Chapter 441 Getting Straight to the Point 2
Jiang Jinyan's eyes were full of sincerity, and he said, "I can only say that Ruan Ruan has always been thinking and considering things for Your Majesty. If a woman doesn't love a man, would she scheme for him in everything?"
I even think that she clearly loves him to the core, but she always acts indifferent. I feel sorry for her, but she never tells anyone anything and always keeps her feelings to herself.
She has always protected the Jiang family and those she cares about in her own way. She has always been on guard and very careful in protecting us. I think she treats Your Majesty the same way.
I am the eldest son of the Jiang family, twelve years older than Ruan Ruan. Your Majesty may not believe it, but she has been taking care of me since I was a child.
I don't feel like an older brother, but more like a younger brother. It's a strange feeling. I never thought about why Ruan Ruan gave me this feeling, this feeling of protecting a younger sibling.
Xie Shang clenched his fingers after hearing this. Why did he feel so uncomfortable when he said that Lin Yu would protect Ruan Ruan if she was in danger? Did his woman need another woman to protect her with her life?
He suddenly remembered what Su Tingwan and Su Xuan had said to him. In his dream, Su Tingwan was his empress, and Jiang Fenghua was his virtuous concubine.
Jiang Fenghua did all sorts of things to target the Su family. She spared no effort to eliminate the Su family. He never asked her why. Did Jiang Jinyan know?
Xie Shang asked again, "Why did Ruan Ruan want to target the Su family? Jiang Jinyan, you know that yesterday's assassination attempt was very strange. Ruan Ruan could be in danger at any time, but I can't figure out who has such a deep hatred for her. Imperial Censor Zhu wouldn't do such a thing. He has no reason to assassinate the Empress. Even if the Empress is dead, it's not Zhu's daughter's turn to sit on the Empress's throne."
I don't want you to hide anything from me, causing me to miss out on useful information to protect Ruan Ruan. I think you and your family don't want anything to happen to Ruan Ruan, do they?
Jiang Jinyan said, "The Jiang family only hopes that she will be happy and healthy for the rest of her life. Even if she doesn't become empress or want wealth and honor, she can marry into an ordinary family. We just hope that she can live a happy life as she pleases."
Xie Shang thought to himself: Have I made Ruan Ruan unhappy?
Jiang Jinyan smiled wryly, "Ruan Ruan is indeed very strange. I asked her this question before, and she said it was for the sake of chivalry and punishing evil. How could I not hear through such a perfunctory excuse?"
Xie Shang knew that Jiang Jinyan was not lying. For a moment, the two of them fell into deep thought. Even if Jiang Fenghua was hiding a secret, even if he doubted her, he still loved her very much. He told himself again and again that he must remember his father’s instructions, but in the end, he was still affected by her emotions.
He saw Jiang Fenghua smiling at Xiao Yu, asking him to go out for breakfast with her. She was protecting Xiao Yu and making excuses for him. In that instant, he was consumed by jealousy. He had completely forgotten his father's instructions. He wanted to rush down and separate them, but in the end, he held back.
He always felt that someone wanted to see him and the Queen quarrel, or even become enemies.
“Su Tingwan once said that she had a dream in which Jiang Fenghua was my virtuous consort, while she was the true empress. She kept emphasizing that Ruan Ruan stole her favor, so she hated Ruan Ruan.” Xie Shang said in a deep voice, “But now that Ruan Ruan has been made empress by the emperor, it can only mean that Su Tingwan is talking nonsense.”
Jiang Jinyan was inwardly unsettled. "So, Su Tingwan said these things when His Majesty was still Prince Heng?" In truth, Ruan Ruan seemed to have known all along that Xie Shang would become emperor; she had even been waiting for the imperial decree of marriage bestowed upon her…
Seeing his expression change repeatedly, and his shocked look, Xie Shang said, "She must have had this dream when I was still the Prince of Heng, but she only told me this after I became the Crown Prince. Now that I think about it, it seems like Su Tingwan knew something, as if she was revealing some kind of information. Later, Su Xuan also told me these things, and even said that Ruan Ruan was not the real Jiang Fenghua at all..."
He told Jiang Jinyan everything Su Xuan had told him.
Jiang Jinyan suddenly stood up from the ground. "Impossible, she is my sister."
That day, he witnessed Ruan Ruan kill Su Tingwan. He felt that Ruan Ruan was too cruel, and he wished that Su Tingwan would be a good person in her next life.
Was Su Tingwan not a good person in her past life? Did Ruan Ruan also have some kind of dream, knowing that Xie Shang would become emperor and that the Su family would be Xie Shang's favorites, which is why she was so eager to get rid of the Su family.
Ruan Ruan, what are you hiding from your older brother?
“Jiang Jinyan.” Xie Shang frowned.
Jiang Jinyan asked directly, "Your Majesty, if the late Emperor had not made Ruan Ruan Empress, would you have made her Empress?"
"Of course, Ruan Ruan is the woman I love most, she is my empress," Xie Shang said directly.
“Even if Ruan Ruan becomes empress, will His Majesty one day depose her from her position?” Jiang Jinyan asked again.
Xie Shang hesitated, "Why would you ask that? Such a thing would never happen. Ruan Ruan is the most suitable candidate for Empress, and Father is very satisfied with her."
"That means His Majesty might depose her from her position as Empress in the future, or even replace her with Su Tingwan." That's probably why Ruan Ruan hates Su Tingwan so much!
"Nonsense. Su Tingwan is dead. I will never make her my empress. She is not worthy," Xie Shang said coldly.
Suddenly, Xie Shang's mind raced. He imagined Su Tingwan as the Empress and Jiang Fenghua as the Consort, but now Su Tingwan was dead, the Su clan was wiped out, and Jiang Fenghua was the Empress…
So what is Jiang Fenghua's reason for wanting to destroy the Su family? Is it to become empress?
Like Su Tingwan, Jiang Fenghua also dreamed that Su Tingwan had taken her place as empress.
That's utter nonsense. The Su family had already fallen before he even became emperor...
He clenched his fingers. What if the Su family hadn't fallen?
Jiang Jinyan also thought of this and suddenly said, "This subject will take his leave first."
After saying that, he left the room and walked out of the inn.
When Xie Shang stepped out of the inn, Jiang Jinyan had already disappeared into the crowd. Xie Shang immediately summoned his guards, "Where is the Empress?"
The guard replied, "I have been sending people to protect Your Highness in secret."
"Have someone keep an eye on the Zhu sisters." Xie Shang glanced inside the building, then ordered the soldiers to guard the inn before following them.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
