Chapter 29 Half Life
That night, at the Duke of England’s mansion.
A stiff atmosphere spread throughout the mansion. The courtyard on the west side was filled with many people, and the British official Zhang Fuyuan, who was standing at the front, had a biting chill on his weather-beaten face.
"My Lord, you must take good care of the young lady from now on." The one who spoke was a female doctor under the tutelage of a gynecologist, her words tinged with caution. "Also, the damage to her body is quite serious, that is..."
"Just tell me straight." The Duke of England said in a deep voice.
The female doctor said bluntly: "The young lady's life has been saved, but I'm afraid she won't be able to be a mother in the future."
After hearing this, the people present had different expressions.
Madam Xue nervously supported a woman: "Sister-in-law!"
Song almost fainted, and was supported by Mrs. Xue, and burst into tears.
"I want to kill Jiang Yin!" The one who spoke was Zhang Huai, the eldest son of the Duke of England. He looked just like the Duke of England, tall and strong. As he spoke, he turned and walked out of the yard.
The Duke of England said coldly: "Stop!"
When Zhang Ruru was sent back to the Duke of Yingguo's mansion, all the masters in the mansion were alarmed. Madam Xue went directly to the Duke of Yingguo's courtyard and knelt for half an hour until the Duke of Yingguo returned from Zhang Ruru's courtyard.
After all, he is a British prince, and he always remains calm in the face of any situation.
The Duke of England asked Mrs. Xue to go to the study. The father and daughter stayed in the study for almost half an hour. After coming out, the father and daughter went to Zhang Ruru's courtyard tacitly.
During this period, Zhang Ruru's father and mother roughly understood the whole story.
Zhang Huai was about to go to Kaifeng Prefecture with a long sword in hand, and Song had fainted several times.
It was not until this moment that the female doctor came out of Zhang Ruru's courtyard and said these words to Duke Yingguo.
"Duke, I have written a prescription for the young lady, as well as a medicinal bath, and have given them to the maidservant beside her. It's getting late, so I'll take my leave now." The female doctor understood what he meant. As the saying goes, the more you know, the faster you die. She didn't want to get into any trouble because of this.
"Come, send the doctor."
After the female doctor was taken out of the courtyard, Zhang Huai, who had been frozen in place, turned around and shouted to Duke Ying, "Father, why are you stopping me?!"
Duke Ying said coldly: "Jiang Yin will die, but it is definitely not because you do it yourself."
"Why?" Zhang Huai shouted angrily, "This man deserves to be cut into pieces!"
At this moment, a servant came running in and said respectfully, "Marquis Yongyi requests an audience."
"No!" Zhang Huai said angrily.
The Duke of Ying said, "Comfort the Song family. I will go see the Marquis of Yongyi."
"Father!" Zhang Huai really didn't know what his father was thinking.
Duke Yingguo walked straight past Zhang Huai and out of the courtyard.
Zhang Huai wanted to catch up, but was stopped by Madam Xue: "Brother, father has his own ideas, you..."
Bang!
Zhang Huai slapped Madam Xue hard on the face, causing the pearl hairpins in her hair to fall to the ground. She tilted her face and stared at Zhang Huai in disbelief.
"It's all because of you, you evil scoundrel!" Zhang Huai pointed at Madam Xue and cursed, "You're unlucky for your husband, your mother, and your niece! Who are you going to kill next? Are you going to kill my father and me?"
Mrs. Xue's eyes were red as she stared at Zhang Huai, her whole body seemed to be frozen.
At this time, Song came forward to support Madam Xue, choking with sobs and saying, "What are you doing? Isn't my younger sister suffering more than you?"
Zhang Huai snorted coldly and walked straight towards Zhang Ruru's room.
"Atu, are you okay?" Song asked.
Madam Xue touched her cheek and whispered, "It's okay."
When the Duke of England arrived at the reception hall, Queen Yongyi immediately stood up and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Your Majesty."
"Your Excellency, there's no need to be so polite." After the Duke of England sat down, he said, "Please sit down."
After sitting down, Marquis Yongyi found it difficult to speak and fell silent.
The Duke of Ying was surprised by the Marquis of Yongyi's silence and sneered, "My Lord, is it okay for you to come here?"
"Something." Hearing the Duke of England's sneer, Marquis Yongyi felt increasingly uneasy. He asked, "Duke, I came here to ask..."
"Your Majesty, there's no need to go to such lengths." The Duke of England said with a sly look in his eyes, "If you're here to help Jiang Yin, you can go back now."
"Duke." Marquis Yongyi's eyes were dark. "I think Duke has also understood the general situation. Although Jiang Yin deserves to be cut into pieces, he was framed after all."
The Duke of England snorted coldly, "So, my Lord, you mean to say that someone else deserves to die?"
Marquis Yongyi remained silent.
"My Lord, please don't waste your breath. I can come to see you because your last name is Qin, not Jiang." The Duke of England naturally understood the importance of the matter. "My granddaughter is so innocent, yet she has become the victim of your Qin and Jiang families' scheme."
