Originally, Jiang Yuzhen also wanted to go and see what was going on, to see if Jiang Mingzhi was really dead, but now that the old lady had spoken, they couldn't say anything. You know, this old lady even scolded their father, and if they acted recklessly, they would probably be scolded.
When Jiang Mingzhi woke up, she was sleeping in the warm room of her aunt's inner chamber. The imperial physician who had treated her had already left. Medicine was being boiled in the yard, and the bitter smell drifted into the house. She could also faintly hear the sound of people talking.
When she regained consciousness, she couldn't help but prick up her ears to listen.
"The child is back safely now. We haven't made the matter public yet, mainly because we're worried that any inappropriate action might affect my sister's reputation." It was my aunt's voice.
For some reason, Jiang Mingzhi felt at ease, as if a person floating in the air had finally landed on the ground.
"But if we don't announce that the person has been found, the reputation of the Marquisate will be in jeopardy!"
It turned out to be Jiang Rongqing's voice. Jiang Mingzhi was a little surprised. She knew her adoptive father very well. If something happened to her, he might lose his temper, blame the Wang family for not taking good care of her, or try every means to get rid of her, but he would never come to the Wang family.
Others don’t know how much Jiang Rongqing hates the Wang family, but she can see it clearly.
Although it was expected to hear Jiang Rongqing's words, it was still chilling.
Ha! The reputation of the Marquisate. Although her cheap father had always been mediocre, he regarded the reputation of the Jinyi Marquisate as more important than his life. I wonder if this was because his grandfather had finally chosen him to be the prince.
Perhaps if other descendants from the side branches were adopted, the Marquis' Mansion would have a different future, but I'm afraid that no one could be like Jiang Rongqing, who is a staunch defender and unwavering in protecting the reputation of the Jinyi Marquis' Mansion!
Jiang Mingzhi was thinking self-deprecatingly when he heard his uncle's voice ringing like a deep bell: "Don't worry, even if the Wang family's reputation is lost, the reputation of your Jinyi Marquis Mansion will not be lost. Since you only care about this, then I promise you that the reputation of Jinyi Marquis Mansion will not be tarnished. You can rest assured and go back and wait for news!"
The uncle's words clearly showed his dissatisfaction with Jiang Rongqing, so his tone was very impolite. Jiang Mingzhi breathed a sigh of relief, worried that her uncle would argue with her adoptive father.
But what was unexpected was that Jiang Rongqing actually took the initiative to apologize to his uncle and bowed his head.
"Uncle, please don't be angry. This is my fault for not thinking things through. Please forgive me, my lord. I'm naturally concerned about my daughter, but she's fine now. As the head of the Jinyi Marquis's Mansion, I have to consider the other children, right?"
He said this in a respectful and appropriate manner, and his uncle calmed down a little, but he still felt dissatisfied with everything about Jiang Rongqing.
But now was not the time to get angry. He thought for a moment and then made the final decision: "Let's just leave it at that. Tell everyone that it wasn't Yuyu who fell into the water, but her maid. It was just a misunderstanding."
"this……"
Jiang Rongqing felt that this excuse was somewhat untenable. "Then they will definitely ask why we didn't tell them from the beginning, causing several princes to follow us into the water to look for someone?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Hanzhang couldn't help but roll his eyes at Jiang Rongqing, "I told you to read more..."
He subconsciously spoke in an accusatory tone, but his wife tugged at his sleeve mid-sentence, forcing him to change his tone. He coughed twice and said, "As long as we have a pretext to prove that it wasn't Xuanxuan who fell into the water, everything will be easy. If we admit that Xuanxuan did fall into the water, it would be like falling into the Yellow River, and even white would be turned into black. It's better to say that Xuanxuan was worried about the safety of her personal maid, so she didn't clarify the matter immediately. Instead, she's been given a reputation for deep affection between master and servant, and for being kind and lenient to her servant."
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