Chapter 77 I am her brother
"Ningning..."
Before Shen Ruzhi could finish speaking, Jiang Wanning gave her a reassuring look.
Shen Ruzhi then unfolded the bodice.
The character embroidered on it is not '柠' (lemon) but '宁' (peace).
It consists of four characters: 'May you enjoy peace and tranquility year after year'.
There is also a small '茹' character embroidered at the bottom.
Shen Ruzhi was overjoyed. She handed the Jiang Doudou to everyone to see, saying, "This doesn't belong to Ningning, it belongs to Jiang Wanru."
"Your elder sister has already given you the title of heir, why are you still not satisfied?"
Jiang Wanru's slightly upturned lips darkened.
What?
Mine? That's impossible!
His eyes turned to Zhang Sheng.
Zhang Sheng also looked bewildered.
You gave me this, how would I know?
Everyone quickly saw the words on the undergarment.
"Miss Jiang, what a vicious heart you have!"
"Yes, she always looks gentle and frail, but it turns out it was all an act."
"Not only did you steal your elder sister's marriage, but you also slandered and framed her like this! How can the Marquis's mansion have someone like you!"
"No...no...it's not!" Jiang Wanru shook her head. "How could this be mine? This isn't mine."
“The people who came out of your house were all disheveled. If they weren’t yours, whose would they be?” Shen Ruzhi said.
"No! How could I possibly be with him!"
"Why not? You see, men's taste is always pretty much the same."
"He always likes to steal; it seems he's addicted to it."
"......"
Everyone chimed in, criticizing Jiang Wanru for being indecent.
"The young master has arrived," someone called out.
"It's a good opportunity for the young master to see."
Some people, eager for a good show, shouted.
Jiang Wanru saw a familiar figure through the crowd and panicked.
No,
You must not let the Crown Prince misunderstand you.
Otherwise, her life would be ruined, and she would never be able to marry into the royal family again.
If the engagement is broken off, it will be impossible for her to marry a powerful or wealthy person in the future.
"He's my brother!"
In a panic, Jiang Wanru shouted.
For a moment, the air seemed to freeze, and everyone looked at Jiang Wanru with confusion.
Jiang Wanru knelt down on the ground, looking as if she had suffered a great injustice, "She was born to a concubine."
"It's my brother."
"So there's nothing wrong with us; this is clearly a setup."
Zhou was also taken aback upon hearing this.
"Miss Jiang, you don't need to implicate your own aunt just to clear your name, do you?" someone in the crowd said.
Jiang Wanru glanced at Pei Anqing, who was standing outside the crowd, afraid that Pei Anqing would misunderstand.
“She really is my brother. She was born before my aunt entered the Marquis’s mansion.”
"How could I possibly have anything going on with my own brother!"
Everyone then took a closer look at Zhang Sheng and noticed that he did resemble Jiang Wanru in some ways.
"Oh right, right! I'm her older brother!" Zhang Sheng quickly explained.
"Isn't this Aunt Liu supposed to be a virgin? She's never been with any other man besides the Marquis."
"How come she has another son? Has she been secretly raising him outside?"
"Yes! This Aunt Liu is very cunning. If this man is truly her son, then Miss Jiang..."
"I am my mother's and father's child!" Jiang Wanru quickly explained.
"My older brother went missing after he was born, and we don't know who his biological father is. My mother only found him recently."
“Ah, right! Right, right.” Zhang Sheng quickly chimed in.
"In that case, Mother, it would be better to take this person away and bring him back to the Marquis's residence for Father to interrogate."
Jiang Wanning reminded her.
Zhang Sheng, don't even think about living past tomorrow.
She wanted Liu to watch her son die with her own eyes.
Zhou nodded and said to everyone, "I'm sorry to have taken up your time."
"Take this man away! Keep him under close surveillance."
He turned to the servant following behind him and said.
"yes."
Zhang Sheng was taken away.
He had no idea what he would suffer next; he was only thinking that now that the Marquis's mansion knew his identity.
Of course, they wouldn't ignore him.
But Jiang Wanru knew in her heart that Zhang Sheng wanted to frame Jiang Wanning.
Not to mention the Prince of Langya, even the Grand Tutor's mansion and Jiang Zheng would not let him go.
While there's still time, I need to think carefully about how to clear myself of any wrongdoing.
Zhang Sheng is dead, that's all.
That way, his aunt wouldn't hide the money from him anymore.
Once he dies, the entire Marquis's mansion will become his.
"What is your sister thinking about?" Jiang Wanning gave Jiang Wanru a meaningful look.
It seemed as if he had seen through half of what she was thinking.
"No...it's nothing, I'm so glad you're alright."
Shen Ruzhi rolled her eyes dramatically. "Tch."
"Ningning is alright, so Madam Zhou can rest assured," said Madam Wang, the wife of the Marquis of Rong'an, reassuringly.
"Don't overthink what others say, Madam Zhou. You can't control what others say."
Zhou understood that while Madam Wang appeared to be comforting Ningning, she was actually trying to persuade her.
"Thank you, Madam Wang," Zhou said. "I used to be weak and didn't like to go out."
Now that I'm feeling better, I should go out and move around more.
"I also want to thank Madam Wang for her help today. I will bring Ningning to visit her in person another day to express my gratitude."
“I didn’t do anything,” Madam Wang said. “I just told the truth a couple of times.”
"If Madam Zhou were to come as a guest, she would certainly be welcome."
After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Madam Wang finally left.
Jiang Wan Ning watched Madam Wang's retreating figure and asked, "Mother, are you very familiar with this Madam Wang?"
I had never crossed paths with this person in my previous life.
"We played polo together a few times when we were young," Zhou said. "She was a pitiful person too."
"Shortly after the marriage, the mother's family was implicated in an old case, and the entire family was exiled."
"Because she married Rong Anbo, the late emperor granted her a special pardon and exempted her from punishment."
“Rong Anbo and she were quite loving, but she had not conceived all these years. Her mother-in-law was also difficult to get along with and had made things difficult for her quite a bit.”
“When Rong Anbo refused to take a concubine, her mother-in-law vented all her anger on her.”
"Speaking of which, she was once courted by Lord Shen when she was young."
Shen Ruzhi pointed to herself, "My father?"
Zhou laughed and asked, "How many officials in the capital are surnamed Shen?"
Shen Ruzhi never expected her father to pull this stunt. Her mother had died early, and she had no emotional ties with her.
Since they had only met once, they didn't feel that their father had done anything wrong to their mother.
"Is it true that Madam Wang didn't even fancy my father?" Shen Ruzhi asked with interest.
“No, not exactly.” Zhou recalled the past with a look of nostalgia on her face. “The two of them were engaged back then.”
"But Lord Shen was sent away for a year, and when he returned, he only had one piece of luggage with him, and that was you."
"Lord Shen only said that your mother died in childbirth and refused to say anything else. The Wang family was so angry that they broke off the engagement and married Madam Wang to the current Earl Rong'an."
"My dad is such a rigid person, how could he do such a thing? He's just inhuman."
"I've hurt Madam Wang's feelings; I'll definitely have a good talk with her when I get back."
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