Chapter 135 The Prince's Spy
"Hmph, without evidence, I really can't do anything to you in this matter."
Jiang Wanning frankly said, "However, that may not be the case for other things."
"What do you want to do?" A bad feeling rose in Jiang Wanru's heart.
Jiang Wan Ning glanced at Chen Ru Zhi, "As a concubine in the Prince's mansion, you beat up your mother-in-law's friend without cause."
"How could I let you off so easily?"
"You're talking nonsense!" Jiang Wanru shouted, "She was the one who started it and hit me first."
“Everyone in this courtyard saw it. Even though we have different statuses now, you can’t just distort the truth like this.”
"You saw everything?" Jiang Wan Ning's lips curled into a smile. "Then ask around, is there anyone willing to testify for you?"
As soon as Jiang Wan Ning finished speaking, the servants in the courtyard all knelt down with a 'plop'.
"Your Highness, we did not see Miss Chen hit Aunt Jiang."
"It was Aunt Jiang who hit Miss Chen."
All the servants who could work in the Prince's mansion were carefully selected by Pei Yanchuan. Everyone knew who the real master of the mansion was.
A prince stripped of his title, not even the prince's biological son, and Jiang Wanru is a concubine.
Compared to the princess whom the prince deeply loved, they naturally knew how to speak.
"Jiang Wanning, you are bullying others by abusing your power."
"I'm just taking advantage of my power to bully you," Jiang Wan Ning said defiantly, "and what are you going to do about it?"
"I might need evidence to do other things, but when it comes to dealing with you, as long as the result is the same, what does it matter whether I can find out the reason or not?"
Jiang Wanru never expected Jiang Wanning to be so domineering. "Jiang Wanning, I am, after all, a county princess personally appointed by the Emperor. If you dare to do anything to me, you will not have a good time."
"Slap! Slap!"
Jiang Wan Ning slapped her twice hard. "You, the Princess Consort, are not only the County Princess personally appointed by the Emperor, but also the Princess Consort of Langya, and most importantly, your mother-in-law."
"If you keep calling me Jiang Wan Ning like that, what can I do even if I enforce family rules?"
"I didn't do anything wrong, so what right do you have to use family discipline on me?"
"It is a grave mistake to be unfilial to one's mother-in-law."
"Guards!" Jiang Wan Ning shouted. "Bring the family discipline."
"Your Highness," the steward of the Prince's residence said in a low voice, "this family rule is usually observed in the ancestral hall in front of all the ancestors..."
"She is not worthy to kneel in the ancestral hall of the Prince's Mansion, lest she offend the ears of our ancestors."
"That being said, she is, after all, a county princess, and in front of so many servants..."
The steward, fearing Pei Anqing might cause trouble, suggested, "Let's go to the ancestral hall instead."
"This old servant ordered someone to gag her, to ensure she doesn't disturb the ancestors' ears."
"Alright."
Jiang Wanning left first.
The steward immediately waved his hand, and two burly servants stepped forward to gag Jiang Wanru and led her to the ancestral hall.
Shen Ruzhi ran ahead, then retreated.
He kicked Jiang Wanru hard in the butt, "Pah! You bitch."
Then he lifted his skirt and chased after Jiang Wan Ning.
The group arrived at the ancestral hall.
Jiang Wanning ordered her servants to whip Jiang Wanru.
The barbed vine whip lashed down hard, and after only three lashes, Jiang Wanru fainted.
"Wake him up with water," Jiang Wan Ning said coldly. "If cold water doesn't work, use hot water."
"yes."
The housekeeper then ordered someone to fetch water. A basin of cold water was poured down, and Jiang Wanru was jolted awake by the bone-chilling cold.
'Mmm...'
"Continue." Jiang Wan Ning ignored him.
The butler lashed out with the whip a few more times.
A gust of wind suddenly blew in, lifting the gauze curtain in front of them, and Shen Ruzhi could then see that there were no words engraved on the tombstone.
