After Xihe left, Tang Chen packed up and prepared to go to dinner. As soon as he went out, he saw Jiang Wanying half leaning against the railing, squinting and smiling at him: "Who said that if the person was caught, he would do this and that? I never thought it would be her."
Tang Chen raised her eyebrows. Jiang Wanying still didn't understand her well enough. "Actually, my initial suspicion was locked on her."
Judging from Wang Ruo's description, Ou Yezi was a man of strict rules. Once he had defined the boundaries for everything around him, he would never cross them. As for Shu Yang, he was under constant surveillance, his every move under the door, and he had no support. He was simply incapable of such a major undertaking. If Yao Chen had such intentions, he was also powerless. He was under house arrest in the Forbidden Palace by the Tianshu Tower, living a precarious life. He didn't have the ability to obtain the formula for artillery and ammunition.
On the way to get a free meal, Jiang Wanying continued to ask, "So, you really decided to let her go so easily?"
Tang Chen said helplessly, "Otherwise, she said that if she were given another chance, she would do the same. To be honest, if Wang Yanzhou was the same as Yao Chen, I would save him at all costs. There's no other way. We are all human beings with feelings. I can't bear to watch someone I care about die in front of me."
Jiang Wanying said that compared to her own happiness, compared to one person's life, the lives of so many people in this world were more important. She wouldn't risk so many lives for someone who was now useless and likely to cause trouble for herself and others. "I think your thinking is more like a woman's softness."
"I am a woman to begin with. When you truly love someone and can't help but be with him, you will understand the struggles Xihe felt when she made this decision. Sometimes, after a period of struggle, it's not necessarily rationality that prevails."
Afterward, Tang Chen said, "Let's keep things separate. While she understands Xihe's approach, that doesn't mean others won't have their own opinions." Furthermore, she was still wary of Yaochen. For some reason, she felt something big was about to happen in the palace, and that the source of the turmoil was Yaochen and his group. "However, while I won't pursue Xihe's case any further, I still need to keep a close eye on these people."
Jiang Wanying shook her hands and subconsciously quickened her pace to walk ahead of Tang Chen. "It's useless to tell me about this kind of thing. After all, I don't say I'm responsible for helping you monitor people or anything like that. It's not my responsibility to take care of things. I'm just responsible for eating and drinking for free. When Lingfeng comes back, you can make all the arrangements directly."
Jiang Wanying's ruthlessness and lack of loyalty made Tang Chen like her even more. In the past, Tang Chen had been surrounded by too many people who didn't know what they should do and what they shouldn't do. This caused them to make random comments and offer advice on matters they shouldn't be involved in, and then when he needed to take on some responsibility, they would just shirk their responsibilities like a mute.
"You've been in Qingliang Valley for several months now, haven't you? I don't think your brother has written you any letters, except for the two private letters you received, of course." Tang Chen's words were very blunt, telling Jiang Wanying that her every move was under surveillance, but as long as she didn't make any strange moves at this sensitive time, no one would interfere with her actions, nor would anyone investigate her too much and infringe on her privacy. In fact, if it weren't for this special period, no one would care what the guests in Qingliang Palace were doing.
Jiang Wanying smiled and said, "There's nothing much to say. It's peaceful and tranquil on Bugui Peak. It's nothing like here where you have no idea how many carrier pigeons have died."
"I have seen a person named Jiang Ling in the handwriting of my mother-in-law, Queen Wang Zhen. She seems to be from your Bugui Peak. Do you know her?" To be honest, Tang Chen didn't know why she suddenly brought up this matter. Later, when she couldn't sleep, she thought about it seriously and earnestly for a while. It seemed that she was just talking nonsense because she couldn't find a topic.
Tang Chen's question left Jiang Wanying somewhat bewildered. Logically, since Tang Chen had a good relationship with Wang Ruo, he wouldn't be unaware of Jiang Ling's relationship with Bugui Peak. "...I know her. Didn't Madam Wang Ruo live with you before? Didn't she mention this person to you?"
Tang Chen smiled awkwardly and quickly explained, "Well, she just mentioned it briefly, and she changed the subject when I wanted to ask her again. I know Jiang Ling is the patriarch of Bugui Peak, and I know that he and Wang Ruo have a deep relationship. I'm just a little curious about what kind of person he was before he met Wang Ruo, and whether he was like you, Jiang Wangjiu. Speaking of which, why do the patriarchs of your Bugui Peak seem to be rare and passionate people? Could this be one of your specialties?"
Jiang Wanying chuckled and said, "Jiang Ling is my brother's former patriarch. As for his past, I don't know much, but I've heard the elders sigh and lament about him, saying he loves beauty more than power. He really does seem like a romantic."
Thinking back to when Jiang Wangjiu rescued me and took me to Bugui Peak, pregnant with that poor child, I remembered the strange mist lingering in the mountains, but the refreshing fragrance I caught my nose with was still fresh in my memory. Baijiujiu said that the scent came from a nameless white flower unique to Bugui Peak. Deep within the peak, there was a vast natural flower field. Although the clusters of small white flowers only bloomed there, they were the reason the entire peak was filled with a sweet fragrance.
Recalling Bai Jiujiu's explanation, it was as if I could already see the dozens of pretty white flowers floating in the breeze in the valley. "If I have the chance, I must visit your Bugui Peak again. I was in such a hurry the last time I went there that I didn't get to fully appreciate the scenery."
If Jiang Wanying remembered correctly, after Jiang Wangjiu brought them to the No Return Peak, he wasn't the head of the clan at the time and was afraid that the elders in the clan would disapprove and harm them, so he arranged for Tang Chen and the others to stay in the small courtyard. "You're lucky. My brother's small courtyard is not a place where outsiders can go casually. Many people in the No Return Peak have never been there. It seems you were quite important at the time."
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