"Your Majesty, you also know that Jiang Yin was framed. This..." Marquis Yongyi really thought that the Qin family and the Jiang family were too deeply tied together. Otherwise, how could he be so humble here and say words that he didn't even have the confidence to say?
The Duke of England snorted coldly, "If I were you, I would cut the Gordian knot and solve the problem that threatens the future of the clan."
"According to the Duke's wishes, Jiang Yin must die, right?" Marquis Yongyi frowned slightly, wanting to know Jiang Yin's fate from the Duke of England.
Even though he had already guessed that Jiang Yin would not have a good ending, Marquis Yongyi was also sure that the Duke of England would not be so decisive.
After all, the eldest daughter of the Zhang family did not lose her life.
As the saying goes, killing someone means paying with your life.
Jiang Yin still had some life left in him.
Furthermore, the Duke of England did not want the matter between Jiang Yin and the eldest daughter of the Zhang family to become a big deal. After all, the eldest daughter of the Zhang family still had to maintain her reputation.
According to what he has learned so far, no one knows why Jiang Yin was imprisoned except the Jiang, Qin and Zhang families.
The Duke of Ying's eyes, shielded in the shadows, flashed with murderous intent: "If it weren't for the Emperor's efforts to contain the situation in Bianjing, do you think Jiang Yin would still be able to stay in prison?"
Although the emperor has been on the throne for nine years, the court officials, clans and the remnants left by the previous emperor are very difficult to deal with.
The emperor has managed to stabilize the situation with great difficulty in the past nine years. If the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion really wants Jiang Yin's life today, the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion and the Earl of Yongqin's Mansion will surely become enemies. How can Prince Wei and the Empress Dowager not take advantage of the opportunity?
The relationships in Bianjing were already complicated, and the current stability was achieved bit by bit by the government over the years.
If the balanced network of relationships in Bianjing was torn apart because of Jiang Yin, the Empress Dowager and the King of Wei would surely seize this opportunity to tear Bianjing upside down.
How could Marquis Yongyi not understand what the Duke of Ying meant? He lowered his eyes and asked, "So, what is your plan, Duke?"
The Duke of England's face darkened.
"What I mean is, as long as the Duke speaks up, both the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion and the Yongqin Earl's Mansion will do it." The Yongyi Marquis was sincere.
The Duke of Ying was clear in his words: "I want half of Jiang Yin's life."
"What?" Marquis Yongyi frowned.
Half-Life?
The Duke of England sneered: "Feed the limbs to the dogs, and let the Jiang family take the rest back."
Marquis Yongyi's expression froze. He might have saved his life, but what difference would there be between Jiang Yin's future and that of a waste?
"My Lord, please go back." The Duke of England stood up.
Marquis Yongyi also stood up and was about to say something when he heard Duke Yingguo say coldly, "It's impossible that my granddaughter will suffer a loss and the Jiang family can get back a complete person."
Marquis Yongyi was at a loss for words.
"see a visitor out!"
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The spring rain was drizzling, and the rain and fog engulfed the city of Bianjing.
After leaving Duke Yingguo, Marquis Yongyi did not go to Earl Yongqin's Mansion, but went directly back to Marquis Yongyi's Mansion. He informed Jiang of Duke Yingguo's intentions. Jiang was furious but helpless.
Not only do you have to swallow this anger, you also have to drink the blood of your own blood.
That night, Jiang went to the Earl of Yongqin's mansion and told him what the Duke of England meant. Old Mrs. Jiang fainted on the spot.
The next day, people from Earl Yongqin's mansion were still running towards Kaifeng Prefecture in the wind and rain.
But I still haven’t seen Jiang Yin.
Later, when the people of Kaifeng Prefecture saw that the Jiang family was so persistent, they came forward to tell the Jiang family that it was not the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion that prevented the Jiang family from meeting, but that Jiang Yin was sent by the eldest princess.
Fearing that this matter would alarm the government, the Kaifeng government did not dare to allow the Jiang family to meet with Jiang Yin.
After hearing the news, Mrs. Jiang fainted again in the carriage.
Noon.
Duke Yingguo and his eldest son Zhang Huai went to Kaifeng Prefecture. The people in Kaifeng Prefecture knew the seriousness of the matter and were reluctant to make it public, so they secretly took Duke Yingguo and Zhang Huai to the prison.
The father and son stayed in the prison for two full hours.
During this time, the people from Kaifeng Prefecture wiped the cold sweat from their faces and walked out of the torture room tremblingly. It was really hard to watch.
The Duke of England and his son did not come out of the torture room until the screams of the people in the torture room died down.
"Sir Qi, let this man stay here for one night, and then let the people from Earl Yongqin's Mansion take him away. Remember not to let him die." Zhang Huai handed a stack of silver bills in his hand to Sir Qi and said earnestly.
