to Jiang Ruan's side. In an instant, his cold and hard temperament disappeared without a trace. He gently touched Jiang Ruan's forehead and asked, "Are you alright?"
The expression of the maidservant who was guarding outside changed and she hurriedly ran in. Inside the room, Li Yang's eyes were scarlet as he growled in a low voice, "What happened? Why didn't I... "
What a good way to compromise and a tit-for-tat accusation!
At that time, although it had happened under Xuan Li's hands, considering that he had previously performed meritorious deeds in controlling the flood, and that it was a natural disaster and not a man-made cause, the Emperor had not severely punished him. Later, when Xuan Li had mentioned this matter to her in the palace, there had been a trace of regret in his tone. At that time, Jiang Ruan had thought that he was regretting the lives of the common people. Later, she understood that Xuan Li was regretting that the flood had drowned out all his previous achievements in controlling the flood. Truly, Xiao He's success and Xiao He's failure.
Jiang Chao could not bear it anymore. Jiang Ruan had repeatedly challenged his bottom line. Jiang Chao suddenly raised his hand and was about to ruthlessly slap her.
Red clothes? Li An narrowed his eyes. In the Jiang fu, wasn't Jiang Ruan the one who loved to wear red the most? Although he was already seventy percent sure that the person who had framed him was Jiang Ruan, when Li Yang really said it, Li An could not help but feel astonished.
Li Yang did not speak.
These two siblings conversed as if there was no one else around, causing Jiang Chao and Li An to almost vomit blood in anger. Jiang Xin Zhi walked in front of Jiang Chao. His steps were very steady. No matter how mighty Jiang Chao was, he was only a scholar. How could he compare to Jiang Xin Zhi's strength? A trace of fear appeared on Jiang Chao's face, and he unconsciously wanted to retreat.
Li An smiled. Seriously, this was interesting.
"What kind of words are these? What does Second Older Brother want to hear? " Jiang Ruan looked at him with a smile, "Ruan niang has already heard a lot of honeyed words and daggers, but I'm not a parrot that mimics others' words, so I can't learn them vividly."
In the alley where Hui Jue resided, there was another knock on the door. When the servant who opened the door saw the visitor, he was slightly puzzled and led him into the hall. Hui Jue raised his head and met a pair of eyes that were like cold stars.
Lian Qiao and Bai Zhi could not hide the disdain in their eyes. Sure enough, as Jiang Xin Zhi had said, this pair of siblings only knew how to complain! Complain! Complain! This was really something that only a three-year-old child would do!
Her indifferent appearance was exceptionally glaring in Jiang Su Su's eyes. She did not know why, although Jiang Ruan was clearly a village girl who had grown up in the wilderness, she looked even more noble than her, a young lady from a wealthy family who lived in luxury and had the best teachers for everything. Every time she was in front of Jiang Ruan, she felt inferior. For Jiang Su Su, who had always pursued the highest status, this was the most unbearable.
"Don't talk to me with your mouth full of benevolence, righteousness, and morality," Jiang Xin Zhi said, "You only need to say whether you are a man or not. Jiang Chao, today, I will clearly tell you that I hit you. What about it? In the future, if you raise your hand against Ah Ruan again, I will hit you every time I see you. It's just that I am a boorish person, unlike the refined people raised in your fu. I don't know how to control my strength. If I am not careful, a life may be lost. "
Jiang Ruan stood up from behind Jiang Xin Zhi and said, "Father is only listening to Second Younger Sister's side of the story. Isn't this too biased? If it was just Ruan niang alone, these words would have been fine. But today, Eldest Brother is also here. We, brother and sister, have the same number of people as them. We are all children of the Jiang family. On what basis do we not have the right to speak? "
Jiang Su Su stared blankly, and a trace of resentment flashed through her eyes. "Da Jiejie, did Su niang do something wrong?"
"Disgusting," Jiang Ruan said as she looked at her.
Jiang Xin Zhi's eyes burned with anger. He pulled Jiang Ruan over and protected her behind him as he stared coldly at Jiang Quan.
Li An sat down on a chair at the side and looked at him as if he was looking at a jumping clown. Under such a mocking gaze, Li Yangjian's agitation gradually calmed down.
He swallowed the rest of his words.
Large droplets of sweat seeped out of Hui Jue's forehead.
She was the most exquisite pet and the best prisoner.
On the way back to the fu, Lian Qiao and Bai Zhi did not say a word. Even though they had many doubts in their hearts, they did not ask.
"Naturally, she has her own plans. Eldest Brother just happened to be unlucky and became the sacrificial lamb in this police station." Li An did not feel the slightest bit sad about his elder brother's fate. Instead, he spoke in an indifferent tone. This made Li Yang feel even more stifled.
Although Li Yang was angry at Li An's cold attitude, he did not dare to openly oppose Li An. Moreover, he still needed Li An to help him take revenge. He carefully recalled what had happened at that time and slowly recounted it to Li An.
When Jiang Ruan returned to the Jiang fu, she was preparing to return to her own courtyard. She had just walked to the garden beside the long corridor when she unexpectedly bumped into Jiang Su Su and Jiang Chao. Jiang Su Su was talking to Jiang Chao when she saw Jiang Ruan and smiled. "Da Jiejie."
In the Prime Minister fu, Li Yang, who had been unconscious on the bed for a long time, finally regained consciousness.
"I hit you, so what?" Jiang Xin Zhi's words were shocking. "Do you want to complain to Father? Jiang Chao, are you a three-year-old child? Quickly let Father come and save you. "
Li Yang angrily said, "Are you happy to see me like this? No one in the Prime Minister fu will fight with you anymore! Are you satisfied now? "Towards the end, his tone became more and more intense.
With a 'peng' sound, the maidservant's head was smashed until it bled, but she still did not dare to move. She gritted her teeth and stood stiffly on the spot. Seeing this, Li Yang was about to throw again when he heard a low voice from outside, "Eldest Brother, what's wrong?"
"You!" Jiang Chao choked on her harsh words. "Simply arrogant to the extreme!"
On one hand, Li Yang was very jealous of this younger brother who was more outstanding than him since childhood, but had a very strange temperament. This was because Li An's excellence served as a foil to his incompetence. On the other hand, he felt a sense of dependence on Li An because Li An was extremely intelligent. As long as he was there, there was nothing that could not be solved.
She actually dared to castrate Li Yang in broad daylight, separated by a wall, and then brazenly framed Jiang Su Su.
Jiang Su Su covered her mouth and looked at Jiang Xin Zhi in horror.
"Da Jiejie, what did Older Brother say wrong? If you have any dissatisfaction, then direct it at Su niang, don't be angry at Older Brother. "Jiang Su Su came out to smooth things over, but her words were full of provocation.
The carriage rumbled towards the Jiang fu.
Seeing this, Jiang Quan angrily said, "Rebel! Rebel! "
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