Pan Ge'er, sporting a Nezha-style hairstyle, with red dots on his forehead and red lips, performed his boxing routine for the third time.
Now he can no longer concentrate on performing his boxing moves with unparalleled power; he is now utterly despondent, like a heartless boxing machine.
Xu Wanying returned to the main topic: 【Come on, let's eat some melon seeds.】
Whose gossip are we talking about?
[That chubby kid really entertained me today; half my energy came from him. So, let's gossip about his dad. But let me warn you beforehand: I already knew about his death, so don't try to get double the energy and eat the same gossip twice. Don't blame me for getting angry!]
When Xu Wanying said those words, Jiang Pan almost burst into tears of joy.
Good heavens, his efforts were not in vain. He had spent the whole day making a fool of himself and acting cute, and finally he was rewarded at this moment. He was filled with gratitude for his aunt.
Waaah, even though my third aunt is a bad woman, at this moment, she is the best person in the world!
[This system is not the kind of unscrupulous system that makes its host spend money unnecessarily; it offers excellent value for money.]
Before the system could finish its self-praise, Xu Wanying interrupted it: "Alright, alright, enough nonsense, just get to the good stuff!"
As I mentioned before, Jiang Chengzong's death began when he received a secret memorial, which he presented to the emperor. Inside the memorial was a hidden letter in which the ruler of an enemy state offered Jiang Chengzong numerous benefits.
Jiang Chengzong received that secret memorial today.
***
After leaving Qingxi Pavilion, Jiang Jinyu and Jiang Pan immediately started running and rushed into Shou Kang Garden.
Cen Shi and Li Chunlan were both waiting for them. Li Chunlan couldn't sit still; she even stood at the courtyard gate, eagerly anticipating their arrival.
"Oh my, you scared me!"
Li Chunlan was pacing back and forth when she looked up and saw a gaping, blood-red mouth, which nearly made her heart stop.
"You bastard! Who is this?! You scared me half to death! I'll skin you alive!" She patted her chest and started cursing.
But before he could finish cursing, he took a closer look and recognized who was in front of him.
"Brother Pan, what happened to you? You look like this!" She immediately stopped being afraid, stepped forward, cupped his fleshy face, wiped it with her hand, and found that there was red lipstick on his lips. She breathed a sigh of relief.
"What are you doing putting on all this stuff, you're a boy! You look like a ghost! If your father sees this, he'll really skin you alive!" She took out her embroidered handkerchief and carefully wiped the area.
But lip rouge is greasy, and the more you apply it, the larger the area becomes, leaving a red patch all over his chin, which looks even more comical.
"Which bastard got his hands on this stuff and put it on your lips? Does he have a death wish? I'll kill him!" Li Chunlan said angrily.
"Mother, it was Third Aunt who did it."
Li Chunlan paused, then maintained her firm tone, saying, "Your third aunt shouldn't treat you like this. Even though you went to please her, she shouldn't be tormenting you like this. She's taking advantage of your kindness. Even a merchant's daughter like me knows when to stop, but she's an official's daughter, so cunning and shrewd. How can she not understand this simple principle? She's just deliberately trying to torment you!"
"Look at this mess on your face! So much lipstick, it'll be hard to wipe off later. I need to—"
She was still complaining when Jiang Jinyu interrupted her urgently: "Sister-in-law, stop talking about Third Sister-in-law here. Brother, hurry up—"
Jiang Jinyu paused here, then realized the courtyard wasn't the place to talk, so she swallowed the rest of her words before continuing, "Stop arguing, let's go inside and discuss it!"
Upon hearing that Jiang Chengzong was involved, Li Chunlan immediately forgot about her son, slapped Pan Ge'er's chubby face aside, and hurriedly chased after him, lifting her skirt.
"Jinyu, tell me quickly, what exactly happened?"
Because she left in such a hurry, she hit him a little too hard, and Pan Ge'er's face was throbbing with pain.
He covered his fleshy face, looking somewhat aggrieved.
He got this news by making himself look ugly, can't you be a little gentler with him?
Between him and his father, his mother was indeed more biased towards his father.
"What exactly happened? I heard you arguing outside just now. Did you find out where your brother is?"
Cen also came to the door to greet them, her face showing some anxiety.
The group entered the room, chased the servants away, and closed the door.
Jiang Jinyu immediately spoke urgently: "The artifact says that today is the beginning of what led to my elder brother's death. The secret letter containing my elder brother's treasonous letter has already been delivered to him."
Li Chunlan was initially anxious and agitated, but upon hearing these words, she calmed down.
She waved her hand, looking relieved, and said, "Little sister, I've already spoken to Chengzhong about this, and he promised me that he wouldn't send any secret reports to the Emperor. Even if there were urgent reports, he would have other generals deliver them, and he would never let them pass through his hands."
Previously, Li Chunlan spent six boxes of gold and silver jewelry to please Xu Wanying. The big revelation released by the magic weapon was the cause of Jiang Chengzong's death, which mentioned this secret memorial.
She had a serious talk with Jiang Chengzong, giving him countless instructions. In the end, to put her at ease, Jiang Chengzong swore that since he already knew the cause of death, he would definitely not give in.
“No, my elder brother will send this secret letter up.” Jiang Jinyu shook his head and said solemnly.
"Why? He promised me." Li Chunlan immediately became anxious again.
"Because it was a secret report that Third Brother risked his life to obtain. It contained the important results of the investigation that the Emperor had sent him to. He couldn't get away, so he had other Imperial Guards send it back to Eldest Brother."
"Third brother? What secret report does he have? Why must it be given to Chengzhong? Can't we have Father-in-law deliver it?"
Li Chunlan stamped her feet in frustration. Jiang Chengzong had clearly known the outcome of his death beforehand and could have avoided it, yet he still did it, which made her even more anxious and angry, and she even took her anger out on others.
"What does Third Brother mean? He even included a letter framing your eldest brother in the secret memorial he sent back! What is he trying to do? Is he deliberately framing your eldest brother to make Chengzhong vacate his position? If he wants to be the heir apparent, he should just say so. We brothers can discuss it, but he resorts to such underhanded tactics, directly harming Chengzhong. What a vicious heart he has—"
Li Chunlan's words became increasingly offensive, causing Jiang Jinyu to frown. How did things veer towards the position of the heir apparent?
Before Li Chunlan could finish venting, Madam Cen pointed at her and said sternly, "If Pan-ge'er hadn't been here, this slap would have already landed on your face today. If you dare to talk nonsense again!"
Upon seeing her mother-in-law's stern side, Li Chunlan immediately shut her mouth.
Although Cen Shi was always strict, she would speak her mind if she disapproved of something.
But Cen would never use such blunt words to hurt her, and even said that she would slap her face, which clearly shows that this matter is very serious.
"Summon Chief Guard Xiao here. I have something to tell him. Quickly!"
Seeing that she had calmed down, Madam Cen ignored her and opened the door to instruct the servants outside. Immediately, a servant boy ran out nimbly.
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