After Jiang Jinyu finished speaking, all four people in the room remained silent, not even the chubby boy dared to utter a sound.
He heard his aunt ask the system that question clearly, and he felt that his aunt had gone too far.
His third uncle was handsome and a close advisor to the emperor, deeply favored by the emperor and with a promising future. Many noble ladies had their eyes on him.
"Grandmother, is there some misunderstanding? It's clear that Uncle and Aunt got married after Aunt fell into the water and Uncle rescued her. Everyone says she was the one who planned it. How come she doesn't even remember Uncle's name now?" The chubby boy couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering him.
After all, Xu Wanying had used some tricks to marry into the Marquis's family, so surely she wouldn't be so clueless as to not remember what her husband was called?
Madam Cen frowned and couldn't help but sigh: "Even Grandmother can't be sure if the woman you call Third Aunt is still the same Xu Wanying who fell into the water back then."
The Cen family had no concrete evidence, but every time Xu Wanying returned to Qingxi Pavilion, her conversations with the system revealed some clues.
This third daughter-in-law seems to come from another era, and she mentions her occasionally.
"Huh?" Pan Ge'er was stunned by the answer. Then, a look of fear flashed across his face, and he couldn't help but say, "Who else could it be but Xu Wanying? Could it be a water ghost? By the way, when Third Aunt and Aunt were playing chess today, she also said that her eyes were bewitched by a ghost and she couldn't see the chessboard clearly."
He was clearly terrified of ghosts; the mere mention of it made him curl up into a ball, looking utterly helpless.
As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Jinyu rolled her eyes and said irritably, "Little doll from the New Year picture, please use your brain. Is she unable to see the chessboard? She's just making excuses to take back her move. This rouge dot on your forehead, has it stunned your brain, and can only think with your toes?"
The mere mention of chess ignites her anger; it has become a lifelong trauma for her.
“Little sister, why are you so sharp-tongued? Our Pan-ge is very clever!” Li Chunlan immediately defended her son.
“Mother, you have no idea how much trouble my third sister-in-law can cause. She’s the most difficult person I’ve ever met, even more picky than a princess!” Jiang Jinyu ignored her eldest sister-in-law and complained to Cen Shi.
She was the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Zhongyi. Every year during the New Year, the palace would hold a grand banquet, and she would accompany Lady Cen to the palace to attend the banquet. She had also met the empresses and princesses of the harem.
Although the princesses were the emperor's daughters, not all of them were favored by the emperor. Some of the unfavored princesses did not have a happy life.
Even the most favored daughters of noble families wouldn't be arrogant when they saw her; they would be quite polite, after all, the Marquis of Zhongyi's mansion still had some prestige.
But Xu Wanying was even more difficult to please than a princess, which is truly indescribable.
Madam Cen frowned: "Don't say such things. How is your third sister-in-law difficult to please? She just complains in her heart. She doesn't force anyone to do anything. It's only because we need her help and are trying to please her that we find her difficult to please."
Ever since Xu Wanying trusted her completely last time, Cen Shi's heart has become biased, and she thinks that her third daughter-in-law is good in every way.
Jiang Jinyu pursed her lips, unable to refute it. It was indeed she who had insisted on playing chess with her third sister-in-law; otherwise, she wouldn't have suffered this ordeal. She could only endure it.
***
At the military camp on the outskirts of Beijing, Xiao Yun rode at full speed and immediately delivered Cen's letter.
When Jiang Chengzong saw the contents of the letter, he was first startled, and then he let out a long sigh.
"Go back first and tell your mother that I know and that the follow-up arrangements have been made, so that she can rest assured."
After seeing Xiao Yun off, he immediately wrote a letter and sent it to the palace.
Jiang Chengzong summoned his soldiers and immediately said, "Give the order: I have received a report that someone is hiding contraband in the military camp. Inspect the entire army!"
"yes!"
Following Jiang Chengzong's order, a large-scale investigation was quickly launched among the troops stationed in the outskirts of Beijing.
In less than half an hour, the entire army had completed the search, and two deputy chiefs-general came to report.
"Reporting to the General, no contraband has been found in the Eastern Camp."
"Reporting to the General, the Western Camp has also not found any contraband!"
"The information I received is conclusive. I'll give you one more chance. Are you sure there are no contraband items?" Jiang Chengzong asked coldly.
"Yes, General, we've thoroughly searched the area and haven't missed a single corner. Could the information be incorrect?"
The two deputy chiefs exchanged a glance and replied calmly.
"Have you investigated this yourselves?" Jiang Chengzong asked coldly.
Both men were taken aback. The left deputy commander was the first to react and immediately said, "We've investigated. The right deputy commander and I were the first to find each other!"
"Ha, checking each other's records can easily be misunderstood as covering up something. Check again!"
After Jiang Chengzong finished speaking, both of them showed hurt and disbelief on their faces, clearly hurt by his distrust.
"All centurions, listen to my command! Follow me to the camps of the left and right adjutants for inspection!"
"yes!"
The two deputy commanders had no idea what he was up to. Although they were a little guilty, they calmed down after exchanging glances.
After all, they had the intention to frame him, but had not yet carried it out, so Jiang Chengzong should be unaware of it.
Several centurions followed Jiang Chengzong to the front of the two men's tents. A group of men rushed forward and immediately turned both tents upside down.
"Reporting to the General, there are no prohibited items."
Soon the person in charge of the search came to report, and the two deputy commanders breathed a sigh of relief.
“This general is not making this up out of thin air. My personal attendant, Xu Dazhuang, disappeared without a trace two days ago. I sent people to search for him everywhere, but all we found was his body and the message he delivered with his life. He said that the left and right deputy commanders in the camp were secretly plotting something treacherous and had already prepared contraband, just waiting for the truth to come out.”
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