Seeing Shen Ruzhi looking at him curiously, the steward explained, "The prince was an orphan and did not know his parents, brothers, or sisters, so there are no words engraved on this tombstone."
"Huh? Why is there a name engraved here?"
Shen Ruzhi pointed to a small tombstone on the far side and whispered, "Xie Chuan."
"This name sounds familiar, like I've heard it somewhere before. Ningning, do you remember?"
Jiang Wan Ning paused, then shook her head slightly. "I don't know."
"Do you know, butler?"
The steward shook his head, "His Highness usually doesn't let me wait until I come to the ancestral hall, so this old servant doesn't know whose tombstone this is."
After the steward finished speaking, he turned to Jiang Wan Ning and said, "Your Highness, Aunt Jiang has already fainted. If the beating continues, she may die."
"It will be difficult to explain later."
Jiang Wanning glanced at Jiang Wanru, who was lying on the ground, her entire back covered in blood.
"She first attempted to assassinate Miss Shen, and then disrespected her mother-in-law. Although the family law has already been applied."
“But the assassination attempt and injury of Miss Shen cannot be resolved with a single family punishment from me. I will send someone to the Dali Temple to report the truth.”
"I'll trouble you, Steward, to help the people from the Dali Temple send them over then."
Shen Ruzhi nodded in agreement, "That's right, I haven't settled the score with her yet."
"This..." the steward hesitated, "Miss Shen isn't injured, but Aunt Jiang is so badly hurt, I'm afraid..."
Jiang Wan Ning looked calmly at the housekeeper.
The steward immediately lowered his head. "This old servant understands. This old servant will take care of it right away."
Jiang Wanning and Shen Ruzhi left the ancestral hall together.
"Ningning, that was a ruthless move." Shen Ruzhi gave a thumbs up. "I'm going back right now and having my father lock her up in jail."
"It would be best to lock her up completely."
"She can't die yet."
"Why?" Shen Ruzhi asked, "Ningning, are you still soft-hearted towards her?"
Jiang Wan Ning suddenly laughed.
Soft-hearted? She wished she could stab her three times and leave six holes in her heart.
"Now that the Prince has just gone to the frontier, only the Grand Princess and Prince Qi are in the capital."
"If Jiang Wanru dies, the Grand Princess will definitely find some culprits to deal with the Prince's Mansion."
"They will inevitably spread the news to the frontier, which will distract the prince. If they are defeated, he will be the sinner of the entire Dongling."
"At that time, the Grand Princess and Prince Qi will definitely force His Majesty to take back the military power in the prince's hands."
Upon hearing Jiang Wan Ning's words, Shen Ru Zhi suddenly realized, "So we're just going to let her go like that?"
“I had already discussed this matter with the Prince, but today we are taking advantage of her poisoning incident to remove the parasites in the Prince’s mansion.”
"You're saying there's a spy in the Prince's mansion?" Shen Ruzhi exclaimed in surprise. "Who is it?"
Jiang Wanning briefly explained that Pei Yanchuan was actually Xie Chuan, the heir apparent of the Duke of Ying.
"So the ancestral hall in the Prince's Mansion is full of tombstones belonging to the Duke of Yingguo's family, as well as the Prince's own?"
Jiang Wanning nodded, "I deliberately let Jiang Wanru know today."
"If she doesn't die, she will definitely take this news to the Grand Princess to beg for her life."
"As for the termites..." Jiang Wan Ning hadn't expected it to be the steward of the Prince's mansion.
But this steward shouldn't be one of the Grand Princess or the Prince of Qi's men.
There was another person behind it all, who had been deliberately leaking information about the affairs of the Prince's residence to the Grand Princess and Prince Qi.
What he wanted to do was simply let the two sides fight and he could reap the benefits.
Jiang Wanning did not tell Shen Ruzhi what happened next.
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