Chapter 7 I Was Once Blinded by Ill-Known Illness
Wutong Courtyard.
She slammed her fist on the bed, her voice heavy with anger, "That Pei Anqing!"
“I knew he was restless, but I never imagined he was so vicious. All of this was their scheme.”
"I told you long ago that your half-sister is a hypocrite, but you didn't believe me."
Jiang Wan Ning presented the fruit to Chen Ru Zhi with a grin and said, "I was blinded by greed before."
"They took our good intentions for granted, but they won't do it again."
In her previous life, due to the instigation of Jiang Wanru and Pei Anqing, Jiang Wanning and Shen Ruzhi broke off their relationship.
While he was locked in the dungeon, Shen Ruzhi somehow got wind of it and stormed in with a sword.
It's a pity that her skills were so rudimentary; she had to be taught them by herself.
She lost her mother at a young age, and her father was unwilling to flatter, which had offended many people in the court.
She was eventually hacked to death by Pei Anqing, who had become the Prince of Langya, and her body was left at the gate of the Shen Mansion.
He learned from the soldiers guarding the dungeon that his father had painstakingly pieced the remains together and placed them in the coffin...
Why are you crying?
Shen Ruzhi sat up straight. "Are you thinking about that jerk again?"
Jiang Wan Ning wiped away her tears, "I just feel that I did wrong things in the past, trusted the wrong people, and I'm sorry to you and Uncle."
"Hmph, you know that too." Shen Ruzhi smacked Jiang Wanning on the head. "My dad has been nagging you about it several times."
"Why don't you go and take a look?"
"I'll bring a gift to visit Uncle Shen tomorrow," Jiang Wanning said with a smile.
"But then again, it certainly felt good to get revenge on Pei Anqing, but are you really going to marry that old bastard, the Prince of Langya?"
Jiang Wan Ning blushed and lowered her head, "Where am I old?"
“He’s seventeen years older than you, isn’t he old?” Shen Ruzhi pointed to the door. “His son is already so big.”
"Rumor has it that he hasn't remarried all these years because he can't forget his ex-wife."
"Don't you think he doesn't look like he's thirty-three?" Jiang Wan Ning suddenly looked up.
Shen Ruzhi scratched his head. "Now that you mention it, it does look a bit different if he's shaved, but that's a fact!"
Jiang Wan Ning sighed, "Anyway, I don't think he's old."
"He doesn't look like Pei Anqing either, who knows what's going on."
“That’s right!” Shen Ruzhi slammed her hand on the table. “Just thinking about the two of them having to pay their respects to you every day makes me happy.”
"So what if you're a bit old? You're only seventeen. As long as you don't marry Pei Anqing, I'd be happy even if you married my father and became my mother."
Jiang Wan Ning pinched Chen Ru Zhi's waist, "Be careful, Uncle Shen will beat you up."
"Hahaha, my dad is such a blockhead, he's been all alone all his life."
Jiang Wan Ning didn't respond. They both knew that Shen's father could never forget his wife.
Over the years, many matchmakers have come to our door, and some have even tried to get their teenage daughters into the marriage in order to climb the social ladder.
They were all scolded by Shen's father and sent back.
"I wish my father were like yours," Jiang Wanning sighed.
“Uncle is fine, except for that matter... but it’s not Uncle’s fault. Maybe it was Liu who deliberately climbed into his bed.”
Jiang Wanning nodded.
She knew, of course, that it wasn't her father's fault.
She felt that her father's personality was too easily manipulated.
My father is too straightforward and doesn't know how to please people. He's a great leader in battle, but he knows nothing about the intrigues of the inner quarters.
Since Lady Liu entered the household, she has grasped her father's personality perfectly. In public, she is virtuous, gentle, and never competes or fights. She admits her mistakes and also acknowledges her right ones.
The straightforward father always told his mother how pitiful Liu was and how good-natured she was.
Although he simply felt that Liu was not a bad person, he felt guilty for not loving her and for delaying her life.
But he forgot that when he proposed to his mother, he had promised that he would never marry another woman or take a concubine.
My mother was such a proud person.
Because of Liu's affair, he was ridiculed and mocked by people in the capital, which led him to refuse to attend any banquets afterward.
Unfortunately, every time he saw his father, he would hear him talk about how kind and virtuous Liu was, and how he had wronged her.
Therefore,
The mother gradually stopped talking to the father, and eventually they even became estranged.
In her previous life, her mother not only suffered from poisoning but also developed a mental illness.
Who exactly is the person Jiang Wanru is talking about? If it was her mother who offended that person, why did they torture her and then imprison her father?
Right now, only Liu and her daughter are left alive.
Only then can we uncover the person behind them.
Having been given a second chance at life, I must protect my family and friends, and... him.
As the two were talking, Zhou walked in.
Behind him followed seven or eight maids carrying food boxes.
"Mom, why have you brought the food over?"
"Knowing that you two sisters haven't seen each other for a long time and have a lot to talk about, I've brought the food over."
"Where's Dad?" Jiang Wan Ning craned her neck to look outside the door.
“He’s not hungry.” Zhou handed the chopsticks in her hand to the two of them. “We’ll eat.”
"Zhizhi is eating as much as she always has. There aren't as many rules here at Auntie's place, behind closed doors."
Shen Ruzhi smiled, picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs, stuffed it into her mouth, and said indistinctly, "Auntie, I've been craving your taste for so long."
As he spoke, he stuffed another piece into his mouth.
"I haven't eaten my mother's cooking in a long time." Jiang Wan Ning looked at the table full of food prepared by her mother, completely ignoring her father.
"Ningning, don't fight with Zhizhi. Didn't Mom make your favorite food this morning?"
Jiang Wan Ning smiled silently while picking up some food.
“Auntie, she doesn’t want me to take away your love,” Zhizhi added.
The three of them burst into laughter. After finishing their meal, Zhou ordered the food to be removed.
He then instructed Haitang and Shaoyao to stand guard outside before saying, "I heard you talking about how the Prince and the Heir Apparent don't look alike when I entered the courtyard."
"Mother, do you know?"
Madam Zhou glanced at the two of them and nodded, "The Crown Prince is indeed not the biological son of the Prince of Langya."
Zhizhi and Jiang Wanning both sat up straight and became serious.
"It is said that the Prince of Langya was a beggar whom the Crown Prince picked up during his march. He later joined the army, made many meritorious contributions, and soon became the Crown Prince's right-hand man."
"The King of Langya also had his own army, and this heir was the son of one of his lieutenants. In one battle, this lieutenant died protecting the King of Langya."
"The Prince of Langya then adopted his orphan as his godson."
"So, it's not true that the King of Langya was so devoted to his wife that he didn't want to marry, as some people say?" Zhizhi asked.
Zhou shook her head. "The reason why the King of Langya adopted him as his son is because he himself was poisoned and would not live for more than a few years. He thought that after his death, he would pass the throne to his heir."
"His Majesty has kept this matter very well under wraps with swift and decisive measures. Although your father is now a marquis, he is also a military officer and has some colleagues in the army."
"That's how I found out."
"Oh no!" Shen Ruzhi slapped her thigh and jumped up.
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