Chapter 185 I'll Allow You to Call Me Mother
Wu Xinrui slumped to the ground, "No, no, I don't know what you're talking about."
"You must have deliberately set me up. I'm clearly pregnant, why would I need a menstrual pad?"
"It seems you really won't shed a tear until you see the coffin." Jiang Wan Ning stepped forward. "Why don't we have Her Majesty the Empress send a few palace maids over?"
"We will keep a close watch on your daily life and have the Emperor send a royal physician to take your pulse every day."
"With the Emperor and Empress here, you can't possibly accuse me of plotting against you, can you?"
Jiang Wanning continued, "If you still feel it's not enough, you can designate a few people to eat and live with you on the spot, so that you won't say later that the prince and I bribed these people."
Upon hearing this, Wu Xinrui gripped the hem of her clothes tightly with both hands and sobbed softly, trying to elicit sympathy from the onlookers.
"This woman looks quite pitiful; perhaps she had no other choice."
Sure enough, some men in the crowd softened, saying, "Yes, she looks so weak. Even if she is, she must have been coerced."
“If you tell the truth, young lady, if someone really is coercing you, even the Emperor and the Empress cannot easily convict you.”
"Yes, yes, the Prince and Princess of Langya are not that kind of people. If you are really being coerced, just say that the world is going to the dogs, and they will surely get justice for you."
"......"
Everyone chimed in with their own opinions, as if the facts had already been established: Wu Xinrui was coerced and she was innocent.
However, all those who spoke up for Wu Xinrui were men.
“I think you’ve all been fooled by her appearance,” a woman in the crowd shouted. “She can’t pretend to be weak.”
"If she was truly coerced, the first thing she would do today would not be to make false accusations, but to admit her mistake."
"Is she being coerced? Won't the prince and princess help her?"
"I think she knew she was going to be exposed, so she deliberately acted pitiful to gain the sympathy of you lustful people."
"Yes, this woman's behavior is clearly that of a concubine or a courtesan."
"Yes, she's all alone in her family. What can anyone threaten her with? Only her own life."
Now that she's here, what can anyone coerce her into doing?
For a moment, the men and women formed separate teams and started arguing fiercely.
Seeing that the argument had subsided, Jiang Wanning said calmly, "If you are really being coerced as everyone says, then speak up."
"I will take care of it for you."
Jiang Wanning waited for Wu Xinrui to speak.
Wu Xinrui hesitated for a moment, "Yes, Jiang Wanru made me do it."
"Because she hates you, she wants me to do this. When I disagreed, she threatened to kill me. I was forced into this situation."
Wu Xinrui was crying and sobbing; she looked so pitiful.
A man in the crowd puffed out his chest in front of Wu Xinrui and said, "See? I told you, how could such a delicate woman be so vicious?"
Jiang Wanning raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure it's Jiang Wanru?"
"Yes, I'm sure."
Wu Xinrui kept her head down and avoided eye contact with Jiang Wanning. Jiang Wanru had used her to poison Zhou Shi.
Now that I've dragged her down with me to help me out of this predicament, it's nothing.
Furthermore, Jiang Wanning and Jiang Wanru have a grudge against each other, so naturally she also hopes to implicate Jiang Wanru.
Wu Xinrui guessed correctly; Jiang Wanning was indeed very happy to hear that, and the two of them dealt with it together.
"Then bring Jiang Wanru over."
The Indian man standing guard clasped his hands in agreement.
Jiang Wanru was sitting in the house when disaster struck. She had just rescued the half-dead Pei Anqing from prison.
As preparations for the banquet were underway, Mo Qing's rather impolite voice could be heard from outside.
He opened the door. "Who invited me?"
“Your Highness and Your Highness,” Mo Qing said again, “it’s not an invitation, it’s for me to escort you there.”
"Are you going to leave on your own, or should I do it for you?"
Looking at Mo Qing's strong physique, Jiang Wanru involuntarily took two steps back. "What is it?"
Mo Qing did not respond, and raised his hand to drag the person away.
Jiang Wanru said repeatedly, "I'll walk by myself, I'll walk by myself."
If you're dragged into something, you're bound to embarrass yourself.
We arrived at the entrance of the Prince's Mansion.
Jiang Wanning and Pei Yanchuan sat on the armchairs, while Wu Xinrui knelt below the steps.
Surrounded by a crowd, Jiang Wanru had a bad feeling, but she pretended to be calm and composed. "I wonder what brings you here?"
"Nowadays, they don't even use the proper titles anymore."
Jiang Wan Ning lowered her head and used the tea lid to scrape away the floating tea leaves, her tone calm and unreadable.
This made Jiang Wanru panic.
Jiang Wan Ning is becoming increasingly unpredictable. She clearly remembers that in the past, her joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness would all be expressed on her face.
She speaks calmly now, but she can be extremely ruthless when it comes to doing things, especially to herself.
Jiang Wanru clenched her fists tightly and reluctantly bowed, "It was I who forgot."
"I was thinking that Your Highness and Your Highness and Princess Consort are already... that's why I was afraid of addressing them incorrectly."
"It seems that Your Highness and Princess have reconciled, which makes me worried."
Jiang Wanning slowly raised her head and looked at Jiang Wanru.
Jiang Wanru reluctantly bowed, "This concubine greets Father and Mother."
In front of so many people, Jiang Wan Ning deliberately wanted me to call her mother. Did she really want to take advantage of me?
“Logically speaking, you are a concubine and have no right to call me mother.”
Unexpectedly, Jiang Wan Ning said, "But considering that I raised you in the Marquis's mansion for so many years, there are bound to be some feelings for you."
Only Jiang Wan Ning truly knows whether this feeling is love or hate.
"Therefore, from now on you will be allowed to call me Mother."
"Since I am your mother, I will investigate this matter thoroughly today."
Jiang Wanning looked at Wu Xinrui as she spoke, "This person said that you were the one who instigated her to seduce the prince."
"Back then, you and Pei Anqing were having an affair behind my back, and I generously allowed it. But now you're doing this again. I wonder what you're thinking?"
Jiang Wanru suddenly turned her head to look at Wu Xinrui beside her, "Wh-what?"
"I ordered it?"
“Miss Jiang, you’ve disliked me ever since I came to the Prince’s mansion. That day, Pei Anqing defiled my innocence. You threatened me and made me do it.”
"You believe that the princess orchestrated all of this, and you want to get revenge on her."
“I grew up in a rural village. I was finally brought back home, but then this happened to my family, leaving me all alone to survive.”
"You took advantage of my vulnerability to threaten me."
Wu Xinrui broke down in tears at the end, pleading, "Please, please let me go about what happened between you two."
This sentence drew all attention to Jiang Wanning and Jiang Wanru, causing people to overlook the fact that Wu Xinrui had seduced and framed them.
"Was the poisoning of my mother also a setup?"
Wu Xinrui nodded. "I don't know about the poisoning. It was Jiang's maid who gave me the food box and asked me to make a errand for her."
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