Chapter 81 Inquiry
"Miss, the Second House is completely ruined now. Jiang Ruyi has been imprisoned and her reputation has been ruined.
The Second Master and his wife have become a laughing stock. They are now on their way to the Anping Marquis's residence." Zi Su whispered.
"It's all your own fault."
Jiang Qingning put down the teacup, his voice cold and with a hint of indifference as if everything had settled.
"Their value ends here. The next step in cleaning up the house is to deal with the third branch of the Jiang family, the termite that is crawling on the ancestral property and sucking blood."
A hint of satisfaction flashed in Zi Su's eyes: "Miss, you're right. The Third Master has become even worse over the years, and his gambling addiction has become even more serious. He's practically treating the ancestral property as his own private treasury. If it weren't for you, Miss..."
She paused and didn't say it explicitly, but the master and servant understood each other tacitly.
Jiang Songyan, the third son of the Jiang family, was born with a bad gambling habit.
Before the eldest wife was exiled, she was under the control of her eldest brother and did not dare to act too recklessly.
When something happened later, they were like mice falling into a rice jar.
Jiang Qingning watched coldly for eight years and never stopped it. He even cleverly added fuel to the fire at certain critical moments.
"They won't be able to keep jumping around for much longer."
Jiang Qingning raised a cold arc at the corner of his lips, and there was no mercy in his eyes.
"Greed will devour them. Now we just need to wait for the right opportunity to make them disappear completely and properly reclaim our ancestral heritage."
Jiang Qingning turned to Zi Su and said, "The most urgent thing is Lin Heng. When will the opportunity come?"
Zi Su immediately became serious, with excitement flashing in her eyes: "Miss, the opportunity is coming soon."
She lowered her voice and spoke rapidly, "News has come from the palace that His Majesty will be going on a spring hunt at the Royal Hunting Park in the western suburbs in three days. This is to celebrate the Earl of Anping's success in flood control, and also to test the newly crowned martial arts champion Lin Heng's riding and archery skills as a token of his favor."
"It is said that officials of the third rank and above in the capital, their families, and the children of nobles are all among the invited guests."
Jiang Qingning stood up suddenly, his fingertips unconsciously sliding across the desk. This was a godsend opportunity.
In public, in front of everyone, Lin Heng will definitely demonstrate his unrivaled archery skills in Beijing. This is the best time for her to verify the arrow.
"very good."
Jiang Qingning took a deep breath, calming the excitement in his heart. "Zi Su, get ready immediately. I need a very detailed map of the hunting grounds, especially the viewing platform for His Majesty and the areas where the nobles' children usually hunt."
"Also, find a way to find out the type of bow and crossbow Lin Heng usually uses, and his arrow preferences. The more detailed the better."
"Please ask Master Qin Xiu to come to me tomorrow and tell him that I have prepared a thank you gift and would like to give it to him in person."
"Yes, Miss, I will do it right away."
Zi Su took the order and immediately turned around to do it.
Jiang Qingning walked to the window and pushed it open. The warm spring sun shone through, but it couldn't dispel the frost that had gathered in her eyes.
She thought she had always been vindictive, but she always had her own bottom line. She could be touched, but her family could not.
As long as she doesn't avenge Xier, she will never be able to swallow this humiliation!
The next day.
Qin Xiu stood outside the door of Ning Pavilion early in the morning, his hands clenched tightly under his cloak, while Qingzhi and Qingming beside him yawned uncontrollably.
"Sir, please come in quickly. This dress is really wonderful. It was made for you by the Duke's wife herself."
"When you put it on, you'll look like an immortal descending to earth, heroic and extraordinary. Come in quickly."
Qingzhi yawned sadly and kept urging Qin Xiu.
Since hearing the news about Miss Jiang yesterday, the master has been restless all day. Later, when he went to clean up the desk near the end of his shift, he found that the master had already processed all the documents for the next seven days.
Today, in the study of the Prince's Courtyard, there was no light at all, but Qin Xiu had already lit candles. As a servant, he naturally didn't dare to sleep anymore.
"Take it. I'll go in right away."
Qin Xiu took the cloak and walked into the wide-open door of Ning Pavilion.
Qingzhi and Qingming looked at each other helplessly, and the two of them reluctantly followed.
forecourt.
Qin Xiu sat on the side waiting. The butler served him tea and snacks, and the servants came forward one after another carrying gifts.
"This is……"
The butler stroked his beard with a smile and said respectfully, "My lord, you have been helping my young lady for some time now, and later approved the identity documents for the second young lady. Naturally, Ning Pavilion will offer you a generous gift. Are you satisfied with it?"
Qin Xiu pursed his lips, not really satisfied, but with a faint sense of loss in his heart.
"She...won't she come out to see me?"
The butler paused, realizing what he had said.
He said helplessly, "Your Excellency, you may not know that the Second Miss has been making a fuss about going hunting at the farm outside the capital. The Eldest Miss was worried that the area outside the capital was too dangerous due to the many bandits and refugees, so she sent people to find countless good skins. Unfortunately, the Second Miss didn't like it, and now the two of them are still angry."
A dark light flashed in Qin Xiu's eyes, and he tapped the table lightly with his fingertips.
Qin Xiu chuckled and shook his head slightly, saying, "In two days, I will pick her and my younger sister up at the Royal Hunting Garden in the western suburbs."
Western Suburbs Royal Hunting Park.
Flags fluttered, horses neighed, exuding the royal majesty and vitality of spring hunting. A huge bright yellow royal tent stood tall on the hillside with the best view.
The emperor sat in the middle, with the empress and the imperial concubine on his left and right, and on both sides were royal nobles, civil and military officials.
As a hero in flood control, Xun Chen holds a high position, but he looks indifferent, as if he has not yet fully recovered from the farce on his wedding night.
At the edge of the hunting ground, there is a colorful tent area belonging to the female members of the family, which is also decorated with flowers and jingling jewelry.
Jiang Qingning was dressed in a simple and elegant moon-white riding suit, with a light blue gauze cloak on the outside. Her black hair was simply tied up and pinned with a plain silver hairpin.
Among the ladies who were wearing heavy makeup and competing with each other for beauty, she seemed out of place, yet she was cool and elegant, attracting everyone's attention.
"Who is this person? Why do I feel like I've seen him before?"
"Her? Isn't she the ex-wife of the Earl of Anping, Jiang Qingning? The one who made such a fuss about getting a divorce and ended up living next door to the Duke of Qin's mansion?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the noble ladies present all looked sideways, looking at Jiang Qingning with a bit of scrutiny in their eyes, and even deeper contempt.
"I heard from my father that Jiang Qingning has been very popular with Prince Qin recently.
Prince Qin was rejected by her many times. I think she is very scheming and deliberately divorced him just to get a high position."
"She's just an old woman who's been married and has given birth to children. She can only deceive the Prince of Qin, who has never had a concubine. The Prince is a man of integrity and good character. Sooner or later, he will see through her true nature and discard her like a piece of trash."
Most of the noble ladies came here because of the men here. One reason was that Crown Prince Lu Cheng was about to choose a Crown Princess, and the other was that the wife of Duke Qin had recently been asking her son's married friends what the mother-in-law needed to do to get along harmoniously with her daughter-in-law.
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