Jiang Jinyu breathed a sigh of relief. She suddenly felt weak and collapsed into the car, her whole body cold, clearly from being too nervous and covered in sweat.
Xu Wanying glanced at her, and the two sisters-in-law met each other's eyes. Jiang Jinyu breathed a sigh of relief before saying, "That thief is really audacious. He dared to commit such a crime in broad daylight. It's fortunate that these guards arrived in time, otherwise the people in the carriage would have suffered. I wonder whose precious guests they were?"
The plot has been changed; there is no scene of Jiang Chengli being surrounded and killed, and naturally, there is no scene of Jiang Jinyu asking her for help.
Xu Wanying nodded silently, without exposing her.
The two sat in the car, each lost in their own thoughts, without changing their plans.
After returning home from her visit, Jiang Jinyu didn't linger for a moment. She went straight to Shou Kang Garden, stood before Cen Ying, and recounted the whole story.
"Mother, why did Third Brother want to kill Princess Zhaoyang? He had only met her a few times, and they had no past grudges or recent conflicts. Could it really be as the divine artifact said, that he was so deeply in love with Xing Xiaoya that he couldn't accept anyone else getting close to him? Therefore, when he saw Xing Xiaoya and Princess Zhaoyang being intimate, he couldn't hide the murderous intent in his heart?"
When Jiang Jinyu said this, her brows were furrowed and her expression showed great disbelief.
Because she simply couldn't understand this kind of emotion. How could someone like someone to such an extent that they wouldn't allow a third person to get close to them, and would threaten to kill anyone who got too intimate? This was clearly a sign of mental instability.
Furthermore, in her heart, her third brother had always been a reliable older brother with a promising future. How could he do such a thing?
From the moment Cen Ying heard the news, her expression was quite serious. After hearing her daughter's question, she couldn't help but sigh.
“Xing Xiaoya has a very sinister aura. People who get close to her will always be influenced by her without realizing it. Your third brother must have been influenced by her as well.” Cen Ying couldn’t help but speak up for him.
In the previous few meetings she had with Jiang Chengli, she could always sense the despair emanating from him, as well as his dejection and hesitation.
It was obvious that a lot had happened to him, and every time she tried to persuade him to return home so that they could resolve the issues together, he was very reluctant and would directly express his deep fear of Xing Xiaoya.
“Mother, Xing Xiaoya is indeed wicked, capable of causing Second Brother's body to develop such a problem. But Second Brother has controlled himself. He didn't become inseparable from Xing Xiaoya all day long, as Shenqi said, and didn't secretly visit her. Second Brother has always kept his distance from her. On the other hand, Third Brother is very much like what Shenqi said. He has been keeping her on Wutong Street and has no desire to return to the mansion.”
"It seems like it's his own problem no matter how you look at it!" Jiang Jinyu disagreed.
When he said the last sentence, his voice softened considerably, but his attitude was very firm.
Cen Ying frowned, but instead of scolding her, she fell into deep thought.
“You haven’t seen your third brother these days, which is why you’ve misunderstood him. I have seen him, and he’s definitely not in love with Xing Xiaoya to the core. On the contrary, he’s very wary, even to the point of fear.”
After a long silence, she shook her head and refuted those words.
“Who says I haven’t seen Third Brother before! Mother, I only saw him today. Although he was wrapped up very tightly, I didn’t recognize him at first, but after the system reminded me, I recognized him. He was so murderous, completely disregarding his own life, just to kill Princess Zhaoyang in public.” Jiang Jinyu expressed her dissatisfaction.
“If your third brother truly likes Xing Xiaoya, he should be happy to see Xing Xiaoya befriending Princess Zhaoyang. After all, Princess Zhaoyang is very favored, and their power and status are completely different. She can help Xing Xiaoya rise to the top in one step.” Cen Ying waved her hand, still disagreeing.
Hearing her say that, Jiang Jinyu was speechless for a moment before saying, "Mother, there is actually something else that I haven't dared to mention before."
"What is it?"
“Last time you were away, my three sisters-in-law and I were drinking tea and enjoying the scenery in the middle of the lake. Then, my third sister-in-law forced me to reveal a secret. Xing Xiaoya is actually bisexual, and later there will be women who will fall head over heels in love with her.” Jiang Jinyu coughed lightly, took two deep breaths, and then told her the story.
"With Xing Xiaoya's extraordinary luck, although the artifact didn't reveal the woman's identity, I think Princess Zhaoyang's status is more than enough. They started as close friends, and then their relationship blossomed into something more intimate. Do you think Third Brother might have sensed this, which is why he went crazy trying to kill Princess Zhaoyang, nipping this relationship in the bud and preventing Xing Xiaoya and Princess Zhaoyang from getting together?"
Jiang Jinyu blushed deeply as she spoke.
After all, she was not yet married, and this was no longer just a matter between men and women, but also between women, all things that a young lady like her should not say.
Even though she was shy, she spoke these words fluently without a single stutter, clearly because she was used to it.
Listening to the outrageous remarks between Shenqi and Third Sister-in-law every day has honed her resilience.
Cen Ying was stunned. She hadn't expected such a little incident. Even though she thought she had seen countless big scenes and had a general understanding of the pleasures of mirror polishing, she never expected that Xing Xiaoya would be involved.
After all, the artifact had always said that a group of men were surrounding her, but who would have thought that she wouldn't even spare women?
“Now that you mention it, the title of Princess Zhaoyang is indeed suitable,” Cen Ying subconsciously agreed.
"Right? It must be that Third Brother noticed and got jealous, so he wants to kill Princess Zhaoyang, his rival in love, first?" Jiang Jinyu guessed again, her tone slightly raised, with a hint of enjoying the show.
Since her third brother had already escaped, there was no need to worry anymore, and at this moment, her desire to gossip began to surface.
Cen Ying raised her hand and tapped her forehead, saying irritably, "What kind of tone is that? Are you hoping your third brother will suffer? Even if you guessed right, that Princess Zhaoyang later developed feelings for Xing Xiaoya and the two had an affair, and that Chengli found out about it, he wouldn't kill someone out of jealousy."
"You said it yourself, when he was about to kill someone, he was completely reckless, even disturbing the oxen nearby. Xing Xiaoya and Princess Zhaoyang were in the same carriage, and he still shot a cold arrow from the shadows. Wasn't he afraid of accidentally injuring Xing Xiaoya? And in such a noisy downtown area, if the horses were startled and something happened, Xing Xiaoya wouldn't survive either."
“If you truly love someone, you would never put them in danger, especially since he caused that danger himself,” Cen Ying explained clearly and calmly.
Jiang Jinyu was slightly taken aback, and after a moment of contemplation, she nodded in agreement.
“Mother, you’re right. When Third Brother attacked the carriage, he was completely in a state of mutual destruction. He didn’t love Xing Xiaoya at all when he was like that. We can’t completely believe what that artifact says. It’s because it’s so certain that I’ve been stuck in this mindset and can’t get out of it.”
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