Jiang Yiqing was filled with doubt and suspicion, wondering if she was hallucinating.
My second brother is really good-looking.
This family is all beautiful. Xiao Yitang is gentle and charming, Jiang Shuman is heroic and has a striking beauty, and even five-year-old Jiang Yining is very delicate-looking.
Jiang Yiqing couldn't help but smile as she took out the tangram and nine-linked rings she had prepared.
"Miaomiao, this is a gift from your brother."
Jiang Shumiao glanced at it and liked it quite a bit, so she gave him a sweet smile.
Jiang Yining felt a little sour.
He brings his sister fun things every day, but she's never this happy.
Jiang Shumiao was naturally happy.
In the original storyline, the Jiang family fell into ruin, with only the second brother, who escorted his mentor back to his hometown, escaping death. Emperor Hongde issued an arrest warrant, and with his mentor's help, he fled overseas, enduring immense suffering. It wasn't until two years after the Jiang family was exonerated that he returned to his homeland.
By then, everything had changed.
Later, he discovered the truth behind the witchcraft case from years ago and was killed by the male protagonist.
Jiang Shuman jumped off a building in despair.
Now that Jiang Sixian's conspiracy has been exposed, his whole family is safe and sound, and he has returned safely, still full of vigor.
Jiang Shumiao was secretly delighted.
Jiang Yiqing was shocked to learn from her mother that her elder sister had broken off her engagement with Lu Yanhe.
"How could he be so treacherous? I just saved him."
His tone was full of indignation.
Jiang Shuman said, "If you want to save him, then save him. We're still relatives anyway. Although he's a bit dim-witted, he's not a great villain, just a bit stupid."
[Love-struck people, their IQs are corrupted, they're so stupid.]
Jiang Shuman couldn't help but chuckle to herself.
"He's probably leaving the capital at this time to see Shen Zhixian, which is why he's keeping quiet about it."
Jiang Yiqing's expression was not good.
[Judging by the time, she should be about five months pregnant. That scumbag cousin still hasn't given up. Truly a warrior of pure love, the ultimate simp.]
Jiang Shuman thought to herself, "Just as I thought."
Shen Zhixian was already pregnant, so she didn't dare let the doctor take her pulse at the Shen residence last time.
Jiang Yiqing was the most affected.
[My scumbag cousin discovered a terrible secret. The male lead, being vengeful, certainly wouldn't let him get away with it, and he almost dragged my second brother into it.]
The aura of the person casting the spell was exactly the same as the one I sensed at the Shen residence that day.
It's definitely Wen Zhixuan.
Seeing her son's expression, Xiao Yitang knew that he had also heard her youngest daughter's thoughts, so she told him everything that happened on the day she gave birth.
"His Majesty now intends to give Shen Jiming an important position, so he has not yet publicly revealed Jiang Sixian's crimes. We are still relatives on the surface, so in the future, we should not give ourselves away in public, lest it reach His Majesty's ears and cause trouble again."
Emperor Hongde wanted to promote the imperial examination system, so he naturally couldn't cut off Shen Jiming's support.
It took Jiang Yiqing a long time to process all of this. She took a deep breath and said, "I heard my teacher say that the imperial examination system is an open conspiracy against aristocratic families, which naturally met with opposition from the court officials. If we can proceed slowly, it may succeed in the future. But Your Majesty is too eager for quick success and instant benefits, which may backfire. If it causes turmoil, it will be the common people who suffer."
Grand Tutor Dong was reprimanded by Emperor Hongde for speaking frankly and offered advice, which led to his resignation and return to his hometown.
Grand Tutor Dong is right; no reform can be accomplished overnight. Going against his will will only provoke public anger.
Therefore, the male protagonist later adopted Grand Tutor Dong's suggestion: while retaining the Nine-Rank System, he implemented the imperial examination system specifically for those from humble backgrounds, ensuring that all scholars, regardless of their origins, had the opportunity to enter officialdom. He then promoted those from humble backgrounds and suppressed the powerful families.
[It must be said that while the male protagonist is indeed a scumbag and ruthless, he also possesses considerable vision and skill; otherwise, he wouldn't have succeeded in seizing the country.]
From slave to national advisor, from regent to founding monarch.
His life is simply legendary.
Otherwise, how could he be the male lead?
Jiang Yiqing's expression changed drastically upon hearing the words "usurpation of the country".
Xiao Yitang remained calm. "Speaking of the imperial examinations, that Imperial Preceptor is truly an extraordinary person. I heard he is a Taoist hermit, and I wonder why he would step into the imperial court."
[What kind of hermit cultivator? He's from another time and space. He has no identity or background, he's an unregistered person, and he suffered terribly before he rose to power. If it weren't for my sister, he would have been beaten to death in the street. He created this impressive identity to cover up his past misery. Everyone involved in his dark past was later killed by him.]
This includes Shen Zhixian, who bore him a child.
The only person he didn't kill was his beloved Jiang Shuman, yet he drove her to the brink of despair, causing her to break down and commit suicide.
Wen Zhixuan's descent into darkness was somewhat understandable, but his later brutality was truly utterly depraved.
Xiao Yitang and her eldest son and daughter exchanged a glance, silently burying the shock in their eyes.
Jiang Shumiao was taken away by the wet nurse to be breastfed. Only then did Xiao Yitang straighten her expression and ask her eldest son, "Did you hear what Miaomiao was really thinking?"
Jiang Yiqing nodded heavily.
"It's all true."
Xiao Yitang knew what he was going to ask and said, "Back then, it was all thanks to Miaomiao that Jiang Sixian was exposed by the witch doll incident. She... is not an ordinary person."
Jiang Yiqing's heart skipped a beat.
"What does Mother mean?"
Xiao Yitang sighed, both with regret and joy, "People pray to gods and Buddhas, but our family has truly welcomed a god."
Ginger can calm the mind and spirit.
“You were in danger outside the city just now, and it was Miaomiao who saved you.”
Her precious daughter is amazing.
Jiang Yiqing noticed that the horse was acting strangely and thought it was because of her skill in riding it, but it turned out that it was thanks to her younger sister's help.
Jiang Yining couldn't help but show off, saying, "My sister is a fairy; she knows everything."
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