Half an hour passed.

The door opened with a creak.

Jiang Xinrou's eyes were red and swollen, and her voice was terribly hoarse: "Qiuhe, come with me to Grandmother's house. Xiayun, go back and tell her that I want to stay with Grandmother for the night."

The two maids were sensitive and noticed that the young lady seemed to have changed. Her eyes were cold and her words were no longer as gentle as before.

Xia Yun bit her lip and said, "Yes, Miss, you...don't let it get to your head. You are not the one who did anything wrong. If anything happens to you, the only ones who will be happy are the uncle and the little bitch."

Jiang Xinrou murmured, "Yes, if something happens to me, the only one who will be sad is the General's Mansion, not my husband who shares the same bed with me."

"Oh, very good. The Prime Minister's Mansion dared to treat me like this, why should I let them go? Even if I hurt them, they won't feel any better!"

The master and servant came to the back house of the general's mansion and entered the old lady's room.

He knelt on the ground with a thud, his forehead resting on the bluestone slab.

Jiang Xinrou choked up and said, "I've seen grandma. I'm so stupid. Four years have passed, and I've never seen the person next to me clearly."

"My granddaughter deserves death, but I beg Grandmother to show me a clear path. Why should those who hurt me live in peace and happiness while I suffer for their schemes?"

"My granddaughter is unwilling and hates it!"

A sigh came from above her head. The old lady turned her Buddhist beads and said calmly, "Big girl, now that you know everything, what do you want to do?"

Jiang Xinrou raised her head, her eyes filled with despair and hatred: "Grandma, my granddaughter wants revenge. I want those who plotted against me to die a miserable death."

"Oh, even if it's Wen Li, your good husband is the same. Think carefully before answering me, or you will regret it later."

"Won't!"

"Such a treacherous and ungrateful person deserves death."

The old lady chuckled, took a sip of tea calmly, and said softly: "Love is useless. You are right, little girl. Do you really think he is just being indifferent to you?"

"Think carefully about the reasons behind this. If you can't figure it out, go back to your miserable life. Once you have figured it out, pull yourself out of the hatred."

"When you regain your composure, Grandmother will tell you the truth. If you can't see through it, then you don't deserve to know the truth."

Jiang Xinrou stared blankly upwards, her heart trembling. A flash of inspiration passed through her mind, but quickly disappeared.

Nanny Qiuxiang reached out her hand and helped the person up: "Young Miss, please stay in the next room. When you have thought it through, it will not be too late to come and see the princess."

"Mammy, why has grandma become so cold? It's all my fault. I've been deceiving myself for a year."

"...No, I don't have time to blame others. There are some things I need to think through clearly. Only when I have figured it out can I make the next step. Don't limit yourself to romantic relationships."

Jiang Xinrou stood up and bowed respectfully: "Yes, granddaughter will think it over carefully. I'm sorry to bother you, grandmother."

Nanny Qiuxiang escorted the person to the wing room, closed the door, walked behind the old lady, stretched out her hand and gently massaged her: "Old lady, can the young lady figure it out?"

"Ha, if you still can't figure it out now, then you're not worthy of being the general's daughter, and naturally you're not qualified to follow me."

"Leave? The old lady wants to take the eldest lady with her, but if she wants to leave the capital, then the eldest lady will have to divorce."

The old lady nodded and said, "It's a divorce. Her only chance of survival is to take advantage of the return of the generals and the grace and favor bestowed upon her, so that she can obtain the divorce papers."

"Once you miss this opportunity, you will never be able to recover."

Nanny Qiuxiang gasped and lowered her voice: "That person is really so cruel that he won't tolerate the general's mansion at all. Isn't this chilling the hearts of the soldiers?"

"Well, go to the Prime Minister's Mansion and tell them that I'm sick and my daughter-in-law is away, so I'll ask my eldest granddaughter to take care of me."

"Give her more time to think it over."

The old lady didn't know what she was thinking of, her eyes glared, "Find something for the Prince Consort to do, so that he won't have time to come looking for the eldest girl, otherwise he will be confused again after being drugged."

Aunt Qiuxiang nodded, "I understand."

It's getting dark soon

Qiu He came in with the meal and called out, "Miss, it's time to eat."

Jiang Xinrou stood up and walked over, her eyes a little confused: "Qiuhe, what do you think Grandma meant? Why are you so calm, as if you already knew it."

"And that hint, what exactly is the Prime Minister's Mansion planning on me, and why doesn't Wen Li want me to have children?"

"In my opinion, a normal couple would never like the children of a concubine, and would not want the wife to give birth to children."

"unless……"

Qiu He paused, as if he wanted to say something but stopped.

Jiang Xinrou looked at her and said seriously, "It's okay, just say it. I always feel that there is something behind what grandma said. If I really can't figure it out, I always feel that something big is going to happen."

"Could it be that he is afraid of the General's Mansion? If the young lady gives birth to a child, as the legitimate son, he will definitely be in charge of the Prime Minister's Mansion in the future."

"Fear? No, if you were afraid, you wouldn't dare do this. Aren't you afraid of being exposed?"

Qiu He whispered some extremely treasonous words.

"Perhaps they have some confidence and are not afraid, or perhaps even if the truth is revealed, the General's Mansion will be unable to do anything to them. If that's the case, then the General's Mansion will lose power."

Jiang Xinrou's eyes lit up and she looked at her suddenly.

"Losing power? The fate of those who are too powerful to be their master is always... tragic. If he said he lost power out of fear of being implicated, that's indeed the most likely scenario."

"When my husband proposed marriage, I'm afraid there was a lot of trouble behind it. They were like playing a chess game. What am I on this chessboard?"

Qiu He frowned and whispered, "So what the young lady is saying is that the Prime Minister's Mansion needs to borrow the power of the General's Mansion, but is afraid of being implicated by the General's Mansion, so it's best for the young lady not to have any offspring."

"If you think about it this way, everything makes sense."

"A few years ago, the General's Mansion was superior to the Prime Minister's Mansion. After they proposed to marry the girl, they did gain a lot of benefits. But they are worried that the General's Mansion will become more powerful than the Prime Minister's Mansion in the future, and they will be implicated."

Jiang Xinrou felt a chill run down her spine as she heard this, her lips trembling. "Yes, that's the only possibility. Wen Li has been staring at me, worried that I might be pregnant. He must be afraid of something."

"What could have frightened him was perhaps... the Prime Minister's Mansion had known for a long time that the General's Mansion would be destroyed one day in the future."

"If there is a son, what should be done with him? If I use him, he will be wary of me. If I don't use him, he is the legitimate son. It's not right to kill him or not to kill him."

As he spoke, he began to smile bitterly, tears failing him, his whole body trembling. "It's a huge chess game, and we are all chess pieces. Even the General's Mansion is a chess piece."

Seeing her laughing crazily, Qiu He said worriedly, "Miss, please calm down. How many people have died in the General's Mansion over the years for His Majesty?"

"Even if the emperor is ruthless, he wouldn't kill everyone like this."

Jiang Xinrou shook her head: "No, you don't understand how cruel that person is. For the sake of that position, he deliberately raised the prince to be useless and asked for the elixir of immortality."

"There's nothing a crazy person like him can't do."