Chapter 38: The Crown Prince's Concubine is Filial and Kind

Jiang Rong said happily, "Uncle, do you have any evidence to prove my aunt's innocence? If you have, it will definitely save my aunt. Smuggling salt is a major case, and it involves the Northern Palace, and it has reached the ears of the emperor. Who dares to bend the law for personal gain? What evidence do you have? Just hand it over!"

Jiang Qingrong wilted instantly.

In recent years, the smuggling of private salt has been rampant, and the emperor has ordered a strict investigation. The Mingxin Division has arrested countless royal relatives as a result.

There is no way to buy it.

Indeed. How can Jiang Rong be saved? Who dares to bend the law for personal gain?

"I... don't have any evidence, but I have known your aunt for many years and I don't think she is that kind of person. I'll go to the prison to visit her first and find out the situation first." Jiang Qingrong immediately changed his tone.

He didn't want to sacrifice himself just to save the Chang family.

"That's great. Uncle, I will do my best to save aunt!" Jiang Rong comforted.

Jiang Qingrong is gone.

Feicui hesitated to speak, "Chang almost implicated you, and you still wanted to save her..."

"My aunt raised me. Even if she has some faults, as a child, how can I be so heartless and ungrateful?" Jiang Rong said slowly.

Jiang Rong was raised by the Chang family.

If you turn a blind eye, you will definitely be criticized for being unfilial.

Moreover, it is not time for her to break up with the second branch of the family yet. She still has to wait for her two good brothers to fight each other.

Naturally, she would save Chang on the surface, and then kill people in private.

"Miss, you are really loyal and righteous." Yingxia hurriedly flattered her.

Jiang Rong pursed his lips and said, "I have always been clear about gratitude and resentment."

…

On March 25, the Chang family's private salt case was sentenced.

The original sentence was to be executed immediately, but it was eventually commuted to 100 strokes of the cane and exile to Lingnan.

The change of sentence was due to a word from the old Concubine Xie. For the sake of the Northern Prince's Mansion, the Emperor spared Chang's life.

People at that time praised the Crown Prince's Consort of the Northern Prince's Palace for her filial piety and kindness.

"Good child, you saved Chang's life, and you have repaid her kindness in raising you. From now on, she will have nothing to do with you anymore. Don't be sad for such a person..." Concubine Dowager Xie comforted.

Jiang Rongfu bowed and said, "Thank you, grandmother, for helping my aunt."

"If you are reluctant, you can go and see her off..." Old Concubine Xie was particularly tolerant of Jiang Rong. Who wouldn't like a kind, filial and affectionate child?

"Rong'er couldn't bear to part with her aunt, so she just watched her from afar for the last time." Jiang Rong lowered his eyes and said:

"We have a cloth shop in Maple Leaf Town, which is the source of supply for the silk shop. Rong'er wants to go to Maple Leaf Town to check the accounts of the cloth shop. I hope that grandma will agree."

Maple Leaf Town, located near the capital, is famous for its dyeing and weaving.

Since Jiang Rong took over the Xie family business, he has been checking the accounts of every business shop and is very responsible.

"You've worked hard. Go ahead. Bring more guards with you!" Old Concubine Xie nodded, her eyes full of praise as she looked at her.

Jiang Rong did not forget his official duties because of personal matters, and he already had the aura of being able to stand on his own.

…

At nightfall, Jiang Rong and his party arrived at Maple Leaf Town.

"I have something to entrust to you." Jiang Rong looked at the four black-clad secret guards standing in front of him and gave the order.

These four secret guards were left to her by Xie Lingxi before he left.

Responsible for protecting her safety.

Follow her orders.

Jiang Rong never thought of hiding it from Xie Lingxi and treating his people as his own.

Trustworthy.

Moreover, she herself couldn't find such a skilled and loyal secret guard in a short time.

"Tonight, the convoy escorting prisoners will pass through Maple Leaf Mountain near Maple Leaf Town. I'll have to trouble you to capture Chang."

The four secret guards looked at each other. The Crown Prince asked them to obey the Crown Princess' orders, so... they should also obey when robbing the prison van, right?

The four men took orders and retreated.

Feicui's eyes widened in shock. It turned out that the Crown Princess brought people to Maple Leaf Town specifically to save the Chang family...

…

Chang was locked in a prison van.

She was beaten with a hundred sticks and was covered with scars. She was curled up in the prison van, dishevelled and dirty, like a beggar.

In a trance.

The wife of the minister, who was still a respectable and honorable lady a few days ago, became a prisoner in the blink of an eye.

She found it hard to accept this huge gap.

She is a smart person and knows very well that there is no chance of recovery for her now.

Her husband would not save her because it would damage his reputation. That important person would not care about her life or death. Jiang Rong was deceived by her and tried his best to save her life, but what was the use!

If she were exiled to Lingnan, she would live a life worse than death!

At this moment, several men in black rushed over, and the guard shouted hurriedly: "Help, someone is robbing the prison van!"

Chang's eyes lit up and he waved in surprise, "I'm here... Come and save me..."

The escorting officers were no match for the secret guards, and Chang was successfully rescued.

Half an hour later.

The secret guard came back with a sack and opened it, "Young Madam, the person is back."

Chang got out of the sack and looked at Jiang Rong sitting in the main seat. He breathed a sigh of relief and immediately began to perform. With red eyes, he said:

"Aunt knew it, Rong'er would definitely save me. It's worth it that I raised you from childhood and treated you like my own daughter!"

"My uncle divorced you. So, you are not my aunt now." Jiang Rong said slowly.

On the day the verdict was made, Jiang Qingrong, for the sake of his official reputation, immediately wrote a letter of divorce and sent it back to Chang's parents' home, severing his marital relationship with her.

From now on, the Chang family and the Jiang family will no longer have any relationship.

Chang knew that Jiang Qingrong was a heartless person, otherwise why would he try to seize his brother's wealth.

But when it came to her turn, she was also very angry: "Since I married him, I have put so much effort into him and used my dowry to pave the way for him, but he is such a heartless person!"

"My uncle really deserves to die. I will send him to accompany you in the near future." Jiang Rong nodded in agreement and lowered his eyes to look at Chang lying on the ground with a cold look in his eyes.

Chang's face froze, and she vaguely felt something was wrong, "Rong'er, what are you talking about..."

"Chang, who was the person who entered Yuquan Villa with you a year ago and burned my mother's belongings?" Jiang Rong asked straight to the point.

Chang's expression changed instantly, "What are you talking about? I don't understand!"

"Who gave you the Yellow Spring Poison? This poison is a rare poison in the world. It can make the poisoned person unable to live or die. It is very valuable and worth a fortune. You are not willing to use such a precious poison on me."

To put it simply, if Chang wanted to kill her, a packet of arsenic would be enough, but she was reluctant to use such an expensive poison.

"You...you..." Chang couldn't help but panic. She didn't expect that Jiang Rong knew everything, but she looked aggrieved and sad:

"Rong'er, auntie doesn't know what you are talking about. There must be some misunderstanding! You lost your mother when you were young and your father when you were three. I worked hard to raise you. How could you misunderstand that I wanted to harm you?"

"If I wanted to kill you, how could you be alive today? I treat you as my own daughter. You really break my heart when you say such things!"

Chang pretended to sob.