Chapter 333 Jiang Ying
Sun Wei looked over and saw a man dressed as a servant, kneeling on the ground.
The old steward hurried out of the ancestral hall and knelt before Sima Jun, saying, "I only sent my son out to do some shopping. Please understand, my lord and princess!"
Sima Jun glanced at the man and asked, "Where are you going?"
The man looked frightened and stammered, "Go... go..."
The old steward said hurriedly, "We are going to South City."
Sima Jun didn't waste time talking to him and said directly to Deng Lian, "Take him back to the palace for questioning."
The old steward had no choice but to cry and beg on his knees.
Sun Wei couldn't stand watching this anymore. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a loud shout: "Stop!"
Looking over, I saw a girl of about ten years old, with a pretty face and dressed in mourning clothes.
She glared at everyone and said, "Don't make things difficult for him. He's just a servant and knows nothing. How dare the Yuzhang Prince's Mansion bully others by taking advantage of its power?"
The old steward's expression changed.
He wanted to get up, but was held down by the guards. Sun Wei got to the woman first.
"Are you Jiang Ying?" she asked, looking at the woman.
"She is a maid in the mansion. She is reckless by nature and offended the princess. Please forgive her!" said the old steward.
Sun Wei ignored him and just looked at the woman.
The woman was obviously quite temperamental. She glared at Sun Wei and said, "Exactly! My father is dead. If you want anything else, just come after me."
As she spoke, her eyes became red.
Sun Wei pondered her words and said, "We won't make things difficult for your servants. However, I would like to invite you to the palace as a guest and chat with me. What do you think?"
Jiang Ying held his head high, looking ready to die.
"Just go. The worst that can happen is death."
"Madam, you can't do that!" The old steward was about to stop her, but was stopped by Deng Lian and others.
Jiang Ying turned around to look at him and said, "If I never come back, then you can go to Ningzhou to look for your mother."
Sun Wei looked at this scene and suddenly found it a little funny.
Sima Jun's behavior just now was indeed like that of a bully, but at least he achieved something.
Having achieved his goal, Sima Jun ordered the servant to be released.
"Go and tip off."
After he said that, he led his men away from the mansion.
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Jiang Ying sat in the carriage, turned her head and looked to the side without saying a word.
Sun Wei studied her stubborn face and asked, "I heard your father went to Ningzhou to escort Jiang Changshi's coffin. Why didn't you go with him?"
Jiang Ying said nothing.
After returning to the palace, Sun Wei invited Jiang Ying to sit in the front hall of Wufeng Courtyard and had someone serve her snacks and tea.
"You can kill me or chop me up as you please. Why bother with all this effort?" Jiang Ying said coldly.
Sun Wei said gently, "I invited you here as my guest. When did I ever say I wanted to kill you?"
"Guest?" Jiang Ying snorted coldly, "I have nothing good to say to the princess."
"It seems that the lady has misunderstood me."
Jiang Ying snorted coldly and said nothing.
Sima Jun couldn't bear to watch this and said calmly, "Since Lady Jiang is so determined to die, why don't you grant her wish, Madam?"
Sun Wei glared at him and gave him a look, indicating that he should go out and talk.
Sima Jun followed him out, and Sun Wei whispered, "Your Highness, didn't you hear that Jiang Ying must know something? She's only fifteen or sixteen years old, why would Your Highness bother to compete with her?"
Sima Jun said, "When Madam was fifteen or sixteen, how could she not know her place and her heart, and wish someone would hold a knife to her neck?"
Sun Wei was stunned and thought, is he praising himself?
"Forget it," she said, "this woman needs to be patient. I will ask the questions, and you can go on with your work."
Sima Jun didn't answer, but suddenly raised his hand and reached out to her hair.
Sun Wei froze, feeling a tingling sensation on her hair.
"The hairpin fell off." Sima Jun said, and then said, "If you don't understand, call me. I can be the bad guy."
