Du Yuelan stared at her blankly, her eyes full of cruelty.

Jiang Zhiyu stood up and said to Jiang Zhaorong, "If you don't believe me, send someone to get another doctor back. He'll know for sure."

"No need for that." Jiang Zhaorong, furious to the extreme, now calmed down. "This man is a vicious and cunning person. I can't keep him in my house. I wonder how the Grand Tutor will deal with him?"

Xu Yanli's eyes were cold. "Since she slandered others, cut off her tongue. Since she has a vicious heart, rip open her stomach and feed the contents to her own kind."

His tone was calm as if he was discussing a common topic like 'what to eat today'.

Everyone felt a chill in their hearts. Then, Xu Yanli, seemingly having thought of something, looked at Jiang Zhiyu and stuttered, "Of course, such bloody measures are not necessary. We'll leave the final decision to the Dali Temple."

Xu Yanli tried to make amends and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It sounds so bloody, what if it scares the young fish?

Jiang Zhiyu: “???”

Jiang Zhiyu didn't know why his grandfather suddenly changed his mind, but the previous method was good. If the Dali Temple was allowed to judge, it would be too easy for Du Yuelan.

But of course she wouldn't say it out loud to refute Xu Yanli now, she just thought to herself:

[I'll mention it tactfully when I get back later.]

A subtle mention? What?

Xu Yanli also had some doubts in his mind.

Jiang Zhaorong didn't know why Xu Yanli suddenly changed his words, but he didn't want to see Du Yuelan anymore. He nodded and ordered, "Come here, take Du to the Dali Temple and make her confess truthfully."

Jiang Zhaorong almost gritted his teeth as he said the word truthfully.

Du Yuelan was terrified to the extreme when she heard Xu Yanli's words. She was trembling with fear and couldn't even utter a word to beg for mercy. Now seeing that Jiang Zhaorong was the same and didn't even say a word to protect her, she was even more heartbroken.

They have been together for more than twenty years now. Although she had an affair with Jiang Zhaorong without any matchmaker, it was indeed partly her calculation, but they still had a daughter.

At that time, Jiang Zhaorong was on the rise. He said that he would come to pick her up after he had established himself in Shengjing. She waited and waited, and only when her daughter grew up did she give up everything and come to Shengjing to find him.

But when they found him, he had already married someone else and had children.

More than twenty years have passed, and now he is so heartless, not caring at all, and without any hesitation?

Du Yuelan was speechless. She just stared at Jiang Zhaorong and shed tears silently.

The servant didn't know whether he should touch her or not.

"What are you still standing there for?!" Jiang Zhaorong shouted angrily. The servant didn't dare to delay any longer and pushed Du Yuelan out.

The people in this mansion were becoming more and more disgusting the more they looked. Xu Yanli's eyes were filled with impatience, and he said in a stiff tone, "Now that the person has been found, and the rumors about You Ran have been spread badly, the Prime Minister has dealt with them as quickly as possible. I'll give you one day. Tomorrow, I don't want any similar rumors to continue circulating on the streets."

Jiang Zhaorong lowered his eyes: "Don't worry, Grand Master."

Xu Yanli glanced at him, then took Jiang Zhiyu with him and walked out of the mansion without saying anything more.

[Leaving now? Jiang Zhaorong won't be punished at all?]

"No, I'm going to report him to the Emperor. He can't even manage his own family, and can't even detect and investigate such a simple scheme. How can he be a good Prime Minister?"

[His position as Prime Minister was helped by his grandfather. He is unworthy of the position and should return it.]

Xu Yanli nodded secretly in his heart.

…

Shi An was dealing with the Minister of Rites. When he heard that someone was coming from the Prime Minister's residence, he was secretly happy.

The only reason he came at this time was because of the incident that was widely rumored on the streets. The Minister of Rites also became quieter, sipping his tea while watching the servant bring the person up.

Shi An asked a few questions, but Du Yuelan refused to speak. Only after being beaten with a few sticks did she give in. The servant listened from the side and added a few words when appropriate when she concealed or omitted something.

The confession was quickly written. Shi An asked Du Yuelan to sign and seal it, then had the guards put her in prison and then tried to find out what the servant had to say.

After knowing Jiang Zhaorong's attitude towards Du Yuelan, Shi An felt relieved and sent someone to send the servant out.

"We've already watched a play, and it's time for you to go back, Your Excellency. I still have official business to attend to, so please be understanding."

Shi An flipped through the file, his face twisted for a moment.

Damn it, is the Shangshu so idle? Why does he have nothing to do all day? Why does he come to him every day?

You get such a high salary, but you don't do any real work!

Jealousy made Shi An's eyes red.

He had thought the Minister of Rites would continue to argue with him for a while, but after listening to him, the Minister of Rites put down the tea in his hand and said, "It just so happens that I also remembered that I have some unfinished business, so I'll leave first."

He watched Shi An stand up and waved his hand: "Master Shi, please be busy. You don't have to see me off."

Shi An tried his best to suppress the upturned corners of his mouth: "Sir, take care."

Only after the Minister of Rites left did Shi An relax and lean back in his chair.

Today is a really good day. He was originally worried that the poisoning incident had caused such a stir. If Jiang Zhaorong came to his door, how would he deal with it between the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Grand Tutor's Mansion? He never thought that before half a day had passed, the criminal would be delivered to his door.

He was in a relaxed mood, humming a little tune.

I don’t know how long it took, but just when Shi An was drowsy, he suddenly heard the shouts of guards outside.

"My Lord, my Lord, two letters have arrived from the Grand Tutor's Mansion!"

Two? Shi An's heart suddenly hung in his throat.

"Bring it up."

The guard presented it respectfully, and Shi An spread it out nervously. After reading the two letters word by word, his expression suddenly became complicated.

Although the two letters have different handwriting and wording, the general meaning is the same.

These are all means of dealing with Du Yuelan.

So the question is, why did the Grand Tutor's Mansion send the same letter twice?

While he was wondering, Jiang Zhiyu and Jiang Kangan were sitting in the vegetarian restaurant, staring at Xiao Chuji who was smiling gently across from them, in a daze.

Jiang Zhiyu and Xu Yanli had just come out of the prime minister's residence and were about to get on the carriage when they saw Jiang Kang'an's carriage. They stopped it and asked, only to find out that the second prince who had poisoned their eldest brother wanted to meet their eldest brother alone again.

This is terrible.

Jiang Zhiyu immediately decided that she would go with Jiang Kangan.

The poison used by the Second Prince was just like the poison used by others. They were like rats in the gutter, unable to see the light and impossible to guard against.

"It's been a while since we last met, and I've never had a chance to talk to you. Today is finally a free day."

Xiao Chuji poured the tea himself: "They are all freshly picked. Try it and see how it tastes."

Jiang Kangan picked up the teacup and took a sip: "It's refreshing and sweet. It's really good tea."

Xiao Chuji chuckled and looked at Zhiyu beside him: "Miss Jiang, why don't you drink?"