Lord Qi felt the silver bills in his hand were burning hot, so he could only nod and say, "I know what to do, please rest assured, Duke."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lord Qi saw the Duke of Yingguo and his son leave in a rage. He immediately winked at the jailers standing on his left and right, and followed them.
At this time, Jiang Yin in the torture room had his limbs disabled and was in a very miserable state. On the other side, two vicious dogs were gnawing at his limbs on the ground.
Unfortunately, Jiang Yin did not faint, but his tongue was cut, so that he could not even make a sound in pain.
Where is the handsomeness and warmth on his face?
Even at this moment, he had not had time to react to what had happened. Why was everything arranged, but the final result was like this?
How could he be willing?
At this moment, his whole body felt as if it was being bitten by millions of ants, and his eyes, filled with pain and hostility, stared straight up at the sky.
As long as life is there, as long as life is there.
He still has plenty of ways to retaliate!
The hatred in his eyes was about to overflow, and a whimpering sound came from his bloody mouth.
At this moment, the iron door of the torture chamber was slowly pushed open.
Jiang Yin was placed on the iron chair for execution. Because his limbs were amputated, he was stuck on the iron chair with blood all over his body. It was weird and terrifying. He looked at the woman who appeared in moon-white brocade clothes, and he seemed to feel the pain all over his body more clearly!
Xie Rongying stood in front of Jiang Yin calmly, with no surprise or fear in her eyes, only a calm and composed smile.
"Uncle, do you think it's fun?" She looked down at Jiang Yin, who looked like a monster.
Jiang Yin sobbed excitedly, and his eyes seemed to devour Xie Rongying.
Xie Rongying chuckled: "What can you do to me?"
Jiang Yin looked at Xie Rongying like this, and the hatred in his eyes gradually turned into timidity.
If the Duke of England and his son appeared to make him a waste, then Xie Rongying's appearance was to kill him.
Xie Rongying took out a brocade box from her sleeve. How could Jiang Yin not be familiar with that brocade box?
That was the white jade hairpin he carefully selected for Xie Rongying.
When Jiang Yin saw Xie Rongying take out the white jade hairpin from the brocade box, he whimpered again.
Xie Rongying seemed to understand Jiang Yin's intention: "Are you asking me what I want to do?"
Jiang Yin's pupils shrank.
Xie Rongying chuckled and walked up to Jiang Yin: "What else can I do? Of course I want to take your life."
Jiang Yin's eyes were the only thing that could reveal his emotions, but at this moment, there was no emotion in his eyes, they were empty and lifeless.
Xie Rongying stared at Jiang Yin with disgust in her eyes. She handed the brocade box aside and said, "I suddenly feel that doing it myself will only dirty my hands. You should do it."
Gu Xun glanced at Xie Rongying and took the brocade box.
Xie Rongying turned around and said, "This jade is incredibly hard. Hit the vital spot five inches below the forehead. Quickly, this place is really unlucky."
She spoke slowly, as if she was giving instructions for a very simple matter.
As soon as the words fell, Xie Rongying heard a slight whimper.
After a while, Gu Xun returned to her side and looked back.
The white jade hairpin that was stuck in Jiang Yin's forehead was covered in blood, and the blood was slowly flowing down from his eyebrows.
Jiang Yin's eyes, which originally had some life in them, now became extremely dim.
Xie Rongying raised her red lips slightly, but it was not enough, not enough, far from enough to calm the resentment in her heart.
"Master, you can leave now." Gu Xun said.
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Xie Rongying and Gu Xun got on the carriage at the back door of Kaifeng Mansion after leaving the prison.
As Xie Rongying leaned over to get into the carriage, she saw Xie Ting leaning unrestrainedly on her stool. She frowned and asked, "Why are you here?"
"Elder sister." Xie Ting leaned on the table and looked at Xie Rongying who was sitting down. "It's raining so hard outside. I'm here to take shelter."
"Speak human language." Xie Rongying glanced at Xie Ting and said in a calm voice.
Xie Ting suddenly straightened up, picked up the handkerchief beside him, grabbed Xie Rongying's hand, and wiped it on the back of her hand: "Eldest sister, you must go back and get rid of the bad luck."
Xie Rongying watched the blood on the back of her hand being wiped away, and she pulled her hand back in time, saying, "Have you found out what I asked you to investigate?"
"Of course, otherwise how could I come to see you." The boy said mischievously.
Xie Rongying withdrew her gaze from the young man and said to Gu Xun outside the carriage, "Go back home."
A roar sounded in the sky, another spring thunder fell into Bianjing, and the rain became heavier and heavier.
Xie Rongying smiled and asked, "So what is the identity of the woman with Qin Junyi?"
According to Jiang's supervision of Qin Junyi, Qin Junyi would never be allowed to contact anyone whose identity did not match that of the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion. Qin Junyi was so devoted to that woman that he even disdained the title of the Yongyi Marquis. She must be someone related to the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion.
Xie Ting looked at Xie Rongying's curious expression and raised an eyebrow. "Eldest sister, do you remember the Shangguan family who were implicated by the government a few years ago?"
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