Then he turned and left.
Sun Wei stood there for a moment, then touched the hairpin on her head.
No respect for elders.
She thought to herself, after being honest, he really didn't treat her as his stepmother anymore.
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"Come to think of it, I met him not long before your father died." Returning to the hall, Sun Wei sat down again and said to Jiang Ying.
When Jiang Yuan was mentioned, Jiang Ying finally looked at Sun Wei and asked, "Why did you want to see my father?"
"To be honest, I wanted to know Li Mo's background, but your father was very protective of him, so I didn't ask anything. But not long after, Li Mo put his own interests above his own and added another crime to your father's charge..."
"Brother, you are not killing your own relatives for the sake of justice!" Jiang Ying suddenly interrupted.
"You call him senior brother?" Sun Wei asked.
Jiang Ying opened her mouth, then turned her head and looked away without saying a word.
Sun Wei looked at her, pondered for a moment, and seemed to understand something.
"If Li Mo wasn't killing his own family for the greater good, your father would have done it voluntarily, right? He was planning to die and save Li Mo at the same time. But no one could have found out about Li Mo's crime, so why did your father go to such lengths? In fact, Li Mo was also being plotted against by your father, right?"
After some deduction, Sun Wei almost came to a conclusion.
Jiang Ying was quite annoyed: "You don't have to ask anymore, I won't say anything."
Sun Wei was certain that Jiang Ying must know all the inside stories.
"Your father has done Li Mo a favor out of thin air, so he wouldn't have asked for anything in return. What did he want Li Mo to do for him?" Sun Wei asked slowly. "But your father probably doesn't know that Li Mo is not his obedient disciple. Why do you think he keeps going to Ruoye Mountain? It's because he's loyal to someone else. In the end, your father was just wishful thinking."
Although Jiang Ying didn't say anything, his face became paler and paler.
A few days ago, she missed her father very much, so she secretly went to Li Mo's house to talk to him. But she unexpectedly met a woman.
Jiang Ying remembered that her name was Yao Rong...
"Who?" Jiang Ying couldn't hold back any longer and asked anxiously, "Who is Senior Brother loyal to?"
Sun Wei stared at her: "You must answer my question first. What is the relationship between Li Mo and Jiang Changshi?"
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When Li Mo got the news, he hurried to Prince Yuzhang's Mansion.
Not long after the announcement, Sun Wei came out with Jiang Ying. She smiled and said to Li Mo, "I was just about to send Lady Jiang back. I didn't expect you to be here."
Li Mo looked at Jiang Ying's face and saw that she was very calm. Instead, his premonition became more ominous.
"Master has just passed away, and the family is still in mourning. If the princess wishes to pay her respects, why not let me know in advance? I can then be there to greet her personally."
"Sir is right," Sun Wei said, "it's my fault for not considering it carefully."
Li Mo bowed and left with Jiang Ying.
After returning to the Jiang Mansion, Li Mo anxiously asked Jiang Ying: "Aying, what did the princess say to you?"
Jiang Ying did not speak immediately, but walked to the ancestral hall and burned incense for Jiang Yuan.
"Aying." Li Mo called her again.
"Nothing," Jiang Ying said. "The princess is just curious about my senior brother's past. I said that my senior brother came to the capital with his mother when he was young. Because we are from the same hometown, my father took me in as his disciple. We just have ordinary interactions on weekdays. There is nothing much to say."
"Is that all you said?" Li Mo asked again.
Jiang Ying looked at him, her eyes quite scrutinizing. "I have something to ask you, Senior Brother. Why don't you answer me first?"
"What?"
"Who is Lu Qiuyan?"
Li Mo asked coldly, "Did the princess mention Lu Qiuyan?"
"Exactly. She asked me to ask Senior Brother." Jiang Ying said, "Also, Senior Brother has always said that he wanted to find my brother. I wonder if he has found him yet?"
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