But if she accused Jiang Mingzhi of being disrespectful to her family, people would think that she, as a stepmother, was intolerant!
Feng thought for a moment and came up with a plan.
"My lord, don't blame the eldest lady for acting rashly. It's really because of my poor upbringing." As she said this, she put on an aggrieved and sad look, and glanced at Jiang Mingzhi out of the corner of her eye. Seeing that she looked unmoved, she raised her voice a little louder.
"If I had kept her by my side and watched her all the time, she wouldn't have gotten sick and been ridiculed by the Marquis for years. It's all because Yuzhen was not in good health when she was young, and I was a new mother, so I was so busy taking care of Zhen'er that I had no rules. That's why I couldn't take good care of the young lady..."
Although Jiang Rongqing has lived with Feng for many years, he never tires of using her self-torture tactics to torture her.
Seeing her about to cry, Jiang Rongqing couldn't help but feel a little pity for her, and even more disgusted with his eldest daughter who was not ambitious and only knew how to get into trouble.
Jiang Mingzhi was impatient to watch the drama of these women in the harem fighting for favor and fighting fiercely, so whoever wanted to pay attention to her could do so.
She bowed to Jiang Rongqing, who was busy comforting Feng, and said, "Father, if you have nothing else to do, I will go back first."
After saying this, he turned around and left while Feng was in shock and her father was confused.
She just left like that?
Feng was speechless. Jiang Mingzhi was gone, so why was she still acting?
"My Lord, she...what does she mean?"
Jiang Rongqing was also thinking whether he should use his fatherly authority to shout at Jiang Mingzhi to come back for training and punishment, or just turn a blind eye and let the matter go.
Thinking about it, what the eldest daughter said was not entirely unreasonable. After all, Feng was a concubine. In fact, the Feng family was not worthy of being Jiang Mingzhi's in-laws. If they took this matter seriously, they would not get anything good.
Thinking about the current power of the Wang family, Jiang Rongqing finally sighed, "Don't always argue with a child like her. Uncle Wang will be coming to Beijing soon, so we can have some peace and quiet!"
The implication was that she should not provoke Jiang Mingzhi.
Feng was furious and was about to say a few more words when she suddenly grasped the key point of Jiang Rongqing's words.
Is the Wang family's uncle going to Beijing? "Is he going back to Beijing to report on his work or to be transferred?"
The former is short-lived, while the latter means that the president stays in Beijing.
Jiang Rongqing looked up at the gloomy sky and said, "I've been transferred back to Beijing."
Things are going to change.
The rain began in the second half of the night, and it sounded as if someone was pouring water from the sky with a basin. In just a moment, the city of Bianjing became a swamp.
Jiang Mingzhi turned over on the pearwood bed.
She was heavy-hearted, and when the faint sound of the second watch drum could be heard outside, she was still tossing and turning on the couch like a pancake.
She sat up in bed when the first clap of thunder sounded outside.
Ping'er was sleeping on the Luohan couch opposite. Jiang Mingzhi got out of bed quietly in his slippers. The wind lantern in the corridor was swaying in the wind. The bamboo forest outside Baozhen Tower was also full of ghosts. The wind was howling, the rain was pouring, and the thunder was rolling, as if it was going to destroy the world.
"Miss!"
A low call startled Jiang Mingzhi so much that she almost cried out. The man appeared in front of her quickly. It was dark and he was dressed in black. If she hadn't been brave, she would have been frightened to death.
But she soon recognized the person.
It turned out to be Lu Yun!
She opened her mouth in surprise. She never thought that it would be Lu Yun.
"Miss Jiang, I have no ill intentions. I just heard that you were asking about me. I also heard that you were at the execution ground on the day of the Zhou family's execution and seemed to have tried to stop the women of the Zhou family from committing suicide. I came here to ask you something."
In one sentence, he explained clearly the purpose and reason of his visit. Jiang Mingzhi calmed down and looked back.
"Don't worry, miss. No one will come over at this time."
She knew Lu Yun's character very well. Upon hearing this, she nodded slightly and relaxed her vigilance a little.
Seeing Jiang Mingzhi act like she believed him, Lu Yun suddenly became suspicious. Could the information he had been hearing these days be wrong? With the way this young lady acted, she shouldn't let her guard down so easily.
However, he had something important to do today, so he didn't dwell too much on this matter.
"Who are you?" Jiang Mingzhi looked at Lu Yun with a surprised expression, then pretended to be on guard and said, "If you don't tell the truth, I will immediately call someone to take you to the authorities."
Of course, she wouldn't really do that, but Lu Yun was always cautious. If she appeared too calm, it would make Lu Yun suspicious.
"I belong to the eldest lady of the Zhou family. Over the years, I have been favored by her and have been responsible for helping to take care of some things. I can also be considered her person."
He called Zhou Suihuan the eldest daughter of the Zhou family instead of Princess Jin. Jiang Mingzhi was moved. After all, she was the person she trusted the most and would not have any other thoughts because of her change in status.
"Could it be that you are Lu Yun?"
Jiang Mingzhi revealed Lu Yun's identity in one sentence, and Lu Yun was indeed surprised. "How did Miss Jiang know about me?"
"This..." Jiang Mingzhi covered his lips, looking confused and at a loss as if he had said something wrong.
"Miss Jiang, I ventured into your mansion today to look for you because I saw that you might have some connection to my former master, Miss Zhou. My former master died in mysterious circumstances, and the Zhou family suffered such a disaster. That's why I'm temporarily in hiding, waiting for the day. I'm not being ungrateful. Miss Zhou helped me, and if Miss Jiang also has some connection to my former master, then we're friends. If that's the case, what can't be said openly?"
Jiang Mingzhi lowered her eyes and remained silent. Lu Yun then spoke, "I know a little about Miss Jiang's current situation in the mansion. If Miss Jiang is willing to trust me, I will do my best to help you in the future."
Seeing that the time had come, Jiang Mingzhi finally made up his mind and slowly said, "Mr. Lu, this is a long story. You may not believe it, but this is what happened."
She used the excuse that the eldest daughter of the Zhou family had appeared in her dreams, telling her about her murder and the Zhou family, and asking her to help prevent the women of the Zhou family from committing suicide...
Although she was narrating the incident in the voice of an outsider, she couldn't help but burst into tears when she thought of what happened that day.
With Lu Yun around and so much dowry, if she had been a little more wary of Prince Jin, she wouldn't have died tragically, nor would she have brought such great suffering to the Zhou family.
"Are you saying that Miss Zhou appeared in your dream and asked you to help the Zhou family clear their name?"
Lu Yun was afraid that he had heard it wrong, so he couldn't help but ask Jiang Mingzhi for confirmation.
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