Chapter 370 Dying
When Jiang Jianzheng heard the cries coming from the mansion, his legs seemed to be frozen by the wind and snow, and he couldn't even step over the low threshold.
He spent half his life predicting the fate of the country, but he could not predict the fate of his family.
When the doorman saw that it was Jiang Jianzheng who had returned, he quickly said, "Master, a quarter of an hour ago, the young master was thrown at the door. He was covered in wounds and was only breathing his last breath."
Jiang Jianzheng clenched his fists, quickly stepped over the threshold to the front hall, and pushed the door open with both hands.
His son was lying on the ground, and all the blood in his body seemed to have drained out, staining his moon-white cotton robe red.
His wife knelt beside her son, her hair disheveled and her hands stained with sticky blood. She held her son's face in her hands and said, "Feng'er, don't sleep. Open your eyes and look at mother..."
Mrs. Jiang choked with sobs and called out to Jiang Chengfeng to open his eyes over and over again.
The court doctor gave Jiang Chengfeng a few injections, poured a pill into his mouth, and began to clean the wound.
The moment he peeled off his clothes, Jiang Jianzheng saw that Jiang Chengfeng's body was covered with wounds, the deepest of which was on his waist.
Jiang Jianzheng's eyes were stung by the shocking wound. He felt pain all over his body, so much so that he couldn't straighten his back.
When Concubine Shu sent someone to deliver the message, he had anticipated such consequences.
He didn't have a single piece of evidence in his hands. Even if he sued the Emperor of Northern Qi, it would not only fail to save his son, but would also accelerate his son's death.
How should he avenge this blood feud?
No matter how bad or incompetent the virtuous king was, he was still the son of the Emperor of Northern Qi. Unless he committed a heinous crime, the Emperor of Northern Qi would not punish the virtuous king.
Given how favored Concubine Shu was, it would be extremely difficult for him to overthrow her.
Because he had an open grudge against Concubine Shu, the Emperor of Northern Qi would not trust him even if he used astronomical phenomena to frame Concubine Shu and her son.
If he obeyed Concubine Shu's arrangement in order to save his son, Concubine Shu would have the upper hand over him.
From now on, they are in the same boat. He must obey Concubine Shu's orders, and sooner or later he will sacrifice the lives of the entire Jiang family.
The Lin family's luck has run out, and he cannot rely on his ability to see through the secrets of heaven to defy fate and change their destiny.
What's more, he has his own persistence in his heart.
Jiang Jianzheng followed the will of heaven and gave the prophecy to the Emperor of Northern Qi in order to fight back against Concubine Shu.
At that time, he prepared for the worst.
Now my son is still alive, which is a blessing from God.
The court doctor treated the wound and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his arm. "Let's observe for a day or two. If he can make it, then there's nothing serious."
Jiang Jianzheng whispered, "Thank you for your help."
The court doctor shook his head and said, "The young master's condition is serious. It is not appropriate to move him to his residence. Let's put him in the adjacent wing for now."
Jiang Jianzheng nodded.
There is a floor heating system in the front hall and the ear room is also connected, so the room is warm and there is no need to worry about being cold.
The maid cleaned up the ear room, lit the medicine bag given by the palace doctor and placed it in the corner for fumigation.
The servant carefully moved Jiang Chengfeng to the ear room.
Mrs. Jiang followed and stayed by Jiang Chengfeng's side without leaving, fearing that in the blink of an eye, she would never see her son again.
Supervisor Jiang stayed there for a moment, then slowly entered the side room and stood beside Madam Jiang. He looked at Jiang Chengfeng's pale face and said in a deep voice, "Madam..."
"I know what you want to say."
Mrs. Jiang looked at the man with resentment and tears in her eyes.
Jiang Jianzheng's words were stuck in his throat.
As a mother, Mrs. Jiang knew that her son's father abandoned the child for the sake of the overall situation. How could she not feel resentful?
But being in this position, he also has his difficulties and sufferings.
Even though she knew, even understood, she couldn't help but feel resentful when she saw her son lying on the bed with no good spots on his body, dying.
Jiang Jianzheng placed his hand on Madam Jiang's shoulder and said, "I will get back what Feng'er has suffered."
Mrs. Jiang's lips moved, and she wanted to say something, but when she saw that the roots of the man's hair had turned two fingers' width white, she said nothing and lowered her head to wipe away her tears.
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When Shen Qingtan and Zhao Yi returned to Lanxue Garden, Jiang Chao came in to report, "Your Highness, Princess, Concubine Shu has captured Jiang Jianzheng's son, but he was secretly rescued. However, his injuries are very serious, and I don't know if he can survive."
Shen Qingtan was stunned and immediately thought of the scene at the palace banquet where Jiang Jian was absent-minded and frequently looked towards the palace door. He was probably worried about his son's safety.
Their two families had no contact with each other. If she had not heard Jiang Jianzheng talking with another official at the palace banquet today, and had not taken a curious look and met Jiang Jianzheng, she would probably not have noticed this detail.
"I heard that His Majesty trusts Supervisor Jiang very much. Why would Concubine Shu want to pluck the hairs from a tiger's mouth?" Shen Qingtan looked puzzled. "By offending Supervisor Jiang, isn't that asking for trouble?"
"I previously thought that the Jiang and Lin families had broken off their engagement, and then the Lin family was thrown into prison. Concubine Shu suspected that the Jiang family had betrayed the Lin family, so she arrested Jiang Chengfeng to avenge Jiang Jianzheng."
"I have investigated and found out that Concubine Shu had captured Jiang Jianzheng's son in order to force him to save the Lin family."
"Jiang Jianzheng is an upright official. Even when his sons and daughters of the Lin family were about to be married, he never gave them any advantage."
"This time, Concubine Shu murdered Jiang Chengfeng. I'm afraid Jiang Jianzheng was not threatened by her and she was enraged."
At this point, Jiang Chao sighed with emotion and added, "Now it's being rumored that Concubine Shu has kidnapped Jiang Jianzheng's son."
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