Chapter 155 Can you take me with you when you do anything?
Prince Kang, carrying the spirit sparrow, walked to the bedside with a smile and said slowly, "My dear queen, look, your mother knows you're in danger, but why didn't she come to save you? Admit it, to them, you're just a tool..."
"Stop talking, stop talking, waaaaah..."
Princess Consort Kang lay on the bed, sobbing loudly. Seeing her pain, Prince Kang laughed even harder, "I love seeing others suffer, hahaha..."
He laughed loudly, drew a dagger, looked down at Ling Que, and asked, "Who sent you?"
Lingque was already terrified, stammering, "Young...Young Master. Suyun is going back to report..."
Lingque recounted what had happened, then kowtowed repeatedly, saying, "Your Highness, spare my life! Your Highness, spare my life..."
Lingque regretted it, but King Kang would not give her a chance to repent. He calmly plunged the dagger into Lingque's heart. Lingque fell to the ground without even making a sound.
"Get in here!" King Kang shouted at the door.
Su Yun, kneeling outside, was already terrified and didn't know how to react when she heard the Prince of Kang's voice. After a few moments, the Prince of Kang's impatient voice came again, "Get in here quickly, don't make me lose my patience."
Su Yun, supporting herself on the ground, stood up shakily and walked towards her bedroom. She regretted it too; she felt this was her retribution, retribution for her disloyalty to her mistress, Princess Kang.
Upon entering the dormitory and seeing Lingque lying in a pool of blood, Suyun knelt down with a thud. She knew she was doomed. Forcing back her fear, she looked at the paralyzed Princess Kang on the bed and said:
"Your Highness, the eldest young master asked me to tell you that you have suffered in this life, so please be careful about who you are reborn into next life."
"Ah..." Princess Kang let out a wail and fainted.
Prince Kang glanced at her contemptuously, took the bloodstained dagger, walked up to Su Yun, squatted down, and plunged the dagger into Su Yun's heart. Su Yun watched as Princess Kang fell to the ground.
Prince Kang drew his dagger, his eyes filled with madness as he stared at the blood on it. He turned and walked to the bedside. He glanced at the still-dripping dagger, then at his own hand, and finally reached out and grabbed Princess Kang's neck.
Princess Kang, who had fainted, was awakened by a feeling of suffocation. She opened her eyes and looked at Prince Kang, whose face was contorted with madness. She struggled to speak, "Your Highness...please...spare our child, spare our child..."
Upon hearing her voice, Prince Kang's expression remained unchanged, and his grip on her hand did not loosen. He watched as the light in Princess Kang's eyes slowly faded, and felt her body gradually lose its life force, before finally releasing her.
He stood up, took out a handkerchief to wipe the blood from his hands, and walked outside. When he reached the courtyard gate, he said to the people guarding the gate, "The princess has passed away. Prepare for the funeral."
"Yes." The servant glanced at the blood on his hands and immediately bowed in response. Then King Kang said again, "Summon Qiu Cheng."
"Yes." A servant responded and immediately ran to find Qiu Cheng, while Prince Kang wiped the blood from his hands and left...
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No matter what happens at night, the sun still rises on time the next day.
Jiang Yu barely slept all night, but still arrived at the Ministry of Revenue on time the next day. Tang Boyang said she no longer needed to work in the storeroom, and thanks to her, Li Zheng also no longer needed to work there. The two now shared a study.
Jiang Yu chose a desk by the window, while Li Zheng didn't care where he sat. He pulled up a chair and sat opposite Jiang Yu, slumping over like he had no bones, and said, "Jiang Yu, what are you going to do next?"
Jiang Yu casually opened a book and looked at it. "I don't know."
"Sigh!" Li Zheng sighed heavily. "My father scolded me again last night, saying that I hadn't accomplished anything before. He used his connections to get me promoted. It's easy to go from seventh rank to sixth rank, but it's not easy to go from sixth rank to higher. He wants me to make achievements. How do you think I can make achievements?"
Jiang Yu turned a page of the book. "Even without achievements, it's enough to do your job conscientiously."
Jiang Yu's words came from the heart; Li Zhengze clearly lacked ambition. In this situation, the only option was to diligently perform his duties and avoid mistakes. With the strength of the Marquis of Jinyang's household, he could be promoted in seven or eight years.
However, for someone like Li Zhengze who lacks ambition, reaching the fifth rank is about the limit; further advancement becomes even more difficult. Even for second or third-generation officials, promotion still requires accomplishments. Regardless of the quality of those accomplishments, they must have one or two notable achievements to gain promotion.
Of course, it would be a different story if Li Zhengze became the Marquis of Jinyang later. At that time, he would be a first-rank marquis, and everyone would still have to respectfully address him as "Lord Marquis," but he would have no real power. In the Great Qian Dynasty, titles and official positions were separate.
“Diligent and conscientious,” Li Zhengze muttered, then sighed and said, “Jiang Yu, your brother has been good to you, hasn’t he?”
Jiang Yu looked up at him and nodded.
"Hehe," Li Zhengze chuckled and said, "Can you take me with you wherever you go? I promise I won't steal your credit. How about I help you out?"
This is what the Marquis of Jinyang told him last night. Through the Tang family's banquet, the Marquis of Jinyang once again realized that Jiang Yu was no ordinary person. The current situation in the Duke of Chu's mansion does not allow her to steadily accumulate seniority, because the Duke of Chu's health cannot wait. Jiang Yu must establish a firm foothold in the officialdom before the Duke of Chu passes away, so Jiang Yu is going to cause trouble.
I know my son well. It's impossible for him to achieve anything, so last night I told him, "You should get along well with Jiang Yu, stick close to her, and be her assistant."
Li Zhengze was a fairly obedient child, so he said all that to Jiang Yu today. Jiang Yu didn't try to guess why Li Zhengze was saying these things, because what she was about to do absolutely couldn't be known by Li Zhengze right now.
Their relationship with the Duke of Chu's mansion and the Marquis of Jinyang's mansion is lukewarm; their interests are not closely intertwined, and they are unlikely to be completely open with each other. Furthermore, the current situation doesn't require the Marquis of Jinyang's mansion's full support.
"I want to read right now," Jiang Yu said to Li Zhengze. "Brother Li, could you let me read in peace?"
"Okay, I'll try not to disturb you when I'm breathing." Li Zhengze picked up a chair and tiptoed to his desk. After sitting down, he gave Jiang Yu a flattering smile.
Jiang Yu shook her head helplessly and lowered her head to continue reading. Although she said she was reading, her mind was actually preoccupied with the embezzlement of military supplies.
The key now is to find concrete evidence that Prince Kang is the mastermind behind the embezzlement of military supplies. Once we have the evidence, we can report it to the emperor. Why don't we inform the emperor now?
First, without any proof, telling the emperor might leak the information. Second, Prince Kang was, after all, the emperor's son, and the eldest son at that. Without concrete evidence, would the emperor believe him?
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