Jiang Chengli was slightly taken aback, and immediately said, "What major secret does Consort Yue have? Does Madam know about Consort Yue's secret? You never leave the house, so how did you find out? Could it be that Madam met Consort Yue before she got married?"
He bombarded her with a series of questions, as if trying to shut her up.
Xu Wanying chuckled and faced him directly: "Husband, now that I've made it clear, it means I know the truth. Are you still going to hide? The Jiang family is bold and responsible. You're not going to be a coward, are you?"
Before Jiang Chengli could speak, she pointed to her head and whispered, "You can hear my conversation with it, can't you?"
When she laid all her cards on the table, the man froze, his mind going completely blank.
He had no idea how she knew about this. The Jiang family had been keeping it a secret all along, yet Xu Wanying somehow found out.
When did she find out? Was her statement at this moment confirmation, or was she testing his attitude?
Jiang Chengli was completely speechless, staring blankly at her as if he had lost his soul.
You know, he could withstand the Emperor's interrogation for days without expression and even handle it perfectly, but Xu Wanying made him look like a fool with just a few simple words.
"No, I should say that all of you Jiang family members can hear my conversation with the system, right?" Xu Wanying changed her words directly, making the facts crystal clear this time.
Her tone was firm, without any hesitation; it was clearly not a test, but a confirmation.
The man came to his senses, took a light breath, and without refuting, directly admitted it.
"How did you know? Even Brother Pan was told not to give anything away in front of you." He asked this question, clearly wanting to have an open and honest conversation.
"This is all thanks to the system. Originally, I was just a bystander and didn't care about anything else. As long as the Jiang family didn't fall, I could just follow behind and make a living. But the system told me that I was about to die, so I paid more attention. Several times I didn't send any messages to the Jiang family, but the Jiang family still avoided disaster. The system's words were immediately proven wrong by the Jiang family."
"Over time, I started to figure things out, but before I was happy to be a fool and be content with what I had. But now I don't want to die without knowing why, so I thought about it more and connected the dots. After testing it a bit more, it was easy to find the loopholes."
"Furthermore, you are the third master of the Marquis's mansion who was hurt by Xing Xiaoya. You neither dote on me nor have any affection for me, yet you run to the backyard all day long. There must be something you want from me. Husband, now that you mention it, there are actually quite a few loopholes."
Xu Wanying spoke slowly and deliberately.
She made it sound simple, but Jiang Chengli knew that this test would definitely not be so easy. The Jiang family had been busy lately, and many people had come to see her less often.
She seized upon a few isolated contacts, testing the waters quietly without anyone noticing, which demonstrates just how skillful she was.
"Madam has truly discerning eyes." He cupped his hands in admiration at her.
Xu Wanying chuckled lightly: "Don't flatter me. The most important thing is to resolve the crisis quickly. I don't want to die young. I've only been enjoying this life of wealth and luxury for a few days."
"I've also found out about Consort Yue's weaknesses. You can wait until she and Xing Xiaoya are both exhausted and then lure her into the trap."
As soon as she finished speaking, the man's eyes flickered, and he raised his eyebrows slightly: "Before Mother was summoned to the palace, you told the system that you wanted Xing Xiaoya to become the emperor's concubine so that she could be pitted against Consort Yue?"
Xing Xiaoya and the Third Prince were in love, but she was later framed by Consort Yue and imprisoned in the Imperial Clan Court.
Originally, this matter had nothing to do with the Jiang family, but Xing Xiaoya was recognized as an adopted daughter, and Princess Zhaoyang wanted the Jiang family to rescue Xing Xiaoya, which led to the Empress Dowager summoning Cen Ying to the palace for questioning.
Cen Ying came to see Xu Wanying first, hoping to get information from the system. Unexpectedly, Xu Wanying talked to the system and suggested that the Third Prince could not save Xing Xiaoya, but the Emperor could, and Xing Xiaoya could seduce the Emperor.
After Cen Ying entered the palace, she did not pass on this message to Xing Xiaoya, but instead conveyed it through Jiang Hou's spies in the Imperial Clan Court.
After all, the Jiang family didn't want to get involved if the truth came out, so they sent a palace servant to deliver the message and then sent the servant out of the palace so that the matter could not be traced.
Looking back now, it seems that Xu Wanying deliberately released this news to pit Xing Xiaoya against Yuefei.
A smile appeared on Xu Wanying's face: "I just want to live."
She didn't admit it directly, but her words made her stance clear.
***
The palace was becoming more and more lively every day. Princess Zhaoyang, who was still under house arrest, secretly slipped out and went straight to Longgan Palace to complain to the emperor that Xing Xiaoya was pregnant with an illegitimate child.
“Uncle, you haven’t been able to see Xing Xiaoya lately, but she’s been found to be pregnant. It’s obvious she’s hiding a man in her palace! Shameless, despicable!” Princess Zhaoyang’s words were very harsh.
Xing Xiaoya's face turned pale instantly. She cried and explained, "Zhaoyang, stop making a scene! That's not how it is! Please let me explain!"
"I don't want to hear it! You're a vixen, spreading lies and deceiving everyone, even a wise ruler like my uncle has been bewitched by you. Uncle, she secretly had the imperial physician discover she was pregnant and forbade anyone to tell anyone. She's clearly hiding something. Execute this vile woman immediately! I deeply regret bringing her into the palace..."
Zhao Yang spoke with absolute certainty, even ordering the imperial physicians who had examined his pulse to be brought over, and they couldn't be stopped.
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