launch an attack
Jiang Yan was taken directly to the main hall by Cui'er.
In the main hall sat Liu Xiangyi with a serious expression and Madam Liu with a distressed expression, along with Liu Ruyan standing to Madam Liu's right, constantly wiping her nose.
"Your daughter greets Father and Mother."
Jiang Yan bowed respectfully to them, but they ignored her, as if they hadn't seen her at all.
Jiang Yan raised her voice slightly and said, "Daughter greets Father and Mother!"
Liu Xiangyi glanced at her and said coldly, "So you know how to come back!"
Jiang Yan didn't understand what he meant.
"Don't you have anything to say about your sister's matter?" Liu Xiangyi's temper flared up again, and she glared at Jiang Yan as if Jiang Yan were her mortal enemy.
Jiang Yan was furious, but considering that she was currently occupying Liu Ruyi's body, she pretended to be obedient and said, "Daughter doesn't understand what Father means?"
"Don't understand?" Liu Xiangyi said, slapping the teacup on his right hand, which almost hit Jiang Yan on the head.
Jiang Yan was so frightened that she jumped to the side, patting her chest with lingering fear.
"What kind of look is that? You've gone too far!!" With that, Liu Xiangyi stood up abruptly, seemingly wanting to rush over to Jiang Yan and teach her a lesson.
Jiang Yan was terrified by his fierce appearance.
Madam Liu quickly pulled him back, frowned, and gave him a wink. Only then did he angrily sit back down.
Madam Liu smiled apologetically and said, "Ruyi, don't be angry with your father! He's just confused because of your sister's matter!"
Jiang Yan wanted to continue pretending to be ignorant, but when she thought of Liu Xiangyi's crazy appearance just now, she asked fearfully, "Mother, what exactly happened to my sister? I really don't know, please enlighten me, Mother."
Madam Liu sighed heavily and said anxiously, "Ruyi, your sister was... Prince Su ordered your sister to go home. I heard this was because of you. What exactly happened?"
How did I get involved with her again?
"Mother, I truly do not know!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Xiangyi slammed her hand on the table, stood up, and roared at Jiang Yan, "You heartless bastard! Are you so jealous and cold-blooded? She's your sister! Why are you treating her like this? Just because you're unhappy doesn't mean everyone else has to suffer with you!!"
After being scolded like that, Jiang Yan suddenly didn't want to pretend to be obedient anymore.
"Father, what do you mean? What do you mean that if I'm not doing well, others should also be doing well?"
"Do you think your father is unaware of what happened in your Prince Duan's residence?"
Jiang Yan couldn't help but sneer: "Since you know all this, then Father, may I ask what you think of all that your daughter has gone through? Did you help your daughter? Or were you worried about your daughter? Father, have you ever cared about where your daughter is living now, or how she is doing? You keep calling her 'daughter,' but you're not really calling me that!"
"How dare you! You've gone too far!!"
Liu Xiangyi shouted, furious, but she didn't try to rush in front of Jiang Yan to teach him a lesson like she had before.
Madam Liu was exhausted and powerless. She murmured, "Alright, alright, stop arguing." Then, forcing a smile, she looked at Jiang Yan and asked, "Ruyi, what is your relationship with the Left Prime Minister, Chen Run?"
Chen Run? Could this be related to him?
Jiang Yan quickly thought for a moment and said, "Mother, I am currently staying at the Chen residence and am just friends with Young Master Chen, nothing more."
"Friends? If he were really just friends, would he not have thrown you in jail? If he were really just friends, would he have done something like this for you?" Liu Xiangyi sneered.
Jiang Yan didn't want to look at him even with one eye.
She used to really like his face; no matter how she looked at him, she thought he must be a romantic and devoted scholar. But now, she couldn't help but feel disgusted and couldn't help but curse herself for being blind.
She must have been blind to see the cold, ruthless, and superficial heart beneath his facade!
"Mother, you mean..." Jiang Yan said, glancing at Liu Ruyan, who was still weeping with her eyes downcast, "My sister's ordeal is because of Young Master Chen?"
Lady Liu began wiping away her tears with a handkerchief: "Yes, it's him. I heard from Prince Su that it's because..." She glanced slightly at Liu Ruyan beside her and whispered, "Yan'er was disrespectful to you and angered him."
Jiang Yan was greatly shocked, and his head began to buzz.
