After receiving the remaining half of their fortune from Dingzhou, the Jiang family of the Yong'an Marquisate paid off their debts and brought back Jiang Mingli, the eldest son of the Jiang family, finally able to catch their breath for a while.
Gao, however, was very gloomy.
She originally thought that as the eldest daughter-in-law of the eldest son's family, she would become a rising star in the capital. However, she never expected that not only would the Yong'an Marquis's mansion suffer a severe blow so quickly, but her husband would also lose his official position as a second-rank official, and her whole family would become a laughing stock in the capital.
Now, she feels ashamed to face anyone when she goes out.
After several months of recuperation, Lady Yong'an finally recovered somewhat, able to get out of bed and walk around, and even speak some simple words.
Seeing that there was no hope for his eldest son to be reinstated, he had no choice but to turn his attention to his second son.
Although the second son is also half-crippled, he is still the princess's husband and the son-in-law of Prince Rong.
Coincidentally, on this day, the princess's maid came to deliver a message, saying that the princess was thinking about her son-in-law's birthday and had prepared wine and dishes at the mansion, inviting him to come back for a meal.
What a great step!
Jiang Mingyi didn't want to go back to the princess's mansion and see those two disgusting people.
The nanny, however, offered some gentle persuasion, saying that Yun'er could now call out to people, and that she had missed her father terribly since she hadn't seen him in so long. She also mentioned that the little clothes he had sent back to the manor last time fit perfectly, and since he missed his daughter so much, why not go back and see her?
Jiang Mingyi was a little confused. He hadn't asked anyone to send Yun Jie's clothes back.
Madam Gao tried to smooth things over and persuade him to return to the Princess's mansion, saying that after all, Yun'er was his own flesh and blood.
Jiang Mingyi immediately understood that the little clothes for Yun'er must have been sent to him by Madam Gao.
Only he knew about Yun Jie'er's background, and he couldn't possibly tell anyone else about being cuckolded.
Therefore, no one in the Jiang family knew the truth.
Jiang Mingyi had no choice but to endure it, but he couldn't bear the reputation of being mean and ungrateful. Under the repeated persuasion of his nanny and sister-in-law, he returned to the princess's mansion.
That evening, Qingping tampered with the drinks, and after Jiang Mingyi had his meal, he was put into the main room in a daze.
Shortly after Jiang Mingyi left, the nanny from the Princess's residence led several guards straight into the backyard of the Yong'an Earl's residence, saying that the Second Master wanted to bring Concubine Yun into the Princess's residence, and took away Yun Ni, who was a month away from giving birth.
Yun Ni was terrified and begged her family to save her. However, Madam Gao was quite pleased and not only did not stop her, but also had her servants help carry Yun Ni out.
Seeing that things were not going well, Yun Ni's maid ran to ask Jiang Mingwei for help. Unfortunately, Jiang Mingwei arrived too late and didn't even see the hem of Yun Ni's clothes when she got to the door.
That night, Jiang Mingyi was drugged and slept soundly in the main house, completely unaware that his backyard was on fire, nor that a sordid thing was happening around him.
An Wu was extremely excited, "Princess, your idea is the best!"
Qingping snorted, "A good-for-nothing like him! Allowing him to return to the main house is already giving him face!"
"Hahaha!" Dark Five laughed wildly.
Nothing was said that night.
The next day, when Jiang Mingyi slowly opened his eyes, he saw the familiar tent top.
There was also a soft snoring sound nearby.
He turned his head sharply and saw his princess wife sleeping soundly, embracing another naked man.
A surge of anger rushed to the top of his head, and his vision blurred.
His head throbbed even more, and he roared, "You! You adulterous couple!"
Qingping was startled awake and instinctively kicked towards the source of the sound.
Poor Jiang Mingyi, who already had limited mobility on one side of his body, was kicked off the bed by her.
An Wu woke up, lazily opened his eyes, hugged the princess, turned over, and snorted coldly, "That kind of useless person shouldn't be sleeping on the princess's bed!"
Princess Qingping nodded and shouted outside, "Guards! Take the princess away!"
"Yes!" Two old women came in from outside and actually carried Jiang Mingyi out, one on each side.
Jiang Mingyi was so angry he almost fell backward!
He shouldn't have come back to this filthy place!
Once he had regained his footing, he called out, "Wind Shadow!"
Unexpectedly, no one answered.
They called out several more times, but still no one answered.
He started to panic.
Fengying was his most capable bodyguard; only with him around could he feel at ease.
He's not here now, could something have happened to him?
He paid no heed to the filthy couple in the bedroom and limped out of the mansion.
Just as I stepped out of the hanging flower gate in the backyard, I heard mournful cries coming from the west wing.
At first, he didn't pay much attention, assuming that one of the maids or servants in the princess's mansion had been punished.
But after walking a few steps, the more I listened, the more familiar the voice seemed.
His heart skipped a beat, and he walked toward that place.
There wasn't even a gatekeeper by the door, and the door wasn't locked.
The voice grew clearer, "My child! Second Master...our child...ah...Second Master, Second Master, where are you..."
Jiang Mingyi's heart started pounding.
He was almost certain that the voice belonged to Yun Ni.
Why is Yunni here?!
He recalled the old woman's arrogant and condescending attitude yesterday, and Gao's earnest and heartfelt advice...
His anger surged once again, but when he saw Yunni lying in a pool of blood in the dim light, his blood turned cold.
He collapsed to the ground.
His only son who could carry on the family line was gone.
The only bloodline he could possibly keep by his side is gone.
Where did Fengying go?!
Why didn't they protect him, or her?!
...
Rewind to the afternoon of the previous day. Outside the city, a figure was riding a horse, galloping wildly in the northwest direction.
This person was none other than Feng Ying, whom Jiang Mingyi had been searching for but could not find.
On the city wall, a figure stood straight, gazing at the retreating figure of Feng Ying as he sped away.
A man in gray standing nearby laughed. "General, you tricked him like that?"
Yun Yue turned around. "I did not lie to him. He is indeed Hada, the first bodyguard of the fourth prince of the Western Barbarians who went missing a few years ago after the Battle of Yanyun in the Northwest. He was seriously injured and was rescued by Jiang Mingyi by chance. After that, he lost his memory and had to stay by Jiang Mingyi's side as a secret guard to repay the life-saving grace. Now I am just reminding him. If he can remember even a little bit, he will definitely not be willing to stay by Jiang Mingyi's side to protect him anymore."
"No wonder his martial arts style is so unique; few can rival him." The man in gray chuckled. "General, are you just going to let him escape like that? Aren't you afraid of letting a tiger return to the mountains?"
“Since he is a general of the Western Barbarians, how could I let him go back to the mountains?” He looked at the few black dots far behind Hada and his eyes became sharp. “The matter of Deputy General Shi is enough to show that the Western Barbarians and the Northern Barbarians have long been in cahoots. The matter of Jiang Mingxin taking over the Dingzhou Army may have been orchestrated by the Western Barbarians and the Northern Barbarians. Whether we can follow the clues depends on Hada.”
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