In the next few days, as the palace banquet drew closer, envoys and princes from all walks of life arrived one after another, and everyone became busy.
Not to mention the princes, He Yanting, the Xu family and several popular officials in the court, all came to visit and almost broke down the threshold of the mansion.
While others were busy as hell, Jiang Zhiyu was still as leisurely as usual.
On the one hand, Jiang Kangan and Jiang Wenjing blocked a wave for her, on the other hand, many people held the same idea as Prince Yu.
She was just a woman, and being able to become an imperial censor was the end of her life.
Didn’t you see that after she became the Censor, not only did she stop attending court, she even rarely went to the Hanlin Academy?
The emperor must have reprimanded her in private.
Instead of trying to please her, it would be better to try to please her two brothers. Regardless of anything else, at least they are men, and they will definitely go further than Jiang Zhiyu in the future.
Of course, they only thought about these words in their hearts.
No idiot would say that to someone's face.
At first, everyone thought so, but there were some people who insisted on letting you see the diversity of the human species.
This is the case with the prince who came today.
Prince Xiao leaned back in his chair, not caring at all about the unhappy faces of the people in the hall, and said, "As a woman, it's her job to support her husband and raise her children. As the saying goes, a woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent. If she learns the Three Obediences and Four Virtues, knows how to manage the household, serve her husband well, and raise her children, then that's the best she can do."
Jiang Kangan's face darkened and he placed the teacup heavily on the table, making a crisp sound.
Prince Xiao was proud of his status as a prince, so he naturally didn't think Jiang Kang'an would dare to touch him.
She just scoffed lightly at his action.
Jiang Kang'an's eyes flashed with coldness, and he was about to speak, but Jiang Zhiyu stopped him.
She raised the corners of her lips slightly, and said, facing Prince Xiao's disdainful eyes:
"Where did this dog come from, barking here?"
Prince Xiao: “???”
She dared to call herself a dog?!
"You! You are so outrageous!"
Without even glancing at him, Jiang Zhiyu lifted the table and immediately poured scalding tea all over him. Amidst the screams of a butchered pig, Jiang Zhiyu said quietly, "The saying 'a woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent' doesn't apply to her, you hopeless illiterate."
Prince Xiao wailed continuously due to the severe pain in his body, and did not even refute Jiang Zhiyu's words.
Although the punishment was a bit light, Jiang Zhiyu felt bored when listening to his wailing.
[Whatever, he's just a dog. Why would you bother with a dog?]
Jiang Kang'an put his fist to his lips to hide the smile on his face and called out, "Come here, Prince Xiao has difficulty walking, please give him a ride."
So, on the crowded street, everyone saw the servant of the Xu Mansion dragging a dead pig in the air for a few times, then letting go and throwing the man heavily to the street, raising a cloud of dust around him.
Watching the fun is engraved in everyone's DNA.
More and more people gathered around, but the man never raised his head.
I don’t know whether he is fainted or dead.
Some brave people stepped forward to ask, but the man still said nothing. Just when everyone was getting bored and ready to leave, a servant jumped out of a gorgeously decorated carriage and ran towards them.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
Everyone: “???!!!”
The spirit of gossip is ignited again!
Regardless of the farce outside the mansion, after the initial laughter faded, Jiang Kangan looked at Jiang Zhiyu, whose face was filled with boredom, and said worriedly: "You seem to be in low spirits lately."
Jiang Zhiyu looked at him blankly: "Is there?"
I feel annoyed when I do too much, and empty when I have nothing to do. Am I a mean person?
Jiang Kangan: “…”
I see, I'm just free.
But it's also true that she doesn't like going to court, the Hanlin Academy is busy printing books, and the imperial examination will not be held until the beginning of next spring, so there really is nothing for her to do.
Just as Jiang Kangan was thinking about finding something new to amuse her, Jiang Zhiyu said again:
[Enough, shut up, what are you thinking about?!]
[Wouldn't it be nice to have some free time? You actually want to work? Is that a good thing?]
[I don’t dare to get infected at work! ]
Jiang Kangan: “…”
"By the way, what has big brother been busy with these days?" Although Jiang Kang'an returned home every day, Jiang Zhiyu hadn't seen him for a few days.
After all, one is active during the day and hidden at night, and the other is active at night and hidden during the day, so it is really difficult for them to bump into each other.
Jiang Kangan chuckled: "The palace banquet is approaching, and many things need to be done. Those who are corrupt and derelict of duty must be investigated one by one. The prince also asked me to accompany him to investigate Liu Jie's whereabouts."
No wonder Zhiyu didn’t want to go to court. He also began to miss his previous leisurely days.
I just got a rare copy of this book, and I have only read the first page so far.
Liu Jie?
Jiang Zhiyu thought for a while before remembering this person.
【What are you looking for? Prince Yu is here, so he is the only one who can look for us.】
Prince Yu? What's the relationship with Prince Yu?
Jiang Kang'an was slightly startled, and suddenly remembered that when he was summoned by the emperor before, the emperor seemed to have said that he wanted to use Prince Yu as bait to capture Liu Jie.
Could it be that there is some old grudge between Prince Yu and Liu Jie?
While he was puzzled, Jiang Zhiyu seemed to be able to hear Jiang Kangan's inner voice and completed a conversation with him across the air:
[The hatred is so great, no one knows that Liu Jie actually has a younger sister.]
Sister? Jiang Kangan's heart skipped a beat.
It's common knowledge that Prince Yu loves beautiful women. Could it be that...
When Jiang Kangan's imagination was getting out of control, Jiang Zhiyu said directly in his heart:
[His sister, like him, has an extremely perverse and naughty temperament.]
Compared to Liu Jie himself, his sister is even worse, and she also has a kleptomania.
Prince Yu obtained a priceless Heshi Bi jade, which his sister loved so much that she planned to steal it. However, she failed and was injured by the guards who arrived after hearing the news. She then slipped and fell from the Star-Picking Terrace, over ten meters high, and died on the spot.
Prince Yu had it wrapped up and thrown into the mountains, where it was devoured by wolves, tigers and leopards.
When Liu Jie arrived, his sister's body was gone, leaving only a few bloodstained pieces of clothing.
Jiang Kangan: “…”
Afterwards, Liu Jie bore a grudge against Prince Yu. Initially, Prince Yu was unaware that he had killed his sister, and his defenses were not strong enough. Liu Jie almost had a knife at him, but unfortunately, in his excitement, he lost his grip. After that, Prince Yu spent a large sum of money to hire several martial arts masters to serve as his personal guards.
Prince Yu has been in Beijing for so long and he hasn't made any movement yet. There's only one possibility: Liu Jie is gone.
Jiang Kang'an lowered his eyes slightly. It's not like he and the Crown Prince hadn't considered this situation before. However, Prince Yu's Mansion had been frequently attacked since the day before yesterday. Does that mean that Liu Jie is back now...
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