Chapter 373 We all prosper together, we all suffer together
When Granny Feng heard Jiang Ling say that she was carrying the emperor's grandson, her heart tightened. But as a servant of the Duke of Chu's mansion, she was supposed to obey the Duke of Chu in everything.
She gritted her teeth, walked over, squatted down, placed the tea tray on the ground, picked up the porcelain teapot, and poured the liquid into a cup...
Jiang Ling looked at the brown liquid in the cup and was truly frightened. She struggled violently and began to plead with Jiang Yu, "Big sister, big sister, please forgive me. I was ignorant and shouldn't have said those things."
Seeing that Jiang Yu's expression did not change at all, she said again, "Your Excellency, Your Excellency, I dare not do it again, I really dare not do it again, please spare me."
At this moment, Granny Feng picked up the cup and pinched Jiang Ling's chin with one hand. Jiang Ling struggled violently again, "I'm carrying the Crown Prince's child! I'm carrying the Emperor's grandson! Jiang Yu, if you dare touch me, you'll... *gurgle*..."
A large cup of medicine was forced down her throat, but the old women holding Jiang Ling still didn't move, until blood flowed from beneath her. Jiang Yu asked the royal physician to take her pulse. The physician quickly went over, placed his hand on Jiang Ling's slightly damp wrist, and after a while told Jiang Yu, "The baby is gone."
Jiang Yu stood up and walked out. At this moment, Jiang Ling's voice rang out behind her, "Jiang Yu, the Crown Prince will not let you off. Just wait for the Duke of Chu's mansion to be raided and your entire clan wiped out."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yu stopped and frowned. Just then, the steward ran over and reported urgently, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince has arrived and is at the door."
"Hahaha....."
Jiang Ling, who was behind her, burst into laughter. Jiang Yu turned around, glanced at her, and said to the housekeeper, "Prepare the medicine and send her on her way."
"Yes." The butler immediately went to do it. The moment he learned that the Crown Prince was coming, he knew that this third young lady's life was going to end tonight.
"Jiang Yu, you..."
"Gag her!" Lu Yifang shouted in a trembling voice. Immediately, an old woman covered Jiang Ling's mouth with her hand, and then another old woman found a piece of cloth and stuffed it tightly into her mouth. But Jiang Ling was still struggling and whimpering, her eyes filled with fear.
She never imagined that Jiang Yu would kill her when the Crown Prince had already arrived.
"What...what's going on?" Jiang Chengye suddenly ran in, glanced at Jiang Ling who was being held down on the ground, and then asked Jiang Yu for an answer.
Jiang Yu: "She is pregnant with the Crown Prince's child, and now the Crown Prince has come knocking on her door."
Jiang Chengye was so shocked his jaw almost dropped. He glanced at Jiang Ling again, his eyes devoid of any pity, and then asked Jiang Yu, "What should we do?"
Jiang Yu turned around and sat back down in her previous spot, saying, "Let the Crown Prince wait at the door."
"Then...and what about her?" Jiang Chengye had already anticipated Jiang Ling's fate, but he still asked, unwilling to give up. Sure enough, Jiang Yu uttered a single word in an extremely calm voice, "Dead."
Jiang Chengye thought of Jiang Jiarong's death again, and his hands trembled involuntarily. He knew that when his daughter got ruthless, she was no less so than her father.
Just then, Jiang Yu's voice rang out again, "Summon all the masters in the manor who are over ten years old here."
"Yes," Granny Feng replied and quickly left. Jiang Chengye asked in a trembling voice, "What...what are you going to do?"
Jiang Yu: "Let everyone use their brains."
Jiang Chengye stopped speaking; his words were useless here. He walked to the side and sat down, but his hands were still trembling violently. A moment later, the steward returned with deadly poison, and at the same time, all the people over ten years old from each courtyard of the mansion entered.
Jiang Yu had someone arrange seats for Jiang Jiamu and his wife, then looked at everyone and said, "What happened will be told to you later. What I want to say is that no one in the Duke of Chu's mansion is allowed to have any connection with the Earl of Qingshan's mansion, the Prime Minister's mansion, the Crown Prince, or any of the princes. If they are found out, they will suffer the same fate as Jiang Ling."
