Chapter 66: Returning Home to Recuperate
Here, Zhang recalled her efforts over the years.
In order to marry Jiang Cheng, she even disregarded her reputation and gave him the most important innocence of a girl. After she got married, she didn't know how much gossip was said behind her back, and even Jiang Yao was looked down upon. However, she did not complain at all, and was considerate to him and kept the house in order.
But in his heart, he still couldn't let go of his first wife, Xie. He would think of her at the sight of her things. Nothing she did could compare to a dead person...
Thinking of this, Zhang couldn't help but sneer. She felt that she had been living a life of compromise all these years, which was like a joke. She simply wanted to throw in the towel and drag Jiang Shen and Jiang Lan to die together.
But the next moment, thinking of Jiang Rui, she forced herself to cheer up again. She must not be defeated here. She still had to help her Ruier fight for the family property and must not let the brother and sister get it for free!
When it was getting dark, Jiang Cheng came over again.
Zhang took the initiative to surrender and talked about the love between husband and wife for so many years. Jiang Cheng was slightly moved. Zhang then talked about Jiang Rui and Jiang Yao, hoping that Jiang Cheng would forgive her for the sake of the two children. Jiang Cheng didn't want to cause enemies between brothers and sisters, but he couldn't make the decision at this time.
The carriage from the Marquis' Mansion was waiting outside.
Ling Feng brought a black-armored guard to the Shangshu Mansion and asked Mrs. Zhang, the Shangshu's wife, to cooperate with the investigation.
Zhang refused to go, thinking that she would never come back if she went.
Jiang Cheng said that if she didn't go over and explain things clearly, the Black Armor Guards would come to arrest her in a big way, and Jiang Rui and Jiang Yao's future would be ruined.
For the sake of the siblings, Zhang went.
As long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood. As long as the siblings have a future, she, as a mother, still has hope.
Besides, she was the wife of a minister and a lady of the imperial court after all. She didn't believe that the Marquis of Jin'an was so lawless that he dared to detain her in his mansion.
Then she left and never came back.
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The next morning, Jiang Cheng asked someone to call Jiang Lan and Jiang Rui over and told them that Zhang had been feeling unwell for the past two days and needed to rest, and asked them not to disturb them.
Jiang Rui was very curious and asked questions about everything. He was punished to copy articles in the mansion and did not have to go to school for the next two days.
Jiang Lan nodded in agreement without asking any more questions. She knew that Zhang would not be able to come back. Yuanbao came to deliver a letter to her this morning. Zhang was secretly sent to the inner prison last night.
Afterwards, Jiang Cheng gave some instructions to the housekeeper and went out to attend court as usual.
After Jiang Rui was sent back to his residence by two guards, the two guards stood guard at the gate and did not allow anyone to enter.
Jiang Rui asked Shunfu to crawl out of the dog hole at the back and go to his mother's side to see what was going on.
Shunfu never came back after he crawled out of the dog hole. In the afternoon, the housekeeper sent another servant to take Shunfu's place.
Jiang Rui didn't dare to cause trouble anymore and stayed in the house quietly copying articles.
After the court session, Jiang Cheng was stopped by Prince Rui, who casually asked, "I heard that Lord Jiang has been getting close to Marquis Jin'an lately?"
Jiang Cheng's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. He wondered if Prince Rui had heard anything. If he knew about the pharmacist... He felt apprehensive at the thought. However, his years of experience in officialdom had given him the ability to remain calm. He replied calmly, "Your Highness, you're joking."
Prince Rui smiled and left.
Jiang Cheng felt increasingly unsure, not knowing what the other party was up to.
In the next few days, Jiang Cheng went out to court as usual and returned home after court. There were no rumors outside.
Jiang Cheng felt relieved. Taking advantage of the day off, he briefly explained Zhang's situation to Jiang Rui and Jiang Lan, saying that she had returned to her hometown to recuperate.
During the time when Zhang was away, he asked Jiang Lan to learn some housekeeping skills, and repeatedly reminded Jiang Rui to watch his mouth and not talk nonsense outside. If any rumors spread, he would never be able to go out again in his life.
After the two of them left, Jiang Lan called Jiang Rui again and talked to him alone.
"Mother has returned to her hometown to recuperate. Fourth brother, please remember this. Fourth brother, you are not young anymore. You should know that words can cause trouble. If someone gets hold of something, you will be at their mercy for the rest of your life. My eldest brother and I are not like fourth brother and third sister, who were born to the same mother. If any rumors spread, the gossip will definitely fall on you and third sister first."
Jiang Rui flattered: "Don't worry, Second Sister, I won't say anything nonsense."
Then the next day Jiang Yao went back to her parents' home.
When Gui'er told Jiang Lan the news, she knew that it was Jiang Rui who tipped off Jiang Yao, but he didn't know the truth either. Even if he exaggerated it, he only said that Zhang "voluntarily returned to her hometown" instead of "being sent back to her hometown."
Here, Jiang Yao came to the study and saw Jiang Cheng, and asked, "Dad, did you really send mother back to her hometown?"
Jiang Ben originally planned to talk to Jiang Yao about this matter later, but he realized it was Jiang Rui who tipped off the matter. Feeling a little unhappy, he put down the chess manual he was studying and said in a normal tone, "Your mother takes care of all the big and small matters in this mansion. Before your wedding, your mother did everything herself. The doctor said your mother is overworked and needs to rest for a while. Your great-aunt and her family are taking care of her back home, so she'll be fine."
Jiang Yao didn't believe it and thought that Jiang Lan must be the one who was interfering.
After leaving the study, Jiang Yao went to Jiang Lan's residence. As soon as she entered the door, she went to settle the score with her and asked her, "Did you do it?!"
Jiang Lan asked back, "What did I do?"
Seeing that she was still pretending to be confused, Jiang Yao rushed over in anger to hit her, but was stopped by Gui'er and Qing'er. Hua'er stepped forward to help Jiang Yao.
During the pushing and shoving, Jiang Yao's eyes went dark and she fainted.
Jiang Lan was stunned.
Qing'er and Gui'er were also stunned.
Hua'er was also stunned, and then became extremely anxious.
Jiang Lan asked Qing'er to call a doctor.
Qing'er invited Doctor Liu over. After taking Jiang Yao's pulse, Doctor Liu congratulated Jiang Lan and said that she was pregnant and the baby was about two months old.
Hua'er was overjoyed. Jiang Yao had asked a doctor to take her pulse before. The doctor said that the baby was too young to be diagnosed from the pulse, and that they would be able to confirm it after a month.
Jiang Yao also woke up at this time. She learned that she was two months pregnant. She was very happy and proud. When she looked at Jiang Lan, her pride was even more obvious, as if she had won a battle. She asked Huaer to go back to the Duke's Mansion first to announce the good news and asked Pei Qian to pick her up.
Jiang Lan asked Qing'er and Gui'er to send Jiang Yao back to her previous residence to rest. Jiang Yao wanted to stay with her so that she could see how happy she would be when Pei Qian came to pick her up.
"If you insist on staying, then I'll talk to you about Mother later. You don't want the Duke's Mansion to know that Mother has returned to her hometown, do you?"
Afterwards, Pei Qian came to pick up Jiang Yao and was unable to meet Jiang Lan.
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