Chapter 863 She is no longer herself

When Jiang Fenghua arrived at the inn, she saw Sang Yupian standing guard outside the door.

Lin Yu asked her people, "Are you sure the eldest young master is inside?"

"It's inside..."

Only after receiving an affirmative answer did Lin Yu look at Jiang Fenghua. Jiang Fenghua, not wanting to push open the door, said, "Ayu, go and get another guest room. We'll wait in the guest room!"

Upon arriving at the guest room, Jiang Jinyan's servant, Jiang Cheng, approached Jiang Fenghua and said, "The eldest young master has been inside for quite some time. I was worried something might have happened to him, so I sent someone to find the third young lady."

Jiang Fenghua glanced at him and instructed, "Jiang Cheng, what exactly happened? It's so late, why is my brother with Sang Yupianpian and staying at an inn?"

Jiang Cheng recounted the whole story: "The eldest young master was originally going to find the third young lady, but then he suddenly curled up into a ball and hugged..."

Jiang Fenghua said coldly, "No need to say anything, I understand. This matter is not to be told to anyone. It's obvious that my brother has been set up."

"Who dares to plot against the eldest young master?" Jiang Cheng didn't know what had happened in the inner quarters, but he knew that Sang Yu Pianpian had been pestering the eldest young master. He said, "Could it be that the Empress herself orchestrated this to sleep with the eldest young master?"

Jiang Fenghua said, "It couldn't be her. She wouldn't do something so despicable."

No matter what, Sang Yu Pianpian is the Empress of Chaoxi Kingdom. She wouldn't drug a man just to get him; she has her pride.

The only person capable of drugging Jiang Jinyan in the Jiang residence without him being on guard is Zhang Yumo. This woman's soul has been replaced in another life, and even her temperament has changed.

Now that she's happy, she's pushed Jiang Jinyan towards another woman.

Lin Yu was also completely bewildered; she still couldn't comprehend how such a thing could have happened.

Jiang Fenghua leaned against the bed and said to Lin Yu, "I'm going to take a nap. Wake me up when you get any news from over there."

She was really tired from working non-stop tonight. How did Jiang Jinyan end up getting involved with Sang Yupianpian?

Hongxiu fetched water to wipe her cheeks, but Jiang Fenghua didn't want to move at all, letting Hongxiu do whatever she wanted. Her eyelids were also very heavy, and she soon fell asleep.

When she woke up, only Hongxiu was asleep beside her bed. It was already bright outside. She nudged Hongxiu awake and asked, "Why are you all alone? Where's Ayu?"

Hongxiu explained, "Last night she received news that something had happened at the Marquis of Changping's residence. Her Highness was too tired to wake you."

Jiang Fenghua pinched her brow, feeling a headache coming on, and said calmly, "What happened again?"

"Helan Yanran committed suicide."

Jiang Fenghua suddenly sat up in bed. "Didn't I have someone guarding the Marquis of Changping's residence before I left? How is Helan Yanran?"

"I heard she didn't die and was rescued, but she's had a miscarriage. We'll have to wait for Miss Yu to return to find out the details."

Jiang Fenghua then asked, "What's the situation with Jiang Jinyan?"

Hongxiu went to check last night, but the Empress's people were guarding the door and wouldn't let anyone in. She didn't know what was going on.

Hongxiu blushed slightly and said softly, "I only heard the gatekeeper say not to disturb them."

Seeing that her face was flushed, Jiang Fenghua also felt very embarrassed.

What kind of mess is this?!

Everything is in complete chaos.

At this moment, Sang Yu Pianpian suddenly walked in. Without blushing or skipping a beat, she explained, "I did it voluntarily. I don't want your Jiang family to take responsibility. You know what happened, right?"

Jiang Fenghua shook her head. "I don't know."

Sang Yu Pianpian's cheeks flushed slightly; she felt a deep soreness in her waist and legs. "It's not something I can easily explain in detail. The Empress has been through this before, you understand!"

Jiang Fenghua was stunned. They weren't even on the same page. She wanted to say that Jiang Jinyan had been drugged, but Sang Yupianpian was conscious. She could easily take Jiang Jinyan to a doctor. She asked, "Where is Jiang Jinyan?"

"He's gone. He left as soon as he knew the Empress was looking for him." Sang Yupianpian said casually, "Don't ask him. It's embarrassing. I have many royal consorts in Chaoxi Kingdom. One more won't make a difference. I even comforted him and told him not to take it to heart."

Although Sang Yu Pianpian was the Empress of Chaoxi, and there were several noblemen in the palace whom her mother had arranged for her to marry, she did not like them. She could not be with men she did not like, so she came to the Great Zhou.

To lessen Jiang Jinyan's guilt, she said that she was just like the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, with many royal consorts. If he wanted, he could also go to the Chaoxi Kingdom to be a royal consort and have several royal consorts serve her, which would make her quite happy.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Jinyan felt only guilt. He had never imagined that one day he would cross that line with Sang Yupianpian.

He almost ran away when he heard that his sister was also there.

Jiang Fenghua really couldn't ask about this. She said, "Did he go home? Does he know who drugged him?"

Mentioning this, Sang Yupianpian's eyes flashed with a fierce light, "How could Zhang Yumo drug him? He's not just Miss Sun from the Duke's Mansion, he's also a daughter of a prominent family."

Jiang Fenghua didn't know how to answer the question about Zhang Yumo's change. She said, "I don't know either. Since Jiang Jinyan is alright, I'm going back to the palace now."

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Jiang Mansion.

Jiang Jinyan didn't return until dawn. The moment he pushed open the door, Zhang Yumo was startled awake. She looked at Jiang Jinyan's cold eyes and said gently, "Husband, you're back."

Jiang Jinyan walked up to her, as if he didn't recognize her anymore. He grabbed her wrist and said coldly, "Who are you? Why did you drug me like that?"

Zhang Yumo was startled. She hadn't slept all night and had only dozed off for a short while before being woken up.

She blinked and vehemently denied it: "I don't know what medicine my husband is talking about. I am Zhang Yumo!"

“You’re not her.” Jiang Jinyan was suddenly very disappointed in her. “She wouldn’t have so many thoughts like you. Mo’er is very innocent and kind. She’s not like you, so scheming. You’re not her. Who are you, really?”

Zhang Yumo now realizes that in Jiang Jinyan's heart she was a simple and kind woman, but now she is a scheming woman.

She said, "My husband, I really am Zhang Yumo."

Jiang Jinyan looked into her eyes and felt that they were full of calculation and evasion. He said, "Mo'er would not do anything to hurt her husband. You are not her."

Zhang Yumo denied it, saying, "I am not Zhang Yumo. Who could I be?"

"Only you know who you are." He was quite certain that the Zhang Yumo in front of him was not the Zhang Yumo he had married.

Jiang Jinyan recalled Zhang Yumo's unusual behavior during that period. He had always thought that she had lost her memory and did not remember what happened after their marriage. Now that he thought about it, she had also told him that she did not like him anymore, and that she even wanted to leave the Jiang family.

She remembered the Zhang family members, but not the Jiang family members, their daughter, or her husband. It wasn't that she didn't remember them, but that she was no longer herself.