Soon Jiang Shuxue was pinned to a long bench, and whips fell mercilessly. Having been pampered since childhood, with delicate skin, she could not withstand it, and her screams echoed in the courtyard.
Wang Shu had already expelled most of the snake venom. After Master Jiang's order was relayed, he was dragged to a deserted courtyard and pinned to the ground.
Upon hearing that he was to be beaten to death, Wang Shu turned pale with fright and shouted tremblingly.
"Innocent, innocent! I did not have an affair with the Second Miss, and I have no idea how the handkerchief ended up in the Second Miss's room. Please spare my life, Master Jiang."
He originally thought that Jiang Shulan might have found the handkerchief and had it disposed of beforehand, but he never expected that it would be with Jiang Shuxue.
This is too mysterious and too bizarre.
Wang Shu couldn't understand it at all.
Even worse, he is going to lose his life because of this.
But no one listened to his pleas for mercy. Wang Shu was beaten until his skin was torn and his spine was broken, and his voice gradually faded away.
Mr. Jiang took a sip of herbal tea to calm down his turbulent emotions.
“Nephew, I feel really bad for making you witness all this. I hope it doesn’t affect your mood. The second young lady is useless and acted recklessly in a confused state. However, you have seen the character and conduct of the eldest young lady.”
Da Meng, however, didn't care at all: "Master Jiang, I only care about Miss. I'll pretend I didn't see anything else."
When Mr. Jiang heard him say this, he was very pleased.
Da Meng arrived carrying a gift box, and Master Jiang made an excuse to leave, giving them a chance to be alone.
The box was opened, revealing a carousel music box. Its exquisite and interesting design and beautiful music immediately caught Jiang Shulan's eye. She picked up the music box, her face beaming with joy, and she couldn't put it down.
"You brought this specifically for me."
"Well, only Lian'er has this. I thought it was rare, so I came to give it to you."
"The Princess Zhenguo is truly a remarkable person," Jiang Shulan remarked.
With the matter settled, Qiao Lian'er returned to Queyuan Prefecture.
If she doesn't show up for so long, the officials there must think she's run away.
Officials from Tai and Xuan prefectures have maintained order. Armed civilians in both areas are blocked by walls of soldiers, but they are all in a tense and ready stance. If the soldiers relax their guard even slightly, they will rush at each other and start fighting.
Some tables and chairs were set up, and the officials from the two counties sat down to negotiate.
The location is a flat plain, with crisscrossing fields nearby and towering mountains in the distance. Some barren land has been cultivated on the mountains, and on the plain, a cool breeze whistles through the wild grass and tree trunks that have lost most of their leaves.
The core of the dispute between the two places lies in the water source.
The Bo River flows through Tai and Xuan prefectures, but Tai prefecture is upstream and Xuan prefecture is downstream. The Bo River is narrow and has insufficient water flow. Only when it is dammed can it barely irrigate the farmland of Tai prefecture. During the rice growing season, Xuan prefecture can only receive a very small amount of river water for irrigation, resulting in a significant reduction in crop yield.
The people of Xuanjun would often take up arms and go upstream to dig open the dams blocking the river, and bloodshed often occurred between the two sides.
This is a problem that has remained unresolved for many years in the two counties, and it is quite thorny.
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