Chapter 216: Abandoned
"The Mu family is not a family of military generals, but a family of civil officials. They have been in charge of Nanyang on behalf of the Qin State. The ancestors of the Mu family once assisted the founding ancestors of the Qin State." Jiang Yao said slowly.
Nan Jiao blinked, "Do the children of the Mu family know how to practice martial arts?"
"Boys must learn martial arts from a young age, but girls are not forced to do so. They are allowed to choose." Jiang Yao said, wondering why she asked this.
"Dad, does the Mu family practice martial arts?" Nan Jiao looked at Jiang Chi and asked.
"I don't think she did. I've never heard her say that." Jiang Chi thought for a moment and said that they were not actually familiar with each other when they got married. It was an arrangement made by their families.
As far as he could remember, he had no idea that Mu knew Kung Fu.
Nan Jiao pursed her red lips and said something surprising: "I don't think she is my mother. She knows Kung Fu."
Jiang Chi: “…”
Jiang Yao: “…”
Old lady: “…”
The three of them were shocked. What she meant was that the Mu family was not the same Mu family as before?
How could this happen!
She has been staying in the general's mansion.
"Why do you say that? Apart from the fact that she is a little confused, she is no different from when she first came to the General's Mansion." Jiang Chi said thoughtfully.
"Intuition, plus you said she might not have Kung Fu, but she does have Kung Fu." Nan Jiao said with certainty.
Jiang Chi: “…”
Jiang Yao thought for a moment and said, "She has never shown that she has kung fu skills. In recent years, no one has said anything wrong with her when someone from the Mu family came or when she went to visit relatives in Nanyang."
Nan Jiao frowned.
Is she overthinking?
But she still trusted her intuition.
"I beg you to look into this matter carefully. I still feel something is wrong," Nan Jiao said in a firm tone.
"I will write a letter to the Mu family and invite them to come to the capital, and then I will ask about it." Jiang Yao would naturally check, judging from the way he behaved.
Mu has indeed changed since she first came to the Jiang family.
I don’t know what kind of magic potion Jiang Zhiyan fed her, why is she so partial to her and not even willing to give Nan Jiao any extra glances.
It was obvious that his daughter had been living away from home and suffering for sixteen years.
She doesn't look like a mother at all.
Maybe there really is something wrong here.
“Before there is evidence, I think she has to keep this matter secret, and can only tell the Mu family to reliable people to avoid alerting the enemy.” Nan Jiao thought for a moment and said.
If Mu was not her mother but a fake, she must have been well prepared to have dared to play the role for so many years.
"I will invite the old man of the Mu family. He is trustworthy. We are going into the palace now, and some things should be made clear earlier." Jiang Yao sighed in his heart.
If the Mu family is not the Mu family, I don’t know if there is any big conspiracy behind this.
After all, Nan Jiao was intentionally swapped.
"Okay." Nan Jiao said readily.
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Deokshou Palace.
"What are you still doing here? You can't teach me. Go back and deal with your memorials. Don't disturb us here." The retired emperor looked at Emperor Jingming with disdain.
Emperor Jingming gritted his teeth secretly.
What do you mean he can't teach?
It's obvious that he can't!
It was he who left Yoyobaoer in the palace yesterday. Before he could play with them for a while, a minister came to him with something, so he had to let them play by themselves.
When he came back after finishing his work, the two children were taken to Deokshou Palace.
He had no choice but to go look for it.
The result is that I can't leave.
Today, after finishing the morning court and taking care of his work, he came to Deokshou Palace and not long after, he was badly rejected and wanted to be driven away. He was too domineering.
They are his grandchildren.
"Father, I came here just after dealing with some memorials." Emperor Jingming had a smile on his face without moving. He loved his two children very much.
Smart and clever, and able to make people happy.
"Have you arranged Chu Yue's marriage with Miao? As her father, she is going to marry far away, so you should do it yourself." The emperor said sternly.
Emperor Jingming rolled his eyes in his heart. He was trying every means to get him away.
Speaking of Chu Yue going to Miaojiang, he began to feel depressed again.
Naturally he disagreed.
She was his most beloved princess, the daughter of his beloved woman. How could he accept her marrying far away? It would be difficult for him to see her after she left.
But she insisted on going.
The prince also agreed to let her go.
Finally, he had to agree.
Sudden.
Qin Fu walked in from the garden gate and bowed, "Your Majesty, General Jiang and Princess Jin came to the palace together and said they want to talk to you about something."
Emperor Jingming's eyes lit up, and he quickly said, "Go and bring them here yourself."
Now, he doesn't have to leave.
"Yes." Qin Fu replied, turned around and walked out quickly.
When Yoyo and Baoer heard that their mother and great-grandfather were coming, they picked up their pens and wrote quickly. They had already learned to read and write, so simple things were not difficult for them.
A moment later.
Nan Jiao entered Deokshou Palace with General Jiang.
They both saluted together.
Next second.
Jiang Yao knelt on the ground.
The emperor quickly stood up and helped him up, puffing his beard and glaring, "Old Jiang, what do you mean by this? What is it that requires you to kneel down?"
Jiang Yao did not stand up, but straightened his back and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this old minister has committed a serious crime."
"Committed a serious crime? You betrayed the Qin State?" The emperor looked at him in shock.
Nan Jiao: “…”
Emperor Jingming: “…”
Jiang Yao was almost choked, and said solemnly: "The Jiang family has been loyal for generations. I have devoted my life to the country and will never sell out the Qin State."
The emperor saw that he did not stand up, so he stopped helping him and asked, "What's that?"
Nan Jiao knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, your grandson's wife has also committed a serious crime."
"What crime have you committed?" asked the emperor.
"Deceiving the emperor is a serious crime." Nan Jiao said.
"Have you not committed enough crimes of deceiving the emperor? Tell me what it is this time." The emperor turned around and sat back at the stone table, looking at her calmly.
Nan Jiao was very upset. Did what happened in the past count as deceiving the emperor?
That's because of amnesia!
"Princess Rui Jiang Zhiyan is not the daughter of the Jiang family. When the emperor arranged the marriage, his grandson's wife did not say so." Nan Jiao looked at them and spoke forcefully word by word.
"After I came back, I knew that Jiang Zhiyan was not a member of the Jiang family, but I didn't tell her and deceived you." Jiang Yao said with his head down.
The emperor frowned, "That's it?"
He thought he had committed some serious crime and that's why he was so serious.
"That's it." Jiang Yao said.
"You all should get up. I remember that it was Prince Rui himself who wanted to marry Jiang Zhiyan. Could it be that he would not marry her if she was not the fourth daughter of the Jiang family?"
"So does he want to marry Jiang Zhiyan, or does he want to marry the fourth sister of the Jiang family?" The emperor said with a tense face.
Nan Jiao blinked.
In fact, she had already thought of a way out, just as the emperor said, but she didn't expect that he had already found a reason for them.
"Mom, get up quickly."
"Great-grandfather, your legs are not good, hurry up."
Baoer and Yoyo went to help them separately.
Nan Jiao and Jiang Yao stood up accordingly.
Emperor Jingming cleared his throat and said seriously: "Although you have concealed something, as the emperor said, Prince Rui is not going to marry for status."
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