Jiang Rao was born into a family of minor officials. He was mediocre since childhood and barely passed the imperial examination and became a minor official.
After this, because Jiang Rao was a mediocre person, he was always frustrated in the court.
Fortunately, he married a good wife, Wen Jin, who was virtuous and often helped Jiang Rao relieve his depression, but that was all she did.
Jiang Rao also wanted to be a high-ranking official who was worshipped by others. Before he met Princess Rong'an, he thought he would never be able to realize this ambition in his lifetime.
He was so handsome that it would not be an exaggeration to say that he looked like Pan An.
When Princess Rong'an expressed her feelings to Jiang Rao, Jiang Rao was so excited that he almost took off.
Who is Princess Rong'an? She is the emperor's only sister.
If you marry the eldest princess, you will have no worries about wealth and glory.
But on the surface, Jiang Rao still pretended to be noble and rejected the eldest princess.
Because Jiang Rao knew that for someone like the eldest princess, what he couldn't get was the best.
But after returning, Jiang Rao discussed the matter with Wen Jin.
Jiang Rao really liked Wen Jin and couldn't bear to part with her, so he wanted Wen Jin to be his second wife. If the eldest princess really couldn't make it, then Wen Jin would be a concubine.
"That woman, Wen Jin, usually seems considerate, but in the end, she's short on ideas and refuses to budge. She has no idea that with my talent, marrying the eldest princess will surely lead to a meteoric rise, and she'll be able to enjoy wealth and glory all to herself."
When saying this, Jiang Rao looked disdainful.
But he really couldn't bear to part with Princess Rong'an who came to him, so he treated Princess Rong'an with both reluctance and welcome.
He knew that if someone like Princess Rong'an really liked someone, she would definitely get him or her.
As expected, the eldest princess took action.
Princess Rong'an bribed the midwife who delivered Wen Jin, intending to create the illusion that Wen Jin died of dystocia during delivery.
Jiang Rao knew all this from the beginning.
"It's not that I didn't give her a chance. I discussed it with her privately and wanted to demote her to a concubine, which would have saved her life, but she refused. I could only watch helplessly as the eldest princess murdered her."
There was some excitement in Jiang Rao's words.
"She finally died, but I didn't take the initiative to look for Princess Rong'an."
"I pretended to be deeply affectionate towards my deceased wife, drowning my sorrows in alcohol every day. I was extremely disgusted with the daughter born to Wen Jin, and abandoned her outside to fend for herself."
"On the surface, it's because I hate Wen Jin for dying because of Jiang Yi's difficult labor. In reality, I'm afraid that the eldest princess will dislike me because I had a daughter before I married her and lose interest in me."
"My pretense of affection made the princess like me even more. She thought that since I treated my deceased wife this way, I would be just as affectionate to her in the future."
"So I didn't have to do anything, and Princess Rong'an found ways to meet me by chance."
"I may seem reluctant, but in reality, everything is under my control."
"Finally, I finally married Princess Rong'an, and with her support, I rose through the ranks."
Jiang Rao looked complacent, but his eyes suddenly turned sinister. "It's a pity that all this was ruined by Jiang Yi."
"If the emperor hadn't protected her, I would have beaten her to death."
Jiang Yi, who was sitting opposite him, listened to all this with a numb look on his face.
Perhaps because she had anticipated all this, she was very calm when she learned the truth.
"Since you knew the real murderer of Wen Jin, why did you treat Jiang Yi like that after marrying the eldest princess?" Jiang Yi slowly asked the question in his heart.
Father Jiang's face grew even darker. "Because whenever I see that child, I can't help but think back to what happened back then, and my own darkness. That child is like a mirror, reflecting all my sins."
"Your Majesty, I have asked all the questions I wanted to ask." Jiang Yi said, "My father can now wake up."
The next moment, a basin of cold water poured down from above Jiang's father's head. Jiang's father shuddered and looked at everything in front of him in a daze.
In the magnificent palace, the emperor and empress sitting high up had cold expressions on their faces, and they looked at Jiang's father as if they were looking at a dead person.
But Father Jiang still didn't understand what had happened. He only remembered that he was taken to the palace by the Golden Feather Guards, and he didn't remember anything else.
The emperor's sinister voice suddenly rang out, "Jiang Rao, you murdered your first wife and framed the empress. Do you admit your guilt?"
When he heard the word "first wife", Father Jiang was shocked.
It has been so many years since the beauty mentioned the word "first wife" in front of him, and what's more, he has even forgotten Wen Jin.
His wife was Princess Rong'an, who was still very gentle to him even after many years.
He had a successful career and had two children. If Jiang Yi had not met the emperor, he could be said to have lived a very free life.
With such a glamorous life, he naturally wouldn't think of Wen Jin.
It was just that this time the emperor suddenly mentioned Wen Jin, but Jiang's father was no longer afraid, because Wen Jin's death had nothing to do with him.
So Father Jiang pretended to be confused and asked, "What does your Majesty mean by this? Isn't my first wife Princess Rong'an?"
When the emperor saw him pretending to be confused, he was so angry that he laughed.
This was the first time the emperor had seen such a shameless person.
He didn't waste any words and said directly: "Drag him out and torture him to death."
Although it was Princess Rong'an who hired the killer, Jiang Rao was Wen Jin's husband and Jiang Yi's wife, but he watched his wife and daughter die and even used his wife's death to act.
Such a person cannot be summed up by the word "scum".
The emperor, an outsider, was disgusted. One can imagine how sad Jiang Yi, as Wen Jin's daughter, was when she learned her father's true face after being suppressed by her father for decades.
When giving this order, the emperor was afraid that Jiang Yi would not be able to bear it, so he took a special look at her. Seeing that Xie Rao's eyes were red and she was looking ahead numbly, the emperor felt a pain in his heart.
He asked gently again, "What do you think, Yi?"
Jiang Yi thought for a moment and said, "Lingchi is too easy for him. I want to turn him into a human pig. Is that okay, Brother Shen Yu?"
The emperor felt relieved when he heard her say this.
It is naturally much better to focus on taking revenge on your enemies than to be sad and depressed alone.
The emperor said, "Of course you can. I'll let the Imperial Prisoners do the job. If you want to take a look, go ahead. It doesn't really matter if you take a look or not. If he falls into the hands of the Imperial Prisoners, he'll be left with a fate worse than death."
What Jiang Yi wanted was for him to live a life worse than death.
Father Jiang listened to the conversation between the emperor and the empress, feeling as if the sky was falling. He realized that the emperor might know something, and hurriedly said, "My first wife died in childbirth. This is a well-known fact. Your Majesty can investigate."
The emperor ignored him and Jiang's father was dragged downstairs.
Jiang's father refused to give in. He used all his strength to cling to the palace pillar and shouted, "I am innocent. I will say anything. It was the eldest princess who killed my first wife. I am also a victim."
But it was no use, the emperor had already helped Jiang Yi to the inner room.
Even at this time, Father Jiang still held a glimmer of hope, hoping that the eldest princess would come to save him.
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