Chapter 352 You are not qualified to treat his family well.
She looked at her with understanding and said, "I know you have a kind heart, but it is precisely because of your kind heart that this matter must never be done."
"As for those people, if they unfortunately lose their lives, the Martial Alliance will definitely treat their families well."
The martial arts practitioners all nodded in agreement.
They also serve as bodyguards for high-ranking officials and nobles. Since they are earning this money, they should be prepared to get injured or even lose their lives.
How can a guard make his master risk his life for him?
"Treat his family well?" Yu Zhiyi said calmly, "Forgive my bluntness, but you are not qualified to treat their family well."
Chen Ruolan's face stiffened, and she lowered her eyes, looking hurt. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that."
Jiang Liuting couldn't stand it anymore: "Jiang Sijin, Aunt Chen meant well. If you don't appreciate it, fine, but why do you have to say hurtful things?"
She knew perfectly well how awkward Aunt Chen's identity was!
They actually used his status to make a point?
"I'm just stating the facts." Yu Zhiyi looked at him coldly: "Not only is she unqualified, but you, Young Master Jiang, are also unqualified."
She looked around and said, "If something really happens to him, every single one of you here will face annihilation."
Jiang Liuting laughed in exasperation: "Does he think he's the King of Heaven himself?"
Yu Zhiyi said coldly, "He's not exactly the emperor, but his father is the current second-rank marquis, Marquis Wu'an. He is the heir of the Marquis Wu'an's mansion. If nothing unexpected happens, he will be the future Marquis Wu'an."
"Oh, by the way, besides being the heir of the Marquis of Wu'an, he also serves in the Imperial Guard, where he is the fourth-rank deputy commander."
"You may not know what the fourth rank means. Let me put it this way: the governor of each prefecture is a fourth-rank official."
Everyone: "?!!"
Jiang Liuyun murmured, "So, what they were urging my sister to give up was a fourth-rank official position in the imperial court?"
Yu Zhiyi gave her younger brother an approving look: "That's right."
She looked at Jiang Liuting and said, "If the court investigates this behavior, at the very least it will be considered an attempt to harm an official of the court. At that time, everyone here will be caught without exception."
Jiang Liuting's upright body trembled, and suddenly a flash of inspiration struck him.
Chen Ruolan's expression changed drastically: "Impossible!"
Shocked, her voice became somewhat shrill.
The crowd was still in shock and stared at her blankly when they heard her words.
Realizing she had lost her composure, Chen Ruolan quickly composed herself and said softly, "I didn't mean anything by it, I just find it strange that if that Young Master Tang is really a fourth-rank official, why would he be Jin'er's bodyguard?"
Jiang Liuting also looked at Yu Zhiyi.
He had just thought of this problem.
At the same time, another thing came to mind.
When Prefect Song and his wife visited the Martial Alliance before, they were very respectful to the second sister.
He noticed this at that time and asked his father about it afterward.
But his father didn't notice anything amiss and even advised him not to overthink it, saying that how could a dignified prefect be so respectful to a little girl?
But now it seems he wasn't wrong at all!
The Song prefect and his wife indeed held their second sister in high esteem.
He stared intently at Yu Zhiyi, wondering what her true identity was.
Yu Zhiyi looked at Chen Ruolan and asked, "What do you think?"
Her question, instead of answering, sounded rather arrogant.
Chen Ruolan's expression changed repeatedly.
That damned Ji Guangdai, where exactly did he throw that little bitch back then?!
Although Ji Guangdai obeyed her every word and followed her instructions to take the little slut out and throw her away back then, he did not tell her the specific location, only saying that he threw her away in a deserted place.
The weather was cold then, and the temperature at night was even more frighteningly low. If a baby was thrown into a corner where no one passed by, it wouldn't be long before it froze to death.
She never expected that Ji Guangdai would lie to her.
So when Jiang Yuchuan sent word that he had found her daughter, she was completely stunned.
She wanted to ask Ji Guangdai about the specifics, but during that time Ji Guangdai was either busy in seclusion or busy tinkering with formations. Apart from appearing once at the horse racing event, he disappeared again.
She also went to Juxianzhuang that day, but before she could find out the details, the stadium collapsed.
The matter dragged on day after day until Ji Guangdai was inexplicably struck dead two days ago, at which point she completely lost the opportunity to investigate the truth of what happened back then.
Chen Ruolan felt a pang of panic, instinctively sensing that there was no good answer to this question.
But she didn't want to admit that possibility.
"I...I don't know..."
Yu Zhiyi didn't care whether she really didn't know or was pretending not to know: "If you don't know, be humble. Don't jump out and show off your intelligence all the time."
Chen Ruolan: "!"
She actually got insulted by that little bitch!
Before she could say anything, Young Master Song said, "This is the Inspector General personally appointed by His Majesty, a third-rank official. Although she is traveling in a low-key manner, she is on imperial orders to inspect on behalf of Heaven. It is only natural that His Majesty would send people to protect her."
Chen Ruolan: "!"
She was so shocked that she was almost out of her mind with anger and jealousy.
That little slut is actually a third-rank official in the imperial court?
Is the emperor blind?
Does she deserve it?
Are they worthy?!
How did Ji Guangdai handle things? Is this what he meant by "that little bitch will never have a good life"?
If being a third-rank official isn't good enough, then what would be considered a good life?
The martial arts masters standing nearby were also stunned, never expecting that the Second Miss Jiang, whom they had looked down upon, actually had such a powerful background.
"No wonder she acted so arrogantly, she must be a high-ranking official."
"Yes, a third-rank official, let alone going out to pick a sardine, even using people as sardines seems to be a common occurrence."
“I’ve heard that when the young ladies of Shengjing travel, they are always surrounded by a large entourage of servants, and they have a lot of airs. In comparison, Miss Jiang’s procession is much smaller. I think she must be an honest official.”
The reversal of public opinion came unexpectedly.
Jiang Liuting's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally died.
As early as when he noticed that the attitude of Prefect Song and his wife was not right, he had a vague idea that this younger sister was not simple.
Now that the matter is settled, she was indeed extraordinary, but not in the way he had imagined.
He imagined her to be someone important, someone who had married someone extraordinary.
In reality, it was no simple matter; she herself became a high-ranking official of the third rank in the imperial court and was entrusted with an important task by the emperor, allowing her to inspect the court on behalf of the emperor.
His respected father, whom he had respected all his life, dreamed of getting involved with the imperial court, so he painstakingly planned to establish a connection with the prefectural governor's office.
But the Prefect of Song, whom they had to accompany with utmost care each time, also had to carefully curry favor with their niece/sister.
Jiang Liuting couldn't quite describe his feelings.
But he knew that because of his actions today, his father might lose the position of leader of the alliance that he had carefully cherished all his life.
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