Jiang Li hurriedly held the jade pendant in front of her eyes and looked carefully at the words on it, and found a sentence engraved on it - Jiang Feng gave it to Shunhua.
Shunhua is my mother's name, who is Jiang Feng?
After seeing the words on the jade token clearly, Jiang Li frowned and began to guess secretly.
The jade pendant was given to the original body by her mother before she passed away. In her memory, her mother always carried this jade pendant with her. The original body only regarded it as the last thought left by her mother. When her mother passed away, she was immersed in grief.
Now that I think about it, my mother seemed to be hesitant to speak several times when she died. Could it be that what she didn't say at that time was related to the jade pendant?
Jiang Li pursed her lips and fell into deep thought as she looked at the small words on the jade pendant. Just as she was wondering what her mother had hesitated to say before she died, suddenly an idea flashed in her mind, and a bold idea quietly floated into her mind!
The person who gave the jade pendant to her mother might not be someone else, but her original father! The moment this thought came up, memories of her original self flashed through Jiang Li's mind, including her father's indifference, her stepmother's targeting, her stepsister's bullying, and so on. Everything seemed to have a traceable path.
No wonder no one in the entire prefectural government cared about her except her mother. It turned out that she was not the prefect's flesh and blood, but her biological father was someone else!
As for who her biological father is, the jade pendant has already given the answer.
Jiang Feng.
A person who has never appeared in the original body's memory.
Jiang Li searched through her memories and suddenly remembered that she had heard someone say that Jiang Cangsong, the prefect of Liuzhou and the original owner's nominal father, was originally just a poor county magistrate. It was after he married the original owner's mother that he rose through the ranks and became the current prefect of Liuzhou.
Although the original mother was not good at playing the piano, chess, calligraphy or painting, she had one thing that made people extremely enviable: she was the daughter of a wealthy businessman in Liuzhou. She had both talent and money, and she had both good looks and money.
As the saying goes, money makes the world go round. Could it be that my mother had made a deal with Jiang Cangsong that enabled him to climb up from a small county magistrate in a remote area to his current position as the prefect of Liuzhou?
Jiang Li touched her chin and connected all the speculations and facts. In an instant, something called the truth emerged in her mind, and the moon appeared after the clouds and mist were cleared away.
Jiang Li's tightly knitted brows gradually relaxed, solving the doubts that had troubled her for a long time.
Once it was confirmed that the original body was not Jiang Cangsong's flesh and blood, it was not difficult to guess why the original body's mother was willing to marry Jiang Cangsong as a concubine.
She just wanted to give the child in her belly a legitimate identity, so she made a deal with Jiang Cangsong who was willing to take over the matter, and both of them got what they wanted.
Of course, all this is just her guess. The truth of the matter, I am afraid only Jiang Cangsong knows it...
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What Song Chengyin did in the court was a heavy blow to the queen. She originally thought that she could get rid of Concubine Xian with the help of ministers, but she didn't expect that the censor who was guilty of deceiving the emperor was dragged down and beheaded on the spot, and her father was almost dismissed from office.
Now, not only has the goal not been achieved, but both the wife and the army have been lost!
Thinking of the heartfelt words Song Chengyin said in the court, the queen suddenly became jealous and crazy. She clenched her fists and let her long nails sink into her flesh without feeling any pain.
People say that emperors are ruthless, but few know that their Majesty is a man of deep feelings.
The queen could accept the emperor's ruthlessness, but she could not tolerate his love for one person.
If she wanted to get rid of Jiang Li in the beginning in order to prevent the world from laughing at her, now she wants to get rid of Jiang Li for her own selfish greed! "Mammy, are all the arrangements in place?"
"Don't worry, Madam. I have already sent someone to Liuzhou at full speed. I believe they will arrive soon!"
"Well, this time, please don't let me down."
The queen narrowed her eyes and murmured, placing all her hopes on Jiang Li's family.
Since the civil and military officials in the court could not change His Majesty's mind, she did not believe that the common people could not do it either! On the other side.
The nanny had already found out Jiang Li's identity clearly, and the guards rushed to Jiang's house without stopping as soon as they arrived in Liuzhou.
The guards came in with such force that the servant guarding the gate of Jiang's mansion couldn't stop him. Finally, he was kicked to the ground by the guards and could only watch him enter the mansion.
The guard grabbed a cleaning boy from the courtyard and asked him to lead the way to the main hall.
When they arrived at the main hall, Jiang Cangsong was sitting in the main seat, sipping tea with a very comfortable look on his face. The moment the guard's tall figure appeared at the door, he instantly blocked the sunlight coming in from outside.
Jiang Cangsong raised his eyelids unhappily, and shuddered when he saw the guards who looked murderous! "You, you, you, who are you? Someone, come quickly!"
Jiang Cangsong shouted at the top of his voice, and the guard strode up to him and grabbed him by the collar!
The guard looked at him grimly and said in a deep voice, "Shut up! Are you the prefect of Liuzhou? I am here on the orders of the Concubine Xian to summon you to the palace. Pack your things and leave immediately!"
Jiang Cangsong's legs went weak and he almost fell off the chair!
"Xianxianxianxian, Xianfei Niangniang? May I ask what crime I have committed that you, Xianfei Niangniang, summoned me?"
"Stop talking nonsense, the Concubine Xian wants your family to reunite!"
Jiang Cangsong was even more confused now: "Reunion?"
"That's right. As the father of the virtuous concubine, he didn't even know that the concubine was given the title of concubine?"
The guard reported Jiang Li's identity to Jiang Cangsong as instructed. Jiang Cangsong's eyes suddenly widened and his mind went blank.
The father of Concubine Xian? Then Concubine Xian must be... Jiang Li, that rebellious daughter!
The amount of information was too much for Jiang Cangsong to digest all at once. He stood there with his eyes wide open, and his thoughts were only brought back to his senses when he heard Mrs. Jiang's exclamation outside the door.
"How dare you! Who dares to trespass into the Jiang residence? Let go of the master!!"
The guard sneered, grabbed Jiang Cangsong by the collar and leaned in front of him: "Her Majesty misses her family, so she asked me to come and summon you. Don't let Her Majesty wait too long."
"Yes, yes! I'll pack my things and leave for Kyoto right away!"
Jiang Cangsong swallowed and nodded quickly, and the guards then let him go.
Jiang Cangsong, who was freed from his restraints, strode to Madam Jiang in a flash, covered her mouth and warned her in a low voice: "Stop shouting! He is someone sent by the Concubine Xian!"
Madam Jiang's pupils shrank, and she pulled Jiang Cangsong's hand down: "Empress Xian, Empress Xian? Why would the Empress summon us?"
"I'll explain this to you later, go back to your room and pack your bags first!"
Jiang Cangsong pulled Mrs. Jiang's hand and walked out the door, winking at her constantly.
They had just turned around when the guard's voice sounded again behind them.
"I forgot to remind you just now that the Empress Xianfei summoned your family of three."
Jiang Cangsong and his wife paused.
Three, three? Happy New Year, babies!
(End of this chapter)