Chapter 23: Estrangement
"My poor Rong'er, you've been wronged." Chang quickly advised, "Don't let it get to the point of being depressed. You must stay alive. Only by staying alive can there be hope!"
Only by staying alive can she make money.
"Every time I think of my uncle and aunt, the Jiang family, and Shen Wenyuan, I tell myself that I must live well." Jiang Rong said sincerely.
None of you have gone to hell.
How dare I die?
"My Rong'er, when that playboy Xie Lingxi gets tired of you, you still have a chance to divorce. Don't worry, your aunt will take you home then!" Chang pretended to cry along.
Just then, Mammy came in with a box.
"Rong'er, these are the account books and silver deeds, you can take them back. You don't have to worry about the other things, your aunt will take care of your business." Chang said.
Jiang Rong casually handed it to Yingxia who was standing beside him, "I'll have to trouble you again in the future, aunt."
"Oh, by the way, I heard Yingchun is gone?" Chang asked. She received the news that Yingchun was dead.
Jiang Rong sighed, "Aunt, on my wedding night, I was so upset that I poisoned Xie Lingxi, hoping to die with him. He saw through my plan, and Yingchun took the blame for me. She died for me..."
"So that's how it is. Don't act so recklessly in the future. Believe in your aunt, you will come back sooner or later!" Chang hurriedly tried to reconcile.
"Now I understand. Instead of dying, I'd rather ruin the Xie family and take revenge on Xie Lingxi. I won't do this again." Jiang Rong nodded slightly.
The two talked for a while.
Jiang Rong suddenly asked, "Aunt, why don't you see my second brother?"
Chang had two sons.
The eldest son was adopted into the eldest house, and the second son, Jiang Wenmian, was seventeen years old and was a playboy who was uneducated and spent his time eating, drinking, whoring and gambling.
"This good-for-nothing guy owed gambling debts again last night. The debt collector came to the door and made your uncle so angry that he hung him up and beat him up. He hasn't been able to get out of bed yet today." Chang became angry whenever she mentioned Jiang Wenmian.
"Why did uncle beat him so hard? I'll go see my second brother." Jiang Rong said with concern: "Don't be angry, my second brother is still young and will be sensible in the future."
Chang didn't want Jiang Rong to go to the front hall to disturb Jiang Wan, so she was happy to delay her for a while, so she ordered:
"Madam Zhang, take the Crown Princess to Songyuan."
…
Pine Courtyard.
Jiang Wenmian lay on the bed, cursing at his father. There were several beautiful maids in his room, one peeling grapes for him, another feeding him wine, and there were also dancers dancing and singing lascivious songs.
"Second Young Master, the Second Young Miss is here!" the servant came to report.
Jiang Wenmian frowned impatiently, "What is she doing here? I'm sick, I won't see her."
But Jiang Rong had already rushed in. Seeing the smoky and foul smell in the room, he frowned and said coldly, "Everyone get out!"
Everyone in the room fell silent.
"Jiang Rong, what are you crazy about? How dare you order the people in my room around..."
"Now that my wife has spoken, who dares not to leave?" Jiang Rong said coldly.
The maids and dancers were also afraid of her current status and left one after another. In the blink of an eye, only Jiang Wenmian and Jiang Rong were left in the room.
"Jiang Rong, what are you doing?" Jiang Wenmian's face was gloomy. If he could get out of bed, he would have slapped Jiang Rong.
"I heard that the second brother was beaten by his uncle. The eldest brother spent so much money seeking an official position last year, but his uncle was not unhappy. We are both sons, and the title and wealth belong to the eldest brother, while the second brother has nothing and was beaten even for owing a little debt." Jiang Rong said calmly, clearly trying to sow discord:
"My sister just thinks it's unfair."
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