Because the remnants of Tianming Pavilion suddenly appeared at the blessing banquet, the Queen Mother announced the early end of the blessing banquet, and the flower-giving competition that many princes, noble ladies had been looking forward to was also ruined.
"This grand annual event ended up being disrupted by the Jiang family's adopted daughter, ruining our perfect marriage!"
"Yes, this adopted daughter of the Jiang family is really a disaster. Not only did she harm her own legitimate daughter, but she also ran out to harm others. Can't the Jiang family keep an eye on her?"
"Didn't you all say she was the most talented woman in the capital and everyone wanted to marry her? Why do you suddenly hate her now?"
"What's the most talented woman in the capital? That's just a title given by those reckless people who covet her body. I think she's the most unlucky person in the capital!"
Whether they were young masters or noble ladies, they all looked dissatisfied when they mentioned Jiang Huaizhu, and their impression of the Jiang family plummeted to the bottom.
"Doesn't Marquis Wen Ning love to brag about his good management? His entire family favors an adopted daughter of unknown origin, raising her to be so sinister and vicious, and even allowing her to become associated with the remnants of the Tianming Pavilion. Is this what Marquis Wen Ning calls good management?"
"When I look at Mr. Jiang, I always think he is a person of noble character, but I didn't expect that he is just a traitor who was blinded by greed and was fooled by a vicious woman. He even abandoned his own sister."
"Yes, if he really becomes the next head of the Jiang family, he will sooner or later ruin the Jiang family's future."
"What about the future? Just based on what this adopted daughter did, it's hard to say whether the Jiang family can survive this crisis."
Jiang Jinyan walked through most of Yayuan and heard various people talking along the way.
These people clearly saw him, but they still gossiped about the Jiang family without hiding or avoiding it, which made him finally understand what it meant to "when a wall falls, everyone pushes it down."
Jiang Jinyan suppressed his anger and went to ask to see the prince, but was stopped by the guards.
He said in a deep voice, "I am a scholar from the Eastern Palace, and I want to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
The guard who stopped him had a blank expression on his face. "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been urgently summoned back to the palace by the Emperor and has no time to see Lord Jiang."
The emperor urgently summoned the prince back to the palace at this time, it must be because of the matter of Tianming Pavilion!
Jiang Jinyan steeled his resolve and shouted towards the prince's carriage:
"Your Highness, I have something to report!"
The prince sat in the carriage.
Through the curtains of the car, he frowned slightly and listened to Jiang Jinyan continue to shout:
"Your Highness, I have something extremely important to tell you now!"
Hearing this, the prince thought for a moment and finally lifted the curtain, saying indifferently:
"If you have anything to say, just say it here."
Jiang Jinyan glanced at the guards surrounding the carriage, wanting to signal the prince to let them leave.
The prince looked at him indifferently:
"Everyone in your Wen Ning Marquisate is now under investigation by the Imperial City Bureau as a suspicious individual. At this time, I should avoid suspicion."
The implication is that it is absolutely impossible to talk to Jiang Jinyan alone.
Jiang Jinyan gritted his teeth, then spoke with a stiff upper lip:
"Since the Crown Prince is so determined, then I will speak frankly.
I am very sure that Zhu'er was framed, and the people who framed her were the Ninth Prince and..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the prince:
"Why do you think Jiang Huaizhu was framed? Do you have evidence or witnesses?"
Jiang Jinyan was stunned for a moment.
He didn't expect that the prince actually disagreed with what he said, and was speechless for a long time.
The prince's expression was cold, and his words were full of rebuke:
"There's nothing. Just because you believe Jiang Huaizhu, you want to say that it was the Ninth Prince who framed her, and you even want to question the facts investigated by the Imperial City Division? Do you think anyone will believe you? Everyone will just think you're crazy!"
Jiang Jinyan was speechless for a long time.
The prince saw him lower his head and slowed down his tone:
"I know you particularly love your sister Jiang Huaizhu. How can a man who has the potential to achieve great things be dragged down by a woman? What's more, this woman is not related to you at all. She is just an adopted daughter with no blood relationship to the Jiang family."
Jiang Jinyan looked up suddenly, eyes full of shock, "What do you mean, Your Highness?"
The prince said calmly:
"Instead of letting her drag the Jiang family down with her, why don't you act like you're putting justice above family ties? Let the emperor see your Jiang family's loyalty and that they will never harbor those who plot rebellion."
Jiang Jinyan was so frightened that his whole body was shaking. Was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince trying to persuade him to give up Zhu'er?
The prince looked at him and his voice became even colder:
"It's your choice what to do. If you can't be cruel, I'll pretend I've never met you."
After he finished speaking, the prince's carriage set off.
Jiang Jinyan stood there, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.
He couldn't believe what he heard for a moment.
The prince actually threatened him that if he didn't give up Jiang Huaizhu, the Eastern Palace would give up on him, the eldest son of the Jiang family?
It was obvious that Zhu'er was wronged, so why did the prince force him to make such a cruel choice?
Why should he sacrifice the future of his entire family just to clear Zhu'er's name?
He was becoming increasingly confused and had been standing in the rain for a long time.
The servants of the Jiang family came and saw that his expression was abnormal, so they didn't dare to go up and disturb him.
Not far away, Jiang Xiancao was sitting in a carriage. He just happened to see Jiang Jinyan's distraught look, and the corners of his mouth raised with satisfaction.
Seeing her good brother sad for Jiang Huaizhuo, she felt really good.
Doesn’t he like to protect sister Zhu’er the most?
Then she would see if he could protect her this time!
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