Chapter 133 The Reasons for Two Types of Fillings
"You're trying to say these things on purpose to get me to leave?"
"I'm not leaving."
"I'm looking forward to taking this little gadget to fight someday."
Shen Ruzhi pointed her chin at Wang's belly.
Madam Wang laughed too, "Good child, from the day you helped me escape from this sea of suffering, you have been my own daughter."
"Never leave me and your father."
"Don't worry." Shen Ruzhi felt a different feeling deep inside her. She paused, then called out, "Mother."
She had never called anyone "mother" since birth, so this one "mother" was quite peculiar, seemingly making her somewhat different.
I feel like I'm no longer a wild child, just like everyone else.
"Yes," Wang replied happily.
"By the way, Ningning," Shen Ruzhi suddenly said, "Since my mother is fine, why was your aunt poisoned?"
On her way to fetch Shen Zhao, Shen Ruzhi briefly explained the situation, and Shen Zhao asked with concern, "How is your mother's health now?"
Jiang Wanning said, "Uncle, don't worry, everything is fine for now."
"That's good."
"Why don't we leave this matter to your uncle to investigate?" Wang suggested.
Shen Zhao is the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, responsible for investigating and handling cases. It would be best to entrust this kind of work to him.
“No need,” Jiang Wan Ning said. “If we really hand it over to your uncle, then all suspects will have to be temporarily detained in jail.”
“Now that you have just found out you are pregnant and the pregnancy is unstable, if you don’t go to jail, people will think your uncle is abusing his power for personal gain.”
“If we go there, the prison is dark and damp, I’m afraid the child…” Jiang Wan Ning didn’t finish her sentence.
Wang hesitated, after all, she thought she would never have a child in her life.
But suddenly I'm pregnant. This child is hard-won; if I miss this opportunity, I fear...
"So what if I abuse my power for personal gain?" Shen Zhao said coldly, "Even if I don't abuse my power for personal gain over the years, I've still offended quite a few people."
“It’s not wrong to abuse power for personal gain these days. I’m not the only one in Dongling Kingdom who does so.”
"If anyone really wants to deal with me because of this, I don't mind fighting them to the end."
Touched, Jiang Wanning still tried to dissuade him, saying, "Uncle, you still have Aunt and Zhizhi."
“We are not afraid of those people coming openly, but we are afraid that they will target your family.”
When it came to Wang Shi and Shen Ruzhi, Shen Zhao hesitated for a moment, "But now that I know, I can't just ignore it."
Jiang Wan Ning didn't want Shen Zhao to know in the first place because of this.
She knew Shen Zhao's personality all too well. "Uncle, believe me, I will find out the truth."
Shen Zhao was about to speak again when Shen Ruzhi stopped him, saying, "Old man, just let Ningning investigate. She is now a princess."
"They have more power than you. Besides, even though you can't do anything openly, you can help investigate secretly, right?"
Shen Ruzhi also didn't want Wang Shi to worry.
Shen Zhaoyi thought about it and agreed.
"Oh, alright, alright, I'm starving. I'll have someone get some food." Shen Ruzhi said, getting up and walking outside.
A short while later, a servant brought in the food.
Shen Ruzhi rubbed her chopsticks together, picked up a crystal dumpling, and said, "I love dumplings with shrimp filling."
Wang said with a smile, "It seems that Zhizhi and I are really destined to be mother and daughter. I also like shrimp dumplings."
Shen Ruzhi exclaimed with delight, "That's wonderful! My old man doesn't like to eat that."
"Mom, you don't know, every time we eat dumplings, we make two kinds of fillings and put them on one plate. It's easy to eat the wrong kind."
"It's much better if you can see the filling in these crystal-skinned ones."
"So we've been eating crystal dumplings ever since."
Shen Ruzhi kept talking, and Wang patiently chatted with her.
Seeing Shen Ruzhi's happy face, Jiang Wanning also put her temporary worries aside and joined in the banter and conversation.
"I think the pork filling is the best." Shen Zhao said, picking up a dumpling and handing it to Jiang Wan Ning. "Ning Ning, you try it and see which one you like better."
"Eat mine, not the old man's. The shrimp ones are definitely tastier." Shen Ruzhi also picked one up and put it into Jiang Wanning's bowl.
He picked up another one and put it into Wang's bowl, grinning at her.
Jiang Wan Ning smiled as she picked up a dumpling and put it in her mouth.
Just as the dumpling was about to be eaten, she suddenly stopped. "Two kinds of filling."
The other three also stopped laughing when they saw that Jiang Wan Ning's expression was off.
"What's wrong, Ningning?" Shen Ruzhi asked. "Is there something wrong with these dumplings?"
Startled, Shen Zhao quickly snatched the bowl and chopsticks from Wang's hands.
Jiang Wan Ning suddenly looked up, "How could I not have thought of that? The reason there are two kinds of fillings is because of the two kinds of fillings!"
"What do you mean two kinds of fillings?" Shen Ruzhi scratched her head, looking puzzled.
Shen Zhao was the first to react, "Ning girl, are you saying that the poisoner put poison in one of the flavors of the pastry?"
Jiang Wan Ning nodded. "That's right."
“Those pastries did indeed have several kinds of fillings,” Wang continued, “including mung bean and yam fillings.”
"They also have red bean filling."
"There was only one yam, and your mother picked it up and ate it."
“That’s right,” Jiang Wanning said. “My mother doesn’t like to eat anything other than yam.”
"The person who poisoned my mother must know her very well, otherwise it wouldn't be such a coincidence."
If we're talking about people in the Prince's Mansion who understand the Zhou family, besides Jiang Wanning, it's probably only Jiang Wanru.
When did Wu Xinrui and Jiang Wanru start hooking up again?
"Uncle, Aunt, please continue eating. I'll head back to the Prince's Mansion first." Jiang Wan Ning put down her chopsticks and stood up.
“I’ll go with you.” Shen Ruzhi stood up.
"Go quickly," Wang instructed. "Don't hesitate to tell me if you need any help."
Jiang Wan Ning nodded without being polite.
The two arrived at the Prince's residence.
She ran into Mo Qing and said, "Greetings, Your Highness."
"The prince is back?"
"His Highness..."
Jiang Wan Ning stopped in her tracks. "What's wrong, Your Highness?"
Mo Qing clasped his hands in a salute, "The disaster on the border is severe. Tuoba Wenjing of the Western Xia Kingdom attacked overnight and has already captured two cities."
His Majesty ordered the Prince to depart for the frontier immediately.
Mo Qing glanced at Jiang Wan Ning's face and immediately explained, "Although His Majesty ordered the Prince to depart directly from the palace."
"But the prince still went back to the palace, and after waiting for several hours, the princess did not appear."
"I went to the free clinic and the Marquis's residence, and they both said that the Princess Consort had already left."
"I originally intended to go to the Shen residence, but His Majesty issued three urgent orders, so the prince had no choice but to set off."
"Order your subordinates to wait here for the Princess."
Mo Qing looked at Jiang Wan Ning's gloomy face and felt sorry for his prince.
This is really not the prince's fault, nor is it the princess's fault either.
Blame the Emperor, or Tuoba Wenjing, or even Heaven.
Jiang Wan Ning frowned. Tuoba Wen Jing's attack on the city started two days earlier than in her previous life.
The Emperor originally intended for Pei Yanchuan to depart immediately after Pei Anqing's wedding, but Pei Yanchuan kept delaying.
If he were to delay even a moment longer, he would be disregarding the well-being of the people.
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