Chapter 153 Jiang Yanzheng
Jiang Yanzheng is thin but not weak, with sharp eyes and a solemn expression.
"Shouldn't the gate of your Duke's Mansion be smashed?" Qu Ling's eyes were cold.
"Should."
"Then why can't I leave?"
"The Duke's Mansion was a gift from the Emperor. The Princess shouldn't destroy it. This is extremely disrespectful."
Qu Ling stared at him calmly, "What do you think?"
She began to fiddle with the Buddhist beads again.
Tingqin behind me is no longer strange.
If this Prince Jiang continues to pester the princess, the princess will probably deal with him as well.
"The princess should apologize to His Majesty."
"What if I don't?"
"Then I will write a memorial explaining that the princess's actions today were forced upon her, and that the fault lies with the Duke's Mansion forcing the third young lady into a ghost marriage."
Qu Ling's fingers suddenly stopped.
He stopped me just now, just because he said that smashing the door was disrespectful to the emperor?
"Princess, today's incident is entirely the fault of the Duke's Mansion. I will order people to prepare generous gifts to apologize to the Third Young Lady," Jiang Yanzheng bowed, "and I will also apologize to His Majesty."
"I hope the princess will forgive me for any offense I have caused to the Marquis' Mansion."
Qu Ling smiled, mockery evident in his eyes, "Since you knew it was wrong, why didn't you stop it at the beginning? Why did you act so hypocritically afterwards?"
"Qu Han injured someone, and there's nothing wrong with him serving medicine here. But your brother died, so how can you be sure it was Qu Han who did it? Instead of reporting the death to the authorities and finding out the cause, you come to find fault with me."
"On the way back home, I sent someone to report to the Dali Temple." Jiang Yanzheng said.
He turned his head and ordered the servant, "Go see where Master Qu is and bring him here."
The servant went there quickly.
This time Qu Ling was a little confused.
Is Jiang Yanzheng hiding his true intentions too well? Or is he truly upright?
"You don't have to bother my third sister with your gifts," Qu Ling said with a cold expression. "Our Marquis' Mansion doesn't need your gifts."
"If the princess feels that the third young lady's reputation is damaged, I am willing to write three letters and perform six formalities, marry her in a formal ceremony, and will never allow the third young lady to be criticized."
Jiang Yanzheng spoke very seriously.
"Why do you think that marrying her is compensation for her?" Qu Ling said in a deep voice.
She felt that Jiang Yanzheng was about to reveal his true colors.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Yanzheng remained unmoved. Instead, he said, "It was my fault for not considering it carefully. Please tell the Third Miss that if she asks for any compensation in the future, the Jiang family will not refuse."
"What about your life?"
"Please ask the third lady to come and get it."
Qu Ling didn't take it to heart at all.
Those who talk about death easily are often the ones who are most reluctant to die.
"This princess came here only to save my sister. If the prince really feels that something is wrong with the Duke's Mansion, I believe he will handle the rest of the matter properly."
She walked out, "As for Qu Han, you've found him, do with him as you please."
Jiang Yanzheng looked at her back, a hint of deep meaning flashing across his eyes.
Such a big commotion at the Duke of Lu's Mansion attracted the attention of the entire capital.
It didn't take long for the news of Duke Lu's death to spread throughout the city.
It was not until the mourners saw the two coffins that they realized that both father and son were dead.
The Duke's wife fell seriously ill, and the Crown Prince took care of all the funeral arrangements alone.
Another incident happened that day.
An elderly couple supported each other and came to the gate of the Duke's Mansion, saying that they wanted to take their granddaughter back.
At first everyone thought their granddaughter was a maid in the mansion.
The housekeeper came out and chased them away.
The old couple knelt at the door of the Duke's Mansion, where people came and went.
"Our granddaughter's name is Luo'er. She was taken away by your master to be a maid. Now that your master has passed away, please return our granddaughter to us."
The mourners who came to pay their respects stopped in their tracks after hearing this.
Is there such a thing?
"Old man, are you telling the truth?"
An official came forward to ask.
"It's absolutely true. Luo'er was kidnapped. Her mother died early, and her father was beaten to death. We old couple only have this granddaughter left."
The old man raised his tattered sleeve to wipe his tears.
"Are you telling the truth?" The official who asked the question was from the Censorate.
The Censorate has been in a state of panic recently, and everyone is feeling threatened, but they still maintain their original intention.
Supervise all officials and impeach and expose their crimes.
The housekeeper asked anxiously, "Who sent you, old man, to cause trouble?"
"There is no maid named Luo'er in our house."
He waved his hand and asked the servants to drive away the old couple.
Someone said, "Even if there is nothing, just let them go. Why drive them away?"
Someone else helped the old couple up and said in a gentle voice, "Old man, is there something wrong?"
"There's no mistake, there's no mistake," the old man said anxiously, "that young man has a red birthmark on his arm, which was revealed during the struggle with my son."
Then she started crying again, "My poor son, he was beaten to death."
Seeing that he spoke very convincingly, everyone looked at the butler with unfriendly eyes.
"Sir, it's nothing..."
More and more people gathered around.
Until Jiang Yanzheng came out with a little girl about fourteen years old.
"Lolo, Lolo."
When the old man saw her, he rushed forward and hugged the girl tightly.
Luo'er cried out with tears in her eyes, "Grandpa, it's me."
"Old man," Jiang Yanzheng bowed first, "how was your granddaughter abducted? I hope you can go to the government office and explain everything clearly."
"No matter what the government sentence is, we will accept it."
The housekeeper's expression changed drastically, "Prince, this matter..."
"No need to say more," Jiang Yanzheng scolded him, "I don't care how you served your uncle in the past, but if you continue to serve like this in the future, the Duke's Mansion will not tolerate you!"
He called Duke Lu his uncle.
"Mammy said he's not the Duke of Lu's son?"
In Nuanshanju, Qu Ling was also listening to Nanny Li talking about Jiang Yanzheng.
"His father was originally the heir of the Duke of Lu's mansion, but unfortunately he died young, and he is a posthumous child."
"He was too young, so the position of Duke was inherited by his uncle, but the position of Crown Prince is his."
Nanny Li sighed, "He doesn't live in the Duke's Mansion, he lives in his maternal grandfather's house."
Qu Ling, "Who is his maternal grandfather?"
"The dean of Mingshan Academy used to be an official in the Censorate. He studied with his grandfather since he was a child, and was famous in the imperial examinations. Now he is working in the Hanlin Academy."
Qu Ling pondered, "Does he really know nothing about the Duke's Mansion?"
Nanny Li thought for a moment and said, "He probably doesn't know. He stays in the Hanlin Academy during the day and stays in the Mingshan Academy outside the city at night."
"Although he is the prince, he seldom returns home."
I guess today, he was called back from the Hanlin Academy by the servants of the Duke's Mansion.
"His grandfather was demoted because he spoke up for the eldest princess."
Nanny Li said another sentence.
Qu Ling: Ah?
"Back then, he pointed at His Majesty and cursed the Queen Mother, and cursed the entire court, saying that they had stolen the eldest princess' throne. The Song family was even more severely criticized."
Perhaps because he cursed him so harshly, Song Guang did not kill him.
Otherwise, he would be remembered for eternity, and the Song family would be infamous forever.
"No wonder he is still a candidate in the Hanlin Academy. If he offends the Song family, there is no way he can get an official position." Qu Ling smiled.
Nanny Li followed with a smile and said, "If he really has great talent, he will be appreciated one day."
Qu Ling was a little worried about this unexpected person.
She and Wang Linghe were dealing with the Duke of Lu's Mansion, and she didn't know if this person would interfere.
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