Before they even got close, Song let out an extremely shrill scream, a sound that seemed to pierce one's eardrums, followed by heart-wrenching cries of pain.
Jiang's father leaned against the door frame, his body swaying precariously, as if he might collapse at any moment.
Lady Bo and Pei Lingyu were a step behind them. When they entered, their faces turned deathly pale, devoid of any color.
"You son of a bitch, my daughter, my daughter..."
"My poor daughter..."
Song cried out in a hoarse voice, her voice filled with despair and pain.
She lay desperately by the bedside, her mournful voice echoing across the sky like a ghost.
"Yao'er, wake up quickly. Mother was wrong. Mother will never scold you again. It's all Mother's fault, it's all Mother's fault..."
Song's tears flowed like a burst dam, dripping onto the ground.
"God, take my life, take my life... I'll do anything, anything, just to bring my Yao'er back to life..."
Madam Song cried so hard she fainted several times. Madam Bo and Pei Lingyu stood there dumbfounded, especially Pei Lingyu, who felt completely dazed.
No one knew what he was thinking. But when the women in the backyard of the Earl's mansion heard that he had returned, they all ran over tremblingly, screaming and hugging each other.
Upon seeing them and the child in their arms, Song went berserk and slapped Pei Lingyu repeatedly.
"It's all your fault!"
"You bitch, it's all your fault that I ruined my daughter!"
Song had never been to school, and she called everyone, regardless of gender, a slut.
Song slapped Pei Lingyu hard, "Why aren't you home?"
"You are the master of the Earl's mansion, why aren't you at home?"
Where did you go?
Upon hearing Song's words, Jiang Shuwan tilted her head and asked, "Isn't he at the Jiang residence?"
Pei Lingyu: "..."
In that instant, Pei Lingyu swayed. He couldn't stand up at all and could only hold onto the pillar. He didn't dare to fight back when Song hit him and could only hide.
Frowning, Jiang Shuwan looked at Madam Bo.
The girl's eyes were dignified and unapproachable, and the aunt's heart skipped a beat; she dared not lie at all.
“Yesterday…yesterday you sent Qingxing to say that Lingyu didn’t need to go to the Marquis’s residence…and he didn’t go…”
Where did he go?
“It was just a social engagement. Although he was at a brothel, it really was just a social engagement. He was doing something legitimate. He really was, niece-in-law, mother-in-law, you have to believe me, believe me…”
Jiang Shuwan laughed in exasperation, and Song Shi screamed, raising a melon seed to scratch Pei Lingyu's face.
"Don't you know she's about to give birth in the next few days? She's about to deliver, and you still want to go to a brothel? Are you not human?!"
"Are you even human?!"
Jiang's father was so angered by Pei Lingyu's words that he trembled all over and finally couldn't help but rush up and fight.
The house was in chaos. Jiang Shuwan sat on the threshold, with Jiang Yao and the baby's cold corpses behind her. In the front yard were the Northern Guards, who were under her orders to take care of Jiang Yao. One of them was only thirteen years old.
There was also a pair of even younger brothers, twins, only twelve years old, who were with Jiang Shuwan. Today, during the street assassination, these two very young brothers also died.
She still remembers that when she first saw the twin brothers, she was curious why they were so young. When she asked, she learned that their parents were orphans from the North.
General Sun took them in, and because of their good skills, he sent them over.
"We've come here to enjoy the good life with the county magistrate."
The two brothers were overjoyed. They had been guards in the north and had never been to school. After arriving at the Marquis's mansion, they secretly envied the young boys and girls who were learning to read. When she saw this, she told them to study together when they had free time. The two brothers were delighted and said they would definitely work hard to become well-rounded talents in both literature and martial arts and serve Jiang Shuwan well.
Now, those two cheerful boys are both corpses, and they can no longer laugh.
Jiang Shuwan couldn't laugh either.
“Miss, the Prefect of Kyoto just asked his servants, and they said that our people killed a lot of thieves, but their people took all the bodies away without leaving a trace.”
"It's probably going to be very difficult to find out who the murderer is..."
Qingxing stood nervously behind her and said.
Patting her bottom, Jiang Shuwan stood up. "I know who it is without her having to investigate."
Jiang Shuwan took out the token given to her by Pei Yanzhi from her waist and handed it to Qingxing, saying, "Tell General Feihong that I need to borrow a thousand men."
It wasn't dark yet.
Jiang Shuwan led a thousand heavily armored soldiers to surround the Prince You's residence.
The eldest prince, Li Chengyou, was not present; only Guo Yaqin was in the palace.
Upon seeing Jiang Shuwan enter covered in blood, Guo Yaqin was so frightened that she immediately burrowed inside.
"How dare you besiege the Prince's Palace!"
"Help! Help!"
The Prince You's mansion had over a hundred guards and over a thousand servants, but they were no match for a thousand heavily armored soldiers.
Grabbing Guo Yaqin's hair, Jiang Shuwan pulled her away.
Just as they arrived at the gate of the mansion, the eldest prince led a group of guards who rushed over like wolves and tigers. Behind him were the crown prince, the crown princess, and Li Chengyun.
"Jiang Shuwan, how dare you! Release this princess at once!"
Seeing that Li Chengyou's knife was about to pierce Jiang Shuwan's face, the Crown Prince was so anxious that he almost fell off his horse. He quickly steadied himself and said anxiously, "Why is this happening? Princess, elder brother, we are all relatives, why are you drawing swords against each other? And Princess You, how could you treat Princess You like this?"
The Crown Princess also advised Jiang Shuwan not to act impulsively and to talk things out.
"She killed Jiang Yao," Jiang Shuwan said coldly, without letting go of Guo Yaqin, and even kicked her to her knees.
"I didn't, it wasn't me..." Guo Yaqin cried out in despair.
Upon hearing their words, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess were both stunned. "Who?"
"Jiang Yao's wife?"
The couple exchanged a glance, their eyes trembling with shock.
The Crown Princess, in particular, could barely stand. "Impossible! I visited Jiang Yao before; she was peacefully at home preparing for childbirth. Besides, why would Princess You kill her when she had no grudge against her..."
"Really?" Jiang Shuwan asked the Crown Princess. "Your Highness, you know how much money you made from the wool workshop."
The Crown Princess remained silent, and the Crown Prince dared not speak either.
Indeed, the wool workshop made too much money, and Guo Yaqin must have had the motive to take advantage of it. However, this was a struggle between princes, so how could it be brought up in the open?
We're all brothers.
If this gets out, what will become of the royal family's reputation!
Besides, if Jiang Shuwan really did something to Guo Yaqin, it would actually be quite good... but they can't show it...
"Oh!"
Jiang Shuwan sneered twice, not knowing what they were thinking. She was too lazy to pay attention to them and tried to drag Guo Yaqin to the Earl's mansion. She had only taken one step when Li Chengyou's blade blocked her way.
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