Chapter 233 Entrustment +4
Jiang Fei was stunned and looked down at the old lady kneeling on the ground. Her white hair was disheveled and stuck to her cheeks. Her sallow face was full of wrinkles. She had thrown away all her dignity just for Jiang Chenglang.
Jiang Fei was slightly moved.
"I know you hate the Jiang family." The old lady couldn't kneel steadily anymore and leaned on Aunt Zhang, saying, "But Cheng Lang really treats you like a sister. He's always thinking about you and longing for your return. Please, for his sake, take him away and leave a chance for the child to live. Save the last drop of blood in our Jiang family. I don't ask for anything else, just save Cheng Lang and take him away, okay?"
Jiang Fei originally wanted to take Jiang Chenglang away, but she did not agree immediately.
Looking at the old lady kneeling on the ground, Jiang Fei slowly leaned over and asked, "Do you know something?"
The old lady's face turned pale, the last trace of blood faded from her sallow cheeks, and she began to cough violently.
Jiang Fei sat back in the chair, tapping the armrest with her fingertips. "You have to let me know the truth before I can tell you whether I can do it."
Seeing this, Nanny Zhang helped the old lady back to the couch.
The old lady panted for a long time. Nanny Zhang brought her some medicinal tea. She drank two sips reluctantly and spoke only after she had caught her breath.
"We...our Jiang family has boarded the eldest prince's ship. Once we embark on it, there is no turning back."
Jiang Fei raised an eyebrow, "Then how can you guarantee that the eldest prince won't take the throne in the future?"
The old lady pursed her lips and finally fell silent.
Jiang Fei looked at her evasive expression and suddenly chuckled, "So that's how it is. You didn't know that you just left two paths for the Jiang family."
She paused, then spoke word by word, "If the eldest prince ascends the throne, you will bring Jiang Chenglang back. He will still be a descendant of the Jiang family. If the eldest prince is defeated, I can protect him and save Jiang Chenglang. No matter who is in power in the end, Jiang Chenglang will survive, right?"
The old lady shuddered, raised her head, her eyes full of complexity, "Sure enough... I can't hide it from you."
"I, an old man, have lived through three generations of emperors, and I've long understood that the turmoil in the court is not something a family like ours can withstand. It's a gamble, so I can only bet carefully."
The old lady was gambling, but Jiang Fei was not. She knew Pei Jing would definitely win.
"I promise."
The old lady's tense back suddenly relaxed. "Thank you very much, Yunniang. Quick, go and bring Cheng Lang over and pack some clothes for him."
Jiang Chenglang was actually outside. When he heard that Jiang Fei came to see the old lady, he followed her over happily. He was squatting at Pei Jing's feet, pulling the fur on his cloak and playing with it.
"Why hasn't my second sister come out yet?"
Pei Jing had good hearing, so he heard about 80% of what was said. He lowered his eyes to look at Jiang Chenglang and said, "If you pull the hair on my cloak again, I will pluck out all your hair and send you to the temple with a bald head."
Jiang Chenglang quickly retracted his hand, and just at that moment the door creaked open.
"Oh, young master," said Aunt Zhang, "I was just looking for you. Why are you squatting here? Come quickly."
Jiang Chenglang was brought into the room. When he saw Jiang Fei, he rushed over to complain, "Second sister, my second brother-in-law was just mean to me."
Pei Jing turned his head in the corridor and sneered, "This brat..."
"You deserve it if he's mean to you!" Jiang Fei said, "He has a good temper."
Jiang Chenglang curled his lips, and the old lady beckoned, "Chenglang, come here, Grandma."
Jiang Chenglang ran to the bedside as he was told, "Grandma, you're looking for me."
The old lady touched his head and asked, "Cheng Lang, are you willing to go with your second sister?"
Jiang Chenglang's eyes lit up, his face filled with joy, "I'm willing! I agreed to give it to her as a dowry!"
The old lady was amused by him. After coughing twice, she patted his head and said, "Go, follow your second sister and listen to her."
"When you go to the palace, you can't act so willful and naughty like you did at home. Listen to your second sister in everything and don't be stubborn. Eat well on weekdays and don't kick the quilt at night. If you are wronged or unhappy, tell your second sister and she will protect you..."
The old lady choked up as she spoke. Jiang Chenglang nodded, seeming to understand, "Don't worry, Grandma. I will definitely obey you."
"Go ahead."
Jiang Fei pulled Jiang Chenglang back half a step and said, "Chenglang, kowtow to your grandmother."
Jiang Chenglang didn't understand what was going on, but he knelt on the ground obediently and said, "Chenglang kowtows three times."
He placed his hands on the ground and kowtowed three times earnestly, which moved the old lady to tears.
Just as he finished bowing, the door was pushed open and a burst of hurried footsteps rushed into the inner room, accompanied by a woman's sharp cry: "Cheng Lang, my Cheng Lang!"
Yao rushed in and saw Jiang Chenglang kneeling on the ground. Her face suddenly changed and she pounced on him like a madman.
"Who told you to kneel?! Hurry up and get up! I'll see who dares to take you away today!"
She pulled Jiang Chenglang up and protected him behind her, staring at Jiang Fei with red eyes, "Jiang Rufei, who are you trying to seduce again? I tell you, I don't care if you are a fairy from heaven, no one can take my son away today!"
The old lady frowned and coughed twice, "I asked her to take Cheng Lang away."
Yao suddenly turned around and looked at the old lady on the couch in disbelief. "Mother, are you confused because of your illness? Cheng Lang is the legitimate grandson of our Jiang family. How could he leave with an outsider? She is now famous and successful. Who knows what she is thinking?"
The old lady said in a deep voice: "Don't worry about this!"
"How could I not care?" Yao hugged Jiang Chenglang tightly, her voice sharp, "Chenglang is my flesh and blood, the future hope of our Jiang family. You are confused, mother! Don't you know what Jiang Rufei is thinking? She must have been holding a grudge for all the grievances she suffered in the mansion. If I let her take Chenglang away now, who knows how she will torture the child in the future!"
"You——" The old lady was so angry that her chest felt stuffy and she couldn't speak for a while.
Yao turned to Jiang Fei, her face filled with hatred and resentment. "You want to take Cheng Lang away? Do you want to use him as a hostage, or do you want revenge on the Jiang family? I'm telling you, forget it! As long as I'm here, I won't let you touch a hair on Cheng Lang's head!"
Before he finished speaking, a pair of steady footsteps came in with a chill.
Pei Jing appeared at the door, his eyes fixed on Yao, as cold as the ice in December, freezing people's bones.
"I want to hear what kind of grievances she suffered in the mansion back then."
Yao was so busy rushing in to protect her son that she didn't notice Pei Jing was there too.
Being stared at by those eyes, it was like being entangled by a poisonous snake. The arm holding Jiang Chenglang trembled uncontrollably, "Prince, Your Majesty."
Pei Jing didn't look at her. He turned around and naturally put his arm around Jiang Fei's shoulders, bringing her to his side. The protective meaning in his gesture was obvious.
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