The room was silent, and everyone looked solemn. Those who were less timid began to tremble when they saw Jiang Ling being pressed to the ground.
Jiang Yu glanced at everyone's faces, then said to the butler, "Let's get started."
"yes."
The steward, carrying the poison, knelt down in front of Jiang Ling. An old woman pulled the cloth out of Jiang Ling's mouth, then tightly gripped her chin, and the steward was about to force the poison down her throat...
"Wait!"
Jiang Ling's elder sister, the second young lady Jiang Shan, came out and knelt down in front of Jiang Yu with a thud, saying urgently, "Your Excellency, Ling'er is ignorant. I will teach her properly later. Please..."
"Anyone who pleads for mercy will die along with Jiang Ling." Jiang Yu's voice was devoid of emotion, but her heart was far from calm. Ultimately, it was her oversight.
These words made everyone's hearts tighten, and Jiang Shan dared not speak, only watching Jiang Ling shed tears.
The butler looked at Jiang Yu, and upon receiving her signal, raised his hand and poured a bowl of poison into Jiang Ling's mouth. After being forced to swallow it for more than ten breaths, Jiang Ling began to convulse, then blood flowed from her seven orifices, and she stopped breathing shortly afterward.
Jiang Yu stood up and looked at everyone, saying, "I hope you all understand the principle of shared prosperity and shared loss, and know where my bottom line is."
Jiang Yu glanced around at everyone again and continued, "Previously, it was because Grandfather had just passed away that Mother was not in a position to arrange your marriages. Now that Grandfather's mourning period is over, Mother will take care of your marriages herself."
"If you have a favorite man, or a particular type of person you wish to marry, you can tell your mother, and she will arrange it for you. However, if it is found that any of you have a favorite man who is not a suitable match, and you still insist on marrying him, whether you live a good or bad life after marriage will have nothing to do with the household."
After saying that, she strode out, and the butler and Xia He immediately followed. They knew that Jiang Yu was going to meet the Crown Prince.
The night was not yet very dark, and the surrounding scenery was both tranquil and eerie in the hazy darkness. The rhythmic footsteps made one's heart involuntarily clench.
Soon they arrived at the main gate, and the Crown Prince's voice came over, "How dare you block my way! Get out of my way, I want to go in."
"Is Your Highness planning to confiscate the property of my Duke of Chu's mansion?" Jiang Yu walked over and looked at the Crown Prince's arrogant face, saying, "Does Your Highness have an imperial decree?"
"You..." The Crown Prince was rebuked and pointed at Jiang Yu, saying, "Jiang Yu, I have been at your residence for more than a quarter of an hour, and you have not come out to see me. Is this not your duty as a subject?"
Jiang Yu bowed slightly to him, "Your Highness, please forgive me. My third sister suddenly passed away, and I am unable to attend to guests..."
"What did you say?" The crown prince asked in shock, pointing at Jiang Yu. "You killed her? Do you know...?"
He knew he couldn't say what came next at that moment.
"Your Highness, please be careful with your words. My third sister died suddenly."
"You're talking nonsense." The crown prince pulled out a maid in green from behind him and said through gritted teeth, "This is a maid from your household, isn't she?"
Jiang Yu glanced at the maid, who looked unfamiliar. Xia He quickly whispered in her ear, "This is Bi'er, the maidservant of the Third Miss."
At this moment, the Crown Prince pointed at Bi'er and asked, "Tell me, was your Third Miss in good health before?"
Na Bi'er glanced at Jiang Yu, her body trembling involuntarily, but she still said, "My third young lady is in good health..."
“You maid, Bi’er,” Jiang Yu’s voice rang out, “leaving the manor without permission, treasonous, punishable by death by flogging!”
As soon as she finished speaking, the steward led the guards forward to seize Bi'er. But the men brought by the Crown Prince were also quick and blocked Bi'er from behind.
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