Chapter 284 A great filial piety

Jiang Zhiyu: “???”

This sentence sounded a little strange.

Tan Shujing also knew that she had said something wrong, so she let go of her hand guiltily, picked up the teacup on the table, and took a sip. Xu Yanli

sighed lightly, but before he could say anything, a servant ran over in a hurry, knelt down and said, “Master, it’s not good. The rumors outside are getting more and more intense. They are all saying that the young lady is a vicious woman. There are even people who spread a little tune!”

“What?!” Xu Yanli frowned.

The attendant said stiffly: "Not only that, some people bluntly said that with such a vicious mother, Miss Jiang must be a treacherous person. How can such a person be the Minister of History and supervise all officials? It is really hard to convince the public..."

Xu Yanli tried his best to suppress the rage in his chest and looked at Jiang Zhiyu.

Zhiyu is still young, and has been smooth sailing all the way. Now that he has been criticized, I am afraid...

"That's it?"

Jiang Zhiyu combined the words of Tan Shujing that he had heard before with the words of the attendant now, and roughly sorted out the ins and outs.

[My mother's simple life is made so prosperous by rumors. ]

Xu Yanli was slightly startled, and then saw Jiang Zhiyu suddenly stand up.

"Zhi, Zhiyu."

"Grandfather, don't worry about me. I'll go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to ask about the situation. I can't let them accuse me of poisoning when my mother is not there."

Xu Yanli was hesitant.

He knew Zhiyu's ability, so of course he didn't worry that Zhiyu would be bullied. What he was worried about was that if Zhiyu went there and killed the whole family, what would happen if she was impeached by the ministers.

By then, even if the emperor favored Zhiyu, he would definitely punish her.

That won't do!

Zhiyu's official position now was earned by her own hard work. Unless she asks for it herself, no one can take it back!

He looked at Jiang Zhiyu, feeling a lot of emotions in his heart.

He missed Zhiyu's childhood and didn't protect her well. Now he finally has the opportunity to protect her.

"Grandfather will go with you."

Jiang Zhiyu was stunned and wanted to refuse subconsciously, but Xu Yanli did not give her the chance to refuse: "With Grandfather here, they dare not act rashly. Do whatever you want. Grandfather will carry you."

Jiang Zhiyu looked at him blankly, not knowing what to say for a while. After a long while, she coughed lightly and responded in a very low voice: "Yes."

...

In the prime minister's mansion, Jiang Zhaorong was rarely furious. The maids and servants knelt in the yard. Du Yuelan and Taohong stood beside Jiang Zhaorong.

Jiang Zhaorong had no expression on his face. His eyes swept over them, and his eyes were indifferent as if he was looking at a pile of dead things: "I only give you one chance. Who spread this matter?"

The maids and servants were silent. No one spoke.

"If no one speaks up, come one by one," Jiang Zhaorong pointed at the servant who was kneeling in the front. Before the servant could say anything, a board hit him hard on the back. He vomited blood and fell to the ground. He didn't get up for a long time.

The rest of the people trembled slightly when they saw this. Du Yuelan and Taohong were also shocked. Jiang Zhaorong's eyebrows were filled with gloom: "Everyone has seen it. If no one still admits it, he will be your fate."

Baizhi's hands began to tremble, but because she was supporting Du Yuelan, she couldn't see it for a while. Du Yuelan suppressed her fear, put her hand on her hand, and looked at Jiang Zhaorong: "Prime Minister, in my opinion, the most urgent task is not to find out who this person is, but to find a way to suppress the rumors first."

Jiang Zhaorong turned a deaf ear to him, his face as dark as ink.

Suppressing it is easy to say, but now no one knows who is targeting this matter. The spearhead has shifted from Xu Youran's poisoning to Jiang Zhiyu.

The purpose is to make the emperor remove Jiang Zhiyu from his official position as the Minister of History.

Rumors spread quickly, and there were instigators everywhere. The people behind this were very powerful.

The emperor even came to see me when he left the court. If I couldn't handle it properly...

Jiang Zhaorong took a deep breath, and his eyes became even colder when he looked at the maids and servants.

Du Yuelan didn't get a response from Jiang Zhaorong, and she stood aside a little uncomfortably. Taohong looked at her with narrowed eyes.

"Go on," Jiang Zhaorong had just said two words, and the messenger came hurriedly to report: "Prime Minister, Grand Tutor..."

Before he finished speaking, the figures of Xu Yanli and Jiang Zhiyu appeared in front of everyone.

Du Yuelan was shocked and took a step back imperceptibly.

Except Taohong, no one noticed her action.

Jiang Zhaorong looked grim and took a few steps forward: "Master Xu..."

Xu Yanli raised his hand to interrupt him: "There is no need to say anything else. What's the matter with the rumors outside?"

Jiang Zhaorong gritted his teeth secretly: "I told them repeatedly not to leak the news, but I don't know how this matter still leaked out! Master Xu, please rest assured, I will find this person and deal with this matter as soon as possible."

These words directly convicted Xu Youran and also hinted at his own innocence.

Jiang Zhiyu stepped forward: "So, the Prime Minister also thinks that it was my mother who poisoned the old lady?"

Jiang Zhaorong frowned: "It's not me who thinks so, it's the doctor who said so."

Jiang Zhaorong sighed: "Go and ask the doctor to come and get the bracelet from my study."

The servant got up to get it. Jiang Zhaorong looked at Xu Yanli and told him what happened in the old lady's room. After the banquet, he frowned: "After Du entered the mansion, Youran had a rift with my mother. I also knew that Youran would never do such a thing, but there is no way to explain the bracelet."

Jiang Zhaorong said helplessly: "Now the old lady is lying in bed, she can't speak clearly, it's really..."

He talked a few more times in a row, acting out the mentality of a worried and helpless son to the extreme.

[You acted really well. If you hadn't called me that, I would have believed that you were a filial son.]

[You call your mother an old lady, and you are showing your filial piety to your family.]

Xu Yanli raised the corners of his lips, and looked at Jiang Zhaorong with a bit of disdain in his eyes.

There was no conversation for a while, and soon, the doctor and the servant came running over.

The servant handed the jade bracelet to Jiang Zhaorong, and Mrs. Qian whispered, "The old lady said it herself, this bracelet was sent to her by Xu."

"How to prove it? Who sent it? When was it sent to her? Was there anyone else around her when it was sent to her?"

A series of questions made Jiang Zhaorong and Mrs. Qian confused.

Jiang Zhiyu sneered, "You don't know anything, but you can convict my mother based on what the old lady said?"

"Besides, isn't the old lady sick now, and can't speak clearly? But this bracelet was sent by my mother, so this sentence can be explained clearly?"

"No," Mrs. Qian subconsciously retorted, "The old lady didn't say this sentence clearly, but Mrs. Du said it, and the old lady nodded."