Madam Liu sobbed, saying, "Ruyi, Yan'er was indeed spoiled in the past and often made you angry. It was Yan'er's fault, and I apologize to you on her behalf. Ruyi, your sister has only been married to Prince Su for a short time, and now she has suffered like this. What will become of her in the future? Since you and Chen Run are friends, could you ask him to plead with Prince Su not to treat Yan'er like this?" As she finished speaking, her sobs grew louder.
Jiang Yan's heart ached along with hers.
She glanced at Liu Xiangyi again; his face was also full of pain and worry, presumably because he was also worried about his beloved daughter.
Jiang Yan sighed heavily in her heart and said, "I can't guarantee that I can do this."
Liu Xiangyi immediately flew into a rage: "Are you deliberately trying to avoid helping? You're just like your heartless mother! Both are treacherous and ungrateful!!"
Jiang Yan could no longer control her emotions, for her own sake, and even more so for the pitiful Liu Ruyi.
"How dare you say such things about my mother? Are you even good to her? Have you ever treated her well? And what about me? Do you care about me? Do you love me? You're a biased father! All you ever do is yell and shout at me! And now you're even cursing my mother!! Have you ever cared about how my mother died? Have you ever thought about finding out?"
"Hmph! You unfilial son! If I had known you would be so heartless and treacherous, I shouldn't have been soft-hearted and kept you alive! You should die along with your ungrateful, liar mother!!"
Liu Xiangyi was furious; her face was contorted with rage, and her eyes were bloodshot, making her look like a crazed demon.
Jiang Yan was so frightened that she froze and instinctively hugged Huang Ying. Liu Ruyan was also terrified, forgetting to cry, and hid tightly behind her mother.
Madam Liu was heartbroken and said weakly, "Why are you saying these things now? Do you want to harm Yan'er?"
Liu Xiangyi's anger subsided slightly, but she was still very angry.
Madam Liu: "Ruyi, no matter what, you must keep Yan'er's matter in mind. I'm begging you!"
Jiang Yan couldn't give her any assurances, so she didn't agree.
Later, after Jiang Yan brought Huang Ying out, Huang Ying asked her, "Master, are you really going to help the Second Miss?"
"Otherwise what?" Jiang Yan asked without hesitation.
"Master, the Second Miss bullied you first, why are you still helping her?"
“I helped her not because I forgave her, but because I didn’t want this to happen because of me. In your time, it’s a huge deal for a woman to be abandoned by her husband’s family. I don’t want to live such a wicked life and drive people to their deaths. I don’t want to create trouble for myself.”
"Master, what if the Second Miss bullies you even more in the future?"
Jiang Yan sighed and looked at the sky: "Maybe I'll be back by then, or... I'll see later. Who can see that far ahead?"
Chen Run has been exceptionally busy these past few days. I heard that he was needed to devise strategies for a banquet being held in the palace, so he has been leaving early and returning late. Jiang Yan hasn't seen him for four or five days.
That day, Jiang Yan strolled around in her yard. The chrysanthemums were all in bloom, some with filamentous veins, some with long, thin veins, some golden, some red, some white, some green, all different sizes and with different fragrances, they were especially beautiful.
Jiang Yan gently stroked the petals of a golden, thread-like chrysanthemum with her right hand, and said, "Do you think Cui'er might be waiting for us at the gate again?"
"Should I go and take a look?"
"Need not."
“Master, since you didn’t reply to the master and mistress, they should understand your meaning and won’t make things difficult for you anymore.”
Jiang Yan couldn't help but laugh: "How could that be? Huang Ying, you're too naive!" Then she sighed slightly, "I really feel sorry for your Miss Ruyi. She's not liked or valued at all! I don't know what's going on. How come, even though they're both his children, Liu Xiangyi hates one and favors the other?"
"......"
"Huang Ying, do you think your first wife, who is Ruyi's mother, did something that made Liu Xiangyi particularly angry and furious, which is why he dislikes your first wife and Liu Ruyi so much?"
“This servant has never heard of such things. This servant only remembers that when this servant arrived at the Liu residence, the First Madam was already disliked by the Master.”
As Jiang Yan walked, he seemed to be deep in thought for a while, then suddenly stopped and exclaimed, "Liar! Liu Xiangyi said that Ruyi's mother is a liar. Is it because Ruyi's mother cheated him out of his money that he hates them so much?"
Huang Ying didn't quite understand and struggled to comprehend what she meant.
Jiang Yan exclaimed again, "Impossible! He's the richest man in the world, would he be short of that little bit of money?"
Just as Jiang Yan was racking her brains and lost in thought, Chen Run, who hadn't appeared for many days, walked into her field of vision with a smile.
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