Minister Jiang looked over when he heard the voice, with a questioning look in his eyes.

Jiang Yueyang also raised her eyes to look at Jiang Xun. Her brother attached great importance to the rules of not talking while eating or sleeping, and seldom spoke at the dinner table.

What is this trying to say?

Jiang Xun asked, "Dad, when I came back from my trip just now, I saw Jingzhao Yin leading his troops to surround General Su's mansion. What happened?"

Hearing this, Jiang Yueyang raised her eyebrows slightly, then slowly put down the bowl and chopsticks in her hands.

After hearing Jiang Xun's words, Minister Jiang immediately understood what his son meant.

He just coughed lightly and said calmly: "I don't know much either. I heard that General Zhenguo invited several generals to drink. General Su didn't show up, so they went to General Su's mansion together.

Unexpectedly, not long after they entered, Madam Su ran to them covered in blood and cried for help.

Hearing this, Mrs. Jiang put down her chopsticks with a heavy expression.

Jiang Yueyang shouted excitedly: [Xiaogua, Xiaogua, General Su’s domestic violence has been exposed.]

The system voice is lazy, [I heard it. 】

[I was planning to teach him a lesson in the dead of night, but I didn't expect him to die so soon. Sure enough, it's not that I won't take revenge, it's just that the time has not come yet.]

The system responded perfunctorily.

Jiang Xun put on a show and frowned as he asked, "What happened? Why is Madam Su covered in blood?"

"According to Mrs. Su herself, the injuries on her body were caused by General Su beating her. Moreover, General Su not only beat her, but also his two daughters and parents."

Mrs. Jiang had not known about the domestic violence in advance, and she gasped with genuine emotion when she heard this.

"Husband, is this true?"

Minister Jiang hummed, "When I left the yamen, I heard that General Su had pleaded guilty."

"So how is Madam Su now?"

"So how is General Su now?"

The mother and daughter asked questions at the same time, but one was asking Mrs. Su and the other was asking General Su.

Minister Jiang was the first to answer Madam Jiang's question, "Madam Su's body has been beaten to pieces, and the imperial physician said she won't live long."

Mrs. Jiang was deeply saddened and her eyes were slightly red.

"General Su is temporarily imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice's prison awaiting his fate."

Jiang Yueyang immediately asked: "Will he die?"

"His Majesty is very filial. General Su's actions have violated his taboos. He probably won't survive."

Jiang Yueyang smiled with satisfaction, "That's good."

[My dad said he didn't know clearly, but he knows everything clearly! Don't you agree, little one?]

Minister Jiang: “…”

System: [...Yes, your father is actually a gossipy person.]

[Yes, yes, yes. When I was a kid, I found him hiding at the corner door, eavesdropping on the aunties and me talking about gossip outside.]

Minister Jiang: “…”

I just want to know what you've eaten, not gossip!

Minister Jiang angrily picked up a piece of steamed meat that Jiang Yueyang didn't like and put it in her bowl, "Stop interfering in General Su's affairs and eat."

"I won't get involved if he dies."

"You mean if he doesn't die, you'll get involved?"

"uh-huh!"

“Nonsense!”

Seeing that Minister Jiang was about to preach and there was a piece of fat meat in the bowl, Jiang Yueyang immediately stood up and curtsied to him like a girl.

"Dad, my daughter is full, you guys eat slowly."

After saying that, without waiting for Minister Jiang to speak, Jiang Yueyang turned around and ran away, picking up her skirt.

After a while, the system's voice came, [Host, why are you running so fast? That piece of fat doesn't have legs. ]

[It doesn't have long legs, but my father will give it wings. Then, the whole bowl of fat meat will fly into my bowl. Sigh... I don't know how I offended my father again, so he punished me like that.]

Minister Jiang: ...So you run so fast not because you're afraid of me scolding you, but because you're afraid of eating the fat meat?

Hearing this, Madam Jiang scolded, "Look at what you are doing. My daughter barely ate a mouthful of rice. If she gets hungry, I won't forgive you."

Minister Jiang didn't take it seriously. "Madam, you are worrying too much. If your daughter could starve to death, the sun would have risen in the west. No matter who suffers, she will never suffer herself, especially her stomach."

Madam Jiang: “…”

The next day.

Mrs. Jiang came to Lanyue Pavilion at the time when Jiang Yueyang got up, and just saw her dressed and getting ready to go to court.

"Mom, why are you here?"

Mrs. Jiang walked to the table and sat down, motioning her to come and sit down as well.

Jiang Yueyang sat down, not knowing why. "What's wrong?"

"You go out first and close the door." Mrs. Jiang raised her hand and waved away Xiangling and the other three.

After the three of them left, Mrs. Jiang stated her purpose.

"Yangyang, mother heard that you have been very close to that kid from the Lu family recently. Is that true?"

Jiang Yueyang did not hide anything and answered honestly: "It is true."

Madam Jiang frowned slightly. "You know the current situation of the Lu family in the court without mother telling you. Being with him, for you..."

"Mother~" Jiang Yueyang interrupted her softly, "My daughter knows what's going on."

Mrs. Jiang looked at her solemnly, pondered for a moment, and finally sighed helplessly.

“Maybe this is God’s will.”

Jiang Yueyang: “???”

"Mother respects your decision, but you are still an unmarried girl. Your relationship should be based on affection and ended with courtesy. Otherwise, you can let him come to propose marriage."

Jiang Yueyang slowly opened her eyes, "Mom, I'm still young and don't want to get married so early."

"I didn't let you get married, but I just arranged the marriage. This way, when you two come and go, no one can say anything about you."

"Who said something about me behind my back?"

"Don't worry about that. If you want to continue your relationship with the child from the Lu family, you must first settle the marriage."

"Mom, you also said that his current situation in the court is not good, and Dad is an important minister of His Majesty. His Majesty will not easily agree to our marriage."

"If you know that, why do you still..."

"I don't know where the love comes from, it's just that I'm deeply in love with it."

Hearing this, Mrs. Jiang said nothing more, and stood up to see her off to court.

When the mother and daughter walked to the gate, they happened to meet Minister Jiang who was also going out to attend court.

Seeing the two men's official uniforms, one red and one purple, Mrs. Jiang suddenly remembered something.

She looked at Jiang Yueyang and said, "Yangyang, in the next two days, you will accompany me to the Huguo Temple to pray for your brother to pass the high school entrance exam."

Hearing this, Minister Jiang said calmly: "Yangyang has no days off. All her days off have been taken away by His Majesty."

"Is that so? Then I..."

"I can take a leave!"

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In a blink of an eye, it was the day of rest. Mrs. Jiang and Jiang Yueyang came to the foot of the mountain where the Huguo Temple was located.

This was Jiang Yueyang’s first time to visit the Huguo Temple, and she was extremely curious.

"Mom, isn't the Huguo Temple this way? Why are so many people going there?"

Mrs. Jiang answered casually, "There is a Prajna Temple on that road. It is said to be very effective in praying for children. They all went there to pray for children."

"Pray for a child in a temple?"