Jiang Luoluo slept for a long time. Xie Yizhi waited for her for a long time but she never came. So he went to teach Xie Zhichen riding and archery first.
Jiang Luoluo didn't get up until the sun went down. Staying up late is really bad for your health. You should never stay up late unless absolutely necessary. Even after catching up on sleep for a long time, she still felt like her feet were floating and she was in a daze.
Jiang Luoluo wiped her face with a damp cloth. Jiang Gan and Xiao Yunwei would be setting off for Jiangnan soon. Yesterday was a rushed day, and there were some things they hadn't had time to say. Today, she had to go back to the General's Mansion.
Moreover, she needed to give instructions to Jiang Muyan as soon as possible. The Prince of Yan had already made his move, so she had to keep a close eye on his every move.
Jiang Luoluo had already forgotten what Xie Yizhi had said he had to tell her.
Dingdang helped Jiang Luoluo with her hair and makeup, intending to greet Xie Yizhi, but was informed by Mofeng that Xie Yizhi had rested for a while and then taken Xie Zhichen to the palace racecourse.
So after leaving her message, Jiang Luoluo took Dingdang back to General Weiyuan's mansion. Jiang Gan was stuffing a thick stack of letters into an envelope when the steward came to report, "Young Master, the Princess Consort has returned."
Jiang Luoluo quickly went to the study. Upon learning that Jiang Gan was going to write a letter to his parents who were far away in Jiaozhou, she also picked up her pen and wrote a letter, detailing everything that had happened to her in the capital recently, so that her parents would not worry.
Jiang Gan put the letter in an envelope and handed it to Shu Zhou, asking him to take a large bag of local specialties from the capital to Jiaozhou with the caravan members.
Jiang Luoluo put the brush aside. She remembered that in the book, Jiang Gan also went to Jiangnan. It was on his way back from Jiangnan that Jiang Gan got involved in a salt smuggling case.
The plot of the book is that the Dali Temple discovers that Jiang Gan transported a huge quantity of cloth from Jiangnan, and all of this cloth had been soaked in salt water, with each piece of cloth being soaked in a thick layer of salt.
The book explains that all the suppliers of these fabrics were handled by Madam Gu. In fact, the real person in charge of the Gu family was not Madam Gu in the name of Jiang Luoluo, but Yao Shiyu, Gu Boyuan's concubine.
Therefore, the one who could tamper with these fabrics was Yao Shiyu.
At that time, Yao Shiyu had already become involved with the Prince of Yan. The Prince of Yan bribed Liu Dayong to poison Jiang Chengfeng and his wife, resulting in their deaths.
Jiang Gan also found some clues about the inexplicable deaths of his parents and wanted to investigate them thoroughly, but the Prince of Yan found out about it.
So the Prince of Yan bribed Yao Shiyu to frame Jiang Gan for selling smuggled salt, which led to Jiang Gan being imprisoned. In the end, the Prince of Yan's men killed Jiang Gan in prison and made it look like he had committed suicide out of fear of punishment.
Jiang Luoluo felt a chill run down his spine when he thought of these plots in the book. Fortunately, after he and Gu Boyuan broke off their engagement, Jiang Gan handed over all the cloth supplies to Xiao Yunwei.
Xiao Yunwei is a reliable and steady person, but Jiang Luoluo is still worried that the same plot as in the book might happen.
So he repeatedly instructed Jiang Gan, "Brother, you must personally inspect all the fabrics, otherwise someone with ulterior motives will take advantage of the situation."
Now that our General Weiyuan's Mansion has sided with the Emperor, there's no guarantee that Empress Dowager Du's people won't secretly find fault with us.
Jiang Gan nodded and assured her, "Don't worry, little sister, I will definitely keep a close eye on things and ensure the goods are of good quality. I won't let those people take advantage of me."
Jiang Luoluo nodded. Apart from Xie Yizhi and Xie Qiyu, no one else knew that her parents were still alive. She thought that the Prince of Yan would relax his guard a little.
Moreover, the Prince of Yan has recently focused his attention on finding his son, so he must be too busy to deal with this at the moment.
After the brother and sister chatted for a while, Jiang Gan went out. The manager of Liuyun Pavilion had been arrested, and he wanted to take this opportunity to take over Liuyun Pavilion. Liuyun Pavilion served vegetarian banquets, which were a very niche type of restaurant.
But Empress Dowager Du liked it, and from then on, the royal vegetarian banquets and all kinds of banquets in the capital were held in concert by Zuiyuelou and Liuyunge.
Let Jiang Gan handle it. Although he is not like his father, he is a military general who rides a horse and wields a sword to the battlefield.
However, he also had to ensure that he had the ability and channels to grasp all kinds of information in the capital, and to build his caravan into a solid intelligence network to provide his sister with a more solid support.
As Xie Yizhi said, the Jiang family had already entered this treacherous and ever-changing royal situation five years ago. Since they had come this far, they might as well continue down this path.
Jiang Luoluo went to see Su Cuirong. Su Cuirong also had maids and servants serving her, although she couldn't do whatever she wanted like before.
However, in terms of food and lodging, it was still the same as always; Jiang Luoluo never treated her poorly.
However, since Jiang Yuelan left, Su Cuirong has looked haggard and lost a lot of weight. She has also lost her former arrogant and domineering demeanor.
Jiang Luoluo looked at her calmly. This woman had personally murdered her own grandmother. For someone like her, saying she didn't hate her was already the greatest mercy she could show her.
However, Su Cuirong still looked at Jiang Luoluo with disdain, "Hmph, you unfilial granddaughter, are you here to laugh at me?"
Jiang Luoluo simply asked, "Grandmother, do you regret poisoning and killing your elder sister back then?"
Su Cuirong's pupils contracted slightly, and the Buddhist prayer beads she was holding fell to the ground with a clatter.
She looked at Jiang Luoluo in disbelief and stammered, "Who, who are you?"
"Aren't you Jiang Luoluo?"
Jiang Luoluo bent down and gently picked up the Buddhist beads, handing them back to Su Cuirong's withered hands. "Grandmother, you must eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist prayers more often to cleanse your sins."
Grandmother, has Yao Shiyu, whom you always doted on, come back to see you again?
Actually, when the palace officials came to read out the imperial decree appointing Jiang Luoluo as the Princess Consort of Prince Yi, Su Cuirong had a vague feeling that her granddaughter Yao Shiyu was somewhat disgusted with her.
But she dared not admit it. That was her granddaughter whom she had doted on for over ten years. How could she possibly dislike her? It must be her imagination.
Su Cuirong's lips trembled, unable to speak. How could this person in front of her be so terrifying? That happened so many years ago, before she was even born. How could she know about it?
Her lips trembled as she opened and closed her mouth, finally managing to squeeze out a few words, "You, don't talk nonsense!"
Jiang Luoluo simply smiled slightly, glanced at Su Cuirong indifferently, and then turned around with Dingdang and went to the ancestral hall to offer incense to her grandmother whom she had never met.
As night fell and the city lights came on, Jiang Luoluo and Dingdang drove their carriage toward Prince Yi's residence.
Jiang Luoluo thought that at this time, Xie Yizhi and Xie Zhichen should have already returned to the mansion.
Just as she was thinking, the clatter of hooves grew louder as Xie Zhichen rode up, excitedly shouting, "Mother, Mother, look how well I ride!"
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