Chapter 308 Jiang Yuan (Part 2)
Li Mo asked, "Does the princess intend to perish with me? If that maidservant truly tells the truth and causes me to suffer, I will not die alone. What good will that do to the princess?"
"Sir, please don't try to quibble," Sun Wei said coldly. "That maid had already fled far away, and the authorities would not have found any clues. So why did she suddenly appear and make a false confession? Isn't this just a trick arranged by you for your own selfish desires?"
Li Mo smiled faintly: "Princess, are you telling me this today to persuade me to turn back?"
"Sir, your wisdom is superior to mine, and I can't persuade you," Sun Wei said. "But, sir, you must know that I invited Jiang Changshi to visit my house a while ago. I tried to talk to Jiang Changshi about you, and I could see that Changshi loved and protected you. It's a pity that he ended up like this."
Li Mo still smiled faintly.
Sun Wei continued, "I came to see you earlier, sir, just to ask if the maidservant had been properly arranged and if you needed my help. However, sir, you have already made the arrangements, so there is nothing else to ask."
Sun Wei handed a scroll to Li Mo as he spoke. "This book was left at my house by the Grand Historian. I had originally wanted to find a chance to return it to him and thank him in person. But now it seems there's no chance. So, Mr. Trouble will take it for me."
At night, Li Mo returned to the house and sat in the corridor for a long time, still holding the book that Sun Wei had returned to him.
"Young Master..." A Qing called softly from the side.
Li Mo raised his head and looked at him blankly: "What's the matter?"
"In the afternoon, I went to the city to buy rice and heard people talking about how Jiang Changshi had committed suicide in prison. Is that true?"
Li Mo remained silent.
"This case can't be investigated any further. Yu Yi has already found the case on Yixing's desk. I have no choice but to plead guilty. This is the only way to stop the case and protect that person. I messed up, and I should accept the consequences willingly. But I'll leave the future to you."
Jiang Yuan’s words are still ringing in my ears.
Li Mo waved his hand and asked Aqing to leave.
The night was long and he was immersed in endless thoughts.
He once thought that he knew everything about Jiang Yuan, but that was not the case.
The reason why Jiang Yuan delivered the anonymous letter was because someone didn't want the Wang family to get Jingzhou.
In order to protect that person, Jiang Yuan would rather sacrifice his own life.
——"You and I are both scholars, and we should know what the right path is."
"Master also thinks that the Wang family is not the right path, right?"
"The Wang family is ambitious, but lacks anyone capable of handling the responsibilities of the government. They cannot bring peace to the world."
"But, Master, you shouldn't have told me this secret."
"Why not? Aren't you my most trusted disciple?"
"Master, do you really trust your disciple?"
At that moment, Jiang Yuan smiled meaningfully: "Teacher trusts you. You have a good heart. However, sometimes you still lose your temper."
"Master, what do you mean..."
"The maid who complained to Mrs. Dong will go to the court tomorrow to denounce me, saying that everything she did was ordered by me, and it was you who found her. In this way, you will not be implicated by my master, and will be given an important position instead."
Li Mo was shocked.
"I knew it was you," Jiang Yuan said calmly. "It's just that you were in that position, and your vision was limited, so you couldn't see the situation in the mansion clearly. For example, you didn't know that the maid was actually my servant. As early as when you approached her, I knew what you were going to do."
"Then Master..."
"Because what you are about to do is what I am happy to see. It was a good idea to let Dong sow discord between Wang Han and the Princess, but it's a pity that she failed to do it."
"Master, why do you think I do this?"
"You also thought that the anonymous letter was written by the eldest princess. You hated her for framing the second young master and ruining your trip to Jingzhou, right?"
Li Mo nodded slowly.
"But you're just a mere staff member, yet you dared to attack the mistress of the Shangshu Mansion? You're quite bold." Jiang Yuan said, "Is there anything in this world that you wouldn't dare to do?"
Jiang Yuan looked at him.
At that moment, Li Mo had never felt Jiang Yuan so strange.
He had always thought that he had this kind and benevolent master under his thumb, but now he suddenly realized that he actually knew nothing about Jiang Yuan. He also had no idea what he knew.
"Master, if you doubt me, why did you tell me this secret?"
"Because I know your ability, and I need your ability." He said, pressing Li Mo's shoulder, "Amo, I will take the blame for you. Can you continue to assist that person for me?"
Li Mo closed his eyes: "Master, what if I say I don't want to?"
"If you don't want to, then forget it. I won't force you," Jiang Yuan said. "But I will still bear the blame for your crime. Your mother and I have been friends since childhood. She entrusted you to me, so I must protect you. This time, I will consider it as your teacher sending you off on your final journey."
Li Mo still remembers Jiang Yuan's calm and kind smile.
"Young Master..."
After a while, A Qing came back and interrupted his thoughts.
"What's wrong?" Li Mo showed a rare hint of impatience.
Ah Qing whispered, "Sir, a guest has arrived."
"I'm not seeing any guests today." Li Mo said.
"I don't see you either?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a woman entered the yard.
She took off her veil, revealing a delicate face. It was Yao Rong.
Li Mo asked Aqing to leave.
"Why is Madam here?" he asked.
Yao Rong smiled and said, "I heard that you have been promoted recently, so I came to congratulate you."
Li Mo knew her ability to tease people, so he didn't say anything and just asked her to sit down.
"Has he escaped safely?" Li Mo asked.
"The Chief Secretary has already taken Huan Lingxian back," Yao Rong said. "Sima Jun showed up halfway along the way. I thought it would take some effort. But he chased after us, then gave up, leaving the situation to the Seventh Lieutenant's unit."
As she spoke, she couldn't help but sneer: "How can the small Seventh Lieutenant's Department be a match for the Chief Secretary?"
Li Mo had no interest in listening to her jokes.
"Not everyone in Jiankang City is a drunkard. Madam, please don't underestimate the enemy."
Yao Rong couldn't help but glance at him and said with a smile, "Sir, you seem to be in a bad mood. Is it because of Jiang Yuan's matter?"
Li Mo remained noncommittal: "He is my master."
"What a profound friendship! But he still doesn't know who you're working for, does he?"
"He and my mother were childhood friends, but he just treated me as a fellow villager and a junior, and knew nothing else."
Yao Rong laughed and said, "Sir, you have great skills. You can even easily deceive your own people."
Li Mo glanced at her and asked calmly, "Madam, what brings you here?"
Yao Rong also put away her playful look.
She said, "The Chief Secretary's trip to the capital to assist Huan Lingxian was quite dangerous. If there is a next time, please be sure to dissuade him."
"This is a helpless move," Li Mo said. "Huan Lingxian was confined by Madam Yu, and she secretly sent someone to tell me she was leaving. I naturally wanted to help her, but after making arrangements, she insisted that she would not leave unless the Chief Secretary came to pick her up. This back and forth delayed her for quite a while, and it almost allowed Yu Yi to capture my people. Her staying in the capital now will only cause trouble. I am anxious to send this great Buddha away, so I have no choice but to ask the Chief Secretary to make this trip."
Yao Rong sneered: "She's doing bad things, wouldn't it be better to just silence her?"
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